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Argentine National Observatory

In research, Argentine National Observatory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,266 of 21,541 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#892 of 1,146 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#2,902 of 3,663 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy and Physical Sciences — Physics and Astronomy is 33.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#13,959
of 42,892
Rank in Argentina
#51
of 252
Research works
470
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.5k
18.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Argentine National Observatory known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #8,266 of 21,541 14.1%442
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #892 of 1,146 15.2%260
Physics and AstronomyField #2,902 of 3,663 15.4%363

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Argentine National Observatory sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Argentine National Observatory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 33.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 28.0 works34×
  2. Physical SciencesDomain · 33.9 works2.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.99× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 33.89× its world share, 28 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 33.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Argentine National Observatory?

Ranked on the composite score, C. Valotto, M. V. Alonso and D. G. Lambas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Argentine National Observatory.

  1. 1 C. Valotto Argentina · #314,239 worldwide 176 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 M. V. Alonso Argentina · #515,206 worldwide 85 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 D. G. Lambas Argentina · #620,402 worldwide 357 citations · 112 works
  4. 4 Jorge Bobone Argentina · #767,816 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 M. G. Abadi Argentina · #986,976 worldwide 71 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Andrés E. Piatti Argentina · #1,002,466 worldwide 121 citations · 55 works
  7. 7 J. L. Sérsic Argentina · #1,350,851 worldwide 2 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 C. D. Perrine Argentina · #1,352,460 worldwide 7 citations · 79 works
  9. 9 A. V. Ahumada Argentina · #1,507,254 worldwide 12 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 C. Donzelli Argentina · #1,610,749 worldwide 13 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Argentine National Observatory

Which keywords describe research at Argentine National Observatory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Star Formation, Black Holes, Dark Matter, Cosmology, Galaxies, Stellar Populations, Astronomical Instrumentation and Spectrograph.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 26 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Star Formation8▲ 430×2 topics
  2. Black Holes6▲ 160×3 topics
  3. Dark Matter5▲ 127×3 topics
  4. Cosmology5▲ 216×2 topics
  5. Astronomical Instrumentation5▲ 528×1 topic
  6. Galaxies5▲ 494×1 topic
  7. Spectrograph5▲ 528×1 topic
  8. Stellar Populations5▲ 494×1 topic
  9. Exoplanets5▲ 329×1 topic
  10. Stellar Astrophysics5▲ 329×1 topic
  11. Accretion Disks4▲ 220×2 topics
  12. Magnetic Fields4▲ 159×2 topics
  13. Molecular Clouds3▲ 360×1 topic
  14. Protoplanetary Disks3▲ 360×1 topic
  15. Climate Change2▲ 2.2×10 topics
  16. Supernovae2▲ 71×2 topics
  17. Solar System Abundances2▲ 94×1 topic
  18. Terrestrial Planets2▲ 94×1 topic
  19. Cosmological Parameters1▲ 61×1 topic
  20. Dark Energy1▲ 53×1 topic
  21. Gravitational Waves1▲ 51×2 topics
  22. Nucleosynthesis1▲ 60×2 topics
  23. Spectroscopy1▲ 18×3 topics
  24. Cosmic Rays1▲ 56×2 topics
  25. Neutrinos1▲ 56×2 topics
  26. Remote Sensing1▲ 2.3×5 topics

Which research topics does Argentine National Observatory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies.

Astronomy and Astrophysi…5Astronomy and Astrophysical Research: 5 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evo…5Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 5 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 5 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Fo…3Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 3 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…2Astro and Planetary Science: 2 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 1 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 1 fractional worksScientific Research and Discoveries: 1 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 1 fractional worksParticle accelerators and beam dynamics: 0 fractional works
InstrumentationAstronomy and AstrophysicsStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsNuclear and High Energy Physics1 others

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

  1. 1 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 5 works
  2. 2 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  3. 3 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  4. 4 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  5. 5 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  6. 6 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  7. 7 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Scientific Research and Discoveries Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 1 works
  9. 9 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  10. 10 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available66.5%not open33.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.6%domestic only57.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Argentine National Observatory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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