Research in Cranfield
Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Cranfield, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Cranfield University.
- Research institutions
- 6 1 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 21k ▲ 4% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 27.7% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Cranfield?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cranfield UniversityUniversity | 19,821 | #1,281 | |
| 2 | Aerospace Technology InstituteInstitution | 798 | #21,373 all time | |
| 3 | British Hydromechanics Research GroupNonprofit | 156 | #27,117 all time | |
| 4 | Facility for Airborne Atmospheric MeasurementsResearch facility | 33 | not ranked | |
| 5 | Cranfield Impact CentreResearch facility | 24 | not ranked | |
| 6 | It’s Fresh (United Kingdom)Company | 3 | not ranked |
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.
How concentrated the city is
The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.
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What is Cranfield strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Cranfield is most concentrated in Aerospace Engineering, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology and Automotive Engineering (9.3× the world share in Aerospace Engineering).
- Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 304.3 works9.3×
- Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologySubfield · 20.4 works6.1×
- Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 89.9 works6.0×
- Computational MechanicsSubfield · 96.9 works6.0×
- Statistics, Probability and UncertaintySubfield · 27.2 works5.7×
Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.
Which keywords describe research in Cranfield?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Collision Avoidance, Autonomous Vehicles, Heat Transfer, Deep Learning, Large-Eddy Simulation, Emissions and Renewable Energy.
- Chemical Kinetics
- Adaptive Mesh Refinement
- Aerodynamics
- Material Characterization
- Path Planning
- Parameter Estimation
- Air Traffic Management
- Aircraft Design
- Numerical Simulation
- Circular Economy
- Alternative Fuels
- Microstructure
- Air Quality
- Emissions
- Supply Chain Management
- Neural Networks
- Collision Avoidance
- Environmental Impact
- Climate Change
- Deep Learning
- Sustainability
- Machine Learning
- Renewable Energy
- Mechanical Properties
- Heat Transfer
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Large-Eddy Simulation
- Risk Assessment
- Additive Manufacturing
- Multi-Agent Systems
- Environmental Management
- Electric Propulsion
- Aviation
- Renewable Jet Fuel
- Conflict Resolution
- Flight Control
- Sensor Fusion
- Turbulent Flow
- Optimal Control
- High-Order Schemes
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city'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
- Sustainability166▲ 2.4×57 topics
- Deep Learning161▲ 1.67×68 topics
- Machine Learning138▲ 1.50×63 topics
- Climate Change129▲ 1.70×75 topics
- Renewable Energy109▲ 2.7×37 topics
- Environmental Impact92▲ 1.92×50 topics
- Mechanical Properties90▲ 3.3×30 topics
- Collision Avoidance86▲ 17×4 topics
- Heat Transfer86▲ 6.2×16 topics
- Neural Networks81▲ 1.87×31 topics
- Autonomous Vehicles80▲ 14×4 topics
- Supply Chain Management69▲ 2.6×20 topics
- Large-Eddy Simulation68▲ 13×5 topics
- Emissions68▲ 12×6 topics
- Risk Assessment62▲ 3.3×19 topics
- Air Quality58▲ 11×6 topics
- Additive Manufacturing54▲ 6.2×7 topics
- Microstructure53▲ 3.6×17 topics
- Multi-Agent Systems47▲ 8.8×5 topics
- Alternative Fuels43▲ 42×2 topics
- Environmental Management43▲ 3.8×12 topics
- Circular Economy40▲ 5.3×7 topics
- Electric Propulsion40▲ 40×2 topics
- Numerical Simulation40▲ 4.8×11 topics
- Aviation40▲ 61×2 topics
- Aircraft Design39▲ 99×1 topic
- Renewable Jet Fuel39▲ 99×1 topic
- Air Traffic Management36▲ 69×1 topic
- Conflict Resolution36▲ 34×1 topic
- Parameter Estimation36▲ 10.0×5 topics
- Flight Control35▲ 44×2 topics
- Path Planning35▲ 9.7×3 topics
- Sensor Fusion34▲ 11×3 topics
- Material Characterization33▲ 9.7×3 topics
- Turbulent Flow32▲ 9.7×4 topics
- Aerodynamics32▲ 17×3 topics
- Optimal Control32▲ 15×4 topics
- Adaptive Mesh Refinement30▲ 17×2 topics
- High-Order Schemes30▲ 17×2 topics
- Chemical Kinetics30▲ 12×2 topics
What research is done in Cranfield?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Advanced Aircraft Design and TechnologiesGlobal and Planetary Change 39 works
- 2 Air Traffic Management and OptimizationAerospace Engineering 36 works
- 3 Robotic Path Planning AlgorithmsComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition 29 works
- 4 Computational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsComputational Mechanics 28 works
- 5 Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementStrategy and Management 28 works
- 6 Aerospace and Aviation TechnologyAerospace Engineering 26 works
- 7 Human-Automation Interaction and SafetySocial Psychology 24 works
- 8 Digital Transformation in IndustryIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering 24 works
- 9 Additive Manufacturing Materials and ProcessesMechanical Engineering 23 works
- 10 Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics ResearchAerospace Engineering 21 works
Research output over time
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