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General Dynamics (United States)

In research, General Dynamics (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,367 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,738
of 22,385 · #4,001 all time
Rank in United States
#897
of 3,332
Research works
4.6k
▲ 82% vs 2018-21
Citations
66k
14.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
General Dynamics (United States)

What is General Dynamics (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #4,367 of 10,670 6.6%74 #2752

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where General Dynamics (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 General Dynamics (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at General Dynamics (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (14%), Computer Science (13%), Engineering (12%).

Physical Sciences: 147 fractional works · 45.7% of its workComputer Science: 41 fractional works · 12.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 14 fractional works · 4.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 12 fractional works · 3.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 38 fractional works · 11.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 10 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 33 fractional works · 10.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 16 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 93 fractional works · 29.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 36 fractional works · 11.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 14 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 11 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 32 fractional works · 10.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 17 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 14 fractional works · 4.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 53 fractional works · 16.4% of its workMedicine: 46 fractional works · 14.3% of its workEpidemiology: 10 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 29 fractional works · 8.9% of its workNeuroscience: 17 fractional works · 5.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 16 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKGeneral Dynamics(United States)321fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences46%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences29%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science4112.9%
    2. Engineering3811.9%
    3. Physics and Astronomy3310.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences133.9%
    5. Environmental Science103.1%
    6. Mathematics51.5%
    7. Materials Science31.0%
    8. Chemistry20.7%
    9. Energy10.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences3611.2%
    2. Psychology3210.1%
    3. Decision Sciences82.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities82.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting62.0%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.9%
    1. Medicine4614.3%
    2. Health Professions61.9%
    3. Veterinary00.1%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Neuroscience175.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology82.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
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: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.32× its world share, 17 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.66× its world share, 42 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.49× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.79× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.31× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.58× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.74× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.85× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.60× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.30× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 36 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.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy4.58×33 works
  2. Neuroscience3.32×17 works
  3. Psychology3.30×32 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.60×8 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.49×13 works
  6. Computer Science1.66×42 works
  7. Mathematics1.31×5 works
  8. Social Sciences0.88×36 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.85×8 works
  10. Engineering0.79×38 works
  11. Medicine0.74×46 works
  12. Health Professions0.72×6 works
  13. Environmental Science0.63×10 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.61×6 works
  15. Veterinary0.51×0 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.45×1 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.44×8 works
  18. Chemistry0.44×2 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.43×3 works
  20. Energy0.41×1 works
  21. Materials Science0.30×3 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.16×0 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.14×2 works
  24. Nursing0.12×0 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at General Dynamics (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Theodor Teichmann, C. E. Carlston and Ulrich Merten lead among researchers whose main affiliation is General Dynamics (United States).

  1. 1 Theodor Teichmann United States · #632,887 worldwide 18k citations · 89 works
  2. 2 C. E. Carlston United States · #1,335,698 worldwide 1.5k citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Ulrich Merten United States · #1,427,156 worldwide 2.1k citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Richard H. Smith United States · #1,534,915 worldwide 1.7k citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Jacques E. Romain United States · #1,573,521 worldwide 5.4k citations · 67 works
  6. 6 W. Ketchum United States · #1,727,850 worldwide 659 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 D. Lieurance United States · #1,996,770 worldwide 325 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 C. B. Ludwig United States · #2,007,718 worldwide 1.4k citations · 61 works
  9. 9 Н. И. Ахиезер United States · #2,187,445 worldwide 5.6k citations · 34 works
  10. 10 S. M. Trujillo United States · #2,495,545 worldwide 1.4k citations · 58 works
All ranked researchers at General Dynamics (United States)

What are the most cited papers from General Dynamics (United States)?

