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Research in Vicuña

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Vicuña, Chile. The largest by output are Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope and NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory.

Research institutions
2
Research works
68
▲ 152% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
5.4%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Vicuña?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Southern Astrophysical Research TelescopeResearch facility 38 not ranked
2NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin ObservatoryResearch facility 30 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which keywords describe research in Vicuña?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Astronomical Instrumentation, Spectrograph, Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Adaptive Optics, Wavefront Sensing, Structural Health Monitoring and Optical 3D Laser Measurement.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Astronomical Instrumentation10▲ 285×1 topic
  2. Spectrograph10▲ 285×1 topic
  3. Exoplanets7▲ 134×1 topic
  4. Stellar Astrophysics7▲ 134×1 topic
  5. Adaptive Optics6▲ 436×1 topic
  6. Wavefront Sensing6▲ 436×1 topic
  7. Structural Health Monitoring6▲ 83×2 topics
  8. Optical 3D Laser Measurement6▲ 430×1 topic
  9. Position-Sensitive Detector6▲ 430×1 topic
  10. Star Formation6▲ 91×2 topics
  11. Accretion Disks6▲ 99×2 topics
  12. Magnetic Fields6▲ 77×2 topics
  13. Molecular Clouds4▲ 123×1 topic
  14. Protoplanetary Disks4▲ 123×1 topic
  15. Gravitational Waves3▲ 75×2 topics
  16. Black Holes3▲ 31×2 topics
  17. Supernovae3▲ 44×2 topics
  18. Gamma-Ray Bursts3▲ 130×1 topic
  19. Neutron Stars3▲ 130×1 topic
  20. Nucleosynthesis3▲ 42×2 topics
  21. Cosmology2▲ 32×2 topics
  22. Dark Matter2▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Galactic Center2▲ 42×2 topics
  24. Solar System Abundances2▲ 31×1 topic
  25. Terrestrial Planets2▲ 31×1 topic
  26. Galaxies2▲ 55×1 topic
  27. Stellar Populations2▲ 55×1 topic
  28. Sustainability2▲ 1.37×3 topics
  29. Event Horizon Telescope1▲ 63×1 topic
  30. Spectroscopy1▲ 6.2×3 topics
  31. X-Ray Astronomy1▲ 63×1 topic
  32. E-Learning1▲ 3.0×4 topics
  33. Biomedical Imaging1▲ 27×2 topics
  34. Laser1▲ 65×1 topic
  35. Semiconductor1▲ 5.0×1 topic
  36. Infrared Spectroscopy1▲ 45×1 topic
  37. Islands1▲ 104×1 topic
  38. Raman Spectroscopy1▲ 6.3×1 topic
  39. Small States1▲ 104×1 topic
  40. Workflow Management1▲ 15×2 topics

What research is done in Vicuña?

Astronomical Observation…3Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation: 3 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 2 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 2 fractional worksAdaptive optics and wave…1Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing: 1 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Fo…1Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 1 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 1 fractional worksHistory and Developments in Astronomy: 0 fractional worksPregnancy-related medical research: 0 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineering Education: 0 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 0 fractional works
Computational MechanicsInstrumentationAstronomy and AstrophysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation Computational Mechanics 3 works
  2. 2 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 2 works
  3. 3 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  4. 4 Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  5. 5 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  6. 6 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  7. 7 History and Developments in Astronomy Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  8. 8 Pregnancy-related medical research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  9. 9 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 0 works

Research output over time

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