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Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova

In research, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,621 of 12,888 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#141 of 443 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#738 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Instrumentation, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Instrumentation is 234.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,664
of 28,054 · #2,391 all time
Rank in Italy
#128
of 618
Research works
2.3k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
75k
33.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova 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 #2,621 of 12,888 24.2%233 #1534
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #141 of 443 27.5%129 #92
Physics and AstronomyField #738 of 1,646 26.8%183 #595

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova 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#1,534 #2,621
  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics#92 #141
  3. Physics and Astronomy#595 #738
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 Astronomico di Padova specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Instrumentation takes 234.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. InstrumentationSubfield · 28.5 works234×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 128.8 works102×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 182.7 works34×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.98× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.79× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 33.75× its world share, 183 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× 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, 33.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova?

Ranked on the composite score, L. Girardi, A. Bressan and Bernardo Salasnich lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova.

  1. 1 L. Girardi Italy · #4,321 worldwide 2.2k citations · 98 works
  2. 2 A. Bressan Italy · #12,118 worldwide 2.2k citations · 148 works
  3. 3 Bernardo Salasnich Italy · #13,525 worldwide 775 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 G. de Zotti Italy · #14,515 worldwide 2.8k citations · 164 works
  5. 5 Paola Marigo Italy · #16,972 worldwide 926 citations · 61 works
  6. 6 S. Lucatello Italy · #17,513 worldwide 946 citations · 63 works
  7. 7 Michela Mapelli Italy · #41,043 worldwide 1.2k citations · 98 works
  8. 8 Mario Spera Italy · #41,103 worldwide 658 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 M. T. Botticella Italy · #65,201 worldwide 615 citations · 54 works
  10. 10 A. Renzini Italy · #66,344 worldwide 1.8k citations · 201 works
All ranked researchers at Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova

Which keywords describe research at Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Star Formation, Black Holes, Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Astronomical Instrumentation, Spectrograph, 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. Star Formation35▲ 273×2 topics
  2. Black Holes32▲ 137×3 topics
  3. Exoplanets29▲ 301×1 topic
  4. Stellar Astrophysics29▲ 301×1 topic
  5. Astronomical Instrumentation28▲ 456×1 topic
  6. Spectrograph28▲ 456×1 topic
  7. Accretion Disks25▲ 223×2 topics
  8. Magnetic Fields25▲ 161×2 topics
  9. Dark Matter23▲ 83×3 topics
  10. Cosmology22▲ 138×3 topics
  11. Galaxies20▲ 301×1 topic
  12. Stellar Populations20▲ 301×1 topic
  13. Gravitational Waves20▲ 144×2 topics
  14. Supernovae19▲ 97×2 topics
  15. Turbulence15▲ 71×3 topics
  16. Molecular Clouds15▲ 243×1 topic
  17. Protoplanetary Disks15▲ 243×1 topic
  18. Nucleosynthesis15▲ 123×3 topics
  19. Gamma-Ray Bursts14▲ 219×1 topic
  20. Neutron Stars14▲ 219×1 topic
  21. Galactic Center13▲ 115×2 topics
  22. Solar System Abundances12▲ 102×1 topic
  23. Terrestrial Planets12▲ 102×1 topic
  24. Event Horizon Telescope10▲ 199×1 topic
  25. X-Ray Astronomy10▲ 199×1 topic
  26. Adaptive Optics8▲ 252×1 topic
  27. Wavefront Sensing8▲ 252×1 topic
  28. Mars7▲ 92×1 topic
  29. Martian Surface7▲ 92×1 topic
  30. Cosmic Rays7▲ 57×2 topics
  31. Neutrinos7▲ 57×2 topics
  32. General Relativity6▲ 33×2 topics
  33. Binary Black Hole5▲ 76×1 topic
  34. Equation of State5▲ 42×2 topics
  35. Neutron Star5▲ 76×1 topic
  36. Cosmic Microwave Background5▲ 39×1 topic
  37. Cosmological Parameters5▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Dark Energy5▲ 34×2 topics
  39. Optical 3D Laser Measurement5▲ 178×1 topic
  40. Position-Sensitive Detector5▲ 178×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies.

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 29 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 28 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 20 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 15 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 14 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…12Astro and Planetary Science: 12 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 10 fractional worksAdaptive optics and wavefront sensing: 8 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 7 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 5 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 29 works
  2. 2 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 28 works
  3. 3 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 20 works
  4. 4 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 15 works
  5. 5 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 14 works
  6. 6 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 works
  7. 7 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  8. 8 Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 8 works
  9. 9 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  10. 10 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 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 available66.8%not open33.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.7%domestic only49.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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