Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Short name
JAXA
Country, city
Japan, Tokyo
Publications
13 152
Citations
260 212
h-index
173
Top-3 organizations
University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo (3150 publications)
Nagoya University
Nagoya University (1495 publications)
Tohoku University
Tohoku University (1193 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1986

Total publications
13152
Total citations
260212
Citations per publication
19.78
Average publications per year
320.78
Average authors per publication
10.77
h-index
173
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, 3657, 27.81%
Space and Planetary Science
3657 publications, 27.81%
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2566, 19.51%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
2566 publications, 19.51%
Aerospace Engineering, 1188, 9.03%
Aerospace Engineering
1188 publications, 9.03%
Mechanical Engineering, 943, 7.17%
Mechanical Engineering
943 publications, 7.17%
Geophysics, 937, 7.12%
Geophysics
937 publications, 7.12%
Condensed Matter Physics, 882, 6.71%
Condensed Matter Physics
882 publications, 6.71%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 689, 5.24%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
689 publications, 5.24%
Atmospheric Science, 676, 5.14%
Atmospheric Science
676 publications, 5.14%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 666, 5.06%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
666 publications, 5.06%
General Materials Science, 561, 4.27%
General Materials Science
561 publications, 4.27%
Mechanics of Materials, 552, 4.2%
Mechanics of Materials
552 publications, 4.2%
General Physics and Astronomy, 497, 3.78%
General Physics and Astronomy
497 publications, 3.78%
Instrumentation, 403, 3.06%
Instrumentation
403 publications, 3.06%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 326, 2.48%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
326 publications, 2.48%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 310, 2.36%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
310 publications, 2.36%
General Medicine, 308, 2.34%
General Medicine
308 publications, 2.34%
Ceramics and Composites, 305, 2.32%
Ceramics and Composites
305 publications, 2.32%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 289, 2.2%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
289 publications, 2.2%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 274, 2.08%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
274 publications, 2.08%
General Engineering, 271, 2.06%
General Engineering
271 publications, 2.06%
Geochemistry and Petrology, 271, 2.06%
Geochemistry and Petrology
271 publications, 2.06%
Materials Chemistry, 262, 1.99%
Materials Chemistry
262 publications, 1.99%
Geology, 255, 1.94%
Geology
255 publications, 1.94%
Multidisciplinary, 205, 1.56%
Multidisciplinary
205 publications, 1.56%
Applied Mathematics, 198, 1.51%
Applied Mathematics
198 publications, 1.51%
Control and Systems Engineering, 196, 1.49%
Control and Systems Engineering
196 publications, 1.49%
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, 193, 1.47%
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
193 publications, 1.47%
Oceanography, 188, 1.43%
Oceanography
188 publications, 1.43%
Ecology, 187, 1.42%
Ecology
187 publications, 1.42%
General Chemistry, 186, 1.41%
General Chemistry
186 publications, 1.41%
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Journals

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Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
693 publications, 5.27%
Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan
620 publications, 4.71%
Astrophysical Journal
538 publications, 4.09%
TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN
445 publications, 3.38%
Geophysical Research Letters
227 publications, 1.73%
Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
223 publications, 1.7%
The Proceedings of Mechanical Engineering Congress, Japan
215 publications, 1.63%
Acta Astronautica
214 publications, 1.63%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
199 publications, 1.51%
The proceedings of the JSME annual meeting
199 publications, 1.51%
Advances in Space Research
193 publications, 1.47%
Earth, Planets and Space
187 publications, 1.42%
Transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences
183 publications, 1.39%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
176 publications, 1.34%
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
156 publications, 1.19%
Icarus
155 publications, 1.18%
Journal of Geophysical Research
152 publications, 1.16%
The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec)
136 publications, 1.03%
TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES, SPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN
131 publications, 1%
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets
127 publications, 0.97%
AIAA Journal
114 publications, 0.87%
The Proceedings of the Fluids engineering conference
114 publications, 0.87%
Journal of Propulsion and Power
105 publications, 0.8%
Astrophysical Journal Letters
105 publications, 0.8%
Journal of Low Temperature Physics
105 publications, 0.8%
Space Science Reviews
93 publications, 0.71%
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
89 publications, 0.68%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
88 publications, 0.67%
The Proceedings of the Space Engineering Conference
87 publications, 0.66%
Planetary and Space Science
85 publications, 0.65%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
2075 publications, 15.78%
Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
1574 publications, 11.97%
Springer Nature
1290 publications, 9.81%
Oxford University Press
910 publications, 6.92%
Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences
791 publications, 6.01%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
773 publications, 5.88%
American Astronomical Society
702 publications, 5.34%
Wiley
664 publications, 5.05%
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
526 publications, 4%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
423 publications, 3.22%
American Geophysical Union
344 publications, 2.62%
IOP Publishing
258 publications, 1.96%
AIP Publishing
240 publications, 1.82%
EDP Sciences
207 publications, 1.57%
MDPI
184 publications, 1.4%
Copernicus
172 publications, 1.31%
Taylor & Francis
159 publications, 1.21%
Cambridge University Press
133 publications, 1.01%
Trans Tech Publications
104 publications, 0.79%
American Physical Society (APS)
104 publications, 0.79%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
85 publications, 0.65%
The Japan Society for Composite Materials
81 publications, 0.62%
Japan Society of Applied Physics
79 publications, 0.6%
Optica Publishing Group
77 publications, 0.59%
SAGE
72 publications, 0.55%
Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (IEE Japan)
68 publications, 0.52%
American Meteorological Society
59 publications, 0.45%
Meteorological Society of Japan
55 publications, 0.42%
Japanese Society for Biological Sciences in Space
54 publications, 0.41%
The Electrochemical Society
53 publications, 0.4%
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With other organizations

