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International Dark Sky Association

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Research works
27
▲ 1030% vs 2013–17
Citations
186
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: International Dark Sky Association is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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.

Which keywords describe research at International Dark Sky Association?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Economic Growth, Nighttime Light Data, Radio Astronomy, Transits of Venus, Science, Night-time Economy and Urban Space.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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 13 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 13 words, with their numbers
  1. Remote Sensing9▲ 30×3 topics
  2. Economic Growth9▲ 44×1 topic
  3. Nighttime Light Data9▲ 1464×1 topic
  4. Radio Astronomy3▲ 293×1 topic
  5. Transits of Venus3▲ 544×1 topic
  6. History2▲ 7.0×1 topic
  7. Science2▲ 30×1 topic
  8. Night-time Economy1▲ 2549×1 topic
  9. Urban Space1▲ 554×1 topic
  10. Astrobiology1▲ 142×1 topic
  11. Extraterrestrial Life1▲ 224×1 topic
  12. Avicenna1▲ 180×1 topic
  13. Maimonides1▲ 404×1 topic

Which research topics does International Dark Sky Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: stochastic dynamics and bifurcation, Quantum Mechanics and Applications, Quantum optics and atomic interactions and Geological and Geochemical Analysis.

stochastic dynamics and …1stochastic dynamics and bifurcation: 1 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Ap…1Quantum Mechanics and Applications: 1 fractional worksQuantum optics and atomi…1Quantum optics and atomic interactions: 1 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 0 fractional worksGeotourism and Geoheritage Conservation: 0 fractional worksGeological Formations an…0Geological Formations and Processes Exploration: 0 fractional works
Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsGeophysicsGeology

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

  1. 1 stochastic dynamics and bifurcation Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 1 works
  2. 2 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  3. 3 Quantum optics and atomic interactions Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  4. 4 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 0 works
  5. 5 Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation Geology 0 works
  6. 6 Geological Formations and Processes Exploration Geophysics 0 works
  7. 7 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 0 works
  8. 8 Circadian rhythm and melatonin Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 0 works
  9. 9 Impact of Light on Environment and Health Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  10. 10 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available68.6%not open31.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.6%domestic only85.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Dark Sky Association's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1030% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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