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Planetary Systems (United States)

In research, Planetary Systems (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,360 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,089
of 28,054 · #16,060 all time
Rank in United States
#2,127
of 4,192
Research works
364
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.3k
17.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

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 #9,360 of 21,541 16.8%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.95× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 15.06× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.52× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 11.93× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.53× 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, 15.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Hiroshi SHIMIZU lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Planetary Systems (United States).

  1. 1 Hiroshi SHIMIZU United States · #1,426,660 worldwide 0 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Planetary Systems (United States)

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets, Climate Change, Plate Tectonics, 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 2022–2025 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. Climate Change8▲ 4.1×31 topics
  2. Solar System Abundances6▲ 171×1 topic
  3. Terrestrial Planets6▲ 171×1 topic
  4. Plate Tectonics5▲ 48×3 topics
  5. Mars4▲ 182×1 topic
  6. Martian Surface4▲ 182×1 topic
  7. Tectonics4▲ 40×3 topics
  8. Thermodynamic Modeling3▲ 40×2 topics
  9. Geochronology3▲ 64×1 topic
  10. Renewable Energy3▲ 3.1×13 topics
  11. Zircon3▲ 64×1 topic
  12. Holocene3▲ 31×2 topics
  13. Sea Level3▲ 37×2 topics
  14. Glacial Cycles3▲ 52×1 topic
  15. Paleoclimatology3▲ 42×1 topic
  16. Global Warming2▲ 7.0×7 topics
  17. Ozone Depletion2▲ 93×1 topic
  18. Stratospheric Water Vapor2▲ 93×1 topic
  19. Tomography2▲ 16×3 topics
  20. Exoplanets2▲ 67×1 topic
  21. Stellar Astrophysics2▲ 67×1 topic
  22. Superconductivity2▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Accretion Disks2▲ 52×2 topics
  24. Crystal Structure Prediction2▲ 52×1 topic
  25. Geodetic Measurements2▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Mantle Dynamics2▲ 52×1 topic
  27. Molecular Clouds2▲ 95×1 topic
  28. Protoplanetary Disks2▲ 95×1 topic
  29. Star Formation2▲ 46×2 topics
  30. Subduction2▲ 33×2 topics
  31. Turbulence2▲ 28×2 topics
  32. Earthquakes2▲ 40×1 topic
  33. Plate Boundaries2▲ 40×1 topic
  34. Waste Management2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  35. Water Resources2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  36. Astronomical Instrumentation1▲ 73×1 topic
  37. Spectrograph1▲ 73×1 topic
  38. Astrobiology1▲ 59×2 topics
  39. Environmental Education1▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Social Participation1▲ 26×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration, Geological and Geochemical Analysis and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Astro and Planetary Scie…6Astro and Planetary Science: 6 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 4 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 3 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 3 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 2 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and …2Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 2 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 2 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 2 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 2 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 1 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 6 works
  2. 2 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  3. 3 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 3 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 3 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 2 works
  6. 6 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  7. 7 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 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 1 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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