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Stennis Space Center

In research, Stennis Space Center stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,922 of 12,888 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#957 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Atmospheric Science — Oceanography is 94.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,622
of 28,054 · #4,862 all time
Rank in United States
#1,437
of 4,192
Research works
2.9k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
56k
19.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Stennis Space Center 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 #5,922 of 12,888 11.2%182 #3029
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #957 of 1,209 12.1%92 #836

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Stennis Space Center 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).

What does Stennis Space Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 94.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 51.4 works94×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 92.3 works30×
  3. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 23.7 works27×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 30.19× its world share, 92 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.94× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.82× its world share, 37 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 30.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Stennis Space Center?

Ranked on the composite score, W. Erick Rogers, Harley E. Hurlburt and Richard L. Miller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Stennis Space Center.

  1. 1 W. Erick Rogers United States · #72,684 worldwide 352 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Harley E. Hurlburt United States · #91,498 worldwide 459 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Richard L. Miller United States · #124,096 worldwide 436 citations · 91 works
  4. 4 Robert C. Rhodes United States · #200,310 worldwide 176 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Patrick Hogan United States · #206,136 worldwide 202 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Alan J. Wallcraft United States · #277,698 worldwide 291 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Gregg Jacobs United States · #288,130 worldwide 141 citations · 44 works
  8. 8 Charlie N. Barron United States · #312,196 worldwide 161 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Ole Martin Smedstad United States · #334,952 worldwide 204 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Brenda J. Little United States · #346,954 worldwide 219 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Stennis Space Center

Which keywords describe research at Stennis Space Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ocean Circulation, Data Assimilation, Global Warming, Climate Change Impact, Oceanic Modeling, Tidal Analysis and Tropical Cyclones.

▲ 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 Change46▲ 8.7×26 topics
  2. Ocean Circulation32▲ 128×3 topics
  3. Data Assimilation25▲ 82×4 topics
  4. Global Warming23▲ 29×3 topics
  5. Climate Change Impact19▲ 42×2 topics
  6. Oceanic Modeling18▲ 291×1 topic
  7. Tidal Analysis18▲ 291×1 topic
  8. Remote Sensing18▲ 7.5×17 topics
  9. Tropical Cyclones18▲ 170×2 topics
  10. Machine Learning18▲ 2.8×19 topics
  11. Wave Modeling17▲ 171×2 topics
  12. Marine Sediments12▲ 100×2 topics
  13. Acoustic Techniques11▲ 178×1 topic
  14. Seafloor Mapping11▲ 178×1 topic
  15. Ocean Waves11▲ 259×1 topic
  16. Wind Stress11▲ 259×1 topic
  17. Hydrological Cycle10▲ 54×2 topics
  18. Greenhouse Gas Emissions10▲ 19×2 topics
  19. Climate Modeling9▲ 66×1 topic
  20. Extreme Events9▲ 54×1 topic
  21. Sea Level Rise9▲ 36×3 topics
  22. Sea-Level Rise8▲ 36×4 topics
  23. Sediment Transport8▲ 25×5 topics
  24. Eutrophication7▲ 36×2 topics
  25. Dissolved Organic Matter7▲ 86×1 topic
  26. Harmful Algal Blooms7▲ 47×1 topic
  27. Hurricanes7▲ 109×1 topic
  28. Storm Surge7▲ 109×1 topic
  29. Arctic6▲ 29×4 topics
  30. Climate Change Impacts6▲ 28×2 topics
  31. Ensemble Kalman Filter6▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Coastal Dynamics6▲ 103×1 topic
  33. Shoreline Change6▲ 103×1 topic
  34. Boundary Layer5▲ 23×3 topics
  35. Convective Parameterization5▲ 46×1 topic
  36. Mesoscale Modeling5▲ 46×1 topic
  37. Decline5▲ 92×1 topic
  38. Sea Ice5▲ 92×1 topic
  39. Holocene4▲ 19×3 topics
  40. Sea Level4▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Stennis Space Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Underwater Acoustics Research, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing and Climate variability and models.

Oceanographic and Atmosp…18Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 18 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Research: 11 fractional worksOcean Waves and Remote S…11Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing: 11 fractional worksClimate variability and …9Climate variability and models: 9 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 7 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 7 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynam…6Coastal and Marine Dynamics: 6 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 5 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 5 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 4 fractional works
OceanographyGlobal and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceEarth-Surface Processes

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

  1. 1 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 18 works
  2. 2 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 11 works
  3. 3 Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing Oceanography 11 works
  4. 4 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  5. 5 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 7 works
  6. 6 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 7 works
  7. 7 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 6 works
  8. 8 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 5 works
  9. 9 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 5 works
  10. 10 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 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 available25.4%not open74.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.3%domestic only91.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Stennis Space Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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