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BAE Systems (United States)

In research, BAE Systems (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,338 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 5.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,644
of 28,054 · #5,864 all time
Rank in United States
#2,707
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
11%
world 28%

What is BAE Systems (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 #9,338 of 12,888 3.8%109 #3547

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 5.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 24.8 works5.9×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.60× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.16× its world share, 56 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.74× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.41× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Richard J. Blackwell, T. M. Pollak and Bradley J. Rhodes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is BAE Systems (United States).

  1. 1 Richard J. Blackwell United States · #248,899 worldwide 89 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 T. M. Pollak United States · #255,248 worldwide 85 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Bradley J. Rhodes United States · #361,534 worldwide 125 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Chee-Yee Chong United States · #453,541 worldwide 119 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 S. S. Patel United States · #517,998 worldwide 141 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Peter G. Schunemann United States · #547,336 worldwide 284 citations · 120 works
  7. 7 Scott D. Setzler United States · #565,815 worldwide 67 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Kevin T. Zawilski United States · #673,035 worldwide 122 citations · 49 works
  9. 9 James R. Beattie United States · #912,183 worldwide 85 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Leonard A. Pomeranz United States · #1,218,971 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at BAE Systems (United States)

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Crystal Growth, Frequency Conversion, Neural Networks, Nonlinear Optics, Microresonators, Optical Modulators and Integrated Circuits.

▲ 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 Learning13▲ 3.3×23 topics
  2. Neural Networks8▲ 4.5×11 topics
  3. Machine Learning8▲ 2.1×15 topics
  4. Crystal Growth7▲ 20×5 topics
  5. Frequency Conversion7▲ 134×3 topics
  6. Nonlinear Optics6▲ 48×4 topics
  7. Microresonators5▲ 54×3 topics
  8. Optical Modulators5▲ 28×3 topics
  9. Integrated Circuits4▲ 24×3 topics
  10. Raman Lasers4▲ 33×2 topics
  11. Photonic Crystals4▲ 29×4 topics
  12. Remote Sensing4▲ 2.8×11 topics
  13. Nonlinear Optical Materials4▲ 81×3 topics
  14. Frequency Synthesizer3▲ 69×2 topics
  15. Photovoltaics3▲ 17×3 topics
  16. Second Harmonic Generation3▲ 104×2 topics
  17. Lithium Niobate3▲ 180×1 topic
  18. Photonics3▲ 95×1 topic
  19. Semiconductor3▲ 8.0×4 topics
  20. Nanowires3▲ 18×3 topics
  21. Band Parameters3▲ 47×2 topics
  22. CMOS3▲ 49×2 topics
  23. Solid-State Lasers3▲ 161×1 topic
  24. Ytterbium3▲ 161×1 topic
  25. Millimeter-Wave3▲ 61×2 topics
  26. Nanocrystals3▲ 8.4×3 topics
  27. Low-Noise Amplifiers3▲ 76×1 topic
  28. Oscillators3▲ 76×1 topic
  29. GaN2▲ 58×2 topics
  30. Semiconductors2▲ 6.6×2 topics
  31. Solid-State Lighting2▲ 26×2 topics
  32. CMOS Technology2▲ 24×4 topics
  33. III-Nitrides2▲ 63×1 topic
  34. Light-Emitting Diodes2▲ 12×1 topic
  35. Localization2▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Signal Processing2▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Solar Cell Efficiency2▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Crystallographic Computing2▲ 135×1 topic
  39. Deep-Ultraviolet Materials2▲ 135×1 topic
  40. Fiber Lasers2▲ 18×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics, Solid State Laser Technologies, Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design and GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials.

Photorefractive and Nonl…3Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics: 3 fractional worksSolid State Laser Techno…3Solid State Laser Technologies: 3 fractional worksRadio Frequency Integrat…3Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design: 3 fractional worksGaN-based semiconductor …2GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials: 2 fractional worksCrystal Structures and Properties: 2 fractional worksChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Tec…2Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 2 fractional worksSatellite Image Processing and Photogrammetry: 2 fractional worksAI-based Problem Solving and Planning: 2 fractional worksWireless Signal Modulati…2Wireless Signal Modulation Classification: 2 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringCondensed Matter PhysicsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials2 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 3 works
  2. 2 Solid State Laser Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials Condensed Matter Physics 2 works
  5. 5 Crystal Structures and Properties Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 2 works
  6. 6 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  8. 8 Satellite Image Processing and Photogrammetry Ocean Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 AI-based Problem Solving and Planning Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  10. 10 Wireless Signal Modulation Classification Artificial Intelligence 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 available10.6%not open89.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.0%domestic only77.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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