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Glenn Research Center

In research, Glenn Research Center stands highest in Engineering (#1,821 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,645 of 12,888 worldwide) and Materials Science (#1,050 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Astronomy and Astrophysics — Aerospace Engineering is 18.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,778
of 28,054 · #289 all time
Rank in United States
#782
of 4,192
Research works
29k
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
335k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Glenn Research Center known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
EngineeringField #1,821 of 6,636 18.2%434 #30
Physical SciencesDomain #3,645 of 12,888 16.8%639 #183
Materials ScienceField #1,050 of 2,468 15.5%69 #78
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #441 of 795 27.5%146 #5
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #992 of 1,351 16.5%62 #27
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,963 of 2,318 8.0%75 #178

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Glenn Research Center 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Engineering#30 #1,821
  2. Physical Sciences#183 #3,645
  3. Materials Science#78 #1,050
  4. Aerospace Engineering#5 #441
  5. Mechanical Engineering#27 #992
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#178 #1,963
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Glenn Research Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 18.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 145.6 works18×
  2. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 47.8 works12×
  3. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 20.9 works6.0×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.14× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 28 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.28× its world share, 434 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 31 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.93× its world share, 69 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.99× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.71× its world share, 41 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 10 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Glenn Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, John Ferrante, Nathan Jacobson and George E. Ponchak lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Glenn Research Center.

  1. 1 John Ferrante United States · #15,088 worldwide 802 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Nathan Jacobson United States · #44,212 worldwide 723 citations · 131 works
  3. 3 George E. Ponchak United States · #47,281 worldwide 501 citations · 97 works
  4. 4 R.D. Noebe United States · #51,528 worldwide 603 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 William Haller United States · #56,256 worldwide 212 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 J. M. Smith United States · #80,403 worldwide 589 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 M. V. Nathal United States · #93,794 worldwide 249 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Thomas Haag United States · #99,772 worldwide 184 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 Justin S. Gray United States · #106,413 worldwide 286 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 David O. Davis United States · #112,529 worldwide 229 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at Glenn Research Center

Which keywords describe research at Glenn Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Large-Eddy Simulation, Heat Transfer, Combustion Instabilities, Emissions, Microstructure, Thermodynamic Modeling, Cryogenic Storage and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).

▲ 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 Simulation50▲ 39×5 topics
  2. Heat Transfer48▲ 14×12 topics
  3. Combustion Instabilities30▲ 74×2 topics
  4. Emissions29▲ 22×3 topics
  5. Microstructure28▲ 8.1×14 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties27▲ 4.2×24 topics
  7. Thermodynamic Modeling24▲ 31×2 topics
  8. Cryogenic Storage24▲ 121×1 topic
  9. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)24▲ 121×1 topic
  10. Thermal Management23▲ 10×7 topics
  11. Electric Propulsion22▲ 89×2 topics
  12. Air Quality21▲ 17×4 topics
  13. Hybrid Rocket Propulsion21▲ 140×1 topic
  14. Regression Rate Behavior21▲ 140×1 topic
  15. Chemical Kinetics20▲ 33×2 topics
  16. Turbulent Flow20▲ 25×4 topics
  17. Aviation18▲ 116×2 topics
  18. Aircraft Design18▲ 193×1 topic
  19. Alternative Fuels18▲ 74×1 topic
  20. Additive Manufacturing17▲ 8.1×6 topics
  21. Flow Control17▲ 46×2 topics
  22. Spectral Analysis17▲ 28×2 topics
  23. Acoustic Sources17▲ 125×1 topic
  24. Jet Noise17▲ 125×1 topic
  25. Composite Materials17▲ 12×7 topics
  26. Thermal Analysis16▲ 19×5 topics
  27. Radial Basis Functions16▲ 34×2 topics
  28. Sintering16▲ 18×5 topics
  29. High-Order Schemes16▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Turbulence Modeling16▲ 61×1 topic
  31. Spark Plasma Sintering15▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Oxidation Resistance15▲ 20×3 topics
  33. Turbulent Flows14▲ 20×3 topics
  34. Ceramic Materials13▲ 21×4 topics
  35. Microstructural Evolution13▲ 13×4 topics
  36. Boundary Layer13▲ 16×4 topics
  37. Control Systems13▲ 10×7 topics
  38. Heat Exchangers13▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Separation Control13▲ 71×2 topics
  40. Vortex Dynamics12▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Glenn Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies, Rocket and propulsion systems research, Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies and Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows.

Spacecraft and Cryogenic…24Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies: 24 fractional worksRocket and propulsion sy…21Rocket and propulsion systems research: 21 fractional worksAdvanced Aircraft Design…18Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies: 18 fractional worksAerodynamics and Acousti…17Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows: 17 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 16 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 12 fractional worksAdvanced ceramic materia…11Advanced ceramic materials synthesis: 11 fractional worksSpacecraft Design and Te…11Spacecraft Design and Technology: 11 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engi…10Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 10 fractional worksTurbomachinery Performan…10Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization: 10 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringGlobal and Planetary ChangeComputational MechanicsCeramics and Composites1 others

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

  1. 1 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 24 works
  2. 2 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 21 works
  3. 3 Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies Global and Planetary Change 18 works
  4. 4 Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows Aerospace Engineering 17 works
  5. 5 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 16 works
  6. 6 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 12 works
  7. 7 Advanced ceramic materials synthesis Ceramics and Composites 11 works
  8. 8 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 11 works
  9. 9 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 10 works
  10. 10 Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 10 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 available41.3%not open58.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.8%domestic only97.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Glenn Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% lower 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.

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