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Crimean Astrophysical Observatory

In research, Crimean Astrophysical Observatory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,272 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 104.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,393
of 28,054 · #21,584 all time
Rank in Ukraine
#284
of 309
Research works
986
▼ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.7k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Crimean Astrophysical 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 #12,272 of 12,888 4.0%73 #11869

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

What does Crimean Astrophysical Observatory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 104.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 42.6 works104×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 52.0 works30×
← 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: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.44× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 29.76× its world share, 52 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.12× 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, 29.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Crimean Astrophysical Observatory?

Ranked on the composite score, V. I. Pronik, С. Г. Сергеев and K. K. Chuvaev lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.

  1. 1 V. I. Pronik Ukraine · #201,020 worldwide 169 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 С. Г. Сергеев Ukraine · #288,141 worldwide 205 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 K. K. Chuvaev Ukraine · #303,959 worldwide 100 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 V. G. Shevchenko Ukraine · #597,100 worldwide 110 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 N. M. Shakhovskoy Ukraine · #658,250 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Yu. N. Krugly Ukraine · #848,124 worldwide 116 citations · 65 works
  7. 7 N. M. Gaftonyuk Ukraine · #869,439 worldwide 47 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 V. Rumyantsev Ukraine · #883,847 worldwide 102 citations · 66 works
  9. 9 A. A. Stepanian Ukraine · #890,986 worldwide 60 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 V. I. Abramenko Ukraine · #893,757 worldwide 60 citations · 56 works
All ranked researchers at Crimean Astrophysical Observatory

Which keywords describe research at Crimean Astrophysical Observatory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets, Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Solar Wind, Coronal Mass Ejections, Solar Dynamics Observatory and Accretion Disks.

▲ 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. Solar System Abundances11▲ 280×1 topic
  2. Terrestrial Planets11▲ 280×1 topic
  3. Exoplanets10▲ 336×1 topic
  4. Stellar Astrophysics10▲ 336×1 topic
  5. Solar Wind9▲ 124×2 topics
  6. Coronal Mass Ejections8▲ 283×1 topic
  7. Solar Dynamics Observatory8▲ 283×1 topic
  8. Accretion Disks7▲ 182×2 topics
  9. Magnetic Fields7▲ 132×2 topics
  10. Star Formation6▲ 133×2 topics
  11. Turbulence5▲ 79×2 topics
  12. Molecular Clouds5▲ 270×1 topic
  13. Protoplanetary Disks5▲ 270×1 topic
  14. Climate Change5▲ 2.3×7 topics
  15. Geodetic Measurements4▲ 49×2 topics
  16. GRACE3▲ 77×1 topic
  17. Sea Level Rise3▲ 31×1 topic
  18. Geomagnetic Field3▲ 166×1 topic
  19. Magnetosome Formation3▲ 166×1 topic
  20. Cosmic Rays3▲ 70×2 topics
  21. Neutrinos3▲ 70×2 topics
  22. Astronomical Instrumentation2▲ 125×1 topic
  23. Spectrograph2▲ 125×1 topic
  24. Gravitational Waves2▲ 55×2 topics
  25. High-Energy Astrophysics2▲ 115×1 topic
  26. Particle Acceleration2▲ 115×1 topic
  27. Nucleosynthesis2▲ 61×3 topics
  28. Supernovae2▲ 33×2 topics
  29. Galactic Center2▲ 49×2 topics
  30. Ionospheric Anomalies2▲ 56×1 topic
  31. Seismic Electromagnetics2▲ 56×1 topic
  32. Black Holes2▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Gamma-Ray Bursts2▲ 79×1 topic
  34. Mars2▲ 63×1 topic
  35. Martian Surface2▲ 63×1 topic
  36. Neutron Stars2▲ 79×1 topic
  37. Optical 3D Laser Measurement2▲ 174×1 topic
  38. Position-Sensitive Detector2▲ 174×1 topic
  39. Ozone Depletion1▲ 61×1 topic
  40. Stratospheric Water Vapor1▲ 61×1 topic

Which research topics does Crimean Astrophysical Observatory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Astro and Planetary Science, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies.

Astro and Planetary Scie…11Astro and Planetary Science: 11 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and …10Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 10 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 8 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Fo…5Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 5 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity M…3Geophysics and Gravity Measurements: 3 fractional worksGeomagnetism and Paleoma…3Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies: 3 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 2 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 2 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and Analysis: 2 fractional worksAstronomical Observations and Instrumentation: 2 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsOceanographyMolecular BiologyInstrumentation3 others

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

  1. 1 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 11 works
  2. 2 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  3. 3 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  4. 4 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  5. 5 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 3 works
  6. 6 Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies Molecular Biology 3 works
  7. 7 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 2 works
  8. 8 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  9. 9 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 2 works
  10. 10 Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation Computational Mechanics 2 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 available37.0%not open63.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.1%domestic only66.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Crimean Astrophysical Observatory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.