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BAE Systems (United Kingdom)

In research, BAE Systems (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,304 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,450 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering (Aerospace Engineering is 8.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,074
of 22,385 · #4,069 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#304
of 862
Research works
2.9k
▼ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
35k
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.84×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
33%
world 18%
BAE Systems (United Kingdom)

What is BAE Systems (United Kingdom) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #5,304 of 10,670 3.9%188 #2234
EngineeringField #3,450 of 5,901 3.6%101 #1641

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where BAE Systems (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does BAE Systems (United Kingdom) work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research at BAE Systems (United Kingdom) is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (36%), Computer Science (14%), Physics and Astronomy (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 214 fractional works · 70.2% of its workEngineering: 111 fractional works · 36.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 35 fractional works · 11.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 29 fractional works · 9.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 42 fractional works · 13.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 18 fractional works · 6.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 10 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 26 fractional works · 8.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 16 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInstrumentation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 13 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 53 fractional works · 17.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 7.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 3.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 28 fractional works · 9.1% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 7.1% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBAE Systems(United Kingdom)305fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences70%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences17%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering11136.5%
    2. Computer Science4213.9%
    3. Physics and Astronomy268.6%
    4. Materials Science134.2%
    5. Environmental Science103.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences51.7%
    7. Chemistry31.0%
    8. Mathematics20.6%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.4%
    10. Energy10.2%
    1. Social Sciences237.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities103.3%
    3. Psychology103.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting51.5%
    5. Decision Sciences31.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.9%
    1. Medicine227.1%
    2. Health Professions41.4%
    3. Dentistry10.3%
    4. Nursing10.3%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology41.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.1%
    3. Neuroscience10.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does BAE Systems (United Kingdom) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 28.7 works8.1×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.79× its world share, 42 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.43× its world share, 111 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.20× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.88× its world share, 26 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.13× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy3.88×26 works
  2. Engineering2.43×111 works
  3. Computer Science1.79×42 works
  4. Materials Science1.20×13 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.14×3 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.13×10 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.12×1 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.09×5 works
  9. Psychology1.07×10 works
  10. Dentistry0.66×1 works
  11. Environmental Science0.64×10 works
  12. Chemistry0.62×3 works
  13. Nursing0.59×1 works
  14. Social Sciences0.59×23 works
  15. Mathematics0.52×2 works
  16. Health Professions0.52×4 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.47×5 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.46×0 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.40×3 works
  20. Medicine0.37×22 works
  21. Neuroscience0.29×2 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.27×4 works
  23. Energy0.24×1 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.23×3 works
  25. Veterinary0.20×0 works
  26. Immunology and Microbiology0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at BAE Systems (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the quality score, Sajad Haq, Henry J. White and Andrew R. Cooke lead among researchers whose main affiliation is BAE Systems (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Sajad Haq United Kingdom · #1,261,462 worldwide 1.4k citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Henry J. White United Kingdom · #3,205,358 worldwide 1.6k citations · 67 works
  3. 3 Andrew R. Cooke United Kingdom · #3,371,149 worldwide 936 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 E. J. O’Driscoll United Kingdom · #3,488,430 worldwide 276 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Chris Stace United Kingdom · #3,616,493 worldwide 319 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Richard Collinson United Kingdom · #3,639,086 worldwide 293 citations · 107 works
  7. 7 Eoin Murphy United Kingdom · #3,875,984 worldwide 199 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Ian J. Read United Kingdom · #3,959,493 worldwide 296 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Michael S. Griffith United Kingdom · #3,997,238 worldwide 1.1k citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Antony Waldock United Kingdom · #4,136,839 worldwide 231 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at BAE Systems (United Kingdom)

What are the most cited papers from BAE Systems (United Kingdom)?

