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Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics

In research, Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,487 of 12,888 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#183 of 443 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,212 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 121.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,967
of 28,054 · #3,674 all time
Rank in Canada
#138
of 403
Research works
1k
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
66k
65.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
37.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics 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 #4,487 of 12,888 37.0%109 #2274
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #183 of 443 38.5%71 #101
Physics and AstronomyField #1,212 of 1,646 38.1%94 #938

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics 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#2,274 #4,487
  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics#101 #183
  3. Physics and Astronomy#938 #1,212
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 Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 121.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 71.1 works122×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 93.6 works37×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.31× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 37.44× its world share, 94 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× 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, 37.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics?

Ranked on the composite score, J. Richard Bond, Norman Murray and Christopher Thompson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics.

  1. 1 J. Richard Bond Canada · #29,947 worldwide 1.1k citations · 77 works
  2. 2 Norman Murray Canada · #34,773 worldwide 781 citations · 75 works
  3. 3 Christopher Thompson Canada · #57,241 worldwide 509 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Ue‐Li Pen Canada · #85,299 worldwide 1k citations · 114 works
  5. 5 Amir Hajian Canada · #451,033 worldwide 154 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Patrick C. Breysse Canada · #902,724 worldwide 104 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics

Which keywords describe research at Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Star Formation, Gravitational Waves, Black Holes, Supernovae, Dark Matter, Cosmology, Exoplanets and Stellar Astrophysics.

▲ 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. Star Formation20▲ 330×2 topics
  2. Gravitational Waves18▲ 294×2 topics
  3. Black Holes17▲ 156×3 topics
  4. Supernovae14▲ 153×2 topics
  5. Dark Matter13▲ 103×3 topics
  6. Cosmology13▲ 173×2 topics
  7. Exoplanets13▲ 280×1 topic
  8. Stellar Astrophysics13▲ 280×1 topic
  9. Accretion Disks12▲ 236×2 topics
  10. Magnetic Fields12▲ 171×3 topics
  11. Galaxies11▲ 367×1 topic
  12. Stellar Populations11▲ 367×1 topic
  13. Nucleosynthesis9▲ 171×3 topics
  14. Gamma-Ray Bursts9▲ 311×1 topic
  15. Neutron Stars9▲ 311×1 topic
  16. Equation of State9▲ 154×2 topics
  17. Binary Black Hole9▲ 277×1 topic
  18. Neutron Star9▲ 277×1 topic
  19. Turbulence9▲ 89×4 topics
  20. Molecular Clouds8▲ 291×1 topic
  21. Protoplanetary Disks8▲ 291×1 topic
  22. Astronomical Instrumentation8▲ 272×1 topic
  23. Spectrograph8▲ 272×1 topic
  24. Cosmic Rays7▲ 123×2 topics
  25. Neutrinos7▲ 123×2 topics
  26. Galactic Center6▲ 116×2 topics
  27. High-Energy Astrophysics5▲ 176×1 topic
  28. Particle Acceleration5▲ 176×1 topic
  29. Dark Energy5▲ 68×2 topics
  30. Cosmic Microwave Background5▲ 78×1 topic
  31. Cosmological Parameters5▲ 78×1 topic
  32. Radio Astronomy4▲ 179×2 topics
  33. Event Horizon Telescope4▲ 174×1 topic
  34. X-Ray Astronomy4▲ 174×1 topic
  35. Epoch of Reionization4▲ 281×1 topic
  36. Low-Frequency Telescopes4▲ 281×1 topic
  37. Solar System Abundances4▲ 70×1 topic
  38. Terrestrial Planets4▲ 70×1 topic
  39. Particle Physics2▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Axions2▲ 62×1 topic

Which research topics does Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae and Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research.

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 13 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 11 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and sup…9Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 9 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitationa…9Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 9 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 8 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 8 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic …5Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 5 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 5 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 4 fractional worksRadio Astronomy Observations and Technology: 4 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationNuclear and High Energy Physics

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 13 works
  2. 2 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 11 works
  3. 3 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  4. 4 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  5. 5 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  6. 6 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 8 works
  7. 7 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 5 works
  8. 8 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  9. 9 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  10. 10 Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology 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 available78.3%not open21.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors57.6%domestic only42.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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