Universities Space Research Association

Short name

USRA

Country, city

USA, Washington D.C.

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Publications

5 449

Citations

257 636

h-index

205

Top-3 journals

Astrophysical Journal (957 publications)

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (211 publications)

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering (201 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Maryland, College Park (569 publications)

California Institute of Technology (493 publications)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (360 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

National Institute for Astrophysics (198 publications)

University of Amsterdam (188 publications)

University of Leicester (158 publications)

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Total publications

5449

Total citations

257636

Citations per publication

47.28

Average publications per year

50.93

Average authors per publication

11.02

h-index

205

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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.

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Top-30

Fields of science

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 2350, 19.82% Space and Planetary Science 2350 publications, 19.82%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1923, 16.22% Astronomy and Astrophysics 1923 publications, 16.22%
Atmospheric Science	Atmospheric Science, 1019, 8.59% Atmospheric Science 1019 publications, 8.59%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 679, 5.73% Geophysics 679 publications, 5.73%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)	Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 400, 3.37% Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) 400 publications, 3.37%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 398, 3.36% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 398 publications, 3.36%
Geochemistry and Petrology	Geochemistry and Petrology, 222, 1.87% Geochemistry and Petrology 222 publications, 1.87%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 187, 1.58% Multidisciplinary 187 publications, 1.58%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 143, 1.21% General Environmental Science 143 publications, 1.21%
Soil Science	Soil Science, 138, 1.16% Soil Science 138 publications, 1.16%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 133, 1.12% Condensed Matter Physics 133 publications, 1.12%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 133, 1.12% Water Science and Technology 133 publications, 1.12%
Ecology	Ecology, 119, 1% Ecology 119 publications, 1%
Earth-Surface Processes	Earth-Surface Processes, 118, 1% Earth-Surface Processes 118 publications, 1%
Oceanography	Oceanography, 115, 0.97% Oceanography 115 publications, 0.97%
Geology	Geology, 114, 0.96% Geology 114 publications, 0.96%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 107, 0.9% General Medicine 107 publications, 0.9%
Aerospace Engineering	Aerospace Engineering, 107, 0.9% Aerospace Engineering 107 publications, 0.9%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 106, 0.89% General Physics and Astronomy 106 publications, 0.89%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 104, 0.88% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 104 publications, 0.88%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 101, 0.85% Aquatic Science 101 publications, 0.85%
Instrumentation	Instrumentation, 95, 0.8% Instrumentation 95 publications, 0.8%
Paleontology	Paleontology, 93, 0.78% Paleontology 93 publications, 0.78%
Forestry	Forestry, 87, 0.73% Forestry 87 publications, 0.73%
Computers in Earth Sciences	Computers in Earth Sciences, 86, 0.73% Computers in Earth Sciences 86 publications, 0.73%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 75, 0.63% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 75 publications, 0.63%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 70, 0.59% Materials Chemistry 70 publications, 0.59%
Inorganic Chemistry	Inorganic Chemistry, 69, 0.58% Inorganic Chemistry 69 publications, 0.58%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 65, 0.55% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 65 publications, 0.55%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 63, 0.53% Biochemistry 63 publications, 0.53%
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Journals

