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Leonardo (United States)

In research, Leonardo (United States) stands highest in Engineering (#4,249 of 9,532 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,988 of 17,446 worldwide) and Aerospace Engineering (#858 of 1,601 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering (Engineering is 3.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#20,257
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,206
of 7,310
Research works
455
▲ 136% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.3k
7.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.83×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
73%
world 18%
Leonardo (United States)

What is Leonardo (United States) 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 #4,249 of 9,532 4.4%282
Physical SciencesDomain #7,988 of 17,446 4.5%410
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #858 of 1,601 4.0%153

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

In 2022-now, 80% of research at Leonardo (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 13% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (50%), Computer Science (10%), Physics and Astronomy (10%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 47 fractional works · 80.3% of its workEngineering: 30 fractional works · 50.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 16 fractional works · 26.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 8 fractional works · 13.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 10.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 9.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 13.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKLeonardo (UnitedStates)59fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences80%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences13%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3050.1%
    2. Computer Science610.1%
    3. Physics and Astronomy69.8%
    4. Environmental Science35.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences12.1%
    6. Materials Science11.6%
    7. Mathematics11.2%
    8. Chemistry00.3%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences35.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting34.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.2%
    4. Decision Sciences00.4%
    5. Psychology00.4%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Medicine34.3%
    2. Veterinary00.2%
    3. Health Professions00.1%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.5%
    3. Neuroscience00.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Leonardo (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 3.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 29.5 works3.3×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.30× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.34× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.39× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.47× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy4.39×6 works
  2. Engineering3.34×30 works
  3. Veterinary1.61×0 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.47×3 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.35×1 works
  6. Computer Science1.30×6 works
  7. Environmental Science1.02×3 works
  8. Mathematics1.02×1 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.00×1 works
  10. Materials Science0.45×1 works
  11. Social Sciences0.45×3 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.41×0 works
  13. Medicine0.22×2 works
  14. Neuroscience0.18×0 works
  15. Chemistry0.18×0 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×0 works
  17. Psychology0.13×0 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.09×0 works
  19. Energy0.09×0 works
  20. Nursing0.09×0 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.08×0 works
  22. Health Professions0.04×0 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Leonardo (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Claudio Ferro, Yves Bobichon and Damiana Losa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Leonardo (United States).

  1. 1 Claudio Ferro United States · #2,221,048 worldwide 699 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Yves Bobichon United States · #3,473,402 worldwide 146 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Damiana Losa United States · #3,597,628 worldwide 204 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Laurent Blanchard United States · #3,663,484 worldwide 347 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Thierry Dargent United States · #3,678,476 worldwide 233 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Michael J. Boss United States · #3,880,152 worldwide 189 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Enrico Sacchi United States · #4,468,396 worldwide 66 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 L. Battocchio United States · #4,501,111 worldwide 48 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 V. Guarnieri United States · #4,546,137 worldwide 179 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Paola Parodi United States · #4,586,084 worldwide 23 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Leonardo (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Leonardo (United States) is "Review of thermal conductivity in composites: Mechanisms, parameters and theory" (N. Burger, Abdelghani Laachachi, M. Ferriol et al., 2016), with 1,363 citations. Next come "Copernicus Sentinel-2A Calibration and Products Validation Status" (591) and "Radar Soundings of the Subsurface of Mars" (392).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Review of thermal conductivity in composites: Mechanisms, parameters and theory N. Burger, Abdelghani Laachachi, M. Ferriol et al. · Progress in Polymer Science 12 May 2016 1,363
2 Copernicus Sentinel-2A Calibration and Products Validation Status Ferran Gascon et al. · Remote Sensing Open access 10 Jun 2017 591
3 Radar Soundings of the Subsurface of Mars Giovanni Picardi et al. · Science Dec 2005 392
4 High resolution sea clutter data: statistical analysis of recorded live data Alfonso Farina, Fulvio Gini, Maria Greco et al. · IEE Proceedings - Radar Sonar and Navigation 4 Jun 1997 288
5 Generalized isolation forest for anomaly detection Julien Lesouple, Cédric Baudoin, Marc Spigai et al. · Pattern Recognition Letters Open access 18 Jun 2021 195
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Which keywords describe research at Leonardo (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: CubeSat, small satellite, LEO Satellite Constellation, Satellite Communications, Orbit Determination, Fault Tolerance, On-Orbit Servicing and Space Debris.

▲ 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 29 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. CubeSat4▲ 386×1 topic
  2. small satellite4▲ 386×1 topic
  3. LEO Satellite Constellation3▲ 162×1 topic
  4. Satellite Communications3▲ 162×1 topic
  5. Climate Change2◆ 1.01×10 topics
  6. Orbit Determination2▲ 62×2 topics
  7. Fault Tolerance2▲ 17×5 topics
  8. Machine Learning2▼ 0.78×9 topics
  9. Globalization1▲ 1.24×3 topics
  10. Renewable Energy1▲ 1.62×4 topics
  11. Deep Learning1▼ 0.66×10 topics
  12. On-Orbit Servicing1▲ 95×1 topic
  13. Remote Sensing1▲ 1.87×6 topics
  14. Space Debris1▲ 95×1 topic
  15. Entanglement1▲ 13×3 topics
  16. Human Rights1▲ 1.93×3 topics
  17. Optimal Control1▲ 27×2 topics
  18. Quantum Information1▲ 17×2 topics
  19. Security1▲ 3.1×8 topics
  20. Hydrological Modeling1▲ 7.9×5 topics
  21. Spacecraft Formation Flying1▲ 117×1 topic
  22. Trajectory Optimization1▲ 31×1 topic
  23. China1▲ 18×1 topic
  24. EU Law1▲ 110×1 topic
  25. Economic Development1▲ 2.1×1 topic
  26. Public Finance1▲ 38×1 topic
  27. Religion1▲ 3.7×1 topic
  28. Resilience1▲ 3.5×2 topics
  29. Tax Avoidance1▲ 43×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Spacecraft Design and Technology, Satellite Communication Systems, Space Satellite Systems and Control and Spacecraft Dynamics and Control.

Spacecraft Design and Te…4Spacecraft Design and Technology: 4 fractional worksSatellite Communication …3Satellite Communication Systems: 3 fractional worksSpace Satellite Systems …1Space Satellite Systems and Control: 1 fractional worksSpacecraft Dynamics and Control: 1 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 1 fractional worksEconomic Issues in Ukraine: 1 fractional worksTaxation and Legal Issues: 1 fractional worksSpacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 1 fractional worksInnovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceAccounting1 others

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

  1. 1 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Space Satellite Systems and Control Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Spacecraft Dynamics and Control Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Economic Issues in Ukraine General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  7. 7 Taxation and Legal Issues Accounting 1 works
  8. 8 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development Management of Technology and Innovation 1 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 available19.7%not open80.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors72.7%domestic only27.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 136% 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 Leonardo (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00013% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Leonardo (United States)0.00038% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Leonardo (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 2025Leonardo (United States)5.4% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.5% in 2009.

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