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Instituto de Astrofísica de La Plata

In research, Instituto de Astrofísica de La Plata stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,596 of 21,541 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#3,435 of 3,663 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy and Physical Sciences — Physics and Astronomy is 40.6× its share of world research.

World rank, all time
#23,491
of 42,892
Rank in ??
#388
of 1,041
Research works
155
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
24.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
94%
world 28%

What is Instituto de Astrofísica de La Plata 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
Physical SciencesDomain #12,596 of 21,541 19.9%152
Physics and AstronomyField #3,435 of 3,663 20.5%142

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto de Astrofísica de La Plata 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 Instituto de Astrofísica de La Plata specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 40.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 23.7 works41×
  2. Physical SciencesDomain · 26.1 works2.5×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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…Chemical Engineering: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 40.63× its world share, 24 worksPhysics and AstronomyDecision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDecision Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 40.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Astrofísica de La Plata?

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

▲ 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 24 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Exoplanets6▲ 601×1 topic
  2. Stellar Astrophysics6▲ 601×1 topic
  3. Star Formation5▲ 357×2 topics
  4. Accretion Disks4▲ 366×2 topics
  5. Magnetic Fields4▲ 265×2 topics
  6. Molecular Clouds3▲ 510×1 topic
  7. Protoplanetary Disks3▲ 510×1 topic
  8. Astronomical Instrumentation3▲ 474×1 topic
  9. Spectrograph3▲ 474×1 topic
  10. Black Holes3▲ 111×3 topics
  11. Solar System Abundances2▲ 200×1 topic
  12. Terrestrial Planets2▲ 200×1 topic
  13. Gravitational Waves2▲ 150×2 topics
  14. Supernovae2▲ 102×2 topics
  15. Nucleosynthesis2▲ 154×3 topics
  16. Cosmology2▲ 104×2 topics
  17. Dark Matter2▲ 60×2 topics
  18. Gamma-Ray Bursts2▲ 251×1 topic
  19. Neutron Stars2▲ 251×1 topic
  20. Galaxies2▲ 218×1 topic
  21. Stellar Populations2▲ 218×1 topic
  22. Galactic Center1▲ 117×2 topics
  23. Event Horizon Telescope1▲ 200×1 topic
  24. X-Ray Astronomy1▲ 200×1 topic

Which research topics does Instituto de Astrofísica de La Plata publish most on?

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  2. 2 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  3. 3 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 3 works
  4. 4 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  5. 5 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  6. 6 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  7. 7 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation Computational Mechanics 1 works
  10. 10 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 0 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 available93.6%not open6.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors60.3%domestic only39.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Astrofísica de La Plata's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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