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Short name

KSC

Country, city

USA, Merritt Island

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Publications

1 322

Citations

37 783

h-index

Top-3 journals

Advances in Space Research (73 publications)

Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science (43 publications)

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (37 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Florida (204 publications)

University of Central Florida (127 publications)

Ames Research Center (58 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

German Aerospace Center (20 publications)

Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg (16 publications)

University of Zurich (15 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Countries

Found

Since 1967

Total publications

1322

Total citations

37783

Citations per publication

28.58

Average publications per year

22.41

Average authors per publication

5.77

h-index

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.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 194, 14.67% Space and Planetary Science 194 publications, 14.67%
Aerospace Engineering	Aerospace Engineering, 148, 11.2% Aerospace Engineering 148 publications, 11.2%
Atmospheric Science	Atmospheric Science, 134, 10.14% Atmospheric Science 134 publications, 10.14%
Ecology	Ecology, 127, 9.61% Ecology 127 publications, 9.61%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 119, 9% General Medicine 119 publications, 9%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 115, 8.7% Geophysics 115 publications, 8.7%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 114, 8.62% Astronomy and Astrophysics 114 publications, 8.62%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 88, 6.66% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 88 publications, 6.66%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 87, 6.58% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 87 publications, 6.58%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 76, 5.75% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 76 publications, 5.75%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 74, 5.6% General Materials Science 74 publications, 5.6%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 68, 5.14% Condensed Matter Physics 68 publications, 5.14%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 68, 5.14% Mechanical Engineering 68 publications, 5.14%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 64, 4.84% Plant Science 64 publications, 4.84%
Horticulture	Horticulture, 64, 4.84% Horticulture 64 publications, 4.84%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)	Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous), 57, 4.31% Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) 57 publications, 4.31%
Physiology	Physiology, 54, 4.08% Physiology 54 publications, 4.08%
Environmental Chemistry	Environmental Chemistry, 48, 3.63% Environmental Chemistry 48 publications, 3.63%
Soil Science	Soil Science, 48, 3.63% Soil Science 48 publications, 3.63%
Genetics	Genetics, 47, 3.56% Genetics 47 publications, 3.56%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 44, 3.33% Microbiology 44 publications, 3.33%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 43, 3.25% Molecular Biology 43 publications, 3.25%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 43, 3.25% Biotechnology 43 publications, 3.25%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 41, 3.1% General Physics and Astronomy 41 publications, 3.1%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)	Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 38, 2.87% Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) 38 publications, 2.87%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 37, 2.8% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 37 publications, 2.8%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 36, 2.72% Mechanics of Materials 36 publications, 2.72%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 35, 2.65% Aquatic Science 35 publications, 2.65%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 32, 2.42% General Chemistry 32 publications, 2.42%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 32, 2.42% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 32 publications, 2.42%
	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200

