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Netherlands Aerospace Centre

In research, Netherlands Aerospace Centre stands highest in Engineering (#1,680 of 9,532 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,402 of 17,446 worldwide) and Aerospace Engineering (#498 of 1,601 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering (Aerospace Engineering is 21.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,452
of 22,385 · #6,283 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#164
of 197
Research works
1.7k
▲ 36% vs 2018-21
Citations
31k
18.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
21%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Netherlands Aerospace Centre

What is Netherlands Aerospace Centre 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 #1,680 of 9,532 7.8%1,060
Physical SciencesDomain #3,402 of 17,446 7.7%1,471
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #498 of 1,601 6.7%353
Computational MechanicsSubfield #619 of 1,225 4.1%201
Computer ScienceField #3,725 of 6,336 6.4%128
Social SciencesDomain #13,247 of 14,833 8.2%133

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Netherlands Aerospace Centre 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 Netherlands Aerospace Centre work in?

In 2022-now, 75% of research at Netherlands Aerospace Centre is in Physical Sciences, 12% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (58%), Environmental Science (6%), Computer Science (5%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 61 fractional works · 75.0% of its workEngineering: 47 fractional works · 58.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 20 fractional works · 25.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 8.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 5.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 6.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 12.5% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 7.9% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNetherlandsAerospace Centre81fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences75%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences12%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4758.0%
    2. Environmental Science56.1%
    3. Computer Science45.5%
    4. Materials Science11.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy11.2%
    6. Chemical Engineering11.0%
    7. Chemistry00.6%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.5%
    9. Mathematics00.4%
    1. Psychology45.2%
    2. Social Sciences23.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting11.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.6%
    5. Decision Sciences11.0%
    1. Medicine45.2%
    2. Health Professions22.6%
    1. Neuroscience22.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Netherlands Aerospace Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 21.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 20.3 works22×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.44× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.94× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.87× its world share, 47 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.70× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering3.87×47 works
  2. Chemical Engineering2.94×1 works
  3. Psychology1.70×4 works
  4. Neuroscience1.44×2 works
  5. Environmental Science1.22×5 works
  6. Health Professions1.00×2 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.99×1 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.75×1 works
  9. Computer Science0.70×4 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.53×1 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.51×1 works
  12. Materials Science0.50×1 works
  13. Chemistry0.35×0 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.35×0 works
  15. Mathematics0.30×0 works
  16. Medicine0.27×4 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.26×1 works
  18. Social Sciences0.24×2 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.18×1 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Netherlands Aerospace Centre?

Ranked on the quality score, Stefan Oerlemans, Pieter Sijtsma and F. Rempt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Netherlands Aerospace Centre.

  1. 1 Stefan Oerlemans Netherlands · #1,696,383 worldwide 2.4k citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Pieter Sijtsma Netherlands · #2,043,640 worldwide 3.4k citations · 103 works
  3. 3 F. Rempt Netherlands · #2,174,745 worldwide 488 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 H.A.P. Blom Netherlands · #2,413,471 worldwide 6.1k citations · 205 works
  5. 5 J.F. Heemskerk Netherlands · #2,494,318 worldwide 345 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Masamichi Matsushima Netherlands · #2,520,652 worldwide 395 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Peter G. A. M. Jorna Netherlands · #2,568,060 worldwide 567 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 J.C. Kok Netherlands · #2,927,045 worldwide 1.1k citations · 50 works
  9. 9 Katsuhisa Koura Netherlands · #3,015,523 worldwide 1.8k citations · 89 works
  10. 10 Okko Joost Boelens Netherlands · #3,194,705 worldwide 804 citations · 54 works
All ranked researchers at Netherlands Aerospace Centre

What are the most cited papers from Netherlands Aerospace Centre?

