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U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command

In research, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command stands highest in Engineering (#3,426 of 9,532 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,805 of 17,446 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#2,359 of 3,725 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering (Engineering is 4.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#15,174
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,132
of 7,310
Research works
1.4k
▼ 43% vs 2018-21
Citations
17k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
9%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command

What is U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command 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 #3,426 of 9,532 5.7%716
Physical SciencesDomain #7,805 of 17,446 6.0%1,271
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,359 of 3,725 7.4%213
Physics and AstronomyField #1,907 of 2,917 7.4%268
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #1,111 of 1,567 8.2%182
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #1,159 of 1,601 5.8%184

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command 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 U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command work in?

In 2022-now, 92% of research at U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command is in Physical Sciences, 7% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (63%), Physics and Astronomy (9%), Materials Science (8%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 41 fractional works · 91.9% of its workEngineering: 28 fractional works · 63.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 10 fractional works · 21.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 5 fractional works · 11.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 6.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 6.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 9.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 6.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKU.S. ArmyAviation and…44fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences92%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2863.1%
    2. Physics and Astronomy49.1%
    3. Materials Science37.6%
    4. Computer Science25.7%
    5. Environmental Science12.8%
    6. Chemical Engineering11.6%
    7. Chemistry11.5%
    8. Mathematics00.4%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Decision Sciences12.8%
    2. Social Sciences12.2%
    3. Psychology01.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    1. Health Professions00.5%
    2. Medicine00.4%
    1. Neuroscience00.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 27.9 works4.2×
← 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.

Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 4.50× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 4.21× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.19× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.07× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 2.86× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering4.50×1 works
  2. Engineering4.21×28 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy4.07×4 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.86×1 works
  5. Materials Science2.19×3 works
  6. Chemistry0.94×1 works
  7. Computer Science0.73×2 works
  8. Environmental Science0.57×1 works
  9. Neuroscience0.37×0 works
  10. Psychology0.37×0 works
  11. Mathematics0.34×0 works
  12. Health Professions0.17×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.17×1 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.13×0 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.12×0 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.10×0 works
  17. Medicine0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command?

Ranked on the quality score, Mohan Sanghadasa, Michael Scalora and Andrew M. Wissink lead among researchers whose main affiliation is U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command.

  1. 1 Mohan Sanghadasa United States · #516,724 worldwide 4.4k citations · 165 works
  2. 2 Michael Scalora United States · #1,708,619 worldwide 12k citations · 562 works
  3. 3 Andrew M. Wissink United States · #2,209,299 worldwide 2.1k citations · 117 works
  4. 4 C. M. Bowden United States · #2,302,654 worldwide 5.2k citations · 193 works
  5. 5 Adam T. Roberts United States · #2,534,251 worldwide 764 citations · 67 works
  6. 6 Charles M. Bowden United States · #2,545,274 worldwide 4k citations · 159 works
  7. 7 Mark J. Bloemer United States · #2,893,109 worldwide 7.8k citations · 257 works
  8. 8 Aaron S. Manka United States · #2,908,181 worldwide 1.2k citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Martin S. Heimbeck United States · #3,137,065 worldwide 466 citations · 42 works
  10. 10 R.W. Mitchell United States · #3,521,233 worldwide 1k citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command

What are the most cited papers from U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command?

