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Blue Marble Space Institute of Science

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,112
of 28,054 · #21,658 all time
Rank in United States
#1,968
of 4,192
Research works
186
▲ 62% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.6k
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.13× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.70× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.06× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.38× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.32× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.54× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 9.22× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 13 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Blue Marble Space Institute of Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Astrobiology, Metabolism, Nucleic Acids, Chirality, Hydrothermal Vents, Prebiotic Chemistry, RNA World 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 2022–2025 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. Astrobiology6▲ 252×2 topics
  2. Metabolism6▲ 14×10 topics
  3. Climate Change5▲ 2.0×19 topics
  4. Nucleic Acids4▲ 173×2 topics
  5. Chirality4▲ 77×2 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress4▲ 2.6×19 topics
  7. Hydrothermal Vents4▲ 111×2 topics
  8. Prebiotic Chemistry4▲ 537×1 topic
  9. RNA World4▲ 537×1 topic
  10. Cancer3▲ 2.6×10 topics
  11. Mars3▲ 105×1 topic
  12. Martian Surface3▲ 105×1 topic
  13. Mitochondrial Function3▲ 36×4 topics
  14. Solar System Abundances3▲ 69×1 topic
  15. Terrestrial Planets3▲ 69×1 topic
  16. Extraterrestrial Life3▲ 148×1 topic
  17. Microbial Ecology3▲ 18×2 topics
  18. SETI3▲ 148×1 topic
  19. Immune System3▲ 13×2 topics
  20. Metabolic Disorders3▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Microgravity2▲ 135×1 topic
  22. Spaceflight2▲ 135×1 topic
  23. Newborn Screening2▲ 44×2 topics
  24. Tandem Mass Spectrometry2▲ 46×2 topics
  25. Biochemical Genetics2▲ 63×1 topic
  26. Carnitine2▲ 63×1 topic
  27. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 7.2×6 topics
  28. Enzyme Catalysis2▲ 49×2 topics
  29. Microbial Communities2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  30. Global Warming2▲ 4.7×6 topics
  31. Drug Discovery2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  32. Marine Microbes2▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Metabolic Engineering2▲ 18×3 topics
  34. Microbial Biogeography2▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Shale Gas1▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Chemoprevention1▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Exoplanets1▲ 38×1 topic
  38. Lanthanides1▲ 32×2 topics
  39. RNA-Seq1▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Stellar Astrophysics1▲ 38×1 topic

Which research topics does Blue Marble Space Institute of Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Origins and Evolution of Life, Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life.

Origins and Evolution of…4Origins and Evolution of Life: 4 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…3Astro and Planetary Science: 3 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Ex…3Planetary Science and Exploration: 3 fractional worksSpace Science and Extrat…3Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 3 fractional worksSpaceflight effects on biology: 2 fractional worksMetabolism and Genetic Disorders: 2 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecol…2Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology: 2 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 1 fractional worksEarth Systems and Cosmic Evolution: 1 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 1 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsPhysiologyClinical BiochemistryEcology2 others

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

  1. 1 Origins and Evolution of Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  2. 2 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  3. 3 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  4. 4 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  5. 5 Spaceflight effects on biology Physiology 2 works
  6. 6 Metabolism and Genetic Disorders Clinical Biochemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution Atmospheric Science 1 works
  10. 10 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 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 available52.2%not open47.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors65.4%domestic only34.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Blue Marble Space Institute of Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 62% higher than in 2013–2017.

20152020
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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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