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Volvo (Sweden)

In research, Volvo (Sweden) stands highest in Engineering (#3,104 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,086 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Automotive Engineering and Mechanical Engineering — Automotive Engineering is 25.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,997
of 28,054 · #6,299 all time
Rank in Sweden
#64
of 125
Research works
1.8k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
17.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Volvo (Sweden) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
EngineeringField #3,104 of 6,636 17.4%161 #1726
Physical SciencesDomain #7,086 of 12,888 18.2%214 #4010

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Volvo (Sweden) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Volvo (Sweden) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Automotive Engineering takes 25.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 34.7 works26×
  2. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 24.6 works5.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.96× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.63× its world share, 32 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.28× its world share, 161 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.81× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.83× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Volvo (Sweden)?

Ranked on the composite score, Jonas Jansson, Henrik Lönn and Lotta Jakobsson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Volvo (Sweden).

  1. 1 Jonas Jansson Sweden · #47,678 worldwide 520 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Henrik Lönn Sweden · #233,974 worldwide 85 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Lotta Jakobsson Sweden · #408,148 worldwide 98 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Jonas Hellgren Sweden · #749,897 worldwide 22 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Leo Laine Sweden · #771,125 worldwide 69 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Trent Victor Sweden · #782,031 worldwide 95 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Dan Lämkull Sweden · #822,754 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Hans Norin Sweden · #885,422 worldwide 26 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Mats Jonasson Sweden · #889,188 worldwide 60 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Mikael Ljung Aust Sweden · #1,073,365 worldwide 44 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Volvo (Sweden)

Which keywords describe research at Volvo (Sweden)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Electric Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, Model Predictive Control, Lithium-ion Batteries, Control Systems, Vehicle Dynamics, Machine Learning and Deep Learning.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Electric Vehicles23▲ 31×4 topics
  2. Deep Learning17▲ 2.0×39 topics
  3. Machine Learning17▲ 2.1×27 topics
  4. Autonomous Vehicles17▲ 32×4 topics
  5. Sustainability15▲ 2.4×17 topics
  6. Model Predictive Control14▲ 21×5 topics
  7. Lithium-ion Batteries11▲ 10×4 topics
  8. Control Systems10▲ 22×6 topics
  9. Vehicle Dynamics10▲ 68×2 topics
  10. Thermal Management8▲ 10×5 topics
  11. Mechanical Properties8▲ 3.3×20 topics
  12. Power Electronics8▲ 9.0×8 topics
  13. Optimization7▲ 6.3×13 topics
  14. Smart Grid7▲ 7.6×6 topics
  15. Driver Behavior7▲ 36×2 topics
  16. Battery Management Systems7▲ 18×1 topic
  17. Thermal Runaway7▲ 18×1 topic
  18. Battery Technology7▲ 9.5×2 topics
  19. Active Steering7▲ 94×1 topic
  20. Tire-Road Friction Estimation7▲ 94×1 topic
  21. Control Strategies7▲ 19×5 topics
  22. Collision Avoidance6▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Energy Storage Systems6▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Fuel Consumption6▲ 33×2 topics
  25. Eco-Driving6▲ 46×1 topic
  26. Heat Transfer6▲ 4.8×12 topics
  27. Vehicle Emissions6▲ 46×1 topic
  28. Renewable Energy Integration6▲ 6.8×4 topics
  29. Sensor Fusion6▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Driver Assistance Systems6▲ 39×1 topic
  31. Hybrid Vehicles6▲ 61×1 topic
  32. Power Management Strategy6▲ 61×1 topic
  33. Trajectory Prediction6▲ 39×1 topic
  34. Cathode Materials5▲ 5.3×3 topics
  35. Numerical Simulation5▲ 7.0×8 topics
  36. Cyber-Physical Systems5▲ 7.7×5 topics
  37. Genetic Algorithms5▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Thermal Analysis5▲ 16×5 topics
  39. Chemical Kinetics5▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Finite Element Analysis5▲ 8.2×5 topics

Which research topics does Volvo (Sweden) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems, Vehicle emissions and performance and Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety.

Advanced Battery Technol…7Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 7 fractional worksVehicle Dynamics and Con…7Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems: 7 fractional worksVehicle emissions and pe…6Vehicle emissions and performance: 6 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Techn…6Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 6 fractional worksElectric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies: 6 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 4 fractional worksManufacturing Process an…4Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 4 fractional worksMechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research: 4 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 4 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and In…3Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 3 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMechanical EngineeringSocial Psychology1 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems Automotive Engineering 7 works
  3. 3 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 4 works
  10. 10 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available28.0%not open72.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.3%domestic only73.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Volvo (Sweden)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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