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Space Micro (United States)

In research, Space Micro (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,371 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,330 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Engineering — Aerospace Engineering is 25.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,956
of 28,054 · #8,196 all time
Rank in United States
#1,628
of 4,192
Research works
744
▼ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.7k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Space Micro (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 #6,371 of 12,888 11.2%127 #4945
EngineeringField #5,330 of 6,636 11.0%82 #4099

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Space Micro (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).

What does Space Micro (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 25.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 39.4 works25×
  2. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 22.5 works4.7×
  3. EngineeringField · 81.7 works4.0×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.35× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.03× its world share, 82 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.08× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.07× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Space Micro (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Wireless Communications, Orbit Determination, Metamaterial, Antenna, Microstrip, Pose Estimation, On-Orbit Servicing and Space Debris.

▲ 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. Deep Learning8▲ 1.69×29 topics
  2. Wireless Communications7▲ 28×4 topics
  3. Orbit Determination6▲ 101×2 topics
  4. Metamaterial6▲ 45×2 topics
  5. Antenna5▲ 47×1 topic
  6. Microstrip5▲ 47×1 topic
  7. Pose Estimation5▲ 35×3 topics
  8. On-Orbit Servicing5▲ 164×1 topic
  9. Space Debris5▲ 164×1 topic
  10. Frequency Selective Surfaces5▲ 50×1 topic
  11. Metasurfaces5▲ 50×1 topic
  12. Metamaterials4▲ 23×4 topics
  13. Optimization4▲ 6.7×3 topics
  14. Genetic Algorithms4▲ 21×2 topics
  15. Antenna Arrays4▲ 78×1 topic
  16. Particle Swarm Optimization4▲ 24×1 topic
  17. Artificial Neural Networks4▲ 6.1×3 topics
  18. CubeSat4▲ 152×1 topic
  19. small satellite4▲ 152×1 topic
  20. Microwave Filters3▲ 45×1 topic
  21. Substrate Integrated Waveguide3▲ 45×1 topic
  22. Signal Processing3▲ 16×3 topics
  23. Biosensors3▲ 4.1×5 topics
  24. Integrated Circuits3▲ 13×2 topics
  25. LEO Satellite Constellation3▲ 70×1 topic
  26. Satellite Communications3▲ 70×1 topic
  27. Nanophotonics3▲ 21×3 topics
  28. Optical Modulators3▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Channel Modeling2▲ 15×4 topics
  30. Structured Light2▲ 34×2 topics
  31. Photonic Crystals2▲ 14×4 topics
  32. MIMO Systems2▲ 21×3 topics
  33. Sensor Fusion2▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Microwave Photonics2▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Design2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  36. Doppler Radar2▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Millimeter-Wave2▲ 40×2 topics
  38. Optimal Control2▲ 21×3 topics
  39. Microcavities2▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Silicon Photonics2▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does Space Micro (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Antenna Design and Analysis, Space Satellite Systems and Control, Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies and Antenna Design and Optimization.

Antenna Design and Analy…5Antenna Design and Analysis: 5 fractional worksSpace Satellite Systems …5Space Satellite Systems and Control: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Antenna and Met…5Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 5 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optim…4Antenna Design and Optimization: 4 fractional worksSpacecraft Design and Technology: 4 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering and Waveguides: 3 fractional worksSatellite Communication …3Satellite Communication Systems: 3 fractional worksMetamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications: 2 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksInertial Sensor and Navigation: 2 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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

  1. 1 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Space Satellite Systems and Control Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 2 works
  9. 9 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Inertial Sensor and Navigation Aerospace Engineering 2 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 available20.0%not open80.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.9%domestic only68.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Space Micro (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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