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Reaction Engines (United Kingdom)

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Research works
50
▲ 97% vs 2018-21
Citations
498
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
42%
world 18%
Reaction Engines (United Kingdom)

Not ranked overall: Reaction Engines (United Kingdom) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Reaction Engines (United Kingdom) work in?

In all years, 60% of research at Reaction Engines (United Kingdom) is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (42%), Social Sciences (18%), Medicine (7%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 30 fractional works · 60.3% of its workEngineering: 21 fractional works · 41.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 8 fractional works · 16.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 5 fractional works · 9.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 7.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 28.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 18.2% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 6.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 8.5% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKReaction Engines(United Kingdom)50fractional works, all years
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences60%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences29%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2141.9%
    2. Physics and Astronomy35.5%
    3. Environmental Science23.3%
    4. Computer Science12.7%
    5. Mathematics12.3%
    6. Materials Science12.1%
    7. Chemical Engineering11.8%
    8. Chemistry00.6%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences918.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities36.6%
    3. Psychology11.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.6%
    6. Decision Sciences00.5%
    1. Medicine47.2%
    2. Health Professions11.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology00.7%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 8.70× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 2.73× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.68× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.00× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.93× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering8.70×0 works
  2. Arts and Humanities3.93×2 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy3.00×1 works
  4. Engineering2.73×6 works
  5. Mathematics2.68×0 works
  6. Chemistry1.18×0 works
  7. Psychology1.00×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.91×2 works
  9. Materials Science0.82×0 works
  10. Health Professions0.70×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.55×1 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.47×0 works
  13. Medicine0.29×1 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.15×0 works
  15. Environmental Science0.15×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Reaction Engines (United Kingdom)?

The most cited paper from Reaction Engines (United Kingdom) is "Heat exchanger development at Reaction Engines Ltd." (Richard Varvill, 2009), with 122 citations. Next come "Overview of the development of heat exchangers for use in air-breathing propulsion pre-coolers" (71) and "Sensitivity of Pre-cooled Air-breathing Engine Performance to Heat Exchanger Design Parameters" (45).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Heat exchanger development at Reaction Engines Ltd. Richard Varvill · Acta Astronautica 7 Dec 2009 122
2 Overview of the development of heat exchangers for use in air-breathing propulsion pre-coolers James J. Murray, Abhijit Ranjan Guha, Alan M. Bond · Acta Astronautica Dec 1997 71
3 Sensitivity of Pre-cooled Air-breathing Engine Performance to Heat Exchanger Design Parameters Helen Webber, Alan M. Bond, Mark Hempsell · 57th International Astronautical Congress Conference paper 2 Oct 2006 45
4 Dispersion of Entropy Perturbations Transporting through an Industrial Gas Turbine Combustor Yu Xia, I. Durán, Aimee S. Morgans et al. · Flow Turbulence and Combustion Open access 20 Sep 2017 35
5 Perineural Injection of Morphine Fails to Relieve Postoperative Pain in Humans Roy E S Bullingham, Geraldine O Sullivan, Henry McQuay et al. · Anesthesia & Analgesia Feb 1983 34
All 63 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Reaction Engines (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Combustion Instabilities, Hybrid Rocket Propulsion, Regression Rate Behavior, Large-Eddy Simulation, Simulation, Thermal Management 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 all years 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. Heat Transfer5▲ 20×8 topics
  2. Combustion Instabilities4▲ 112×2 topics
  3. Hybrid Rocket Propulsion3▲ 241×1 topic
  4. Regression Rate Behavior3▲ 241×1 topic
  5. Large-Eddy Simulation3▲ 24×5 topics
  6. Simulation2▲ 14×4 topics
  7. Thermal Management2▲ 15×3 topics
  8. Turbulent Flows2▲ 30×2 topics
  9. Emissions2▲ 20×2 topics
  10. Numerical Simulation2▲ 11×3 topics
  11. Convective Heat Transfer2▲ 61×2 topics
  12. Educational Technology2▲ 5.1×7 topics
  13. Social Support2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  14. Air Quality2▲ 16×2 topics
  15. Chemical Kinetics2▲ 27×2 topics
  16. Smart Grid2▲ 10×2 topics
  17. Alternative Fuels1▲ 107×1 topic
  18. Aviation1▲ 109×1 topic
  19. Curriculum Development1▲ 8.2×4 topics
  20. High-Order Schemes1▲ 31×1 topic
  21. Online Learning1▲ 6.1×3 topics
  22. Turbulence Modeling1▲ 49×1 topic
  23. Cryogenic Storage1▲ 64×1 topic
  24. Engineering Education1▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Family Support1▲ 38×2 topics
  26. Fluid Mechanics1▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)1▲ 64×1 topic
  28. Channel Modeling1▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Distance Education1▲ 16×1 topic
  30. Extravehicular Activity1▲ 139×1 topic
  31. Legal Theory1▲ 33×3 topics
  32. Numerical Methods1▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Particle Image Velocimetry1▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Space Policy1▲ 158×1 topic
  35. Space Suit1▲ 139×1 topic
  36. Space Tourism1▲ 158×1 topic
  37. Training1▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Vortex Dynamics1▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Boltzmann Equation1▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Kinetic Theory1▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Reaction Engines (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, Combustion and flame dynamics and Heat Transfer Mechanisms.

Computational Fluid Dyna…1Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 1 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…1Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 1 fractional worksCombustion and flame dyn…1Combustion and flame dynamics: 1 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms0Heat Transfer Mechanisms: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 0 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimization: 0 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…0Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 0 fractional worksAerodynamics and Fluid D…0Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research: 0 fractional worksGas Dynamics and Kinetic…0Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory: 0 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat …0Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 0 fractional works
Computational MechanicsMechanical EngineeringFluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesEducation3 others

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

  1. 1 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 1 works
  2. 2 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 1 works
  3. 3 Combustion and flame dynamics Computational Mechanics 1 works
  4. 4 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 0 works
  6. 6 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 0 works
  8. 8 Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory Applied Mathematics 0 works
  10. 10 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 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 available41.4%not open58.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.0%domestic only58.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Reaction Engines (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 97% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 Reaction Engines (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000084% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Reaction Engines (United Kingdom)0.000049% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Reaction Engines (United Kingdom) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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