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Isaac Newton Institute

In research, Isaac Newton Institute stands highest in Physics and Astronomy (#1,585 of 2,917 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#666 of 954 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#13,932 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#29,547
of 34,923
Rank in Chile
#120
of 133
Research works
316
▼ 61% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.7k
27.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
71%
world 40%
International
81%
world 18%
Isaac Newton Institute

What is Isaac Newton Institute 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
Physics and AstronomyField #1,585 of 2,917 5.6%240
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #666 of 954 4.8%186
Physical SciencesDomain #13,932 of 17,446 6.7%283

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Isaac Newton Institute 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Isaac Newton Institute work in?

In all years, 90% of research at Isaac Newton Institute is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (76%), Engineering (7%), Medicine (2%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 283 fractional works · 89.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 240 fractional works · 75.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 186 fractional works · 58.7% of its workInstrumentation: 30 fractional works · 9.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 13 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEngineering: 22 fractional works · 7.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeophysics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 13 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKIsaac NewtonInstitute316fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences90%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy24075.9%
    2. Engineering227.0%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences62.0%
    4. Computer Science51.5%
    5. Chemistry41.3%
    6. Mathematics31.0%
    7. Environmental Science20.8%
    8. Materials Science10.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences72.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting41.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities20.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.5%
    5. Psychology10.2%
    6. Decision Sciences10.2%
    1. Medicine82.4%
    2. Health Professions51.7%
    3. Veterinary00.1%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology20.6%
    2. Neuroscience10.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 4.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.47× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 12.06× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.84× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 12.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy12.06×2 works
  2. Chemical Engineering4.12×0 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.84×1 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting2.01×0 works
  5. Engineering1.47×2 works
  6. Social Sciences1.12×1 works
  7. Chemistry0.92×0 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.69×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.68×0 works
  10. Materials Science0.56×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.55×0 works
  12. Environmental Science0.39×0 works
  13. Medicine0.34×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.30×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.19×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Isaac Newton Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, F. Alvarado, W. Liller and Gonzalo Alcaino lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Isaac Newton Institute.

  1. 1 F. Alvarado Chile · #7,108,486 worldwide 653 citations · 117 works
  2. 2 W. Liller Chile · #7,154,098 worldwide 2.3k citations · 379 works
  3. 3 Gonzalo Alcaino Chile · #7,502,811 worldwide 602 citations · 166 works
All ranked researchers at Isaac Newton Institute

What are the most cited papers from Isaac Newton Institute?

The most cited paper from Isaac Newton Institute is "A Catalog of Neighboring Galaxies" (Igor D. Karachentsev, V. E. Karachentseva, W. K. Huchtmeier et al., 2004), with 827 citations. Next come "Black holes, gravitational waves and fundamental physics: a roadmap" (777) and "THE EXTRAGALACTIC DISTANCE DATABASE" (576).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A Catalog of Neighboring Galaxies Igor D. Karachentsev, V. E. Karachentseva, W. K. Huchtmeier et al. · The Astronomical Journal Open access Apr 2004 827
2 Black holes, gravitational waves and fundamental physics: a roadmap Abbas Askar et al. · Classical and Quantum Gravity Open access204 authors 19 Jun 2019 777
3 THE EXTRAGALACTIC DISTANCE DATABASE R. Brent Tully, Luca Rizzi, Edward J. Shaya et al. · The Astronomical Journal Open access 17 Jun 2009 576
4 The supernova rate per unit mass Filippo Mannucci, M. Della Valle, N. Panagia et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access 29 Mar 2005 549
5 Updated Electron‐Conduction Opacities: The Impact on Low‐Mass Stellar Models S. Cassisi, Alexander Y. Potekhin, A. Pietrinferni et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 29 May 2007 492
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Isaac Newton Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Star Formation, Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Accretion Disks, Magnetic Fields, Black Holes, Turbulence and Molecular Clouds.

▲ 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 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 Formation61▲ 210×2 topics
  2. Exoplanets56▲ 241×1 topic
  3. Stellar Astrophysics56▲ 241×1 topic
  4. Accretion Disks53▲ 207×2 topics
  5. Magnetic Fields53▲ 162×2 topics
  6. Black Holes45▲ 97×3 topics
  7. Turbulence36▲ 79×2 topics
  8. Molecular Clouds35▲ 228×1 topic
  9. Protoplanetary Disks35▲ 228×1 topic
  10. Astronomical Instrumentation30▲ 185×1 topic
  11. Spectrograph30▲ 185×1 topic
  12. Cosmology27▲ 93×2 topics
  13. Dark Matter27▲ 46×3 topics
  14. Galaxies26▲ 190×1 topic
  15. Stellar Populations26▲ 190×1 topic
  16. Galactic Center19▲ 96×2 topics
  17. Event Horizon Telescope18▲ 174×1 topic
  18. X-Ray Astronomy18▲ 174×1 topic
  19. Gravitational Waves18▲ 86×2 topics
  20. Solar System Abundances14▲ 54×1 topic
  21. Terrestrial Planets14▲ 54×1 topic
  22. Nucleosynthesis12▲ 37×3 topics
  23. Supernovae12▲ 36×2 topics
  24. Gamma-Ray Bursts11▲ 101×1 topic
  25. Neutron Stars11▲ 101×1 topic
  26. Spectroscopy10▲ 9.7×4 topics
  27. Cosmic Rays10▲ 45×2 topics
  28. Neutrinos10▲ 45×2 topics
  29. Solar Wind9▲ 20×2 topics
  30. High-Energy Astrophysics9▲ 75×1 topic
  31. Particle Acceleration9▲ 75×1 topic
  32. Optical 3D Laser Measurement8▲ 126×1 topic
  33. Position-Sensitive Detector8▲ 126×1 topic
  34. Coronal Mass Ejections8▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Solar Dynamics Observatory8▲ 35×1 topic
  36. Equation of State7▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Binary Black Hole7▲ 69×1 topic
  38. Neutron Star7▲ 69×1 topic
  39. Radio Astronomy6▲ 49×2 topics
  40. Space Exploration5▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Isaac Newton Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Business, Education, Mathematics Research, Historical and Literary Studies, Historical and Literary Analyses and History of Colonial Brazil.

Business, Education, Mathematics Research: 0 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Studies: 0 fractional worksHistorical and Literary …0Historical and Literary Analyses: 0 fractional worksHistory of Colonial Brazil0History of Colonial Brazil: 0 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 0 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 0 fractional worksOptical Network Technolo…0Optical Network Technologies: 0 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 0 fractional worksLaser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Communication Systems: 0 fractional works
AccountingAnthropologyLiterature and Literary TheoryAstronomy and Astrophysics2 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 0 works
  2. 2 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 0 works
  3. 3 Historical and Literary Analyses Literature and Literary Theory 0 works
  4. 4 History of Colonial Brazil Anthropology 0 works
  5. 5 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  6. 6 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  7. 7 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  9. 9 Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 0 works
  10. 10 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available70.9%not open29.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors81.1%domestic only18.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Isaac Newton Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 61% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Isaac Newton Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000035% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Isaac Newton Institute0.000039% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Isaac Newton Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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