Rocket and propulsion systems research
Rocket and propulsion systems research is a research topic within Aerospace Engineering. Science Explorer counts 30k research works in it since 1950. 25.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the development, testing, and analysis of hybrid rocket propulsion systems, including the behavior of fuel regression rates, combustion instabilities, thermochemical erosion, and the use of hydrogen peroxide as an oxidizer. It also explores stability analysis, porous chamber flow dynamics, and the application of hybrid rockets in space launch vehicles.
- Hybrid Rocket Propulsion
- Regression Rate Behavior
- Combustion Instabilities
- Solid Rocket Motors
- Fuel Regression Rate
- Thermochemical Erosion
- Porous Chamber Flow
- Hydrogen Peroxide Decomposition
- Catalytic Ignition
- Space Launch Vehicles
- Research works
- 30k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 7.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 25.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +16% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Rocket and propulsion systems research research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.7k and 754 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.7k works
- 2 United States 754 works
- 3 India 347 works
- 4 Russia 286 works
- 5 Germany 167 works
- 6 Italy 162 works
- 7 South Korea 129 works
- 8 France 110 works
- 9 Japan 109 works
- 10 United Kingdom 108 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.
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Which institutions lead Rocket and propulsion systems research research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Nanjing University of Science and Technology publishes the most Rocket and propulsion systems research research, followed by Northwestern Polytechnical University and Beijing Institute of Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina 146 works
- 2 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 118 works
- 3 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 106 works
- 4 Beihang UniversityChina 80 works
- 5 National University of Defense TechnologyChina 63 works
- 6 Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)Germany 46 works
- 7 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 45 works
- 8 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 45 works
- 9 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina 45 works
- 10 North University of ChinaChina 40 works
Who are the leading researchers in Rocket and propulsion systems research?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Rocket and propulsion systems research include Yang Liu.
- 1 Yang Liu Singapore 3.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Rocket and propulsion systems research research done?
The largest centres of Rocket and propulsion systems research research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Xi'an (China), Nanjing (China) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Mianyang.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- MianyangCN · 53.8 works21×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Rocket and propulsion systems research than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Rocket and propulsion systems research?
Among universities, judged by research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Beihang University and Polytechnic School of Algiers 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 | Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina | 72.9 | 42.8% | 22.6× | 118 | -37.7% |
| 2 | Beihang UniversityChina | 69.6 | 42.3% | 15.8× | 80 | -35.2% |
| 3 | Polytechnic School of AlgiersAlgeria | 62.7 | 37.9% | 62.2× | 14 | — |
| 4 | Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina | 60.7 | 48.5% | 6.0× | 45 | -8.6% |
| 5 | Warsaw University of TechnologyPoland | 60.5 | 33.3% | 8.5× | 10 | +437.0% |
| 6 | National University of Defense TechnologyChina | 60.4 | 31.4% | 17.7× | 63 | -5.6% |
| 7 | Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina | 60.3 | 25.4% | 19.4× | 106 | -25.9% |
| 8 | Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina | 60.1 | 21.2% | 38.9× | 146 | -12.6% |
| 9 | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina | 57.8 | 30.0% | 11.0× | 45 | -17.6% |
| 10 | Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina | 57.3 | 39.4% | 6.1× | 45 | +29.7% |
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 Rocket and propulsion systems research research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Rocket and propulsion systems research.
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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.