Journals

	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Advances in Space Research	Advances in Space Research, 73, 5.52% Advances in Space Research 73 publications, 5.52%
Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science	Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science, 43, 3.25% Hortscience: A Publication of the American Society for Hortcultural Science 43 publications, 3.25%
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering	IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 37, 2.8% IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 37 publications, 2.8%
Astrobiology	Astrobiology, 33, 2.5% Astrobiology 33 publications, 2.5%
Acta Astronautica	Acta Astronautica, 33, 2.5% Acta Astronautica 33 publications, 2.5%
SAE Technical Papers	SAE Technical Papers, 20, 1.51% SAE Technical Papers 20 publications, 1.51%
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres	Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, 20, 1.51% Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres 20 publications, 1.51%
Applied and Environmental Microbiology	Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 17, 1.29% Applied and Environmental Microbiology 17 publications, 1.29%
Gravitational and Space Research	Gravitational and Space Research, 17, 1.29% Gravitational and Space Research 17 publications, 1.29%
Cryogenics	Cryogenics, 16, 1.21% Cryogenics 16 publications, 1.21%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences	International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 16, 1.21% International Journal of Molecular Sciences 16 publications, 1.21%
Journal of Electrostatics	Journal of Electrostatics, 16, 1.21% Journal of Electrostatics 16 publications, 1.21%
Global Change Biology	Global Change Biology, 15, 1.13% Global Change Biology 15 publications, 1.13%
Journal of Aerospace Engineering	Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 15, 1.13% Journal of Aerospace Engineering 15 publications, 1.13%
Icarus	Icarus, 15, 1.13% Icarus 15 publications, 1.13%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 15, 1.13% PLoS ONE 15 publications, 1.13%
Journal of Geophysical Research	Journal of Geophysical Research, 14, 1.06% Journal of Geophysical Research 14 publications, 1.06%
Life Sciences in Space Research	Life Sciences in Space Research, 12, 0.91% Life Sciences in Space Research 12 publications, 0.91%
Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science	Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 12, 0.91% Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 12 publications, 0.91%
Pen-and-Paper User Interfaces	Pen-and-Paper User Interfaces, 11, 0.83% Pen-and-Paper User Interfaces 11 publications, 0.83%
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America	Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 10, 0.76% Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 10 publications, 0.76%
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets	Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 10, 0.76% Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets 10 publications, 0.76%
Microbial Ecology	Microbial Ecology, 9, 0.68% Microbial Ecology 9 publications, 0.68%
ACS Symposium Series	ACS Symposium Series, 9, 0.68% ACS Symposium Series 9 publications, 0.68%
Frontiers in Plant Science	Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, 0.61% Frontiers in Plant Science 8 publications, 0.61%
Particulate Science and Technology	Particulate Science and Technology, 8, 0.61% Particulate Science and Technology 8 publications, 0.61%
Soil Biology and Biochemistry	Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 8, 0.61% Soil Biology and Biochemistry 8 publications, 0.61%
Applied Soil Ecology	Applied Soil Ecology, 8, 0.61% Applied Soil Ecology 8 publications, 0.61%
Journal of Applied Physiology	Journal of Applied Physiology, 8, 0.61% Journal of Applied Physiology 8 publications, 0.61%
Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical	Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, 8, 0.61% Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical 8 publications, 0.61%
	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Publishers

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
Elsevier	Elsevier, 369, 27.91% Elsevier 369 publications, 27.91%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 149, 11.27% Springer Nature 149 publications, 11.27%
Wiley	Wiley, 121, 9.15% Wiley 121 publications, 9.15%
American Society for Horticultural Science	American Society for Horticultural Science, 57, 4.31% American Society for Horticultural Science 57 publications, 4.31%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 51, 3.86% IOP Publishing 51 publications, 3.86%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 41, 3.1% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 41 publications, 3.1%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 38, 2.87% Mary Ann Liebert 38 publications, 2.87%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 37, 2.8% Taylor & Francis 37 publications, 2.8%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 33, 2.5% American Chemical Society (ACS) 33 publications, 2.5%
MDPI	MDPI, 33, 2.5% MDPI 33 publications, 2.5%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 24, 1.82% Oxford University Press 24 publications, 1.82%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 24, 1.82% American Society for Microbiology 24 publications, 1.82%
American Geophysical Union	American Geophysical Union, 23, 1.74% American Geophysical Union 23 publications, 1.74%
SAGE	SAGE, 22, 1.66% SAGE 22 publications, 1.66%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)	American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 21, 1.59% American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 21 publications, 1.59%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 20, 1.51% Walter de Gruyter 20 publications, 1.51%
SAE International	SAE International, 20, 1.51% SAE International 20 publications, 1.51%
American Meteorological Society	American Meteorological Society, 18, 1.36% American Meteorological Society 18 publications, 1.36%
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), 18, 1.36% American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) 18 publications, 1.36%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 17, 1.29% Frontiers Media S.A. 17 publications, 1.29%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 15, 1.13% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 15 publications, 1.13%
American Physiological Society	American Physiological Society, 13, 0.98% American Physiological Society 13 publications, 0.98%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 11, 0.83% AIP Publishing 11 publications, 0.83%
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)	Acoustical Society of America (ASA), 11, 0.83% Acoustical Society of America (ASA) 11 publications, 0.83%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 10, 0.76% Optica Publishing Group 10 publications, 0.76%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 8, 0.61% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 8 publications, 0.61%
ASME International	ASME International, 8, 0.61% ASME International 8 publications, 0.61%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 7, 0.53% American Physical Society (APS) 7 publications, 0.53%
The Electrochemical Society	The Electrochemical Society, 6, 0.45% The Electrochemical Society 6 publications, 0.45%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 6, 0.45% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 6 publications, 0.45%
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With other organizations