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Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 957, 17.56% Astrophysical Journal 957 publications, 17.56%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 211, 3.87% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 211 publications, 3.87%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 201, 3.69% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 201 publications, 3.69%
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics	Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 190, 3.49% Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 190 publications, 3.49%
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres	Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, 179, 3.29% Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres 179 publications, 3.29%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 145, 2.66% Astronomy and Astrophysics 145 publications, 2.66%
Geophysical Research Letters	Geophysical Research Letters, 138, 2.53% Geophysical Research Letters 138 publications, 2.53%
Astronomical Journal	Astronomical Journal, 108, 1.98% Astronomical Journal 108 publications, 1.98%
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques	Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 91, 1.67% Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 91 publications, 1.67%
Journal of Geophysical Research	Journal of Geophysical Research, 80, 1.47% Journal of Geophysical Research 80 publications, 1.47%
Icarus	Icarus, 76, 1.39% Icarus 76 publications, 1.39%
Astrophysical Journal Letters	Astrophysical Journal Letters, 69, 1.27% Astrophysical Journal Letters 69 publications, 1.27%
Nature	Nature, 65, 1.19% Nature 65 publications, 1.19%
Journal of Geophysical Research Planets	Journal of Geophysical Research Planets, 62, 1.14% Journal of Geophysical Research Planets 62 publications, 1.14%
Remote Sensing	Remote Sensing, 61, 1.12% Remote Sensing 61 publications, 1.12%
Advances in Space Research	Advances in Space Research, 59, 1.08% Advances in Space Research 59 publications, 1.08%
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series	Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, 57, 1.05% Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series 57 publications, 1.05%
Journal of Crystal Growth	Journal of Crystal Growth, 53, 0.97% Journal of Crystal Growth 53 publications, 0.97%
Remote Sensing of Environment	Remote Sensing of Environment, 51, 0.94% Remote Sensing of Environment 51 publications, 0.94%
Atmospheric Environment	Atmospheric Environment, 48, 0.88% Atmospheric Environment 48 publications, 0.88%
AIP Conference Proceedings	AIP Conference Proceedings, 42, 0.77% AIP Conference Proceedings 42 publications, 0.77%
Monthly Weather Review	Monthly Weather Review, 40, 0.73% Monthly Weather Review 40 publications, 0.73%
Meteoritics and Planetary Science	Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 40, 0.73% Meteoritics and Planetary Science 40 publications, 0.73%
Science	Science, 39, 0.72% Science 39 publications, 0.72%
Journal of Climate	Journal of Climate, 37, 0.68% Journal of Climate 37 publications, 0.68%
FASEB Journal	FASEB Journal, 36, 0.66% FASEB Journal 36 publications, 0.66%
Applied Optics	Applied Optics, 35, 0.64% Applied Optics 35 publications, 0.64%
Journal of Hydrometeorology	Journal of Hydrometeorology, 35, 0.64% Journal of Hydrometeorology 35 publications, 0.64%
Environmental Research Letters	Environmental Research Letters, 34, 0.62% Environmental Research Letters 34 publications, 0.62%
Acta Astronautica	Acta Astronautica, 30, 0.55% Acta Astronautica 30 publications, 0.55%
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Publishers

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American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 1124, 20.63% American Astronomical Society 1124 publications, 20.63%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 711, 13.05% Elsevier 711 publications, 13.05%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 453, 8.31% Springer Nature 453 publications, 8.31%
Wiley	Wiley, 449, 8.24% Wiley 449 publications, 8.24%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 356, 6.53% Copernicus 356 publications, 6.53%
American Geophysical Union	American Geophysical Union, 285, 5.23% American Geophysical Union 285 publications, 5.23%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 271, 4.97% Oxford University Press 271 publications, 4.97%
American Meteorological Society	American Meteorological Society, 225, 4.13% American Meteorological Society 225 publications, 4.13%
SPIE	SPIE, 218, 4% SPIE 218 publications, 4%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 170, 3.12% IOP Publishing 170 publications, 3.12%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 166, 3.05% EDP Sciences 166 publications, 3.05%
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)	Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 140, 2.57% Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) 140 publications, 2.57%
IEEE	IEEE, 85, 1.56% IEEE 85 publications, 1.56%
American Institute of Physics (AIP)	American Institute of Physics (AIP), 70, 1.28% American Institute of Physics (AIP) 70 publications, 1.28%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 69, 1.27% American Physical Society (APS) 69 publications, 1.27%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 59, 1.08% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 59 publications, 1.08%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 45, 0.83% Taylor & Francis 45 publications, 0.83%
Optical Society of America	Optical Society of America, 45, 0.83% Optical Society of America 45 publications, 0.83%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 42, 0.77% Cambridge University Press 42 publications, 0.77%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 42, 0.77% Frontiers Media S.A. 42 publications, 0.77%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 40, 0.73% American Chemical Society (ACS) 40 publications, 0.73%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)	Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), 36, 0.66% Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) 36 publications, 0.66%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 35, 0.64% Mary Ann Liebert 35 publications, 0.64%
Wolters Kluwer Health	Wolters Kluwer Health, 20, 0.37% Wolters Kluwer Health 20 publications, 0.37%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 18, 0.33% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 18 publications, 0.33%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 17, 0.31% Walter de Gruyter 17 publications, 0.31%
American Physiological Society	American Physiological Society, 17, 0.31% American Physiological Society 17 publications, 0.31%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)	International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), 13, 0.24% International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) 13 publications, 0.24%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 12, 0.22% World Scientific 12 publications, 0.22%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 12, 0.22% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 12 publications, 0.22%
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With other organizations

