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United Technologies Research Center

In research, United Technologies Research Center stands highest in Engineering (#1,921 of 9,532 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,724 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#13,518
of 34,923
Rank in Ireland
#43
of 109
Research works
624
▼ 74% vs 2018-21
Citations
13k
21.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
14%
world 40%
International
48%
world 18%
United Technologies Research Center

What is United Technologies Research Center 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 #1,921 of 9,532 12.2%388
Physical SciencesDomain #4,724 of 17,446 10.7%578

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where United Technologies Research Center 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 United Technologies Research Center work in?

In all years, 93% of research at United Technologies Research Center is in Physical Sciences, 3% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (62%), Computer Science (11%), Materials Science (7%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 578 fractional works · 92.7% of its workEngineering: 388 fractional works · 62.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 72 fractional works · 11.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 70 fractional works · 11.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 69 fractional works · 11.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 56 fractional works · 9.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 34 fractional works · 5.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 20 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 11 fractional works · 1.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 66 fractional works · 10.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 15 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 13 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 13 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoftware: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 42 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 28 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCeramics and Composites: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 21 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 12 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 17 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 12 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCatalysis: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 22 fractional works · 3.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 12 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUnitedTechnologies…623fractional works, all years
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences93%Health Sciences2%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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering38862.2%
    2. Computer Science6610.6%
    3. Materials Science426.8%
    4. Environmental Science213.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy172.7%
    6. Chemistry121.9%
    7. Energy101.6%
    8. Chemical Engineering101.6%
    9. Mathematics81.2%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences40.7%
    1. Decision Sciences71.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting60.9%
    3. Social Sciences40.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.3%
    5. Psychology10.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.2%
    1. Medicine81.2%
    2. Dentistry20.4%
    3. Health Professions10.2%
    4. Nursing10.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences40.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology40.7%
    3. Neuroscience20.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
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: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.49× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.59× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.79× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.58× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.96× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.32× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 2.60× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering3.59×0 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.60×0 works
  3. Engineering2.58×8 works
  4. Neuroscience2.49×1 works
  5. Materials Science1.96×1 works
  6. Computer Science1.79×3 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.32×1 works
  8. Dentistry1.15×0 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.83×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.81×1 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.73×1 works
  12. Mathematics0.71×0 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.62×1 works
  14. Psychology0.60×0 works
  15. Medicine0.56×2 works
  16. Chemistry0.36×0 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.27×0 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.26×0 works
  19. Social Sciences0.20×0 works
  20. Health Professions0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at United Technologies Research Center?

Ranked on the quality score, David Dwight Pearson, Mark W. Davis and Fran González-Espín lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United Technologies Research Center.

  1. 1 David Dwight Pearson Ireland · #1,475,625 worldwide 543 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Mark W. Davis Ireland · #1,876,918 worldwide 2k citations · 72 works
  3. 3 Fran González-Espín Ireland · #1,928,364 worldwide 716 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Alie El‐Din Mady Ireland · #2,524,259 worldwide 444 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Joseph R. Caspar Ireland · #2,661,430 worldwide 393 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Peter F. Lorber Ireland · #2,882,660 worldwide 902 citations · 80 works
  7. 7 M. C. Cheney Ireland · #3,212,831 worldwide 86 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Laura Albiol‐Tendillo Ireland · #3,315,925 worldwide 201 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 R. H. Freeman Ireland · #3,473,493 worldwide 200 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 W.R. Davison Ireland · #4,184,612 worldwide 40 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at United Technologies Research Center

What are the most cited papers from United Technologies Research Center?

