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Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica

In research, Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,782 of 12,888 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#246 of 443 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,320 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 114.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,724
of 28,054 · #6,649 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#84
of 221
Research works
1.1k
▲ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
27.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica 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 #4,782 of 12,888 22.4%171 #3961
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #246 of 443 24.3%103 #341
Physics and AstronomyField #1,320 of 1,646 25.2%134 #1679

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica 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#3,961 #4,782
  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics#341 #246
  3. Physics and Astronomy#1,679 #1,320
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 Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 114.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 103.0 works114×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 133.8 works35×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.90× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.36× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.78× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 34.68× its world share, 134 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 34.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica?

Ranked on the composite score, Patrick M. Koch, M. J. Lehner and Ramprasad Rao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica.

  1. 1 Patrick M. Koch Taiwan · #53,749 worldwide 909 citations · 85 works
  2. 2 M. J. Lehner Taiwan · #60,678 worldwide 377 citations · 58 works
  3. 3 Ramprasad Rao Taiwan · #84,867 worldwide 366 citations · 54 works
  4. 4 Keiichi Asada Taiwan · #96,290 worldwide 351 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Masanori Nakamura Taiwan · #102,040 worldwide 356 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Cheng‐Yu Kuo Taiwan · #107,484 worldwide 360 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Jun Yi Koay Taiwan · #130,410 worldwide 308 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Lihwai Lin Taiwan · #159,629 worldwide 342 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Bau-Ching Hsieh Taiwan · #171,293 worldwide 290 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Elinor Medezinski Taiwan · #179,500 worldwide 236 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Star Formation, Magnetic Fields, Accretion Disks, Black Holes, Turbulence, Molecular Clouds, Protoplanetary Disks and Exoplanets.

▲ 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 Formation34▲ 377×2 topics
  2. Magnetic Fields28▲ 247×3 topics
  3. Accretion Disks28▲ 340×2 topics
  4. Black Holes22▲ 131×3 topics
  5. Turbulence21▲ 137×2 topics
  6. Molecular Clouds21▲ 474×1 topic
  7. Protoplanetary Disks21▲ 474×1 topic
  8. Exoplanets18▲ 265×1 topic
  9. Stellar Astrophysics18▲ 265×1 topic
  10. Dark Matter15▲ 76×3 topics
  11. Cosmology14▲ 124×2 topics
  12. Galaxies14▲ 288×1 topic
  13. Stellar Populations14▲ 288×1 topic
  14. Gravitational Waves13▲ 139×2 topics
  15. Supernovae12▲ 87×2 topics
  16. Solar System Abundances11▲ 127×1 topic
  17. Terrestrial Planets11▲ 127×1 topic
  18. Astronomical Instrumentation10▲ 221×1 topic
  19. Cosmic Rays10▲ 112×2 topics
  20. Neutrinos10▲ 112×2 topics
  21. Spectrograph10▲ 221×1 topic
  22. High-Energy Astrophysics9▲ 196×1 topic
  23. Particle Acceleration9▲ 196×1 topic
  24. Nucleosynthesis8▲ 94×3 topics
  25. Galactic Center8▲ 97×2 topics
  26. Gamma-Ray Bursts8▲ 165×1 topic
  27. Neutron Stars8▲ 165×1 topic
  28. Event Horizon Telescope7▲ 185×1 topic
  29. X-Ray Astronomy7▲ 185×1 topic
  30. X-Ray Spectroscopy7▲ 92×2 topics
  31. Radio Astronomy7▲ 172×2 topics
  32. Millimeter-Wave6▲ 95×2 topics
  33. Equation of State6▲ 66×2 topics
  34. Binary Black Hole6▲ 116×1 topic
  35. Neutron Star6▲ 116×1 topic
  36. Epoch of Reionization6▲ 250×1 topic
  37. Low-Frequency Telescopes6▲ 250×1 topic
  38. Cosmic Microwave Background5▲ 50×1 topic
  39. Cosmological Parameters5▲ 50×1 topic
  40. Dark Energy5▲ 43×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena and Astro and Planetary Science.

Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 21 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 18 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evo…14Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 14 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…11Astro and Planetary Science: 11 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 10 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 9 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and sup…8Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 8 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 7 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 6 fractional worksRadio Astronomy Observations and Technology: 6 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationNuclear and High Energy Physics

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

  1. 1 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 21 works
  2. 2 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 18 works
  3. 3 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 14 works
  4. 4 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 11 works
  5. 5 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 10 works
  6. 6 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 9 works
  7. 7 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  8. 8 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  9. 9 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  10. 10 Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available73.6%not open26.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors69.4%domestic only30.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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