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Airbus (France)

In research, Airbus (France) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,538 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,963 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering — Aerospace Engineering is 10.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,918
of 28,054 · #7,359 all time
Rank in France
#417
of 1,422
Research works
1.3k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Airbus (France) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #6,538 of 12,888 12.6%232 #4513
EngineeringField #3,963 of 6,636 13.0%145 #1981

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Airbus (France) 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Airbus (France) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 10.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 34.4 works11×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.14× its world share, 46 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.47× its world share, 145 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.79× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.63× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.10× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.51× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.67× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Airbus (France)?

Ranked on the composite score, Olivier Saint-Pé, Philippe Goupil and Stéphane Guinard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Airbus (France).

  1. 1 Olivier Saint-Pé France · #477,656 worldwide 49 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Philippe Goupil France · #483,527 worldwide 95 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Stéphane Guinard France · #565,251 worldwide 23 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Jason Forshaw France · #605,253 worldwide 75 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 David Lesens France · #628,563 worldwide 51 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Christoph Heller France · #635,577 worldwide 48 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Joffrey Beaujouan France · #890,255 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Dumitru Potop‐Butucaru France · #1,120,696 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Catherine Munier France · #1,522,719 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Guillaume Sylvand France · #1,588,845 worldwide 5 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Airbus (France)

Which keywords describe research at Airbus (France)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Power Electronics, Thermal Analysis, Machine Learning, Remote Sensing, Assembly Planning, Design for Manufacture, Large-Eddy Simulation and Deep Learning.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Machine Learning14▲ 1.53×32 topics
  2. Deep Learning14▲ 1.42×32 topics
  3. Neural Networks10▲ 2.2×19 topics
  4. Remote Sensing10▲ 2.8×20 topics
  5. Power Electronics8▲ 8.8×7 topics
  6. Thermal Analysis6▲ 18×6 topics
  7. Assembly Planning6▲ 27×1 topic
  8. Design for Manufacture6▲ 27×1 topic
  9. Large-Eddy Simulation6▲ 10×5 topics
  10. Fault Tolerance5▲ 12×6 topics
  11. Optimization5▲ 4.1×13 topics
  12. Complex Adaptive Systems5▲ 64×2 topics
  13. Thermal Management5▲ 5.5×4 topics
  14. CubeSat5▲ 93×1 topic
  15. small satellite5▲ 93×1 topic
  16. On-Orbit Performance4▲ 142×1 topic
  17. Radiometric Calibration4▲ 142×1 topic
  18. Air Quality4▲ 8.2×5 topics
  19. Distributed Systems4▲ 8.6×5 topics
  20. Emissions4▲ 6.6×4 topics
  21. Reliability4▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Metamodeling4▲ 48×2 topics
  23. Turbulent Flow4▲ 11×4 topics
  24. Channel Modeling3▲ 9.8×3 topics
  25. Autonomous Vehicles3▲ 5.7×4 topics
  26. High-Temperature Electronics3▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Power Devices3▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Sparse Representation3▲ 6.1×5 topics
  29. Statistical Analysis3▲ 6.7×3 topics
  30. Fault Detection3▲ 7.9×2 topics
  31. Silicon Carbide3▲ 24×1 topic
  32. Wide Bandgap Semiconductors3▲ 28×1 topic
  33. Electric Propulsion3▲ 31×2 topics
  34. Human Factors3▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Agent-Based Modeling3▲ 7.9×4 topics
  36. Genetic Algorithms3▲ 7.4×4 topics
  37. Sensitivity Analysis3▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Occupational Safety3▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Radiation Effects3▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Satellite Observations3▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Airbus (France) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Spacecraft Design and Technology, Calibration and Measurement Techniques and Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies.

Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 6 fractional worksSpacecraft Design and Technology: 5 fractional worksCalibration and Measurem…4Calibration and Measurement Techniques: 4 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semicond…3Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 3 fractional worksSimulation Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksOptical Wireless Communication Technologies: 3 fractional worksSystems Engineering Meth…2Systems Engineering Methodologies and Applications: 2 fractional worksElectromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression: 2 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 2 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis2Risk and Safety Analysis: 2 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringAerospace EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringManagement Science and Operations Research3 others

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

  1. 1 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Calibration and Measurement Techniques Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Simulation Techniques and Applications Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
  6. 6 Optical Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Systems Engineering Methodologies and Applications Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 2 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 available36.1%not open63.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.5%domestic only67.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Airbus (France)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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