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Northrop Grumman (United States)

In research, Northrop Grumman (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,391 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#4,660 of 6,636 worldwide) and Aerospace Engineering (#755 of 795 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering and Physics and Astronomy — Aerospace Engineering is 16.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,641
of 28,054 · #1,360 all time
Rank in United States
#1,292
of 4,192
Research works
6.2k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
95k
15.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is Northrop Grumman (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 #5,391 of 12,888 8.0%263 #926
EngineeringField #4,660 of 6,636 7.7%155 #482
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #755 of 795 11.5%60 #209

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Northrop Grumman (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#926 #5,391
  2. Engineering#482 #4,660
  3. Aerospace Engineering#209 #755
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 Northrop Grumman (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 16.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 60.0 works16×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 48.3 works7.0×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.27× its world share, 31 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.32× its world share, 155 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.21× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.97× its world share, 48 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 12 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Northrop Grumman (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, W.R. Deal, R. Lai and K.M.K.H. Leong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northrop Grumman (United States).

  1. 1 W.R. Deal United States · #26,032 worldwide 386 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 R. Lai United States · #32,157 worldwide 588 citations · 92 works
  3. 3 K.M.K.H. Leong United States · #45,060 worldwide 327 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 X. B. Mei United States · #49,511 worldwide 319 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 V. Radisic United States · #57,483 worldwide 245 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 J. R. Srour United States · #173,619 worldwide 193 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Wayne Yoshida United States · #196,121 worldwide 221 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Sudhakar Rao United States · #208,023 worldwide 77 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Robert H. Chen United States · #211,985 worldwide 79 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 M. D. Lange United States · #233,343 worldwide 194 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Northrop Grumman (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Northrop Grumman (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Thermal Analysis, CubeSat, small satellite, Risk Assessment, Integrated Circuits, Thermodynamic Modeling, Cryogenic Storage and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).

▲ 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. Thermal Analysis16▲ 39×3 topics
  2. CubeSat15▲ 266×1 topic
  3. small satellite15▲ 266×1 topic
  4. Risk Assessment11▲ 5.1×10 topics
  5. Integrated Circuits9▲ 18×3 topics
  6. Thermodynamic Modeling7▲ 21×2 topics
  7. Cryogenic Storage7▲ 74×1 topic
  8. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)7▲ 74×1 topic
  9. Nanowires6▲ 14×4 topics
  10. Simulation6▲ 7.8×3 topics
  11. Extravehicular Activity6▲ 219×1 topic
  12. Space Suit6▲ 219×1 topic
  13. Hybrid Rocket Propulsion6▲ 80×1 topic
  14. Regression Rate Behavior6▲ 80×1 topic
  15. CMOS5▲ 34×2 topics
  16. Millimeter-Wave5▲ 45×2 topics
  17. Semiconductors5▲ 5.6×4 topics
  18. Thermal Management5▲ 5.1×6 topics
  19. Band Parameters5▲ 30×2 topics
  20. Entanglement5▲ 11×3 topics
  21. Frequency Synthesizer5▲ 40×2 topics
  22. CMOS Technology5▲ 19×5 topics
  23. Nanoelectronics5▲ 17×2 topics
  24. GaN5▲ 43×2 topics
  25. Low-Noise Amplifiers5▲ 51×1 topic
  26. Oscillators5▲ 51×1 topic
  27. Light-Emitting Diodes4▲ 9.2×2 topics
  28. Space Policy4▲ 100×1 topic
  29. Space Tourism4▲ 100×1 topic
  30. Microwave Filters4▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Solid-State Lighting4▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Substrate Integrated Waveguide4▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Thin Films4▲ 7.4×6 topics
  34. AlGaN/GaN HEMTs4▲ 45×1 topic
  35. III-Nitrides4▲ 45×1 topic
  36. Power Devices4▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Quantum Information4▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Raman Lasers4▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Mars4▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Pose Estimation4▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Northrop Grumman (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spacecraft Design and Technology, Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies, Space Exploration and Technology and Rocket and propulsion systems research.

Spacecraft Design and Te…15Spacecraft Design and Technology: 15 fractional worksSpacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies: 7 fractional worksSpace Exploration and Technology: 6 fractional worksRocket and propulsion systems research: 6 fractional worksRadio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design: 5 fractional worksSpace exploration and regulation: 4 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering an…4Microwave Engineering and Waveguides: 4 fractional worksGaN-based semiconductor devices and materials: 4 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 4 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 4 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAstronomy and AstrophysicsCondensed Matter Physics1 others

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

  1. 1 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 15 works
  2. 2 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 7 works
  3. 3 Space Exploration and Technology Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  7. 7 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials Condensed Matter Physics 4 works
  9. 9 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  10. 10 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 4 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 available12.4%not open87.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.5%domestic only94.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Northrop Grumman (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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