Cranfield University
In research, Cranfield University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#618 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#377 of 5,901 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,257 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology and Computational Mechanics (Aerospace Engineering is 9.2× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #775 of 22,385 · #1,113 all time
- Rank in United Kingdom
- #50 of 862
- Research works
- 20k ▲ 5% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 612k 30.9 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 14.4% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.39× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 38% world 40%
- International
- 22% world 18%
What is Cranfield University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #618 of 10,670 | 13.4% | 2,042 | #893 | |
| EngineeringField | #377 of 5,901 | 13.1% | 1,265 | #463 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #1,257 of 9,585 | 16.4% | 466 | #1130 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #1,095 of 6,403 | 17.4% | 166 | #2064 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #596 of 3,334 | 13.5% | 270 | #552 | |
| Aerospace EngineeringSubfield | #141 of 785 | 10.4% | 295 | #242 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #829 of 4,417 | 13.6% | 236 | #1256 | |
| Business, Management and AccountingField | #486 of 2,581 | 17.4% | 183 | #307 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #673 of 3,157 | 16.7% | 109 | #719 | |
| Mechanical EngineeringSubfield | #345 of 1,319 | 11.5% | 181 | #305 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cranfield University 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 of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Physical Sciences#893 #618
- Engineering#463 #377
- Social Sciences#1,130 #1,257
- Life Sciences#2,064 #1,095
- Environmental Science#552 #596
- Aerospace Engineering#242 #141
- Computer Science#1,256 #829
- Business, Management and Accounting#307 #486
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#719 #673
- Mechanical Engineering#305 #345
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Cranfield University work in?
In 2022-now, 73% of research at Cranfield University is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (45%), Environmental Science (10%), Computer Science (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.
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
- Physical Sciences2,20173.5%
- Engineering1,35645.3%
- Environmental Science29910.0%
- Computer Science2538.5%
- Materials Science953.2%
- Energy551.9%
- Physics and Astronomy411.4%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences371.2%
- Chemical Engineering331.1%
- Chemistry200.7%
- Mathematics120.4%
- Social Sciences50116.7%
- Business, Management and Accounting1956.5%
- Social Sciences1103.7%
- Decision Sciences612.0%
- Psychology571.9%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance521.8%
- Arts and Humanities260.9%
- Life Sciences1896.3%
- Health Sciences1043.5%
- Medicine592.0%
- Health Professions371.2%
- Nursing60.2%
- Veterinary10.0%
- Dentistry10.0%
What does Cranfield University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 9.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 323.2 works9.2×
- Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologySubfield · 21.6 works6.0×
- Computational MechanicsSubfield · 104.1 works6.0×
- Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 94.0 works5.9×
- Statistics, Probability and UncertaintySubfield · 28.3 works5.6×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Chemical Engineering3.11×33 works
- Engineering3.02×1,356 works
- Decision Sciences2.09×61 works
- Business, Management and Accounting2.02×195 works
- Energy2.01×55 works
- Environmental Science2.01×299 works
- Computer Science1.09×253 works
- Materials Science0.91×95 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.88×126 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.82×52 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.78×37 works
- Psychology0.63×57 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.62×41 works
- Health Professions0.47×37 works
- Chemistry0.43×20 works
- Nursing0.42×6 works
- Veterinary0.35×1 works
- Mathematics0.34×12 works
- Arts and Humanities0.30×26 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.29×46 works
- Social Sciences0.29×110 works
- Neuroscience0.28×13 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.15×2 works
- Medicine0.10×59 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.06×2 works
- Dentistry0.04×1 works
- Chemical Engineering 3.1×
- Engineering 3.0×
- Decision Sciences 2.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting 2.0×
- Energy 2.0×
- Environmental Science 2.0×
- Computer Science 1.1×
- Materials Science 0.9×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.9×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.8×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.8×
- Psychology 0.6×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.6×
- Health Professions 0.5×
- Chemistry 0.4×
- Nursing 0.4×
- Veterinary 0.3×
- Mathematics 0.3×
- Arts and Humanities 0.3×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.3×
- Social Sciences 0.3×
- Neuroscience 0.3×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.1×
- Medicine 0.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.1×
- Dentistry 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Cranfield University?
Ranked on the quality score, Vasilije M. Manovic, Sandeep Jagtap and Mahmood Shafiee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cranfield University.
