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Astrobiology Center

In research, Astrobiology Center stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,448 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 61.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,733
of 28,054 · #14,528 all time
Rank in Japan
#291
of 1,070
Research works
274
▲ 136% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.2k
19.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Astrobiology 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 #6,448 of 12,888 16.8%62 #8418

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 61.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 22.8 works61×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 36.4 works23×
← 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: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.15× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.35× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 22.88× its world share, 36 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× 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, 22.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Astrobiology Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Star Formation, Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets, Astronomical Instrumentation, Spectrograph and Accretion Disks.

▲ 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. Exoplanets6▲ 227×1 topic
  2. Stellar Astrophysics6▲ 227×1 topic
  3. Star Formation4▲ 107×2 topics
  4. Solar System Abundances4▲ 112×1 topic
  5. Terrestrial Planets4▲ 112×1 topic
  6. Astronomical Instrumentation4▲ 193×1 topic
  7. Spectrograph4▲ 193×1 topic
  8. Accretion Disks3▲ 103×2 topics
  9. Magnetic Fields3▲ 75×2 topics
  10. Turbulence3▲ 54×2 topics
  11. Molecular Clouds3▲ 171×1 topic
  12. Protoplanetary Disks3▲ 171×1 topic
  13. Adaptive Optics3▲ 316×1 topic
  14. Wavefront Sensing3▲ 316×1 topic
  15. Entanglement2▲ 22×3 topics
  16. Supernovae2▲ 36×2 topics
  17. On-Orbit Servicing2▲ 121×1 topic
  18. Quantum2▲ 33×2 topics
  19. Space Debris2▲ 121×1 topic
  20. Black Holes2▲ 26×3 topics
  21. Dark Matter2▲ 22×3 topics
  22. Cosmology2▲ 35×2 topics
  23. Quantum Information2▲ 19×3 topics
  24. Dark Energy2▲ 32×2 topics
  25. Astrobiology1▲ 63×2 topics
  26. Cosmic Microwave Background1▲ 33×1 topic
  27. Cosmological Parameters1▲ 33×1 topic
  28. Mars1▲ 57×1 topic
  29. Martian Surface1▲ 57×1 topic
  30. Superconducting Circuits1▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Bell Inequality1▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Computation1▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Cryptography1▲ 13×1 topic
  34. Decoherence1▲ 45×1 topic
  35. Measurement1▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Photon Counting1▲ 24×3 topics
  37. Space Exploration1▲ 38×2 topics
  38. Extraterrestrial Life1▲ 76×1 topic
  39. Gravitational Waves1▲ 29×2 topics
  40. SETI1▲ 76×1 topic

Which research topics does Astrobiology Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astro and Planetary Science, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies.

Stellar, planetary, and …6Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 6 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 4 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 4 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 3 fractional worksAdaptive optics and wavefront sensing: 3 fractional worksSpace Satellite Systems …2Space Satellite Systems and Control: 2 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 1 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 1 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 1 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Applications: 1 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsAerospace Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  2. 2 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  3. 3 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 4 works
  4. 4 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  5. 5 Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  6. 6 Space Satellite Systems and Control Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 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 available63.2%not open36.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.5%domestic only48.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Astrobiology Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 136% 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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