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Henri Coanda Air Force Academy

In research, Henri Coanda Air Force Academy stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,757 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,800
of 22,385 · #23,891 all time
Rank in Romania
#97
of 126
Research works
285
▲ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
635
2.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
84%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Henri Coanda Air Force Academy

What is Henri Coanda Air Force Academy 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 #11,757 of 17,446 2.6%179

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Henri Coanda Air Force Academy 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 Henri Coanda Air Force Academy work in?

In 2022-now, 58% of research at Henri Coanda Air Force Academy is in Physical Sciences, 36% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (35%), Social Sciences (21%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 49 fractional works · 57.5% of its workEngineering: 30 fractional works · 34.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 15 fractional works · 17.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 7.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 8.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 6.2% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 31 fractional works · 36.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 20.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 13 fractional works · 15.5% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKHenri Coanda AirForce Academy85fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences58%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences36%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3034.9%
    2. Environmental Science78.6%
    3. Computer Science56.2%
    4. Mathematics22.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences22.1%
    6. Materials Science11.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy11.0%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.6%
    9. Energy00.4%
    10. Chemistry00.0%
    1. Social Sciences1720.5%
    2. Psychology45.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting34.1%
    4. Decision Sciences22.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities11.6%
    1. Health Professions33.7%
    2. Medicine00.2%
    1. Neuroscience21.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.2%
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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.69× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.32× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.74× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.26× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.42× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.26× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.58× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.74× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences2.58×2 works
  2. Engineering2.32×30 works
  3. Mathematics2.26×2 works
  4. Environmental Science1.74×7 works
  5. Psychology1.74×4 works
  6. Chemical Engineering1.69×0 works
  7. Social Sciences1.62×17 works
  8. Health Professions1.42×3 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.32×2 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.26×3 works
  11. Neuroscience1.09×2 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.01×2 works
  13. Computer Science0.80×5 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.54×1 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.44×1 works
  16. Energy0.43×0 works
  17. Materials Science0.31×1 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.09×0 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.04×0 works
  20. Chemistry0.03×0 works
  21. Medicine0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Henri Coanda Air Force Academy?

Ranked on the quality score, Claudia-Georgeta Cârstea, Cristian-George Constantinescu and Daniela BELU lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Henri Coanda Air Force Academy.

  1. 1 Claudia-Georgeta Cârstea Romania · #4,180,519 worldwide 158 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Cristian-George Constantinescu Romania · #4,582,734 worldwide 43 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Daniela BELU Romania · #4,593,099 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Constantin Strîmbu Romania · #4,639,618 worldwide 47 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Lucian Patrascu Romania · #4,920,065 worldwide 32 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Adrian Lesenciuc Romania · #4,995,416 worldwide 6 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Marian Pearsica Romania · #5,060,629 worldwide 38 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Ioan-Gheorghe Ratiu Romania · #5,370,793 worldwide 69 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Laurian Gherman Romania · #5,593,462 worldwide 52 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Cătălin Cioacă Romania · #5,626,067 worldwide 80 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Henri Coanda Air Force Academy

What are the most cited papers from Henri Coanda Air Force Academy?

The most cited paper from Henri Coanda Air Force Academy is "Observed and Potential Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Environment" (Sorin Cheval, Mihai Cristian Adamescu, Teodoro Georgiadis et al., 2020), with 325 citations. Next come "A domain of influence in the Moore–Gibson–Thompson theory of dipolar bodies" (116) and "Comparison of spatial interpolation methods for estimating the precipitation distribution in Portugal" (80).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Observed and Potential Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Environment Sorin Cheval, Mihai Cristian Adamescu, Teodoro Georgiadis et al. · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Open access 10 Jun 2020 325
2 A domain of influence in the Moore–Gibson–Thompson theory of dipolar bodies Marín Marín, Mohamed I. A. Othman, ALY RAMADAN SEADAWY et al. · Journal of Taibah University for Science Open access 2020 116
3 Comparison of spatial interpolation methods for estimating the precipitation distribution in Portugal Alexandru Antal, Pedro M. P. Guerreiro, Sorin Cheval · Theoretical and Applied Climatology 21 Jun 2021 80
4 Exploratory analysis of cooling effect of urban lakes on land surface temperature in Bucharest (Romania) using Landsat imagery Sorin Cheval, Ana Popa, Ionut Cosmin Sandric et al. · Urban Climate 5 Oct 2020 74
5 Ten principles to integrate the water-energy-land nexus with climate services for co-producing local and regional integrated assessments Roger Cremades, Hermine Mitter, Nicu Constantin Tudose et al. · The Science of The Total Environment Open access 29 Jul 2019 58
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Which keywords describe research at Henri Coanda Air Force Academy?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: International Relations, Leadership, Remote Sensing, Risk Assessment, Security, International Law, Autonomous Systems and Network Centric Warfare.

