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Pulkovo Observatory

In research, Pulkovo Observatory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,991 of 12,888 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#410 of 443 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,525 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 122.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,224
of 28,054 · #10,250 all time
Rank in Russia
#359
of 1,062
Research works
2.2k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Pulkovo Observatory 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 #6,991 of 12,888 4.7%272 #5899
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #410 of 443 3.6%185 #601
Physics and AstronomyField #1,525 of 1,646 4.8%221 #2504

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pulkovo Observatory 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#5,899 #6,991
  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics#601 #410
  3. Physics and Astronomy#2,504 #1,525
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 Pulkovo Observatory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 122.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 185.2 works123×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 221.0 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: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.83× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 34.20× its world share, 221 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 34.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pulkovo Observatory?

Ranked on the composite score, V. F. Melnikov, A. A. Arkharov and Zinovy Malkin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pulkovo Observatory.

  1. 1 V. F. Melnikov Russia · #344,122 worldwide 137 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 A. A. Arkharov Russia · #527,907 worldwide 128 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Zinovy Malkin Russia · #727,757 worldwide 95 citations · 65 works
  4. 4 G. B. Gelfreikh Russia · #795,629 worldwide 27 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 T. S. Konstantinova Russia · #809,391 worldwide 68 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 E. N. Kopatskaya Russia · #853,625 worldwide 95 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 A. Tlatov Russia · #973,605 worldwide 86 citations · 191 works
  8. 8 Yu. A. Nagovitsyn Russia · #988,561 worldwide 58 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Ivan I. Shevchenko Russia · #1,015,926 worldwide 65 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 S.N. Petrova Russia · #1,067,454 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Pulkovo Observatory

Which keywords describe research at Pulkovo Observatory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar Wind, Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Coronal Mass Ejections, Solar Dynamics Observatory, Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets 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. Solar Wind51▲ 190×2 topics
  2. Coronal Mass Ejections39▲ 363×1 topic
  3. Exoplanets39▲ 336×1 topic
  4. Solar Dynamics Observatory39▲ 363×1 topic
  5. Stellar Astrophysics39▲ 336×1 topic
  6. Solar System Abundances33▲ 234×1 topic
  7. Terrestrial Planets33▲ 234×1 topic
  8. Magnetic Fields22▲ 118×3 topics
  9. Star Formation22▲ 143×2 topics
  10. Accretion Disks22▲ 161×2 topics
  11. Turbulence17▲ 66×3 topics
  12. Molecular Clouds16▲ 218×1 topic
  13. Protoplanetary Disks16▲ 218×1 topic
  14. Climate Change16▲ 1.98×11 topics
  15. Black Holes15▲ 55×3 topics
  16. Electron Acceleration12▲ 64×2 topics
  17. Ionosphere12▲ 77×1 topic
  18. Magnetosphere12▲ 77×1 topic
  19. Supernovae12▲ 48×2 topics
  20. Gravitational Waves12▲ 71×2 topics
  21. Astronomical Instrumentation11▲ 143×1 topic
  22. Spectrograph11▲ 143×1 topic
  23. Sea Level Rise9▲ 24×2 topics
  24. Geodetic Measurements9▲ 28×2 topics
  25. Nucleosynthesis9▲ 60×3 topics
  26. GRACE8▲ 56×1 topic
  27. Geomagnetic Field8▲ 131×1 topic
  28. Magnetosome Formation8▲ 131×1 topic
  29. groundwater depletion8▲ 56×1 topic
  30. Mars8▲ 81×1 topic
  31. Martian Surface8▲ 81×1 topic
  32. Gamma-Ray Bursts8▲ 97×1 topic
  33. Neutron Stars8▲ 97×1 topic
  34. Cosmology7▲ 34×3 topics
  35. Dark Matter6▲ 19×3 topics
  36. Galactic Center6▲ 47×2 topics
  37. Galaxies6▲ 76×1 topic
  38. Quantum Gravity6▲ 26×4 topics
  39. Stellar Populations6▲ 76×1 topic
  40. Metamaterials6▲ 15×4 topics

Which research topics does Pulkovo Observatory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Astro and Planetary Science and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies.

Stellar, planetary, and …39Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 39 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma D…39Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 39 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 33 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Fo…16Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 16 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosp…12Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 12 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysi…11Astronomy and Astrophysical Research: 11 fractional worksGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies: 8 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity Measurements: 8 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 8 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 8 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationMolecular BiologyOceanography

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 39 works
  2. 2 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 39 works
  3. 3 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 33 works
  4. 4 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 16 works
  5. 5 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 works
  6. 6 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 11 works
  7. 7 Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies Molecular Biology 8 works
  8. 8 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 8 works
  9. 9 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  10. 10 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 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 available46.1%not open53.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.6%domestic only80.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pulkovo Observatory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower 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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