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Aerotech Research (United States)

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World rank, all time
#33,435
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#7,009
of 7,310
Research works
123
▲ 99% vs 2018-21
Citations
1k
8.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Aerotech Research (United States)

Which fields of science does Aerotech Research (United States) work in?

In all years, 81% of research at Aerotech Research (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 11% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (56%), Computer Science (8%), Environmental Science (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 99 fractional works · 80.6% of its workEngineering: 68 fractional works · 55.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 18 fractional works · 14.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 6.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 8 fractional works · 6.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 6.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 4.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 4.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 8.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 7.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNuclear Energy and Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 10.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 7.2% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 4.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKAerotech Research(United States)123fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences81%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences11%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering6855.8%
    2. Computer Science108.0%
    3. Environmental Science107.8%
    4. Materials Science43.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.9%
    6. Chemical Engineering21.5%
    7. Energy10.9%
    8. Mathematics10.6%
    9. Physics and Astronomy10.6%
    10. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences65.3%
    2. Decision Sciences32.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting21.4%
    5. Psychology00.4%
    1. Medicine64.7%
    2. Health Professions32.4%
    3. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.6%
    2. Neuroscience10.5%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
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: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.97× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.74× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.08× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 11.78× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 11.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary11.78×0 works
  2. Chemical Engineering3.05×0 works
  3. Engineering2.08×3 works
  4. Neuroscience1.97×0 works
  5. Energy1.74×0 works
  6. Social Sciences1.48×2 works
  7. Health Professions1.22×0 works
  8. Environmental Science1.11×1 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.08×0 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.99×0 works
  11. Materials Science0.92×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.82×1 works
  13. Medicine0.59×1 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.56×0 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.45×0 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.39×0 works
  17. Psychology0.15×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Aerotech Research (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Stephen J. Ludwick, C. R. Glatt and D. S. Hague lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Aerotech Research (United States).

  1. 1 Stephen J. Ludwick United States · #2,590,858 worldwide 367 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 C. R. Glatt United States · #3,550,311 worldwide 91 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 D. S. Hague United States · #4,432,270 worldwide 148 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 E. J. Rudd United States · #4,825,070 worldwide 286 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Aerotech Research (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Aerotech Research (United States)?

The most cited paper from Aerotech Research (United States) is "Recommendations on the Use of 18 F-FDG PET in Oncology" (James W. Fletcher, Benjamin Djulbegović, Heloisa Prado Soares et al., 2008), with 1,108 citations. Next come "Durability Gap Analysis for Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites in Civil Infrastructure" (486) and "High-performance nonlinear feedback control of a permanent magnet stepper motor" (344).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Recommendations on the Use of 18 F-FDG PET in Oncology James W. Fletcher, Benjamin Djulbegović, Heloisa Prado Soares et al. · Journal of Nuclear Medicine Open access 20 Feb 2008 1,108
2 Durability Gap Analysis for Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites in Civil Infrastructure Vistasp M. Karbhari, Jik Chin, Donald L. Hunston et al. · Journal of Composites for Construction 22 Jul 2003 486
3 High-performance nonlinear feedback control of a permanent magnet stepper motor Marc Bodson, J. N. Chiasson, R.T. Novotnak et al. · IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology Mar 1993 344
4 Natural frequency optimization of 3D printed variable-density honeycomb structure via a homogenization-based approach Xue Wang, Pu Zhang, Stephen J. Ludwick et al. · Additive manufacturing 2 Oct 2017 108
5 Natural Frequency Optimization of Variable-Density Additive Manufactured Lattice Structure: Theory and Experimental Validation Lin Cheng, Xuan Ye Liang, Eric Belski et al. · Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering 20 Jul 2018 90
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Which keywords describe research at Aerotech Research (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Flight Control, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Parameter Estimation, Lithium-ion Batteries, Air Quality, Assembly Planning, Design for Manufacture and Dynamic Soaring.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Flight Control5▲ 135×2 topics
  2. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles5▲ 39×3 topics
  3. Parameter Estimation5▲ 31×2 topics
  4. Lithium-ion Batteries4▲ 14×3 topics
  5. Air Quality4▲ 19×5 topics
  6. Assembly Planning4▲ 42×1 topic
  7. Design for Manufacture4▲ 42×1 topic
  8. Dynamic Soaring4▲ 207×1 topic
  9. Metal Recovery4▲ 25×3 topics
  10. Wind Estimation4▲ 207×1 topic
  11. Large-Eddy Simulation4▲ 14×5 topics
  12. Environmental Impact4▲ 2.5×4 topics
  13. Radial Basis Functions4▲ 29×2 topics
  14. High-Order Schemes3▲ 31×1 topic
  15. Turbulence Modeling3▲ 50×1 topic
  16. Heat Transfer3▲ 4.8×8 topics
  17. Control Systems3▲ 8.0×5 topics
  18. Turbulent Flow3▲ 16×3 topics
  19. Battery Recycling2▲ 35×1 topic
  20. Rare Earth Elements2▲ 16×1 topic
  21. Alternative Fuels2▲ 77×2 topics
  22. Emissions2▲ 10×2 topics
  23. Collision Avoidance2▲ 16×3 topics
  24. Fault Diagnosis2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  25. High-Performance Computing2▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Optimal Control2▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Tool Wear2▲ 13×3 topics
  28. Aircraft Design2▲ 142×1 topic
  29. Aviation2▲ 68×1 topic
  30. Thermal Management2▲ 5.9×2 topics
  31. Combustion Instabilities2▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Boundary Layer2▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Control2▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Grid Computing2▲ 23×1 topic
  35. Hybrid Rocket Propulsion2▲ 55×1 topic
  36. Microbial Ecology2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  37. Molecular Dynamics Simulation2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  38. Regression Rate Behavior2▲ 55×1 topic
  39. Reinforced Concrete2▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Turbulent Flows2▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Aerotech Research (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques, Laser Material Processing Techniques, Ocular and Laser Science Research and Manufacturing Process and Optimization.

Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 1 fractional worksLaser Material Processing Techniques: 1 fractional worksOcular and Laser Science…1Ocular and Laser Science Research: 1 fractional worksManufacturing Process an…0Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 0 fractional worksNonlinear Optical Materials Studies: 0 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 0 fractional worksOmbudsman and Human Rights: 0 fractional worksPeacebuilding and International Security: 0 fractional worksQuality and Management Systems: 0 fractional worksInternational Law and Human Rights: 0 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringComputational MechanicsOphthalmologyIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Laser Material Processing Techniques Computational Mechanics 1 works
  3. 3 Ocular and Laser Science Research Ophthalmology 1 works
  4. 4 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  7. 7 Ombudsman and Human Rights Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 Quality and Management Systems Strategy and Management 0 works
  10. 10 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 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 available22.3%not open77.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Aerotech Research (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 99% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Aerotech Research (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000021% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Aerotech Research (United States)0.000033% in 202519801990200020102020

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