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North Atlantic Treaty Organization

In research, North Atlantic Treaty Organization stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,845 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,866
of 28,054 · #17,354 all time
Rank in Belgium
#116
of 138
Research works
867
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is North Atlantic Treaty Organization 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 #11,845 of 12,888 10.4%68 #10103

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where North Atlantic Treaty Organization 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.44× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.36× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.35× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.62× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.98× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.39× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.98× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.61× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at North Atlantic Treaty Organization?

Ranked on the composite score, Paolo Braca, João Alves and Bartolomé Garau lead among researchers whose main affiliation is North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

  1. 1 Paolo Braca Belgium · #73,607 worldwide 269 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 João Alves Belgium · #414,335 worldwide 78 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Bartolomé Garau Belgium · #522,142 worldwide 42 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Thierry Tardy Belgium · #525,829 worldwide 11 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Kevin D. LePage Belgium · #919,332 worldwide 40 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 M. Micheli Belgium · #1,010,062 worldwide 75 citations · 99 works
  7. 7 Anne-Laure Jousselme Belgium · #1,274,540 worldwide 34 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Alberto Tremori Belgium · #1,292,405 worldwide 15 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Which keywords describe research at North Atlantic Treaty Organization?

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

▲ 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. Climate Change14▲ 4.5×22 topics
  2. Geopolitics10▲ 56×6 topics
  3. Machine Learning9▲ 2.5×19 topics
  4. Sustainability8▲ 2.9×9 topics
  5. Wireless Sensor Networks8▲ 15×4 topics
  6. Acoustic Communications6▲ 123×1 topic
  7. Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks6▲ 123×1 topic
  8. Acoustic Techniques6▲ 150×1 topic
  9. International Relations6▲ 20×6 topics
  10. Seafloor Mapping6▲ 150×1 topic
  11. Security6▲ 7.5×7 topics
  12. Renewable Energy5▲ 3.2×5 topics
  13. Risk Assessment5▲ 6.8×3 topics
  14. Russia5▲ 106×3 topics
  15. Globalization5▲ 2.2×11 topics
  16. Maritime Transportation5▲ 84×2 topics
  17. Human Factors5▲ 56×2 topics
  18. Collision Avoidance5▲ 23×1 topic
  19. Ukraine5▲ 121×2 topics
  20. Unmanned Surface Vehicles5▲ 139×1 topic
  21. Remote Sensing4▲ 3.2×9 topics
  22. Conflict4▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Global Governance4▲ 17×5 topics
  24. Ocean Circulation4▲ 29×3 topics
  25. Information Warfare4▲ 114×2 topics
  26. Arctic4▲ 31×3 topics
  27. International Law4▲ 11×7 topics
  28. Bayesian Inference4▲ 35×2 topics
  29. State Estimation4▲ 73×2 topics
  30. Energy Security4▲ 85×2 topics
  31. Natural Gas4▲ 33×2 topics
  32. Nonlinear Estimation4▲ 126×1 topic
  33. Particle Filters4▲ 126×1 topic
  34. Policy Evaluation4▲ 114×1 topic
  35. Supply Diversity4▲ 114×1 topic
  36. European Union3▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Governance3▲ 8.2×8 topics
  38. Hybrid Warfare3▲ 143×1 topic
  39. Military Strategy3▲ 143×1 topic
  40. Peacebuilding2▲ 34×2 topics

Which research topics does North Atlantic Treaty Organization publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems, Underwater Acoustics Research, Maritime Navigation and Safety and Global Energy Security and Policy.

Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems: 6 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Research: 6 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and …5Maritime Navigation and Safety: 5 fractional worksGlobal Energy Security a…4Global Energy Security and Policy: 4 fractional worksTarget Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks: 4 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 3 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice…2Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 2 fractional worksEuropean Politics and Security: 2 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Studies: 2 fractional worksMilitary Strategy and Technology: 1 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringOceanographyGeneral EnergyArtificial Intelligence4 others

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

  1. 1 Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems Ocean Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 6 works
  3. 3 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 4 works
  5. 5 Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  6. 6 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  7. 7 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 2 works
  8. 8 European Politics and Security Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 Military Strategy and Technology Control and Systems Engineering 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 available30.4%not open69.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.4%domestic only65.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has North Atlantic Treaty Organization's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% higher 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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