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BAE Systems (United Kingdom)

In research, BAE Systems (United Kingdom) stands highest in Engineering (#2,485 of 11,412 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,294 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#8,684
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#493
of 2,253
Research works
636
▼ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.8k
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
13%
world 28%

What is BAE Systems (United Kingdom) 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 #2,485 of 11,412 23.3%377
Physical SciencesDomain #5,294 of 21,541 20.2%557

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.59× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 7.19× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.57× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.43× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.16× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.20× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.35× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.12× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.47× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Richard Collinson and David Nicholson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is BAE Systems (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Richard Collinson United Kingdom · #669,198 worldwide 4 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 David Nicholson United Kingdom · #749,371 worldwide 43 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at BAE Systems (United Kingdom)

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Radar Systems and Signal Processing, Robot Manipulation and Learning, Guidance and Control Systems and Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques.

Radar Systems and Signal…1Radar Systems and Signal Processing: 1 fractional worksRobot Manipulation and L…1Robot Manipulation and Learning: 1 fractional worksGuidance and Control Systems: 1 fractional worksAdvanced SAR Imaging Techniques: 1 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 1 fractional worksInertial Sensor and Navigation: 0 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics0Global trade and economics: 0 fractional worksAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction: 0 fractional worksOptical Wireless Communication Technologies: 0 fractional worksTarget Tracking and Data…0Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks: 0 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringMaterials ChemistryGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance3 others

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

  1. 1 Radar Systems and Signal Processing Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Guidance and Control Systems Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 1 works
  6. 6 Inertial Sensor and Navigation Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0 works
  8. 8 Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction Catalysis 0 works
  9. 9 Optical Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks Artificial Intelligence 0 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 available12.9%not open87.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.3%domestic only81.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% 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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