	100 200 300 400 500 600
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 569, 3.14% University of Maryland, College Park 569 publications, 3.14%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 493, 2.72% California Institute of Technology 493 publications, 2.72%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 360, 1.98% Jet Propulsion Laboratory 360 publications, 1.98%
University of Alabama in Huntsville	University of Alabama in Huntsville, 360, 1.98% University of Alabama in Huntsville 360 publications, 1.98%
University of Maryland, Baltimore County	University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 328, 1.81% University of Maryland, Baltimore County 328 publications, 1.81%
Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University, 280, 1.54% Pennsylvania State University 280 publications, 1.54%
University of Colorado Boulder	University of Colorado Boulder, 267, 1.47% University of Colorado Boulder 267 publications, 1.47%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 248, 1.37% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 248 publications, 1.37%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 242, 1.33% University of California, Berkeley 242 publications, 1.33%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 241, 1.33% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 241 publications, 1.33%
National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 198, 1.09% National Institute for Astrophysics 198 publications, 1.09%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 188, 1.04% University of Amsterdam 188 publications, 1.04%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 177, 0.98% University of Arizona 177 publications, 0.98%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 168, 0.93% Columbia University 168 publications, 0.93%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 162, 0.89% University of Michigan 162 publications, 0.89%
University of Leicester	University of Leicester, 158, 0.87% University of Leicester 158 publications, 0.87%
Los Alamos National Laboratory	Los Alamos National Laboratory, 146, 0.8% Los Alamos National Laboratory 146 publications, 0.8%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 142, 0.78% Johns Hopkins University 142 publications, 0.78%
University College London	University College London, 138, 0.76% University College London 138 publications, 0.76%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 137, 0.75% Stanford University 137 publications, 0.75%
National Center for Atmospheric Research	National Center for Atmospheric Research, 132, 0.73% National Center for Atmospheric Research 132 publications, 0.73%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 125, 0.69% University of California, Los Angeles 125 publications, 0.69%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 125, 0.69% University of Wisconsin–Madison 125 publications, 0.69%
Brera Astronomical Observatory	Brera Astronomical Observatory, 118, 0.65% Brera Astronomical Observatory 118 publications, 0.65%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 115, 0.63% University of Washington 115 publications, 0.63%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 102, 0.56% Cornell University 102 publications, 0.56%
Boston University	Boston University, 95, 0.52% Boston University 95 publications, 0.52%
Nagoya University	Nagoya University, 95, 0.52% Nagoya University 95 publications, 0.52%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 93, 0.51% Harvard University 93 publications, 0.51%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 90, 0.5% Sorbonne University 90 publications, 0.5%
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With foreign organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 198, 2.13% National Institute for Astrophysics 198 publications, 2.13%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 188, 2.03% University of Amsterdam 188 publications, 2.03%
University of Leicester	University of Leicester, 158, 1.7% University of Leicester 158 publications, 1.7%
University College London	University College London, 138, 1.49% University College London 138 publications, 1.49%
Brera Astronomical Observatory	Brera Astronomical Observatory, 118, 1.27% Brera Astronomical Observatory 118 publications, 1.27%
Nagoya University	Nagoya University, 95, 1.02% Nagoya University 95 publications, 1.02%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 90, 0.97% Sorbonne University 90 publications, 0.97%
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics	Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, 87, 0.94% Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics 87 publications, 0.94%
