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National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences

In research, National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,600 of 12,888 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,442 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Engineering — Environmental Engineering is 22.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,191
of 28,054 · #12,968 all time
Rank in Egypt
#63
of 123
Research works
777
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
15.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences 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 #4,600 of 12,888 29.0%193 #7944
Environmental ScienceField #1,442 of 3,551 27.9%93 #2395

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences 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 National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Engineering takes 22.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental EngineeringSubfield · 29.0 works23×
← 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: 2.33× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.12× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.35× its world share, 27 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.21× its world share, 43 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.95× its world share, 93 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Adel Shalaby, Mohamed A. E. AbdelRahman and Elsayed Said Mohamed lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences.

  1. 1 Adel Shalaby Egypt · #351,716 worldwide 171 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Mohamed A. E. AbdelRahman Egypt · #967,487 worldwide 72 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Elsayed Said Mohamed Egypt · #1,192,032 worldwide 70 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Ayman Ahmed Egypt · #1,595,092 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences

Which keywords describe research at National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Machine Learning, Climate Change, Support Vector Machines, GIS, Hyperspectral Imaging, Biomass Estimation and Land Suitability.

▲ 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. Remote Sensing81▲ 28×27 topics
  2. Machine Learning43▲ 5.6×18 topics
  3. Climate Change32▲ 5.0×48 topics
  4. Support Vector Machines23▲ 30×4 topics
  5. GIS22▲ 135×2 topics
  6. Deep Learning18▲ 2.3×16 topics
  7. Hyperspectral Imaging18▲ 27×5 topics
  8. Sustainable Development18▲ 4.8×9 topics
  9. Biomass Estimation17▲ 47×3 topics
  10. Land Suitability15▲ 194×1 topic
  11. Multi-Criteria Analysis15▲ 120×1 topic
  12. Geological Mapping14▲ 70×2 topics
  13. Compositional Data Analysis14▲ 85×1 topic
  14. Mineral Prospectivity14▲ 85×1 topic
  15. Land Use Change13▲ 18×6 topics
  16. Environmental Impact12▲ 2.9×22 topics
  17. Global Change10▲ 16×4 topics
  18. Spectroscopy10▲ 24×2 topics
  19. Soil Properties10▲ 23×2 topics
  20. Spatial Interpolation10▲ 103×2 topics
  21. Digital Soil Mapping9▲ 196×1 topic
  22. Geostatistics9▲ 196×1 topic
  23. Climate9▲ 45×2 topics
  24. Terrestrial Laser Scanning9▲ 31×2 topics
  25. Phenology9▲ 61×1 topic
  26. Vegetation Monitoring9▲ 61×1 topic
  27. Classification8▲ 7.9×2 topics
  28. Feature Extraction8▲ 7.8×2 topics
  29. Hyperspectral8▲ 42×2 topics
  30. Change Detection8▲ 51×1 topic
  31. Image Analysis8▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Aboveground Biomass8▲ 37×2 topics
  33. Forest Carbon Stocks8▲ 52×1 topic
  34. Lidar Remote Sensing8▲ 52×1 topic
  35. Groundwater Potential7▲ 119×1 topic
  36. Machine Learning Models7▲ 119×1 topic
  37. Hydrological Modeling7▲ 12×5 topics
  38. Water Quality7▲ 7.1×9 topics
  39. Ecosystem Services6▲ 7.1×6 topics
  40. Sediment Transport6▲ 16×4 topics

Which research topics does National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Soil and Land Suitability Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Soil Geostatistics and Mapping and Remote Sensing in Agriculture.

Soil and Land Suitability Analysis: 15 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 14 fractional worksSoil Geostatistics and M…9Soil Geostatistics and Mapping: 9 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agricu…9Remote Sensing in Agriculture: 9 fractional worksRemote-Sensing Image Classification: 8 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 8 fractional worksGroundwater and Watershe…7Groundwater and Watershed Analysis: 7 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 5 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 3 fractional worksSoil erosion and sediment transport: 3 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawArtificial IntelligenceEnvironmental EngineeringEcology4 others

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

  1. 1 Soil and Land Suitability Analysis Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 15 works
  2. 2 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 14 works
  3. 3 Soil Geostatistics and Mapping Environmental Engineering 9 works
  4. 4 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 9 works
  5. 5 Remote-Sensing Image Classification Media Technology 8 works
  6. 6 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Groundwater and Watershed Analysis Environmental Engineering 7 works
  8. 8 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  9. 9 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 3 works
  10. 10 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 3 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 available54.8%not open45.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.0%domestic only77.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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