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Astro Space Center

In research, Astro Space Center stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,720 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,626 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 104.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,082
of 28,054 · #20,310 all time
Rank in Russia
#695
of 1,062
Research works
725
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
14.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Astro Space Center known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #10,720 of 12,888 7.3%97 #11200
Physics and AstronomyField #1,626 of 1,646 7.8%76 #3347

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Astro Space Center 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 Astro Space Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 104.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 54.5 works105×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 75.7 works34×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.49× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.82× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 34.01× its world share, 76 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 34.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Astro Space Center?

Ranked on the composite score, N. S. Kardashëv, I. D. Novikov and I. D. Novikov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Astro Space Center.

  1. 1 N. S. Kardashëv Russia · #54,866 worldwide 153 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 I. D. Novikov Russia · #592,386 worldwide 172 citations · 54 works
  3. 3 I. D. Novikov Russia · #718,169 worldwide 140 citations · 61 works
  4. 4 P. B. Ivanov Russia · #749,671 worldwide 117 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 В. И. Костенко Russia · #828,277 worldwide 46 citations · 46 works
  6. 6 С. Ф. Лихачев Russia · #869,896 worldwide 42 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 K. V. Sokolovsky Russia · #914,663 worldwide 133 citations · 97 works
  8. 8 А. Ф. Илларионов Russia · #1,000,917 worldwide 44 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 V. N. Lukash Russia · #1,062,781 worldwide 74 citations · 64 works
  10. 10 Yu. P. Shitov Russia · #1,120,748 worldwide 12 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Astro Space Center

Which keywords describe research at Astro Space Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gravitational Waves, Binary Black Hole, Neutron Star, Black Holes, Cosmic Rays, Neutrinos, Accretion Disks and Magnetic Fields.

▲ 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 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. Gravitational Waves17▲ 310×2 topics
  2. Binary Black Hole12▲ 430×1 topic
  3. Neutron Star12▲ 430×1 topic
  4. Black Holes12▲ 121×3 topics
  5. Cosmic Rays11▲ 227×2 topics
  6. Neutrinos11▲ 227×2 topics
  7. Accretion Disks10▲ 225×2 topics
  8. Magnetic Fields10▲ 163×2 topics
  9. High-Energy Astrophysics10▲ 361×1 topic
  10. Particle Acceleration10▲ 361×1 topic
  11. Radio Astronomy9▲ 399×2 topics
  12. Epoch of Reionization9▲ 687×1 topic
  13. Low-Frequency Telescopes9▲ 687×1 topic
  14. Supernovae8▲ 104×2 topics
  15. Galactic Center8▲ 180×2 topics
  16. Star Formation8▲ 152×2 topics
  17. Event Horizon Telescope6▲ 298×1 topic
  18. X-Ray Astronomy6▲ 298×1 topic
  19. Dark Matter6▲ 52×3 topics
  20. Cosmology6▲ 86×3 topics
  21. Gamma-Ray Bursts5▲ 177×1 topic
  22. Neutron Stars5▲ 177×1 topic
  23. Turbulence4▲ 47×2 topics
  24. Molecular Clouds4▲ 161×1 topic
  25. Protoplanetary Disks4▲ 161×1 topic
  26. Dark Energy4▲ 60×2 topics
  27. Galaxies4▲ 143×1 topic
  28. General Relativity4▲ 57×2 topics
  29. Stellar Populations4▲ 143×1 topic
  30. Cosmic Microwave Background4▲ 69×1 topic
  31. Cosmological Parameters4▲ 69×1 topic
  32. GRACE4▲ 68×1 topic
  33. Sea Level Rise4▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Exoplanets3▲ 82×1 topic
  35. Stellar Astrophysics3▲ 82×1 topic
  36. Solar Wind2▲ 27×2 topics
  37. Particle Physics2▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Millimeter-Wave2▲ 54×2 topics
  39. Superconducting Detectors2▲ 212×1 topic
  40. Terahertz2▲ 42×1 topic

Which research topics does Astro Space Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology and Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations.

Pulsars and Gravitationa…12Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 12 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 10 fractional worksRadio Astronomy Observations and Technology: 9 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 6 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 5 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Fo…4Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 4 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 4 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 4 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity Measurements: 4 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 3 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsOceanography

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

  1. 1 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 works
  2. 2 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 10 works
  3. 3 Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  4. 4 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  5. 5 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  6. 6 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  7. 7 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  8. 8 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  9. 9 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 4 works
  10. 10 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 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 available49.6%not open50.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.3%domestic only67.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Astro Space Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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