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Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino

In research, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,459 of 12,888 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#351 of 443 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,414 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 107.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,970
of 28,054 · #7,375 all time
Rank in Italy
#283
of 618
Research works
1.3k
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
22.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino 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 #5,459 of 12,888 23.6%107 #4484
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #351 of 443 21.6%63 #397
Physics and AstronomyField #1,414 of 1,646 24.0%89 #1894

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#4,484 #5,459
  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics#397 #351
  3. Physics and Astronomy#1,894 #1,414
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 107.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 63.1 works108×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 88.9 works35×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.75× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 35.43× its world share, 89 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 35.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino?

Ranked on the composite score, A. Spagna, R. Drimmel and D. Busonero lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino.

  1. 1 A. Spagna Italy · #50,835 worldwide 498 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 R. Drimmel Italy · #53,663 worldwide 511 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 D. Busonero Italy · #56,330 worldwide 409 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 A. Riva Italy · #67,858 worldwide 356 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 B. Bucciarelli Italy · #75,557 worldwide 356 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 M. Gai Italy · #85,100 worldwide 358 citations · 52 works
  7. 7 M. Crosta Italy · #91,177 worldwide 349 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 R. L. Smart Italy · #102,652 worldwide 527 citations · 100 works
  9. 9 Alberto Vecchiato Italy · #118,612 worldwide 212 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 A. S. Bonomo Italy · #131,536 worldwide 587 citations · 107 works
All ranked researchers at Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino

Which keywords describe research at Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Solar Wind, Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets, Astronomical Instrumentation, Spectrograph and Coronal Mass Ejections.

▲ 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. Exoplanets17▲ 373×1 topic
  2. Stellar Astrophysics17▲ 373×1 topic
  3. Solar Wind13▲ 125×2 topics
  4. Solar System Abundances11▲ 199×1 topic
  5. Terrestrial Planets11▲ 199×1 topic
  6. Astronomical Instrumentation9▲ 324×1 topic
  7. Spectrograph9▲ 324×1 topic
  8. Coronal Mass Ejections9▲ 214×1 topic
  9. Solar Dynamics Observatory9▲ 214×1 topic
  10. Star Formation9▲ 148×2 topics
  11. Cosmic Rays8▲ 149×2 topics
  12. Neutrinos8▲ 149×2 topics
  13. Accretion Disks8▲ 153×2 topics
  14. Magnetic Fields8▲ 111×2 topics
  15. Dark Matter7▲ 52×3 topics
  16. High-Energy Astrophysics6▲ 199×1 topic
  17. Particle Acceleration6▲ 199×1 topic
  18. Turbulence6▲ 61×2 topics
  19. Black Holes6▲ 55×3 topics
  20. Molecular Clouds6▲ 202×1 topic
  21. Protoplanetary Disks6▲ 202×1 topic
  22. Cosmology6▲ 74×3 topics
  23. Supernovae5▲ 55×2 topics
  24. Galactic Center5▲ 93×2 topics
  25. Electron Acceleration4▲ 59×2 topics
  26. Ionosphere4▲ 66×1 topic
  27. Magnetosphere4▲ 66×1 topic
  28. Gravitational Waves4▲ 63×2 topics
  29. Particle Physics4▲ 43×2 topics
  30. Nucleosynthesis4▲ 64×3 topics
  31. Galaxies3▲ 99×1 topic
  32. Gamma-Ray Bursts3▲ 103×1 topic
  33. Neutron Stars3▲ 103×1 topic
  34. Stellar Populations3▲ 99×1 topic
  35. Optical 3D Laser Measurement3▲ 209×1 topic
  36. Position-Sensitive Detector3▲ 209×1 topic
  37. Axions2▲ 91×1 topic
  38. Event Horizon Telescope2▲ 96×1 topic
  39. WIMPs2▲ 91×1 topic
  40. X-Ray Astronomy2▲ 96×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astro and Planetary Science, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics.

Stellar, planetary, and …17Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 17 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 11 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 9 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 9 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 6 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Fo…6Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 6 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 4 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 3 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 3 fractional worksAstronomical Observations and Instrumentation: 3 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationNuclear and High Energy PhysicsComputational Mechanics

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 17 works
  2. 2 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 11 works
  3. 3 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 9 works
  4. 4 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  5. 5 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 6 works
  6. 6 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  7. 7 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  8. 8 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  9. 9 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  10. 10 Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation Computational Mechanics 3 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 available47.9%not open52.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.9%domestic only57.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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.

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.