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Airbus (Italy)

In research, Airbus (Italy) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,658 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering — Aerospace Engineering is 23.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,506
of 28,054 · #27,045 all time
Rank in Italy
#604
of 618
Research works
215
▼ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Airbus (Italy) 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 #11,658 of 12,888 11.7%74 #15193

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Airbus (Italy) 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 (Italy) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 23.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 21.8 works23×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.42× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.80× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.83× its world share, 46 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.04× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Airbus (Italy)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: CubeSat, small satellite, LEO Satellite Constellation, Satellite Communications, Orbit Determination, On-Orbit Servicing, Space Debris and Nonlinear Systems.

▲ 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. CubeSat6▲ 366×1 topic
  2. small satellite6▲ 366×1 topic
  3. Deep Learning4▲ 1.34×15 topics
  4. LEO Satellite Constellation3▲ 118×1 topic
  5. Satellite Communications3▲ 118×1 topic
  6. Orbit Determination2▲ 71×2 topics
  7. On-Orbit Servicing2▲ 120×1 topic
  8. Space Debris2▲ 120×1 topic
  9. Convolutional Neural Networks2▲ 3.4×3 topics
  10. Optimization2▲ 5.4×5 topics
  11. Risk Assessment2▲ 3.8×5 topics
  12. Nonlinear Systems2▲ 11×4 topics
  13. Space Policy2▲ 157×1 topic
  14. Space Tourism2▲ 157×1 topic
  15. Image Processing2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  16. Particle Swarm Optimization2▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Materials2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  18. Metamaterial2▲ 21×2 topics
  19. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles2▲ 11×2 topics
  20. Genetic Algorithms2▲ 13×2 topics
  21. Air Quality1▲ 9.2×3 topics
  22. Biomechanics1▲ 5.7×2 topics
  23. Emissions1▲ 8.4×4 topics
  24. Mars1▲ 54×1 topic
  25. Martian Surface1▲ 54×1 topic
  26. Sensor Fusion1▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Antenna Arrays1▲ 43×1 topic
  28. Computer Vision1▲ 5.9×1 topic
  29. Differential Evolution1▲ 22×1 topic
  30. Electric Propulsion1▲ 46×2 topics
  31. Fire Detection1▲ 39×1 topic
  32. Solar System Abundances1▲ 32×1 topic
  33. Terrestrial Planets1▲ 32×1 topic
  34. Antenna1▲ 18×1 topic
  35. Fault Tolerance1▲ 9.3×4 topics
  36. Microstrip1▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Model Reduction1▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Assembly Planning1▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Design for Manufacture1▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Feedback Control1▲ 8.2×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Spacecraft Design and Technology, Satellite Communication Systems, Space Satellite Systems and Control and Space exploration and regulation.

Spacecraft Design and Te…6Spacecraft Design and Technology: 6 fractional worksSatellite Communication …3Satellite Communication Systems: 3 fractional worksSpace Satellite Systems …2Space Satellite Systems and Control: 2 fractional worksSpace exploration and regulation: 2 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 1 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 1 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 1 fractional worksFire Detection and Safety Systems: 1 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optimization: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Aircraft Design and Technologies: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringAstronomy and AstrophysicsSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityGlobal and Planetary Change

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

  1. 1 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Space Satellite Systems and Control Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  5. 5 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  6. 6 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Fire Detection and Safety Systems Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  9. 9 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies Global and Planetary Change 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 available34.9%not open65.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors65.4%domestic only34.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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