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General Electric (Italy)

In research, General Electric (Italy) stands highest in Engineering (#6,267 of 11,412 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#16,302 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering — Mechanical Engineering is 15.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#30,387
of 42,892
Rank in Italy
#816
of 969
Research works
207
▼ 89% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
13%
world 28%

What is General Electric (Italy) 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 #6,267 of 11,412 25.7%154
Physical SciencesDomain #16,302 of 21,541 23.5%191

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where General Electric (Italy) 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).

What does General Electric (Italy) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 15.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 57.5 works16×
  2. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 30.1 works13×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 5.27× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.72× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMedicinePsychology: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at General Electric (Italy)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Large-Eddy Simulation, Boundary Layer, Film Cooling, Turbine, Environmental Impact, Energy Efficiency and Thermodynamic Analysis.

▲ 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 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. Heat Transfer40▲ 38×8 topics
  2. Large-Eddy Simulation35▲ 71×5 topics
  3. Boundary Layer23▲ 82×2 topics
  4. Film Cooling22▲ 596×1 topic
  5. Turbine22▲ 596×1 topic
  6. Environmental Impact20▲ 7.3×6 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency19▲ 12×8 topics
  8. Thermodynamic Analysis16▲ 139×3 topics
  9. Ejectors14▲ 251×1 topic
  10. Refrigerants14▲ 251×1 topic
  11. Laser Surface Texturing14▲ 184×1 topic
  12. Tribological Performance14▲ 103×1 topic
  13. Chemical Kinetics11▲ 48×2 topics
  14. Vibration Analysis10▲ 15×6 topics
  15. Simulation9▲ 13×5 topics
  16. Combustion Instabilities8▲ 53×2 topics
  17. Control8▲ 27×3 topics
  18. Adaptive8▲ 70×2 topics
  19. Modeling8▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Premixed Combustion8▲ 76×1 topic
  21. Turbulent Flames8▲ 76×1 topic
  22. Hydraulic Systems7▲ 60×1 topic
  23. Robust7▲ 83×1 topic
  24. Fault Diagnosis7▲ 14×4 topics
  25. Renewable Energy7▲ 3.2×7 topics
  26. Control Systems6▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Experimental Investigation5▲ 29×2 topics
  28. Active Magnetic Bearings5▲ 79×1 topic
  29. Magnetic Levitation5▲ 79×1 topic
  30. Friction Factor5▲ 65×1 topic
  31. Optimization5▲ 4.3×10 topics
  32. Solar Air Heater5▲ 65×1 topic
  33. Failure Analysis4▲ 16×3 topics
  34. Nonlinear Dynamics4▲ 8.7×3 topics
  35. Vortex Dynamics4▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Emissions4▲ 10×4 topics
  37. Condition Based Maintenance4▲ 291×1 topic
  38. Thermal Conductivity4▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Turbulent Flows4▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Vehicle Technical Condition4▲ 291×1 topic

Which research topics does General Electric (Italy) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps, Water Systems and Optimization, Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems and Plant Parasitism and Resistance.

Cavitation Phenomena in …0Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps: 0 fractional worksWater Systems and Optimi…0Water Systems and Optimization: 0 fractional worksHydraulic and Pneumatic …0Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems: 0 fractional worksPlant Parasitism and Res…0Plant Parasitism and Resistance: 0 fractional worksPlant and animal studies0Plant and animal studies: 0 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 0 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsCivil and Structural EngineeringMechanical EngineeringPlant Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  2. 2 Water Systems and Optimization Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Plant Parasitism and Resistance Plant Science 0 works
  5. 5 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  6. 6 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 0 works
  7. 7 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 0 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 0 works
  10. 10 Health disparities and outcomes Health 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 available12.8%not open87.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.5%domestic only78.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has General Electric (Italy)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 89% lower than in 2013–2017.

199520002005201020152020
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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.

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