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Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute

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World rank, all time
#29,308
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,279
of 8,685
Research works
122
▼ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
25.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

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.

Chemistry: 2.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.30× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 19.66× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsNursing: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.84× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 19.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute?

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

▲ 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. Mars19▲ 324×1 topic
  2. Martian Surface19▲ 324×1 topic
  3. Solar System Abundances19▲ 182×1 topic
  4. Terrestrial Planets19▲ 182×1 topic
  5. Solar Wind7▲ 40×2 topics
  6. Astrobiology6▲ 132×2 topics
  7. Space Exploration5▲ 62×3 topics
  8. Extraterrestrial Life5▲ 178×1 topic
  9. SETI5▲ 178×1 topic
  10. Quantum Information4▲ 28×2 topics
  11. Holocene4▲ 19×3 topics
  12. Consciousness4▲ 41×3 topics
  13. Psychology4▲ 23×3 topics
  14. Sea Level4▲ 22×2 topics
  15. Neuroscience4▲ 9.5×3 topics
  16. Coronal Mass Ejections4▲ 42×1 topic
  17. Solar Dynamics Observatory4▲ 42×1 topic
  18. Spirituality4▲ 35×2 topics
  19. Bell Inequality3▲ 59×1 topic
  20. Decoherence3▲ 59×1 topic
  21. Simulation3▲ 8.3×3 topics
  22. Solar Influence3▲ 23×2 topics
  23. Glacial Cycles3▲ 24×1 topic
  24. Ionosphere3▲ 38×1 topic
  25. Magnetosphere3▲ 38×1 topic
  26. Near-Death Experiences3▲ 295×1 topic
  27. Paleoclimatology3▲ 21×1 topic
  28. Paranormal Beliefs3▲ 295×1 topic
  29. Risk Assessment3▲ 4.3×3 topics
  30. Extravehicular Activity3▲ 154×1 topic
  31. Space Suit3▲ 154×1 topic
  32. Plate Tectonics2▲ 9.4×2 topics
  33. Space Policy2▲ 136×1 topic
  34. Space Tourism2▲ 136×1 topic
  35. Thermodynamic Modeling2▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Star Formation2▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Tectonics2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  38. Geochronology2▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Zircon2▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Stable Isotopes2▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Planetary Science and Exploration, Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life, Astro and Planetary Science and Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction.

Planetary Science and Ex…1Planetary Science and Exploration: 1 fractional worksSpace Science and Extrat…1Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 1 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…1Astro and Planetary Science: 1 fractional worksUtopian, Dystopian, and …1Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction: 1 fractional worksEducation, Innovation an…1Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 1 fractional worksSpacecraft Design and Te…1Spacecraft Design and Technology: 1 fractional worksSpace exploration and regulation: 1 fractional worksGeological Modeling and Analysis: 0 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 0 fractional worksFolklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies: 0 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsPhilosophyEducationAerospace Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  2. 2 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  3. 3 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  4. 4 Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction Philosophy 1 works
  5. 5 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 1 works
  6. 6 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Geological Modeling and Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 0 works
  9. 9 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  10. 10 Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies Literature and Literary Theory 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 available36.2%not open63.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.8%domestic only70.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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