The most cited paper from United Technologies Research Center is "A unified framework for the study of anti-windup designs" (Mayuresh V. Kothare, Peter J. Campo, Manfred Morari et al., 1994), with 966 citations. Next come "Noise due to turbulent flow past a trailing edge" (944) and "Hardness measurement at penetration depths as small as 20 nm" (932).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A unified framework for the study of anti-windup designs Mayuresh V. Kothare, Peter J. Campo, Manfred Morari et al. · Automatica Dec 1994 966
2 Noise due to turbulent flow past a trailing edge Roy K. Amiet · Journal of Sound and Vibration Aug 1976 944
3 Hardness measurement at penetration depths as small as 20 nm J. B. Pethicai, R. Hutchings, W. C. Oliver · Philosophical magazine. A/Philosophical magazine. A. Physics of condensed matter. Structure, defects and mechanical properties Apr 1983 932
4 Dual Active Bridge-Based Battery Charger for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle With Charging Current Containing Low Frequency Ripple Lingxiao Lincoln Xue, Zhiyu Shen, Dushan Boroyevich et al. · IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics Open access 16 Mar 2015 420
5 Refraction of sound by a shear layer Roy K. Amiet · Journal of Sound and Vibration Jun 1978 395
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at United Technologies Research Center?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Large-Eddy Simulation, Heat Transfer, Turbulent Flow, Mechanical Properties, Turbulent Flows, Chemical Kinetics, Vortex Dynamics and Boundary Layer.

▲ 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. Large-Eddy Simulation80▲ 54×5 topics
  2. Heat Transfer65▲ 21×14 topics
  3. Turbulent Flow32▲ 39×4 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties30▲ 5.0×28 topics
  5. Turbulent Flows24▲ 29×3 topics
  6. Chemical Kinetics24▲ 34×3 topics
  7. Vortex Dynamics22▲ 22×3 topics
  8. Boundary Layer22▲ 26×4 topics
  9. Flow Control22▲ 56×2 topics
  10. Boundary Layer Transition22▲ 36×1 topic
  11. Particle Image Velocimetry22▲ 36×1 topic
  12. Combustion Instabilities22▲ 46×2 topics
  13. Microstructure21▲ 6.6×14 topics
  14. Spectral Analysis20▲ 37×2 topics
  15. Acoustic Sources20▲ 120×1 topic
  16. Jet Noise20▲ 120×1 topic
  17. Renewable Energy18▲ 2.9×18 topics
  18. Premixed Combustion18▲ 60×1 topic
  19. Turbulent Flames18▲ 60×1 topic
  20. Air Quality17▲ 15×5 topics
  21. Energy Efficiency17▲ 3.4×23 topics
  22. Radial Basis Functions16▲ 26×2 topics
  23. Adaptive Mesh Refinement16▲ 28×2 topics
  24. High-Order Schemes16▲ 28×2 topics
  25. Shock-Wave Interactions15▲ 43×1 topic
  26. Turbulence Modeling15▲ 43×1 topic
  27. CFD Simulation15▲ 20×5 topics
  28. Vibration Control14▲ 34×3 topics
  29. Separation Control14▲ 69×2 topics
  30. Emissions12▲ 10×5 topics
  31. Power Electronics12▲ 7.2×8 topics
  32. Film Cooling12▲ 110×1 topic
  33. Turbine12▲ 110×1 topic
  34. Oxidation Resistance12▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Thermal Management11▲ 6.3×7 topics
  36. Composite Materials11▲ 7.6×8 topics
  37. Model Predictive Control11▲ 7.6×5 topics
  38. Sintering11▲ 11×5 topics
  39. Wave Propagation10▲ 13×4 topics
  40. Microstructural Evolution10▲ 9.8×4 topics

Which research topics does United Technologies Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Biomedical and Engineering Education, Heat Transfer and Optimization, Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes and Hematological disorders and diagnostics.

Biomedical and Engineeri…1Biomedical and Engineering Education: 1 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimization: 0 fractional worksAutopsy Techniques and O…0Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes: 0 fractional worksHematological disorders …0Hematological disorders and diagnostics: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 0 fractional worksElectric Motor Design and Analysis: 0 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semicond…0Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis: 0 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 0 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingEmergency Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  4. 4 Hematological disorders and diagnostics Emergency Medicine 0 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Electric Motor Design and Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 0 works
  10. 10 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available13.5%not open86.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.1%domestic only51.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has United Technologies Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 74% 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 United Technologies Research Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000042% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%United Technologies Research Center0.00016% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of United Technologies Research Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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