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Lockheed Martin (United States)

In research, Lockheed Martin (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,134 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,600 of 6,636 worldwide) and Computer Science (#3,725 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 20.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,083
of 28,054 · #880 all time
Rank in United States
#1,506
of 4,192
Research works
13k
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
184k
14.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Lockheed Martin (United States) 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 #6,134 of 12,888 12.6%337 #616
EngineeringField #3,600 of 6,636 12.0%193 #251
Computer ScienceField #3,725 of 4,667 6.8%60 #977
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #717 of 795 17.4%62 #71

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lockheed Martin (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 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. Physical Sciences#616 #6,134
  2. Engineering#251 #3,600
  3. Computer Science#977 #3,725
  4. Aerospace Engineering#71 #717
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 Lockheed Martin (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 20.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 40.8 works21×
  2. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 62.1 works14×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 54.0 works6.5×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.06× its world share, 60 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.42× its world share, 193 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.79× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.45× its world share, 54 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 7 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.52× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lockheed Martin (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, T. D. Tarbell, A. M. Title and R. G. Johnson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lockheed Martin (United States).

  1. 1 T. D. Tarbell United States · #9,253 worldwide 665 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 A. M. Title United States · #30,856 worldwide 941 citations · 145 works
  3. 3 R. G. Johnson United States · #60,410 worldwide 235 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 David Armitage United States · #66,420 worldwide 366 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Markus J. Aschwanden United States · #90,050 worldwide 477 citations · 75 works
  6. 6 Ronald Mahler United States · #109,635 worldwide 373 citations · 74 works
  7. 7 E. G. Shelley United States · #138,386 worldwide 223 citations · 50 works
  8. 8 R. L. Rairden United States · #139,789 worldwide 336 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 C. J. Wolfson United States · #145,425 worldwide 315 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Warren R. Dawson United States · #151,230 worldwide 32 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at Lockheed Martin (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Lockheed Martin (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Solar Wind, Coronal Mass Ejections, Solar Dynamics Observatory, Neural Networks, Flight Control, Solar System Abundances and Terrestrial Planets.

▲ 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 Learning31▲ 2.4×46 topics
  2. Machine Learning18▲ 1.50×36 topics
  3. Neural Networks16▲ 2.7×23 topics
  4. Solar Wind14▲ 41×2 topics
  5. Coronal Mass Ejections10▲ 69×1 topic
  6. Solar Dynamics Observatory10▲ 69×1 topic
  7. Flight Control8▲ 79×2 topics
  8. Solar System Abundances8▲ 45×1 topic
  9. Terrestrial Planets8▲ 45×1 topic
  10. Parameter Estimation7▲ 16×3 topics
  11. Anomaly Detection7▲ 6.4×4 topics
  12. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles7▲ 9.9×2 topics
  13. Complex Adaptive Systems7▲ 64×2 topics
  14. Heat Transfer7▲ 3.7×14 topics
  15. Sensor Fusion7▲ 17×3 topics
  16. Sparse Representation7▲ 9.2×5 topics
  17. Finite Element Analysis7▲ 7.6×6 topics
  18. Detection6▲ 5.8×5 topics
  19. Dynamic Soaring6▲ 119×1 topic
  20. Thermal Analysis6▲ 13×4 topics
  21. Wind Estimation6▲ 119×1 topic
  22. Exoplanets6▲ 38×1 topic
  23. Stellar Astrophysics6▲ 38×1 topic
  24. CubeSat6▲ 81×1 topic
  25. Time Series6▲ 8.5×3 topics
  26. small satellite6▲ 81×1 topic
  27. High-Dimensional Data6▲ 9.4×2 topics
  28. Mars6▲ 46×1 topic
  29. Martian Surface6▲ 46×1 topic
  30. Wireless Communications6▲ 8.5×4 topics
  31. Frequency Selective Surfaces5▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Metasurfaces5▲ 21×1 topic
  33. Model-Based Systems Engineering5▲ 195×1 topic
  34. Value-Driven Design5▲ 195×1 topic
  35. Wavelet Transform5▲ 6.1×4 topics
  36. Control Systems5▲ 7.2×5 topics
  37. Ionosphere5▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Magnetosphere5▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Outlier Detection5▲ 8.9×1 topic
  40. Unsupervised5▲ 11×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Astro and Planetary Science, Aerospace and Aviation Technology and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies.

Solar and Space Plasma D…10Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 10 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…8Astro and Planetary Science: 8 fractional worksAerospace and Aviation Technology: 6 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 6 fractional worksSpacecraft Design and Technology: 6 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 5 fractional worksSystems Engineering Meth…5Systems Engineering Methodologies and Applications: 5 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 5 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 5 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsAerospace EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringArtificial Intelligence

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

  1. 1 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  2. 2 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  3. 3 Aerospace and Aviation Technology Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  5. 5 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  7. 7 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Systems Engineering Methodologies and Applications Control and Systems Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  10. 10 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 5 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 available17.0%not open83.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.8%domestic only89.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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