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Thales (United Kingdom)

In research, Thales (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,632 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering — Aerospace Engineering is 24.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,334
of 28,054 · #18,151 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#924
of 1,094
Research works
388
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Thales (United Kingdom) 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 #11,632 of 12,888 9.1%65 #10136

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 24.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 21.3 works25×
← 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.82× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.31× its world share, 37 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.72× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.40× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× 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, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Thales (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the composite score, Simon Watts, R.J.A. Tough and Hamid Asgari lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Thales (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Simon Watts United Kingdom · #38,382 worldwide 385 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 R.J.A. Tough United Kingdom · #934,190 worldwide 48 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Hamid Asgari United Kingdom · #1,456,284 worldwide 36 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Thales (United Kingdom)

Which keywords describe research at Thales (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, CubeSat, small satellite, Risk Assessment, Convolutional Neural Networks, Human Factors, Signal Processing and Autonomous Vehicles.

▲ 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 Learning9▲ 3.7×21 topics
  2. Machine Learning5▲ 2.1×18 topics
  3. CubeSat4▲ 329×1 topic
  4. small satellite4▲ 329×1 topic
  5. Risk Assessment4▲ 8.4×5 topics
  6. Convolutional Neural Networks4▲ 7.4×7 topics
  7. Human Factors4▲ 67×3 topics
  8. Neural Networks4▲ 3.2×5 topics
  9. Signal Processing3▲ 33×3 topics
  10. Autonomous Vehicles3▲ 17×3 topics
  11. Anomaly Detection2▲ 11×3 topics
  12. Automation2▲ 47×2 topics
  13. Driver Behavior2▲ 40×2 topics
  14. Security2▲ 4.8×6 topics
  15. Collision Avoidance2▲ 16×4 topics
  16. Driver Distraction2▲ 77×1 topic
  17. Surveillance2▲ 11×2 topics
  18. Trust2▲ 10×1 topic
  19. LEO Satellite Constellation2▲ 91×1 topic
  20. Outlier Detection2▲ 20×1 topic
  21. Satellite Communications2▲ 91×1 topic
  22. Unsupervised2▲ 23×1 topic
  23. Sensor Fusion2▲ 24×3 topics
  24. Micro-Doppler Effect2▲ 84×1 topic
  25. Pose Estimation2▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Synthetic Aperture Radar2▲ 84×1 topic
  27. Orbit Determination2▲ 56×2 topics
  28. Path Planning2▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Bayesian Inference2▲ 22×3 topics
  30. On-Orbit Servicing2▲ 102×1 topic
  31. Space Debris2▲ 102×1 topic
  32. Trajectory Optimization2▲ 39×2 topics
  33. Extravehicular Activity2▲ 234×1 topic
  34. Optimal Control2▲ 28×3 topics
  35. Space Policy2▲ 138×1 topic
  36. Space Suit2▲ 234×1 topic
  37. Space Tourism2▲ 138×1 topic
  38. Maritime Transportation1▲ 35×1 topic
  39. Unmanned Surface Vehicles1▲ 62×1 topic
  40. MIMO Radar1▲ 52×1 topic

Which research topics does Thales (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spacecraft Design and Technology, Human-Automation Interaction and Safety, Satellite Communication Systems and Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications.

Spacecraft Design and Te…4Spacecraft Design and Technology: 4 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 2 fractional worksSatellite Communication Systems: 2 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksAdvanced SAR Imaging Techniques: 2 fractional worksSpace Satellite Systems and Control: 2 fractional worksSpace Exploration and Te…2Space Exploration and Technology: 2 fractional worksSpace exploration and re…2Space exploration and regulation: 2 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and …1Maritime Navigation and Safety: 1 fractional worksRadar Systems and Signal…1Radar Systems and Signal Processing: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringSocial PsychologyArtificial IntelligenceAstronomy and Astrophysics1 others

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

  1. 1 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Space Satellite Systems and Control Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Space Exploration and Technology Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  9. 9 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Radar Systems and Signal Processing 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 available19.2%not open80.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.9%domestic only62.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Thales (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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