Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
Nonprofit · La Paz · Bolivia

Observatorio San Calixto

osc.org.boROR OpenAlex
Research works
21
▼ 73% vs 2018-21
Citations
390
18.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
Observatorio San Calixto

Not ranked overall: Observatorio San Calixto is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Observatorio San Calixto work in?

In all years, 93% of research at Observatorio San Calixto is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (79%), Computer Science (9%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (5%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 92.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 17 fractional works · 79.4% of its workGeophysics: 15 fractional works · 69.2% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 8.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 8.9% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workALL ITS WORKObservatorio SanCalixto21fractional works, all years
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences93%Social Sciences2%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 3 domains and 7 fields, with their numbers
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences1779.4%
    2. Computer Science28.9%
    3. Physics and Astronomy01.9%
    4. Engineering01.8%
    5. Environmental Science00.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences14.9%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance02.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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 Observatorio San Calixto?

Ranked on the quality score, E. Minaya lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Observatorio San Calixto.

  1. 1 E. Minaya Bolivia · #1,136,785 worldwide 820 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Observatorio San Calixto

What are the most cited papers from Observatorio San Calixto?

The most cited paper from Observatorio San Calixto is "Global quieting of high-frequency seismic noise due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measures" (Thomas Lecocq et al., 2020), with 388 citations. Next come "Crustal-thickness variations in the central Andes" (285) and "Ambient noise tomography across the Central Andes" (114).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global quieting of high-frequency seismic noise due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measures Thomas Lecocq et al. · Science Open access 23 Jul 2020 388
2 Crustal-thickness variations in the central Andes S. L. Beck, G. Zandt, Stephen C. Myers et al. · Geology 1996 285
3 Ambient noise tomography across the Central Andes Kevin M. Ward, Ryan C. Porter, G. Zandt et al. · Geophysical Journal International Open access 11 May 2013 114
4 Orogenic-wedge deformation and potential for great earthquakes in the central Andean backarc Benjamin A. Brooks, Michael G. Bevis, K. X. Whipple et al. · Nature Geoscience 8 May 2011 104
5 Shallow seismicity, triggered seismicity, and ambient noise tomography at the long-dormant Uturuncu Volcano, Bolivia Jennifer A. Jay, M. E. Pritchard, M. E. West et al. · Bulletin of Volcanology 24 Nov 2011 91
All 44 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Observatorio San Calixto?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Subduction, Plate Tectonics, Tomography, Earthquakes, Plate Boundaries, Tectonic Evolution, Andean Geodynamics and Caribbean Plate Boundary.

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

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Plate Tectonics6▲ 121×3 topics
  2. Subduction6▲ 264×3 topics
  3. Tomography4▲ 66×2 topics
  4. Earthquakes3▲ 189×1 topic
  5. Plate Boundaries3▲ 189×1 topic
  6. Andean Geodynamics2▲ 1220×1 topic
  7. Caribbean Plate Boundary2▲ 1220×1 topic
  8. Tectonic Evolution2▲ 382×2 topics
  9. Geochronology2▲ 116×1 topic
  10. Zircon2▲ 116×1 topic
  11. Crystal Structure Prediction2▲ 126×1 topic
  12. Machine Learning2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  13. Mantle Dynamics2▲ 126×1 topic
  14. Ionospheric Anomalies2▲ 272×1 topic
  15. Seismic Electromagnetics2▲ 272×1 topic
  16. Seismic Noise2▲ 153×1 topic
  17. Surface Wave2▲ 153×1 topic
  18. Earthquake Detection2▲ 361×1 topic
  19. Seismic Signals2▲ 361×1 topic
  20. Cenozoic Evolution1▲ 121×1 topic
  21. Cycads1▲ 1019×1 topic
  22. Evolution1▲ 17×1 topic
  23. Rifting1▲ 121×1 topic

Which research topics does Observatorio San Calixto publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: High-pressure geophysics and materials, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geological and Geochemical Analysis and Seismic Waves and Analysis.

High-pressure geophysics…0High-pressure geophysics and materials: 0 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …0earthquake and tectonic studies: 0 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 0 fractional works
Geophysics

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

  1. 1 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 0 works
  2. 2 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 0 works
  3. 3 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 0 works
  4. 4 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 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 available39.4%not open60.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.8%domestic only64.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Observatorio San Calixto's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 73% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Observatorio San Calixto as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000060% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Observatorio San Calixto0.0000022% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Observatorio San Calixto over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

Other research institutions in La Paz

All research institutions in La Paz

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about Observatorio San Calixto. Keep it to the research: no personal attacks, advertising or links. Any reader can report a post, which collapses it for everyone until it is opened.