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GNSS positioning and interference

GNSS positioning and interference is a research topic within Aerospace Engineering. Science Explorer counts 26k research works in it since 1950. 35.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the advancements and applications of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), including topics such as precise point positioning, reference frame modeling, atmospheric effects, orbit determination, tropospheric delay modeling, ambiguity resolution, multi-GNSS experiments, and receiver antennas.

  • Global Navigation Satellite Systems
  • GNSS
  • Precise Point Positioning
  • Reference Frame
  • Atmospheric Effects
  • Orbit Determination
  • Tropospheric Delay
  • Ambiguity Resolution
  • Multi-GNSS Experiment
  • Receiver Antennas
Research works
26k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
8.9k
per year above
Top-10% rate
35.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+16%
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Which countries lead GNSS positioning and interference research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.9k and 422 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1.9k works
  2. 2 United States 422 works
  3. 3 Germany 189 works
  4. 4 India 185 works
  5. 5 Russia 133 works
  6. 6 Italy 117 works
  7. 7 France 101 works
  8. 8 Japan 91 works
  9. 9 Türkiye 87 works
  10. 10 Poland 81 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.

China: 57.3%United States: 12.8%Germany: 5.8%India: 5.6%6 others listed: 18.5%57%largest
China1,881 · 57.3%United States422 · 12.8%Germany189 · 5.8%India185 · 5.6%6 others listed609 · 18.5%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead GNSS positioning and interference research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Wuhan University publishes the most GNSS positioning and interference research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Beihang University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Wuhan University China 163 works
  2. 2 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 67 works
  3. 3 Beihang University China 60 works
  4. 4 National University of Defense Technology China 60 works
  5. 5 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 49 works
  6. 6 Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong 36 works
  7. 7 Tongji University China 35 works
  8. 8 Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR) Germany 34 works
  9. 9 China Academy of Space Technology China 30 works
  10. 10 Sun Yat-sen University China 30 works

Where is GNSS positioning and interference research done?

The largest centres of GNSS positioning and interference research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Wuhan (China), Shanghai (China) and Xi'an (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Lincoln, Boulder and Potsdam.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 550 works
  2. 2 Wuhan China 267 works
  3. 3 Shanghai China 123 works
  4. 4 Xi'an China 122 works
  5. 5 Nanjing China 119 works
  6. 6 Changsha China 89 works
  7. 7 Moscow Russia 56 works
  8. 8 Harbin China 54 works
  9. 9 Guangzhou China 50 works
  10. 10 Hong Kong China 41 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. LincolnUS · 21.9 works16×
  2. BoulderUS · 37.2 works13×
  3. PotsdamDE · 24.2 works13×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in GNSS positioning and interference than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study GNSS positioning and interference?

Among universities, judged by research, Wuhan University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences 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.

0%25%50%75%mean 59.24%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Wuhan University: 163, 61.6%Hong Kong Polytechnic University: 36, 61.9%Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences: 14, 69.3%Chang'an University: 18, 61.9%Xi'an University of Science and Technology: 9, 62.0%École Nationale de l’Aviation Civile: 8, 48.6%Hohai University: 22, 66.6%Beihang University: 60, 49.0%China University of Mining and Technology: 27, 60.1%Shandong University of Science and Technology: 23, 51.4%Wrocław University o…Hong Kong Polytechni…Chang'an UniversityWuhan University
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Wuhan University China 78.861.6%31.4×163 +44.3%
2Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong 76.461.9%9.7×36 +72.2%
3Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences Poland 72.669.3%44.3×14 +135.2%
4Chang'an University China 67.861.9%11.0×18 +106.2%
5Xi'an University of Science and Technology China 66.362.0%9.3×9 +424.4%
6École Nationale de l’Aviation Civile France 65.848.6%115.4×8 +541.5%
7Hohai University China 64.566.6%9.5×22 +10.2%
8Beihang University China 63.649.0%12.8×60 -3.9%
9China University of Mining and Technology China 61.260.1%8.0×27 +67.9%
10Shandong University of Science and Technology China 59.751.4%10.9×23 +27.1%

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 GNSS positioning and interference research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are GNSS positioning and interference.

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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.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.