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Surrey Satellite Technology (United Kingdom)

In research, Surrey Satellite Technology (United Kingdom) stands highest in Engineering (#4,326 of 11,412 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,322 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering — Engineering is 3.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#19,231
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,037
of 2,253
Research works
370
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.7k
15.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Surrey Satellite Technology (United Kingdom) 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
EngineeringField #4,326 of 11,412 27.4%194
Physical SciencesDomain #11,322 of 21,541 23.1%323

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Surrey Satellite Technology (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).

What does Surrey Satellite Technology (United Kingdom) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 3.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 25.5 works3.7×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.69× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 7.26× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Surrey Satellite Technology (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the composite score, Martin Unwin, Guglielmo S. Aglietti and Alex da Silva Curiel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Surrey Satellite Technology (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Martin Unwin United Kingdom · #147,404 worldwide 152 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Guglielmo S. Aglietti United Kingdom · #281,109 worldwide 240 citations · 83 works
  3. 3 Alex da Silva Curiel United Kingdom · #296,535 worldwide 27 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 D. R. Lobb United Kingdom · #499,560 worldwide 83 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Guy Richardson United Kingdom · #673,120 worldwide 43 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Adam Baker United Kingdom · #821,535 worldwide 36 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 P.G. Davies United Kingdom · #1,063,922 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 D. J. Purll United Kingdom · #1,148,679 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Ben Stern United Kingdom · #1,561,289 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Surrey Satellite Technology (United Kingdom)

Which keywords describe research at Surrey Satellite Technology (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: CubeSat, small satellite, Space Policy, Space Tourism, Remote Sensing, Mars, Martian Surface and Cryogenic Storage.

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

All 27 words, with their numbers
  1. CubeSat6▲ 647×1 topic
  2. small satellite6▲ 647×1 topic
  3. Remote Sensing3▲ 4.9×9 topics
  4. Space Policy2▲ 357×1 topic
  5. Space Tourism2▲ 357×1 topic
  6. Mars2▲ 121×1 topic
  7. Martian Surface2▲ 121×1 topic
  8. Cryogenic Storage2▲ 128×1 topic
  9. LEO Satellite Constellation2▲ 123×1 topic
  10. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)2▲ 128×1 topic
  11. Satellite Communications2▲ 123×1 topic
  12. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 15×3 topics
  13. Orbit Determination2▲ 77×2 topics
  14. Spacecraft Formation Flying2▲ 235×1 topic
  15. Trajectory Optimization2▲ 58×1 topic
  16. Validation2▲ 36×2 topics
  17. On-Orbit Servicing1▲ 142×1 topic
  18. Space Debris1▲ 142×1 topic
  19. Data Assimilation1▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Astrobiology1▲ 88×1 topic
  21. Extraterrestrial Life1▲ 120×1 topic
  22. Satellite Observations1▲ 27×1 topic
  23. Soil Moisture1▲ 37×1 topic
  24. Climate Change1◆ 0.92×8 topics
  25. Dynamic Interaction1▲ 37×2 topics
  26. Ground Vibration1▲ 80×1 topic
  27. Railway Dynamics1▲ 80×1 topic

Which research topics does Surrey Satellite Technology (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spacecraft Design and Technology, Space exploration and regulation, Planetary Science and Exploration and Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies.

Spacecraft Design and Te…6Spacecraft Design and Technology: 6 fractional worksSpace exploration and re…2Space exploration and regulation: 2 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Ex…2Planetary Science and Exploration: 2 fractional worksSpacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies: 2 fractional worksSatellite Communication Systems: 2 fractional worksSpacecraft Dynamics and …2Spacecraft Dynamics and Control: 2 fractional worksSpace Satellite Systems and Control: 1 fractional worksSoil Moisture and Remote Sensing: 1 fractional worksSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 1 fractional worksRailway Engineering and Dynamics: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringAstronomy and AstrophysicsEnvironmental EngineeringMechanical Engineering

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

  1. 1 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  3. 3 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  4. 4 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Spacecraft Dynamics and Control Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Space Satellite Systems and Control Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing Environmental Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  10. 10 Railway Engineering and Dynamics Mechanical Engineering 1 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 available19.6%not open80.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.8%domestic only78.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Surrey Satellite Technology (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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