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University of Tokyo
3150 publications, 23.95%
Nagoya University
1495 publications, 11.37%
Tohoku University
1193 publications, 9.07%
Kyoto University
1185 publications, 9.01%
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
1036 publications, 7.88%
Osaka University
782 publications, 5.95%
Tokyo Institute of Technology
781 publications, 5.94%
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
766 publications, 5.82%
Goddard Space Flight Center
743 publications, 5.65%
Tokyo Metropolitan University
532 publications, 4.05%
RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
531 publications, 4.04%
Tokyo University of Science
525 publications, 3.99%
Hokkaido University
473 publications, 3.6%
Hiroshima University
469 publications, 3.57%
Kyushu University
459 publications, 3.49%
Waseda University
385 publications, 2.93%
Kobe University
365 publications, 2.78%
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
353 publications, 2.68%
Rikkyo University
313 publications, 2.38%
Kanazawa University
308 publications, 2.34%
California Institute of Technology
301 publications, 2.29%
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
298 publications, 2.27%
Aoyama Gakuin University
298 publications, 2.27%
Chiba Institute of Technology
294 publications, 2.24%
University of Tsukuba
285 publications, 2.17%
University of Maryland, College Park
278 publications, 2.11%
High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
270 publications, 2.05%
University of California, Los Angeles
253 publications, 1.92%
University of California, Berkeley
246 publications, 1.87%
Saitama University
243 publications, 1.85%
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With foreign organizations

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Goddard Space Flight Center
743 publications, 5.65%
California Institute of Technology
301 publications, 2.29%
University of Maryland, College Park
278 publications, 2.11%
University of California, Los Angeles
253 publications, 1.92%
University of California, Berkeley
246 publications, 1.87%
Sorbonne University
218 publications, 1.66%
University of Colorado Boulder
202 publications, 1.54%
Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica
202 publications, 1.54%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
200 publications, 1.52%
Seoul National University
197 publications, 1.5%
Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute
183 publications, 1.39%
Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier
171 publications, 1.3%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
162 publications, 1.23%
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
161 publications, 1.22%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
161 publications, 1.22%
National Institute for Astrophysics
157 publications, 1.19%
Paris Cité University
157 publications, 1.19%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
156 publications, 1.19%
German Aerospace Center
152 publications, 1.16%
Stanford University
151 publications, 1.15%
Imperial College London
149 publications, 1.13%
Université Paris-Saclay
148 publications, 1.13%
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
137 publications, 1.04%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
137 publications, 1.04%
Observatoire de Paris
137 publications, 1.04%
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
131 publications, 1%
University of Arizona
131 publications, 1%
University College London
130 publications, 0.99%
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
130 publications, 0.99%
Space Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
119 publications, 0.9%
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With other countries

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USA, 2711, 20.61%
USA
2711 publications, 20.61%
France, 871, 6.62%
France
871 publications, 6.62%
United Kingdom, 863, 6.56%
United Kingdom
863 publications, 6.56%
Germany, 751, 5.71%
Germany
751 publications, 5.71%
China, 653, 4.97%
China
653 publications, 4.97%
Italy, 434, 3.3%
Italy
434 publications, 3.3%
Republic of Korea, 384, 2.92%
Republic of Korea
384 publications, 2.92%
Spain, 373, 2.84%
Spain
373 publications, 2.84%
Netherlands, 357, 2.71%
Netherlands
357 publications, 2.71%
Canada, 315, 2.4%
Canada
315 publications, 2.4%
Sweden, 244, 1.86%
Sweden
244 publications, 1.86%
Australia, 223, 1.7%
Australia
223 publications, 1.7%
Russia, 214, 1.63%
Russia
214 publications, 1.63%
Switzerland, 211, 1.6%
Switzerland
211 publications, 1.6%
Austria, 161, 1.22%
Austria
161 publications, 1.22%
Belgium, 150, 1.14%
Belgium
150 publications, 1.14%
Finland, 128, 0.97%
Finland
128 publications, 0.97%
Poland, 122, 0.93%
Poland
122 publications, 0.93%
India, 103, 0.78%
India
103 publications, 0.78%
Norway, 84, 0.64%
Norway
84 publications, 0.64%
Mexico, 75, 0.57%
Mexico
75 publications, 0.57%
Czech Republic, 74, 0.56%
Czech Republic
74 publications, 0.56%
Ireland, 70, 0.53%
Ireland
70 publications, 0.53%
Chile, 68, 0.52%
Chile
68 publications, 0.52%
Denmark, 66, 0.5%
Denmark
66 publications, 0.5%
Hungary, 64, 0.49%
Hungary
64 publications, 0.49%
New Zealand, 50, 0.38%
New Zealand
50 publications, 0.38%
Greece, 47, 0.36%
Greece
47 publications, 0.36%
Brazil, 44, 0.33%
Brazil
44 publications, 0.33%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1986 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.