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Alenia Aermacchi

In research, Alenia Aermacchi stands highest in Engineering (#2,135 of 11,412 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#5,833 of 21,541 worldwide) and Aerospace Engineering (#730 of 1,730 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering — Engineering is 4.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,854
of 28,054 · #9,322 all time
Rank in Italy
#597
of 618
Research works
810
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
8k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is Alenia Aermacchi known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
EngineeringField #2,135 of 11,412 23.1%505
Physical SciencesDomain #5,833 of 21,541 20.6%760
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #730 of 1,730 30.0%243

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alenia Aermacchi 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 Alenia Aermacchi specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 4.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 38.3 works4.0×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.30× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.04× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.82× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Alenia Aermacchi?

Ranked on the composite score, Giovanni Alberti, Primo Attinà and Stefano Cesare lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alenia Aermacchi.

  1. 1 Giovanni Alberti Italy · #152,482 worldwide 151 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Primo Attinà Italy · #488,364 worldwide 75 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Stefano Cesare Italy · #635,606 worldwide 45 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Sergio Mottini Italy · #986,541 worldwide 49 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 R. Destefanis Italy · #1,244,668 worldwide 17 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 G. Perrotta Italy · #1,340,356 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Giorgio Fasano Italy · #1,375,280 worldwide 18 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Vincenzo Schena Italy · #1,422,250 worldwide 24 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 B. Audone Italy · #1,454,556 worldwide 10 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 G. Losquadro Italy · #1,509,288 worldwide 6 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Alenia Aermacchi

Which keywords describe research at Alenia Aermacchi?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Large-Eddy Simulation, Thermal Analysis, CubeSat, small satellite, Optimal Control, Trajectory Optimization and Orbit Determination.

▲ 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 31 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 31 words, with their numbers
  1. Heat Transfer4▲ 12×7 topics
  2. Large-Eddy Simulation3▲ 28×5 topics
  3. Thermal Analysis3▲ 36×2 topics
  4. CubeSat3▲ 235×1 topic
  5. small satellite3▲ 235×1 topic
  6. Optimal Control2▲ 50×3 topics
  7. Trajectory Optimization2▲ 61×2 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties2▲ 3.5×11 topics
  9. Orbit Determination2▲ 78×2 topics
  10. Solar Sail2▲ 235×1 topic
  11. Spacecraft Formation Flying2▲ 235×1 topic
  12. Optimization2▲ 6.8×6 topics
  13. Deep Learning2◆ 0.87×15 topics
  14. Boundary Layer2▲ 24×3 topics
  15. On-Orbit Servicing2▲ 122×1 topic
  16. Space Debris2▲ 122×1 topic
  17. Film Cooling2▲ 163×1 topic
  18. Machine Learning2▼ 0.77×10 topics
  19. Microstructure2▲ 4.8×8 topics
  20. Turbine2▲ 163×1 topic
  21. LEO Satellite Constellation2▲ 78×1 topic
  22. Neural Networks2▲ 1.59×8 topics
  23. Satellite Communications2▲ 78×1 topic
  24. Environmental Effects1▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Sensor Networks1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  26. Additive Manufacturing1▲ 6.2×5 topics
  27. Vibration-based Damage Identification1▲ 28×1 topic
  28. Wireless Sensors1▲ 28×1 topic
  29. Channel Modeling1▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Fracture Mechanics1▲ 25×2 topics
  31. Turbulent Flows1▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Alenia Aermacchi publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spacecraft Design and Technology, Spacecraft Dynamics and Control, Space Satellite Systems and Control and Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization.

Spacecraft Design and Technology: 3 fractional worksSpacecraft Dynamics and Control: 2 fractional worksSpace Satellite Systems …2Space Satellite Systems and Control: 2 fractional worksTurbomachinery Performan…2Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization: 2 fractional worksSatellite Communication Systems: 2 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 1 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…1Astro and Planetary Science: 1 fractional worksSpacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies: 1 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 1 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optimization: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringAstronomy and AstrophysicsComputational Mechanics

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

  1. 1 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Spacecraft Dynamics and Control Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Space Satellite Systems and Control Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 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 available12.2%not open87.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.4%domestic only71.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alenia Aermacchi's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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