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NASA Exoplanet Science Institute

In research, NASA Exoplanet Science Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,657 of 21,541 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#2,186 of 3,663 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy and Physical Sciences — Physics and Astronomy is 36.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#9,673
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,144
of 8,685
Research works
178
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.1k
45.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
85%
world 28%

What is NASA Exoplanet Science Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #5,657 of 21,541 39.0%173
Physics and AstronomyField #2,186 of 3,663 41.3%150

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NASA Exoplanet Science Institute 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 NASA Exoplanet Science Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 36.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 23.6 works36×
  2. Physical SciencesDomain · 28.7 works2.5×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.44× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 36.37× its world share, 24 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 0.01× 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, 36.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NASA Exoplanet Science Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, J. Stauffer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NASA Exoplanet Science Institute.

  1. 1 J. Stauffer United States · #1,317,078 worldwide 41 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at NASA Exoplanet Science Institute

Which keywords describe research at NASA Exoplanet Science Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets, Astronomical Instrumentation, Spectrograph, Accretion Disks and Magnetic Fields.

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

All 12 words, with their numbers
  1. Exoplanets8▲ 657×1 topic
  2. Stellar Astrophysics8▲ 657×1 topic
  3. Solar System Abundances4▲ 282×1 topic
  4. Terrestrial Planets4▲ 282×1 topic
  5. Astronomical Instrumentation4▲ 529×1 topic
  6. Spectrograph4▲ 529×1 topic
  7. Accretion Disks3▲ 253×2 topics
  8. Magnetic Fields3▲ 183×2 topics
  9. Star Formation3▲ 219×2 topics
  10. Molecular Clouds3▲ 443×1 topic
  11. Protoplanetary Disks3▲ 443×1 topic
  12. Nucleosynthesis1▲ 72×2 topics

Which research topics does NASA Exoplanet Science Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astro and Planetary Science, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies.

Stellar, planetary, and …8Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 8 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 4 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 4 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 3 fractional worksSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 1 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 1 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 1 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 0 fractional worksAstronomical Observations and Instrumentation: 0 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 0 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationAtmospheric ScienceComputational Mechanics1 others

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  2. 2 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  3. 3 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 4 works
  4. 4 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  5. 5 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  6. 6 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  7. 7 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 0 works
  9. 9 Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation Computational Mechanics 0 works
  10. 10 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 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 available84.6%not open15.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.4%domestic only48.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NASA Exoplanet Science Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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