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Osservatorio Astronomico di Cagliari

In research, Osservatorio Astronomico di Cagliari stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,834 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 96.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,890
of 28,054 · #13,897 all time
Rank in Italy
#524
of 618
Research works
368
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.4k
22.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Osservatorio Astronomico di Cagliari 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 #9,834 of 12,888 21.3%64 #7872

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 96.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 32.8 works96×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 43.3 works30×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.54× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.31× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 29.71× its world share, 43 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.02× 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, 29.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Osservatorio Astronomico di Cagliari?

Ranked on the composite score, Matteo Bachetti, A. Navarrini and Andrea Possenti lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Osservatorio Astronomico di Cagliari.

  1. 1 Matteo Bachetti Italy · #45,877 worldwide 644 citations · 73 works
  2. 2 A. Navarrini Italy · #303,282 worldwide 120 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Andrea Possenti Italy · #341,194 worldwide 822 citations · 175 works
  4. 4 G. Mulas Italy · #346,681 worldwide 123 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 N. D’Amico Italy · #348,304 worldwide 173 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 M. Burgay Italy · #403,595 worldwide 529 citations · 121 works
  7. 7 F. Loi Italy · #547,753 worldwide 24 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Franco Buffa Italy · #711,657 worldwide 90 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 M. Pilia Italy · #717,236 worldwide 329 citations · 163 works
  10. 10 M. Murgia Italy · #736,455 worldwide 137 citations · 54 works
All ranked researchers at Osservatorio Astronomico di Cagliari

Which keywords describe research at Osservatorio Astronomico di Cagliari?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gravitational Waves, Black Holes, Epoch of Reionization, Radio Astronomy, Accretion Disks, Magnetic Fields, Binary Black Hole and Neutron Star.

▲ 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. Gravitational Waves9▲ 241×2 topics
  2. Black Holes7▲ 113×3 topics
  3. Epoch of Reionization7▲ 797×1 topic
  4. Radio Astronomy7▲ 457×1 topic
  5. Accretion Disks7▲ 214×2 topics
  6. Magnetic Fields7▲ 155×2 topics
  7. Binary Black Hole6▲ 303×1 topic
  8. Neutron Star6▲ 303×1 topic
  9. Star Formation5▲ 157×2 topics
  10. Galactic Center5▲ 159×2 topics
  11. Cosmic Rays5▲ 139×2 topics
  12. Neutrinos5▲ 139×2 topics
  13. Event Horizon Telescope4▲ 286×1 topic
  14. X-Ray Astronomy4▲ 286×1 topic
  15. Supernovae4▲ 74×2 topics
  16. High-Energy Astrophysics4▲ 223×1 topic
  17. Particle Acceleration4▲ 223×1 topic
  18. Dark Matter4▲ 48×3 topics
  19. Cosmology4▲ 81×2 topics
  20. Gamma-Ray Bursts3▲ 173×1 topic
  21. Neutron Stars3▲ 173×1 topic
  22. Nucleosynthesis3▲ 95×3 topics
  23. Exoplanets3▲ 111×1 topic
  24. Galaxies3▲ 161×1 topic
  25. Stellar Astrophysics3▲ 111×1 topic
  26. Stellar Populations3▲ 161×1 topic
  27. Turbulence3▲ 45×2 topics
  28. Molecular Clouds2▲ 152×1 topic
  29. Optimization2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  30. Protoplanetary Disks2▲ 152×1 topic
  31. Antenna Arrays2▲ 95×1 topic
  32. Astronomical Instrumentation2▲ 144×1 topic
  33. Particle Swarm Optimization2▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Spectrograph2▲ 144×1 topic
  35. Geodetic Measurements2▲ 27×2 topics
  36. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 13×2 topics
  37. GRACE2▲ 53×1 topic
  38. Sea Level Rise2▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Millimeter-Wave2▲ 68×2 topics
  40. Tomography2▲ 14×4 topics

Which research topics does Osservatorio Astronomico di Cagliari publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology, Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research, Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations and Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena.

Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology: 7 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 6 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena …4Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 4 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic …4Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 4 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 3 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 3 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and …3Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 3 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 2 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optimization: 2 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 2 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsAerospace EngineeringInstrumentation

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

  1. 1 Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  2. 2 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  3. 3 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  4. 4 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 4 works
  5. 5 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  6. 6 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  7. 7 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  8. 8 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  9. 9 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 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 available68.6%not open31.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.3%domestic only47.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Osservatorio Astronomico di Cagliari's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% higher 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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