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Textron (United States)

In research, Textron (United States) stands highest in Engineering (#3,328 of 9,532 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#8,882 of 17,446 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#2,017 of 2,917 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#15,310
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,159
of 7,310
Research works
1.3k
▼ 52% vs 2018-21
Citations
21k
15.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
12%
world 40%
International
2%
world 18%
Textron (United States)

What is Textron (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
EngineeringField #3,328 of 9,532 8.0%714
Physical SciencesDomain #8,882 of 17,446 7.6%1,232
Physics and AstronomyField #2,017 of 2,917 7.3%178
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #1,145 of 1,601 6.5%165
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #3,043 of 3,725 6.0%128

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Textron (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Textron (United States) work in?

In all years, 92% of research at Textron (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 3% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (53%), Physics and Astronomy (13%), Materials Science (6%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,232 fractional works · 91.7% of its workEngineering: 714 fractional works · 53.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 165 fractional works · 12.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 128 fractional works · 9.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 117 fractional works · 8.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 82 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 60 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 44 fractional works · 3.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 31 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 29 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 26 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 178 fractional works · 13.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 72 fractional works · 5.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 68 fractional works · 5.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiation: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInstrumentation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 83 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 48 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCeramics and Composites: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 62 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 23 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOceanography: 21 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeophysics: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 59 fractional works · 4.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 47 fractional works · 3.5% of its workNumerical Analysis: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 44 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 40 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workChemistry: 34 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 23 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBioengineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 40 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 26 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 38 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 34 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMedicine: 31 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKTextron (UnitedStates)1,344fractional works, all years
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences92%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences3%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering71453.1%
    2. Physics and Astronomy17813.3%
    3. Materials Science836.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences624.6%
    5. Mathematics594.4%
    6. Computer Science443.3%
    7. Environmental Science403.0%
    8. Chemistry342.5%
    9. Energy90.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering80.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology262.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences60.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology60.4%
    4. Neuroscience10.1%
    1. Social Sciences110.8%
    2. Decision Sciences100.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance60.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting50.4%
    5. Psychology40.3%
    6. Arts and Humanities20.2%
    1. Medicine312.3%
    2. Health Professions20.1%
    3. Dentistry00.0%
    4. Nursing00.0%
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: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 1.68× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 8.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.36× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.54× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry8.15×0 works
  2. Engineering1.68×3 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.54×0 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.36×0 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.34×1 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.34×0 works
  7. Health Professions1.25×0 works
  8. Social Sciences1.22×2 works
  9. Medicine1.18×2 works
  10. Environmental Science1.12×1 works
  11. Computer Science0.76×1 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.57×0 works
  13. Psychology0.22×0 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Textron (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Nelson H. Kemp, Jerrold M. Yos and T. Vasilos lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Textron (United States).

  1. 1 Nelson H. Kemp United States · #2,254,166 worldwide 967 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Jerrold M. Yos United States · #2,629,490 worldwide 1.7k citations · 22 works
  3. 3 T. Vasilos United States · #2,731,633 worldwide 1.9k citations · 82 works
  4. 4 Frederick R. Riddell United States · #3,262,818 worldwide 1.7k citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Charles K. Wilkinson United States · #3,327,670 worldwide 441 citations · 53 works
  6. 6 W. L. Bade United States · #3,443,471 worldwide 720 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 R. H. Duff United States · #3,512,318 worldwide 304 citations · 13 works
  8. 8 Ronald L. Fante United States · #3,873,710 worldwide 5.4k citations · 208 works
  9. 9 Mark A. Kovacs United States · #3,968,799 worldwide 485 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 BARRY L. REEVES United States · #3,987,231 worldwide 589 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Textron (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Textron (United States)?

