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Aerospace Testing (United States)

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World rank, all time
#32,513
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#6,829
of 7,310
Research works
128
▲ 359% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1k
8.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
Aerospace Testing (United States)

Which fields of science does Aerospace Testing (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 82% of research at Aerospace Testing (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 11% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (43%), Computer Science (11%), Materials Science (10%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 30 fractional works · 82.4% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 43.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 8.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 8.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 8.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 7.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 11.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 10.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 11.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKAerospace Testing(United States)37fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences82%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences11%

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 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1643.1%
    2. Computer Science411.0%
    3. Materials Science410.3%
    4. Chemistry25.9%
    5. Environmental Science24.1%
    6. Chemical Engineering12.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences12.4%
    8. Energy12.4%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.9%
    1. Arts and Humanities13.6%
    2. Social Sciences12.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.2%
    4. Decision Sciences11.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.9%
    6. Psychology00.5%
    1. Medicine12.8%
    2. Health Professions00.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.0%
    3. Neuroscience00.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.5%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.87× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.73× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.41× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.56× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.87× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.96× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering6.87×1 works
  2. Chemistry3.73×2 works
  3. Materials Science2.96×4 works
  4. Engineering2.87×16 works
  5. Energy2.56×1 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.54×1 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.47×0 works
  8. Computer Science1.41×4 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.28×0 works
  10. Arts and Humanities1.25×1 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.05×1 works
  12. Environmental Science0.82×2 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.40×0 works
  14. Neuroscience0.28×0 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.28×0 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.23×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.21×1 works
  18. Health Professions0.20×0 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.18×0 works
  20. Medicine0.15×1 works
  21. Psychology0.15×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Aerospace Testing (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Joseph T Hamrick lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Aerospace Testing (United States).

  1. 1 Joseph T Hamrick United States · #5,543,124 worldwide 168 citations · 57 works
All ranked researchers at Aerospace Testing (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Aerospace Testing (United States)?

The most cited paper from Aerospace Testing (United States) is "Decentralized Task Assignment for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles" (Mehdi Alighanbari, Jonathan P. How, 2006), with 150 citations. Next come "Increasing autonomy of UAVs" (104) and "Robust UAV Search for Environments with Imprecise Probability Maps" (94).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Decentralized Task Assignment for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Mehdi Alighanbari, Jonathan P. How Conference paper 4 Oct 2006 150
2 Increasing autonomy of UAVs Jonathan P. How, Cameron Fraser, Karl Christian Kulling et al. · IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine Open access Jun 2009 104
3 Robust UAV Search for Environments with Imprecise Probability Maps Luca F. Bertuccelli, Jonathan P. How Conference paper 4 Oct 2006 94
4 Catalytic decomposition of hydrous hydrazine for hydrogen production Yongxi Cheng, Xuan Wu, Haolan Xu · Sustainable Energy & Fuels 21 Nov 2018 90
5 TESAT laser communication terminal performance results on 5.6Gbit coherent inter satellite and satellite to ground links Mark A Gregory, Frank F. Heine, Hartmut Kämpfner et al. Conference paperOpen access 20 Nov 2017 85
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Which keywords describe research at Aerospace Testing (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Global History, Science Circulation, Carbon Nanotubes, Machine Learning, Heat Transfer, Numerical Simulation, Emissions and Ionic Liquids.

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

All 17 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning2▲ 2.1×13 topics
  2. Deep Learning2▲ 1.47×9 topics
  3. Carbon Nanotubes1▲ 11×4 topics
  4. Global History1▲ 475×1 topic
  5. Science Circulation1▲ 683×1 topic
  6. Heat Transfer1▲ 6.8×6 topics
  7. Emissions1▲ 15×2 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency1▲ 3.3×5 topics
  9. Environmental Impact1▲ 1.69×6 topics
  10. Ionic Liquids1▲ 10×2 topics
  11. Microstructure1▲ 5.6×3 topics
  12. Numerical Simulation1▲ 11×5 topics
  13. Security1▲ 4.6×3 topics
  14. Mechanical Properties1▲ 2.8×4 topics
  15. Public Policy1▲ 5.7×2 topics
  16. Renewable Energy1▲ 1.89×3 topics
  17. Sustainability1◆ 1.12×3 topics

Which research topics does Aerospace Testing (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: History of Science and Natural History, Fatigue and fracture mechanics, Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies and Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies.

History of Science and N…1History of Science and Natural History: 1 fractional worksFatigue and fracture mec…1Fatigue and fracture mechanics: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engi…1Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 1 fractional worksSpacecraft and Cryogenic…1Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies: 1 fractional worksBig Data and Digital Economy: 1 fractional worksAnalytical chemistry methods development: 1 fractional worksMicrostructure and Mecha…1Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels: 1 fractional worksEnergetic Materials and …0Energetic Materials and Combustion: 0 fractional worksAmerican Environmental a…0American Environmental and Regional History: 0 fractional worksLaw, Rights, and Freedoms0Law, Rights, and Freedoms: 0 fractional works
History and Philosophy of ScienceMechanics of MaterialsFluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesAerospace Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 History of Science and Natural History History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  2. 2 Fatigue and fracture mechanics Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  3. 3 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 1 works
  4. 4 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Big Data and Digital Economy Information Systems 1 works
  6. 6 Analytical chemistry methods development Analytical Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Energetic Materials and Combustion Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  9. 9 American Environmental and Regional History Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  10. 10 Law, Rights, and Freedoms Sociology and Political Science 0 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 available16.6%not open83.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.2%domestic only72.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Aerospace Testing (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 359% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Aerospace Testing (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00012% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Aerospace Testing (United States)0.00020% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Aerospace Testing (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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