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Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg

In research, Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,769 of 21,541 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#587 of 1,146 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#2,211 of 3,663 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics and Astronomy and Physical Sciences — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 114.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#9,912
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#502
of 2,077
Research works
501
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
22.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #5,769 of 21,541 23.2%466
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #587 of 1,146 25.1%292
Physics and AstronomyField #2,211 of 3,663 25.0%390

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg 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).

What does Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 114.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 24.6 works115×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 33.1 works36×
  3. Physical SciencesDomain · 40.4 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 36.07× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial 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, 36.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg?

Ranked on the composite score, M. Hoeft, J. Eislöffel and S. Klose lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg.

  1. 1 M. Hoeft Germany · #21,504 worldwide 824 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 J. Eislöffel Germany · #37,743 worldwide 844 citations · 93 works
  3. 3 S. Klose Germany · #75,471 worldwide 639 citations · 99 works
  4. 4 A. P. Hatzes Germany · #601,058 worldwide 549 citations · 183 works
  5. 5 E. W. Guenther Germany · #686,628 worldwide 267 citations · 116 works
  6. 6 Siegfried Marx Germany · #734,498 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 H. Lehmann Germany · #860,013 worldwide 90 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 B. Stecklum Germany · #869,839 worldwide 142 citations · 74 works
  9. 9 H. Meusinger Germany · #1,088,575 worldwide 54 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 S. Grziwa Germany · #1,189,190 worldwide 42 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg

Which keywords describe research at Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg?

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

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

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Star Formation7▲ 315×2 topics
  2. Exoplanets6▲ 382×1 topic
  3. Stellar Astrophysics6▲ 382×1 topic
  4. Accretion Disks5▲ 259×2 topics
  5. Magnetic Fields5▲ 188×2 topics
  6. Black Holes5▲ 123×2 topics
  7. Astronomical Instrumentation4▲ 428×1 topic
  8. Spectrograph4▲ 428×1 topic
  9. Dark Matter4▲ 75×3 topics
  10. Cosmology4▲ 128×2 topics
  11. Molecular Clouds4▲ 339×1 topic
  12. Protoplanetary Disks4▲ 339×1 topic
  13. Turbulence4▲ 98×2 topics
  14. Galaxies3▲ 292×1 topic
  15. Stellar Populations3▲ 292×1 topic
  16. Solar System Abundances3▲ 152×1 topic
  17. Terrestrial Planets3▲ 152×1 topic
  18. Radio Astronomy3▲ 279×2 topics
  19. Cosmic Rays2▲ 122×2 topics
  20. Neutrinos2▲ 122×2 topics
  21. High-Energy Astrophysics2▲ 210×1 topic
  22. Particle Acceleration2▲ 210×1 topic
  23. Epoch of Reionization2▲ 410×1 topic
  24. Gravitational Waves2▲ 96×2 topics
  25. Low-Frequency Telescopes2▲ 410×1 topic
  26. Gamma-Ray Bursts2▲ 177×1 topic
  27. Neutron Stars2▲ 177×1 topic
  28. Nucleosynthesis2▲ 97×2 topics
  29. Supernovae2▲ 57×2 topics
  30. Galactic Center2▲ 91×2 topics
  31. Solar Wind2▲ 43×2 topics
  32. Coronal Mass Ejections2▲ 98×1 topic
  33. Event Horizon Telescope2▲ 167×1 topic
  34. Solar Dynamics Observatory2▲ 98×1 topic
  35. X-Ray Astronomy2▲ 167×1 topic
  36. Optical 3D Laser Measurement1▲ 267×1 topic
  37. Position-Sensitive Detector1▲ 267×1 topic
  38. Remote Sensing1▲ 1.99×4 topics

Which research topics does Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg publish most on?

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

Stellar, planetary, and …6Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 6 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 4 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Fo…4Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 4 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evo…3Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 3 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 3 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 2 fractional worksRadio Astronomy Observat…2Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology: 2 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 2 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 2 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 2 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationNuclear and High Energy Physics

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  2. 2 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 4 works
  3. 3 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  4. 4 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  5. 5 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  6. 6 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  7. 7 Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  8. 8 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  9. 9 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  10. 10 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 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 available58.1%not open41.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.8%domestic only51.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.