The most cited paper from BAE Systems (United Kingdom) is "Communication and Trust in Global Virtual Teams" (Sirkka L. Järvenpää, Dorothy E. Leidner, 2006), with 941 citations. Next come "Intrinsic shape signatures: A shape descriptor for 3D object recognition" (823) and "Data Security in the World of Cloud Computing" (782).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Communication and Trust in Global Virtual Teams Sirkka L. Järvenpää, Dorothy E. Leidner · Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication Open access 23 Jun 2006 941
2 Intrinsic shape signatures: A shape descriptor for 3D object recognition Yu Zhong Conference paper Sep 2009 823
3 Data Security in the World of Cloud Computing Lori M. Kaufman · IEEE Security & Privacy Jul 2009 782
4 Lessons Learned from the Maroochy Water Breach Jill Slay, Michael G. Miller Conference paper 6 Nov 2007 655
5 Recurrent neural networks for remaining useful life estimation Felix O. Heimes Conference paper Oct 2008 649
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at BAE Systems (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Nonlinear Optics, Frequency Conversion, Microresonators, Crystal Growth, Optical Modulators, Neural Networks and Raman Lasers.

▲ 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 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 Learning22▲ 2.1×34 topics
  2. Machine Learning13▲ 1.27×27 topics
  3. Neural Networks12▲ 2.5×16 topics
  4. Nonlinear Optics10▲ 32×4 topics
  5. Frequency Conversion9▲ 70×3 topics
  6. Microresonators9▲ 36×3 topics
  7. Crystal Growth8▲ 9.2×6 topics
  8. Optical Modulators7▲ 16×3 topics
  9. Remote Sensing7▲ 1.89×18 topics
  10. Raman Lasers6▲ 19×2 topics
  11. Photonic Crystals6▲ 15×5 topics
  12. Integrated Circuits6▲ 13×3 topics
  13. Thermal Management5▲ 5.0×6 topics
  14. Signal Processing5▲ 11×4 topics
  15. Lithium Niobate4▲ 92×1 topic
  16. Photonics4▲ 48×1 topic
  17. Photovoltaics4▲ 9.4×4 topics
  18. Semiconductor4▲ 4.3×5 topics
  19. Fiber Lasers4▲ 15×2 topics
  20. Nanocrystals4▲ 5.0×3 topics
  21. Nanowires4▲ 8.9×3 topics
  22. Nonlinear Optical Materials4▲ 33×3 topics
  23. Band Parameters4▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Solid-State Lasers4▲ 78×1 topic
  25. Ytterbium4▲ 78×1 topic
  26. Microwave Photonics4▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Optical Frequency Combs4▲ 22×1 topic
  28. Ultrafast Lasers4▲ 22×1 topic
  29. Frequency Synthesizer3▲ 28×2 topics
  30. GaN3▲ 32×2 topics
  31. MIMO Radar3▲ 32×2 topics
  32. Millimeter-Wave3▲ 30×2 topics
  33. Pose Estimation3▲ 9.5×2 topics
  34. Sensor Fusion3▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Waveform Design3▲ 30×2 topics
  36. Second Harmonic Generation3▲ 41×2 topics
  37. Bayesian Inference3▲ 11×4 topics
  38. Adaptive Mesh Refinement3▲ 16×2 topics
  39. CMOS3▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Solid-State Lighting3▲ 13×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics, Solid State Laser Technologies, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies and Radar Systems and Signal Processing.

Photorefractive and Nonl…4Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics: 4 fractional worksSolid State Laser Techno…4Solid State Laser Technologies: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 4 fractional worksRadar Systems and Signal Processing: 3 fractional worksGaN-based semiconductor devices and materials: 3 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 3 fractional worksRadio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design: 3 fractional worksChalcogenide Semiconduct…3Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 3 fractional worksSpace Satellite Systems and Control: 2 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 2 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAerospace EngineeringCondensed Matter Physics1 others

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

  1. 1 Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  2. 2 Solid State Laser Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  4. 4 Radar Systems and Signal Processing Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials Condensed Matter Physics 3 works
  6. 6 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 3 works
  7. 7 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Space Satellite Systems and Control Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 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 available16.6%not open83.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.6%domestic only67.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is BAE Systems (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0013% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%BAE Systems (United Kingdom)0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of BAE Systems (United Kingdom) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025BAE Systems (United Kingdom)5.8% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.3% in 2007.

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