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Istituto di Radioastronomia di Bologna

In research, Istituto di Radioastronomia di Bologna stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,516 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,492 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics and Astronomy and Physical Sciences — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 109.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,260
of 28,054 · #6,034 all time
Rank in Italy
#354
of 618
Research works
1.1k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
24.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Istituto di Radioastronomia di Bologna 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 #6,516 of 12,888 34.3%93 #3652
Physics and AstronomyField #1,492 of 1,646 36.0%75 #1839

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Istituto di Radioastronomia di Bologna 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 Istituto di Radioastronomia di Bologna specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 109.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 53.4 works109×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 74.7 works36×
  3. Physical SciencesDomain · 92.5 works2.5×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 35.61× its world share, 75 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 35.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Istituto di Radioastronomia di Bologna?

Ranked on the composite score, M. Giroletti, K. L. J. Rygl and F. Govoni lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Istituto di Radioastronomia di Bologna.

  1. 1 M. Giroletti Italy · #63,759 worldwide 1.1k citations · 143 works
  2. 2 K. L. J. Rygl Italy · #89,751 worldwide 398 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 F. Govoni Italy · #135,696 worldwide 255 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 J. Brand Italy · #204,866 worldwide 222 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Elisabetta Liuzzo Italy · #206,243 worldwide 306 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 L. Feretti Italy · #209,368 worldwide 483 citations · 91 works
  7. 7 C. Stanghellini Italy · #210,538 worldwide 146 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 F. D’Ammando Italy · #241,670 worldwide 765 citations · 157 works
  9. 9 M. Bondi Italy · #356,279 worldwide 152 citations · 42 works
  10. 10 I. Prandoni Italy · #451,994 worldwide 188 citations · 83 works
All ranked researchers at Istituto di Radioastronomia di Bologna

Which keywords describe research at Istituto di Radioastronomia di Bologna?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Black Holes, Star Formation, Dark Matter, Cosmology, Galaxies, Stellar Populations, Cosmic Rays and Neutrinos.

▲ 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. Black Holes19▲ 214×3 topics
  2. Star Formation18▲ 369×2 topics
  3. Dark Matter16▲ 146×3 topics
  4. Cosmology16▲ 251×3 topics
  5. Galaxies14▲ 553×1 topic
  6. Stellar Populations14▲ 553×1 topic
  7. Cosmic Rays13▲ 280×2 topics
  8. Neutrinos13▲ 280×2 topics
  9. Radio Astronomy13▲ 619×2 topics
  10. Epoch of Reionization13▲ 1064×1 topic
  11. Low-Frequency Telescopes13▲ 1064×1 topic
  12. High-Energy Astrophysics12▲ 472×1 topic
  13. Particle Acceleration12▲ 472×1 topic
  14. Accretion Disks9▲ 195×2 topics
  15. Magnetic Fields9▲ 141×2 topics
  16. Supernovae6▲ 81×2 topics
  17. Galactic Center6▲ 141×2 topics
  18. Gravitational Waves6▲ 109×2 topics
  19. Astronomical Instrumentation5▲ 210×1 topic
  20. Spectrograph5▲ 210×1 topic
  21. Event Horizon Telescope5▲ 228×1 topic
  22. X-Ray Astronomy5▲ 228×1 topic
  23. Nucleosynthesis4▲ 96×3 topics
  24. Gamma-Ray Bursts4▲ 174×1 topic
  25. Neutron Stars4▲ 174×1 topic
  26. Turbulence4▲ 48×2 topics
  27. Molecular Clouds4▲ 166×1 topic
  28. Protoplanetary Disks4▲ 166×1 topic
  29. Exoplanets4▲ 100×1 topic
  30. Stellar Astrophysics4▲ 100×1 topic
  31. General Relativity2▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Cosmological Parameters2▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Dark Energy2▲ 32×1 topic
  34. Optical 3D Laser Measurement2▲ 156×1 topic
  35. Position-Sensitive Detector2▲ 156×1 topic
  36. Equation of State2▲ 29×2 topics
  37. Particle Physics2▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Antenna Arrays1▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Binary Black Hole1▲ 50×1 topic
  40. Particle Swarm Optimization1▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does Istituto di Radioastronomia di Bologna publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research.

Galaxies: Formation, Evo…14Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 14 fractional worksRadio Astronomy Observations and Technology: 13 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 12 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 5 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 5 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and sup…4Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 4 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 4 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 4 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 2 fractional worksAstronomical Observations and Instrumentation: 2 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsInstrumentationComputational Mechanics

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

  1. 1 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 14 works
  2. 2 Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology Astronomy and Astrophysics 13 works
  3. 3 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 12 works
  4. 4 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 5 works
  5. 5 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  6. 6 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  7. 7 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  8. 8 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  9. 9 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  10. 10 Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation Computational Mechanics 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 available59.1%not open40.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.7%domestic only47.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Istituto di Radioastronomia di Bologna's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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