- 1
Vasilije M. Manovic
United Kingdom · #63,215 worldwide 13k citations · 205 works
- 2
Sandeep Jagtap
United Kingdom · #69,813 worldwide 4.2k citations · 143 works
- 3
Mahmood Shafiee
United Kingdom · #73,034 worldwide 4.3k citations · 120 works
- 4
Bruce Jefferson
United Kingdom · #73,711 worldwide 24k citations · 336 works
- 5
Zhugen Yang
United Kingdom · #78,952 worldwide 6.8k citations · 180 works
- 6
Sergey A. Piletsky
United Kingdom · #83,128 worldwide 24k citations · 426 works
- 7
Luofeng Huang
United Kingdom · #115,435 worldwide 1.8k citations · 114 works
- 8
Simon J Judd
United Kingdom · #117,164 worldwide 17k citations · 221 works
- 9
Konstantinos Salonitis
United Kingdom · #126,726 worldwide 11k citations · 408 works
- 10
Fiona Charnley
United Kingdom · #128,544 worldwide 4.6k citations · 98 works
Which keywords describe research at Cranfield University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Collision Avoidance, Heat Transfer, Autonomous Vehicles, Deep Learning, Emissions, Large-Eddy Simulation and Renewable Energy.
- Product Design
- High-Order Schemes
- Material Characterization
- Turbulent Flow
- Aerodynamics
- Parameter Estimation
- Air Traffic Management
- Aircraft Design
- Electric Propulsion
- Aviation
- Multi-Agent Systems
- Microstructure
- Air Quality
- Large-Eddy Simulation
- Supply Chain Management
- Neural Networks
- Heat Transfer
- Environmental Impact
- Climate Change
- Deep Learning
- Sustainability
- Machine Learning
- Renewable Energy
- Mechanical Properties
- Collision Avoidance
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Emissions
- Risk Assessment
- Additive Manufacturing
- Alternative Fuels
- Environmental Management
- Circular Economy
- Numerical Simulation
- Renewable Jet Fuel
- Conflict Resolution
- Flight Control
- Sensor Fusion
- Path Planning
- Adaptive Mesh Refinement
- Optimal Control
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
- Sustainability180▲ 2.5×59 topics
- Deep Learning174▲ 1.68×69 topics
- Machine Learning148▲ 1.48×65 topics
- Climate Change144▲ 1.76×78 topics
- Renewable Energy119▲ 2.8×40 topics
- Environmental Impact103▲ 2.0×51 topics
- Mechanical Properties95▲ 3.2×32 topics
- Heat Transfer92▲ 6.3×16 topics
- Collision Avoidance90▲ 16×4 topics
- Neural Networks86▲ 1.86×32 topics
- Autonomous Vehicles83▲ 13×4 topics
- Supply Chain Management74▲ 2.8×20 topics
- Emissions72▲ 12×6 topics
- Large-Eddy Simulation72▲ 13×5 topics
- Risk Assessment67▲ 3.4×20 topics
- Air Quality62▲ 11×6 topics
- Additive Manufacturing59▲ 6.4×7 topics
- Microstructure56▲ 3.6×17 topics
- Alternative Fuels48▲ 41×2 topics
- Multi-Agent Systems47▲ 8.3×5 topics
- Environmental Management47▲ 3.8×12 topics
- Aviation45▲ 61×2 topics
- Circular Economy45▲ 5.5×7 topics
- Electric Propulsion44▲ 40×2 topics
- Numerical Simulation44▲ 5.0×11 topics
- Aircraft Design43▲ 94×1 topic
- Renewable Jet Fuel43▲ 94×1 topic
- Air Traffic Management39▲ 64×1 topic
- Conflict Resolution39▲ 32×1 topic
- Parameter Estimation38▲ 10×6 topics
- Flight Control37▲ 42×2 topics
- Aerodynamics36▲ 17×3 topics
- Sensor Fusion36▲ 11×3 topics
- Turbulent Flow35▲ 10.0×4 topics
- Path Planning35▲ 9.3×3 topics
- Material Characterization35▲ 9.9×3 topics
- Adaptive Mesh Refinement33▲ 18×2 topics
- High-Order Schemes33▲ 18×2 topics
- Optimal Control32▲ 14×4 topics
- Product Design32▲ 7.8×3 topics
Which research topics does Cranfield University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies, Air Traffic Management and Optimization, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics and Sustainable Supply Chain Management.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies Global and Planetary Change 43 works
- 2 Air Traffic Management and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 39 works
- 3 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 31 works
- 4 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 30 works
- 5 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 28 works
- 6 Aerospace and Aviation Technology Aerospace Engineering 28 works
- 7 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 26 works
- 8 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 25 works
- 9 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 24 works
- 10 Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research Aerospace Engineering 23 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Cranfield University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 5% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 Cranfield University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.012% in 2024.
Fractional works of Cranfield University 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.2% in 2011.
Other research institutions in Cranfield
- Aerospace Technology Institute
- British Hydromechanics Research Group
- Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements
- Cranfield Impact Centre
- It’s Fresh (United Kingdom)
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