Topic · Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astro and Planetary Science
Astro and Planetary Science is a research topic within Astronomy and Astrophysics. Science Explorer counts 94k research works in it since 1950. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the formation and evolution of the Solar System, including topics such as the abundances and compositions of various celestial bodies, the chronology of planetary formation, the taxonomy of asteroids and comets, and the structure of the Kuiper Belt. It also delves into the composition of meteorites, plumes on moons like Enceladus, and the presence of organic matter in extraterrestrial environments.
- Solar System Abundances
- Terrestrial Planets
- Giant Planets
- Cometary Composition
- Asteroid Taxonomy
- Planetary Chronology
- Enceladus Plumes
- Chondritic Meteorites
- Kuiper Belt Structure
- Extraterrestrial Organic Matter
- Research works
- 94k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 9.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- -6% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
United States
39% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
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