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Special Astrophysical Observatory

In research, Special Astrophysical Observatory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,425 of 12,888 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#393 of 443 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,564 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 162.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,264
of 28,054 · #8,342 all time
Rank in Russia
#394
of 1,062
Research works
2.4k
▲ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Special Astrophysical 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 #7,425 of 12,888 5.1%332 #4966
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #393 of 443 3.7%221 #484
Physics and AstronomyField #1,564 of 1,646 4.9%280 #1913

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Special Astrophysical 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#4,966 #7,425
  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics#484 #393
  3. Physics and Astronomy#1,913 #1,564
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 Special Astrophysical Observatory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Instrumentation takes 162.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. InstrumentationSubfield · 27.7 works163×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 221.4 works125×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 279.6 works37×
  4. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 21.7 works20×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.31× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 36.83× its world share, 280 worksPhysics and AstronomyArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.02× 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, 36.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Special Astrophysical Observatory?

Ranked on the composite score, N. G. Bochkarev, A. I. Shapovalova and V. E. Karachentseva lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Special Astrophysical Observatory.

  1. 1 N. G. Bochkarev Russia · #372,003 worldwide 212 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 A. I. Shapovalova Russia · #382,996 worldwide 214 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 V. E. Karachentseva Russia · #394,848 worldwide 250 citations · 56 works
  4. 4 И. Д. Караченцев Russia · #642,439 worldwide 420 citations · 139 works
  5. 5 A. V. Ugryumov Russia · #792,681 worldwide 57 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 М. Е. Шарина Russia · #807,670 worldwide 124 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 A. N. Burenkov Russia · #889,230 worldwide 70 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 В. Н. Черненков Russia · #911,350 worldwide 7 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 S. A. Pustilnik Russia · #950,608 worldwide 105 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 D. O. Kudryavtsev Russia · #980,020 worldwide 69 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Special Astrophysical Observatory

Which keywords describe research at Special Astrophysical Observatory?

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

▲ 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. Exoplanets55▲ 407×1 topic
  2. Stellar Astrophysics55▲ 407×1 topic
  3. Star Formation52▲ 289×2 topics
  4. Magnetic Fields46▲ 208×3 topics
  5. Accretion Disks46▲ 285×2 topics
  6. Black Holes39▲ 120×3 topics
  7. Solar Wind36▲ 114×2 topics
  8. Coronal Mass Ejections31▲ 248×1 topic
  9. Solar Dynamics Observatory31▲ 248×1 topic
  10. Turbulence30▲ 99×3 topics
  11. Molecular Clouds29▲ 344×1 topic
  12. Protoplanetary Disks29▲ 344×1 topic
  13. Astronomical Instrumentation28▲ 318×1 topic
  14. Spectrograph28▲ 318×1 topic
  15. Solar System Abundances24▲ 145×1 topic
  16. Terrestrial Planets24▲ 145×1 topic
  17. Cosmology24▲ 105×3 topics
  18. Dark Matter24▲ 60×3 topics
  19. Galaxies22▲ 238×1 topic
  20. Stellar Populations22▲ 238×1 topic
  21. Gravitational Waves19▲ 102×2 topics
  22. Cosmic Rays18▲ 104×2 topics
  23. Neutrinos18▲ 104×2 topics
  24. Galactic Center17▲ 113×2 topics
  25. Supernovae17▲ 61×2 topics
  26. High-Energy Astrophysics17▲ 181×1 topic
  27. Particle Acceleration17▲ 181×1 topic
  28. X-Ray Spectroscopy16▲ 109×2 topics
  29. Event Horizon Telescope16▲ 218×1 topic
  30. X-Ray Astronomy16▲ 218×1 topic
  31. Nucleosynthesis14▲ 87×3 topics
  32. Gamma-Ray Bursts14▲ 154×1 topic
  33. Neutron Stars14▲ 154×1 topic
  34. Radio Astronomy10▲ 136×2 topics
  35. Optical 3D Laser Measurement10▲ 259×1 topic
  36. Position-Sensitive Detector10▲ 259×1 topic
  37. Epoch of Reionization8▲ 191×1 topic
  38. Low-Frequency Telescopes8▲ 191×1 topic
  39. Geomagnetic Field6▲ 81×1 topic
  40. Magnetosome Formation6▲ 81×1 topic

Which research topics does Special Astrophysical Observatory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research.

Stellar, planetary, and …55Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 55 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 31 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Fo…29Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 29 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysi…28Astronomy and Astrophysical Research: 28 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 24 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 22 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic …17Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 17 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 16 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 14 fractional worksAstronomical Observations and Instrumentation: 10 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationNuclear and High Energy PhysicsComputational Mechanics

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 55 works
  2. 2 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 31 works
  3. 3 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 29 works
  4. 4 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 28 works
  5. 5 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 24 works
  6. 6 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 22 works
  7. 7 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 17 works
  8. 8 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 16 works
  9. 9 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 14 works
  10. 10 Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation Computational Mechanics 10 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 available46.2%not open53.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.5%domestic only72.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Special Astrophysical Observatory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.