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Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (United States)

In research, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#14,316 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#8,027 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, all time
#26,818
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,756
of 8,685
Research works
328
▼ 64% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #14,316 of 21,541 16.6%293
EngineeringField #8,027 of 11,412 16.0%252

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (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).

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.

Who are the top researchers at Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Edward James Reed, Patrick Bowles and Brian Wake lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (United States).

  1. 1 Edward James Reed United States · #346,834 worldwide 11 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Patrick Bowles United States · #887,806 worldwide 52 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Brian Wake United States · #1,219,369 worldwide 44 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Flight Control, Control Systems, Parameter Estimation, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Vibration Analysis, Dynamic Soaring, Wind Estimation and Finite Element Analysis.

▲ 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. Flight Control31▲ 311×2 topics
  2. Control Systems21▲ 24×5 topics
  3. Parameter Estimation20▲ 46×4 topics
  4. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles18▲ 54×2 topics
  5. Vibration Analysis18▲ 18×7 topics
  6. Dynamic Soaring17▲ 321×1 topic
  7. Wind Estimation17▲ 321×1 topic
  8. Finite Element Analysis15▲ 19×8 topics
  9. Autonomous Aerial Refueling14▲ 299×1 topic
  10. Vision-Based Sensor14▲ 299×1 topic
  11. Fault Diagnosis12▲ 17×3 topics
  12. Combustion Instabilities12▲ 50×2 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties12▲ 3.9×18 topics
  14. Large-Eddy Simulation12▲ 15×5 topics
  15. Hybrid Rocket Propulsion12▲ 134×1 topic
  16. Regression Rate Behavior12▲ 134×1 topic
  17. Mechanical Behavior12▲ 24×2 topics
  18. Vibration Control11▲ 52×4 topics
  19. Simulation11▲ 10×5 topics
  20. Risk Assessment11▲ 5.6×6 topics
  21. Adhesive Joints11▲ 40×2 topics
  22. Air Quality11▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Control11▲ 24×3 topics
  24. Emissions11▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Electrical Systems10▲ 78×2 topics
  26. Nonlinear Dynamics10▲ 13×4 topics
  27. Power Electronics10▲ 11×5 topics
  28. Radial Basis Functions10▲ 31×2 topics
  29. Alternative Fuels10▲ 119×1 topic
  30. Aviation10▲ 122×1 topic
  31. Adaptive10▲ 57×2 topics
  32. Modeling10▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Smart Grid9▲ 9.9×2 topics
  34. Hardware-in-the-Loop9▲ 98×1 topic
  35. Real-Time Simulation9▲ 98×1 topic
  36. Hydraulic Systems9▲ 48×1 topic
  37. Robust9▲ 66×1 topic
  38. Ballistic Impact8▲ 35×2 topics
  39. Fracture Mechanics8▲ 31×3 topics
  40. High-Order Schemes8▲ 27×1 topic

Which research topics does Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aerospace and Aviation Technology, Rocket and propulsion systems research, Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems and Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics.

  1. 1 Aerospace and Aviation Technology Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 0 works
  5. 5 Aerospace Engineering and Control Systems Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 0 works
  7. 7 Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Aeroelasticity and Vibration Control Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems Automotive Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Brake Systems and Friction Analysis Automotive 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 available11.7%not open88.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.3%domestic only92.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 64% lower 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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