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Airbus (United Kingdom)

In research, Airbus (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,909 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,767
of 28,054 · #16,023 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#703
of 1,094
Research works
522
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.6k
16.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Airbus (United Kingdom) 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 #9,909 of 12,888 16.0%77 #9059

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Airbus (United Kingdom) 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).

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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.45× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.11× its world share, 53 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.24× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.35× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Airbus (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Numerical Simulation, Heat Transfer, Vibration Control, Active Vibration Control, Morphing Aircraft, Smart Structures, Fluid-Structure Interaction and Mechanical Properties.

▲ 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 Learning5▲ 1.68×16 topics
  2. Deep Learning5▲ 1.55×15 topics
  3. Heat Transfer3▲ 7.5×6 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties3▲ 3.8×10 topics
  5. Numerical Simulation3▲ 12×6 topics
  6. Vibration Control3▲ 53×3 topics
  7. Active Vibration Control3▲ 64×2 topics
  8. Morphing Aircraft3▲ 314×1 topic
  9. Smart Structures3▲ 86×1 topic
  10. Fluid-Structure Interaction2▲ 19×3 topics
  11. Optimization2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  12. Vortex Dynamics2▲ 23×3 topics
  13. Turbulent Flow2▲ 21×4 topics
  14. Finite Element Analysis2▲ 10×4 topics
  15. Aerodynamics2▲ 33×2 topics
  16. Collision Avoidance2▲ 12×4 topics
  17. Vibration Analysis2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  18. Air Quality2▲ 11×2 topics
  19. Assembly Planning2▲ 28×1 topic
  20. Design for Manufacture2▲ 28×1 topic
  21. Finite Element Method2▲ 21×4 topics
  22. Genetic Algorithms2▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Particle Swarm Optimization2▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Mechanical Behavior2▲ 16×2 topics
  25. Emissions2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  26. Failure Analysis2▲ 19×3 topics
  27. Large-Eddy Simulation2▲ 9.5×4 topics
  28. Flow Control2▲ 33×2 topics
  29. High-Order Schemes2▲ 28×1 topic
  30. Nonlinear Dynamics2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  31. Turbulence Modeling2▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Adhesive Joints1▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Autonomous Vehicles1▲ 7.8×4 topics
  34. Biomimetic Systems1▲ 137×1 topic
  35. Cylinder Wake1▲ 47×1 topic
  36. Electric Propulsion1▲ 44×2 topics
  37. Flight Dynamics1▲ 137×1 topic
  38. LEO Satellite Constellation1▲ 54×1 topic
  39. Satellite Communications1▲ 54×1 topic
  40. Vortex-Induced Vibrations1▲ 47×1 topic

Which research topics does Airbus (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aeroelasticity and Vibration Control, Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics and Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms.

Aeroelasticity and Vibra…3Aeroelasticity and Vibration Control: 3 fractional worksManufacturing Process an…2Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 2 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 2 fractional worksBiomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms: 1 fractional worksSatellite Communication …1Satellite Communication Systems: 1 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Aircraft Design and Technologies: 1 fractional worksFault Detection and Cont…1Fault Detection and Control Systems: 1 fractional worksDynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems: 1 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optimization: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringComputational MechanicsGlobal and Planetary Change1 others

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

  1. 1 Aeroelasticity and Vibration Control Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 2 works
  4. 4 Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis Computational Mechanics 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace 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 available34.2%not open65.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.5%domestic only65.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Airbus (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher 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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