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Airbus (Italy)

In research, Airbus (Italy) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,945 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering and Engineering (Aerospace Engineering is 22.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,206
of 22,385 · #25,522 all time
Rank in Italy
#454
of 475
Research works
215
▲ 135% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
65%
world 18%
Airbus (Italy)

What is Airbus (Italy) known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #8,945 of 10,670 3.8%74 #8152

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Airbus (Italy) work in?

In 2022-now, 91% of research at Airbus (Italy) is in Physical Sciences, 7% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (58%), Computer Science (14%), Physics and Astronomy (10%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 90 fractional works · 91.5% of its workEngineering: 57 fractional works · 58.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 26 fractional works · 26.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 11 fractional works · 11.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 13 fractional works · 13.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 9.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 6 fractional works · 6.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 6.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAirbus (Italy)98fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences0%Physical Sciences91%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences7%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering5758.3%
    2. Computer Science1313.8%
    3. Physics and Astronomy109.8%
    4. Environmental Science33.6%
    5. Materials Science22.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences22.1%
    7. Mathematics10.8%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.5%
    9. Energy00.3%
    10. Chemistry00.2%
    1. Social Sciences21.9%
    2. Decision Sciences21.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities11.2%
    4. Psychology10.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.6%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.5%
    1. Medicine11.3%
    2. Nursing00.2%
    3. Health Professions00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.2%
    2. Neuroscience00.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Airbus (Italy) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 22.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 25.8 works23×
  2. EngineeringField · 57.1 works3.9×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.45× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.77× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.89× its world share, 57 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.40× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy4.40×10 works
  2. Engineering3.89×57 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.79×2 works
  4. Computer Science1.77×14 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.45×0 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.34×2 works
  7. Environmental Science0.72×4 works
  8. Mathematics0.65×1 works
  9. Materials Science0.63×2 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.41×1 works
  11. Nursing0.35×0 works
  12. Energy0.31×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.23×0 works
  14. Psychology0.22×1 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.19×1 works
  16. Social Sciences0.15×2 works
  17. Chemistry0.11×0 works
  18. Neuroscience0.08×0 works
  19. Medicine0.07×1 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.03×0 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.02×0 works
  22. Health Professions0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Airbus (Italy)?

Ranked on the quality score, Martin Altenburg and L V Koroleva lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Airbus (Italy).

  1. 1 Martin Altenburg Italy · #2,642,085 worldwide 1k citations · 23 works
  2. 2 L V Koroleva Italy · #5,334,215 worldwide 38 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Airbus (Italy)

What are the most cited papers from Airbus (Italy)?

The most cited paper from Airbus (Italy) is "Green tea and cancer in humans: A review of the literature" (Joan Louise Bushman, 1998), with 353 citations. Next come "Circularly-Polarized Reconfigurable Transmitarray in Ka-Band With Beam Scanning and Polarization Switching Capabilities" (282) and "The Mid-Infrared Instrument for theJames Webb Space Telescope, II: Design and Build" (241).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Green tea and cancer in humans: A review of the literature Joan Louise Bushman · Nutrition and Cancer 1998 353
2 Circularly-Polarized Reconfigurable Transmitarray in Ka-Band With Beam Scanning and Polarization Switching Capabilities Luca Di Palma, Antonio Clemente, Laurent Dussopt et al. · IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 29 Nov 2016 282
3 The Mid-Infrared Instrument for theJames Webb Space Telescope, II: Design and Build Gillian Wright et al. · Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Open access 5 Jun 2015 241
4 Alterations of the cytoskeleton in human cells in space proved by life-cell imaging Thomas J. Corydon, Sascha Kopp, Markus Wehland et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 28 Jan 2016 130
5 Macroscopic Quantum Resonators (MAQRO): 2015 update Rainer Kaltenbaek et al. · EPJ Quantum Technology Open access 23 Mar 2016 114
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Airbus (Italy)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: CubeSat, small satellite, LEO Satellite Constellation, Satellite Communications, Orbit Determination, Optimization, Pose Estimation and On-Orbit Servicing.

▲ 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 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▲ 327×1 topic
  2. small satellite6▲ 327×1 topic
  3. Deep Learning4▲ 1.22×17 topics
  4. LEO Satellite Constellation4▲ 126×1 topic
  5. Satellite Communications4▲ 126×1 topic
  6. Orbit Determination3▲ 66×2 topics
  7. Optimization3▲ 6.3×7 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency2▲ 2.8×9 topics
  9. Risk Assessment2▲ 3.9×5 topics
  10. Pose Estimation2▲ 21×2 topics
  11. On-Orbit Servicing2▲ 103×1 topic
  12. Space Debris2▲ 103×1 topic
  13. Convolutional Neural Networks2▲ 2.9×4 topics
  14. Particle Swarm Optimization2▲ 19×3 topics
  15. Nonlinear Systems2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  16. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles2▲ 10×3 topics
  17. Air Quality2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  18. Space Policy2▲ 130×1 topic
  19. Space Tourism2▲ 130×1 topic
  20. Electric Propulsion2▲ 47×2 topics
  21. Emissions2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  22. Detection2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  23. Materials2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  24. Metamaterial2▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Neural Network2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  26. Aviation2▲ 63×2 topics
  27. Genetic Algorithms2▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Mars2▲ 45×1 topic
  29. Martian Surface2▲ 45×1 topic
  30. Aircraft Design1▲ 94×1 topic
  31. Alternative Fuels1▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Fault Tolerance1▲ 9.2×5 topics
  33. Feedback Control1▲ 8.8×3 topics
  34. Resource Allocation1▲ 8.0×3 topics
  35. Sensor Fusion1▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Antenna1▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Antenna Arrays1▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Differential Evolution1▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Fire Detection1▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Microstrip1▲ 17×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: 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 …4Satellite Communication Systems: 4 fractional worksSpace Satellite Systems …2Space Satellite Systems and Control: 2 fractional worksSpace exploration and regulation: 2 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Aircraft Design and Technologies: 1 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 1 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optimization: 1 fractional worksFire Detection and Safety Systems: 1 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringAstronomy and AstrophysicsGlobal and Planetary ChangeSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality1 others

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 4 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 2 works
  6. 6 Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  7. 7 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Fire Detection and Safety Systems Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  10. 10 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing 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 available34.9%not open65.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 135% 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 Airbus (Italy) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00044% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Airbus (Italy)0.00056% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Airbus (Italy) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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