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Bronberg Observatory

mstring.co.za/bronbergobservatoryROR OpenAlex
Research works
80
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
905
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Bronberg Observatory is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.85× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.87× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 15.81× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 13.00× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 15.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bronberg Observatory?

Ranked on the composite score, Berto Monard and L. A. G. Monard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bronberg Observatory.

  1. 1 Berto Monard South Africa · #316,567 worldwide 86 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 L. A. G. Monard South Africa · #1,112,857 worldwide 58 citations · 59 works
All ranked researchers at Bronberg Observatory

Which keywords describe research at Bronberg Observatory?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Accretion Disks, Magnetic Fields, Astronomical Instrumentation, Spectrograph, Optical 3D Laser Measurement and Position-Sensitive Detector.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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 34 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Exoplanets16▲ 270×1 topic
  2. Stellar Astrophysics16▲ 270×1 topic
  3. Accretion Disks9▲ 139×2 topics
  4. Magnetic Fields9▲ 109×2 topics
  5. Astronomical Instrumentation9▲ 214×1 topic
  6. Spectrograph9▲ 214×1 topic
  7. Optical 3D Laser Measurement7▲ 443×1 topic
  8. Position-Sensitive Detector7▲ 443×1 topic
  9. Star Formation6▲ 74×2 topics
  10. Nucleosynthesis5▲ 65×2 topics
  11. Molecular Clouds5▲ 131×1 topic
  12. Protoplanetary Disks5▲ 131×1 topic
  13. Gravitational Waves5▲ 96×2 topics
  14. Spectroscopy5▲ 18×2 topics
  15. Black Holes4▲ 38×3 topics
  16. High-Resolution Imaging4▲ 92×1 topic
  17. Radio Astronomy4▲ 154×2 topics
  18. Transits of Venus4▲ 285×1 topic
  19. Supernovae4▲ 51×2 topics
  20. Gamma-Ray Bursts4▲ 150×1 topic
  21. Neutron Stars4▲ 150×1 topic
  22. Event Horizon Telescope4▲ 150×1 topic
  23. Galactic Center4▲ 79×2 topics
  24. X-Ray Astronomy4▲ 150×1 topic
  25. Solar System Abundances4▲ 54×1 topic
  26. Terrestrial Planets4▲ 54×1 topic
  27. Climate Change2◆ 1.00×15 topics
  28. Epidemiology1▼ 0.44×12 topics
  29. Mass Measurements1▲ 127×1 topic
  30. Nuclear Masses1▲ 127×1 topic
  31. Coronal Mass Ejections1▲ 18×1 topic
  32. Singular Spectrum Analysis1▲ 111×1 topic
  33. Solar Dynamics Observatory1▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Total Least Squares1▲ 111×1 topic

Which research topics does Bronberg Observatory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Geography and Environmental Studies, Archaeology and Natural History and Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations.

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 0 fractional worksGeography and Environmental Studies: 0 fractional worksArchaeology and Natural History: 0 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 0 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 0 fractional worksAstronomical Observations and Instrumentation: 0 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 0 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 0 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 0 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsWater Science and TechnologyAnthropologyComputational Mechanics3 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 Geography and Environmental Studies Water Science and Technology 0 works
  3. 3 Archaeology and Natural History Anthropology 0 works
  4. 4 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  5. 5 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  6. 6 Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation Computational Mechanics 0 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  8. 8 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 0 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Astro and Planetary Science 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 available62.0%not open38.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.1%domestic only70.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bronberg Observatory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower 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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