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Thales (Italy)

In research, Thales (Italy) stands highest in Engineering (#5,515 of 11,412 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,348 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering — Engineering is 3.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#22,338
of 42,892
Rank in Italy
#619
of 969
Research works
232
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.4k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Thales (Italy) 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 #5,515 of 11,412 29.5%140
Physical SciencesDomain #12,348 of 21,541 25.8%219

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Thales (Italy) 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 Thales (Italy) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 3.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 25.8 works3.9×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.72× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.94× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.84× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.10× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 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 Thales (Italy)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: CubeSat, small satellite, Orbit Determination, Optimal Control, Trajectory Optimization, Solar Sail, Spacecraft Formation Flying and On-Orbit Servicing.

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

All 14 words, with their numbers
  1. CubeSat3▲ 360×1 topic
  2. small satellite3▲ 360×1 topic
  3. Orbit Determination2▲ 129×2 topics
  4. Optimal Control2▲ 72×3 topics
  5. Trajectory Optimization2▲ 88×2 topics
  6. Solar Sail2▲ 339×1 topic
  7. Spacecraft Formation Flying2▲ 339×1 topic
  8. On-Orbit Servicing2▲ 194×1 topic
  9. Space Debris2▲ 194×1 topic
  10. LEO Satellite Constellation2▲ 132×1 topic
  11. Optimization2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  12. Satellite Communications2▲ 132×1 topic
  13. Channel Modeling1▲ 21×4 topics
  14. Deep Learning1▼ 0.72×10 topics

Which research topics does Thales (Italy) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spacecraft Design and Technology, Spacecraft Dynamics and Control, Space Satellite Systems and Control and Satellite Communication Systems.

Spacecraft Design and Te…3Spacecraft Design and Technology: 3 fractional worksSpacecraft Dynamics and Control: 2 fractional worksSpace Satellite Systems and Control: 2 fractional worksSatellite Communication …2Satellite Communication Systems: 2 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 1 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 1 fractional worksInertial Sensor and Navigation: 1 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 1 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optimization: 1 fractional worksSpacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringAstronomy and Astrophysics

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

  1. 1 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Spacecraft Dynamics and Control Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Space Satellite Systems and Control Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  6. 6 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Inertial Sensor and Navigation Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace 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 available21.7%not open78.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.9%domestic only64.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Thales (Italy)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower than in 2013–2017.

201020152020
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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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