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Earth and Space Research

In research, Earth and Space Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,230 of 12,888 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#630 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics, Atmospheric Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Geophysics is 51.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,504
of 28,054 · #2,123 all time
Rank in United States
#752
of 4,192
Research works
1.8k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
82k
45.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Earth and Space Research 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 #3,230 of 12,888 23.1%158 #1394
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #630 of 1,209 23.8%83 #253

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Earth and Space Research 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).

What does Earth and Space Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 51.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 32.8 works52×
  2. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 29.0 works36×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 83.1 works29×
← 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: 0.73× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 29.07× its world share, 83 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.65× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.63× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.19× its world share, 21 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 29.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Earth and Space Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Steven Semken, Fang‐Zhen Teng and Katharine W. Huntington lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Earth and Space Research.

  1. 1 Steven Semken · #86,183 worldwide 140 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Fang‐Zhen Teng · #144,169 worldwide 471 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Katharine W. Huntington · #400,306 worldwide 176 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Gary Lagerloef · #506,588 worldwide 188 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Wolf-Dieter Ernst · #586,551 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Laurie Padman · #793,007 worldwide 104 citations · 48 works
  7. 7 Paul Bodin · #957,689 worldwide 81 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Earth and Space Research

Which keywords describe research at Earth and Space Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Plate Tectonics, Tectonics, Holocene, Sea Level, Paleoclimatology and Thermodynamic Modeling.

▲ 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. Climate Change37▲ 7.6×35 topics
  2. Remote Sensing20▲ 8.8×18 topics
  3. Plate Tectonics16▲ 57×3 topics
  4. Tectonics13▲ 62×3 topics
  5. Holocene13▲ 61×3 topics
  6. Sea Level12▲ 66×2 topics
  7. Paleoclimatology11▲ 74×2 topics
  8. Glacial Cycles11▲ 89×1 topic
  9. Monsoon Dynamics11▲ 89×1 topic
  10. Solar Influence11▲ 85×2 topics
  11. Thermodynamic Modeling11▲ 53×3 topics
  12. Geochronology10▲ 84×1 topic
  13. Zircon10▲ 84×1 topic
  14. Hydrology10▲ 43×3 topics
  15. Machine Learning10▲ 1.61×12 topics
  16. Geodetic Measurements9▲ 45×2 topics
  17. Subduction9▲ 67×3 topics
  18. Tomography9▲ 26×3 topics
  19. Sea Level Rise8▲ 36×3 topics
  20. Earthquakes8▲ 80×1 topic
  21. Plate Boundaries8▲ 80×1 topic
  22. Arctic7▲ 35×3 topics
  23. Glacier7▲ 85×1 topic
  24. Water Availability7▲ 85×1 topic
  25. Ocean Circulation6▲ 26×3 topics
  26. Solar System Abundances5▲ 61×1 topic
  27. Terrestrial Planets5▲ 61×1 topic
  28. Marine Sediments5▲ 46×2 topics
  29. Shale Gas5▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Global Warming5▲ 6.5×6 topics
  31. Mars4▲ 77×1 topic
  32. Martian Surface4▲ 77×1 topic
  33. Seismic Noise4▲ 51×1 topic
  34. Surface Wave4▲ 51×1 topic
  35. Hyperspectral Imaging4▲ 8.3×2 topics
  36. Geological Mapping4▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Crystal Structure Prediction4▲ 49×1 topic
  38. Mantle Dynamics4▲ 49×1 topic
  39. Paleoproductivity4▲ 79×1 topic
  40. Paleoredox4▲ 79×1 topic

Which research topics does Earth and Space Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies and Cryospheric studies and observations.

Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 11 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 10 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …8earthquake and tectonic studies: 8 fractional worksCryospheric studies and …7Cryospheric studies and observations: 7 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 5 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 4 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis4Seismic Waves and Analysis: 4 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 4 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 4 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 4 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceGeophysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsPaleontology1 others

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

  1. 1 Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchAtmospheric Science 11 works
  2. 2 Geological and Geochemical AnalysisGeophysics 10 works
  3. 3 earthquake and tectonic studiesGeophysics 8 works
  4. 4 Cryospheric studies and observationsAtmospheric Science 7 works
  5. 5 Astro and Planetary ScienceAstronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  6. 6 Planetary Science and ExplorationAstronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  7. 7 Seismic Waves and AnalysisGeophysics 4 works
  8. 8 High-pressure geophysics and materialsGeophysics 4 works
  9. 9 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsPaleontology 4 works
  10. 10 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisMechanics of Materials 4 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 available36.8%not open63.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.6%domestic only73.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Earth and Space Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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