Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics is a research topic within Astronomy and Astrophysics. Science Explorer counts 77k research works in it since 1950. 19.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to solar physics, including the study of solar dynamics, coronal mass ejections, solar wind, magnetohydrodynamic turbulence, solar flares, helioseismology, solar irradiance variability, interplanetary coronal mass ejections, sunspots, and space weather.
- Solar Dynamics Observatory
- Coronal Mass Ejections
- Solar Wind
- Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence
- Solar Flares
- Helioseismology
- Solar Irradiance Variability
- Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections
- Sunspots
- Space Weather
- Research works
- 77k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 15k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -2% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (2.3k and 1k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 2.3k works
- 2 China 1k works
- 3 Russia 766 works
- 4 India 476 works
- 5 France 335 works
- 6 United Kingdom 305 works
- 7 Germany 291 works
- 8 Japan 247 works
- 9 Spain 225 works
- 10 Italy 214 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas publishes the most Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Goddard Space Flight Center.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasSpain 110 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 98 works
- 3 Goddard Space Flight CenterUnited States 85 works
- 4 Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism Ionosphere and Radio Wave PropagationRussia 84 works
- 5 Washington State University Tri-CitiesUnited States 79 works
- 6 Institute of Solar-Terrestrial PhysicsRussia 76 works
- 7 Michigan State UniversityUnited States 72 works
- 8 Space Research InstituteRussia 64 works
- 9 Washington State UniversityUnited States 64 works
- 10 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 61 works
Who are the leading researchers in Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics include Xiaogang Wang, M. Morii and E. L. Wright.
- 1 Xiaogang Wang Russia 13k citations
- 2 M. Morii United Kingdom 9.6k citations
- 3 E. L. Wright United States 9.3k citations
- 4 Y. Makida Japan 8.1k citations
- 5 R. W. Moore United States 8.1k citations
- 6 David N. Spergel United States 7.9k citations
- 7 William H. Press United States 7.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics research done?
The largest centres of Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Boulder (United States) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Nahant, Richland and Nizhniy Arkhyz.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- NahantUS · 24.8 works662×
- RichlandUS · 78.8 works318×
- Nizhniy ArkhyzRU · 31.2 works248×
- GreenbeltUS · 88.1 works122×
- North LaurelUS · 56.1 works120×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics?
Among universities, judged by research, Princeton University, University of the Punjab and University of Colorado Boulder score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton UniversityUnited States | 64.1 | 34.1% | 10.1× | 33 | +40.0% |
| 2 | University of the PunjabPakistan | 61.1 | 43.5% | 7.9× | 17 | +62.1% |
| 3 | University of Colorado BoulderUnited States | 60.2 | 22.0% | 20.6× | 60 | +27.7% |
| 4 | University of LahorePakistan | 57.9 | 50.0% | 7.0× | 9 | — |
| 5 | University of OuluFinland | 55.9 | 16.7% | 13.2× | 25 | +84.2% |
| 6 | Northumbria UniversityUnited Kingdom | 52.4 | 18.4% | 12.1× | 21 | +32.1% |
| 7 | Université Paris-SaclayFrance | 52.2 | 25.8% | 5.3× | 15 | +412.8% |
| 8 | New Jersey Institute of TechnologyUnited States | 51.4 | 16.2% | 30.2× | 26 | +28.6% |
| 9 | Swedish Institute of Space PhysicsSweden | 51.4 | 25.0% | 404.7× | 15 | -7.3% |
| 10 | Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia | 51.3 | 5.9% | 9.4× | 61 | +33.8% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics.
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Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.