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Mount Stromlo Observatory

In research, Mount Stromlo Observatory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,375 of 21,541 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#204 of 1,146 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#966 of 3,663 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physical Sciences — Physical Sciences is 2.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#3,866
of 42,892
Rank in Australia
#92
of 656
Research works
1.1k
▼ 59% vs 2013–17
Citations
43k
40.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Mount Stromlo 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 #2,375 of 21,541 25.4%1,034
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #204 of 1,146 27.1%612
Physics and AstronomyField #966 of 3,663 26.8%868
InstrumentationSubfield #84 of 135 25.8%168

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mount Stromlo 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 Mount Stromlo Observatory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physical Sciences takes 2.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physical SciencesDomain · 21.8 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.35× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 28.49× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 28.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mount Stromlo Observatory?

Ranked on the composite score, I. R. Tuohy, D. S. Mathewson and A. R. Hyland lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mount Stromlo Observatory.

  1. 1 I. R. Tuohy Australia · #185,509 worldwide 204 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 D. S. Mathewson Australia · #203,786 worldwide 161 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 A. R. Hyland Australia · #225,609 worldwide 299 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 A. W. Rodgers Australia · #275,547 worldwide 220 citations · 55 works
  5. 5 N. Visvanathan Australia · #491,573 worldwide 70 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 S. C. B. Gascoigne Australia · #1,021,337 worldwide 23 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 R. A. Remillard Australia · #1,032,599 worldwide 68 citations · 47 works
  8. 8 D. J. Faulkner Australia · #1,154,636 worldwide 40 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Mount Stromlo Observatory

Which keywords describe research at Mount Stromlo Observatory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Star Formation, Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Astronomical Instrumentation, Spectrograph, Turbulence, Accretion Disks and Magnetic Fields.

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

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Star Formation4▲ 295×2 topics
  2. Exoplanets3▲ 326×1 topic
  3. Stellar Astrophysics3▲ 326×1 topic
  4. Astronomical Instrumentation2▲ 394×1 topic
  5. Spectrograph2▲ 394×1 topic
  6. Turbulence2▲ 110×3 topics
  7. Accretion Disks2▲ 200×2 topics
  8. Magnetic Fields2▲ 145×2 topics
  9. Molecular Clouds2▲ 335×1 topic
  10. Protoplanetary Disks2▲ 335×1 topic
  11. Black Holes2▲ 85×2 topics
  12. Cosmology2▲ 107×1 topic
  13. Galaxies2▲ 259×1 topic
  14. Adaptive Optics1▲ 429×1 topic
  15. Wavefront Sensing1▲ 429×1 topic
  16. Gravitational Waves1▲ 87×2 topics
  17. Aboriginal Astronomy1▲ 1842×1 topic
  18. Australian Indigenous Languages1▲ 1842×1 topic
  19. Gamma-Ray Bursts1▲ 161×1 topic
  20. Neutron Stars1▲ 161×1 topic
  21. Nucleosynthesis1▲ 91×2 topics
  22. Supernovae1▲ 53×2 topics

Which research topics does Mount Stromlo Observatory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena.

Stellar, planetary, and …3Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 3 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 2 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 2 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 2 fractional worksAdaptive optics and wavefront sensing: 1 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and sup…1Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 1 fractional worksAustralian Indigenous Culture and History: 1 fractional worksAstronomical Observations and Instrumentation: 1 fractional worksTime Series Analysis and Forecasting: 0 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsAnthropology2 others

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  2. 2 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 2 works
  3. 3 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  4. 4 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  5. 5 Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  6. 6 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  7. 7 Australian Indigenous Culture and History Anthropology 1 works
  8. 8 Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation Computational Mechanics 1 works
  9. 9 Time Series Analysis and Forecasting Signal Processing 0 works
  10. 10 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available58.9%not open41.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.4%domestic only60.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mount Stromlo Observatory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 59% lower 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.

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