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Curtiss-Wright (United States)

In research, Curtiss-Wright (United States) stands highest in Engineering (#3,047 of 9,532 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,029 of 17,446 worldwide) and Aerospace Engineering (#987 of 1,601 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#12,854
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#2,665
of 7,310
Research works
830
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.5k
9.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.83×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
14%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Curtiss-Wright (United States)

What is Curtiss-Wright (United States) 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 #3,047 of 9,532 5.3%499
Physical SciencesDomain #6,029 of 17,446 5.7%711
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #987 of 1,601 5.7%142

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

Which fields of science does Curtiss-Wright (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research at Curtiss-Wright (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (41%), Medicine (12%), Computer Science (7%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 23 fractional works · 63.8% of its workEngineering: 15 fractional works · 40.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 10.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 7.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 7.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 14.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 14.7% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 12.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKCurtiss-Wright(United States)36fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences64%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences15%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1540.7%
    2. Computer Science37.5%
    3. Physics and Astronomy37.5%
    4. Materials Science25.1%
    5. Environmental Science13.1%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance25.7%
    2. Social Sciences24.7%
    3. Psychology12.3%
    4. Decision Sciences01.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    1. Medicine412.3%
    2. Health Professions01.4%
    3. Dentistry00.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.3%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology01.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.9%
    5. Neuroscience00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.65× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 2.72× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.45× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 3.36× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.93× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.66× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× 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, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy3.36×3 works
  2. Engineering2.72×14 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.66×2 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.65×0 works
  5. Dentistry1.93×0 works
  6. Materials Science1.45×2 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.45×0 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.28×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.96×3 works
  10. Psychology0.75×1 works
  11. Medicine0.64×4 works
  12. Environmental Science0.62×1 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.61×1 works
  14. Health Professions0.53×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.37×2 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.20×0 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.15×0 works
  18. Neuroscience0.14×0 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Curtiss-Wright (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Steven R. Vukelich, Benjamin Van Vliet and Charles Jones lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Curtiss-Wright (United States).

  1. 1 Steven R. Vukelich United States · #2,690,453 worldwide 276 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Benjamin Van Vliet United States · #3,017,453 worldwide 36 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Charles Jones United States · #3,696,839 worldwide 677 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Foster B. Stulen United States · #3,727,772 worldwide 809 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 S. D. Heron United States · #3,781,089 worldwide 101 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 M.B. Walter United States · #4,495,786 worldwide 69 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Tony G. Gerardi United States · #4,802,147 worldwide 53 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Mark W. Heyse United States · #4,996,507 worldwide 24 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 David Jedynak United States · #5,065,836 worldwide 15 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Seymour Moskowitz United States · #5,338,250 worldwide 90 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Curtiss-Wright (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Curtiss-Wright (United States)?

The most cited paper from Curtiss-Wright (United States) is "Thermal barrier coatings technology: critical review, progress update, remaining challenges and prospects" (R. Darolia, 2013), with 753 citations. Next come "The deformation and fracture of Ti3Al at elevated temperatures" (571) and "Oscillatory Flow in Arteries: the Constrained Elastic Tube as a Model of Arterial Flow and Pulse Transmission" (358).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Thermal barrier coatings technology: critical review, progress update, remaining challenges and prospects R. Darolia · International Materials Reviews 5 Apr 2013 753
2 The deformation and fracture of Ti3Al at elevated temperatures H. A. Lipsitt, Dan Shechtman, Robert E. Schafrik · Metallurgical Transactions A Aug 1980 571
3 Oscillatory Flow in Arteries: the Constrained Elastic Tube as a Model of Arterial Flow and Pulse Transmission J. R. Womersley · Physics in Medicine and Biology Open access Oct 1957 358
4 Fundamentals of proportional navigation Stephen A. Murtaugh, Harry E. Criel · IEEE Spectrum Dec 1966 293
5 High Al-content AlGaN/GaN MODFETs for ultrahigh performance Yifeng Wu, Bernd P. Keller, P. Fini et al. · IEEE Electron Device Letters Feb 1998 280
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Which keywords describe research at Curtiss-Wright (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Nanocomposites, Microstructure, Gas Turbine Engines, Cold Spray Deposition, Thermal Barrier Coatings, Polymer Composites and Oxidation Resistance.

▲ 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 25 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 25 words, with their numbers
  1. Mechanical Properties4▲ 12×6 topics
  2. Nanocomposites2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  3. Microstructure2▲ 12×5 topics
  4. Gas Turbine Engines2▲ 110×2 topics
  5. Cold Spray Deposition2▲ 118×1 topic
  6. Machine Learning2▲ 1.46×7 topics
  7. Thermal Barrier Coatings2▲ 118×1 topic
  8. Polymer Composites2▲ 16×2 topics
  9. Bell Inequality1▲ 103×1 topic
  10. Decoherence1▲ 103×1 topic
  11. Oxidation Resistance1▲ 35×2 topics
  12. Nanoindentation1▲ 59×1 topic
  13. Thin Films1▲ 17×1 topic
  14. Composite Materials1▲ 16×2 topics
  15. Fault Diagnosis1▲ 22×3 topics
  16. Phase Stability1▲ 43×2 topics
  17. Polymer Tribology1▲ 110×1 topic
  18. Wear Behavior1▲ 94×1 topic
  19. Ceramic Materials1▲ 30×2 topics
  20. ECB's Rescue Facility1▲ 425×1 topic
  21. Environmental Participation1▲ 39×1 topic
  22. Sintering1▲ 22×2 topics
  23. TARGET2 Balances1▲ 425×1 topic
  24. Territorial Governance1▲ 24×1 topic
  25. Thermal Management1▲ 8.8×4 topics

Which research topics does Curtiss-Wright (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: High-Temperature Coating Behaviors, Quantum Mechanics and Applications, Metal and Thin Film Mechanics and Tribology and Wear Analysis.

High-Temperature Coating…2High-Temperature Coating Behaviors: 2 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Ap…1Quantum Mechanics and Applications: 1 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mech…1Metal and Thin Film Mechanics: 1 fractional worksTribology and Wear Analy…1Tribology and Wear Analysis: 1 fractional worksEuropean Monetary and Fiscal Policies: 1 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Stud…1High Entropy Alloys Studies: 1 fractional worksSurface Treatment and Re…1Surface Treatment and Residual Stress: 1 fractional worksLubricants and Their Add…1Lubricants and Their Additives: 1 fractional worksAdvanced ceramic materia…1Advanced ceramic materials synthesis: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsMechanics of MaterialsFinance3 others

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

  1. 1 High-Temperature Coating Behaviors Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  3. 3 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  4. 4 Tribology and Wear Analysis Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  5. 5 European Monetary and Fiscal Policies Finance 1 works
  6. 6 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Surface Treatment and Residual Stress Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Lubricants and Their Additives Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced ceramic materials synthesis Ceramics and Composites 1 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 available14.2%not open85.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Curtiss-Wright (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Curtiss-Wright (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Curtiss-Wright (United States)0.00014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Curtiss-Wright (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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