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Astronomical Research Institute

Research works
2
▼ 70% vs 2018-21
Citations
12
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%

Not ranked overall: Astronomical Research Institute 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 Research Institute work in?

In all years, 100% of research at Astronomical Research Institute is in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (58%), Physics and Astronomy (32%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (5%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences100%

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 1 domains and 4 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering157.9%
    2. Physics and Astronomy131.6%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences05.3%
    4. Environmental Science05.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What are the most cited papers from Astronomical Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Astronomical Research Institute is "Instrumental methods for professional and amateur collaborations in planetary astronomy" (Olivier Mousis et al., 2014), with 57 citations. Next come "Refined physical parameters for Chariklo’s body and rings from stellar occultations observed between 2013 and 2020" (46) and "Physical Characterization of Active Asteroid (6478) Gault" (18).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Instrumental methods for professional and amateur collaborations in planetary astronomy Olivier Mousis et al. · Experimental Astronomy Open access 29 Jul 2014 57
2 Refined physical parameters for Chariklo’s body and rings from stellar occultations observed between 2013 and 2020 Bruno Eduardo Morgado et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access 29 Jul 2021 46
3 Physical Characterization of Active Asteroid (6478) Gault Juan A. Sanchez, Vishnu Reddy, Audrey Thirouin et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Letters Open access 5 Aug 2019 18
4 2023 DZ2 Planetary Defense Campaign Vishnu Reddy et al. · The Planetary Science Journal Open access Jun 2024 15
5 The rotation period of Epsilon ERI from photometry of its starspots Gary J. Frey, Douglas S. Hall, Phil Mattingly et al. · The Astronomical Journal Nov 1991 13
All 9 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Astronomical Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Astro and Planetary Science, Isotope Analysis in Ecology and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies.

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 0 works
  2. 2 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  3. 3 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 0 works
  4. 4 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  5. 5 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  6. 6 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 0 works
  7. 7 Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies Molecular Biology 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 available22.4%not open77.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.4%domestic only87.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Astronomical Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 70% lower than in 2018-2021.

200020102020
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