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Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

In research, Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,283 of 12,888 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#342 of 443 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,574 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 70.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,826
of 28,054 · #5,302 all time
Rank in United States
#1,472
of 4,192
Research works
1.5k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
39k
25.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence 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 #6,283 of 12,888 14.6%172 #3281
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #342 of 443 18.2%88 #282
Physics and AstronomyField #1,574 of 1,646 18.1%99 #1777

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence 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#3,281 #6,283
  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics#282 #342
  3. Physics and Astronomy#1,777 #1,574
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 Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 70.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 87.8 works70×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 98.9 works18×
← 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: 0.85× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.25× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.91× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.67× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 18.50× its world share, 99 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.06× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.61× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 18.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert Morris, Jill Tarter and Jeffrey C. Smith lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.

  1. 1 Robert Morris United States · #17,462 worldwide 451 citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Jill Tarter United States · #37,230 worldwide 394 citations · 62 works
  3. 3 Jeffrey C. Smith United States · #38,345 worldwide 559 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Christopher J. Burke United States · #44,803 worldwide 398 citations · 56 works
  5. 5 Fergal Mullally United States · #58,191 worldwide 389 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Laurance R. Doyle United States · #83,325 worldwide 312 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 T. N. Gautier United States · #88,061 worldwide 448 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Xinchuan Huang United States · #110,136 worldwide 497 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Edna DeVore United States · #129,902 worldwide 196 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Peter S. Gural United States · #145,047 worldwide 206 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

Which keywords describe research at Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets, Mars, Martian Surface, Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Magnetic Fields and Accretion Disks.

▲ 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 System Abundances22▲ 193×1 topic
  2. Terrestrial Planets22▲ 193×1 topic
  3. Mars18▲ 238×1 topic
  4. Martian Surface18▲ 238×1 topic
  5. Climate Change13▲ 2.0×23 topics
  6. Exoplanets10▲ 109×1 topic
  7. Stellar Astrophysics10▲ 109×1 topic
  8. Magnetic Fields10▲ 65×3 topics
  9. Accretion Disks10▲ 88×2 topics
  10. Turbulence10▲ 46×4 topics
  11. Astrobiology10▲ 137×2 topics
  12. Star Formation9▲ 75×2 topics
  13. Molecular Clouds9▲ 148×1 topic
  14. Protoplanetary Disks9▲ 148×1 topic
  15. Space Exploration9▲ 82×2 topics
  16. Extraterrestrial Life8▲ 166×1 topic
  17. SETI8▲ 166×1 topic
  18. Holocene6▲ 22×3 topics
  19. Sea Level6▲ 25×2 topics
  20. Space Policy5▲ 154×1 topic
  21. Space Tourism5▲ 154×1 topic
  22. Renewable Energy Integration5▲ 6.3×4 topics
  23. Thermal Management5▲ 6.3×3 topics
  24. Fluid Dynamics5▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Materials Science5▲ 50×2 topics
  26. Engineering5▲ 44×1 topic
  27. Vibration Analysis5▲ 7.4×1 topic
  28. Glacial Cycles5▲ 29×1 topic
  29. Paleoclimatology5▲ 23×1 topic
  30. Gravitational Waves4▲ 34×2 topics
  31. Astronomical Instrumentation4▲ 69×1 topic
  32. Spectrograph4▲ 69×1 topic
  33. Nucleosynthesis4▲ 34×3 topics
  34. Gamma-Ray Bursts4▲ 59×1 topic
  35. Neutron Stars4▲ 59×1 topic
  36. Supernovae4▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Quality4▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Radio Astronomy3▲ 58×2 topics
  39. Solar Wind3▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Biopharmaceuticals3▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies.

Astro and Planetary Scie…22Astro and Planetary Science: 22 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 18 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 10 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 9 fractional worksSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 8 fractional worksSpace exploration and re…5Space exploration and regulation: 5 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering Research Articles: 5 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 5 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 4 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 4 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsComputational MechanicsAtmospheric ScienceInstrumentation

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

  1. 1 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 22 works
  2. 2 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 18 works
  3. 3 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  4. 4 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  5. 5 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  6. 6 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  7. 7 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 5 works
  8. 8 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 5 works
  9. 9 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 4 works
  10. 10 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 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 available43.2%not open56.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.9%domestic only71.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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