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HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences

In research, HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,515 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 64.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,673
of 28,054 · #13,482 all time
Rank in Hungary
#29
of 118
Research works
792
▼ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.4k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences 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 #5,515 of 12,888 24.0%111 #8180

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences 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 HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 64.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 48.1 works64×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 58.9 works18×
← 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: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11.80× its world share, 27 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.74× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 18.44× its world share, 59 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.04× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 18.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, György Varga, Annamária Uzzoli and Dóra Zacháry lead among researchers whose main affiliation is HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences.

  1. 1 György Varga Hungary · #646,167 worldwide 73 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Annamária Uzzoli Hungary · #749,954 worldwide 16 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Dóra Zacháry Hungary · #1,372,708 worldwide 35 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences

Which keywords describe research at HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets, Climate Change, Accretion Disks, Magnetic Fields and Star Formation.

▲ 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. Climate Change14▲ 3.6×31 topics
  2. Exoplanets12▲ 200×1 topic
  3. Stellar Astrophysics12▲ 200×1 topic
  4. Solar System Abundances10▲ 150×1 topic
  5. Terrestrial Planets10▲ 150×1 topic
  6. Accretion Disks8▲ 124×2 topics
  7. Magnetic Fields8▲ 90×2 topics
  8. Star Formation8▲ 108×2 topics
  9. Sustainability7▲ 2.1×15 topics
  10. Molecular Clouds7▲ 188×1 topic
  11. Protoplanetary Disks7▲ 188×1 topic
  12. Turbulence7▲ 54×2 topics
  13. Nucleosynthesis6▲ 92×3 topics
  14. Holocene6▲ 37×3 topics
  15. Sea Level6▲ 43×2 topics
  16. Globalization6▲ 2.0×8 topics
  17. Gravitational Waves6▲ 70×2 topics
  18. Innovation5▲ 3.4×3 topics
  19. Economic Development5▲ 4.2×2 topics
  20. Tourism5▲ 35×2 topics
  21. Paleoclimatology5▲ 39×2 topics
  22. Plate Tectonics5▲ 21×2 topics
  23. Regional Disparities5▲ 64×2 topics
  24. Supernovae5▲ 40×2 topics
  25. Gamma-Ray Bursts5▲ 120×1 topic
  26. Neutron Stars5▲ 120×1 topic
  27. Astronomical Instrumentation4▲ 122×1 topic
  28. Policy4▲ 14×1 topic
  29. Social Impact4▲ 7.9×1 topic
  30. Spectrograph4▲ 122×1 topic
  31. Mars4▲ 92×1 topic
  32. Martian Surface4▲ 92×1 topic
  33. Glacial Cycles4▲ 42×1 topic
  34. Monsoon Dynamics4▲ 42×1 topic
  35. Tectonics4▲ 23×3 topics
  36. Thermodynamic Modeling3▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Black Holes3▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Geochronology3▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Zircon3▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Solar Wind3▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astro and Planetary Science, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies and Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae.

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 12 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 10 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 7 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 5 fractional worksHungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies: 4 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 4 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 4 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 4 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 3 fractional worksUrbanization and City Planning: 3 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsGeography, Planning and DevelopmentInstrumentationAtmospheric Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 works
  2. 2 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  3. 3 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  4. 4 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  5. 5 Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies Geography, Planning and Development 4 works
  6. 6 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 4 works
  7. 7 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  8. 8 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 4 works
  9. 9 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 3 works
  10. 10 Urbanization and City Planning Urban Studies 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 available53.3%not open46.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors63.6%domestic only36.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% 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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