Question 1

What is National Observatory known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, National Observatory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,409 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,104 of 9,585 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#935 of 1,417 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics and Physics and Astronomy (Astronomy and Astrophysics is 31.8× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does National Observatory rank in research?

Accepted Answer

National Observatory ranks #7,481 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#8,117 all time), and #328 of 684 in Brazil.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at National Observatory?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, R. L. C. Ogando, M. A. G. Maia and Luiz Nicolaci da Costa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Observatory.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from National Observatory?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from National Observatory is "THE ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH DATA RELEASES OF THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY: FINAL DATA FROM SDSS-III" (Shadab Alam et al., 2015), with 2,476 citations. Next come "SDSS-III: MASSIVE SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEYS OF THE DISTANT UNIVERSE, THE MILKY WAY, AND EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETARY SYSTEMS" (2,231) and "THE BARYON OSCILLATION SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY OF SDSS-III" (2,091).

Question 5

Which research topics does National Observatory publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Education and Teacher Training, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at National Observatory?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Development, Student Performance, Educational Leadership, Educational Innovation, Organizational Commitment, Quality Education, School Culture and Dark Matter.

Question 7

Which fields of science does National Observatory work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 58% of research at National Observatory is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (25%), Social Sciences (22%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (13%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is National Observatory's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 27% higher than in 2018-2021.