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Pierre Auger Observatory

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Research works
73
▼ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.4k
19.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
82%
world 40%
International
67%
world 18%
Pierre Auger Observatory

Not ranked overall: Pierre Auger Observatory is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Pierre Auger Observatory work in?

In all years, 98% of research at Pierre Auger Observatory is in Physical Sciences, 1% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (88%), Engineering (4%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (3%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 71 fractional works · 97.9% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 64 fractional works · 88.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 53 fractional works · 72.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 10 fractional works · 13.0% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPierre AugerObservatory73fractional works, all years
Life Sciences0%Physical Sciences98%Health Sciences0%Social Sciences1%

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 12 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy6488.4%
    2. Engineering33.9%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences22.7%
    4. Computer Science11.1%
    5. Mathematics10.9%
    6. Environmental Science10.8%
    1. Social Sciences10.7%
    2. Decision Sciences00.3%
    3. Psychology00.2%
    1. Medicine00.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.2%
    2. Neuroscience00.1%
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.

Computer Science: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.18× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 4.17× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 36.37× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDecision Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 36.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy36.37×11 works
  2. Mathematics4.17×1 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.18×0 works
  4. Computer Science0.41×0 works
  5. Engineering0.36×1 works
  6. Environmental Science0.36×0 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.36×0 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Pierre Auger Observatory?

Ranked on the quality score, N. Karastathis, G. Golup and Antoine Letessier-Selvon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pierre Auger Observatory.

  1. 1 N. Karastathis Argentina · #47,318 worldwide 19k citations · 350 works
  2. 2 G. Golup Argentina · #112,673 worldwide 21k citations · 328 works
  3. 3 Antoine Letessier-Selvon Argentina · #127,603 worldwide 20k citations · 422 works
  4. 4 G. Cataldi Argentina · #195,548 worldwide 57k citations · 742 works
  5. 5 J. Brack Argentina · #210,958 worldwide 18k citations · 350 works
  6. 6 Edivaldo Moura Santos Argentina · #285,090 worldwide 23k citations · 340 works
  7. 7 J. Kemp Argentina · #295,438 worldwide 6k citations · 103 works
  8. 8 C. Bleve Argentina · #301,648 worldwide 14k citations · 279 works
  9. 9 Carlos J. Todero Peixoto Argentina · #326,043 worldwide 15k citations · 303 works
  10. 10 R. Mussa Argentina · #348,562 worldwide 28k citations · 823 works
All ranked researchers at Pierre Auger Observatory

What are the most cited papers from Pierre Auger Observatory?

The most cited paper from Pierre Auger Observatory is "Correlation of the Highest-Energy Cosmic Rays with Nearby Extragalactic Objects" (J. Abraham et al., 2007), with 795 citations. Next come "Properties and performance of the prototype instrument for the Pierre Auger Observatory" (789) and "Observation of the Suppression of the Flux of Cosmic Rays above 4 × 10 19 eV" (636).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Correlation of the Highest-Energy Cosmic Rays with Nearby Extragalactic Objects J. Abraham et al. · Science Open access444 authors 9 Nov 2007 795
2 Properties and performance of the prototype instrument for the Pierre Auger Observatory J. Abraham et al. · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment Open access355 authors 10 Apr 2004 789
3 Observation of the Suppression of the Flux of Cosmic Rays above 4 × 10 19 eV J. Abraham et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access458 authors 4 Aug 2008 636
4 Measurement of the energy spectrum of cosmic rays above 1018 eV using the Pierre Auger Observatory J. Abraham et al. · Physics Letters B Open access474 authors Mar 2010 481
5 Observation of a large-scale anisotropy in the arrival directions of cosmic rays above 8 × 10 18 eV A. Aab et al. · Science Open access406 authors 21 Sep 2017 406
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Pierre Auger Observatory?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cosmic Rays, Neutrinos, Dark Matter, Particle Physics, High-Energy Astrophysics, Particle Acceleration, Galactic Center and Cosmology.

▲ 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 27 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 27 words, with their numbers
  1. Cosmic Rays40▲ 831×2 topics
  2. Neutrinos40▲ 831×2 topics
  3. Dark Matter22▲ 159×3 topics
  4. Particle Physics22▲ 238×2 topics
  5. High-Energy Astrophysics22▲ 811×1 topic
  6. Particle Acceleration22▲ 811×1 topic
  7. Galactic Center19▲ 413×2 topics
  8. Axions18▲ 856×1 topic
  9. Cosmology18▲ 271×2 topics
  10. WIMPs18▲ 856×1 topic
  11. Neutrino Flavor Transformation8▲ 441×1 topic
  12. Neutrino Oscillations8▲ 441×1 topic
  13. Radio Astronomy5▲ 177×2 topics
  14. Epoch of Reionization4▲ 343×1 topic
  15. Low-Frequency Telescopes4▲ 343×1 topic
  16. Higgs Boson4▲ 51×1 topic
  17. High-Energy Collider4▲ 51×1 topic
  18. Gravitational Waves2▲ 45×2 topics
  19. Gamma-Ray Bursts2▲ 78×1 topic
  20. Neutron Stars2▲ 78×1 topic
  21. Photon Counting2▲ 35×3 topics
  22. Supernovae2▲ 26×2 topics
  23. Particle Detectors2▲ 94×1 topic
  24. Silicon Detectors2▲ 94×1 topic
  25. Solar Wind1▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Coronal Mass Ejections1▲ 22×1 topic
  27. Solar Dynamics Observatory1▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Pierre Auger Observatory publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena, Neutrino Physics Research and Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology.

Astrophysics and Cosmic …4Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 4 fractional worksDark Matter and Cosmic P…3Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena: 3 fractional worksNeutrino Physics Research: 1 fractional worksRadio Astronomy Observations and Technology: 1 fractional worksParticle physics theoret…1Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 1 fractional worksParticle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers: 0 fractional worksMatrix Theory and Algorithms: 0 fractional worksPrecipitation Measurement and Analysis: 0 fractional worksFinite Group Theory Research: 0 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 0 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringComputational Theory and Mathematics2 others

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

  1. 1 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 4 works
  2. 2 Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 3 works
  3. 3 Neutrino Physics Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  4. 4 Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  5. 5 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  6. 6 Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Matrix Theory and Algorithms Computational Theory and Mathematics 0 works
  8. 8 Precipitation Measurement and Analysis Atmospheric Science 0 works
  9. 9 Finite Group Theory Research Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 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 available82.3%not open17.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors67.0%domestic only33.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Pierre Auger Observatory's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% lower 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 Pierre Auger Observatory as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000029% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Pierre Auger Observatory0.000027% in 20251990200020102020

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

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

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