Goddard Space Flight Center

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Goddard Space Flight Center
Short name
GSFC
Country, city
USA, Greenbelt
Publications
49 417
Citations
2 469 765
h-index
507
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 foreign organizations
Sorbonne University
Sorbonne University (1012 publications)
Observatoire de Paris
Observatoire de Paris (996 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1959

Total publications
49417
Total citations
2469765
Citations per publication
49.98
Average publications per year
726.72
Average authors per publication
9.58
h-index
507
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, 42.04%
Space and Planetary Science
20773 publications, 42.04%
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 15511, 31.39%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
15511 publications, 31.39%
Atmospheric Science, 9429, 19.08%
Atmospheric Science
9429 publications, 19.08%
Geophysics, 9102, 18.42%
Geophysics
9102 publications, 18.42%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5720, 11.57%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
5720 publications, 11.57%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 4389, 8.88%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
4389 publications, 8.88%
Soil Science, 3845, 7.78%
Soil Science
3845 publications, 7.78%
Geochemistry and Petrology, 3834, 7.76%
Geochemistry and Petrology
3834 publications, 7.76%
Water Science and Technology, 3548, 7.18%
Water Science and Technology
3548 publications, 7.18%
Earth-Surface Processes, 3413, 6.91%
Earth-Surface Processes
3413 publications, 6.91%
Oceanography, 3392, 6.86%
Oceanography
3392 publications, 6.86%
Ecology, 3297, 6.67%
Ecology
3297 publications, 6.67%
Aquatic Science, 3205, 6.49%
Aquatic Science
3205 publications, 6.49%
Forestry, 3158, 6.39%
Forestry
3158 publications, 6.39%
Paleontology, 3068, 6.21%
Paleontology
3068 publications, 6.21%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 1868, 3.78%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
1868 publications, 3.78%
Multidisciplinary, 1537, 3.11%
Multidisciplinary
1537 publications, 3.11%
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, 2.45%
Geology
1213 publications, 2.45%
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, 1.34%
Instrumentation
664 publications, 1.34%
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, 13.94%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
3172 publications, 6.42%
Journal of Geophysical Research
3005 publications, 6.08%
Geophysical Research Letters
2434 publications, 4.93%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
1232 publications, 2.49%
Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
1095 publications, 2.22%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
1034 publications, 2.09%
Advances in Space Research
927 publications, 1.88%
Remote Sensing of Environment
784 publications, 1.59%
Icarus
768 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
630 publications, 1.27%
Applied Optics
620 publications, 1.25%
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
525 publications, 1.06%
Space Science Reviews
523 publications, 1.06%
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
510 publications, 1.03%
Journals of the Atmospheric Sciences
483 publications, 0.98%
Remote Sensing
439 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
315 publications, 0.64%
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Publishers

