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Mars Society

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Research works
20
▼ 34% vs 2018-21
Citations
99
4.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
13%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Mars Society

Not ranked overall: Mars Society is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Mars Society work in?

In all years, 80% of research at Mars Society is in Physical Sciences, 11% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (43%), Engineering (27%), Medicine (6%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 80.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 9 fractional works · 43.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 9 fractional works · 43.0% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 26.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 21.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 11.4% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 6.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 6.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKMars Society20fractional works, all years
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences80%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy943.0%
    2. Engineering526.9%
    3. Environmental Science15.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences13.3%
    5. Computer Science01.6%
    1. Medicine16.4%
    2. Health Professions15.0%
    1. Arts and Humanities01.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting01.6%
    3. Social Sciences01.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 25.14× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.49× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.23× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 0.57× 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, 25.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy25.14×3 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.49×0 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.23×0 works
  4. Environmental Science0.58×0 works
  5. Social Sciences0.57×0 works
  6. Engineering0.53×0 works
  7. Medicine0.46×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.27×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.18×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Mars Society?

Ranked on the quality score, Shannon Rupert and Robin Scagell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mars Society.

  1. 1 Shannon Rupert United States · #3,699,567 worldwide 115 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Robin Scagell United States · #4,943,586 worldwide 1 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Mars Society

What are the most cited papers from Mars Society?

The most cited paper from Mars Society is "Ladakh: diverse, high-altitude extreme environments for off-earth analogue and astrobiology research" (Siddharth Pandey et al., 2019), with 42 citations. Next come "The MARS2013 Mars Analog Mission" (41) and "Design of T-EVA: Wearable Temperature Monitoring System for Upper Limbs during Extravehicular Activities on Mars" (23).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Ladakh: diverse, high-altitude extreme environments for off-earth analogue and astrobiology research Siddharth Pandey et al. · International Journal of Astrobiology 13 Jun 2019 42
2 The MARS2013 Mars Analog Mission Gernot E. Groemer et al. · Astrobiology May 2014 41
3 Design of T-EVA: Wearable Temperature Monitoring System for Upper Limbs during Extravehicular Activities on Mars Paul Palacios, Walter A. Castillo, Milton V. Rivera et al. Conference paper 21 Oct 2020 23
4 Design of Wearable Soft Robotic System for Muscle Stimulation Applied in Lower Limbs during Lunar Colonization Victor Ticllacuri, Gustavo Jamanca-Lino, Aurora B. Diaz et al. Conference paper Sep 2020 21
5 The Economic Viability of Mars Colonization Robert M. Zubrin Book chapter 2018 21
All 36 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Mars Society?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mars, Martian Surface, Biomechanics, Extravehicular Activity, Space Suit, Astrobiology, Extraterrestrial Life and Space Policy.

▲ 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 16 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 16 words, with their numbers
  1. Mars4▲ 423×1 topic
  2. Martian Surface4▲ 423×1 topic
  3. Biomechanics3▲ 47×2 topics
  4. Extravehicular Activity3▲ 890×1 topic
  5. Space Suit3▲ 890×1 topic
  6. Astrobiology2▲ 305×1 topic
  7. Extraterrestrial Life2▲ 480×1 topic
  8. Space Policy1▲ 453×1 topic
  9. Space Tourism1▲ 453×1 topic
  10. Climate Change1▲ 2.3×3 topics
  11. Microgravity1▲ 228×1 topic
  12. Spaceflight1▲ 228×1 topic
  13. Solar System Abundances1▲ 64×1 topic
  14. Terrestrial Planets1▲ 64×1 topic
  15. Healthcare Outsourcing1▲ 461×1 topic
  16. Medical Tourism1▲ 461×1 topic

Which research topics does Mars Society publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Planetary Science and Exploration, Space exploration and regulation, Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life and Spaceflight effects on biology.

Planetary Science and Ex…1Planetary Science and Exploration: 1 fractional worksSpace exploration and re…1Space exploration and regulation: 1 fractional worksSpace Science and Extrat…0Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 0 fractional worksSpaceflight effects on biology: 0 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 0 fractional worksAmerican History and Cul…0American History and Culture: 0 fractional worksVietnamese History and Culture Studies: 0 fractional worksSpace Exploration and Technology: 0 fractional worksSpace Satellite Systems and Control: 0 fractional worksProtist diversity and phylogeny: 0 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsPhysiologyHistory and Philosophy of ScienceMarketing3 others

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

  1. 1 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  2. 2 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  3. 3 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  4. 4 Spaceflight effects on biology Physiology 0 works
  5. 5 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 0 works
  6. 6 American History and Culture Marketing 0 works
  7. 7 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Space Exploration and Technology Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Space Satellite Systems and Control Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Protist diversity and phylogeny Molecular Biology 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 available13.4%not open86.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.3%domestic only79.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Mars Society's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 34% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Mars Society as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000036% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Mars Society0.000028% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Mars Society over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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