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Edwards Air Force Base

In research, Edwards Air Force Base stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,411 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#2,093 of 11,412 worldwide) and Aerospace Engineering (#1,047 of 1,730 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#3,964
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#961
of 8,685
Research works
1.1k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
26.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
9%
world 28%

What is Edwards Air Force Base 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,411 of 21,541 22.7%992
EngineeringField #2,093 of 11,412 23.8%558
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #1,047 of 1,730 23.0%206

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Edwards Air Force Base 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: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 14.47× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 8.09× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.05× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.67× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.38× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 14.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Edwards Air Force Base?

Ranked on the composite score, Natalia Gimelshein, Jeffrey A. Sheehy and Robert Martin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Edwards Air Force Base.

  1. 1 Natalia Gimelshein United States · #93,044 worldwide 3.2k citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Jeffrey A. Sheehy United States · #181,209 worldwide 167 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Robert Martin United States · #280,084 worldwide 120 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Andrew Ketsdever United States · #315,404 worldwide 140 citations · 56 works
  5. 5 Douglas G. Talley United States · #483,896 worldwide 133 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Jerry A. Boatz United States · #511,881 worldwide 206 citations · 59 works
  7. 7 Bruce Chehroudi United States · #643,702 worldwide 98 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Ingrid J. Wysong United States · #784,780 worldwide 64 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Kamran B. Ghiassi United States · #950,604 worldwide 36 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Mario E. Fajardo United States · #1,036,620 worldwide 79 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Edwards Air Force Base

Which keywords describe research at Edwards Air Force Base?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Large-Eddy Simulation, Ionic Liquids, Catalysis, Heat Transfer, Flight Control, Green Chemistry, Combustion Instabilities and Parameter Estimation.

▲ 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 Simulation4▲ 36×4 topics
  2. Ionic Liquids4▲ 24×5 topics
  3. Catalysis3▲ 9.9×10 topics
  4. Heat Transfer3▲ 11×2 topics
  5. Flight Control2▲ 161×2 topics
  6. Green Chemistry2▲ 26×4 topics
  7. Combustion Instabilities2▲ 70×2 topics
  8. Parameter Estimation2▲ 32×2 topics
  9. Chemical Kinetics2▲ 44×2 topics
  10. Electrochemistry2▲ 16×2 topics
  11. Thermal Decomposition2▲ 80×2 topics
  12. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles2▲ 20×1 topic
  13. Wind Estimation2▲ 257×1 topic
  14. Adaptive Mesh Refinement2▲ 58×2 topics
  15. High-Order Schemes2▲ 58×2 topics
  16. CO2 Capture2▲ 21×2 topics
  17. Premixed Combustion2▲ 82×1 topic
  18. Shock-Wave Interactions2▲ 83×1 topic
  19. Turbulence Modeling2▲ 83×1 topic
  20. Turbulent Flames2▲ 82×1 topic
  21. Drug Delivery2▲ 5.6×2 topics
  22. Deep Eutectic Solvents2▲ 91×1 topic
  23. Hydrogen Bonding2▲ 33×3 topics
  24. Solvents2▲ 91×1 topic
  25. Electrohydrodynamic Jet Printing1▲ 84×1 topic
  26. Energetic Salts1▲ 113×1 topic
  27. Inverse Problems1▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Nanoparticle Encapsulation1▲ 48×1 topic
  29. ReaxFF1▲ 113×1 topic
  30. Boltzmann Equation1▲ 110×1 topic
  31. Kinetic Theory1▲ 50×1 topic
  32. Plasma Etching1▲ 109×1 topic
  33. Semiconductor Industry1▲ 109×1 topic
  34. Smart Grid1▲ 6.4×2 topics
  35. Turbulent Flows1▲ 23×1 topic
  36. Vortex Dynamics1▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Channel Modeling1▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Detonation Propulsion1▲ 75×1 topic
  39. Model Reduction1▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Pulse Detonation Engines1▲ 75×1 topic

Which research topics does Edwards Air Force Base publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aerospace and Aviation Technology, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics, Combustion and flame dynamics and Ionic liquids properties and applications.

Aerospace and Aviation T…2Aerospace and Aviation Technology: 2 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dyna…2Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 2 fractional worksCombustion and flame dynamics: 2 fractional worksIonic liquids properties and applications: 2 fractional worksEnergetic Materials and Combustion: 1 fractional worksElectrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics: 1 fractional worksPlasma Diagnostics and Applications: 1 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…1Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 1 fractional worksGas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory: 1 fractional worksCombustion and Detonation Processes: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringComputational MechanicsCatalysisMechanics of Materials2 others

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

  1. 1 Aerospace and Aviation Technology Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 2 works
  3. 3 Combustion and flame dynamics Computational Mechanics 2 works
  4. 4 Ionic liquids properties and applications Catalysis 2 works
  5. 5 Energetic Materials and Combustion Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  6. 6 Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Plasma Diagnostics and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 1 works
  9. 9 Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory Applied Mathematics 1 works
  10. 10 Combustion and Detonation Processes Aerospace Engineering 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 available8.6%not open91.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.9%domestic only96.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Edwards Air Force Base's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.