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Boeing (Australia)

In research, Boeing (Australia) stands highest in Engineering (#5,101 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,602 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering — Aerospace Engineering is 19.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,960
of 28,054 · #2,181 all time
Rank in Australia
#373
of 391
Research works
4.4k
▼ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
53k
12.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
8%
world 28%

What is Boeing (Australia) 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
EngineeringField #5,101 of 6,636 11.1%115 #410
Physical SciencesDomain #11,602 of 12,888 9.1%167 #1457

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Boeing (Australia) 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 Boeing (Australia) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 19.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 43.0 works19×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.97× its world share, 115 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.73× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.60× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.44× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Boeing (Australia)?

Ranked on the composite score, John Vassberg, Steven Poltrock and Robert Burnham lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Boeing (Australia).

  1. 1 John Vassberg Australia · #86,394 worldwide 424 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Steven Poltrock Australia · #388,565 worldwide 139 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Robert Burnham Australia · #636,773 worldwide 3 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Michael Uschold Australia · #763,226 worldwide 37 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 S. F. Birch Australia · #802,342 worldwide 61 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 David J. Kasik Australia · #816,028 worldwide 32 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Kevin Bowcutt Australia · #1,022,417 worldwide 41 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Edward Whalen Australia · #1,102,386 worldwide 61 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 W. Z. Stępniewski Australia · #1,260,323 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Takao Suzuki Australia · #1,366,407 worldwide 25 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Boeing (Australia)

Which keywords describe research at Boeing (Australia)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Large-Eddy Simulation, Heat Transfer, Adaptive Mesh Refinement, High-Order Schemes, Shock-Wave Interactions, Turbulence Modeling, Risk Assessment and Mars.

▲ 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. Large-Eddy Simulation13▲ 34×5 topics
  2. Heat Transfer10▲ 10×10 topics
  3. Adaptive Mesh Refinement9▲ 76×2 topics
  4. High-Order Schemes9▲ 76×2 topics
  5. Risk Assessment9▲ 7.0×8 topics
  6. Shock-Wave Interactions9▲ 120×1 topic
  7. Turbulence Modeling9▲ 120×1 topic
  8. Mars8▲ 133×1 topic
  9. Martian Surface8▲ 133×1 topic
  10. Turbulent Flows7▲ 34×2 topics
  11. Vortex Dynamics6▲ 29×2 topics
  12. Flight Control6▲ 117×2 topics
  13. Boundary Layer Transition6▲ 47×1 topic
  14. Particle Image Velocimetry6▲ 47×1 topic
  15. Simulation6▲ 12×3 topics
  16. Turbulent Flow6▲ 24×4 topics
  17. Parameter Estimation5▲ 20×2 topics
  18. Autonomous Vehicles5▲ 12×4 topics
  19. Biomechanics5▲ 8.0×4 topics
  20. Combustion Instabilities5▲ 39×2 topics
  21. Thermal Management5▲ 7.4×5 topics
  22. Air Quality4▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Vehicle Dynamics4▲ 39×2 topics
  24. Design4▲ 14×2 topics
  25. Dynamic Soaring4▲ 152×1 topic
  26. Mobility4▲ 122×2 topics
  27. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles4▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Wind Estimation4▲ 152×1 topic
  29. Extravehicular Activity4▲ 253×1 topic
  30. Finite Element Analysis4▲ 9.5×5 topics
  31. Space Suit4▲ 253×1 topic
  32. Control4▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Flow Control4▲ 39×2 topics
  34. Hybrid Rocket Propulsion4▲ 96×1 topic
  35. Regression Rate Behavior4▲ 96×1 topic
  36. Solar System Abundances4▲ 43×1 topic
  37. Terrestrial Planets4▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Kinetic Theory4▲ 45×2 topics
  39. Separation Control4▲ 76×2 topics
  40. Acoustic Sources4▲ 98×1 topic

Which research topics does Boeing (Australia) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics, Planetary Science and Exploration, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows and Aerospace and Aviation Technology.

Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 9 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 8 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…6Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 6 fractional worksAerospace and Aviation T…4Aerospace and Aviation Technology: 4 fractional worksSpace Exploration and Technology: 4 fractional worksRocket and propulsion systems research: 4 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…4Astro and Planetary Science: 4 fractional worksAerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows: 4 fractional worksAerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research: 3 fractional worksPlasma and Flow Control in Aerodynamics: 3 fractional works
Computational MechanicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsAerospace Engineering

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

  1. 1 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 9 works
  2. 2 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  3. 3 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 6 works
  4. 4 Aerospace and Aviation Technology Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Space Exploration and Technology Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  8. 8 Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Plasma and Flow Control in Aerodynamics Aerospace Engineering 3 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 available8.5%not open91.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.8%domestic only70.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Boeing (Australia)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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