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Las Campanas Observatory

In research, Las Campanas Observatory stands highest in Physics and Astronomy (#1,375 of 2,917 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#13,381 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physical Sciences (Physical Sciences is 2.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#33,315
of 34,923
Rank in Chile
#133
of 133
Research works
169
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.3k
37.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.09×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
75%
world 40%
International
83%
world 18%
Las Campanas Observatory

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
Physics and AstronomyField #1,375 of 2,917 12.0%139
Physical SciencesDomain #13,381 of 17,446 12.9%158

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Las Campanas Observatory work in?

In 2022-now, 85% of research at Las Campanas Observatory is in Physical Sciences, 9% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (73%), Social Sciences (6%), Engineering (6%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 84.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 17 fractional works · 73.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 13 fractional works · 53.5% of its workInstrumentation: 3 fractional works · 13.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 9.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKLas CampanasObservatory24fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences85%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences9%

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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy1773.5%
    2. Engineering15.6%
    3. Environmental Science12.5%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences12.3%
    5. Computer Science00.7%
    6. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Social Sciences26.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities01.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Medicine14.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Las Campanas Observatory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physical Sciences takes 2.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physical SciencesDomain · 20.1 works2.2×
← 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: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 33.04× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.51× 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, 33.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy33.04×18 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.48×1 works
  3. Social Sciences0.51×2 works
  4. Environmental Science0.50×1 works
  5. Arts and Humanities0.49×0 works
  6. Engineering0.37×1 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.33×0 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.30×0 works
  9. Medicine0.23×1 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.16×0 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.15×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.09×0 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.06×0 works
  14. Mathematics0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Las Campanas Observatory?

Ranked on the quality score, Abdo R Campillay, Mark M. Phillips and Miguel Roth lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Las Campanas Observatory.

  1. 1 Abdo R Campillay Chile · #166,817 worldwide 6.1k citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Mark M. Phillips Chile · #237,323 worldwide 63k citations · 775 works
  3. 3 Miguel Roth Chile · #291,788 worldwide 4.1k citations · 66 works
  4. 4 Carlos Contreras Chile · #294,442 worldwide 14k citations · 353 works
  5. 5 Luis Boldt Chile · #309,033 worldwide 2.6k citations · 31 works
  6. 6 W. Krzemiński Chile · #320,487 worldwide 5.2k citations · 129 works
  7. 7 Eric Y. Hsiao Chile · #355,304 worldwide 17k citations · 489 works
  8. 8 S. Castellón Chile · #790,135 worldwide 2.1k citations · 48 works
  9. 9 Sergio Gonzalez Chile · #868,163 worldwide 2.8k citations · 81 works
  10. 10 N. Morrell Chile · #960,222 worldwide 21k citations · 905 works
All ranked researchers at Las Campanas Observatory

What are the most cited papers from Las Campanas Observatory?

The most cited paper from Las Campanas Observatory is "THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN: X-RAYS DRIVE THE UV THROUGH NIR VARIABILITY IN THE 2013 ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEUS OUTBURST IN NGC 2617" (B. J. Shappee et al., 2014), with 1,746 citations. Next come "Cosmological Results from High‐zSupernovae" (1,746) and "Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV: Mapping the Milky Way, Nearby Galaxies, and the Distant Universe" (1,633).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN: X-RAYS DRIVE THE UV THROUGH NIR VARIABILITY IN THE 2013 ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEUS OUTBURST IN NGC 2617 B. J. Shappee et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 21 May 2014 1,746
2 Cosmological Results from High‐zSupernovae John L. Tonry et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 20 Aug 2003 1,746
3 Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV: Mapping the Milky Way, Nearby Galaxies, and the Distant Universe Michael R. Blanton et al. · The Astronomical Journal Open access363 authors 29 Jun 2017 1,633
4 Improved Cosmological Constraints from New, Old, and Combined Supernova Data Sets Marek P. Kowalski et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 17 Oct 2008 1,565
5 THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN: X-RAYS DRIVE THE UV THROUGH NIR VARIABILITY IN THE 2013 ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEUS OUTBURST IN NGC 2617 Benjamin J. Shappee et al. · eScholarship (California Digital Library) Open access 10 Jun 2014 1,375
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Las Campanas Observatory?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Star Formation, Astronomical Instrumentation, Spectrograph, Black Holes, Accretion Disks, Magnetic Fields, Exoplanets and Stellar Astrophysics.

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

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Star Formation4▲ 320×2 topics
  2. Astronomical Instrumentation3▲ 422×1 topic
  3. Spectrograph3▲ 422×1 topic
  4. Black Holes3▲ 136×2 topics
  5. Accretion Disks3▲ 244×2 topics
  6. Exoplanets3▲ 304×1 topic
  7. Magnetic Fields3▲ 184×2 topics
  8. Stellar Astrophysics3▲ 304×1 topic
  9. Cosmology2▲ 144×2 topics
  10. Dark Matter2▲ 84×2 topics
  11. Galaxies2▲ 325×1 topic
  12. Stellar Populations2▲ 325×1 topic
  13. Molecular Clouds2▲ 314×1 topic
  14. Protoplanetary Disks2▲ 314×1 topic
  15. Gravitational Waves2▲ 131×2 topics
  16. Radio Astronomy2▲ 326×2 topics
  17. Climate Change2▲ 2.4×6 topics
  18. Supernovae2▲ 82×2 topics
  19. Gamma-Ray Bursts2▲ 239×1 topic
  20. Neutron Stars2▲ 239×1 topic
  21. Spectroscopy1▲ 29×2 topics
  22. BAP1 mutations1▲ 246×1 topic
  23. Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma1▲ 246×1 topic

Which research topics does Las Campanas Observatory publish most on?

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

Astronomy and Astrophysical Research: 3 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 3 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 2 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 2 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 2 fractional worksOccupational and environ…1Occupational and environmental lung diseases: 1 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 1 fractional worksHistory and Developments in Astronomy: 1 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 1 fractional worksRadio Astronomy Observations and Technology: 1 fractional works
InstrumentationAstronomy and AstrophysicsPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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

  1. 1 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 3 works
  2. 2 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  3. 3 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  4. 4 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  5. 5 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  6. 6 Occupational and environmental lung diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  8. 8 History and Developments in Astronomy Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  10. 10 Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology Astronomy and Astrophysics 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Las Campanas Observatory's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Las Campanas Observatory as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000089% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Las Campanas Observatory0.000034% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Las Campanas Observatory over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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