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Perth Observatory

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Research works
45
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.3k
28.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
62%
world 18%
Perth Observatory

Not ranked overall: Perth Observatory is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Perth Observatory work in?

In all years, 93% of research at Perth Observatory is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (62%), Engineering (13%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (8%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 42 fractional works · 92.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 28 fractional works · 61.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 23 fractional works · 51.8% of its workInstrumentation: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 13.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.8% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPerth Observatory45fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences93%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy2861.7%
    2. Engineering613.1%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences47.8%
    4. Environmental Science37.4%
    5. Chemistry11.5%
    6. Computer Science01.1%
    7. Materials Science00.2%
    1. Social Sciences12.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities12.2%
    3. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    1. Medicine01.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Earth and Planetary Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.94× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.25× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 14.09× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomySocial Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 14.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 6 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy14.09×2 works
  2. Environmental Science3.25×1 works
  3. Engineering1.94×2 works
  4. Social Sciences1.56×1 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.51×0 works
  6. Materials Science0.38×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Perth Observatory?

Ranked on the quality score, Roland Martín, R. L. J. Ellery and P. V. Birch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Perth Observatory.

  1. 1 Roland Martín Australia · #1,069,958 worldwide 5.1k citations · 195 works
  2. 2 R. L. J. Ellery Australia · #2,262,343 worldwide 30 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 P. V. Birch Australia · #2,604,711 worldwide 2.7k citations · 103 works
  4. 4 R. Martin Australia · #2,775,437 worldwide 1.3k citations · 55 works
  5. 5 Ivan Nikoloff Australia · #3,854,706 worldwide 111 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 M. P. Candy Australia · #5,857,478 worldwide 359 citations · 77 works
All ranked researchers at Perth Observatory

What are the most cited papers from Perth Observatory?

The most cited paper from Perth Observatory is "The Ensemble Properties of Comets: Results from Narrowband Photometry of 85 Comets, 1976-1992" (Michael F. A’Hearn, R. Millis, D. G. Schleicher et al., 1995), with 993 citations. Next come "Discovery of a cool planet of 5.5 Earth masses through gravitational microlensing" (600) and "One or more bound planets per Milky Way star from microlensing observations" (593).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Ensemble Properties of Comets: Results from Narrowband Photometry of 85 Comets, 1976-1992 Michael F. A’Hearn, R. Millis, D. G. Schleicher et al. · Icarus Dec 1995 993
2 Discovery of a cool planet of 5.5 Earth masses through gravitational microlensing Jean‐Philippe Beaulieu et al. · Nature Open access 2006 600
3 One or more bound planets per Milky Way star from microlensing observations A. Cassan et al. · Nature Open access 2012 593
4 FREQUENCY OF SOLAR-LIKE SYSTEMS AND OF ICE AND GAS GIANTS BEYOND THE SNOW LINE FROM HIGH-MAGNIFICATION MICROLENSING EVENTS IN 2005-2008 Andrew P. Gould et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access148 authors 17 Aug 2010 357
5 Difference imaging photometry of blended gravitational microlensing events with a numerical kernel M. D. Albrow et al. · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Open access 20 Jul 2009 255
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Perth Observatory?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets, Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Accretion Disks, Magnetic Fields, Gravitational Waves and Nucleosynthesis.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 34 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Solar System Abundances6▲ 167×1 topic
  2. Terrestrial Planets6▲ 167×1 topic
  3. Exoplanets5▲ 162×1 topic
  4. Stellar Astrophysics5▲ 162×1 topic
  5. Accretion Disks3▲ 82×2 topics
  6. Magnetic Fields3▲ 64×2 topics
  7. Gravitational Waves3▲ 98×2 topics
  8. Climate Change2▲ 1.88×7 topics
  9. Nucleosynthesis2▲ 50×2 topics
  10. Radio Astronomy2▲ 139×2 topics
  11. Gamma-Ray Bursts2▲ 143×1 topic
  12. Star Formation2▲ 53×2 topics
  13. Supernovae2▲ 47×1 topic
  14. Astronomical Instrumentation2▲ 81×1 topic
  15. Molecular Clouds2▲ 89×1 topic
  16. Optical 3D Laser Measurement2▲ 214×1 topic
  17. Position-Sensitive Detector2▲ 214×1 topic
  18. Protoplanetary Disks2▲ 89×1 topic
  19. Spectrograph2▲ 81×1 topic
  20. Stable Isotopes2▲ 94×1 topic
  21. Trophic Position2▲ 94×1 topic
  22. Technology2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  23. Mars1▲ 63×1 topic
  24. Martian Surface1▲ 63×1 topic
  25. Spectroscopy1▲ 9.4×3 topics
  26. Black Holes1▲ 20×2 topics
  27. High-Resolution Imaging1▲ 48×1 topic
  28. Transits of Venus1▲ 150×1 topic
  29. Event Horizon Telescope1▲ 72×1 topic
  30. Machine Learning1◆ 1.11×5 topics
  31. X-Ray Astronomy1▲ 72×1 topic
  32. Air Quality1▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Information Society1▲ 45×1 topic
  34. Knowledge Economy1▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Perth Observatory publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Information Society and Technology Trends, Offshore Engineering and Technologies, Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency and Drilling and Well Engineering.

Information Society and …1Information Society and Technology Trends: 1 fractional worksOffshore Engineering and Technologies: 1 fractional worksMaritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency: 0 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 0 fractional worksOil and Gas Production Techniques: 0 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Rel…0Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 0 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 0 fractional worksRadio Astronomy Observations and Technology: 0 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 0 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 0 fractional works
General Social SciencesOcean EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringEnvironmental Chemistry2 others

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

  1. 1 Information Society and Technology Trends General Social Sciences 1 works
  2. 2 Offshore Engineering and Technologies Ocean Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency Environmental Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 0 works
  7. 7 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 0 works
  8. 8 Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  9. 9 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  10. 10 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 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 available44.5%not open55.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors61.9%domestic only38.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Perth Observatory's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Perth Observatory as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000056% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Perth Observatory0.000063% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Perth Observatory over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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