	50 100 150 200 250
University of Florida	University of Florida, 204, 15.43% University of Florida 204 publications, 15.43%
University of Central Florida	University of Central Florida, 127, 9.61% University of Central Florida 127 publications, 9.61%
Ames Research Center	Ames Research Center, 58, 4.39% Ames Research Center 58 publications, 4.39%
Florida Institute of Technology	Florida Institute of Technology, 54, 4.08% Florida Institute of Technology 54 publications, 4.08%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 29, 2.19% Jet Propulsion Laboratory 29 publications, 2.19%
University of Arkansas at Little Rock	University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 26, 1.97% University of Arkansas at Little Rock 26 publications, 1.97%
Marshall Space Flight Center	Marshall Space Flight Center, 25, 1.89% Marshall Space Flight Center 25 publications, 1.89%
Purdue University	Purdue University, 23, 1.74% Purdue University 23 publications, 1.74%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 22, 1.66% University of Arizona 22 publications, 1.66%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 21, 1.59% University of Wisconsin–Madison 21 publications, 1.59%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 20, 1.51% California Institute of Technology 20 publications, 1.51%
German Aerospace Center	German Aerospace Center, 20, 1.51% German Aerospace Center 20 publications, 1.51%
Agricultural Research Service	Agricultural Research Service, 19, 1.44% Agricultural Research Service 19 publications, 1.44%
University of Colorado Boulder	University of Colorado Boulder, 18, 1.36% University of Colorado Boulder 18 publications, 1.36%
University of South Florida	University of South Florida, 17, 1.29% University of South Florida 17 publications, 1.29%
Universities Space Research Association	Universities Space Research Association, 17, 1.29% Universities Space Research Association 17 publications, 1.29%
Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg	Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, 16, 1.21% Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg 16 publications, 1.21%
Goddard Space Flight Center	Goddard Space Flight Center, 16, 1.21% Goddard Space Flight Center 16 publications, 1.21%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 15, 1.13% University of Zurich 15 publications, 1.13%
North Carolina State University	North Carolina State University, 14, 1.06% North Carolina State University 14 publications, 1.06%
Medical University of South Carolina	Medical University of South Carolina, 14, 1.06% Medical University of South Carolina 14 publications, 1.06%
Florida State University	Florida State University, 13, 0.98% Florida State University 13 publications, 0.98%
Northern Arizona University	Northern Arizona University, 13, 0.98% Northern Arizona University 13 publications, 0.98%
Arizona State University	Arizona State University, 11, 0.83% Arizona State University 11 publications, 0.83%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 11, 0.83% University of California, Los Angeles 11 publications, 0.83%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 11, 0.83% University of Maryland, College Park 11 publications, 0.83%
Tuskegee University	Tuskegee University, 11, 0.83% Tuskegee University 11 publications, 0.83%
Ohio University	Ohio University, 10, 0.76% Ohio University 10 publications, 0.76%
University of Massachusetts Amherst	University of Massachusetts Amherst, 10, 0.76% University of Massachusetts Amherst 10 publications, 0.76%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 9, 0.68% Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 9 publications, 0.68%
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With foreign organizations

