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United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

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Research works
38
▲ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
269
7.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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.

Engineering: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 3.93× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 29.00× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 29.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Space Policy, Space Tourism, Astrobiology, Extraterrestrial Life, CubeSat, small satellite, Radio Astronomy and High-Resolution Imaging.

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

All 16 words, with their numbers
  1. Space Policy11▲ 2072×1 topic
  2. Space Tourism11▲ 2072×1 topic
  3. Astrobiology5▲ 397×1 topic
  4. Extraterrestrial Life5▲ 626×1 topic
  5. CubeSat3▲ 318×1 topic
  6. small satellite3▲ 318×1 topic
  7. Radio Astronomy3▲ 183×2 topics
  8. High-Resolution Imaging2▲ 109×1 topic
  9. Transits of Venus2▲ 338×1 topic
  10. Mars2▲ 91×1 topic
  11. Martian Surface2▲ 91×1 topic
  12. International Relations1▲ 18×2 topics
  13. Solar System Abundances1▲ 42×1 topic
  14. Terrestrial Planets1▲ 42×1 topic
  15. S&T Policies1▲ 383×1 topic
  16. Science Diplomacy1▲ 383×1 topic

Which research topics does United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Space exploration and regulation, Spacecraft Design and Technology, Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life and Planetary Science and Exploration.

Space exploration and re…3Space exploration and regulation: 3 fractional worksSpacecraft Design and Technology: 1 fractional worksSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 1 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 0 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Applications: 0 fractional worksStatistical Mechanics and Entropy: 0 fractional worksInternational Law and Aviation: 0 fractional worksMathematical and Theoretical Analysis: 0 fractional worksTechnology Assessment and Management: 0 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsAerospace EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsStatistical and Nonlinear Physics3 others

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

  1. 1 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  2. 2 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  4. 4 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  5. 5 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  6. 6 Statistical Mechanics and Entropy Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 0 works
  7. 7 International Law and Aviation Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  8. 8 Mathematical and Theoretical Analysis Mathematical Physics 0 works
  9. 9 Technology Assessment and Management Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 0 works
  10. 10 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available34.8%not open65.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.4%domestic only87.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% 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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