University of Southampton	University of Southampton, 83, 0.89% University of Southampton 83 publications, 0.89%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 83, 0.89% University of Tokyo 83 publications, 0.89%
German Aerospace Center	German Aerospace Center, 82, 0.88% German Aerospace Center 82 publications, 0.88%
RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research	RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, 81, 0.87% RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research 81 publications, 0.87%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 76, 0.82% University of Oxford 76 publications, 0.82%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 70, 0.75% University of Copenhagen 70 publications, 0.75%
Osaka University	Osaka University, 70, 0.75% Osaka University 70 publications, 0.75%
Grenoble Alpes University	Grenoble Alpes University, 69, 0.74% Grenoble Alpes University 69 publications, 0.74%
Hiroshima University	Hiroshima University, 68, 0.73% Hiroshima University 68 publications, 0.73%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics	National Institute for Nuclear Physics, 67, 0.72% National Institute for Nuclear Physics 67 publications, 0.72%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 67, 0.72% University of British Columbia 67 publications, 0.72%
Stockholm University	Stockholm University, 66, 0.71% Stockholm University 66 publications, 0.71%
Astronomical Observatory of Rome	Astronomical Observatory of Rome, 65, 0.7% Astronomical Observatory of Rome 65 publications, 0.7%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 62, 0.67% Imperial College London 62 publications, 0.67%
Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, 61, 0.66% Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy 61 publications, 0.66%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 61, 0.66% Paris Cité University 61 publications, 0.66%
University of Leeds	University of Leeds, 61, 0.66% University of Leeds 61 publications, 0.66%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 60, 0.65% University of Manchester 60 publications, 0.65%
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 59, 0.64% Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency 59 publications, 0.64%
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan	National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 58, 0.63% National Astronomical Observatory of Japan 58 publications, 0.63%
National Institute for Aerospace Technology	National Institute for Aerospace Technology, 57, 0.61% National Institute for Aerospace Technology 57 publications, 0.61%
University of Rome Tor Vergata	University of Rome Tor Vergata, 56, 0.6% University of Rome Tor Vergata 56 publications, 0.6%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 857, 6.73% United Kingdom 857 publications, 6.73%
Germany	Germany, 676, 5.31% Germany 676 publications, 5.31%
France	France, 563, 4.42% France 563 publications, 4.42%
Italy	Italy, 468, 3.67% Italy 468 publications, 3.67%
Japan	Japan, 461, 3.62% Japan 461 publications, 3.62%
Canada	Canada, 429, 3.37% Canada 429 publications, 3.37%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 415, 3.26% Netherlands 415 publications, 3.26%
Spain	Spain, 348, 2.73% Spain 348 publications, 2.73%
China	China, 267, 2.1% China 267 publications, 2.1%
Australia	Australia, 263, 2.06% Australia 263 publications, 2.06%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 175, 1.37% Republic of Korea 175 publications, 1.37%
Sweden	Sweden, 151, 1.19% Sweden 151 publications, 1.19%
Finland	Finland, 146, 1.15% Finland 146 publications, 1.15%
Russia	Russia, 143, 1.12% Russia 143 publications, 1.12%
India	India, 141, 1.11% India 141 publications, 1.11%
Belgium	Belgium, 137, 1.08% Belgium 137 publications, 1.08%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 135, 1.06% Switzerland 135 publications, 1.06%
Chile	Chile, 124, 0.97% Chile 124 publications, 0.97%
Denmark	Denmark, 115, 0.9% Denmark 115 publications, 0.9%
Poland	Poland, 91, 0.71% Poland 91 publications, 0.71%
Ireland	Ireland, 87, 0.68% Ireland 87 publications, 0.68%
Austria	Austria, 82, 0.64% Austria 82 publications, 0.64%
Norway	Norway, 81, 0.64% Norway 81 publications, 0.64%
Brazil	Brazil, 80, 0.63% Brazil 80 publications, 0.63%
Israel	Israel, 79, 0.62% Israel 79 publications, 0.62%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 78, 0.61% Czech Republic 78 publications, 0.61%
South Africa	South Africa, 77, 0.6% South Africa 77 publications, 0.6%
Mexico	Mexico, 72, 0.57% Mexico 72 publications, 0.57%
Turkey	Turkey, 71, 0.56% Turkey 71 publications, 0.56%
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