Study establishing Canada's ranking in the citation score of Canadian space-related publications in relation to OECD countries

A study was conducted for the Canadian Space Agency by the Science and Technology Observatory (STO). This study presents notwithstanding statistical data on Canadian scientific publications in the OECD, as well as data on Canadian publications by scientific subdomains. In particular, it established Canada's ranking relative to OECD countries in terms of citation score for Canadian space-related publications.

The period studied was from 2010 to 2016 and the bibliometric data sources, compiled on an annual basis, come from Web of Science. The data made available concern: - Publications on space by OECD countries - Health and life sciences in space publications - Astronomy publications - Planetary exploration publications - Atmospheric science publications - Earth Surface Sciences publications - Solar-terrestrial sciences publications - Development and engineering of space technologies publications

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Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 20:18 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 20:18 (UTC)
contact_email	asc.gouvernementouvert-opengovernment.csa@canada.ca
contact_person	{}
criticality_level	["educators", "funding_applicants", "general_public", "government", "nongovernmental_organizations", "scientists", "students"]
data_dictionary	[]
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	primary
open_canada_date_published	2019-12-13 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"fr": ["Publications", "scientifiques"], "en": ["Publications", "scientific"]}
open_canada_subject	["education_and_training", "government_and_politics", "information_and_communications", "society_and_culture", "science_and_technology"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Étude visant à établir le rang du Canada au niveau du pointage de citation des publications canadiennes relatives à l’espace par rapport aux pays de l’OCDE
update_frequency	P1Y