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Institute for Physics

In research, Institute for Physics stands highest in Physics and Astronomy (#2,204 of 2,917 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#16,438 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy (Physics and Astronomy is 20.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#31,735
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#6,689
of 7,310
Research works
691
▲ 47% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.3k
11.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.75×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
69%
world 18%
Institute for Physics

What is Institute for Physics known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physics and AstronomyField #2,204 of 2,917 5.0%288
Physical SciencesDomain #16,438 of 17,446 4.9%621

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Physics 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Institute for Physics work in?

In 2022-now, 82% of research at Institute for Physics is in Physical Sciences, 9% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (45%), Engineering (11%), Computer Science (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 58 fractional works · 81.9% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 31 fractional works · 44.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 12 fractional works · 17.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 9 fractional works · 12.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 7.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 10.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 8.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 7.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 8.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnatomy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStructural Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitute forPhysics71fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences82%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences9%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy3144.6%
    2. Engineering810.9%
    3. Computer Science68.4%
    4. Materials Science57.2%
    5. Mathematics33.8%
    6. Environmental Science23.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences22.2%
    8. Chemistry10.9%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    10. Energy00.2%
    1. Social Sciences34.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities11.9%
    3. Decision Sciences11.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.7%
    1. Medicine45.9%
    2. Health Professions00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.7%
    2. Neuroscience11.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Institute for Physics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 20.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 31.5 works20×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.08× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.06× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.21× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 20.04× its world share, 32 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 20.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy20.04×32 works
  2. Mathematics3.21×3 works
  3. Materials Science2.06×5 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.43×2 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.30×1 works
  6. Computer Science1.08×6 works
  7. Neuroscience0.77×1 works
  8. Engineering0.73×8 works
  9. Environmental Science0.71×2 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.65×1 works
  11. Chemistry0.58×1 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.56×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.46×1 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.32×1 works
  15. Medicine0.31×4 works
  16. Social Sciences0.31×3 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.22×0 works
  18. Energy0.21×0 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.07×0 works
  20. Health Professions0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Physics?

Ranked on the quality score, V. G. Velculescu, G. Ghika and Mihai Visinescu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Physics.

  1. 1 V. G. Velculescu United States · #6,292,486 worldwide 15 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 G. Ghika United States · #6,576,859 worldwide 105 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Mihai Visinescu United States · #7,377,647 worldwide 902 citations · 145 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Physics

What are the most cited papers from Institute for Physics?

The most cited paper from Institute for Physics is "A compilation of charged-particle induced thermonuclear reaction rates" (Camila Betzabet Sepúlveda Angulo et al., 1999), with 2,284 citations. Next come "Primary biological aerosol particles in the atmosphere: a review" (1,617) and "Dark Energy Survey Year 3 results: Cosmological constraints from galaxy clustering and weak lensing" (1,190).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A compilation of charged-particle induced thermonuclear reaction rates Camila Betzabet Sepúlveda Angulo et al. · Nuclear Physics A Open access Aug 1999 2,284
2 Primary biological aerosol particles in the atmosphere: a review Viviane R. Després, J. A. Huffman, Susannah Marie Burrows et al. · Tellus B Open access 2012 1,617
3 Dark Energy Survey Year 3 results: Cosmological constraints from galaxy clustering and weak lensing T. M. C. Abbott et al. · Physical review. D/Physical review. D. Open access170 authors 13 Jan 2022 1,190
4 First Results from the XENON10 Dark Matter Experiment at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory J. Angle et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access 17 Jan 2008 657
5 Neutrino-Induced Nucleosynthesis of A > 64 Nuclei: The ν p Process Carla Fröhlich, Gabriel Martínez-Pinedo, M. Liebendörfer et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access 10 Apr 2006 601
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Physics?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Black Holes, Dark Matter, Quantum Gravity, Cosmology, Supernovae, Star Formation, Galaxies and Stellar Populations.

▲ 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-now 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. Black Holes6▲ 80×3 topics
  2. Dark Matter4▲ 54×3 topics
  3. Quantum Gravity4▲ 68×4 topics
  4. Cosmology3▲ 67×3 topics
  5. Supernovae3▲ 51×2 topics
  6. Star Formation3▲ 71×2 topics
  7. Galaxies2▲ 114×1 topic
  8. Stellar Populations2▲ 114×1 topic
  9. Quantum Entanglement2▲ 51×2 topics
  10. Innovation2▲ 3.0×6 topics
  11. Dark Energy2▲ 47×2 topics
  12. General Relativity2▲ 45×2 topics
  13. Gravitational Waves2▲ 52×2 topics
  14. Particle Physics2▲ 40×2 topics
  15. Cosmic Microwave Background2▲ 51×1 topic
  16. Cosmological Parameters2▲ 51×1 topic
  17. Field Theories2▲ 64×1 topic
  18. Holographic2▲ 64×1 topic
  19. Nucleosynthesis2▲ 54×3 topics
  20. Galactic Center2▲ 55×2 topics
  21. Renormalization Group2▲ 45×2 topics
  22. Entanglement2▲ 16×4 topics
  23. Lattice QCD2▲ 42×2 topics
  24. Thermal Properties2▲ 19×3 topics
  25. Accretion Disks2▲ 45×2 topics
  26. Magnetic Fields2▲ 34×2 topics
  27. Higgs Boson1▲ 39×1 topic
  28. High-Energy Collider1▲ 39×1 topic
  29. Cosmic Rays1▲ 36×2 topics
  30. Neutrinos1▲ 36×2 topics
  31. Raman Spectroscopy1▲ 9.8×3 topics
  32. Equation of State1▲ 31×2 topics
  33. Global Collaboration1▲ 48×2 topics
  34. X-Ray Spectroscopy1▲ 37×2 topics
  35. Binary Black Hole1▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Event Horizon Telescope1▲ 69×1 topic
  37. Neutron Star1▲ 52×1 topic
  38. QCD1▲ 46×1 topic
  39. X-Ray Astronomy1▲ 69×1 topic
  40. charmonium1▲ 46×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute for Physics publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics and Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies.

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 2 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 2 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoreti…2Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 2 fractional worksParticle physics theoret…1Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 1 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 1 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 1 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics a…1Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 1 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 1 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 1 fractional worksRelativity and Gravitati…1Relativity and Gravitational Theory: 1 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsMaterials Chemistry

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

  1. 1 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  2. 2 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  3. 3 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  4. 4 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  5. 5 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  6. 6 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  7. 7 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  8. 8 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Relativity and Gravitational Theory Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 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 available23.6%not open76.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors69.2%domestic only30.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Physics's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 47% higher 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 Institute for Physics as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00032% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Institute for Physics0.00027% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Institute for Physics over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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