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NASA Research Park

In research, NASA Research Park stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,894 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,256 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#12,827
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,800
of 8,685
Research works
465
▲ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
23.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is NASA Research Park 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 #7,894 of 21,541 24.8%373
EngineeringField #5,256 of 11,412 28.8%141

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NASA Research Park 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).

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, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.21× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.65× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.98× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.05× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 14.51× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.70× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 14.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NASA Research Park?

Ranked on the composite score, William Blair lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NASA Research Park.

  1. 1 William Blair United States · #1,536,737 worldwide 17 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at NASA Research Park

Which keywords describe research at NASA Research Park?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar Wind, Coronal Mass Ejections, Solar Dynamics Observatory, Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets, Remote Sensing, Exoplanets and Stellar Astrophysics.

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

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Solar Wind6▲ 108×2 topics
  2. Climate Change4▲ 2.8×18 topics
  3. Coronal Mass Ejections4▲ 185×1 topic
  4. Solar Dynamics Observatory4▲ 185×1 topic
  5. Remote Sensing3▲ 4.8×16 topics
  6. Solar System Abundances3▲ 118×1 topic
  7. Terrestrial Planets3▲ 118×1 topic
  8. Exoplanets3▲ 118×1 topic
  9. Stellar Astrophysics3▲ 118×1 topic
  10. Machine Learning2▲ 1.20×11 topics
  11. Renewable Energy2▲ 2.6×3 topics
  12. Ionosphere2▲ 57×1 topic
  13. Magnetosphere2▲ 57×1 topic
  14. Immune System2▲ 12×2 topics
  15. Mars2▲ 85×1 topic
  16. Martian Surface2▲ 85×1 topic
  17. Microgravity2▲ 140×1 topic
  18. Risk Assessment2▲ 3.9×5 topics
  19. Spaceflight2▲ 140×1 topic
  20. Trust2▲ 9.5×2 topics
  21. Autonomous Vehicles1▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Control Systems1▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Curriculum Development1▲ 3.4×3 topics
  24. Global Warming1▲ 5.5×5 topics
  25. Hydrological Modeling1▲ 9.9×5 topics
  26. Risk Perception1▲ 8.8×2 topics
  27. Accretion Disks1▲ 47×2 topics
  28. Air Quality1▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Collision Avoidance1▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Driver Behavior1▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Hardware-in-the-Loop1▲ 87×1 topic
  32. Magnetic Fields1▲ 34×2 topics
  33. Real-Time Simulation1▲ 87×1 topic
  34. Star Formation1▲ 39×2 topics
  35. Satellite Imagery1▲ 15×3 topics
  36. Turbulence1▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Automation1▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Driver Distraction1▲ 47×1 topic

Which research topics does NASA Research Park publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Astro and Planetary Science, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics.

Solar and Space Plasma D…4Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 4 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 3 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 3 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 2 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 2 fractional worksSpaceflight effects on b…2Spaceflight effects on biology: 2 fractional worksReal-time simulation and control systems: 1 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 1 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 1 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 1 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsPhysiologyControl and Systems EngineeringSocial Psychology1 others

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

  1. 1 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  2. 2 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  3. 3 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  4. 4 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  5. 5 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  6. 6 Spaceflight effects on biology Physiology 2 works
  7. 7 Real-time simulation and control systems Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  10. 10 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 1 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 available41.8%not open58.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.0%domestic only82.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NASA Research Park's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.