Advances in Space Research

Aims & Scope

The COSPAR publication Advances in Space Research (ASR) is an open journal covering all areas of space research including: space studies of the Earth's surface, meteorology, climate, the Earth-Moon system, planets and small bodies of the solar system, upper atmospheres, ionospheres and magnetospheres of the Earth and planets including reference atmospheres, space plasmas in the solar system, astrophysics from space, materials sciences in space, fundamental physics in space, space debris, space weather, Earth observations of space phenomena, etc.

NB: Please note that manuscripts related to life sciences as related to space are no more accepted for submission to Advances in Space Research.

Such manuscripts should now be submitted to the new COSPAR Journal Life Sciences in Space Research (LSSR).

All submissions are reviewed by two scientists in the field.

COSPAR is an interdisciplinary scientific organization concerned with the progress of space research on an international scale.

Operating under the rules of ICSU, COSPAR ignores political considerations and considers all questions solely from the scientific viewpoint.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.8
2024	2.80

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8043

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	6608

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.704

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Application of vegetation index and brightness temperature for drought detection

  Citation: 1053

  Authors: F.N.

• International Reference Ionosphere 2007: Improvements and new parameters

  Citation: 927

  Authors: D., B.W.

• The Multi-GNSS Experiment (MGEX) of the International GNSS Service (IGS) – Achievements, prospects and challenges

  Citation: 777

  Authors: Oliver, Peter, Lars, Zhiguo, Qile, Felix, Ignacio, Carey, Andrea, Georg, Ralf, Ken, Stefan

• The International Laser Ranging Service

  Citation: 682

  Authors: M.R., J.J., J.M.

• CHAMP mission status

  Citation: 619

  Authors: Ch., H., P.

• The Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) mission

  Citation: 587

  Authors: D, R.M, F.-M, L.R, J.P, P, B.J, S.C, I.Y, D.J, C.E, D, S, J.T, P, R.J, S.P, B, G.L, P.P, G.C, P.O, S.C, Y.L, Z, B, G, B, R, D, S

• SOLS: A lake database to monitor in the Near Real Time water level and storage variations from remote sensing data

  Citation: 583

  Authors: J.-F., A., S., A., V., M., M.-C., F., R., A., P.

• CryoSat: A mission to determine the fluctuations in Earth’s land and marine ice fields

  Citation: 513

  Authors: D.J., C.R., S., C., D., R., P., S.W., U., C., L., G., L., F., P., D.W.

• Remote sensing of chlorophyll concentration in higher plant leaves

  Citation: 468

  Authors: Anatoly A., Mark N.

• Zonal mean temperature, pressure, zonal wind and geopotential height as functions of latitude

  Citation: 395

  Authors: Eric L., Sushil, J.J., M.

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