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National Space Science Center

In research, National Space Science Center stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,793 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,934 of 6,636 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#634 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Oceanography — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 54.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,821
of 28,054 · #6,580 all time
Rank in China
#1,074
of 3,058
Research works
2.2k
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
9.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is National Space Science Center 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 #2,793 of 12,888 14.8%572 #3996
EngineeringField #2,934 of 6,636 19.7%154 #2712
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #634 of 1,209 12.4%112 #1421
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #234 of 443 13.0%171 #501
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #603 of 795 29.5%69 #949
Physics and AstronomyField #1,446 of 1,646 13.3%198 #2860

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Space Science Center 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#3,996 #2,793
  2. Engineering#2,712 #2,934
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences#1,421 #634
  4. Astronomy and Astrophysics#501 #234
  5. Aerospace Engineering#949 #603
  6. Physics and Astronomy#2,860 #1,446
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does National Space Science Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 54.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 171.4 works54×
  2. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 53.0 works20×
  3. OceanographySubfield · 27.9 works16×
  4. Physics and AstronomyField · 198.3 works15×
  5. GeophysicsSubfield · 27.9 works13×
  6. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 112.4 works12×
  7. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 69.4 works9.8×
← 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, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.21× its world share, 57 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11.80× its world share, 112 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.68× its world share, 154 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.34× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 14.68× its world share, 198 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 8 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× 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, 14.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Space Science Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Aibing Zhang, G. Qin and Mingtao Li lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Space Science Center.

  1. 1 Aibing Zhang China · #344,299 worldwide 44 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 G. Qin China · #517,938 worldwide 123 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Mingtao Li China · #532,378 worldwide 50 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Chi Wang China · #649,477 worldwide 328 citations · 169 works
  5. 5 Yunhua Zhang China · #778,528 worldwide 148 citations · 85 works
  6. 6 Xueshang Feng China · #941,925 worldwide 114 citations · 79 works
  7. 7 Di Zhu China · #968,419 worldwide 88 citations · 49 works
  8. 8 Hui Li China · #979,217 worldwide 34 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Jingye Yan China · #990,061 worldwide 65 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Yueqiang Sun China · #1,035,792 worldwide 55 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at National Space Science Center

Which keywords describe research at National Space Science Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar Wind, Electron Acceleration, Ionosphere, Magnetosphere, Remote Sensing, Coronal Mass Ejections, Solar Dynamics Observatory and Hydrological Modeling.

▲ 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. Solar Wind99▲ 176×2 topics
  2. Remote Sensing54▲ 7.2×29 topics
  3. Electron Acceleration53▲ 129×2 topics
  4. Ionosphere53▲ 156×1 topic
  5. Magnetosphere53▲ 156×1 topic
  6. Climate Change48▲ 3.0×30 topics
  7. Coronal Mass Ejections46▲ 208×1 topic
  8. Solar Dynamics Observatory46▲ 208×1 topic
  9. Hydrological Modeling37▲ 26×5 topics
  10. Deep Learning35▲ 1.70×49 topics
  11. Data Assimilation28▲ 30×4 topics
  12. Sea Level Rise26▲ 34×3 topics
  13. Solar System Abundances25▲ 84×1 topic
  14. Terrestrial Planets25▲ 84×1 topic
  15. Satellite Observations22▲ 38×3 topics
  16. Validation21▲ 40×2 topics
  17. Ionospheric Anomalies19▲ 82×1 topic
  18. Seismic Electromagnetics19▲ 82×1 topic
  19. Geomagnetic Field17▲ 126×1 topic
  20. Magnetosome Formation17▲ 126×1 topic
  21. Geodetic Measurements16▲ 25×2 topics
  22. Mars16▲ 80×1 topic
  23. Martian Surface16▲ 80×1 topic
  24. Orbit Determination14▲ 56×2 topics
  25. GRACE14▲ 45×1 topic
  26. groundwater depletion14▲ 45×1 topic
  27. Soil Moisture14▲ 32×3 topics
  28. Sparse Representation14▲ 12×6 topics
  29. Global Monitoring14▲ 98×1 topic
  30. Microwave Retrieval14▲ 98×1 topic
  31. Ocean Circulation13▲ 17×3 topics
  32. Hydrology12▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Tropical Cyclones10▲ 31×2 topics
  34. GNSS10▲ 81×1 topic
  35. Global Navigation Satellite Systems10▲ 68×1 topic
  36. Hydrological Cycle10▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Ozone Depletion10▲ 55×1 topic
  38. Probabilistic Forecasting10▲ 8.4×3 topics
  39. Stratospheric Water Vapor10▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Boundary Layer10▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does National Space Science Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Astro and Planetary Science and Earthquake Detection and Analysis.

Ionosphere and magnetosp…53Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 53 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma D…46Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 46 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 25 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and Analysis: 19 fractional worksGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies: 17 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Ex…16Planetary Science and Exploration: 16 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity Measurements: 14 fractional worksSoil Moisture and Remote Sensing: 14 fractional worksGNSS positioning and interference: 10 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 10 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsGeophysicsMolecular BiologyOceanography3 others

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

  1. 1 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 53 works
  2. 2 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 46 works
  3. 3 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 25 works
  4. 4 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 19 works
  5. 5 Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies Molecular Biology 17 works
  6. 6 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 16 works
  7. 7 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 14 works
  8. 8 Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing Environmental Engineering 14 works
  9. 9 GNSS positioning and interference Aerospace Engineering 10 works
  10. 10 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 10 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 available38.3%not open61.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.7%domestic only77.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Space Science Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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