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Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania

In research, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,323 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,491 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 88.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,820
of 28,054 · #7,304 all time
Rank in Italy
#336
of 618
Research works
1.1k
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
19.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #6,323 of 12,888 19.0%99 #4338
Physics and AstronomyField #1,491 of 1,646 19.9%72 #1929

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania 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 Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 88.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 48.6 works88×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 72.0 works31×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 30.58× its world share, 72 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.17× 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, 30.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania?

Ranked on the composite score, G. Umana, S. Riggi and ‬‬‬‬‬‬Eva Sciacca lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania.

  1. 1 G. Umana Italy · #33,928 worldwide 1.1k citations · 97 works
  2. 2 S. Riggi Italy · #68,545 worldwide 441 citations · 54 works
  3. 3 ‬‬‬‬‬‬Eva Sciacca Italy · #89,945 worldwide 363 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 A. Bonanno Italy · #96,893 worldwide 536 citations · 76 works
  5. 5 F. Bufano Italy · #155,218 worldwide 455 citations · 75 works
  6. 6 U. Becciani Italy · #177,271 worldwide 240 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 A. C. Lanzafame Italy · #239,279 worldwide 289 citations · 63 works
  8. 8 S. Messina Italy · #255,666 worldwide 328 citations · 71 works
  9. 9 E. Corsaro Italy · #338,609 worldwide 150 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 E. Distefano Italy · #358,856 worldwide 187 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania

Which keywords describe research at Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets, Solar Wind, Star Formation, 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 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. Exoplanets13▲ 314×1 topic
  2. Stellar Astrophysics13▲ 314×1 topic
  3. Solar System Abundances9▲ 167×1 topic
  4. Terrestrial Planets9▲ 167×1 topic
  5. Solar Wind7▲ 72×2 topics
  6. Star Formation7▲ 126×2 topics
  7. Accretion Disks7▲ 138×2 topics
  8. Magnetic Fields7▲ 100×2 topics
  9. Astronomical Instrumentation6▲ 234×1 topic
  10. Spectrograph6▲ 234×1 topic
  11. Turbulence6▲ 65×2 topics
  12. Molecular Clouds6▲ 227×1 topic
  13. Protoplanetary Disks6▲ 227×1 topic
  14. Coronal Mass Ejections6▲ 150×1 topic
  15. Solar Dynamics Observatory6▲ 150×1 topic
  16. Supernovae6▲ 67×2 topics
  17. Black Holes4▲ 38×3 topics
  18. Cosmic Rays4▲ 68×2 topics
  19. Gravitational Waves4▲ 61×2 topics
  20. Neutrinos4▲ 68×2 topics
  21. Nucleosynthesis4▲ 69×3 topics
  22. Quantum Gravity4▲ 41×3 topics
  23. High-Energy Astrophysics3▲ 121×1 topic
  24. Particle Acceleration3▲ 121×1 topic
  25. Gamma-Ray Bursts3▲ 111×1 topic
  26. Neutron Stars3▲ 111×1 topic
  27. General Relativity3▲ 39×2 topics
  28. Radio Astronomy3▲ 117×2 topics
  29. Cosmological Parameters3▲ 46×1 topic
  30. Dark Energy3▲ 39×1 topic
  31. Quantum Entanglement2▲ 30×2 topics
  32. Field Theories2▲ 42×1 topic
  33. Holographic2▲ 42×1 topic
  34. Spectroscopy2▲ 11×5 topics
  35. Dark Matter2▲ 16×3 topics
  36. Epoch of Reionization2▲ 139×1 topic
  37. Low-Frequency Telescopes2▲ 139×1 topic
  38. Mars2▲ 56×1 topic
  39. Martian Surface2▲ 56×1 topic
  40. Photon Counting2▲ 24×3 topics

Which research topics does Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astro and Planetary Science, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies.

Stellar, planetary, and …13Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 13 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 9 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 6 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 6 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 6 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic …3Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 3 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 3 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 3 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 2 fractional worksRadio Astronomy Observations and Technology: 2 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationNuclear and High Energy Physics

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 13 works
  2. 2 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  3. 3 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 6 works
  4. 4 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  5. 5 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  6. 6 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 3 works
  7. 7 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  8. 8 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  9. 9 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  10. 10 Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 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 available51.8%not open48.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.1%domestic only60.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% lower 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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