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American Astronomical Society

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World rank, all time
#39,728
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#8,289
of 8,685
Research works
134
▼ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

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.

Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.39× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 20.73× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.89× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 20.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American Astronomical Society?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter Boyce and Kevin B. Marvel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Astronomical Society.

  1. 1 Peter Boyce United States · #274,294 worldwide 66 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Kevin B. Marvel United States · #1,508,797 worldwide 33 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at American Astronomical Society

Which keywords describe research at American Astronomical Society?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Radio Astronomy, Spectroscopy, High-Resolution Imaging, Transits of Venus, Astrobiology, Extraterrestrial Life, SETI and Mars.

▲ 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. Radio Astronomy19▲ 384×2 topics
  2. Spectroscopy18▲ 41×4 topics
  3. High-Resolution Imaging18▲ 216×1 topic
  4. Transits of Venus18▲ 670×1 topic
  5. Astrobiology11▲ 245×2 topics
  6. Extraterrestrial Life10▲ 352×1 topic
  7. SETI10▲ 352×1 topic
  8. Mars8▲ 117×1 topic
  9. Martian Surface8▲ 117×1 topic
  10. Accretion Disks6▲ 56×2 topics
  11. Magnetic Fields6▲ 44×2 topics
  12. Star Formation6▲ 49×2 topics
  13. Optical 3D Laser Measurement6▲ 211×1 topic
  14. Position-Sensitive Detector6▲ 211×1 topic
  15. Turbulence5▲ 25×3 topics
  16. Molecular Clouds5▲ 71×1 topic
  17. Protoplanetary Disks5▲ 71×1 topic
  18. Exoplanets4▲ 45×1 topic
  19. Stellar Astrophysics4▲ 45×1 topic
  20. Ecology3▲ 12×2 topics
  21. Bibliometric Analysis3▲ 53×1 topic
  22. Data Sharing3▲ 121×1 topic
  23. Digital Repositories3▲ 97×2 topics
  24. Research Evaluation3▲ 114×1 topic
  25. Scientific Data Management3▲ 155×1 topic
  26. Historical Astronomy3▲ 112×2 topics
  27. Black Holes3▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Gravitational Waves3▲ 34×2 topics
  29. Solar System Abundances3▲ 27×1 topic
  30. Terrestrial Planets3▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Academic Medicine3▲ 35×2 topics
  32. Astronomical Instrumentation3▲ 42×1 topic
  33. Career Development3▲ 24×2 topics
  34. Spectrograph3▲ 42×1 topic
  35. Peer Review3▲ 62×2 topics
  36. Science Communication3▲ 33×2 topics
  37. Supernovae2▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Gamma-Ray Bursts2▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Medical Research2▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Physician-Scientist2▲ 60×1 topic

Which research topics does American Astronomical Society publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Planetary Science and Exploration, History and Developments in Astronomy, Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life.

Planetary Science and Ex…2Planetary Science and Exploration: 2 fractional worksHistory and Developments in Astronomy: 2 fractional worksAstronomical Observations and Instrumentation: 2 fractional worksSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 1 fractional worksResearch Data Management Practices: 1 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…1Astro and Planetary Science: 1 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 0 fractional worksSex and Gender in Healthcare: 0 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 0 fractional worksscientometrics and bibliometrics research: 0 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsComputational MechanicsInformation SystemsGender Studies3 others

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

  1. 1 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  2. 2 History and Developments in Astronomy Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  3. 3 Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation Computational Mechanics 2 works
  4. 4 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  5. 5 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 1 works
  6. 6 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  7. 7 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 0 works
  8. 8 Sex and Gender in Healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  9. 9 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 0 works
  10. 10 scientometrics and bibliometrics research Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 0 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 available35.6%not open64.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.0%domestic only86.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American Astronomical Society's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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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