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Aurora Flight Sciences (United States)

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Research works
102
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
970
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
10%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Aurora Flight Sciences (United States)

Not ranked overall: Aurora Flight Sciences (United States) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Aurora Flight Sciences (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 83% of research at Aurora Flight Sciences (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 11% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (68%), Medicine (9%), Computer Science (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 21 fractional works · 82.9% of its workEngineering: 17 fractional works · 68.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 23.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 10.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 10.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 7.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 11.3% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 9.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 8.0% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workALL ITS WORKAurora FlightSciences (United…25fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences83%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences5%

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 10 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1768.4%
    2. Computer Science27.6%
    3. Environmental Science14.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy12.2%
    1. Medicine29.3%
    2. Health Professions02.0%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance02.0%
    2. Decision Sciences01.8%
    3. Social Sciences00.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 4.56× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 1.92× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.05× 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, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering4.56×17 works
  2. Decision Sciences1.92×0 works
  3. Computer Science0.98×2 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy0.97×0 works
  5. Environmental Science0.95×1 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.93×0 works
  7. Health Professions0.76×0 works
  8. Medicine0.48×2 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.25×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Aurora Flight Sciences (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Nathan Fitzgerald, David N. Kordonowy and Jeffrey T. Chambers lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Aurora Flight Sciences (United States).

  1. 1 Nathan Fitzgerald United States · #2,752,740 worldwide 234 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 David N. Kordonowy United States · #3,144,284 worldwide 292 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Jeffrey T. Chambers United States · #3,436,822 worldwide 181 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 John S. Langford United States · #3,469,742 worldwide 617 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Cody Gray United States · #3,589,015 worldwide 50 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at Aurora Flight Sciences (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Aurora Flight Sciences (United States)?

The most cited paper from Aurora Flight Sciences (United States) is "Cost analysis of stratospheric albedo modification delivery systems" (Justin McClellan, David W. Keith, Jay Apt, 2012), with 182 citations. Next come "Experimental Study of Quadcopter Acoustics and Performance at Static Thrust Conditions" (179) and "Spontaneous Longitudinal Combustion Instability in a Continuously-Variable Resonance Combustor" (138).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Cost analysis of stratospheric albedo modification delivery systems Justin McClellan, David W. Keith, Jay Apt · Environmental Research Letters Open access 30 Aug 2012 182
2 Experimental Study of Quadcopter Acoustics and Performance at Static Thrust Conditions Nanyaporn Intaratep, William Nathan Alexander, William John Devenport et al. Conference paper 27 May 2016 179
3 Spontaneous Longitudinal Combustion Instability in a Continuously-Variable Resonance Combustor Yen Yu, James C. Sisco, Stanford Rosen et al. · Journal of Propulsion and Power 28 Aug 2012 138
4 Optimal motion planning with the half-car dynamical model for autonomous high-speed driving Jeong hwan Jeon, Raghvendra V. Cowlagi, Steven C Peters et al. Conference paperOpen access Jun 2013 134
5 An Integrated Vehicle Navigation System Utilizing Lane-Detection and Lateral Position Estimation Systems in Difficult Environments for GPS Christopher James Rose, Jordan Britt, John Allen et al. · IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems 25 Nov 2014 116
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Aurora Flight Sciences (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nonlinear Systems, Glycemic Control, Thermal Management, Insulin Therapy, High-Order Schemes, Turbulence Modeling, Aerodynamic Flow Control and Plasma Actuators.

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

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Glycemic Control2▲ 50×3 topics
  2. Nonlinear Systems2▲ 37×5 topics
  3. Thermal Management2▲ 22×2 topics
  4. Insulin Therapy2▲ 53×2 topics
  5. Aerodynamic Flow Control2▲ 449×1 topic
  6. High-Order Schemes2▲ 99×1 topic
  7. Plasma Actuators2▲ 449×1 topic
  8. Turbulence Modeling2▲ 157×1 topic
  9. Diabetes1▲ 11×2 topics
  10. Parameter Estimation1▲ 41×2 topics
  11. Primary Care1▲ 14×3 topics
  12. Type 1 Diabetes1▲ 63×2 topics
  13. Aerodynamics1▲ 67×3 topics
  14. Climate Change1▲ 1.72×3 topics
  15. Fluid Dynamics1▲ 33×3 topics
  16. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles1▲ 25×1 topic
  17. Wind Estimation1▲ 284×1 topic
  18. Neural Networks1▲ 2.9×6 topics
  19. Renewable Energy1▲ 3.0×4 topics
  20. Continuous Glucose Monitoring1▲ 87×1 topic
  21. Diabetes Mellitus1▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Heat Transfer1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  23. Hypoglycemia1▲ 87×1 topic
  24. Machine Learning1▲ 1.25×6 topics

Which research topics does Aurora Flight Sciences (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics, Plasma and Flow Control in Aerodynamics, Aerospace and Aviation Technology and Diabetes Management and Research.

Computational Fluid Dyna…2Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 2 fractional worksPlasma and Flow Control …2Plasma and Flow Control in Aerodynamics: 2 fractional worksAerospace and Aviation T…1Aerospace and Aviation Technology: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …1Diabetes Management and Research: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Aircraft Design and Technologies: 1 fractional worksAdaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems: 1 fractional worksFluid dynamics and aerod…1Fluid dynamics and aerodynamics studies: 1 fractional worksAerodynamics and Fluid D…1Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research: 1 fractional worksHyperglycemia and glycem…1Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients: 1 fractional worksAdaptive Dynamic Program…1Adaptive Dynamic Programming Control: 1 fractional works
Computational MechanicsAerospace EngineeringEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismGlobal and Planetary Change2 others

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

  1. 1 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 2 works
  2. 2 Plasma and Flow Control in Aerodynamics Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Aerospace and Aviation Technology Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  5. 5 Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  6. 6 Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Fluid dynamics and aerodynamics studies Computational Mechanics 1 works
  8. 8 Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  10. 10 Adaptive Dynamic Programming Control Computational Theory and Mathematics 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 available9.9%not open90.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.0%domestic only92.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Aurora Flight Sciences (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Aurora Flight Sciences (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000086% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Aurora Flight Sciences (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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