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Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics

In research, Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,178 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#891 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 91.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,681
of 28,054 · #2,388 all time
Rank in Canada
#98
of 403
Research works
1.8k
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
58k
32.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Herzberg Institute of 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 #3,178 of 12,888 23.8%121 #1542
Physics and AstronomyField #891 of 1,646 28.7%83 #684

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Herzberg Institute of 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).

What does Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 91.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 60.0 works91×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 82.8 works29×
← 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.53× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 29.40× its world share, 83 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 29.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics?

Ranked on the composite score, Laura Ferrarese, Eric W. Peng and Alan W. McConnachie lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics.

  1. 1 Laura Ferrarese Canada · #23,693 worldwide 1.6k citations · 113 works
  2. 2 Eric W. Peng Canada · #48,809 worldwide 932 citations · 72 works
  3. 3 Alan W. McConnachie Canada · #74,624 worldwide 778 citations · 96 works
  4. 4 T. L. Landecker Canada · #78,654 worldwide 607 citations · 83 works
  5. 5 Luc Simard Canada · #81,295 worldwide 454 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 John P. Blakeslee Canada · #94,712 worldwide 860 citations · 94 works
  7. 7 Kei Szeto Canada · #194,504 worldwide 133 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Doug Johnstone Canada · #208,802 worldwide 838 citations · 161 works
  9. 9 Jean‐Pierre Véran Canada · #213,435 worldwide 203 citations · 103 works
  10. 10 David R. Andersen Canada · #217,957 worldwide 274 citations · 66 works
All ranked researchers at Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics

Which keywords describe research at Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics?

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

▲ 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 Formation17▲ 259×2 topics
  2. Exoplanets14▲ 278×1 topic
  3. Stellar Astrophysics14▲ 278×1 topic
  4. Accretion Disks12▲ 194×2 topics
  5. Magnetic Fields12▲ 140×2 topics
  6. Astronomical Instrumentation11▲ 342×1 topic
  7. Spectrograph11▲ 342×1 topic
  8. Black Holes10▲ 84×3 topics
  9. Radio Astronomy10▲ 352×2 topics
  10. Molecular Clouds9▲ 294×1 topic
  11. Protoplanetary Disks9▲ 294×1 topic
  12. Adaptive Optics8▲ 500×1 topic
  13. Wavefront Sensing8▲ 500×1 topic
  14. Cosmology8▲ 94×2 topics
  15. Dark Matter8▲ 54×2 topics
  16. Galaxies8▲ 227×1 topic
  17. Stellar Populations8▲ 227×1 topic
  18. Spectroscopy6▲ 28×4 topics
  19. High-Resolution Imaging6▲ 93×2 topics
  20. Solar Observations5▲ 448×1 topic
  21. Transits of Venus5▲ 448×1 topic
  22. Supernovae5▲ 48×2 topics
  23. Gravitational Waves5▲ 70×2 topics
  24. Epoch of Reionization5▲ 281×1 topic
  25. Low-Frequency Telescopes5▲ 281×1 topic
  26. Solar System Abundances4▲ 73×1 topic
  27. Terrestrial Planets4▲ 73×1 topic
  28. Gamma-Ray Bursts4▲ 125×1 topic
  29. Neutron Stars4▲ 125×1 topic
  30. Nucleosynthesis4▲ 69×2 topics
  31. Millimeter-Wave4▲ 75×2 topics
  32. Artificial Neural Networks3▲ 5.7×3 topics
  33. Optical 3D Laser Measurement3▲ 225×1 topic
  34. Position-Sensitive Detector3▲ 225×1 topic
  35. Structural Health Monitoring3▲ 34×2 topics
  36. Superconducting Detectors2▲ 227×1 topic
  37. Terahertz2▲ 45×1 topic
  38. Galactic Center2▲ 38×2 topics
  39. Microwave Filters2▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Substrate Integrated Waveguide2▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics publish most on?

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

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 14 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 11 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Fo…9Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 9 fractional worksAdaptive optics and wave…8Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing: 8 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 8 fractional worksHistory and Developments in Astronomy: 5 fractional worksRadio Astronomy Observat…5Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology: 5 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 4 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 4 fractional worksAstronomical Observations and Instrumentation: 3 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsComputational Mechanics

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 14 works
  2. 2 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 11 works
  3. 3 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  4. 4 Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 8 works
  5. 5 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  6. 6 History and Developments in Astronomy Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  7. 7 Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  8. 8 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  9. 9 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  10. 10 Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation Computational Mechanics 3 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 available43.7%not open56.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.9%domestic only60.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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