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SpaceX (United States)

In research, SpaceX (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,005 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,138
of 28,054 · #22,442 all time
Rank in United States
#2,455
of 4,192
Research works
211
▲ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
10.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is SpaceX (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 #13,005 of 21,541 23.3%185

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where SpaceX (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: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.47× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.77× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.37× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 8.29× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× 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, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at SpaceX (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mars, Martian Surface, Orbit Determination, On-Orbit Servicing, Space Debris, Design, Optimal Control and Biomechanics.

▲ 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 34 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Mars3▲ 154×1 topic
  2. Martian Surface3▲ 154×1 topic
  3. Orbit Determination3▲ 110×2 topics
  4. On-Orbit Servicing3▲ 206×1 topic
  5. Space Debris3▲ 206×1 topic
  6. Risk Assessment2▲ 5.8×5 topics
  7. Design2▲ 23×2 topics
  8. Optimal Control2▲ 52×2 topics
  9. Biomechanics2▲ 12×4 topics
  10. Power Electronics2▲ 10×6 topics
  11. Simulation2▲ 12×3 topics
  12. Spacecraft Formation Flying2▲ 237×1 topic
  13. Trajectory Optimization2▲ 58×1 topic
  14. Thermal Analysis2▲ 25×2 topics
  15. CubeSat2▲ 157×1 topic
  16. small satellite2▲ 157×1 topic
  17. Extravehicular Activity2▲ 324×1 topic
  18. Microgravity2▲ 147×1 topic
  19. Space Suit2▲ 324×1 topic
  20. Spaceflight2▲ 147×1 topic
  21. Renewable Energy Integration2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  22. Solar Wind2▲ 26×2 topics
  23. Deep Learning1▼ 0.65×7 topics
  24. Optimization1▲ 4.9×4 topics
  25. Solar System Abundances1▲ 45×1 topic
  26. Terrestrial Planets1▲ 45×1 topic
  27. Climate Change1▼ 0.75×6 topics
  28. Space Exploration1▲ 40×2 topics
  29. Supernovae1▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Astrobiology1▲ 55×1 topic
  31. Channel Modeling1▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Combustion Instabilities1▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Extraterrestrial Life1▲ 76×1 topic
  34. Genetic Algorithms1▲ 11×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Planetary Science and Exploration, Space Satellite Systems and Control, Spacecraft Dynamics and Control and Spacecraft Design and Technology.

Planetary Science and Exploration: 3 fractional worksSpace Satellite Systems and Control: 3 fractional worksSpacecraft Dynamics and …2Spacecraft Dynamics and Control: 2 fractional worksSpacecraft Design and Te…2Spacecraft Design and Technology: 2 fractional worksSpace Exploration and Technology: 2 fractional worksSpaceflight effects on biology: 2 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…1Astro and Planetary Science: 1 fractional worksSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 1 fractional worksRocket and propulsion systems research: 1 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 1 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsAerospace EngineeringPhysiology

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

  1. 1 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  2. 2 Space Satellite Systems and Control Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Spacecraft Dynamics and Control Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Space Exploration and Technology Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Spaceflight effects on biology Physiology 2 works
  7. 7 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available25.0%not open75.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.2%domestic only71.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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