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Researcher · Cornell University · United States

Carl Sagan

Carl Sagan publishes mostly in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Atmospheric Science, on topics such as Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life.

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World rank
#16,107
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in United States
#7,684
of 358,040
Works
173
Citations
991
Citations per work
5.7

What does Carl Sagan research?

Astronomy and Astrophysics: 53.7%Aerospace Engineering: 4.5%Atmospheric Science: 3.5%Ecology: 2.5%other fields: 35.8%54%top field
Astronomy and Astrophysics53.7%Aerospace Engineering4.5%Atmospheric Science3.5%Ecology2.5%other fields35.8%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Astronomy and Astrophysics54% of their works
  2. 2Aerospace Engineering4% of their works
  3. 3Atmospheric Science4% of their works
  4. 4Ecology2% of their works
  5. 5Sociology and Political Science2% of their works
  6. 6Political Science and International Relations2% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Carl Sagan's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets, Mars, Martian Surface, Astrobiology, Extraterrestrial Life, Extravehicular Activity and Space Policy.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 16 words, with their numbers
  1. Solar System Abundances341 topic
  2. Terrestrial Planets341 topic
  3. Mars291 topic
  4. Martian Surface291 topic
  5. Astrobiology191 topic
  6. Extraterrestrial Life191 topic
  7. Extravehicular Activity71 topic
  8. Space Policy71 topic
  9. Space Suit71 topic
  10. Space Tourism71 topic
  11. Ozone Depletion41 topic
  12. Radio Astronomy41 topic
  13. Stable Isotopes41 topic
  14. Stratospheric Water Vapor41 topic
  15. Transits of Venus41 topic
  16. Trophic Position41 topic

Where does Carl Sagan work?

Carl Sagan's main affiliation in the publication record is Cornell University, United States.

How many publications and citations does Carl Sagan have?

Science Explorer counts 173 works and 991 citations for Carl Sagan, ranking #16,107 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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