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Las Campanas Observatory

In research, Las Campanas Observatory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,460 of 21,541 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#3,070 of 3,663 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,146
of 42,892
Rank in Chile
#54
of 141
Research works
169
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.3k
37.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is Las Campanas Observatory 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
Physical SciencesDomain #9,460 of 21,541 30.3%158
Physics and AstronomyField #3,070 of 3,663 32.8%139

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Las Campanas Observatory 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).

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: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 30.05× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 30.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Las Campanas Observatory?

Ranked on the composite score, M. M. Phillips, C. Contreras and E. Y. Hsiao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Las Campanas Observatory.

  1. 1 M. M. Phillips Chile · #51,893 worldwide 1.2k citations · 170 works
  2. 2 C. Contreras Chile · #105,272 worldwide 398 citations · 69 works
  3. 3 E. Y. Hsiao Chile · #124,866 worldwide 559 citations · 101 works
  4. 4 W. Krzemiński Chile · #173,470 worldwide 317 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 S. Gonzalez Chile · #211,208 worldwide 144 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 W. E. Kunkel Chile · #584,046 worldwide 115 citations · 47 works
  7. 7 N. Morrell Chile · #655,756 worldwide 421 citations · 193 works
  8. 8 D. J. Osip Chile · #882,542 worldwide 97 citations · 49 works
  9. 9 F. Di Mille Chile · #914,916 worldwide 75 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 J. E. Thomas-Osip Chile · #991,849 worldwide 40 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Las Campanas Observatory

Which keywords describe research at Las Campanas Observatory?

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

▲ 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. Exoplanets31▲ 253×1 topic
  2. Stellar Astrophysics31▲ 253×1 topic
  3. Star Formation30▲ 189×2 topics
  4. Accretion Disks27▲ 194×2 topics
  5. Magnetic Fields27▲ 152×2 topics
  6. Astronomical Instrumentation25▲ 283×1 topic
  7. Spectrograph25▲ 283×1 topic
  8. Black Holes20▲ 83×2 topics
  9. Gravitational Waves18▲ 165×2 topics
  10. Molecular Clouds18▲ 218×1 topic
  11. Protoplanetary Disks18▲ 218×1 topic
  12. Nucleosynthesis16▲ 93×3 topics
  13. Supernovae16▲ 93×2 topics
  14. Gamma-Ray Bursts16▲ 282×1 topic
  15. Neutron Stars16▲ 282×1 topic
  16. Cosmology12▲ 76×2 topics
  17. Dark Matter12▲ 37×2 topics
  18. Galaxies12▲ 158×1 topic
  19. Stellar Populations12▲ 158×1 topic
  20. Galactic Center9▲ 84×2 topics
  21. Event Horizon Telescope9▲ 159×1 topic
  22. X-Ray Astronomy9▲ 159×1 topic
  23. Solar System Abundances7▲ 50×1 topic
  24. Terrestrial Planets7▲ 50×1 topic
  25. Adaptive Optics5▲ 151×1 topic
  26. Wavefront Sensing5▲ 151×1 topic
  27. Structural Health Monitoring5▲ 28×2 topics
  28. Optical 3D Laser Measurement5▲ 141×1 topic
  29. Position-Sensitive Detector5▲ 141×1 topic
  30. Radio Astronomy4▲ 69×2 topics
  31. Spectroscopy4▲ 7.5×2 topics
  32. Cosmic Rays4▲ 35×2 topics
  33. Neutrinos4▲ 35×2 topics
  34. High-Energy Astrophysics4▲ 61×1 topic
  35. Particle Acceleration4▲ 61×1 topic
  36. High-Resolution Imaging3▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Transits of Venus3▲ 83×1 topic
  38. Equation of State2▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Binary Black Hole2▲ 41×1 topic
  40. Neutron Star2▲ 41×1 topic

Which research topics does Las Campanas Observatory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena.

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 2 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 2 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Fo…2Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 2 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evo…2Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 2 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 1 fractional worksOccupational and environmental lung diseases: 1 fractional worksHistory and Developments…1History and Developments in Astronomy: 1 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 1 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 1 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 1 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineNuclear and High Energy Physics

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  2. 2 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 2 works
  3. 3 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  4. 4 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  5. 5 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  6. 6 Occupational and environmental lung diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 History and Developments in Astronomy Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  10. 10 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 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 available74.9%not open25.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors82.6%domestic only17.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Las Campanas Observatory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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