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Instituto de Geofísica y Astronomía

In research, Instituto de Geofísica y Astronomía stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,494 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Physics and Astronomy — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 14.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,053
of 28,054 · #15,701 all time
Rank in Cuba
#15
of 35
Research works
918
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.6k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Instituto de Geofísica y Astronomía 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 #10,494 of 12,888 7.3%85 #8815

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto de Geofísica y Astronomía 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 Geofísica y Astronomía specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 14.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 22.8 works14×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 24.4 works11×
← 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: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14.00× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.21× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.81× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 10.55× its world share, 24 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 14.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Geofísica y Astronomía?

Ranked on the composite score, Francisco Yukio Hiodo, Vagner Roberto Elis and L. F. Molerio León lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Geofísica y Astronomía.

  1. 1 Francisco Yukio Hiodo Cuba · #803,629 worldwide 12 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Vagner Roberto Elis Cuba · #1,087,068 worldwide 37 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 L. F. Molerio León Cuba · #1,359,301 worldwide 3 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Liliana Alcazar Diogo Cuba · #1,625,051 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Geofísica y Astronomía

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Geofísica y Astronomía?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Subduction, Tectonic Evolution, Andean Geodynamics, Caribbean Plate Boundary, Sustainable Development and Electrical Resistivity Tomography.

▲ 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 Change13▲ 4.8×32 topics
  2. Remote Sensing9▲ 6.7×17 topics
  3. Subduction7▲ 94×3 topics
  4. Sustainable Development7▲ 4.0×6 topics
  5. Tectonic Evolution6▲ 264×2 topics
  6. Andean Geodynamics5▲ 723×1 topic
  7. Caribbean Plate Boundary5▲ 723×1 topic
  8. Electrical Resistivity Tomography5▲ 166×1 topic
  9. Magnetotelluric Imaging5▲ 166×1 topic
  10. Exoplanets4▲ 97×1 topic
  11. Magnetic Fields4▲ 59×3 topics
  12. Stellar Astrophysics4▲ 97×1 topic
  13. Accretion Disks4▲ 79×2 topics
  14. Public Health4▲ 2.5×10 topics
  15. Star Formation4▲ 70×2 topics
  16. Astronomical Instrumentation4▲ 135×1 topic
  17. Spectrograph4▲ 135×1 topic
  18. Renewable Energy3▲ 2.3×8 topics
  19. Black Holes3▲ 32×3 topics
  20. Water Quality3▲ 7.7×8 topics
  21. Environmental Management3▲ 6.4×2 topics
  22. Solar System Abundances3▲ 54×1 topic
  23. Terrestrial Planets3▲ 54×1 topic
  24. Global Warming3▲ 6.2×6 topics
  25. Plate Tectonics3▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Health Effects2▲ 4.0×8 topics
  27. Hydrological Cycle2▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Community-based Resource Management2▲ 119×1 topic
  29. Healthcare Access2▲ 8.0×1 topic
  30. Molecular Clouds2▲ 90×1 topic
  31. Protoplanetary Disks2▲ 90×1 topic
  32. Geographic Information Systems2▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Gravitational Waves2▲ 38×2 topics
  34. Urban Planning2▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Ecosystem Approach2▲ 175×1 topic
  36. Environmental Impact Assessment2▲ 28×1 topic
  37. Soil Properties2▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Environmental Conservation2▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Iberian Peninsula2▲ 59×3 topics
  40. Tomography2▲ 9.4×3 topics

Which research topics does Instituto de Geofísica y Astronomía publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America, Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research.

Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America: 5 fractional worksGeophysical and Geoelectrical Methods: 5 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and …4Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 4 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysi…4Astronomy and Astrophysical Research: 4 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 3 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 2 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Fo…2Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental and Ecological Studies: 2 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 2 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 2 fractional works
GeophysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis2 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America Geophysics 5 works
  2. 2 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods Geophysics 5 works
  3. 3 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  4. 4 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 4 works
  5. 5 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  6. 6 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  7. 7 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  8. 8 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  9. 9 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  10. 10 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 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 available59.6%not open40.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors53.3%domestic only46.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Geofísica y Astronomía's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher 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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