Research trend rank among all institutions, by papers, per year

Each point is this institution's position that year among all institutions, by papers, with credit split across co-authoring institutions. #1 is at the top. Hover a point for the figures. The hollow point is the year in progress.

Where it works most top research communities, by papers

• Laser-Processed Stainless Steels, Superalloys, and High-Entropy Alloys #487 of 10,985 institutions · 55 papers
• Wide-Bandgap Semiconductor Devices for Power Electronics and Optoelectronics #429 of 7,984 institutions · 40 papers
• Noble Gas and Hydrogen Geochemistry Across Earth, Moon, and Mars #127 of 4,030 institutions · 23 papers
• Aluminum Alloy Joining, Additive Manufacturing, and Composite Reinforcement #893 of 9,204 institutions · 18 papers
• Hard Coatings and Tribological Surfaces for Wear, Friction and Corrosion Resistance #592 of 7,554 institutions · 18 papers

Check communities to show the trend above for them only. Positions are by fractional papers across all years. A community page ranks its institutions by citation-weighted credit, so its order can differ.

Covers the materials and chemistry research Elements Live tracks, not everything Department of Space publishes. Institutions come from OpenAlex affiliations, rolled up to the parent organisation. Older papers often lack affiliations, so earlier years undercount.