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Department of Space

In research, Department of Space stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,212 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#5,053 of 6,636 worldwide) and Aerospace Engineering (#739 of 795 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 25.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,226
of 28,054 · #10,285 all time
Rank in India
#729
of 1,840
Research works
1.1k
▲ 76% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Department of Space known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #6,212 of 12,888 10.3%250 #6279
EngineeringField #5,053 of 6,636 10.0%122 #5006
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #739 of 795 12.9%66 #1398

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Department of Space 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#6,279 #6,212
  2. Engineering#5,006 #5,053
  3. Aerospace Engineering#1,398 #739
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Department of Space specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 25.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 41.3 works26×
  2. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 65.6 works18×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 49.8 works7.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.13× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.21× its world share, 29 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.58× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.62× its world share, 122 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.23× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.65× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.86× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 7.25× its world share, 50 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Department of Space?

Ranked on the composite score, J Vosmík and Robert J. Twiggs lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Department of Space.

  1. 1 J Vosmík India · #1,403,869 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Robert J. Twiggs India · #1,579,397 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Department of Space

Which keywords describe research at Department of Space?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar Wind, Thermal Analysis, Orbit Determination, CubeSat, small satellite, Pose Estimation, On-Orbit Servicing and Space Debris.

▲ 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. Deep Learning14▲ 1.33×40 topics
  2. Remote Sensing13▲ 3.3×29 topics
  3. Climate Change12▲ 1.41×43 topics
  4. Solar Wind12▲ 41×2 topics
  5. Thermal Analysis12▲ 29×4 topics
  6. Machine Learning12◆ 1.14×34 topics
  7. Orbit Determination12▲ 87×2 topics
  8. CubeSat11▲ 195×1 topic
  9. small satellite11▲ 195×1 topic
  10. Pose Estimation9▲ 27×3 topics
  11. On-Orbit Servicing9▲ 130×1 topic
  12. Space Debris9▲ 130×1 topic
  13. Space Policy7▲ 156×1 topic
  14. Space Tourism7▲ 156×1 topic
  15. Solar System Abundances6▲ 41×1 topic
  16. Terrestrial Planets6▲ 41×1 topic
  17. Coronal Mass Ejections6▲ 52×1 topic
  18. Electron Acceleration6▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Solar Dynamics Observatory6▲ 52×1 topic
  20. Ionosphere6▲ 34×1 topic
  21. Magnetosphere6▲ 34×1 topic
  22. Optimal Control6▲ 26×2 topics
  23. Trajectory Optimization6▲ 34×2 topics
  24. Sensor Fusion5▲ 16×3 topics
  25. Solar Sail5▲ 126×1 topic
  26. Spacecraft Formation Flying5▲ 126×1 topic
  27. LEO Satellite Constellation5▲ 59×1 topic
  28. Satellite Communications5▲ 59×1 topic
  29. MEMS Sensors5▲ 55×2 topics
  30. Magnetic Sensing5▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Mars5▲ 52×1 topic
  32. Martian Surface5▲ 52×1 topic
  33. Inertial Navigation Systems5▲ 60×1 topic
  34. Kalman Filtering5▲ 60×1 topic
  35. Simulation5▲ 6.3×6 topics
  36. Thermodynamic Modeling5▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Cryogenic Storage4▲ 50×1 topic
  38. Design4▲ 8.6×3 topics
  39. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)4▲ 50×1 topic
  40. Space Exploration4▲ 27×3 topics

Which research topics does Department of Space publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spacecraft Design and Technology, Space Satellite Systems and Control, Space exploration and regulation and Astro and Planetary Science.

Spacecraft Design and Te…11Spacecraft Design and Technology: 11 fractional worksSpace Satellite Systems …9Space Satellite Systems and Control: 9 fractional worksSpace exploration and regulation: 7 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 6 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 6 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 6 fractional worksSpacecraft Dynamics and …5Spacecraft Dynamics and Control: 5 fractional worksSatellite Communication Systems: 5 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 5 fractional worksInertial Sensor and Navi…5Inertial Sensor and Navigation: 5 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringAstronomy and Astrophysics

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

  1. 1 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 11 works
  2. 2 Space Satellite Systems and Control Aerospace Engineering 9 works
  3. 3 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  4. 4 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  5. 5 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  6. 6 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  7. 7 Spacecraft Dynamics and Control Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  10. 10 Inertial Sensor and Navigation Aerospace Engineering 5 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 available47.7%not open52.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.2%domestic only51.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Department of Space's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 76% higher 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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