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Empirical Systems Aerospace (United States)

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Research works
47
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
510
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
50%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Empirical Systems Aerospace (United States)

Not ranked overall: Empirical Systems Aerospace (United States) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Empirical Systems Aerospace (United States) work in?

In all years, 53% of research at Empirical Systems Aerospace (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 39% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (30%), Social Sciences (25%), Environmental Science (13%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 25 fractional works · 52.7% of its workEngineering: 14 fractional works · 30.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 14.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 7.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 12.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 11.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 39.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 24.9% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 13.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Decision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKEmpirical SystemsAerospace (Unite…47fractional works, all years
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences53%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences39%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1430.4%
    2. Environmental Science612.9%
    3. Mathematics24.2%
    4. Chemical Engineering11.4%
    5. Computer Science11.4%
    6. Materials Science11.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.8%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    1. Social Sciences1224.9%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance25.0%
    3. Decision Sciences24.6%
    4. Psychology23.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.7%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
    1. Medicine13.1%
    2. Health Professions11.9%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.3%
    3. Neuroscience00.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 1.37× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.61× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 2.60× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.88× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.02× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences3.02×5 works
  2. Psychology2.88×1 works
  3. Mathematics2.61×0 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.60×0 works
  5. Engineering1.37×3 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.02×0 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.83×0 works
  8. Materials Science0.79×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.65×1 works
  10. Environmental Science0.63×0 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.53×0 works
  12. Medicine0.53×1 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.22×0 works
  14. Health Professions0.14×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Benjamin T. Schiltgen, Trevor J. Foster and V. G. Lazarev lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Empirical Systems Aerospace (United States).

  1. 1 Benjamin T. Schiltgen United States · #3,523,372 worldwide 285 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Trevor J. Foster United States · #3,684,558 worldwide 208 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 V. G. Lazarev United States · #3,935,697 worldwide 165 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Jenna Zacamy United States · #4,604,574 worldwide 112 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Andrew P. Jaciw United States · #6,359,169 worldwide 237 citations · 75 works
All ranked researchers at Empirical Systems Aerospace (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Empirical Systems Aerospace (United States)?

The most cited paper from Empirical Systems Aerospace (United States) is "Design and Performance of the NASA SCEPTOR Distributed Electric Propulsion Flight Demonstrator" (Nicholas K. Borer, Michael D. Patterson, Jeffrey K. Viken et al., 2016), with 217 citations. Next come "Aeropropulsive Interaction and Thermal System Integration within the ECO-150: A Turboelectric Distributed Propulsion Airliner with Conventional Electric Machines" (75) and "X-57 power and command system design" (60).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Design and Performance of the NASA SCEPTOR Distributed Electric Propulsion Flight Demonstrator Nicholas K. Borer, Michael D. Patterson, Jeffrey K. Viken et al. · 16th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference Conference paperOpen access 10 Jun 2016 217
2 Aeropropulsive Interaction and Thermal System Integration within the ECO-150: A Turboelectric Distributed Propulsion Airliner with Conventional Electric Machines Benjamin T. Schiltgen, Jeffrey L. Freeman · 16th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference Conference paper 10 Jun 2016 75
3 X-57 power and command system design Sean C. Clarke, Matthew Redifer, Kurt V. Papathakis et al. Conference paperOpen access Jun 2017 60
4 Challenges and opportunities for electric aircraft thermal management Jeffrey L. Freeman, Philip Osterkamp, Michael Green et al. · Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology 30 Sep 2014 51
5 The Potential and Challenge of TurboElectric Propulsion for Subsonic Transport Aircraft Andrew Robert Gibson, David K. Hall, Mark H. Waters et al. · 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition Conference paper 4 Jan 2010 35
All 64 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Empirical Systems Aerospace (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Electric Propulsion, Emissions, Alternative Fuels, Aviation, Climate Change, Hybrid Rocket Propulsion, Regression Rate Behavior and Student Achievement.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 35 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 35 words, with their numbers
  1. Electric Propulsion6▲ 227×2 topics
  2. Emissions6▲ 64×2 topics
  3. Climate Change5▲ 4.3×2 topics
  4. Alternative Fuels5▲ 442×1 topic
  5. Aviation5▲ 453×1 topic
  6. Hybrid Rocket Propulsion3▲ 263×1 topic
  7. Regression Rate Behavior3▲ 263×1 topic
  8. Student Achievement2▲ 51×3 topics
  9. Electric Vehicles2▲ 23×3 topics
  10. Flight Control2▲ 126×2 topics
  11. Sustainability2▲ 2.0×7 topics
  12. Professional Learning Communities2▲ 68×2 topics
  13. Globalization1▲ 1.57×7 topics
  14. Online Learning1▲ 6.9×3 topics
  15. Smart Grid1▲ 11×2 topics
  16. Academic Achievement1▲ 18×2 topics
  17. E-Learning1▲ 4.9×2 topics
  18. Human Rights1▲ 3.2×5 topics
  19. Inclusion1▲ 23×2 topics
  20. Quality of Life1▲ 1.99×5 topics
  21. Distance Education1▲ 18×1 topic
  22. Renewable Energy1▲ 2.5×3 topics
  23. Training1▲ 13×1 topic
  24. Concept Mapping1▲ 42×1 topic
  25. Control Systems1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  26. Socioeconomic Status1▲ 33×1 topic
  27. Teacher Quality1▲ 118×1 topic
  28. Theory-Based Evaluation1▲ 96×1 topic
  29. Thermal Management1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  30. Autonomous Aerial Refueling1▲ 149×1 topic
  31. Education1▲ 1.63×6 topics
  32. Life Cycle Assessment1▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Real Estate Market1▲ 42×2 topics
  34. Technology Integration1▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Vision-Based Sensor1▲ 149×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Hearing Impairment and Communication, Advanced Causal Inference Techniques, Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems and Real-time simulation and control systems.

Hearing Impairment and C…0Hearing Impairment and Communication: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Causal Inferenc…0Advanced Causal Inference Techniques: 0 fractional worksSensor Technology and Measurement Systems: 0 fractional worksReal-time simulation and control systems: 0 fractional worksEvaluation and Performan…0Evaluation and Performance Assessment: 0 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 0 fractional worksAdvanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies: 0 fractional worksMedicinal Plant Studies0Medicinal Plant Studies: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Electrical Measurement Techniques: 0 fractional worksMunicipal Solid Waste Management: 0 fractional works
Developmental and Educational PsychologyStatistics and ProbabilityComputer Networks and CommunicationsControl and Systems Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Hearing Impairment and Communication Developmental and Educational Psychology 0 works
  2. 2 Advanced Causal Inference Techniques Statistics and Probability 0 works
  3. 3 Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  4. 4 Real-time simulation and control systems Control and Systems Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Evaluation and Performance Assessment Management Science and Operations Research 0 works
  6. 6 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Medicinal Plant Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Advanced Electrical Measurement Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Municipal Solid Waste Management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 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 available50.5%not open49.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.2%domestic only74.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 0% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Empirical Systems Aerospace (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000033% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Empirical Systems Aerospace (United States)0.000055% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Empirical Systems Aerospace (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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