Question 1

What is Lowell Observatory known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Lowell Observatory stands highest in Astronomy and Astrophysics (#331 of 954 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,598 of 17,446 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,191 of 2,917 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy (Astronomy and Astrophysics is 119.2× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Lowell Observatory rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Lowell Observatory ranks #14,835 of 34,923 institutions worldwide on research quality over all time, and #3,055 of 7,310 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Lowell Observatory?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Theodore Kareta, Philip Massey and Deidre A. Hunter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lowell Observatory.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Lowell Observatory?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Lowell Observatory is "THE SEVENTH DATA RELEASE OF THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY" (Kevork N. Abazajian et al., 2009), with 5,449 citations. Next come "Kepler Planet-Detection Mission: Introduction and First Results" (4,121) and "Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite" (4,102).

Question 5

Which research topics does Lowell Observatory publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astro and Planetary Science, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies and Planetary Science and Exploration.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Lowell Observatory?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets, Star Formation, Accretion Disks, Magnetic Fields and Molecular Clouds.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Lowell Observatory work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 94% of research at Lowell Observatory is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (77%), Engineering (7%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (4%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is Lowell Observatory's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 36% lower than in 2018-2021.

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