Question 1

What is Las Campanas Observatory known for?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 2

How does Las Campanas Observatory rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Las Campanas Observatory ranks #33,315 of 34,923 institutions worldwide on research quality over all time, and #133 of 133 in Chile.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Las Campanas Observatory?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Las Campanas Observatory?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 5

Which research topics does Las Campanas Observatory publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Las Campanas Observatory?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Las Campanas Observatory work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Is Las Campanas Observatory's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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