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Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio

In research, Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,455 of 12,888 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#194 of 443 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#949 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics and Astronomy and Physical Sciences — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 112.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,102
of 28,054 · #10,367 all time
Rank in ??
#85
of 692
Research works
275
fractional, all time
Citations
6.8k
24.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
87%
world 28%

What is Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio 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 #3,455 of 12,888 34.0%127 #6022
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #194 of 443 37.4%76 #563
Physics and AstronomyField #949 of 1,646 36.5%110 #2239

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio 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#6,022 #3,455
  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics#563 #194
  3. Physics and Astronomy#2,239 #949
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 di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 112.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 75.7 works113×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 110.4 works38×
  3. Physical SciencesDomain · 126.9 works2.5×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 38.45× its world share, 110 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.01× 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, 38.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Star Formation, Black Holes, Dark Matter, Cosmology, Magnetic Fields, Accretion Disks, Exoplanets and Stellar Astrophysics.

▲ 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 Formation26▲ 384×2 topics
  2. Black Holes26▲ 209×3 topics
  3. Dark Matter19▲ 127×3 topics
  4. Cosmology18▲ 215×3 topics
  5. Magnetic Fields18▲ 216×3 topics
  6. Accretion Disks18▲ 296×2 topics
  7. Exoplanets17▲ 326×1 topic
  8. Stellar Astrophysics17▲ 326×1 topic
  9. Galaxies17▲ 469×1 topic
  10. Stellar Populations17▲ 469×1 topic
  11. Astronomical Instrumentation15▲ 448×1 topic
  12. Spectrograph15▲ 448×1 topic
  13. Supernovae13▲ 120×2 topics
  14. Gravitational Waves12▲ 164×2 topics
  15. Nucleosynthesis11▲ 168×3 topics
  16. Galactic Center10▲ 176×2 topics
  17. Turbulence10▲ 84×3 topics
  18. Molecular Clouds9▲ 290×1 topic
  19. Protoplanetary Disks9▲ 290×1 topic
  20. Gamma-Ray Bursts9▲ 269×1 topic
  21. Neutron Stars9▲ 269×1 topic
  22. Event Horizon Telescope8▲ 304×1 topic
  23. X-Ray Astronomy8▲ 304×1 topic
  24. Cosmic Rays8▲ 129×2 topics
  25. Neutrinos8▲ 129×2 topics
  26. High-Energy Astrophysics7▲ 192×1 topic
  27. Particle Acceleration7▲ 192×1 topic
  28. Adaptive Optics5▲ 281×1 topic
  29. Wavefront Sensing5▲ 281×1 topic
  30. Cosmological Parameters4▲ 49×1 topic
  31. Dark Energy4▲ 42×1 topic
  32. Radio Astronomy3▲ 116×2 topics
  33. Solar System Abundances3▲ 54×1 topic
  34. Terrestrial Planets3▲ 54×1 topic
  35. Epoch of Reionization3▲ 167×1 topic
  36. Low-Frequency Telescopes3▲ 167×1 topic
  37. Equation of State3▲ 39×2 topics
  38. Binary Black Hole3▲ 69×1 topic
  39. Neutron Star3▲ 69×1 topic
  40. Particle Physics2▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio publish most on?

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

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 17 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 17 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 15 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 9 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 9 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena …8Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 8 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 7 fractional worksAdaptive optics and wavefront sensing: 5 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 4 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 3 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationNuclear and High Energy PhysicsAtomic 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 17 works
  2. 2 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 17 works
  3. 3 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 15 works
  4. 4 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  5. 5 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  6. 6 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  7. 7 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 7 works
  8. 8 Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  9. 9 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  10. 10 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available87.1%not open12.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors65.5%domestic only34.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio's research output changed?

2020
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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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