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Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope

In research, Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,486 of 21,541 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#1,808 of 3,663 worldwide) and Astronomy and Astrophysics (#613 of 1,146 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy — Physics and Astronomy is 27.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#7,422
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#1,673
of 8,685
Research works
410
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
28.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #4,486 of 21,541 26.8%398
Physics and AstronomyField #1,808 of 3,663 31.1%299
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #613 of 1,146 35.2%180

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope 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 Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 27.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 21.0 works28×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.42× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.39× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 27.64× its world share, 21 worksPhysics and AstronomyArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.06× 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, 27.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope?

Ranked on the composite score, N. Manset, Jean‐Charles Cuillandre and Olivier Lai lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope.

  1. 1 N. Manset United States · #265,415 worldwide 153 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Jean‐Charles Cuillandre United States · #387,483 worldwide 454 citations · 113 works
  3. 3 Olivier Lai United States · #399,988 worldwide 148 citations · 67 works
  4. 4 Nicolas Flagey United States · #535,584 worldwide 97 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Leif J. Robinson United States · #770,692 worldwide 1 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 T. R. Geballe United States · #847,937 worldwide 109 citations · 55 works
  7. 7 Tom Vermeulen United States · #1,199,838 worldwide 20 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Marc Baril United States · #1,267,511 worldwide 24 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 J. Ashbrook United States · #1,309,314 worldwide 5 citations · 52 works
All ranked researchers at Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope

Which keywords describe research at Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Astronomical Instrumentation, Spectrograph, Star Formation, Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Accretion Disks, Magnetic Fields and Adaptive Optics.

▲ 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 26 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Astronomical Instrumentation7▲ 760×1 topic
  2. Spectrograph7▲ 760×1 topic
  3. Star Formation4▲ 234×2 topics
  4. Exoplanets4▲ 270×1 topic
  5. Stellar Astrophysics4▲ 270×1 topic
  6. Accretion Disks3▲ 170×2 topics
  7. Magnetic Fields3▲ 123×2 topics
  8. Adaptive Optics2▲ 591×1 topic
  9. Wavefront Sensing2▲ 591×1 topic
  10. Molecular Clouds2▲ 285×1 topic
  11. Protoplanetary Disks2▲ 285×1 topic
  12. Black Holes2▲ 64×2 topics
  13. Cosmology2▲ 79×2 topics
  14. Dark Matter2▲ 46×2 topics
  15. Galaxies2▲ 189×1 topic
  16. Stellar Populations2▲ 189×1 topic
  17. Sparse Representation1▲ 20×2 topics
  18. Infrared1▲ 120×1 topic
  19. Optical 3D Laser Measurement1▲ 341×1 topic
  20. Position-Sensitive Detector1▲ 341×1 topic
  21. Remote Sensing1▲ 3.1×5 topics
  22. Small Target1▲ 120×1 topic
  23. Gravitational Waves1▲ 56×2 topics
  24. Machine Learning1◆ 1.02×4 topics
  25. Monitoring System1▲ 67×1 topic
  26. Neural Network1▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies.

Astronomy and Astrophysi…7Astronomy and Astrophysical Research: 7 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and …4Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 4 fractional worksAdaptive optics and wave…2Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing: 2 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 2 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 2 fractional worksAstronomical Observation…1Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation: 1 fractional worksInfrared Target Detection Methodologies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Control Systems: 1 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 1 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 1 fractional works
InstrumentationAstronomy and AstrophysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsComputational Mechanics2 others

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

  1. 1 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 7 works
  2. 2 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  3. 3 Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  4. 4 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  5. 5 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  6. 6 Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation Computational Mechanics 1 works
  7. 7 Infrared Target Detection Methodologies Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Sensor and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  10. 10 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available46.6%not open53.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors57.5%domestic only42.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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