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Viasat (Switzerland)

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Research works
25
▲ 298% vs 2018-21
Citations
226
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
48%
world 18%
Viasat (Switzerland)

Not ranked overall: Viasat (Switzerland) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Viasat (Switzerland) work in?

In all years, 98% of research at Viasat (Switzerland) is in Physical Sciences, 1% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (84%), Physics and Astronomy (6%), Mathematics (4%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 25 fractional works · 98.0% of its workEngineering: 21 fractional works · 84.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 15 fractional works · 58.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 22.0% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 5.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workALL ITS WORKViasat(Switzerland)25fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences98%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences1%

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 8 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2184.2%
    2. Physics and Astronomy15.8%
    3. Mathematics14.0%
    4. Computer Science13.3%
    5. Materials Science00.7%
    1. Neuroscience00.7%
    1. Medicine00.7%
    1. Psychology00.7%
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.

Who are the top researchers at Viasat (Switzerland)?

Ranked on the quality score, Maria Carolina Viganó lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Viasat (Switzerland).

  1. 1 Maria Carolina Viganó Switzerland · #2,066,769 worldwide 665 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Viasat (Switzerland)

What are the most cited papers from Viasat (Switzerland)?

The most cited paper from Viasat (Switzerland) is "Phase-Gradient Meta-Dome for Increasing Grating-Lobe-Free Scan Range in Phased Arrays" (Alice Benini, Enrica Martini, Stefania Monni et al., 2018), with 77 citations. Next come "A Novel Deterministic Synthesis Technique for Constrained Sparse Array Design Problems" (70) and "A Dielectric Dome Antenna With Reduced Profile and Wide Scanning Capability" (69).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Phase-Gradient Meta-Dome for Increasing Grating-Lobe-Free Scan Range in Phased Arrays Alice Benini, Enrica Martini, Stefania Monni et al. · IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 11 May 2018 77
2 A Novel Deterministic Synthesis Technique for Constrained Sparse Array Design Problems Diego Caratelli, Maria Carolina Viganó · IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 12 Sep 2011 70
3 A Dielectric Dome Antenna With Reduced Profile and Wide Scanning Capability Erio Gandini, Fabrizio Silvestri, Alice Benini et al. · IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 17 Sep 2020 69
4 Analytical synthesis technique for linear uniform‐amplitude sparse arrays Diego Caratelli, Maria Carolina Viganó · Radio Science Open access 20 Jul 2011 43
5 3D-printed Ka-band waveguide array antenna for mobile SATCOM applications Frédéric Bongard, Martin Gimersky, Stephen Doherty et al. Conference paper Mar 2017 33
All 43 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Viasat (Switzerland)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Wireless Communications, Metamaterial, Antenna, Microstrip, Antenna Arrays, Optimization, Microwave Filters and Substrate Integrated Waveguide.

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

All 16 words, with their numbers
  1. Metamaterial5▲ 233×2 topics
  2. Wireless Communications5▲ 129×2 topics
  3. Antenna5▲ 271×1 topic
  4. Microstrip5▲ 271×1 topic
  5. Antenna Arrays5▲ 613×1 topic
  6. Optimization5▲ 34×1 topic
  7. Microwave Filters2▲ 139×1 topic
  8. Substrate Integrated Waveguide2▲ 139×1 topic
  9. LEO Satellite Constellation2▲ 448×1 topic
  10. Satellite Communications2▲ 448×1 topic
  11. Frequency Selective Surfaces2▲ 135×1 topic
  12. Metasurfaces2▲ 135×1 topic
  13. MIMO Systems1▲ 96×2 topics
  14. Wireless Networks1▲ 25×2 topics
  15. Beamforming1▲ 41×3 topics
  16. 5G1▲ 112×2 topics

Which research topics does Viasat (Switzerland) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Satellite Communication Systems, Antenna Design and Optimization, Microwave Engineering and Waveguides and Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling.

Satellite Communication …1Satellite Communication Systems: 1 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optim…1Antenna Design and Optimization: 1 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering an…0Microwave Engineering and Waveguides: 0 fractional worksMillimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling: 0 fractional worksSpace exploration and regulation: 0 fractional worksWireless Communication Networks Research: 0 fractional worksSpacecraft Design and Technology: 0 fractional worksRadio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design: 0 fractional worksRadio Astronomy Observations and Technology: 0 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 0 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAstronomy and AstrophysicsComputer Networks and Communications1 others

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

  1. 1 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  6. 6 Wireless Communication Networks Research Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  7. 7 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  10. 10 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 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 available23.1%not open76.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.4%domestic only51.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Viasat (Switzerland)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 298% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting2010201520202025
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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 Viasat (Switzerland) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000051% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Viasat (Switzerland)0.000034% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Viasat (Switzerland) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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