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Aerospace Technology Institute

In research, Aerospace Technology Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,401 of 17,446 worldwide), Engineering (#4,344 of 9,532 worldwide) and Aerospace Engineering (#1,259 of 1,601 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#13,579
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#674
of 1,844
Research works
798
▲ 50% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.9k
8.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.84×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
7%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Aerospace Technology Institute

What is Aerospace Technology Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #7,401 of 17,446 3.9%696
EngineeringField #4,344 of 9,532 4.4%510
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #1,259 of 1,601 2.9%129

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Aerospace Technology Institute 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Aerospace Technology Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 91% of research at Aerospace Technology Institute is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (65%), Computer Science (8%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (5%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 36 fractional works · 90.8% of its workEngineering: 26 fractional works · 65.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 10 fractional works · 25.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 7.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 7.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 8.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAerospaceTechnology…40fractional works, 2022-now
Physical Sciences91%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 3 domains and 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2665.1%
    2. Computer Science38.3%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences25.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy24.8%
    5. Materials Science24.5%
    6. Environmental Science01.2%
    7. Mathematics00.8%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.6%
    9. Chemistry00.2%
    1. Social Sciences23.8%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    4. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Medicine24.4%
    2. Health Professions00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Chemical Engineering: 1.81× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.07× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.32× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 4.34× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.13× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 2 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.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering4.34×26 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.32×2 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy2.13×2 works
  4. Chemical Engineering1.81×0 works
  5. Materials Science1.29×2 works
  6. Computer Science1.07×3 works
  7. Mathematics0.72×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.30×2 works
  9. Environmental Science0.25×0 works
  10. Medicine0.23×2 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.20×0 works
  12. Chemistry0.13×0 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.12×0 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.10×0 works
  15. Health Professions0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Aerospace Technology Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Brian Jepson, William R. Stott and Nigel Seddon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Aerospace Technology Institute.

  1. 1 Brian Jepson United Kingdom · #3,153,081 worldwide 155 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 William R. Stott United Kingdom · #3,191,465 worldwide 339 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Nigel Seddon United Kingdom · #4,254,435 worldwide 603 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Peter C. Morgan United Kingdom · #4,623,986 worldwide 144 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Rob H. Deaves United Kingdom · #4,931,882 worldwide 64 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 A. G. Barnes United Kingdom · #4,969,513 worldwide 36 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 IAN OVERINGTON United Kingdom · #4,993,689 worldwide 367 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 David W. Gough United Kingdom · #5,073,382 worldwide 44 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Ian M. Sturland United Kingdom · #5,125,192 worldwide 201 citations · 18 works
  10. 9 Stephen P. Lake United Kingdom · #5,125,192 worldwide 65 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Aerospace Technology Institute

What are the most cited papers from Aerospace Technology Institute?

The most cited paper from Aerospace Technology Institute is "Adhesive bonding of aircraft structures" (Andrew J. Higgins, 2000), with 442 citations. Next come "A Fully Decentralized Multi-Sensor System For Tracking and Surveillance" (308) and "Efficient generation of nearly diffraction-free beams using an axicon" (209).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Adhesive bonding of aircraft structures Andrew J. Higgins · International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives 2000 442
2 A Fully Decentralized Multi-Sensor System For Tracking and Surveillance B.S.Y. Rao, Hugh F Durrant-Whyte, J.A. Sheen · The International Journal of Robotics Research Feb 1993 308
3 Efficient generation of nearly diffraction-free beams using an axicon Graeme G. Scott · Optical Engineering 1992 209
4 Modelling the Cure of a Commercial Epoxy Resin for Applications in Resin Transfer Moulding Panagiotis I. Karkanas, Ivana K. Partridge, David Attwood · Polymer International Oct 1996 125
5 Buckling and vibration of any prismatic assembly of shear and compression loaded anisotropic plates with an arbitrary supporting structure M. S. Anderson, F.W. Williams, Christopher J. H. Wright · International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 1983 111
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Aerospace Technology Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: On-Orbit Servicing, Space Debris, Acoustic Techniques, Seafloor Mapping, Optimal Control, Machine Learning, Thermal Analysis and Heat Transfer.

▲ 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-now 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 23 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning3▲ 2.3×10 topics
  2. Deep Learning2▲ 1.59×16 topics
  3. Acoustic Techniques2▲ 135×1 topic
  4. On-Orbit Servicing2▲ 185×1 topic
  5. Seafloor Mapping2▲ 135×1 topic
  6. Space Debris2▲ 185×1 topic
  7. Optimal Control2▲ 53×2 topics
  8. Heat Transfer2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  9. Large-Eddy Simulation1▲ 19×5 topics
  10. Thermal Analysis1▲ 29×3 topics
  11. Adaptive Control1▲ 24×3 topics
  12. Autonomous Vehicles1▲ 16×3 topics
  13. Nonlinear Systems1▲ 15×3 topics
  14. Social Media1▲ 2.1×2 topics
  15. Collision Avoidance1▲ 15×2 topics
  16. Multi-Agent Systems1▲ 15×2 topics
  17. Neural Networks1▲ 1.82×7 topics
  18. Path Planning1▲ 23×2 topics
  19. Spacecraft Formation Flying1▲ 172×1 topic
  20. Trajectory Optimization1▲ 46×1 topic
  21. Digital Divide1▲ 9.8×1 topic
  22. Political Participation1▲ 30×1 topic
  23. Vibration Control1▲ 41×2 topics

Which research topics does Aerospace Technology Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Underwater Acoustics Research, Space Satellite Systems and Control, Spacecraft Dynamics and Control and Robotic Path Planning Algorithms.

Underwater Acoustics Research: 2 fractional worksSpace Satellite Systems and Control: 2 fractional worksSpacecraft Dynamics and Control: 1 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Algorithms: 1 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics: 1 fractional worksSpacecraft Design and Technology: 1 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dyna…1Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 1 fractional worksLaser Design and Applications: 1 fractional worksOcular and Laser Science Research: 1 fractional worksAdaptive Control of Nonl…1Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems: 1 fractional works
OceanographyAerospace EngineeringComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionCommunication4 others

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

  1. 1 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 2 works
  2. 2 Space Satellite Systems and Control Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Spacecraft Dynamics and Control Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  5. 5 Social Media and Politics Communication 1 works
  6. 6 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 1 works
  8. 8 Laser Design and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Ocular and Laser Science Research Ophthalmology 1 works
  10. 10 Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems Control and Systems Engineering 1 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 available7.1%not open92.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.4%domestic only81.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Aerospace Technology Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 50% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Aerospace Technology Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00033% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Aerospace Technology Institute0.000094% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Aerospace Technology Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2015Aerospace Technology Institute3.8% in 201520002010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.7% in 1997.

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