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Sector Award · Frontier technologies · 2026

Space and Satellite Technology: the winner and finalists

6 finalist partnerships, chosen from 32 eligible university and company partnerships in the open record. The winner is listed first; the other finalists follow in alphabetical order of university. The winner in each category is the finalist with the highest partnership score (volume of joint work 40%, years active 30%, field-weighted citation impact 30%) in the frozen Edition 1 record. No panel, nomination or payment plays any part. Winners were announced with the index at 05:30 BST, Thursday 15 October 2026, after the corrections and opt-out window closed at 17:00 BST on Tuesday 13 October.

All award categoriesThe Space and Satellite Technology sector index
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Winner · partnership score 96.3, the highest in the category

University of Luxembourg×SES

Luxembourg · company based in Luxembourg · 23 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 5.83
SC
Symeon ChatzinotasAcademic co-author · University of Luxembourg · 22 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
JG
Joël GrotzIndustry co-author · SES · 10 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
“Joint Two-Tier User Association and Resource Management for Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Networks” (2024, 28 citations)
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Kyushu University×SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation

Japan · company based in Japan · 5 joint works in the sector · active 2 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 1.39
YY
Yasuhiro YoshimuraAcademic co-author · Kyushu University · 5 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
TF
Tadanori FukushimaIndustry co-author · SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation · 5 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
“Contactless attitude control of an uncooperative satellite by laser ablation” (2022, 9 citations)
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Universidad Carlos III de Madrid×GMV Innovating Solutions

Spain · company based in Spain · 6 joint works in the sector · active 3 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 2.72
MR
Manuel Sanjurjo-RivoAcademic co-author · Universidad Carlos III de Madrid · 5 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
DE
Diego A. EscobarIndustry co-author · GMV Innovating Solutions · 6 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
“Satellite maneuver detection and estimation with optical survey observations” (2022, 36 citations)
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University College London×Planetek Italia

United Kingdom · company based in Italy · 10 joint works in the sector · active 4 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 1.01
CO
Christopher John OwenAcademic co-author · University College London · 10 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
VF
Vito FortunatoIndustry co-author · Planetek Italia · 9 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
“Innovative technique for separating proton core, proton beam, and alpha particles in solar wind 3D velocity distribution functions” (2022, 19 citations)
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University of California, Berkeley×Predictive Science

United States · company based in United States · 29 joint works in the sector · active 4 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 1.38
CL
Christina O. LeeAcademic co-author · University of California, Berkeley · 16 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
TT
Tibor TörökIndustry co-author · Predictive Science · 6 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
“On the importance of investigating CME complexity evolution during interplanetary propagation” (2022, 10 citations)
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University of Graz×Predictive Science

Austria · company based in United States · 12 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 1.68
MT
Manuela TemmerAcademic co-author · University of Graz · 7 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
CD
Cooper DownsIndustry co-author · Predictive Science · 5 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
“On the Origin of the Sudden Heliospheric Open Magnetic Flux Enhancement During the 2014 Pole Reversal” (2024, 10 citations)

Partnership score: volume of joint work 40%, years active 30%, field-weighted citation impact 30% (shrunk toward 1.0 when evidence is thin). Joint works count half where the only company author also holds a post at the university. The named researchers co-wrote the cited paper and represent a wider team. Full rules.