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Institute of Astronomy

In research, Institute of Astronomy stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,603 of 12,888 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#134 of 443 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#821 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Instrumentation, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Instrumentation is 161.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,670
of 28,054 · #1,577 all time
Rank in Russia
#57
of 1,062
Research works
4.3k
▲ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
194k
45.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Institute of Astronomy 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 #2,603 of 12,888 15.0%400 #1066
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #134 of 443 15.0%239 #42
Physics and AstronomyField #821 of 1,646 15.8%301 #414

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Astronomy 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#1,066 #2,603
  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics#42 #134
  3. Physics and Astronomy#414 #821
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 specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Instrumentation takes 161.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. InstrumentationSubfield · 33.7 works162×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 238.9 works110×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 301.3 works32×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.86× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.00× its world share, 26 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.66× its world share, 42 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 32.40× its world share, 301 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× 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, 32.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Astronomy?

Ranked on the composite score, D. Lynden–Bell, J. E. Pringle and E. V. Kazarovets lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Astronomy.

  1. 1 D. Lynden–Bell Russia · #11,452 worldwide 1.1k citations · 66 works
  2. 2 J. E. Pringle Russia · #42,290 worldwide 748 citations · 48 works
  3. 3 E. V. Kazarovets Russia · #111,977 worldwide 154 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Ε. N. Pastukhova Russia · #143,364 worldwide 161 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 R. A. W. Elson Russia · #179,235 worldwide 161 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 L. R. Yungelson Russia · #319,613 worldwide 230 citations · 62 works
  7. 7 S. Antipin Russia · #334,312 worldwide 82 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 C. S. Crawford Russia · #522,254 worldwide 184 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 C. G. Wynne Russia · #550,424 worldwide 40 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Н. Н. Чугай Russia · #683,697 worldwide 213 citations · 59 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Astronomy

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Astronomy?

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

▲ 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. Exoplanets71▲ 429×1 topic
  2. Stellar Astrophysics71▲ 429×1 topic
  3. Accretion Disks53▲ 272×2 topics
  4. Magnetic Fields53▲ 197×2 topics
  5. Star Formation52▲ 237×2 topics
  6. Turbulence43▲ 118×3 topics
  7. Molecular Clouds42▲ 407×1 topic
  8. Protoplanetary Disks42▲ 407×1 topic
  9. Solar System Abundances41▲ 203×1 topic
  10. Terrestrial Planets41▲ 203×1 topic
  11. Astronomical Instrumentation34▲ 314×1 topic
  12. Spectrograph34▲ 314×1 topic
  13. Gravitational Waves25▲ 106×2 topics
  14. Supernovae23▲ 68×2 topics
  15. Black Holes21▲ 53×3 topics
  16. Nucleosynthesis20▲ 98×3 topics
  17. Gamma-Ray Bursts18▲ 162×1 topic
  18. Neutron Stars18▲ 162×1 topic
  19. Dark Matter13▲ 27×4 topics
  20. Galactic Center13▲ 69×2 topics
  21. Cosmology12▲ 45×3 topics
  22. Solar Wind12▲ 30×2 topics
  23. Event Horizon Telescope10▲ 116×1 topic
  24. X-Ray Astronomy10▲ 116×1 topic
  25. X-Ray Spectroscopy10▲ 58×2 topics
  26. Coronal Mass Ejections10▲ 68×1 topic
  27. Solar Dynamics Observatory10▲ 68×1 topic
  28. Galaxies10▲ 83×1 topic
  29. Stellar Populations10▲ 83×1 topic
  30. Mars9▲ 70×1 topic
  31. Martian Surface9▲ 70×1 topic
  32. Optical 3D Laser Measurement9▲ 190×1 topic
  33. Position-Sensitive Detector9▲ 190×1 topic
  34. Structural Health Monitoring9▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Cosmic Rays7▲ 35×2 topics
  36. Neutrinos7▲ 35×2 topics
  37. Equation of State7▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Binary Black Hole7▲ 56×1 topic
  39. Neutron Star7▲ 56×1 topic
  40. Tomography6▲ 7.7×5 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Astronomy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Astro and Planetary Science and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research.

Stellar, planetary, and …71Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 71 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 42 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 41 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 34 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 18 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 10 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 10 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 10 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 9 fractional worksAstronomical Observations and Instrumentation: 9 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationComputational Mechanics

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 71 works
  2. 2 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 42 works
  3. 3 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 41 works
  4. 4 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 34 works
  5. 5 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 18 works
  6. 6 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  7. 7 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  8. 8 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  9. 9 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  10. 10 Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation Computational Mechanics 9 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 available63.7%not open36.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.9%domestic only50.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Astronomy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% 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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