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CTA Observatory

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Research works
35
▼ 71% vs 2018-21
Citations
281
8.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
57%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
CTA Observatory

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

Which fields of science does CTA Observatory work in?

In all years, 86% of research at CTA Observatory is in Physical Sciences, 9% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (76%), Engineering (6%), Social Sciences (4%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 30 fractional works · 85.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 27 fractional works · 76.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 15 fractional works · 42.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 10 fractional works · 28.8% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 6.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 9.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workALL ITS WORKCTA Observatory35fractional works, all years
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences86%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences9%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy2776.5%
    2. Engineering26.5%
    3. Computer Science01.2%
    4. Mathematics00.5%
    5. Chemistry00.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    7. Environmental Science00.3%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Social Sciences14.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities13.0%
    3. Psychology00.9%
    4. Decision Sciences00.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    1. Medicine12.5%
    2. Health Professions01.0%
    1. Neuroscience11.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Computer Science: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 32.13× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 2.68× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.76× 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, 32.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy32.13×5 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.68×0 works
  3. Health Professions0.98×0 works
  4. Social Sciences0.76×1 works
  5. Computer Science0.33×0 works
  6. Engineering0.28×0 works
  7. Environmental Science0.28×0 works
  8. Medicine0.27×0 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.18×0 works

What are the most cited papers from CTA Observatory?

The most cited paper from CTA Observatory is "4MOST: Project overview and information for the First Call for Proposals" (Roelof S. de Jong et al., 2019), with 311 citations. Next come "The Wolf–Rayet binaries of the nitrogen sequence in the Large Magellanic Cloud" (109) and "Radio-to-UV monitoring of AO 0235+164 by the WEBT and Swift during the 2006–2007 outburst" (59).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 4MOST: Project overview and information for the First Call for Proposals Roelof S. de Jong et al. · Swinburne figshare (Swinburne University of Technology) Open access338 authors 2019 311
2 The Wolf–Rayet binaries of the nitrogen sequence in the Large Magellanic Cloud T. Shenar, Daniel P. Sablowski, R. Hainich et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access 3 Jun 2019 109
3 Radio-to-UV monitoring of AO 0235+164 by the WEBT and Swift during the 2006–2007 outburst C. M. Raiteri et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access 9 Jan 2008 59
4 Human amnesia and the medial temporal lobe illuminated by neuropsychological and neurohistological findings for patient E.P. Ricardo Insausti, Jacopo Annese, David Gil Amaral et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 25 Apr 2013 53
5 First detection of the Crab Nebula at TeV energies with a Cherenkov telescope in a dual-mirror Schwarzschild-Couder configuration: the ASTRI-Horn telescope Saverio Lombardi et al. · Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) Open access 30 Jan 2020 51
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at CTA Observatory?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cosmic Rays, Neutrinos, Gravitational Waves, High-Energy Astrophysics, Particle Acceleration, Galactic Center, Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts.

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

All 31 words, with their numbers
  1. Cosmic Rays8▲ 353×2 topics
  2. Neutrinos8▲ 353×2 topics
  3. Gravitational Waves6▲ 269×2 topics
  4. High-Energy Astrophysics6▲ 472×1 topic
  5. Particle Acceleration6▲ 472×1 topic
  6. Galactic Center5▲ 234×2 topics
  7. Gamma-Ray Bursts4▲ 358×1 topic
  8. Neutron Stars4▲ 358×1 topic
  9. Supernovae4▲ 117×2 topics
  10. Accretion Disks4▲ 128×2 topics
  11. Magnetic Fields4▲ 100×2 topics
  12. Black Holes3▲ 65×2 topics
  13. Event Horizon Telescope3▲ 263×1 topic
  14. X-Ray Astronomy3▲ 263×1 topic
  15. Cosmology2▲ 74×2 topics
  16. Dark Matter2▲ 37×3 topics
  17. Axions2▲ 203×1 topic
  18. Particle Physics2▲ 48×2 topics
  19. WIMPs2▲ 203×1 topic
  20. Exoplanets2▲ 77×1 topic
  21. Stellar Astrophysics2▲ 77×1 topic
  22. Binary Black Hole2▲ 175×1 topic
  23. Neutron Star2▲ 175×1 topic
  24. Photon Counting2▲ 75×2 topics
  25. Particle Detectors2▲ 188×1 topic
  26. Silicon Detectors2▲ 188×1 topic
  27. Astronomical Instrumentation2▲ 82×1 topic
  28. Spectrograph2▲ 82×1 topic
  29. Radio Astronomy1▲ 85×2 topics
  30. Solar System Abundances1▲ 37×1 topic
  31. Terrestrial Planets1▲ 37×1 topic

Which research topics does CTA Observatory publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Particle Detector Development and Performance and Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena.

Astrophysics and Cosmic …1Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 1 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and sup…1Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 1 fractional worksParticle Detector Development and Performance: 1 fractional worksDark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena: 0 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 0 fractional worksHigher Education Governance and Development: 0 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 0 fractional worksInternational Science and Diplomacy: 0 fractional worksHuman Resources and Workforce: 0 fractional worksAdaptive optics and wavefront sensing: 0 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsPolitical Science and International RelationsSafety Research1 others

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

  1. 1 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  2. 2 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  3. 3 Particle Detector Development and Performance Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  4. 4 Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 0 works
  5. 5 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  6. 6 Higher Education Governance and Development Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  7. 7 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  8. 8 International Science and Diplomacy Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  9. 9 Human Resources and Workforce Safety Research 0 works
  10. 10 Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 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 available57.2%not open42.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.4%domestic only65.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has CTA Observatory's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 71% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is CTA Observatory as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000029% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%CTA Observatory0.000014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of CTA Observatory over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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