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The positions in the table below reflect the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
Overall research output
| Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 581 | 101.75 |
Overall Count and Share for 'National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.
Research outputs by subject area
| Subject | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Biological sciences | 31 | 4.10 |
| Chemistry | 28 | 4.73 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 329 | 67.77 |
| Health sciences | 9 | 1.01 |
| Physical sciences | 276 | 35.23 |
Note: Articles may be assigned to more than one subject area, as a result the sum of the subject research outputs may not equal the overall research outputs.
Note: Hover over the donut graph to view the Share for each subject.
Leading research topics
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Atmospheric Sciences | 94 | 20.96 |
| Astronomical Sciences | 158 | 17.73 |
| Climate Change Science | 81 | 14.77 |
| Geology | 36 | 9.79 |
| Space Sciences | 54 | 9.58 |
| Nuclear and Plasma Physics | 21 | 4.51 |
| Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation | 11 | 2.13 |
| Materials Engineering | 6 | 1.40 |
| Medical Physiology | 12 | 1.36 |
| Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics | 5 | 1.34 |
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Collaboration
International vs domestic collaboration by Share
| Type | Percentage |
|---|---|
| International (940 institutions) | 29.1% |
| Domestic (478 institutions) | 70.9% |
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Top 5 domestic collaborators with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) by Share
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Top 5 international collaborators with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) by Share
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Relationships
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- NASA Ames Research Center (ARC)
- NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC)
- NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI)
- NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD)
- NASA Glenn Research Center
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
- NASA Headquarters
- NASA Human Exploration and Operations Directorate (HEO)
- NASA Independent Verification and Validation Facility (IV&V)
- NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC)
- NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
- NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD)
- NASA Short-term Prediction Research and Transition Center
- NASA Stennis Space Center (SSC)
- NASA Wallops Flight Facility
Affiliated joint institutions and consortia
- Center for Advanced Nanoscale Materials (CANM)
- Center for Chemical Evolution (CCE)
- Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS)
- Earths in Other Solar Systems Team (EOS)
- James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
- Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA)
- Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)
- Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex (MDSCC)
- NASA Exoplanet Science Institute (NExScI)
- NASA Frontier Development Lab
- NASA Herschel Science Center (NHSC)
- NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF)
- NASA University Center for Aerospace Devices Research and Education (NASA-CADRE)
- National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSTC)
- Planck Collaboration
- Spitzer Science Center (SSC)
- Statewide California Earthquake Center (SCEC )