	5 10 15 20
German Aerospace Center	German Aerospace Center, 20, 1.51% German Aerospace Center 20 publications, 1.51%
Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg	Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, 16, 1.21% Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg 16 publications, 1.21%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 15, 1.13% University of Zurich 15 publications, 1.13%
National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies	National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 9, 0.68% National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies 9 publications, 0.68%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 7, 0.53% Karolinska Institute 7 publications, 0.53%
University of Konstanz	University of Konstanz, 6, 0.45% University of Konstanz 6 publications, 0.45%
University of Guelph	University of Guelph, 6, 0.45% University of Guelph 6 publications, 0.45%
Universidad de Costa Rica	Universidad de Costa Rica, 5, 0.38% Universidad de Costa Rica 5 publications, 0.38%
Institute for Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Institute for Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 4, 0.3% Institute for Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences 4 publications, 0.3%
University of Western Australia	University of Western Australia, 4, 0.3% University of Western Australia 4 publications, 0.3%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 4, 0.3% University of British Columbia 4 publications, 0.3%
University of Bremen	University of Bremen, 4, 0.3% University of Bremen 4 publications, 0.3%
Universidad Nacional de Rosario	Universidad Nacional de Rosario, 4, 0.3% Universidad Nacional de Rosario 4 publications, 0.3%
Beijing Normal University	Beijing Normal University, 3, 0.23% Beijing Normal University 3 publications, 0.23%
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics India	International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics India, 3, 0.23% International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics India 3 publications, 0.23%
Cyprus University of Technology	Cyprus University of Technology, 3, 0.23% Cyprus University of Technology 3 publications, 0.23%
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology	Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, 3, 0.23% Technion – Israel Institute of Technology 3 publications, 0.23%
University of New South Wales	University of New South Wales, 3, 0.23% University of New South Wales 3 publications, 0.23%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 3, 0.23% University of Edinburgh 3 publications, 0.23%
National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology	National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, 3, 0.23% National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology 3 publications, 0.23%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 3, 0.23% University of Bristol 3 publications, 0.23%
Ruhr University Bochum	Ruhr University Bochum, 3, 0.23% Ruhr University Bochum 3 publications, 0.23%
Utrecht University	Utrecht University, 3, 0.23% Utrecht University 3 publications, 0.23%
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 3, 0.23% Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency 3 publications, 0.23%
Western University	Western University, 3, 0.23% Western University 3 publications, 0.23%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 3, 0.23% University of Toronto 3 publications, 0.23%
Spanish Astrobiology Center	Spanish Astrobiology Center, 3, 0.23% Spanish Astrobiology Center 3 publications, 0.23%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 3, 0.23% Université Paris-Saclay 3 publications, 0.23%
Universidad Nacional del Sur	Universidad Nacional del Sur, 3, 0.23% Universidad Nacional del Sur 3 publications, 0.23%
Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2, 0.15% Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences 2 publications, 0.15%
	5 10 15 20

With other countries

	10 20 30 40 50 60
Germany	Germany, 60, 4.54% Germany 60 publications, 4.54%
Canada	Canada, 32, 2.42% Canada 32 publications, 2.42%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 25, 1.89% United Kingdom 25 publications, 1.89%
Japan	Japan, 20, 1.51% Japan 20 publications, 1.51%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 18, 1.36% Switzerland 18 publications, 1.36%
France	France, 16, 1.21% France 16 publications, 1.21%
Australia	Australia, 11, 0.83% Australia 11 publications, 0.83%
Argentina	Argentina, 11, 0.83% Argentina 11 publications, 0.83%
Norway	Norway, 11, 0.83% Norway 11 publications, 0.83%
Romania	Romania, 11, 0.83% Romania 11 publications, 0.83%
Italy	Italy, 10, 0.76% Italy 10 publications, 0.76%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 9, 0.68% Netherlands 9 publications, 0.68%
Sweden	Sweden, 9, 0.68% Sweden 9 publications, 0.68%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 7, 0.53% Republic of Korea 7 publications, 0.53%
Russia	Russia, 6, 0.45% Russia 6 publications, 0.45%
China	China, 6, 0.45% China 6 publications, 0.45%
Belgium	Belgium, 5, 0.38% Belgium 5 publications, 0.38%
Israel	Israel, 5, 0.38% Israel 5 publications, 0.38%
Ireland	Ireland, 5, 0.38% Ireland 5 publications, 0.38%
Cyprus	Cyprus, 5, 0.38% Cyprus 5 publications, 0.38%
Costa Rica	Costa Rica, 5, 0.38% Costa Rica 5 publications, 0.38%
Mexico	Mexico, 5, 0.38% Mexico 5 publications, 0.38%
Brazil	Brazil, 4, 0.3% Brazil 4 publications, 0.3%
India	India, 4, 0.3% India 4 publications, 0.3%
Spain	Spain, 4, 0.3% Spain 4 publications, 0.3%
Ukraine	Ukraine, 3, 0.23% Ukraine 3 publications, 0.23%
Denmark	Denmark, 3, 0.23% Denmark 3 publications, 0.23%
Egypt	Egypt, 3, 0.23% Egypt 3 publications, 0.23%
Iran	Iran, 3, 0.23% Iran 3 publications, 0.23%
	10 20 30 40 50 60

We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
Statistics recalculated daily.
Publications published earlier than 1967 are ignored in the statistics.
The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.