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Rolls-Royce (United Kingdom)

In research, Rolls-Royce (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,043 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,454 of 6,636 worldwide) and Mechanical Engineering (#822 of 1,351 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering — Computational Mechanics is 17.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,274
of 28,054 · #2,074 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#288
of 1,094
Research works
3.3k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
59k
17.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Rolls-Royce (United Kingdom) 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 #4,043 of 12,888 19.8%302 #1372
EngineeringField #2,454 of 6,636 20.7%226 #454
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #822 of 1,351 20.6%67 #171

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rolls-Royce (United Kingdom) 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#1,372 #4,043
  2. Engineering#454 #2,454
  3. Mechanical Engineering#171 #822
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 Rolls-Royce (United Kingdom) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computational Mechanics takes 17.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 31.8 works17×
  2. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 47.4 works13×
  3. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 67.3 works12×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Chemical Engineering: 6.70× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.75× its world share, 226 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.59× its world share, 40 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rolls-Royce (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the composite score, Mark Hardy, W. Voice and Gavin Baxter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rolls-Royce (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Mark Hardy United Kingdom · #359,590 worldwide 229 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 W. Voice United Kingdom · #427,358 worldwide 139 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Gavin Baxter United Kingdom · #428,990 worldwide 133 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 N. W. Harvey United Kingdom · #551,400 worldwide 65 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 D. J. Thorne United Kingdom · #590,385 worldwide 54 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Anthony B. Parry United Kingdom · #601,281 worldwide 84 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Christopher Sheaf United Kingdom · #729,684 worldwide 55 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 David Rugg United Kingdom · #781,227 worldwide 117 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 N. D’Souza United Kingdom · #980,443 worldwide 78 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Shahrokh Shahpar United Kingdom · #1,080,553 worldwide 76 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Rolls-Royce (United Kingdom)

Which keywords describe research at Rolls-Royce (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Mechanical Properties, Large-Eddy Simulation, Microstructure, Boundary Layer, Separation Control, Film Cooling and Turbine.

▲ 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. Heat Transfer46▲ 30×11 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties37▲ 12×30 topics
  3. Large-Eddy Simulation36▲ 60×5 topics
  4. Microstructure35▲ 21×14 topics
  5. Boundary Layer18▲ 46×3 topics
  6. Separation Control18▲ 210×2 topics
  7. Film Cooling17▲ 346×1 topic
  8. Turbine17▲ 346×1 topic
  9. Emissions17▲ 26×4 topics
  10. Phase Stability13▲ 61×2 topics
  11. Oxidation Resistance13▲ 39×3 topics
  12. Chemical Kinetics12▲ 44×2 topics
  13. Numerical Simulation12▲ 13×9 topics
  14. Air Quality11▲ 20×5 topics
  15. Hydrogen Embrittlement11▲ 42×3 topics
  16. Turbulent Flows11▲ 34×3 topics
  17. Additive Manufacturing10▲ 11×7 topics
  18. Microstructural Evolution10▲ 22×4 topics
  19. Vortex Dynamics10▲ 28×2 topics
  20. High-Temperature Alloys10▲ 163×1 topic
  21. Superalloys10▲ 163×1 topic
  22. Aviation10▲ 130×2 topics
  23. Electric Propulsion10▲ 85×2 topics
  24. Alternative Fuels10▲ 83×2 topics
  25. Aircraft Design10▲ 215×1 topic
  26. Renewable Jet Fuel10▲ 215×1 topic
  27. Combustion Instabilities9▲ 48×2 topics
  28. Boundary Layer Transition9▲ 41×1 topic
  29. Particle Image Velocimetry9▲ 41×1 topic
  30. Composite Materials9▲ 14×7 topics
  31. Process Parameters9▲ 26×3 topics
  32. Adaptive Mesh Refinement9▲ 44×2 topics
  33. High-Order Schemes9▲ 44×2 topics
  34. Sintering9▲ 21×4 topics
  35. Radial Basis Functions8▲ 38×2 topics
  36. Material Characterization8▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Shock-Wave Interactions8▲ 68×1 topic
  38. Turbulence Modeling8▲ 68×1 topic
  39. Oxidation Behavior8▲ 42×2 topics
  40. Spark Plasma Sintering8▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Rolls-Royce (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization, High Temperature Alloys and Creep, Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows.

Turbomachinery Performan…17Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization: 17 fractional worksHigh Temperature Alloys …10High Temperature Alloys and Creep: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Aircraft Design…10Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies: 10 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…9Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 9 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 7 fractional worksHigh-Temperature Coating…7High-Temperature Coating Behaviors: 7 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 6 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Properties: 6 fractional worksAerodynamics and Fluid D…6Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research: 6 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringMechanical EngineeringGlobal and Planetary ChangeComputational Mechanics2 others

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

  1. 1 Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 17 works
  2. 2 High Temperature Alloys and Creep Mechanical Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies Global and Planetary Change 10 works
  4. 4 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 9 works
  5. 5 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 8 works
  6. 6 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 7 works
  7. 7 High-Temperature Coating Behaviors Aerospace Engineering 7 works
  8. 8 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 6 works
  10. 10 Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research Aerospace Engineering 6 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 available22.0%not open78.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.3%domestic only84.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rolls-Royce (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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