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Adler Planetarium

In research, Adler Planetarium stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,056 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,638
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,675
of 8,685
Research works
187
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
5k
26.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Adler Planetarium known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #12,056 of 21,541 25.2%126

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Adler Planetarium sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.07× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.41× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 11.76× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 2.12× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 11.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Adler Planetarium?

Ranked on the composite score, Laura Trouille, I.M. Levitt and Sara J. Schechner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Adler Planetarium.

  1. 1 Laura Trouille United States · #95,081 worldwide 342 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 I.M. Levitt United States · #159,040 worldwide 150 citations · 51 works
  3. 3 Sara J. Schechner United States · #344,569 worldwide 18 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Bruce Stephenson United States · #668,124 worldwide 12 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Adler Planetarium

Which keywords describe research at Adler Planetarium?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Impact, Radio Astronomy, History, Spectroscopy, High-Resolution Imaging, Solar Observations, Transits of Venus and Science.

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

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Cultural Impact15▲ 113×2 topics
  2. Radio Astronomy15▲ 221×2 topics
  3. History15▲ 10×11 topics
  4. Spectroscopy14▲ 24×2 topics
  5. High-Resolution Imaging14▲ 123×2 topics
  6. Solar Observations14▲ 383×1 topic
  7. Transits of Venus14▲ 383×1 topic
  8. Science12▲ 36×5 topics
  9. Medicine12▲ 68×4 topics
  10. Innovation11▲ 6.3×7 topics
  11. Star Formation10▲ 57×2 topics
  12. Culture9▲ 9.5×4 topics
  13. Exoplanets9▲ 62×1 topic
  14. Stellar Astrophysics9▲ 62×1 topic
  15. Gravitational Waves8▲ 69×2 topics
  16. Technology8▲ 10×3 topics
  17. Magnetic Fields8▲ 42×3 topics
  18. Philosophy8▲ 9.5×4 topics
  19. Accretion Disks8▲ 53×2 topics
  20. Astronomical Instrumentation7▲ 75×1 topic
  21. Spectrograph7▲ 75×1 topic
  22. Observations7▲ 151×1 topic
  23. Society7▲ 16×1 topic
  24. Black Holes7▲ 24×3 topics
  25. Supernovae7▲ 35×2 topics
  26. Nucleosynthesis6▲ 33×3 topics
  27. Dark Matter6▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Astrobiology6▲ 95×1 topic
  29. Extraterrestrial Life6▲ 150×1 topic
  30. Cosmology6▲ 35×2 topics
  31. Gamma-Ray Bursts6▲ 94×1 topic
  32. Neutron Stars6▲ 94×1 topic
  33. Cosmic Rays6▲ 45×2 topics
  34. Historical Astronomy6▲ 145×2 topics
  35. Molecular Clouds6▲ 62×1 topic
  36. Neutrinos6▲ 45×2 topics
  37. Protoplanetary Disks6▲ 62×1 topic
  38. Philosophy of Science5▲ 54×2 topics
  39. Solar System Abundances5▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Terrestrial Planets5▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does Adler Planetarium publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Impact of Light on Environment and Health, Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing, Open Source Software Innovations and Library Science and Information Systems.

Impact of Light on Envir…1Impact of Light on Environment and Health: 1 fractional worksMobile Crowdsensing and …1Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing: 1 fractional worksOpen Source Software Innovations: 1 fractional worksLibrary Science and Info…1Library Science and Information Systems: 1 fractional worksIntellectual Property Law1Intellectual Property Law: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 1 fractional worksUrban Transport and Acce…1Urban Transport and Accessibility: 1 fractional worksSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 1 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 1 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeComputer Science ApplicationsInformation SystemsLaw4 others

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

  1. 1 Impact of Light on Environment and Health Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  2. 2 Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing Computer Science Applications 1 works
  3. 3 Open Source Software Innovations Computer Science Applications 1 works
  4. 4 Library Science and Information Systems Information Systems 1 works
  5. 5 Intellectual Property Law Law 1 works
  6. 6 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 works
  7. 7 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 1 works
  8. 8 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 1 works
  9. 9 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  10. 10 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 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 available42.0%not open58.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.4%domestic only75.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Adler Planetarium's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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