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European Space Astronomy Centre

In research, European Space Astronomy Centre stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,859 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,123 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 102.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,843
of 28,054 · #6,552 all time
Rank in Spain
#187
of 658
Research works
958
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
27.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is European Space Astronomy Centre 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 #3,859 of 12,888 31.7%105 #3910
Physics and AstronomyField #1,123 of 1,646 33.7%74 #1743

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where European Space Astronomy Centre 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 European Space Astronomy Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 102.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 59.0 works103×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 73.6 works30×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.68× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.28× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 29.98× its world share, 74 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 30.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at European Space Astronomy Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, L. Metcalfe, William O’Mullane and P. Esquej lead among researchers whose main affiliation is European Space Astronomy Centre.

  1. 1 L. Metcalfe Spain · #83,750 worldwide 399 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 William O’Mullane Spain · #88,429 worldwide 291 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 P. Esquej Spain · #108,498 worldwide 408 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 P. García-Lario Spain · #156,638 worldwide 275 citations · 65 works
  5. 5 U. Lammers Spain · #165,201 worldwide 223 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Javier Álvarez-Márquez Spain · #179,614 worldwide 198 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 R. Vavrek Spain · #190,177 worldwide 206 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 A. P. Marston Spain · #211,723 worldwide 194 citations · 55 works
  9. 9 I. Valtchanov Spain · #231,739 worldwide 376 citations · 63 works
  10. 10 D. Texier Spain · #292,299 worldwide 269 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at European Space Astronomy Centre

Which keywords describe research at European Space Astronomy Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Magnetic Fields, Accretion Disks, Black Holes, Star Formation, Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets, Gravitational Waves and Galactic Center.

▲ 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. Magnetic Fields14▲ 196×3 topics
  2. Accretion Disks14▲ 264×2 topics
  3. Black Holes13▲ 122×3 topics
  4. Star Formation10▲ 170×2 topics
  5. Solar System Abundances9▲ 175×1 topic
  6. Terrestrial Planets9▲ 175×1 topic
  7. Gravitational Waves9▲ 145×2 topics
  8. Galactic Center8▲ 170×2 topics
  9. Event Horizon Telescope8▲ 346×1 topic
  10. Exoplanets8▲ 189×1 topic
  11. Stellar Astrophysics8▲ 189×1 topic
  12. X-Ray Astronomy8▲ 346×1 topic
  13. Astronomical Instrumentation7▲ 235×1 topic
  14. Spectrograph7▲ 235×1 topic
  15. Turbulence6▲ 57×2 topics
  16. Mars5▲ 150×1 topic
  17. Martian Surface5▲ 150×1 topic
  18. Molecular Clouds5▲ 193×1 topic
  19. Protoplanetary Disks5▲ 193×1 topic
  20. Binary Black Hole5▲ 145×1 topic
  21. Cosmology5▲ 64×2 topics
  22. Dark Matter5▲ 37×3 topics
  23. Equation of State5▲ 80×2 topics
  24. Neutron Star5▲ 145×1 topic
  25. Supernovae5▲ 51×2 topics
  26. Galaxies4▲ 149×1 topic
  27. Stellar Populations4▲ 149×1 topic
  28. Nucleosynthesis4▲ 81×3 topics
  29. Gamma-Ray Bursts4▲ 146×1 topic
  30. Neutron Stars4▲ 146×1 topic
  31. Solar Wind4▲ 39×2 topics
  32. Cosmic Rays4▲ 71×2 topics
  33. Neutrinos4▲ 71×2 topics
  34. High-Energy Astrophysics4▲ 126×1 topic
  35. Particle Acceleration4▲ 126×1 topic
  36. Coronal Mass Ejections2▲ 59×1 topic
  37. Optical 3D Laser Measurement2▲ 189×1 topic
  38. Position-Sensitive Detector2▲ 189×1 topic
  39. Solar Dynamics Observatory2▲ 59×1 topic
  40. Orbit Determination2▲ 44×2 topics

Which research topics does European Space Astronomy Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Astro and Planetary Science, Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research.

Astro and Planetary Scie…9Astro and Planetary Science: 9 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena …8Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 8 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and …8Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 8 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysi…7Astronomy and Astrophysical Research: 7 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 5 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 5 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitationa…5Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 5 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evo…4Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 4 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and sup…4Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 4 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic …4Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 4 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationNuclear and High Energy Physics

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

  1. 1 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  2. 2 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  3. 3 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  4. 4 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 7 works
  5. 5 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  6. 6 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  7. 7 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  8. 8 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  9. 9 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  10. 10 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 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 available69.0%not open31.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors70.7%domestic only29.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has European Space Astronomy Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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