The most cited paper from U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command is "The photonic band edge laser: A new approach to gain enhancement" (Jonathan P. Dowling, Michael Scalora, Mark J. Bloemer et al., 1994), with 627 citations. Next come "Optical Limiting and Switching of Ultrashort Pulses in Nonlinear Photonic Band Gap Materials" (605) and "Analytic expressions for the electromagnetic mode density in finite, one-dimensional, photonic band-gap structures" (548).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The photonic band edge laser: A new approach to gain enhancement Jonathan P. Dowling, Michael Scalora, Mark J. Bloemer et al. · Journal of Applied Physics 15 Feb 1994 627
2 Optical Limiting and Switching of Ultrashort Pulses in Nonlinear Photonic Band Gap Materials Michael Scalora, Jonathan P. Dowling, Charles M. Bowden et al. · Physical Review Letters 5 Sep 1994 605
3 Analytic expressions for the electromagnetic mode density in finite, one-dimensional, photonic band-gap structures Jon M. Bendickson, Jonathan P. Dowling, Michael Scalora · Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics Apr 1996 548
4 Product selectivity in plasmonic photocatalysis for carbon dioxide hydrogenation Xiao jie Zhang, Xue–Qian Li, Du Zhang et al. · Nature Communications Open access 23 Feb 2017 522
5 Terminal Guidance for Impact Attitude Angle Constrained Flight Trajectories M. Kim, Kelly Grider · IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems Nov 1973 437
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Which keywords describe research at U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Flight Control, Adaptive Mesh Refinement, High-Order Schemes, Metamaterials, Parameter Estimation, Shock-Wave Interactions, Turbulence Modeling and Large-Eddy Simulation.

▲ 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-now 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 34 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Flight Control3▲ 235×2 topics
  2. Adaptive Mesh Refinement3▲ 99×2 topics
  3. High-Order Schemes3▲ 99×2 topics
  4. Metamaterials3▲ 42×3 topics
  5. Parameter Estimation3▲ 47×2 topics
  6. Shock-Wave Interactions3▲ 148×1 topic
  7. Turbulence Modeling3▲ 148×1 topic
  8. Large-Eddy Simulation2▲ 30×5 topics
  9. Biosensors2▲ 11×3 topics
  10. Heat Transfer2▲ 11×6 topics
  11. Nanophotonics2▲ 55×2 topics
  12. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles2▲ 27×1 topic
  13. Wind Estimation2▲ 309×1 topic
  14. Optical Modulators2▲ 35×2 topics
  15. Graphene2▲ 6.4×4 topics
  16. Vortex Dynamics2▲ 38×3 topics
  17. Machine Learning2▲ 1.18×8 topics
  18. Deep Learning2◆ 1.03×5 topics
  19. Photonic Crystals2▲ 30×4 topics
  20. Emissions2▲ 18×3 topics
  21. Plasmonics2▲ 59×1 topic
  22. Surface Plasmons2▲ 94×1 topic
  23. Particle Image Velocimetry1▲ 50×1 topic
  24. Turbulent Flows1▲ 34×1 topic
  25. Mechanical Properties1▲ 3.0×8 topics
  26. Aerodynamics1▲ 39×3 topics
  27. Air Quality1▲ 14×3 topics
  28. Nonlinear Systems1▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Piezoelectric Materials1▲ 70×2 topics
  30. Renewable Energy1▲ 1.78×3 topics
  31. Smart Structures1▲ 62×2 topics
  32. Vibration Control1▲ 39×2 topics
  33. Aeroelasticity1▲ 169×1 topic
  34. Morphing Aircraft1▲ 169×1 topic

Which research topics does U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics, Aerospace and Aviation Technology, Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows.

Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 3 fractional worksAerospace and Aviation Technology: 2 fractional worksPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research: 2 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 1 fractional worksAeroelasticity and Vibration Control: 1 fractional worksMetamaterials and Metasu…1Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Aircraft Design and Technologies: 1 fractional worksAerospace Engineering and Control Systems: 1 fractional worksRocket and propulsion systems research: 1 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 1 fractional works
Computational MechanicsAerospace EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials2 others

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

  1. 1 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 3 works
  2. 2 Aerospace and Aviation Technology Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 1 works
  5. 5 Aeroelasticity and Vibration Control Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Aerospace Engineering and Control Systems Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic 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 available9.3%not open90.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.2%domestic only91.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 43% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00018% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command0.00017% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

10%20%30%U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command12.5% in 2019all institutions10.0% in 201920002010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.5% in 1994.

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