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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

In research, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,594 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,868 of 6,636 worldwide) and Computer Science (#2,702 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Computational Mechanics — Aerospace Engineering is 13.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,249
of 28,054 · #2,548 all time
Rank in United States
#837
of 4,192
Research works
2.7k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
83k
30.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 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 #3,594 of 12,888 21.8%419 #1724
EngineeringField #1,868 of 6,636 22.5%239 #717
Computer ScienceField #2,702 of 4,667 20.1%62 #1294
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #485 of 795 35.8%71 #350

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#1,724 #3,594
  2. Engineering#717 #1,868
  3. Computer Science#1,294 #2,702
  4. Aerospace Engineering#350 #485
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 13.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 71.3 works13×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 30.3 works12×
  3. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 28.2 works10×
  4. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 33.7 works6.6×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.66× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.69× its world share, 62 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.39× its world share, 240 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.91× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.58× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.05× its world share, 53 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.14× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 7 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.

Who are the top researchers at American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics?

Ranked on the composite score, A. M. Yaglom, PA Lagace and Eunho Kim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

  1. 1 A. M. Yaglom United States · #165,692 worldwide 208 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 PA Lagace United States · #652,691 worldwide 78 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Eunho Kim United States · #1,041,284 worldwide 51 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 George Noel United States · #1,559,974 worldwide 13 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Mansur Arief United States · #1,611,406 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Which keywords describe research at American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Nonlinear Systems, Large-Eddy Simulation, Multi-Agent Systems, Optimization, Collision Avoidance, Distributed Control and Electric Propulsion.

▲ 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. Deep Learning25▲ 1.53×42 topics
  2. Machine Learning22▲ 1.44×37 topics
  3. Heat Transfer19▲ 8.3×13 topics
  4. Nonlinear Systems18▲ 18×7 topics
  5. Large-Eddy Simulation16▲ 18×5 topics
  6. Multi-Agent Systems14▲ 16×4 topics
  7. Optimization13▲ 6.2×15 topics
  8. Collision Avoidance12▲ 14×4 topics
  9. Distributed Control12▲ 22×3 topics
  10. Risk Assessment12▲ 3.7×6 topics
  11. Electric Propulsion10▲ 62×2 topics
  12. Stability Analysis10▲ 13×4 topics
  13. Emissions10▲ 11×5 topics
  14. Robust Control9▲ 26×2 topics
  15. Orbit Determination9▲ 46×2 topics
  16. Pose Estimation9▲ 17×2 topics
  17. Vortex Dynamics9▲ 17×3 topics
  18. Robotics9▲ 7.9×5 topics
  19. Air Quality9▲ 10×6 topics
  20. Autonomous Vehicles9▲ 9.1×4 topics
  21. Model Predictive Control9▲ 7.3×4 topics
  22. On-Orbit Servicing9▲ 86×1 topic
  23. Space Debris9▲ 86×1 topic
  24. Real-time Optimization8▲ 34×2 topics
  25. Constraint Handling8▲ 21×2 topics
  26. Industrial Applications8▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Turbulent Flows8▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Nonlinear MPC8▲ 36×1 topic
  29. Optimal Control8▲ 23×4 topics
  30. Thermal Analysis8▲ 13×4 topics
  31. Solar System Abundances8▲ 33×1 topic
  32. Terrestrial Planets8▲ 33×1 topic
  33. CubeSat7▲ 85×1 topic
  34. small satellite7▲ 85×1 topic
  35. Path Planning7▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Boundary Layer Transition7▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Particle Image Velocimetry7▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Chemical Kinetics7▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Combustion Instabilities7▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Adaptive Mesh Refinement7▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Space Satellite Systems and Control, Advanced Control Systems Optimization, Astro and Planetary Science and Spacecraft Design and Technology.

Space Satellite Systems …9Space Satellite Systems and Control: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Control Systems…8Advanced Control Systems Optimization: 8 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 8 fractional worksSpacecraft Design and Te…7Spacecraft Design and Technology: 7 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…7Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 7 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Algorithms: 6 fractional worksSpace exploration and regulation: 6 fractional worksPlasma Diagnostics and A…6Plasma Diagnostics and Applications: 6 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 5 fractional worksSpacecraft Dynamics and Control: 5 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringAstronomy and AstrophysicsComputational Mechanics2 others

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

  1. 1 Space Satellite Systems and Control Aerospace Engineering 9 works
  2. 2 Advanced Control Systems Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  4. 4 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 7 works
  5. 5 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 7 works
  6. 6 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 6 works
  7. 7 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  8. 8 Plasma Diagnostics and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 5 works
  10. 10 Spacecraft Dynamics and Control Aerospace Engineering 5 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 available29.6%not open70.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.8%domestic only75.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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