The most cited paper from Textron (United States) is "Theory of Stagnation Point Heat Transfer in Dissociated Air" (J.A. Fay, Frederick R. Riddell, 1958), with 1,483 citations. Next come "Matrix formulation of electromagnetic scattering" (1,126) and "Multiple Scattering of Waves" (840).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Theory of Stagnation Point Heat Transfer in Dissociated Air J.A. Fay, Frederick R. Riddell · Journal of the aerospace sciences/Journal of the aero/space sciences Feb 1958 1,483
2 Matrix formulation of electromagnetic scattering P. C. Waterman · Proceedings of the IEEE 1965 1,126
3 Multiple Scattering of Waves P. C. Waterman, Rohn Truell · Journal of Mathematical Physics Jul 1961 840
4 Origin of Effective Fields in Magnetic Materials Richard E. Watson, Arthur J Freeman · Physical Review 15 Sep 1961 617
5 The interfacial stability of a ferromagnetic fluid M. D. Cowley, Ronald E. Rosensweig · Journal of Fluid Mechanics 22 Dec 1967 562
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Textron (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Large-Eddy Simulation, Numerical Methods, Kinetic Theory, Boltzmann Equation, Rarefied Flows, Vortex Dynamics and Turbulent Flows.

▲ 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. Heat Transfer81▲ 12×18 topics
  2. Large-Eddy Simulation62▲ 19×5 topics
  3. Numerical Methods51▲ 33×5 topics
  4. Kinetic Theory47▲ 58×2 topics
  5. Boltzmann Equation45▲ 97×1 topic
  6. Rarefied Flows45▲ 97×1 topic
  7. Vortex Dynamics41▲ 18×4 topics
  8. Turbulent Flows39▲ 22×3 topics
  9. Fluid Mechanics38▲ 28×2 topics
  10. Mechanical Properties38▲ 3.0×25 topics
  11. Frequency Conversion38▲ 28×3 topics
  12. Boundary Layer Transition38▲ 29×1 topic
  13. Particle Image Velocimetry38▲ 29×1 topic
  14. Remote Sensing34▲ 2.3×15 topics
  15. Electric Propulsion30▲ 38×2 topics
  16. Adaptive Mesh Refinement27▲ 22×2 topics
  17. High-Order Schemes27▲ 22×2 topics
  18. Numerical Simulation27▲ 6.0×10 topics
  19. Solar Wind26▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Plasma Etching26▲ 43×1 topic
  21. Radial Basis Functions26▲ 20×2 topics
  22. Semiconductor Industry26▲ 43×1 topic
  23. Electric Discharge26▲ 54×1 topic
  24. Laser Oscillation26▲ 54×1 topic
  25. Combustion Instabilities25▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Shock-Wave Interactions25▲ 34×1 topic
  27. Turbulence Modeling25▲ 34×1 topic
  28. Spectroscopy22▲ 5.2×10 topics
  29. Thermal Management22▲ 5.6×8 topics
  30. Thermal Analysis21▲ 11×8 topics
  31. Composite Materials21▲ 6.8×8 topics
  32. Multiphase Flow21▲ 16×4 topics
  33. Turbulence20▲ 10×5 topics
  34. Air Quality20▲ 8.0×5 topics
  35. Two-Phase Flow18▲ 15×4 topics
  36. Thermodynamic Modeling18▲ 8.0×3 topics
  37. Finite Element Method18▲ 10×7 topics
  38. Cryogenic Storage18▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)18▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Orbit Determination17▲ 29×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems, Systems Engineering Methodologies and Applications, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues and Water and Wastewater Treatment.

Underwater Vehicles and …1Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems: 1 fractional worksSystems Engineering Methodologies and Applications: 0 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 0 fractional worksWater and Wastewater Tre…0Water and Wastewater Treatment: 0 fractional worksRetirement, Disability, and Employment: 0 fractional worksTransport and Logistics Innovations: 0 fractional worksAviation Industry Analys…0Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends: 0 fractional worksService and Product Innovation: 0 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 0 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Resea…0Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine: 0 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthComputational Mechanics6 others

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

  1. 1 Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems Ocean Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Systems Engineering Methodologies and Applications Control and Systems Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  4. 4 Water and Wastewater Treatment Computational Mechanics 0 works
  5. 5 Retirement, Disability, and Employment Demography 0 works
  6. 6 Transport and Logistics Innovations Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0 works
  8. 8 Service and Product Innovation Marketing 0 works
  9. 9 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine Global and Planetary Change 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 available11.8%not open88.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.4%domestic only97.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 52% lower 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 Textron (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000032% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%Textron (United States)0.000059% in 202519801990200020102020

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