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Top 50 Key Players companies in HVAC
by Most Literature Citation in the world in 2018

The HVAC top 50 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 50 Most Literature Citation HVAC Key Players in the world. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2018, ranking from differnt perspectives, including patent filing intensity, academic research capability, news media heat. The company list is generated from various data types.
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) is the technology of indoor and vehicular environmental comfort. Its goal is to provide thermal comfort and acceptable indoor air quality. HVAC system design is a subdiscipline of mechanical engineering, based on the principles of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer. "Refrigeration" is sometimes added to the field's abbreviation, as HVAC&R or HVACR or "ventilation" is dropped, as in HACR (as in the designation of HACR-rated circuit breakers).

Key Players

Fast-growings

Startups & Unicorns

New Entrants

Ranking Year:

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Region:

Global

United States

Ranking:

Most Patent Filings

Highest Patent Value

Most Patent Citation

Most Research Publications

Most Literature Citation

Most Market Reports

Most News Heat

#
Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Wisconsin, United States
Lithium-ion battery,Automotive battery,Air conditioning,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 809
2
Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation
Victoria, Australia
Market research,Phosphatase,Kinase,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 670
3
The Canadian Real Estate Association
Ontario, Canada
Trade association
Literature citation: 618
4
International Business Machines Corp.
New York, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 540
5
Aalborg University Hospital
Denmark
Social science,Public university,Neurotechnology,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 493
6
The National Research Council
District of Columbia, United States
Public opinion,Health care,Chemistry,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 406
7
Kyung Hee University System
South Korea
Hangul,University system,Paralegal,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 359
8
Research Triangle Foundation
North Carolina, United States
Science park
Literature citation: 303
9
Sintef AS
Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
Knowledge generation,Market research,Articulated robot,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 264
10
Honeywell International, Inc.
North Carolina, United States
Aerospace,Electronics,Market research,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 222
11
Intel Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Software,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 216
12
Ford Motor Co.
Michigan, United States
Truck,Public transport,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 187
13
ABB Ltd.
ZURICH, Switzerland
Robotics,Electrical equipment,Public transport,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 174
14
General Motors Co.
Michigan, United States
Sport utility vehicle,Public transport,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 173
15
Koninklijke Philips NV
Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Health care,Wellness Programs,Medical imaging,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 168
16
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology ( KACST)
Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
Solar power,Industrial engineering,Solar energy,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 142
17
Hydro-Québec
Canada
Electricity,Power transmission,Electric power transmission,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 136
18
Khalifa University
United Arab Emirates
Computer science,Materials science,Chemistry,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 122
19
General Electric Co.
Massachusetts, United States
Energy management,Turbine,Electronics,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 116
20
Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy
Southern Finland, Finland
Telecommunications,Applied research,Solar cell,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 114
21
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
Maharashtra, India
Information technology consulting,Systems design,Certainty,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 108
22
Exa Corp.
Massachusetts, United States
Computer-aided engineering,Software,Aerospace,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 99
23
Työterveyslaitos
Southern Finland, Finland
Health care,Adverse health effect,Safety culture,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 98
24
Aptiv Plc
DUBLIN, Ireland
Electric vehicle,Automotive engineering,Software,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 95
25
Adria Airways Slovenski Letalski Prevoznik doo
Slovenia
Jet fuel,Low-cost carrier,Public transport
Literature citation: 93
26
Robert Bosch GmbH
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Automotive engineering,Mechanical engineering,Electronics,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 83
27
Hitachi Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Elevator,Electrical equipment,Electric motor,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 81
28
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES Ltd.
Osaka, Japan
Air conditioning,Refrigeration,Mechanical engineering,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 75
29
Nokia Bell Labs France
Île-de-France, France
Construction engineering,Environmental engineering,Civil engineering,
...[+1]
Literature citation: 75
30
Eaton Corp. Plc
Dublin, Ireland
Electrical equipment,Electronics,Hydraulics,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 71
31
iconectiv LLC
New Jersey, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 71
32
National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc
United Kingdom
Electricity,National Grid,Power transmission,
...[+1]
Literature citation: 64
33
CD-Adapco France SAS
Île-de-France, France
Software,Publishing,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 63
34
HP, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 61
35
Visteon Corp.
Michigan, United States
Electronics,Telematics,Domain controller,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 60
36
Samsung C&T Corp.
South Korea
Food material,LNG storage tank,Product design,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 55
37
United States Department of The Army
United States
Literature citation: 55
38
Siemens AG
Bayern, Germany
Power transmission,Electronics,Turbine,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 51
39
Volvo AB
Västra Götaland, Sweden
Truck,Public transport,Industrial engineering,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 49
40
TOSHIBA Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 46
41
Mercedes-Benz Group AG
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Automotive engineering,Electric vehicle,Hybrid vehicle,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 44
42
Stantec, Inc.
Alberta, Canada
Interior design,Landscape architecture,Architecture,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 44
43
Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Mechatronics,Computer vision,Algorithm,
...[+1]
Literature citation: 42
44
Behr, Inc.
California, United States
Stain,Architecture
Literature citation: 29
45
Samsung Co. Ltd.
South Korea
Semiconductor,Communication device,Electronic component
Literature citation: 23
46
LG Electronics
Illinois, United States
Electronics
Literature citation: 22
47
Valeo GmbH
BV, DE
Literature citation: 18
48
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
Maharashtra, India
Agricultural tractor,Public transport,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 16
49
Energinet.dk
Syddanmark, Denmark
Renewable energy,Natural gas,Transmission system operator,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 15
50
Toyota Motor Corp.
Aichi, Japan
Sport utility vehicle,Mobile device,Public transport,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 12

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