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Millennium Institute of Astrophysics

In research, Millennium Institute of Astrophysics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,915 of 21,541 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#663 of 1,146 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#2,508 of 3,663 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics and Astronomy and Physical Sciences — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 112.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#12,084
of 42,892
Rank in Chile
#36
of 141
Research works
249
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.5k
30.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
88%
world 28%

What is Millennium Institute of Astrophysics 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 #6,915 of 21,541 36.2%236
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #663 of 1,146 38.1%154
Physics and AstronomyField #2,508 of 3,663 37.9%205

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Millennium Institute of Astrophysics 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 Millennium Institute of Astrophysics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 112.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 31.8 works112×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 40.7 works33×
  3. Physical SciencesDomain · 50.7 works2.4×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 33.48× its world share, 41 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× 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, 33.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Millennium Institute of Astrophysics?

Ranked on the composite score, S. González–Gaitán, L. Galbany and J. Alonso-García lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Millennium Institute of Astrophysics.

  1. 1 S. González–Gaitán Chile · #84,017 worldwide 370 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 L. Galbany Chile · #238,383 worldwide 627 citations · 156 works
  3. 3 J. Alonso-García Chile · #1,047,525 worldwide 104 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Á. Rojas-Arriagada Chile · #1,427,565 worldwide 50 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 R. Contreras Ramos Chile · #1,581,770 worldwide 32 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 C. E. Ferreira Lopes Chile · #1,615,497 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Millennium Institute of Astrophysics

Which keywords describe research at Millennium Institute of Astrophysics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Star Formation, Accretion Disks, Magnetic Fields, Gravitational Waves, Black Holes and Supernovae.

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

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Exoplanets9▲ 419×1 topic
  2. Stellar Astrophysics9▲ 419×1 topic
  3. Star Formation9▲ 301×2 topics
  4. Accretion Disks8▲ 302×2 topics
  5. Magnetic Fields8▲ 219×2 topics
  6. Gravitational Waves7▲ 222×2 topics
  7. Black Holes7▲ 129×3 topics
  8. Supernovae6▲ 137×2 topics
  9. Nucleosynthesis6▲ 224×2 topics
  10. Gamma-Ray Bursts6▲ 407×1 topic
  11. Neutron Stars6▲ 407×1 topic
  12. Astronomical Instrumentation6▲ 411×1 topic
  13. Spectrograph6▲ 411×1 topic
  14. Molecular Clouds5▲ 353×1 topic
  15. Protoplanetary Disks5▲ 353×1 topic
  16. Cosmology4▲ 110×2 topics
  17. Dark Matter4▲ 64×3 topics
  18. Galaxies4▲ 253×1 topic
  19. Stellar Populations4▲ 253×1 topic
  20. Solar System Abundances3▲ 120×1 topic
  21. Terrestrial Planets3▲ 120×1 topic
  22. Galactic Center3▲ 124×2 topics
  23. Event Horizon Telescope3▲ 243×1 topic
  24. X-Ray Astronomy3▲ 243×1 topic
  25. Deep Learning2◆ 1.10×8 topics
  26. Cosmic Rays2▲ 71×2 topics
  27. Neutrinos2▲ 71×2 topics
  28. High-Energy Astrophysics2▲ 121×1 topic
  29. Particle Acceleration2▲ 121×1 topic
  30. Optical 3D Laser Measurement2▲ 233×1 topic
  31. Position-Sensitive Detector2▲ 233×1 topic
  32. Feature Extraction1▲ 5.0×3 topics

Which research topics does Millennium Institute of Astrophysics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies.

Stellar, planetary, and …9Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 9 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 6 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 6 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 5 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 4 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…3Astro and Planetary Science: 3 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 3 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 2 fractional worksAstronomical Observations and Instrumentation: 2 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 1 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationNuclear and High Energy PhysicsComputational Mechanics

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  2. 2 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  3. 3 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 6 works
  4. 4 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  5. 5 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  6. 6 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  7. 7 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  8. 8 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  9. 9 Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation Computational Mechanics 2 works
  10. 10 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research 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 available88.2%not open11.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors83.0%domestic only17.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Millennium Institute of Astrophysics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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