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Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology

In research, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,970 of 12,888 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#71 of 443 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#526 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 94.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,519
of 28,054 · #2,236 all time
Rank in United States
#497
of 4,192
Research works
1.3k
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
75k
56.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
38.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
82%
world 28%

What is Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology 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 #1,970 of 12,888 39.6%210 #1453
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #71 of 443 41.6%106 #83
Physics and AstronomyField #526 of 1,646 41.2%179 #578

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#1,453 #1,970
  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics#83 #71
  3. Physics and Astronomy#578 #526
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 94.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 106.3 works94×
  2. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 43.3 works63×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 178.8 works37×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.49× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 37.03× its world share, 179 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× 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, 37.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology?

Ranked on the composite score, G. Madejski, C. C. Cheung and Risa H. Wechsler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology.

  1. 1 G. Madejski United States · #11,951 worldwide 967 citations · 61 works
  2. 2 C. C. Cheung United States · #33,636 worldwide 1.5k citations · 141 works
  3. 3 Risa H. Wechsler United States · #43,300 worldwide 1.7k citations · 139 works
  4. 4 Philip J. Marshall United States · #54,711 worldwide 523 citations · 64 works
  5. 5 Simon Birrer United States · #61,824 worldwide 495 citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Tom Abel United States · #102,717 worldwide 545 citations · 57 works
  7. 7 Joseph DeRose United States · #140,427 worldwide 404 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Cristian E. Rusu United States · #226,441 worldwide 191 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Robert A. Simcoe United States · #298,459 worldwide 281 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Zvonimir Vlah United States · #318,631 worldwide 148 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology

Which keywords describe research at Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Dark Matter, Black Holes, Cosmology, Star Formation, Supernovae, Galactic Center, 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. Dark Matter37▲ 149×4 topics
  2. Black Holes37▲ 179×3 topics
  3. Cosmology32▲ 225×3 topics
  4. Star Formation30▲ 260×2 topics
  5. Supernovae26▲ 149×2 topics
  6. Galactic Center24▲ 246×2 topics
  7. Cosmic Rays24▲ 215×2 topics
  8. Neutrinos24▲ 215×2 topics
  9. Accretion Disks22▲ 214×2 topics
  10. Magnetic Fields22▲ 155×2 topics
  11. Galaxies21▲ 348×1 topic
  12. Stellar Populations21▲ 348×1 topic
  13. Gravitational Waves20▲ 170×2 topics
  14. Particle Physics16▲ 100×2 topics
  15. Exoplanets14▲ 163×1 topic
  16. Stellar Astrophysics14▲ 163×1 topic
  17. General Relativity14▲ 95×2 topics
  18. Cosmological Parameters14▲ 112×1 topic
  19. Dark Energy14▲ 97×1 topic
  20. Nucleosynthesis13▲ 126×3 topics
  21. Astronomical Instrumentation13▲ 236×1 topic
  22. Spectrograph13▲ 236×1 topic
  23. Gamma-Ray Bursts13▲ 225×1 topic
  24. Neutron Stars13▲ 225×1 topic
  25. X-Ray Spectroscopy13▲ 137×2 topics
  26. Event Horizon Telescope13▲ 274×1 topic
  27. X-Ray Astronomy13▲ 274×1 topic
  28. High-Energy Astrophysics12▲ 210×1 topic
  29. Particle Acceleration12▲ 210×1 topic
  30. Axions11▲ 221×1 topic
  31. WIMPs11▲ 221×1 topic
  32. Turbulence9▲ 48×2 topics
  33. Molecular Clouds9▲ 163×1 topic
  34. Protoplanetary Disks9▲ 163×1 topic
  35. Binary Black Hole8▲ 120×1 topic
  36. Equation of State8▲ 66×2 topics
  37. Neutron Star8▲ 120×1 topic
  38. Photon Counting8▲ 51×3 topics
  39. Detector Performance6▲ 84×2 topics
  40. X-ray Imaging6▲ 76×2 topics

Which research topics does Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research.

Galaxies: Formation, Evo…21Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 21 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and …14Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 14 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 14 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysi…13Astronomy and Astrophysical Research: 13 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and sup…13Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 13 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 13 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 12 fractional worksDark Matter and Cosmic P…11Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena: 11 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 9 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 8 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationNuclear and High Energy Physics

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

  1. 1 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 21 works
  2. 2 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 14 works
  3. 3 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 14 works
  4. 4 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 13 works
  5. 5 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 13 works
  6. 6 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 13 works
  7. 7 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 12 works
  8. 8 Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 11 works
  9. 9 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  10. 10 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 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 available81.7%not open18.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.3%domestic only49.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% lower 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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