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Planetary Society

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Research works
91
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
344
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Planetary Society is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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.

Who are the top researchers at Planetary Society?

Ranked on the composite score, Emily Lakdawalla, Louis Friedman and Maximiliano C. L. Rocca lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Planetary Society.

  1. 1 Emily Lakdawalla United States · #995,207 worldwide 7 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Louis Friedman United States · #1,261,347 worldwide 36 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Maximiliano C. L. Rocca United States · #1,570,325 worldwide 2 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Planetary Society

Which keywords describe research at Planetary Society?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mars, Martian Surface, Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets, Astrobiology, Extraterrestrial Life, Space Policy and Space Tourism.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Mars13▲ 293×1 topic
  2. Martian Surface13▲ 293×1 topic
  3. Astrobiology11▲ 357×1 topic
  4. Extraterrestrial Life11▲ 563×1 topic
  5. Solar System Abundances11▲ 146×1 topic
  6. Terrestrial Planets11▲ 146×1 topic
  7. Space Policy10▲ 765×1 topic
  8. Space Tourism10▲ 765×1 topic
  9. Risk Assessment6▲ 12×2 topics
  10. Simulation6▲ 21×2 topics
  11. Extravehicular Activity6▲ 446×1 topic
  12. Space Suit6▲ 446×1 topic
  13. Spacecraft Formation Flying2▲ 151×1 topic
  14. Trajectory Optimization2▲ 73×1 topic
  15. CubeSat2▲ 76×1 topic
  16. Solar Wind2▲ 14×2 topics
  17. small satellite2▲ 76×1 topic
  18. Coronal Mass Ejections2▲ 26×1 topic
  19. Radio Astronomy2▲ 48×2 topics
  20. Solar Dynamics Observatory2▲ 26×1 topic
  21. Exoplanets2▲ 22×1 topic
  22. High-Resolution Imaging2▲ 27×1 topic
  23. Microgravity2▲ 59×1 topic
  24. Spaceflight2▲ 59×1 topic
  25. Stellar Astrophysics2▲ 22×1 topic
  26. Transits of Venus2▲ 84×1 topic
  27. Thermodynamic Modeling1▲ 8.8×2 topics
  28. Glacial Cycles1▲ 13×1 topic
  29. Paleoclimatology1▲ 11×1 topic
  30. Antikythera Mechanism1▲ 141×1 topic
  31. Astronomical Calculator1▲ 141×1 topic
  32. Language Learning1▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Lifelong Learning1▲ 8.3×2 topics
  34. On-Orbit Servicing1▲ 63×1 topic
  35. Space Debris1▲ 63×1 topic
  36. Subduction1▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Airborne Wind Energy1▲ 106×1 topic
  38. High Altitude Wind Power1▲ 106×1 topic
  39. Impact Investing1▲ 102×1 topic
  40. Social Impact Bonds1▲ 102×1 topic

Which research topics does Planetary Society publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Space exploration and regulation, Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics.

Space exploration and re…2Space exploration and regulation: 2 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 1 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…1Astro and Planetary Science: 1 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma D…0Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 0 fractional worksSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 0 fractional worksSpacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies: 0 fractional worksSpacecraft Dynamics and Control: 0 fractional worksTechnology Assessment and Management: 0 fractional worksGastrointestinal motility and disorders: 0 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 0 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsAerospace EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityGastroenterology1 others

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

  1. 1 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  2. 2 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  3. 3 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  4. 4 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  5. 5 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  6. 6 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Spacecraft Dynamics and Control Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Technology Assessment and Management Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 0 works
  9. 9 Gastrointestinal motility and disorders Gastroenterology 0 works
  10. 10 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 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 available23.1%not open76.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.9%domestic only83.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Planetary Society's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% lower 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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