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Istituto Ricerche Solari Locarno

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Research works
108
▲ 39% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.2k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
64%
world 40%
International
56%
world 18%
Istituto Ricerche Solari Locarno

Not ranked overall: Istituto Ricerche Solari Locarno is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Istituto Ricerche Solari Locarno work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research at Istituto Ricerche Solari Locarno is in Physical Sciences, 33% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (44%), Social Sciences (26%), Environmental Science (7%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 62.9% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 13 fractional works · 44.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 12 fractional works · 41.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 33.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 25.8% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 11.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 9.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKIstituto RicercheSolari Locarno28fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences63%Health Sciences0%Social Sciences33%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy1344.1%
    2. Environmental Science26.7%
    3. Engineering15.0%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences14.1%
    5. Computer Science11.9%
    6. Mathematics00.8%
    7. Chemistry00.2%
    8. Energy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences725.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting13.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities12.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.3%
    2. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Medicine00.1%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.57× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.34× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 19.84× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 2.04× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 19.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy19.84×12 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.57×1 works
  3. Social Sciences2.04×7 works
  4. Environmental Science1.34×2 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.09×1 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.02×1 works
  7. Mathematics0.70×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.62×1 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.55×0 works
  10. Engineering0.33×1 works
  11. Computer Science0.25×0 works
  12. Chemistry0.15×0 works
  13. Neuroscience0.14×0 works
  14. Energy0.13×0 works
  15. Medicine0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Istituto Ricerche Solari Locarno?

Ranked on the quality score, Jürgen Häusler, Gioele Janett and Sergio Cortesi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Istituto Ricerche Solari Locarno.

  1. 1 Jürgen Häusler Switzerland · #2,036,939 worldwide 311 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Gioele Janett Switzerland · #3,805,678 worldwide 238 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Sergio Cortesi Switzerland · #3,954,538 worldwide 101 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Luca Belluzzi Switzerland · #5,389,318 worldwide 872 citations · 137 works
  5. 5 M. Bianda Switzerland · #6,194,770 worldwide 892 citations · 139 works
All ranked researchers at Istituto Ricerche Solari Locarno

What are the most cited papers from Istituto Ricerche Solari Locarno?

The most cited paper from Istituto Ricerche Solari Locarno is "BIPOLAR MAGNETIC REGIONS ON THE SUN: GLOBAL ANALYSIS OF THE SOHO /MDI DATA SET" (Jan Olof Stenflo, Alexander G. Kosovichev, 2012), with 181 citations. Next come "Polarized x-rays constrain the disk-jet geometry in the black hole x-ray binary Cygnus X-1" (173) and "SPHERE/ZIMPOL high resolution polarimetric imager" (139).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 BIPOLAR MAGNETIC REGIONS ON THE SUN: GLOBAL ANALYSIS OF THE SOHO /MDI DATA SET Jan Olof Stenflo, Alexander G. Kosovichev · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 9 Jan 2012 181
2 Polarized x-rays constrain the disk-jet geometry in the black hole x-ray binary Cygnus X-1 Henric S. Krawczynski et al. · Science Open access114 authors 3 Nov 2022 173
3 SPHERE/ZIMPOL high resolution polarimetric imager Hans Martin Schmid et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access 14 Aug 2018 139
4 Solar magnetic fields as revealed by Stokes polarimetry Jan Olof Stenflo · The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review Open access 20 Sep 2013 104
5 The European Solar Telescope C. Quintero Noda et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access281 authors 22 Jul 2022 100
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Istituto Ricerche Solari Locarno?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar Wind, Coronal Mass Ejections, Solar Dynamics Observatory, Social Capital, Ionosphere, Magnetosphere, Sustainable Development and Urban Development.

▲ 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-now 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 25 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 25 words, with their numbers
  1. Solar Wind7▲ 262×2 topics
  2. Coronal Mass Ejections5▲ 461×1 topic
  3. Solar Dynamics Observatory5▲ 461×1 topic
  4. Social Capital2▲ 17×2 topics
  5. Sustainable Development2▲ 5.2×3 topics
  6. Globalization2▲ 3.6×2 topics
  7. Ionosphere2▲ 130×1 topic
  8. Magnetosphere2▲ 130×1 topic
  9. Urban Development2▲ 18×2 topics
  10. Economic Impact2▲ 11×2 topics
  11. Urban Hierarchy2▲ 1916×1 topic
  12. World City Network2▲ 1916×1 topic
  13. Biosphere Reserves2▲ 430×1 topic
  14. Landscape Management2▲ 299×1 topic
  15. Creative Economy1▲ 138×1 topic
  16. Cultural Policy1▲ 121×1 topic
  17. Gender1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  18. Behavioral Economics1▲ 76×1 topic
  19. Consumer Policy1▲ 684×1 topic
  20. Solar System Abundances1▲ 78×1 topic
  21. Terrestrial Planets1▲ 78×1 topic
  22. Consumer Behavior1▲ 5.7×2 topics
  23. Economic Growth1▲ 4.3×2 topics
  24. Exoplanets1▲ 91×1 topic
  25. Stellar Astrophysics1▲ 91×1 topic

Which research topics does Istituto Ricerche Solari Locarno publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Global Urban Networks and Dynamics and Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies.

Solar and Space Plasma D…5Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 5 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosp…2Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 2 fractional worksGlobal Urban Networks an…2Global Urban Networks and Dynamics: 2 fractional worksEcology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 2 fractional worksCultural Industries and Urban Development: 1 fractional worksConsumer behavior in foo…1Consumer behavior in food and health: 1 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 1 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 1 fractional worksGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies: 1 fractional worksEuropean history and politics: 1 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsUrban StudiesNature and Landscape ConservationSociology and Political Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  2. 2 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  3. 3 Global Urban Networks and Dynamics Urban Studies 2 works
  4. 4 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  5. 5 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 1 works
  6. 6 Consumer behavior in food and health Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 1 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 available64.0%not open36.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.4%domestic only43.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Istituto Ricerche Solari Locarno's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 39% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Istituto Ricerche Solari Locarno as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00018% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Istituto Ricerche Solari Locarno0.000055% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Istituto Ricerche Solari Locarno over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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