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National Institute of Aerospace

In research, National Institute of Aerospace stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,397 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computational Mechanics — Computational Mechanics is 51.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,243
of 28,054 · #6,172 all time
Rank in United States
#1,987
of 4,192
Research works
1k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
24.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is National Institute of Aerospace 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 #7,397 of 12,888 17.4%97 #3805

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computational Mechanics takes 51.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 31.9 works52×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.23× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.13× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.62× its world share, 58 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 5.48× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.01× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute of Aerospace?

Ranked on the composite score, A. J. Soja, V. Yamakov and Hongyu Liu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute of Aerospace.

  1. 1 A. J. Soja United States · #56,296 worldwide 444 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 V. Yamakov United States · #185,484 worldwide 231 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Hongyu Liu United States · #447,249 worldwide 136 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Hiroaki Nishikawa United States · #530,592 worldwide 256 citations · 123 works
  5. 5 Bo Zhang United States · #680,620 worldwide 57 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Linda Billings United States · #734,047 worldwide 30 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Ronald Krueger United States · #741,072 worldwide 98 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Jin Ho Kang United States · #1,145,850 worldwide 85 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute of Aerospace

Which keywords describe research at National Institute of Aerospace?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Adaptive Mesh Refinement, High-Order Schemes, Large-Eddy Simulation, Radial Basis Functions, Shock-Wave Interactions, Turbulence Modeling, Heat Transfer and Turbulent Flows.

▲ 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. Adaptive Mesh Refinement20▲ 301×2 topics
  2. High-Order Schemes20▲ 301×2 topics
  3. Large-Eddy Simulation14▲ 68×5 topics
  4. Radial Basis Functions14▲ 182×2 topics
  5. Shock-Wave Interactions13▲ 317×1 topic
  6. Turbulence Modeling13▲ 317×1 topic
  7. Heat Transfer12▲ 22×7 topics
  8. Turbulent Flows10▲ 91×1 topic
  9. Vortex Dynamics10▲ 80×1 topic
  10. Fluid-Structure Interaction8▲ 48×3 topics
  11. Discontinuous Galerkin Methods7▲ 274×1 topic
  12. Finite Element Methods7▲ 274×1 topic
  13. Kinetic Theory6▲ 128×2 topics
  14. Boltzmann Equation5▲ 245×1 topic
  15. Rarefied Flows5▲ 245×1 topic
  16. Air Quality4▲ 22×4 topics
  17. Turbulent Flow3▲ 27×3 topics
  18. Separation Control3▲ 94×2 topics
  19. Thermal Management3▲ 7.5×2 topics
  20. Flow Control3▲ 45×2 topics
  21. Mars2▲ 73×1 topic
  22. Martian Surface2▲ 73×1 topic
  23. Aerodynamic Flow Control2▲ 200×1 topic
  24. Plasma Actuators2▲ 200×1 topic
  25. Acoustic Sources2▲ 107×1 topic
  26. Jet Noise2▲ 107×1 topic
  27. Model Checking2▲ 49×3 topics
  28. Autonomous Vehicles2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  29. Boundary Layer2▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Non-Destructive Testing2▲ 19×3 topics
  31. Satellite Observations2▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Solar Wind2▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Atmospheric Aerosols2▲ 32×1 topic
  34. Black Carbon2▲ 32×1 topic
  35. Automation2▲ 23×1 topic
  36. Trust2▲ 5.5×1 topic
  37. Climate1▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Hydrological Cycle1▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Porous Media1▲ 9.9×2 topics
  40. Wave Propagation1▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does National Institute of Aerospace publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics and Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory.

Computational Fluid Dyna…13Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 13 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…10Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics: 7 fractional worksGas Dynamics and Kinetic…5Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory: 5 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 2 fractional worksPlasma and Flow Control in Aerodynamics: 2 fractional worksAerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows: 2 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 2 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 2 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 1 fractional works
Computational MechanicsApplied MathematicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsAerospace Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 13 works
  2. 2 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 10 works
  3. 3 Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics Computational Mechanics 7 works
  4. 4 Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory Applied Mathematics 5 works
  5. 5 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  6. 6 Plasma and Flow Control in Aerodynamics Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 2 works
  9. 9 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available29.2%not open70.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.5%domestic only84.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute of Aerospace's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower than in 2013–2017.

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