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American Astronomical Society
8478 publications, 17.16%
Wiley
6945 publications, 14.05%
Elsevier
5767 publications, 11.67%
Springer Nature
4761 publications, 9.63%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
3483 publications, 7.05%
American Geophysical Union
2594 publications, 5.25%
American Meteorological Society
2409 publications, 4.87%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
1758 publications, 3.56%
Copernicus
1729 publications, 3.5%
Oxford University Press
1621 publications, 3.28%
IOP Publishing
1288 publications, 2.61%
EDP Sciences
1146 publications, 2.32%
AIP Publishing
992 publications, 2.01%
Cambridge University Press
967 publications, 1.96%
Optica Publishing Group
837 publications, 1.69%
American Physical Society (APS)
797 publications, 1.61%
MDPI
688 publications, 1.39%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
682 publications, 1.38%
Taylor & Francis
519 publications, 1.05%
Frontiers Media S.A.
338 publications, 0.68%
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
241 publications, 0.49%
Mary Ann Liebert
149 publications, 0.3%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
129 publications, 0.26%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
98 publications, 0.2%
World Scientific
79 publications, 0.16%
Meteorological Society of Japan
71 publications, 0.14%
SAGE
49 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
6263 publications, 12.67%
California Institute of Technology
4186 publications, 8.47%
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
3650 publications, 7.39%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
3571 publications, 7.23%
University of Colorado Boulder
2775 publications, 5.62%
Universities Space Research Association
2768 publications, 5.6%
University of California, Berkeley
2618 publications, 5.3%
Catholic University of America
2229 publications, 4.51%
Johns Hopkins University
1990 publications, 4.03%
University of California, Los Angeles
1796 publications, 3.63%
University of Michigan
1771 publications, 3.58%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1761 publications, 3.56%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
1761 publications, 3.56%
Space Telescope Science Institute
1730 publications, 3.5%
University of Arizona
1621 publications, 3.28%
Ames Research Center
1327 publications, 2.69%
Pennsylvania State University
1323 publications, 2.68%
Columbia University
1317 publications, 2.67%
United States Naval Research Laboratory
1316 publications, 2.66%
National Institute for Astrophysics
1305 publications, 2.64%
Princeton University
1148 publications, 2.32%
Sorbonne University
1012 publications, 2.05%
University of New Hampshire
1010 publications, 2.04%
National Center for Atmospheric Research
1008 publications, 2.04%
Observatoire de Paris
996 publications, 2.02%
Los Alamos National Laboratory
984 publications, 1.99%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
953 publications, 1.93%
University of Tokyo
948 publications, 1.92%
George Mason University
933 publications, 1.89%
Stanford University
911 publications, 1.84%
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With foreign organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics
1305 publications, 2.64%
Sorbonne University
1012 publications, 2.05%
Observatoire de Paris
996 publications, 2.02%
University of Tokyo
948 publications, 1.92%
University College London
842 publications, 1.7%
Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier
768 publications, 1.55%
University of Leicester
750 publications, 1.52%
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
738 publications, 1.49%
Paris Cité University
659 publications, 1.33%
Nagoya University
637 publications, 1.29%
Imperial College London
631 publications, 1.28%
Université Paris-Saclay
612 publications, 1.24%
University of Cambridge
611 publications, 1.24%
University of Oxford
598 publications, 1.21%
Kyoto University
495 publications, 1%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
480 publications, 0.97%
University of Southampton
469 publications, 0.95%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
457 publications, 0.92%
Institut Pierre Simon Laplace
453 publications, 0.92%
ETH Zurich
447 publications, 0.9%
Brera Astronomical Observatory
438 publications, 0.89%
University of Toronto
436 publications, 0.88%
University of British Columbia
433 publications, 0.88%
German Aerospace Center
424 publications, 0.86%
University of Copenhagen
415 publications, 0.84%
University of Amsterdam
414 publications, 0.84%
Stockholm University
404 publications, 0.82%
Technical University of Denmark
404 publications, 0.82%
Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
401 publications, 0.81%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
401 publications, 0.81%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom, 5894, 11.93%
United Kingdom
5894 publications, 11.93%
France, 4736, 9.58%
France
4736 publications, 9.58%
Germany, 4270, 8.64%
Germany
4270 publications, 8.64%
Japan, 3077, 6.23%
Japan
3077 publications, 6.23%
Italy, 2980, 6.03%
Italy
2980 publications, 6.03%
Canada, 2658, 5.38%
Canada
2658 publications, 5.38%
Netherlands, 2140, 4.33%
Netherlands
2140 publications, 4.33%
China, 1886, 3.82%
China
1886 publications, 3.82%
Spain, 1810, 3.66%
Spain
1810 publications, 3.66%
Australia, 1588, 3.21%
Australia
1588 publications, 3.21%
Switzerland, 1270, 2.57%
Switzerland
1270 publications, 2.57%
Sweden, 1228, 2.48%
Sweden
1228 publications, 2.48%
Russia, 1101, 2.23%
Russia
1101 publications, 2.23%
Belgium, 918, 1.86%
Belgium
918 publications, 1.86%
Denmark, 885, 1.79%
Denmark
885 publications, 1.79%
Republic of Korea, 837, 1.69%
Republic of Korea
837 publications, 1.69%
Chile, 834, 1.69%
Chile
834 publications, 1.69%
India, 801, 1.62%
India
801 publications, 1.62%
Israel, 782, 1.58%
Israel
782 publications, 1.58%
Finland, 703, 1.42%
Finland
703 publications, 1.42%
Austria, 702, 1.42%
Austria
702 publications, 1.42%
Brazil, 622, 1.26%
Brazil
622 publications, 1.26%
Norway, 622, 1.26%
Norway
622 publications, 1.26%
South Africa, 461, 0.93%
South Africa
461 publications, 0.93%
Mexico, 455, 0.92%
Mexico
455 publications, 0.92%
Poland, 441, 0.89%
Poland
441 publications, 0.89%
Greece, 428, 0.87%
Greece
428 publications, 0.87%
Czech Republic, 371, 0.75%
Czech Republic
371 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.