Goddard Space Flight Center

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Goddard Space Flight Center
Short name
GSFC
Country, city
USA, Greenbelt
Publications
49 329
Citations
2 450 872
h-index
504
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 foreign organizations
Sorbonne University
Sorbonne University (1003 publications)
Observatoire de Paris
Observatoire de Paris (991 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1959

Total publications
49329
Total citations
2450872
Citations per publication
49.68
Average publications per year
725.43
Average authors per publication
9.53
h-index
504
Metrics description
h-index
A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

Top-30

Fields of science

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Space and Planetary Science, 20773, 42.11%
Space and Planetary Science
20773 publications, 42.11%
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 15511, 31.44%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
15511 publications, 31.44%
Atmospheric Science, 9429, 19.11%
Atmospheric Science
9429 publications, 19.11%
Geophysics, 9102, 18.45%
Geophysics
9102 publications, 18.45%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5720, 11.6%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
5720 publications, 11.6%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 4389, 8.9%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
4389 publications, 8.9%
Soil Science, 3845, 7.79%
Soil Science
3845 publications, 7.79%
Geochemistry and Petrology, 3834, 7.77%
Geochemistry and Petrology
3834 publications, 7.77%
Water Science and Technology, 3548, 7.19%
Water Science and Technology
3548 publications, 7.19%
Earth-Surface Processes, 3413, 6.92%
Earth-Surface Processes
3413 publications, 6.92%
Oceanography, 3392, 6.88%
Oceanography
3392 publications, 6.88%
Ecology, 3297, 6.68%
Ecology
3297 publications, 6.68%
Aquatic Science, 3205, 6.5%
Aquatic Science
3205 publications, 6.5%
Forestry, 3158, 6.4%
Forestry
3158 publications, 6.4%
Paleontology, 3068, 6.22%
Paleontology
3068 publications, 6.22%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 1868, 3.79%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
1868 publications, 3.79%
Multidisciplinary, 1537, 3.12%
Multidisciplinary
1537 publications, 3.12%
Aerospace Engineering, 1357, 2.75%
Aerospace Engineering
1357 publications, 2.75%
General Physics and Astronomy, 1219, 2.47%
General Physics and Astronomy
1219 publications, 2.47%
Geology, 1213, 2.46%
Geology
1213 publications, 2.46%
Computers in Earth Sciences, 1062, 2.15%
Computers in Earth Sciences
1062 publications, 2.15%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 1032, 2.09%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
1032 publications, 2.09%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 860, 1.74%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
860 publications, 1.74%
Condensed Matter Physics, 854, 1.73%
Condensed Matter Physics
854 publications, 1.73%
General Environmental Science, 739, 1.5%
General Environmental Science
739 publications, 1.5%
General Engineering, 672, 1.36%
General Engineering
672 publications, 1.36%
Instrumentation, 664, 1.35%
Instrumentation
664 publications, 1.35%
General Medicine, 609, 1.23%
General Medicine
609 publications, 1.23%
Global and Planetary Change, 402, 0.81%
Global and Planetary Change
402 publications, 0.81%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 401, 0.81%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
401 publications, 0.81%
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Journals

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Astrophysical Journal
6887 publications, 13.96%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
3172 publications, 6.43%
Journal of Geophysical Research
3005 publications, 6.09%
Geophysical Research Letters
2429 publications, 4.92%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
1228 publications, 2.49%
Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
1089 publications, 2.21%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
1015 publications, 2.06%
Advances in Space Research
927 publications, 1.88%
Remote Sensing of Environment
781 publications, 1.58%
Icarus
767 publications, 1.55%
Astronomical Journal
710 publications, 1.44%
Astrophysical Journal Letters
702 publications, 1.42%
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
691 publications, 1.4%
Solar Physics
675 publications, 1.37%
Nature
675 publications, 1.37%
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
653 publications, 1.32%
Science
629 publications, 1.28%
Applied Optics
619 publications, 1.25%
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
525 publications, 1.06%
Space Science Reviews
523 publications, 1.06%
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
507 publications, 1.03%
Journals of the Atmospheric Sciences
483 publications, 0.98%
Remote Sensing
437 publications, 0.89%
Planetary and Space Science
389 publications, 0.79%
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
376 publications, 0.76%
Journal of Climate
359 publications, 0.73%
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
359 publications, 0.73%
Monthly Weather Review
345 publications, 0.7%
Symposium - International Astronomical Union
342 publications, 0.69%
Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
313 publications, 0.63%
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Publishers

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American Astronomical Society
8478 publications, 17.19%
Wiley
6934 publications, 14.06%
Elsevier
5760 publications, 11.68%
Springer Nature
4761 publications, 9.65%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
3477 publications, 7.05%
American Geophysical Union
2577 publications, 5.22%
American Meteorological Society
2408 publications, 4.88%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
1758 publications, 3.56%
Copernicus
1729 publications, 3.51%
Oxford University Press
1613 publications, 3.27%
IOP Publishing
1288 publications, 2.61%
EDP Sciences
1127 publications, 2.28%
AIP Publishing
991 publications, 2.01%
Cambridge University Press
967 publications, 1.96%
Optica Publishing Group
835 publications, 1.69%
American Physical Society (APS)
794 publications, 1.61%
MDPI
683 publications, 1.38%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
680 publications, 1.38%
Taylor & Francis
519 publications, 1.05%
Frontiers Media S.A.
338 publications, 0.69%
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
241 publications, 0.49%
Mary Ann Liebert
150 publications, 0.3%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
128 publications, 0.26%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
94 publications, 0.19%
World Scientific
79 publications, 0.16%
Meteorological Society of Japan
71 publications, 0.14%
SAGE
48 publications, 0.1%
The Royal Society
46 publications, 0.09%
SAE International
40 publications, 0.08%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
39 publications, 0.08%
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With other organizations

