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Planetary Systems (United States)

In research, Planetary Systems (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,544 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Physics and Astronomy (Astronomy and Astrophysics is 40.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,065
of 22,385 · #15,256 all time
Rank in United States
#2,816
of 3,332
Research works
364
▲ 64% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.3k
17.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
60%
world 40%
International
59%
world 18%
Planetary Systems (United States)

What is Planetary Systems (United States) 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 #5,544 of 17,446 9.0%311

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Planetary Systems (United States) 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Planetary Systems (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 75% of research at Planetary Systems (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 9% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (24%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (23%), Environmental Science (14%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 77 fractional works · 75.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 25 fractional works · 24.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 21 fractional works · 21.0% of its workInstrumentation: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 23 fractional works · 22.6% of its workGeophysics: 10 fractional works · 9.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 7 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14 fractional works · 13.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 7.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 8.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 8.1% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 7.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKPlanetary Systems(United States)102fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences75%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences9%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy2524.4%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2322.6%
    3. Environmental Science1413.8%
    4. Engineering87.6%
    5. Chemistry32.5%
    6. Materials Science21.8%
    7. Computer Science21.7%
    8. Energy10.6%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences55.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities11.4%
    3. Psychology11.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.9%
    5. Decision Sciences00.4%
    1. Medicine65.8%
    2. Health Professions22.0%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology44.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences32.8%
    3. Neuroscience10.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Planetary Systems (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 40.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 21.4 works40×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 23.1 works14×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 24.9 works11×
← 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: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.57× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14.42× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.78× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 10.96× its world share, 25 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 14.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences14.42×23 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy10.96×25 works
  3. Environmental Science2.78×14 works
  4. Chemistry1.57×2 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.77×4 works
  6. Health Professions0.77×2 works
  7. Energy0.65×1 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.60×3 works
  9. Engineering0.51×8 works
  10. Materials Science0.50×2 works
  11. Dentistry0.50×0 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.47×1 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.41×1 works
  14. Social Sciences0.41×5 works
  15. Veterinary0.40×0 works
  16. Psychology0.38×1 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.37×0 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.36×0 works
  19. Neuroscience0.33×1 works
  20. Medicine0.30×6 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.28×0 works
  22. Computer Science0.22×2 works
  23. Mathematics0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Planetary Systems (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Yoshio TAKAHASHI lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Planetary Systems (United States).

  1. 1 Yoshio TAKAHASHI United States · #4,328,904 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Planetary Systems (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Planetary Systems (United States)?

The most cited paper from Planetary Systems (United States) is "The HITRAN2020 molecular spectroscopic database" (Iouli E. Gordon et al., 2021), with 2,488 citations. Next come "Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE): Mission overview" (1,191) and "Atomic weights of the elements. Review 2000 (IUPAC Technical Report)" (1,051).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The HITRAN2020 molecular spectroscopic database Iouli E. Gordon et al. · Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer Open access 27 Sep 2021 2,488
2 Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE): Mission overview P. F. Bernath et al. · Geophysical Research Letters Open access 2 Jun 2005 1,191
3 Atomic weights of the elements. Review 2000 (IUPAC Technical Report) John R. De Laeter, J. K. Böhlke, Paul De Bièvre et al. · Pure and Applied Chemistry Open access 2003 1,051
4 ENSO theory J. David Neelin, David S. Battisti, Anthony C. Hirst et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Open access 29 Jun 1998 954
5 Infrared radiation from an extrasolar planet Drake Deming, Sara Seager, L. J. Richardson et al. · Nature Open access 22 Mar 2005 626
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Planetary Systems (United States)?

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, Mars, Martian Surface, Tectonics and Thermodynamic 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-now 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. Climate Change11▲ 3.8×37 topics
  2. Plate Tectonics7▲ 48×3 topics
  3. Solar System Abundances7▲ 148×1 topic
  4. Terrestrial Planets7▲ 148×1 topic
  5. Mars6▲ 165×1 topic
  6. Martian Surface6▲ 165×1 topic
  7. Tectonics5▲ 39×3 topics
  8. Thermodynamic Modeling4▲ 39×3 topics
  9. Geochronology4▲ 62×1 topic
  10. Zircon4▲ 62×1 topic
  11. Renewable Energy4▲ 2.5×14 topics
  12. Global Warming3▲ 7.0×8 topics
  13. Public Health3▲ 2.1×11 topics
  14. Tomography3▲ 17×3 topics
  15. Holocene3▲ 25×3 topics
  16. Sea Level3▲ 30×2 topics
  17. Superconductivity3▲ 16×2 topics
  18. Crystal Structure Prediction3▲ 56×1 topic
  19. Glacial Cycles3▲ 41×1 topic
  20. Mantle Dynamics3▲ 56×1 topic
  21. Paleoclimatology3▲ 32×1 topic
  22. Exoplanets2▲ 60×1 topic
  23. Stellar Astrophysics2▲ 60×1 topic
  24. Accretion Disks2▲ 45×2 topics
  25. Magnetic Fields2▲ 34×2 topics
  26. Ozone Depletion2▲ 74×1 topic
  27. Stratospheric Water Vapor2▲ 74×1 topic
  28. Geodetic Measurements2▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Subduction2▲ 29×3 topics
  30. Earthquakes2▲ 35×1 topic
  31. Molecular Clouds2▲ 76×1 topic
  32. Plate Boundaries2▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Protoplanetary Disks2▲ 76×1 topic
  34. Star Formation2▲ 37×2 topics
  35. Turbulence2▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Astronomical Instrumentation2▲ 56×1 topic
  37. Spectrograph2▲ 56×1 topic
  38. Water Resources2▲ 7.3×4 topics
  39. Human Health2▲ 9.0×2 topics
  40. Paleoproductivity2▲ 45×1 topic

Which research topics does Planetary Systems (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration, Geological and Geochemical Analysis and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Astro and Planetary Scie…7Astro and Planetary Science: 7 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 6 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 4 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 3 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 3 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 2 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 2 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 2 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 2 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 2 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsGeophysicsAtmospheric ScienceInstrumentation

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

  1. 1 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  2. 2 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  3. 3 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 4 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 3 works
  5. 5 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 3 works
  6. 6 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  7. 7 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 2 works
  8. 8 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  9. 9 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 2 works
  10. 10 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 2 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 available60.1%not open39.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors58.8%domestic only41.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Planetary Systems (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 64% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Planetary Systems (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00030% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Planetary Systems (United States)0.00044% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Planetary Systems (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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