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Satellite Applications Catapult (United Kingdom)

sa.catapult.org.ukROR OpenAlex
Research works
35
▲ 21% vs 2018-21
Citations
464
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
41%
world 18%
Satellite Applications Catapult (United Kingdom)

Not ranked overall: Satellite Applications Catapult (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 Satellite Applications Catapult (United Kingdom) work in?

In all years, 92% of research at Satellite Applications Catapult (United Kingdom) is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (54%), Computer Science (14%), Environmental Science (11%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 33 fractional works · 92.5% of its workEngineering: 19 fractional works · 54.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 8 fractional works · 23.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 16.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 13.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 10.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKSatelliteApplications…35fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences92%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences5%

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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1954.0%
    2. Computer Science513.6%
    3. Environmental Science410.8%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences37.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy25.3%
    6. Mathematics01.0%
    7. Materials Science00.5%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.6%
    2. Social Sciences11.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
    5. Decision Sciences00.5%
    1. Health Professions00.8%
    2. Medicine00.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.3%
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: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 4.33× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.88× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.84× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDecision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering4.33×10 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy2.84×1 works
  3. Environmental Science1.88×2 works
  4. Computer Science1.35×2 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.23×0 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.07×0 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.05×0 works
  8. Mathematics0.88×0 works
  9. Materials Science0.30×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.29×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.02×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Satellite Applications Catapult (United Kingdom)?

The most cited paper from Satellite Applications Catapult (United Kingdom) is "Two global data sets of daily fire emission injection heights since 2003" (Samuel Rémy, Andreas Veira, Ronan Paugam et al., 2017), with 173 citations. Next come "Remote monitoring to predict bridge scour failure using Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) stacking techniques" (139) and "Combined InSAR and Terrestrial Structural Monitoring of Bridges" (101).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Two global data sets of daily fire emission injection heights since 2003 Samuel Rémy, Andreas Veira, Ronan Paugam et al. · Atmospheric chemistry and physics Open access 27 Feb 2017 173
2 Remote monitoring to predict bridge scour failure using Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) stacking techniques Sivasakthy Selvakumaran, Simon Plank, Christian M. Geiß et al. · International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation Open access 23 Jul 2018 139
3 Combined InSAR and Terrestrial Structural Monitoring of Bridges Sivasakthy Selvakumaran, Cristian Rossi, Andrea Marinoni et al. · IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing Open access Apr 2020 101
4 Towards Sentinel-1 SAR Analysis-Ready Data: A Best Practices Assessment on Preparing Backscatter Data for the Cube J Truckenbrodt, Terri Freemantle, Chris L. Williams et al. · Data Open access 5 Jul 2019 84
5 Early warning system for the detection of unexpected bridge displacements from radar satellite data Daniel Cusson, Cristian Rossi, Istemi F. Ozkan · Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring 3 Nov 2020 81
All 96 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Satellite Applications Catapult (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, SAR Interferometry, Surface Deformation Monitoring, Machine Learning, Sensor Networks, Wireless Communications, Power Electronics and Antenna.

▲ 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 20 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Remote Sensing5▲ 12×14 topics
  2. Machine Learning2▲ 3.1×6 topics
  3. SAR Interferometry2▲ 373×1 topic
  4. Surface Deformation Monitoring2▲ 373×1 topic
  5. Deep Learning2▲ 2.5×7 topics
  6. Climate Change2▲ 1.57×10 topics
  7. Power Electronics1▲ 13×3 topics
  8. Sensor Networks1▲ 18×3 topics
  9. Wireless Communications1▲ 24×2 topics
  10. Antenna1▲ 51×1 topic
  11. Antenna Arrays1▲ 110×1 topic
  12. Energy Efficiency1▲ 4.4×5 topics
  13. Microstrip1▲ 51×1 topic
  14. Optimization1▲ 6.1×1 topic
  15. Support Vector Machines1▲ 12×2 topics
  16. Fault Diagnosis1▲ 14×2 topics
  17. Orbit Determination1▲ 75×2 topics
  18. Expert Systems1▲ 23×1 topic
  19. Thermal Analysis1▲ 19×2 topics
  20. Wavelet Analysis1▲ 27×1 topic

Which research topics does Satellite Applications Catapult (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies, Antenna Design and Analysis, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques and Electromagnetic Compatibility and Measurements.

Silicon Carbide Semicond…1Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 1 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…1Antenna Design and Analysis: 1 fractional worksSynthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques: 1 fractional worksElectromagnetic Compatib…1Electromagnetic Compatibility and Measurements: 1 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters1Advanced DC-DC Converters: 1 fractional worksSpacecraft Design and Technology: 1 fractional worksSatellite Communication Systems: 1 fractional worksGNSS positioning and int…1GNSS positioning and interference: 1 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optimization: 0 fractional worksGeophysical Methods and Applications: 0 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAerospace EngineeringOcean Engineering

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

  1. 1 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Electromagnetic Compatibility and Measurements Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 GNSS positioning and interference Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Geophysical Methods and Applications Ocean 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 available41.2%not open58.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.6%domestic only59.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Satellite Applications Catapult (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 21% 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 Satellite Applications Catapult (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000068% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Satellite Applications Catapult (United Kingdom)0.00012% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Satellite Applications Catapult (United Kingdom) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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