The most cited paper from General Dynamics (United States) is "Mechanical properties of Nb25Mo25Ta25W25 and V20Nb20Mo20Ta20W20 refractory high entropy alloys" (Oleg N. Senkov, G.B. Wilks, James M. Scott et al., 2011), with 3,289 citations. Next come "Refractory high-entropy alloys" (2,967) and "The CORDIC Trigonometric Computing Technique" (2,649).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mechanical properties of Nb25Mo25Ta25W25 and V20Nb20Mo20Ta20W20 refractory high entropy alloys Oleg N. Senkov, G.B. Wilks, James M. Scott et al. · Intermetallics 19 Feb 2011 3,289
2 Refractory high-entropy alloys Oleg N. Senkov, G.B. Wilks, Daniel B. Miracle et al. · Intermetallics 24 Jun 2010 2,967
3 The CORDIC Trigonometric Computing Technique Jack E. Volder · IRE Transactions on Electronic Computers Sep 1959 2,649
4 Finite-Resistivity Instabilities of a Sheet Pinch H. P. Furth, John Killeen, M. N. Rosenbluth · The Physics of Fluids Apr 1963 2,601
5 The Theory of Plasma Waves Thomas H. Stix, F. R. Scott · American Journal of Physics Oct 1963 1,886
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at General Dynamics (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nonlinear Dynamics, Self-Organization, Leadership, Consciousness, Epidemiology, Philosophy, Social Systems and Adaptation.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology27▲ 2.1×42 topics
  2. Nonlinear Dynamics18▲ 25×4 topics
  3. Self-Organization17▲ 165×3 topics
  4. Education16▲ 2.9×4 topics
  5. Leadership16▲ 10×5 topics
  6. Consciousness15▲ 65×3 topics
  7. Philosophy13▲ 8.9×2 topics
  8. Social Systems13▲ 67×2 topics
  9. Adaptation12▲ 13×2 topics
  10. Complexity Theory12▲ 63×1 topic
  11. Emergence12▲ 211×1 topic
  12. Affordances10▲ 128×2 topics
  13. Embodied Cognition10▲ 197×1 topic
  14. Neuropathology10▲ 23×2 topics
  15. Predictive Brain Theory10▲ 197×1 topic
  16. Concussion9▲ 66×1 topic
  17. Encephalopathy9▲ 43×1 topic
  18. Complex Systems9▲ 27×2 topics
  19. Decision Making8▲ 8.6×4 topics
  20. Complex Adaptive Systems8▲ 80×3 topics
  21. Autonomous Vehicles7▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Astrobiology7▲ 65×2 topics
  23. Human Factors6▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Trust6▲ 7.2×3 topics
  25. Automation6▲ 27×1 topic
  26. Driver Distraction6▲ 48×1 topic
  27. SARS-CoV-26▲ 6.3×6 topics
  28. Pathophysiology5▲ 5.7×3 topics
  29. Modeling5▲ 6.6×2 topics
  30. Extraterrestrial Life5▲ 72×1 topic
  31. Power5▲ 21×3 topics
  32. SETI5▲ 72×1 topic
  33. Traumatic Brain Injury5▲ 18×4 topics
  34. International Relations5▲ 6.2×5 topics
  35. Knowledge Representation5▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Soft Systems Methodology5▲ 58×1 topic
  37. System Dynamics5▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Fractal Analysis4▲ 56×2 topics
  39. Crisis Management4▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Information Theory4▲ 67×1 topic

Which research topics does General Dynamics (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Chaos, Complexity, and Education, Embodied and Extended Cognition, Traumatic Brain Injury Research and Human-Automation Interaction and Safety.

Chaos, Complexity, and Education: 12 fractional worksEmbodied and Extended Cognition: 10 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury R…9Traumatic Brain Injury Research: 9 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interac…6Human-Automation Interaction and Safety: 6 fractional worksSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 5 fractional worksComplex Systems and Decision Making: 5 fractional worksComplex Systems and Dyna…4Complex Systems and Dynamics: 4 fractional worksSystems Engineering Methodologies and Applications: 4 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances: 4 fractional worksPosttraumatic Stress Disorder Research: 4 fractional works
Computational Theory and MathematicsCognitive NeuroscienceEpidemiologySocial Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Chaos, Complexity, and Education Computational Theory and Mathematics 12 works
  2. 2 Embodied and Extended Cognition Cognitive Neuroscience 10 works
  3. 3 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 9 works
  4. 4 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 6 works
  5. 5 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  6. 6 Complex Systems and Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 5 works
  7. 7 Complex Systems and Dynamics Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 4 works
  8. 8 Systems Engineering Methodologies and Applications Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurology 4 works
  10. 10 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Clinical Psychology 4 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 available19.5%not open80.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.9%domestic only95.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has General Dynamics (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 82% higher 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 General Dynamics (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00052% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%General Dynamics (United States)0.0012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of General Dynamics (United States) 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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025General Dynamics (United States)8.4% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.3% in 2022.

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