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NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation

In research, NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,247 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#5,544 of 11,412 worldwide) and Oceanography (#360 of 658 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,603
of 42,892
Rank in Italy
#439
of 969
Research works
1.1k
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
18.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation 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 #9,247 of 21,541 14.8%955
EngineeringField #5,544 of 11,412 17.2%321
OceanographySubfield #360 of 658 12.8%313
Ocean EngineeringSubfield #499 of 839 15.5%195
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #2,106 of 2,661 12.5%421

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation 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).

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.84× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 17.01× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.80× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.66× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 17.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation?

Ranked on the composite score, T. Akal, Finn B. Jensen and Ronald T. Kessel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation.

  1. 1 T. Akal Italy · #173,574 worldwide 134 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Finn B. Jensen Italy · #326,772 worldwide 110 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Ronald T. Kessel Italy · #802,373 worldwide 14 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Stefano Coraluppi Italy · #834,473 worldwide 65 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Peter L. Nielsen Italy · #854,750 worldwide 48 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Walter Zimmer Italy · #885,930 worldwide 81 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Alessandra Teseï Italy · #958,505 worldwide 59 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 G. Canepa Italy · #1,143,042 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Craig Carthel Italy · #1,220,173 worldwide 42 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 E. Coiras Italy · #1,273,918 worldwide 58 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation

Which keywords describe research at NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Acoustic Techniques, Seafloor Mapping, Wireless Sensor Networks, Acoustic Communications, Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks, Climate Change and Remote Sensing.

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

All 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning7▲ 5.4×9 topics
  2. Acoustic Techniques5▲ 426×1 topic
  3. Seafloor Mapping5▲ 426×1 topic
  4. Climate Change4▲ 3.5×13 topics
  5. Wireless Sensor Networks4▲ 21×5 topics
  6. Remote Sensing3▲ 5.4×8 topics
  7. Acoustic Communications2▲ 149×1 topic
  8. Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks2▲ 149×1 topic
  9. Deep Learning2▲ 1.33×9 topics
  10. Neural Networks2▲ 2.6×6 topics
  11. Ocean Circulation2▲ 31×3 topics
  12. Wave Propagation1▲ 30×2 topics
  13. Arctic1▲ 29×3 topics
  14. Genetic Algorithms1▲ 21×2 topics
  15. Bayesian Inference1▲ 29×2 topics
  16. Human Factors1▲ 33×2 topics
  17. Leak Detection1▲ 98×1 topic
  18. Nonlinear Estimation1▲ 107×1 topic
  19. Particle Filters1▲ 107×1 topic
  20. Water Distribution Networks1▲ 98×1 topic

Which research topics does NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Underwater Acoustics Research, Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems, Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks and Water Systems and Optimization.

Underwater Acoustics Res…5Underwater Acoustics Research: 5 fractional worksUnderwater Vehicles and Communication Systems: 2 fractional worksTarget Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks: 1 fractional worksWater Systems and Optimization: 1 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 1 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 1 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 1 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and Safety: 1 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 1 fractional worksSpeech and Audio Processing: 0 fractional works
OceanographyOcean EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceCivil and Structural Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 5 works
  2. 2 Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems Ocean Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  4. 4 Water Systems and Optimization Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 1 works
  6. 6 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 1 works
  10. 10 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 0 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 available17.9%not open82.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.5%domestic only71.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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