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La Cañada Observatory

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Research works
1
▼ 100% vs 2018-21
Citations
24
32.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
100%
world 40%
International
83%
world 18%
La Cañada Observatory

Not ranked overall: La Cañada Observatory is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does La Cañada Observatory work in?

In all years, 100% of research at La Cañada Observatory is in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (100%).

Physical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 100.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 100.0% of its workALL ITS WORKLa CañadaObservatory1fractional works, all years
Physical Sciences100%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields. 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 1 domains and 1 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy1100.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What are the most cited papers from La Cañada Observatory?

The most cited paper from La Cañada Observatory is "EPOXI: COMET 103P/HARTLEY 2 OBSERVATIONS FROM A WORLDWIDE CAMPAIGN" (Karen J. Meech et al., 2011), with 109 citations. Next come "Outburst activity in comets" (73) and "Outburst activity in comets - II. A multiband photometric monitoring of comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1" (67).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 EPOXI: COMET 103P/HARTLEY 2 OBSERVATIONS FROM A WORLDWIDE CAMPAIGN Karen J. Meech et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Letters Open access197 authors 16 May 2011 109
2 Outburst activity in comets Josep Maria Trigo-Rodríguez, Enrique Garcia‐Melendo, B. J. R. Davidsson et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access 16 Apr 2008 73
3 Outburst activity in comets - II. A multiband photometric monitoring of comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 Josep Maria Trigo-Rodríguez, Domingo Aníbal García-Hernández, Albert Sánchez et al. · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Open access 29 Sep 2010 67
4 The 2011 October Draconids outburst – I. Orbital elements, meteoroid fluxes and 21P/Giacobini–Zinner delivered mass to Earth Josep Maria Trigo-Rodríguez, J. M. Madiedo, I. P. Williams et al. · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Open access 30 May 2013 27
5 Analysis of the September ε-Perseid outburst in 2013 J. M. Madiedo, J. Zamorano, Josep Maria Trigo-Rodríguez et al. · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Open access 20 Jul 2018 10
All 7 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does La Cañada Observatory publish most on?

By volume: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics.

Stellar, planetary, and …0Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 0 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Ex…0Planetary Science and Exploration: 0 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…0Astro and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works
Astronomy and Astrophysics

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  2. 2 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  3. 3 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  4. 4 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  5. 5 Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies Instrumentation 0 works
  6. 6 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 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 available100.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors83.1%domestic only16.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has La Cañada Observatory's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 100% lower than in 2018-2021.

20102015

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