▲ 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. Remote Sensing6▲ 5.6×9 topics
  2. International Relations5▲ 25×8 topics
  3. Climate Change5▲ 2.2×12 topics
  4. Leadership5▲ 12×8 topics
  5. Risk Assessment5▲ 8.8×5 topics
  6. Security4▲ 7.8×6 topics
  7. International Law4▲ 15×5 topics
  8. Autonomous Systems4▲ 163×2 topics
  9. Network Centric Warfare4▲ 1063×1 topic
  10. Organizational Design4▲ 1063×1 topic
  11. Aviation3▲ 159×2 topics
  12. Air Quality3▲ 19×5 topics
  13. British Army3▲ 482×1 topic
  14. Counterinsurgency3▲ 347×1 topic
  15. Emissions3▲ 18×4 topics
  16. Organizational Culture3▲ 9.2×2 topics
  17. Geopolitics3▲ 23×2 topics
  18. Information Warfare3▲ 95×2 topics
  19. Occupational Safety3▲ 36×2 topics
  20. Hybrid Warfare3▲ 176×1 topic
  21. Russia3▲ 73×1 topic
  22. Diplomacy2▲ 32×3 topics
  23. Global Governance2▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Safety Climate2▲ 34×1 topic
  25. Safety Culture2▲ 43×1 topic
  26. Alternative Fuels2▲ 71×2 topics
  27. Air Traffic Management2▲ 125×1 topic
  28. Conflict Resolution2▲ 62×1 topic
  29. Optimization2▲ 5.9×2 topics
  30. Dynamic2▲ 324×1 topic
  31. Weapon-Target Assignment2▲ 324×1 topic
  32. Aircraft Design2▲ 153×1 topic
  33. Control2▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Missile Guidance2▲ 142×1 topic
  35. Renewable Jet Fuel2▲ 153×1 topic
  36. Flight Control2▲ 77×2 topics
  37. Mathematical Modeling2▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Social Entrepreneurship2▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Social Interaction2▲ 5.8×2 topics
  40. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles2▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Henri Coanda Air Force Academy publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Military Strategy and Technology, Military History and Strategy, European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies and Occupational Health and Safety Research.

Military Strategy and Te…4Military Strategy and Technology: 4 fractional worksMilitary History and Str…3Military History and Strategy: 3 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 3 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 2 fractional worksAir Traffic Management and Optimization: 2 fractional worksMilitary Defense Systems Analysis: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Aircraft Design and Technologies: 2 fractional worksGuidance and Control Sys…2Guidance and Control Systems: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Research in Science and Engineering: 2 fractional worksRocket and propulsion systems research: 2 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringPolitical Science and International RelationsRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologyAerospace Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Military Strategy and Technology Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Military History and Strategy Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  3. 3 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 2 works
  5. 5 Air Traffic Management and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Military Defense Systems Analysis Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  8. 8 Guidance and Control Systems Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Research in Science and Engineering Modeling and Simulation 2 works
  10. 10 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 2 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 available84.4%not open15.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.2%domestic only94.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Henri Coanda Air Force Academy's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Henri Coanda Air Force Academy as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00046% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Henri Coanda Air Force Academy over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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