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Flatiron Institute

In research, Flatiron Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#811 of 12,888 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#57 of 443 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#223 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics and Astronomy and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 68.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,353
of 28,054 · #3,149 all time
Rank in ??
#9
of 692
Research works
576
▲ 1944% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
33.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
42.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
85%
world 28%

What is Flatiron Institute 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 #811 of 12,888 44.6%275 #2158
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #57 of 443 54.5%113 #321
Physics and AstronomyField #223 of 1,646 50.9%194 #940

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Flatiron Institute 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#2,158 #811
  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics#321 #57
  3. Physics and Astronomy#940 #223
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 Flatiron Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 68.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 112.7 works68×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 194.2 works27×
  3. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 32.3 works14×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.32× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.66× its world share, 9 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.48× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.40× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 27.43× its world share, 194 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 5 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× 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, 27.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Flatiron Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Star Formation, Black Holes, Magnetic Fields, Accretion Disks, Gravitational Waves, Dark Matter, 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 Formation37▲ 219×2 topics
  2. Black Holes31▲ 102×3 topics
  3. Magnetic Fields28▲ 137×3 topics
  4. Accretion Disks28▲ 187×2 topics
  5. Gravitational Waves23▲ 132×2 topics
  6. Dark Matter23▲ 62×4 topics
  7. Exoplanets22▲ 177×1 topic
  8. Stellar Astrophysics22▲ 177×1 topic
  9. Cosmology22▲ 104×2 topics
  10. Galaxies20▲ 223×1 topic
  11. Stellar Populations20▲ 223×1 topic
  12. Supernovae19▲ 73×2 topics
  13. Turbulence18▲ 65×3 topics
  14. Machine Learning17▲ 1.67×30 topics
  15. Molecular Clouds17▲ 214×1 topic
  16. Protoplanetary Disks17▲ 214×1 topic
  17. Nucleosynthesis14▲ 93×3 topics
  18. Gamma-Ray Bursts14▲ 166×1 topic
  19. Neutron Stars14▲ 166×1 topic
  20. Astronomical Instrumentation14▲ 168×1 topic
  21. Spectrograph14▲ 168×1 topic
  22. Galactic Center13▲ 91×2 topics
  23. X-Ray Spectroscopy12▲ 84×2 topics
  24. Event Horizon Telescope11▲ 155×1 topic
  25. X-Ray Astronomy11▲ 155×1 topic
  26. Cosmic Rays9▲ 59×2 topics
  27. Neutrinos9▲ 59×2 topics
  28. Binary Black Hole9▲ 101×1 topic
  29. Neutron Star9▲ 101×1 topic
  30. Superconductivity8▲ 15×9 topics
  31. Entanglement8▲ 17×4 topics
  32. Quantum Computing7▲ 22×3 topics
  33. Topological Order7▲ 49×2 topics
  34. High-Energy Astrophysics7▲ 82×1 topic
  35. Particle Acceleration7▲ 82×1 topic
  36. Solar System Abundances6▲ 42×1 topic
  37. Terrestrial Planets6▲ 42×1 topic
  38. Molecular Dynamics6▲ 12×6 topics
  39. Spintronics6▲ 15×4 topics
  40. Electronic Structure Calculations6▲ 29×2 topics

Which research topics does Flatiron Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies and Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae.

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 22 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 20 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Fo…17Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 17 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and sup…14Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 14 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 14 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 11 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitationa…9Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 9 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 7 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 6 fractional worksQuantum and electron transport phenomena: 6 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationNuclear and High Energy PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 22 works
  2. 2 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 20 works
  3. 3 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 17 works
  4. 4 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 14 works
  5. 5 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 14 works
  6. 6 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 11 works
  7. 7 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  8. 8 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 7 works
  9. 9 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  10. 10 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 6 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 available85.0%not open15.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.6%domestic only43.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Flatiron Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1944% 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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