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Altair Engineering (United States)

In research, Altair Engineering (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,448 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,288 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering — Engineering is 2.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,045
of 28,054 · #18,386 all time
Rank in United States
#3,103
of 4,192
Research works
806
▲ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.3k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Altair Engineering (United States) 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 #11,448 of 12,888 5.0%122 #11289
EngineeringField #6,288 of 6,636 3.0%84 #4870

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Altair Engineering (United States) 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 Altair Engineering (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 2.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 83.5 works2.7×
← 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: 0.75× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.13× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.74× its world share, 84 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.04× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.23× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Altair Engineering (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, C. J. Reddy, M. Zhou and Shams Ahmed lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Altair Engineering (United States).

  1. 1 C. J. Reddy United States · #299,520 worldwide 116 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 M. Zhou United States · #374,169 worldwide 133 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Shams Ahmed United States · #1,633,099 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Altair Engineering (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Altair Engineering (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Numerical Simulation, Wireless Communications, Optimization, Genetic Algorithms, Machine Learning, Control Systems, Deep Learning and Antenna.

▲ 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 Learning11▲ 1.67×36 topics
  2. Deep Learning10▲ 1.49×29 topics
  3. Optimization6▲ 6.1×9 topics
  4. Numerical Simulation5▲ 9.0×6 topics
  5. Wireless Communications5▲ 15×2 topics
  6. Neural Networks5▲ 1.64×14 topics
  7. Genetic Algorithms5▲ 17×3 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency5▲ 2.5×13 topics
  9. Economic Development4▲ 2.7×8 topics
  10. Control Systems4▲ 12×7 topics
  11. Antenna4▲ 25×1 topic
  12. Microstrip4▲ 25×1 topic
  13. MIMO Systems4▲ 26×3 topics
  14. Finite Element Analysis4▲ 8.4×4 topics
  15. Thermal Analysis4▲ 14×3 topics
  16. Vibration Control4▲ 31×3 topics
  17. Mechanical Behavior4▲ 14×2 topics
  18. Vehicle Dynamics4▲ 30×2 topics
  19. Heat Transfer3▲ 3.3×6 topics
  20. Composite Springs3▲ 53×1 topic
  21. Electric Vehicles3▲ 5.4×3 topics
  22. Vehicle Suspension3▲ 50×1 topic
  23. Particle Swarm Optimization3▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Electric Motor Drives3▲ 34×1 topic
  25. Finite Element Method3▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Permanent Magnet Machines3▲ 34×1 topic
  27. Vibration Analysis3▲ 5.0×7 topics
  28. Autonomous Vehicles3▲ 6.1×2 topics
  29. Model Predictive Control3▲ 4.9×4 topics
  30. Fluid Dynamics2▲ 9.0×4 topics
  31. High-Speed Trains2▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Aerodynamics2▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Massive MIMO2▲ 14×2 topics
  34. 5G2▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Fault Diagnosis2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  36. Differential Evolution2▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Antenna Measurement2▲ 92×1 topic
  38. Crosswind2▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Reverberation Chambers2▲ 92×1 topic
  40. Turbulent Wake2▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Altair Engineering (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Antenna Design and Analysis, Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research, Electric Motor Design and Analysis and Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research.

Antenna Design and Analysis: 4 fractional worksMechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research: 3 fractional worksElectric Motor Design an…3Electric Motor Design and Analysis: 3 fractional worksAerodynamics and Fluid D…2Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research: 2 fractional worksElectromagnetic Compatibility and Measurements: 2 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optimization: 2 fractional worksVehicle Dynamics and Con…2Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems: 2 fractional worksVehicle Noise and Vibration Control: 2 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Aircraft Design and Technologies: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringMechanical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAutomotive Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Electric Motor Design and Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Electromagnetic Compatibility and Measurements Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems Automotive Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control Automotive Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 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 available30.7%not open69.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.3%domestic only69.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Altair Engineering (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% 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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