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University of Maryland, College Park
6243 publications, 12.66%
California Institute of Technology
4174 publications, 8.46%
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
3634 publications, 7.37%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
3567 publications, 7.23%
University of Colorado Boulder
2770 publications, 5.62%
Universities Space Research Association
2766 publications, 5.61%
University of California, Berkeley
2615 publications, 5.3%
Catholic University of America
2220 publications, 4.5%
Johns Hopkins University
1985 publications, 4.02%
University of California, Los Angeles
1793 publications, 3.63%
University of Michigan
1764 publications, 3.58%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1750 publications, 3.55%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
1749 publications, 3.55%
Space Telescope Science Institute
1725 publications, 3.5%
University of Arizona
1615 publications, 3.27%
Ames Research Center
1323 publications, 2.68%
Pennsylvania State University
1319 publications, 2.67%
United States Naval Research Laboratory
1316 publications, 2.67%
Columbia University
1313 publications, 2.66%
National Institute for Astrophysics
1296 publications, 2.63%
Princeton University
1145 publications, 2.32%
University of New Hampshire
1006 publications, 2.04%
National Center for Atmospheric Research
1005 publications, 2.04%
Sorbonne University
1003 publications, 2.03%
Observatoire de Paris
991 publications, 2.01%
Los Alamos National Laboratory
983 publications, 1.99%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
948 publications, 1.92%
University of Tokyo
943 publications, 1.91%
George Mason University
930 publications, 1.89%
Stanford University
908 publications, 1.84%
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With foreign organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics
1296 publications, 2.63%
Sorbonne University
1003 publications, 2.03%
Observatoire de Paris
991 publications, 2.01%
University of Tokyo
943 publications, 1.91%
University College London
834 publications, 1.69%
Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier
762 publications, 1.54%
University of Leicester
746 publications, 1.51%
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
734 publications, 1.49%
Paris Cité University
652 publications, 1.32%
Nagoya University
634 publications, 1.29%
Imperial College London
631 publications, 1.28%
University of Cambridge
607 publications, 1.23%
Université Paris-Saclay
605 publications, 1.23%
University of Oxford
596 publications, 1.21%
Kyoto University
491 publications, 1%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
473 publications, 0.96%
University of Southampton
466 publications, 0.94%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
452 publications, 0.92%
Institut Pierre Simon Laplace
451 publications, 0.91%
ETH Zurich
445 publications, 0.9%
University of Toronto
436 publications, 0.88%
Brera Astronomical Observatory
434 publications, 0.88%
University of British Columbia
431 publications, 0.87%
German Aerospace Center
424 publications, 0.86%
University of Amsterdam
411 publications, 0.83%
University of Copenhagen
410 publications, 0.83%
Stockholm University
401 publications, 0.81%
Technical University of Denmark
401 publications, 0.81%
Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
401 publications, 0.81%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
396 publications, 0.8%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom, 5883, 11.93%
United Kingdom
5883 publications, 11.93%
France, 4732, 9.59%
France
4732 publications, 9.59%
Germany, 4261, 8.64%
Germany
4261 publications, 8.64%
Japan, 3070, 6.22%
Japan
3070 publications, 6.22%
Italy, 2972, 6.02%
Italy
2972 publications, 6.02%
Canada, 2653, 5.38%
Canada
2653 publications, 5.38%
Netherlands, 2134, 4.33%
Netherlands
2134 publications, 4.33%
China, 1882, 3.82%
China
1882 publications, 3.82%
Spain, 1806, 3.66%
Spain
1806 publications, 3.66%
Australia, 1583, 3.21%
Australia
1583 publications, 3.21%
Switzerland, 1265, 2.56%
Switzerland
1265 publications, 2.56%
Sweden, 1226, 2.49%
Sweden
1226 publications, 2.49%
Russia, 1100, 2.23%
Russia
1100 publications, 2.23%
Belgium, 916, 1.86%
Belgium
916 publications, 1.86%
Denmark, 881, 1.79%
Denmark
881 publications, 1.79%
Republic of Korea, 834, 1.69%
Republic of Korea
834 publications, 1.69%
Chile, 830, 1.68%
Chile
830 publications, 1.68%
India, 798, 1.62%
India
798 publications, 1.62%
Israel, 779, 1.58%
Israel
779 publications, 1.58%
Austria, 702, 1.42%
Austria
702 publications, 1.42%
Finland, 702, 1.42%
Finland
702 publications, 1.42%
Brazil, 620, 1.26%
Brazil
620 publications, 1.26%
Norway, 620, 1.26%
Norway
620 publications, 1.26%
South Africa, 461, 0.93%
South Africa
461 publications, 0.93%
Mexico, 454, 0.92%
Mexico
454 publications, 0.92%
Poland, 440, 0.89%
Poland
440 publications, 0.89%
Greece, 427, 0.87%
Greece
427 publications, 0.87%
Czech Republic, 370, 0.75%
Czech Republic
370 publications, 0.75%
New Zealand, 323, 0.65%
New Zealand
323 publications, 0.65%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1959 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.