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Brera Astronomical Observatory

In research, Brera Astronomical Observatory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,839 of 12,888 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#232 of 443 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,265 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 87.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,855
of 28,054 · #4,413 all time
Rank in Italy
#255
of 618
Research works
1.6k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
45k
28.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Brera Astronomical Observatory 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 #4,839 of 12,888 28.5%170 #2702
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #232 of 443 33.8%79 #180
Physics and AstronomyField #1,265 of 1,646 32.2%132 #1107

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Brera Astronomical 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#2,702 #4,839
  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics#180 #232
  3. Physics and Astronomy#1,107 #1,265
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Brera Astronomical Observatory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 87.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 78.7 works87×
  2. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 29.8 works54×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 132.3 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.93× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 34.14× its world share, 132 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.03× 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, 34.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Brera Astronomical Observatory?

Ranked on the composite score, O. S. Salafia, A. Iovino and G. Ghisellini lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Brera Astronomical Observatory.

  1. 1 O. S. Salafia Italy · #51,672 worldwide 664 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 A. Iovino Italy · #63,942 worldwide 929 citations · 100 works
  3. 3 G. Ghisellini Italy · #79,824 worldwide 1.3k citations · 189 works
  4. 4 M. Perri Italy · #124,550 worldwide 819 citations · 153 works
  5. 5 G. Ghirlanda Italy · #126,275 worldwide 515 citations · 78 works
  6. 6 M. Capalbi Italy · #126,375 worldwide 358 citations · 52 works
  7. 7 F. M. Zerbi Italy · #143,026 worldwide 405 citations · 98 works
  8. 8 R. W. Argyle Italy · #161,926 worldwide 78 citations · 54 works
  9. 9 L. Guzzo Italy · #190,098 worldwide 855 citations · 141 works
  10. 10 Marco Riva Italy · #195,988 worldwide 357 citations · 83 works
All ranked researchers at Brera Astronomical Observatory

Which keywords describe research at Brera Astronomical Observatory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Black Holes, Accretion Disks, Magnetic Fields, Galactic Center, Gravitational Waves, Cosmic Rays, Neutrinos and Event Horizon Telescope.

▲ 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. Black Holes32▲ 190×3 topics
  2. Accretion Disks23▲ 282×2 topics
  3. Magnetic Fields23▲ 204×2 topics
  4. Galactic Center22▲ 279×2 topics
  5. Gravitational Waves21▲ 218×2 topics
  6. Cosmic Rays20▲ 232×2 topics
  7. Neutrinos20▲ 232×2 topics
  8. Event Horizon Telescope19▲ 496×1 topic
  9. X-Ray Astronomy19▲ 496×1 topic
  10. High-Energy Astrophysics17▲ 366×1 topic
  11. Particle Acceleration17▲ 366×1 topic
  12. Dark Matter17▲ 83×3 topics
  13. Supernovae16▲ 115×2 topics
  14. Star Formation16▲ 171×2 topics
  15. Cosmology15▲ 128×3 topics
  16. Nucleosynthesis13▲ 153×3 topics
  17. Gamma-Ray Bursts13▲ 280×1 topic
  18. Neutron Stars13▲ 280×1 topic
  19. Galaxies11▲ 239×1 topic
  20. Stellar Populations11▲ 239×1 topic
  21. Astronomical Instrumentation11▲ 238×1 topic
  22. Spectrograph11▲ 238×1 topic
  23. Equation of State8▲ 90×2 topics
  24. Binary Black Hole8▲ 161×1 topic
  25. Neutron Star8▲ 161×1 topic
  26. Exoplanets8▲ 116×1 topic
  27. Stellar Astrophysics8▲ 116×1 topic
  28. X-ray Imaging6▲ 96×2 topics
  29. Particle Physics5▲ 39×2 topics
  30. Adaptive Optics5▲ 225×1 topic
  31. Wavefront Sensing5▲ 225×1 topic
  32. Tomography5▲ 14×5 topics
  33. Radio Astronomy4▲ 114×2 topics
  34. Turbulence4▲ 29×3 topics
  35. Photon Counting4▲ 35×2 topics
  36. Epoch of Reionization4▲ 189×1 topic
  37. Low-Frequency Telescopes4▲ 189×1 topic
  38. Molecular Clouds4▲ 96×1 topic
  39. Protoplanetary Disks4▲ 96×1 topic
  40. General Relativity4▲ 32×2 topics

Which research topics does Brera Astronomical Observatory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena.

Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 19 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 17 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and sup…13Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 13 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evo…11Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 11 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 11 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 8 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and …8Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 8 fractional worksAdaptive optics and wavefront sensing: 5 fractional worksRadio Astronomy Observations and Technology: 4 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 4 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsInstrumentationAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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

  1. 1 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 19 works
  2. 2 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 17 works
  3. 3 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 13 works
  4. 4 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 11 works
  5. 5 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 11 works
  6. 6 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  7. 7 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  8. 8 Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  9. 9 Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  10. 10 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 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 available63.1%not open36.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Brera Astronomical Observatory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower 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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