The most cited paper from Netherlands Aerospace Centre is "The interacting multiple model algorithm for systems with Markovian switching coefficients" (H.A.P. Blom, Yaakov Bar‐Shalom, 1988), with 2,464 citations. Next come "Light scattering by leaf layers with application to canopy reflectance modeling: The SAIL model" (2,038) and "An incremental approach to the solution of snapping and buckling problems" (2,000).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The interacting multiple model algorithm for systems with Markovian switching coefficients H.A.P. Blom, Yaakov Bar‐Shalom · IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 1988 2,464
2 Light scattering by leaf layers with application to canopy reflectance modeling: The SAIL model Wouter Verhoef · Remote Sensing of Environment Open access Oct 1984 2,038
3 An incremental approach to the solution of snapping and buckling problems Eduard Riks · International Journal of Solids and Structures 1979 2,000
4 PROSPECT+SAIL models: A review of use for vegetation characterization Stéphane Jacquemoud, Wouter Verhoef, Frédéric Baret et al. · Remote Sensing of Environment Open access 27 Apr 2009 1,701
5 First Result from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station: Precision Measurement of the Positron Fraction in Primary Cosmic Rays of 0.5–350 GeV María Luisa Hernández Aguilar et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access348 authors 3 Apr 2013 1,059
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Netherlands Aerospace Centre?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Collision Avoidance, Risk Assessment, Air Traffic Management, Conflict Resolution, Mechanical Properties, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Wind Estimation and Additive Manufacturing.

▲ 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 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. Collision Avoidance7▲ 46×3 topics
  2. Risk Assessment7▲ 12×2 topics
  3. Air Traffic Management6▲ 380×1 topic
  4. Conflict Resolution6▲ 190×1 topic
  5. Mechanical Properties5▲ 6.4×11 topics
  6. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles4▲ 27×1 topic
  7. Wind Estimation4▲ 308×1 topic
  8. Additive Manufacturing4▲ 15×3 topics
  9. Autonomous Vehicles3▲ 20×3 topics
  10. Automation3▲ 55×2 topics
  11. Sustainability3▲ 1.57×3 topics
  12. Applications3▲ 14×3 topics
  13. Driver Behavior3▲ 46×2 topics
  14. Cognitive Load3▲ 76×2 topics
  15. Polymer Composites3▲ 14×2 topics
  16. Turbulent Flow3▲ 30×4 topics
  17. Biomedical Engineering3▲ 25×2 topics
  18. Driver Distraction3▲ 88×1 topic
  19. Large-Eddy Simulation3▲ 19×4 topics
  20. Trust3▲ 13×1 topic
  21. Heat Transfer2▲ 6.3×7 topics
  22. Flow Control2▲ 53×2 topics
  23. Materials2▲ 13×2 topics
  24. 3D Printing2▲ 13×1 topic
  25. Challenges2▲ 25×1 topic
  26. Vibration Control2▲ 45×3 topics
  27. Emissions2▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Air Quality2▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Electric Propulsion2▲ 64×2 topics
  30. Spectral Analysis2▲ 27×2 topics
  31. Acoustic Sources2▲ 106×1 topic
  32. Jet Noise2▲ 106×1 topic
  33. Alternative Fuels2▲ 53×1 topic
  34. Aviation2▲ 84×1 topic
  35. Wireless Communications2▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Aerodynamics1▲ 23×3 topics
  37. Mobile Edge Computing1▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Security and Privacy1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  39. Thermal Analysis1▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Wave Propagation1▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Netherlands Aerospace Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Air Traffic Management and Optimization, Aerospace and Aviation Technology, Human-Automation Interaction and Safety and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies.

Air Traffic Management a…6Air Traffic Management and Optimization: 6 fractional worksAerospace and Aviation Technology: 4 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 3 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 2 fractional worksAerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Aircraft Design…2Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies: 2 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 1 fractional worksUAV Applications and Optimization: 1 fractional worksVehicle Noise and Vibration Control: 1 fractional worksEconomic and Technological Developments in Russia: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringSocial PsychologyAutomotive EngineeringGlobal and Planetary Change2 others

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

  1. 1 Air Traffic Management and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Aerospace and Aviation Technology Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 3 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  7. 7 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 UAV Applications and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control Automotive Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Economic and Technological Developments in Russia Development 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 available21.2%not open78.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.4%domestic only78.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Netherlands Aerospace Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 36% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Netherlands Aerospace Centre as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00025% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Netherlands Aerospace Centre0.00034% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Netherlands Aerospace Centre 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 counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Netherlands Aerospace Centre5.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 25.4% in 2007.

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