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Astronomical Observatory Nicolaus Copernicus

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Research works
3
▲ 485% vs 2018-21
Citations
13
4.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
57%
world 40%
International
100%
world 18%
Astronomical Observatory Nicolaus Copernicus

Not ranked overall: Astronomical Observatory Nicolaus Copernicus is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Astronomical Observatory Nicolaus Copernicus work in?

In all years, 52% of research at Astronomical Observatory Nicolaus Copernicus is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (52%), Medicine (10%), Arts and Humanities (10%).

Physical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 51.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 51.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 29.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 9.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 9.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 9.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 12.9% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 9.7% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 3.2% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 6.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 3.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 3.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAstronomicalObservatory…3fractional works, all years
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences52%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences29%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 8 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy251.6%
    1. Arts and Humanities09.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting09.7%
    3. Social Sciences09.7%
    1. Medicine09.7%
    2. Nursing03.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology03.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology03.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

What are the most cited papers from Astronomical Observatory Nicolaus Copernicus?

The most cited paper from Astronomical Observatory Nicolaus Copernicus is "DIRECT Distances to Nearby Galaxies Using Detached Eclipsing Binaries and Cepheids. VI. Variables in the Central Part of M33" (Lucas M. Macri, K. Z. Stanek, Dimitar D. Sasselov et al., 2001), with 57 citations. Next come "No Evidence for Sex‐specificity in Vitamins C, E, and Fatty Acid Content of Human Milk from Healthy Polish Mothers" (4) and "Trigger Matters: An Ergonomy Analysis of Insulin Pens" (4).

Most cited papers
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1 DIRECT Distances to Nearby Galaxies Using Detached Eclipsing Binaries and Cepheids. VI. Variables in the Central Part of M33 Lucas M. Macri, K. Z. Stanek, Dimitar D. Sasselov et al. · The Astronomical Journal Open access Feb 2001 57
2 No Evidence for Sex‐specificity in Vitamins C, E, and Fatty Acid Content of Human Milk from Healthy Polish Mothers Maciej Zagierski, Anna Krukowska, Karolina Kawska et al. · Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 26 Mar 2021 4
3 Trigger Matters: An Ergonomy Analysis of Insulin Pens Wojciech M Fendler, Danuta Roman-Liu, Tomasz Tokarski et al. · Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics 21 Jan 2015 4
4 Material Storage Mechanism in Porous Nanocarbon – Comparison between Experiment and Simulation Artur Piotr Terzyk, Piotr A. Gauden, Sylwester Furmaniak et al. · Computational Methods in Science and Technology Open access 21 Jun 2012 1
5 OnabotulinumtoxinA for chronic migraine: A real-life multicenter study of 479 patients Marta Waliszewska‐Prosół et al. · Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders Open access Aug 2026 0
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Which research topics does Astronomical Observatory Nicolaus Copernicus publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics and Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy.

Stellar, planetary, and …0Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 0 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysi…0Astronomy and Astrophysical Research: 0 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 0 fractional worksHannah Arendt's Politica…0Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy: 0 fractional worksLiterature and Cultural …0Literature and Cultural Memory: 0 fractional worksPolitical Theology and S…0Political Theology and Sovereignty: 0 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Fo…0Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 0 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationPolitical Science and International RelationsLiterature and Literary Theory1 others

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  2. 2 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 0 works
  3. 3 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  4. 4 Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  5. 5 Literature and Cultural Memory Literature and Literary Theory 0 works
  6. 6 Political Theology and Sovereignty Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  7. 7 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available56.6%not open43.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors100.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Astronomical Observatory Nicolaus Copernicus's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 485% higher than in 2018-2021.

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