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Institute of Navigation

In research, Institute of Navigation stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,063 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,716 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering and Aerospace Engineering — Ocean Engineering is 15.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,019
of 28,054 · #12,174 all time
Rank in United States
#1,499
of 4,192
Research works
1.5k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.1k
5.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Institute of Navigation 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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,063 of 12,888 11.9%257 #7306
EngineeringField #3,716 of 6,636 11.9%159 #2895

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Navigation 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 Institute of Navigation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 15.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 26.6 works16×
  2. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 48.7 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: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.05× its world share, 52 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.17× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.24× its world share, 159 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.74× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.67× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Navigation?

Ranked on the composite score, Norbert Kühtreiber, Daniel Rieser and Katrin Huber lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Navigation.

  1. 1 Norbert Kühtreiber United States · #749,330 worldwide 18 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Daniel Rieser United States · #1,471,975 worldwide 17 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Katrin Huber United States · #1,509,039 worldwide 17 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Navigation

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Navigation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Collision Avoidance, Path Planning, Risk Assessment, Maritime Transportation, Wireless Sensor Networks, Human Factors, Autonomous Ships and Unmanned Surface Vehicles.

▲ 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. Deep Learning21▲ 1.86×49 topics
  2. Machine Learning18▲ 1.71×44 topics
  3. Collision Avoidance18▲ 29×4 topics
  4. Path Planning17▲ 40×3 topics
  5. Risk Assessment17▲ 7.5×9 topics
  6. Maritime Transportation16▲ 93×2 topics
  7. Wireless Sensor Networks15▲ 10×15 topics
  8. Human Factors14▲ 55×2 topics
  9. Autonomous Ships13▲ 133×1 topic
  10. Unmanned Surface Vehicles13▲ 133×1 topic
  11. Remote Sensing13▲ 3.1×22 topics
  12. Neural Networks12▲ 2.4×28 topics
  13. Internet of Things12▲ 4.1×18 topics
  14. Sensor Fusion11▲ 30×3 topics
  15. Orbit Determination10▲ 75×2 topics
  16. GNSS10▲ 141×1 topic
  17. Global Navigation Satellite Systems10▲ 119×1 topic
  18. Optimization10▲ 6.3×11 topics
  19. Magnetic Sensing8▲ 37×2 topics
  20. MEMS Sensors8▲ 75×2 topics
  21. Inertial Navigation Systems7▲ 80×1 topic
  22. Kalman Filtering7▲ 80×1 topic
  23. Robotics7▲ 8.7×5 topics
  24. Image Processing6▲ 4.2×10 topics
  25. Autonomous Vehicles6▲ 8.4×4 topics
  26. Genetic Algorithms6▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Control Systems6▲ 9.2×9 topics
  28. Critical Thinking6▲ 17×3 topics
  29. Language Teaching6▲ 6.6×3 topics
  30. Neural Network5▲ 8.5×7 topics
  31. Formative Assessment5▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Multi-Agent Systems5▲ 8.4×4 topics
  33. Mobile Robots5▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Teaching Methods5▲ 10×1 topic
  35. Localization5▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Wireless Communications5▲ 8.1×5 topics
  37. 3D Mapping4▲ 18×1 topic
  38. SLAM4▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Indoor Localization4▲ 28×1 topic
  40. RF-Based Positioning4▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Navigation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Maritime Navigation and Safety, GNSS positioning and interference, Inertial Sensor and Navigation and Education, Innovation and Language Studies.

Maritime Navigation and …13Maritime Navigation and Safety: 13 fractional worksGNSS positioning and interference: 10 fractional worksInertial Sensor and Navigation: 7 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 5 fractional worksRobotics and Sensor-Based Localization: 4 fractional worksIndoor and Outdoor Local…4Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies: 4 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optimization: 4 fractional worksShip Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability: 3 fractional worksMaritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency: 3 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Algorithms: 3 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringAerospace EngineeringEducationElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 13 works
  2. 2 GNSS positioning and interference Aerospace Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 Inertial Sensor and Navigation Aerospace Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 5 works
  5. 5 Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability Ocean Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency Environmental Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 3 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 available26.7%not open73.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.8%domestic only66.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Navigation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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