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ZF Friedrichshafen (Germany)

In research, ZF Friedrichshafen (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,179 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,283 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Automotive Engineering — Automotive Engineering is 26.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,513
of 28,054 · #24,163 all time
Rank in Germany
#1,034
of 1,178
Research works
906
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
3.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is ZF Friedrichshafen (Germany) 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
Physical SciencesDomain #12,179 of 12,888 3.9%113 #15074
EngineeringField #6,283 of 6,636 3.6%87 #8978

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where ZF Friedrichshafen (Germany) 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 ZF Friedrichshafen (Germany) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Automotive Engineering takes 26.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 23.4 works26×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.44× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.45× its world share, 87 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 6 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.30× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.42× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at ZF Friedrichshafen (Germany)?

Ranked on the composite score, Péter Müller, Carsten Schucht and Harald Naunheimer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ZF Friedrichshafen (Germany).

  1. 1 Péter Müller Germany · #49,916 worldwide 461 citations · 107 works
  2. 2 Carsten Schucht Germany · #781,910 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Harald Naunheimer Germany · #1,170,907 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Gunnar Stiesch Germany · #1,332,649 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Wolfgang Novak Germany · #1,535,748 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at ZF Friedrichshafen (Germany)

Which keywords describe research at ZF Friedrichshafen (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Model Predictive Control, Electric Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, Power Electronics, Control Systems, Energy Storage Systems, Hybrid Vehicles and Power Management Strategy.

▲ 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. Model Predictive Control19▲ 43×4 topics
  2. Electric Vehicles18▲ 36×4 topics
  3. Autonomous Vehicles16▲ 45×5 topics
  4. Power Electronics14▲ 25×6 topics
  5. Control Systems13▲ 42×3 topics
  6. Deep Learning12▲ 2.1×20 topics
  7. Energy Storage Systems10▲ 41×2 topics
  8. Hybrid Vehicles9▲ 153×1 topic
  9. Power Management Strategy9▲ 153×1 topic
  10. Big Data9▲ 6.0×6 topics
  11. Renewable Energy9▲ 3.7×5 topics
  12. Machine Learning9▲ 1.61×16 topics
  13. Smart Grid9▲ 14×3 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence8▲ 3.6×7 topics
  15. Renewable Energy Integration8▲ 14×5 topics
  16. Electric Drives8▲ 110×2 topics
  17. Hardware-in-the-Loop7▲ 162×1 topic
  18. Real-Time Simulation7▲ 162×1 topic
  19. Governance6▲ 12×2 topics
  20. Thermal Analysis6▲ 29×4 topics
  21. Vehicle Dynamics6▲ 61×2 topics
  22. Bildungsungleichheit6▲ 118×1 topic
  23. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse6▲ 85×1 topic
  24. Active Steering6▲ 116×1 topic
  25. Collision Avoidance6▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Tire-Road Friction Estimation6▲ 116×1 topic
  27. Thermal Management5▲ 9.1×5 topics
  28. Adaptive Control5▲ 21×3 topics
  29. Induction Motors4▲ 54×2 topics
  30. Electric Motor Drives4▲ 61×1 topic
  31. Fault Tolerance4▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Permanent Magnet Machines4▲ 61×1 topic
  33. Sensor Fusion4▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Industrial Automation4▲ 35×2 topics
  35. Driver Assistance Systems4▲ 41×1 topic
  36. Trajectory Prediction4▲ 41×1 topic
  37. Flexible Automation4▲ 91×1 topic
  38. Multilevel Converters4▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems4▲ 91×1 topic
  40. Voltage Source Inverters4▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does ZF Friedrichshafen (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies, Real-time simulation and control systems, Sociology and Education Studies and Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems.

Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies: 9 fractional worksReal-time simulation and control systems: 7 fractional worksSociology and Education …6Sociology and Education Studies: 6 fractional worksVehicle Dynamics and Con…6Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems: 6 fractional worksElectric Motor Design and Analysis: 4 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 4 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigura…4Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 4 fractional worksMultilevel Inverters and…4Multilevel Inverters and Converters: 4 fractional worksSensorless Control of El…3Sensorless Control of Electric Motors: 3 fractional worksDigital Innovation in In…3Digital Innovation in Industries: 3 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 9 works
  2. 2 Real-time simulation and control systems Control and Systems Engineering 7 works
  3. 3 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  4. 4 Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems Automotive Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Electric Motor Design and Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Sensorless Control of Electric Motors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 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 available11.5%not open88.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.6%domestic only92.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has ZF Friedrichshafen (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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