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Main Astronomical Observatory

In research, Main Astronomical Observatory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,027 of 21,541 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#643 of 1,146 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#2,538 of 3,663 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 85.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,439
of 28,054 · #9,502 all time
Rank in Ukraine
#210
of 309
Research works
993
▼ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Main Astronomical 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 #6,027 of 21,541 11.3%936
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #643 of 1,146 11.4%507
Physics and AstronomyField #2,538 of 3,663 12.3%629
EngineeringField #10,180 of 11,412 9.1%143

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Main Astronomical 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).

What does Main Astronomical Observatory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 85.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 27.5 works85×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 34.3 works25×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.13× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.69× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.47× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 24.83× its world share, 34 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 0.26× 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, 24.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Main Astronomical Observatory?

Ranked on the composite score, Y. I. Izotov, O. Sergijenko and N. G. Guseva lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Main Astronomical Observatory.

  1. 1 Y. I. Izotov Ukraine · #207,359 worldwide 531 citations · 88 works
  2. 2 O. Sergijenko Ukraine · #208,927 worldwide 233 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 N. G. Guseva Ukraine · #247,982 worldwide 330 citations · 62 works
  4. 4 L. V. Kazantseva Ukraine · #570,095 worldwide 6 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 I. B. Vavilova Ukraine · #613,200 worldwide 48 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 V. K. Rosenbush Ukraine · #675,367 worldwide 85 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Н. Н. Киселев Ukraine · #762,769 worldwide 83 citations · 44 works
  8. 8 N. V. Kharchenko Ukraine · #867,650 worldwide 83 citations · 66 works
  9. 9 Ya. V. Pavlenko Ukraine · #927,289 worldwide 113 citations · 93 works
  10. 10 Peter Berczik Ukraine · #962,882 worldwide 124 citations · 57 works
All ranked researchers at Main Astronomical Observatory

Which keywords describe research at Main Astronomical Observatory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar Wind, Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Star Formation, Coronal Mass Ejections, Solar Dynamics Observatory, Black Holes and Climate Change.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Solar Wind6▲ 109×2 topics
  2. Climate Change6▲ 3.5×11 topics
  3. Exoplanets6▲ 224×1 topic
  4. Stellar Astrophysics6▲ 224×1 topic
  5. Star Formation5▲ 156×2 topics
  6. Black Holes5▲ 78×3 topics
  7. Coronal Mass Ejections5▲ 202×1 topic
  8. Solar Dynamics Observatory5▲ 202×1 topic
  9. Accretion Disks4▲ 127×2 topics
  10. Magnetic Fields4▲ 92×2 topics
  11. Solar System Abundances3▲ 110×1 topic
  12. Terrestrial Planets3▲ 110×1 topic
  13. Renewable Energy3▲ 3.3×5 topics
  14. Cosmology3▲ 71×3 topics
  15. Supernovae3▲ 54×2 topics
  16. Dark Matter3▲ 37×3 topics
  17. Remote Sensing3▲ 3.4×8 topics
  18. Galaxies2▲ 148×1 topic
  19. Molecular Clouds2▲ 163×1 topic
  20. Protoplanetary Disks2▲ 163×1 topic
  21. Stellar Populations2▲ 148×1 topic
  22. Astronomical Instrumentation2▲ 152×1 topic
  23. Spectrograph2▲ 152×1 topic
  24. Optical 3D Laser Measurement2▲ 278×1 topic
  25. Position-Sensitive Detector2▲ 278×1 topic
  26. Gravitational Waves2▲ 56×2 topics
  27. Nucleosynthesis2▲ 59×3 topics
  28. Electron Acceleration2▲ 40×2 topics
  29. Ionosphere2▲ 48×1 topic
  30. Magnetosphere2▲ 48×1 topic
  31. Air Quality2▲ 14×2 topics
  32. General Relativity2▲ 38×2 topics
  33. Geodetic Measurements2▲ 24×2 topics
  34. Gamma-Ray Bursts2▲ 89×1 topic
  35. Neutron Stars2▲ 89×1 topic
  36. Satellite Observations2▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Hydrological Cycle1▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Ozone Depletion1▲ 77×1 topic
  39. Stratospheric Water Vapor1▲ 77×1 topic
  40. Water Resources1▲ 9.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Main Astronomical Observatory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Astro and Planetary Science and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena.

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 6 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 5 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…3Astro and Planetary Science: 3 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evo…2Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 2 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 2 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 2 fractional worksAstronomical Observation…2Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation: 2 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 2 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 2 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity Measurements: 1 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationComputational MechanicsOceanography

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  2. 2 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  3. 3 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  4. 4 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  5. 5 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  6. 6 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 2 works
  7. 7 Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation Computational Mechanics 2 works
  8. 8 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  9. 9 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  10. 10 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 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 available52.0%not open48.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.6%domestic only61.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Main Astronomical Observatory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% lower 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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