Question 1

What is Planetary Science Institute known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Planetary Science Institute stands highest in Earth and Planetary Sciences (#13 of 1,088 worldwide), Geophysics (#5 of 225 worldwide) and Astronomy and Astrophysics (#9 of 400 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Paleontology (Geophysics is 48.1× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Planetary Science Institute rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Planetary Science Institute ranks #545 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#291 all time), and #136 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Planetary Science Institute?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Charles H. Langmuir, Orson L. Anderson and Jerry X. Mitrovica lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Planetary Science Institute.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Planetary Science Institute?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Planetary Science Institute is "THE WIDE-FIELD INFRARED SURVEY EXPLORER (WISE): MISSION DESCRIPTION AND INITIAL ON-ORBIT PERFORMANCE" (EDWARD L. WRIGHT et al., 2010), with 8,163 citations. Next come "Radiative forcing by long‐lived greenhouse gases: Calculations with the AER radiative transfer models" (6,167) and "Geologic Evolution of the Himalayan-Tibetan Orogen" (6,097).

Question 5

Which research topics does Planetary Science Institute publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration, Geological and Geochemical Analysis and High-pressure geophysics and materials.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Planetary Science Institute?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Plate Tectonics, Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets, Tectonics, Mars, Martian Surface and Thermodynamic Modeling.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Planetary Science Institute work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 90% of research at Planetary Science Institute is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (36%), Physics and Astronomy (27%), Environmental Science (13%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is Planetary Science Institute's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower than in 2018-2021.