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Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy

In research, Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,538 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, all time
#15,299
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,342
of 8,685
Research works
146
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.7k
53.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy 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 #8,538 of 21,541 33.3%140

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy 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).

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.

Who are the top researchers at Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy?

Ranked on the composite score, W. B. Weaver lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy.

  1. 1 W. B. Weaver United States · #1,229,010 worldwide 12 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy

Which keywords describe research at Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Star Formation, Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Black Holes, Accretion Disks, Magnetic Fields, Solar System Abundances and Terrestrial Planets.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Star Formation26▲ 191×2 topics
  2. Exoplanets24▲ 219×1 topic
  3. Stellar Astrophysics24▲ 219×1 topic
  4. Black Holes18▲ 84×3 topics
  5. Accretion Disks16▲ 134×2 topics
  6. Magnetic Fields16▲ 105×2 topics
  7. Solar System Abundances16▲ 127×1 topic
  8. Terrestrial Planets16▲ 127×1 topic
  9. Astronomical Instrumentation14▲ 193×1 topic
  10. Spectrograph14▲ 193×1 topic
  11. Cosmology14▲ 104×2 topics
  12. Dark Matter14▲ 51×2 topics
  13. Galaxies14▲ 215×1 topic
  14. Stellar Populations14▲ 215×1 topic
  15. Turbulence12▲ 58×3 topics
  16. Molecular Clouds12▲ 170×1 topic
  17. Protoplanetary Disks12▲ 170×1 topic
  18. Mars6▲ 89×1 topic
  19. Martian Surface6▲ 89×1 topic
  20. Supernovae5▲ 34×2 topics
  21. Nucleosynthesis5▲ 31×3 topics
  22. Gravitational Waves5▲ 49×2 topics
  23. Solar Wind4▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Gamma-Ray Bursts4▲ 85×1 topic
  25. Neutron Stars4▲ 85×1 topic
  26. Galactic Center4▲ 45×2 topics
  27. X-Ray Spectroscopy4▲ 37×2 topics
  28. Event Horizon Telescope4▲ 81×1 topic
  29. X-Ray Astronomy4▲ 81×1 topic
  30. Coronal Mass Ejections3▲ 33×1 topic
  31. Solar Dynamics Observatory3▲ 33×1 topic
  32. Stable Isotopes3▲ 44×1 topic
  33. Trophic Position3▲ 44×1 topic
  34. Adaptive Optics3▲ 91×1 topic
  35. Wavefront Sensing3▲ 91×1 topic
  36. Optical 3D Laser Measurement2▲ 88×1 topic
  37. Position-Sensitive Detector2▲ 88×1 topic
  38. Ozone Depletion2▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Stratospheric Water Vapor2▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Radio Astronomy1▲ 27×2 topics

Which research topics does Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astro and Planetary Science, Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation and High-pressure geophysics and materials.

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  2. 2 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  3. 3 Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation Computational Mechanics 0 works
  4. 4 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 0 works
  5. 5 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  6. 6 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  7. 7 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 0 works
  8. 8 Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  9. 9 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 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 available57.6%not open42.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.2%domestic only60.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.