Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends
Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends is a research topic within General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Science Explorer counts 14k research works in it since 1950. 28.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the economic impacts of air transportation systems, including the effects of high-speed rail competition, airport efficiency, airline alliances, and the influence of COVID-19 on the industry. It also delves into the relationship between air transportation and economic development, tourism growth, and passenger satisfaction.
- High-speed Rail
- Airport Competition
- Airline Alliances
- Economic Development
- COVID-19 Impact
- Transport Infrastructure
- Passenger Satisfaction
- Market Power
- Tourism Growth
- Airport Efficiency
- Research works
- 14k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 28.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +57% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (701 and 401 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 701 works
- 2 United States 401 works
- 3 Türkiye 205 works
- 4 India 184 works
- 5 Indonesia 159 works
- 6 United Kingdom 123 works
- 7 Germany 109 works
- 8 Brazil 108 works
- 9 Spain 90 works
- 10 Italy 74 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics publishes the most Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends research, followed by Beijing Jiaotong University and Civil Aviation University of China.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics China 45 works
- 2 Beijing Jiaotong University China 42 works
- 3 Civil Aviation University of China China 37 works
- 4 Tarbiat Modares University Iran 26 works
- 5 Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University United States 26 works
- 6 Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong 25 works
- 7 Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR) Germany 22 works
- 8 Beihang University China 19 works
- 9 Institute of Transportation and Logistic Trisakti Indonesia 19 works
- 10 Civil Aviation Flight University of China China 19 works
Who are the leading researchers in Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends include Moshe Ben‐Akiva, Dimitris Bertsimas and Jeremy C. Smith.
- 1 Moshe Ben‐Akiva 2.9k citations
- 2 Dimitris Bertsimas 2.5k citations
- 3 Jeremy C. Smith 2.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends research done?
The largest centres of Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Shanghai (China) and Istanbul (Türkiye). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Daytona and Eskişehir.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- DaytonaUS · 25.8 works113×
- EskişehirTR · 25.7 works17×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends?
Among universities, judged by research, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Beijing Jiaotong University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong | 80.8 | 63.6% | 8.5× | 25 | +81.6% |
| 2 | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics China | 71.4 | 48.1% | 15.2× | 45 | -6.4% |
| 3 | Beijing Jiaotong University China | 69.4 | 36.6% | 20.3× | 42 | +65.6% |
| 4 | Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University United States | 64.9 | 37.0% | 122.2× | 26 | +75.2% |
| 5 | Cranfield University United Kingdom | 55.4 | 41.6% | 23.3× | 10 | -4.4% |
| 6 | Beihang University China | 55.3 | 64.0% | 5.2× | 19 | +26.3% |
| 7 | Civil Aviation University of China China | 53.2 | 22.4% | 77.4× | 37 | -66.8% |
| 8 | Eskisehir Technical University Türkiye | 52.9 | 25.0% | 63.3× | 18 | — |
| 9 | Delft University of Technology Netherlands | 50.5 | 51.9% | 6.0× | 14 | -6.6% |
| 10 | Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Spain | 50.5 | 34.8% | 9.4× | 10 | +30.5% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 57% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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