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Trieste Astronomical Observatory

In research, Trieste Astronomical Observatory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,187 of 12,888 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#274 of 443 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,155 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 108.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,415
of 28,054 · #3,803 all time
Rank in Italy
#210
of 618
Research works
1.2k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
40k
33.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Trieste Astronomical 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 #4,187 of 12,888 31.2%105 #2337
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #274 of 443 33.7%61 #173
Physics and AstronomyField #1,155 of 1,646 34.6%83 #911

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Trieste Astronomical 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#2,337 #4,187
  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics#173 #274
  3. Physics and Astronomy#911 #1,155
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 Trieste Astronomical Observatory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 108.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 60.9 works109×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 83.3 works35×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 34.76× its world share, 83 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× 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, 34.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Trieste Astronomical Observatory?

Ranked on the composite score, P. Molaro, Matteo Viel and F. Pasian lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Trieste Astronomical Observatory.

  1. 1 P. Molaro Italy · #10,487 worldwide 1.8k citations · 129 works
  2. 2 Matteo Viel Italy · #13,749 worldwide 1.6k citations · 104 works
  3. 3 F. Pasian Italy · #27,135 worldwide 1.4k citations · 158 works
  4. 4 L. Silva Italy · #34,865 worldwide 521 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 S. Cristiani Italy · #80,554 worldwide 1.3k citations · 177 works
  6. 6 S. Borgani Italy · #81,394 worldwide 1.5k citations · 165 works
  7. 7 Giuseppe Murante Italy · #100,578 worldwide 635 citations · 57 works
  8. 8 G. De Lucia Italy · #103,110 worldwide 663 citations · 96 works
  9. 9 C. Vuerli Italy · #123,352 worldwide 209 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 D. Mégevand Italy · #123,720 worldwide 371 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Trieste Astronomical Observatory

Which keywords describe research at Trieste Astronomical Observatory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Star Formation, Black Holes, Dark Matter, Cosmology, Galaxies, Stellar Populations, Accretion Disks 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. Star Formation22▲ 389×2 topics
  2. Black Holes22▲ 210×3 topics
  3. Dark Matter18▲ 146×3 topics
  4. Cosmology18▲ 245×2 topics
  5. Galaxies16▲ 549×1 topic
  6. Stellar Populations16▲ 549×1 topic
  7. Accretion Disks11▲ 210×2 topics
  8. Magnetic Fields11▲ 152×2 topics
  9. Astronomical Instrumentation10▲ 376×1 topic
  10. Spectrograph10▲ 376×1 topic
  11. Supernovae10▲ 113×2 topics
  12. Exoplanets10▲ 226×1 topic
  13. Stellar Astrophysics10▲ 226×1 topic
  14. Gravitational Waves6▲ 109×2 topics
  15. Galactic Center6▲ 126×2 topics
  16. Nucleosynthesis6▲ 111×3 topics
  17. Molecular Clouds6▲ 211×1 topic
  18. Protoplanetary Disks6▲ 211×1 topic
  19. Cosmic Rays6▲ 101×2 topics
  20. Neutrinos6▲ 101×2 topics
  21. Gamma-Ray Bursts5▲ 190×1 topic
  22. Neutron Stars5▲ 190×1 topic
  23. Event Horizon Telescope5▲ 208×1 topic
  24. X-Ray Astronomy5▲ 208×1 topic
  25. Dark Energy5▲ 67×2 topics
  26. Cosmic Microwave Background5▲ 77×1 topic
  27. Cosmological Parameters5▲ 77×1 topic
  28. Solar System Abundances4▲ 83×1 topic
  29. Terrestrial Planets4▲ 83×1 topic
  30. High-Energy Astrophysics4▲ 145×1 topic
  31. Particle Acceleration4▲ 145×1 topic
  32. Radio Astronomy4▲ 175×2 topics
  33. Epoch of Reionization4▲ 285×1 topic
  34. Low-Frequency Telescopes4▲ 285×1 topic
  35. Solar Wind2▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Optical 3D Laser Measurement2▲ 162×1 topic
  37. Position-Sensitive Detector2▲ 162×1 topic
  38. Particle Physics2▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Spectroscopy2▲ 10.0×6 topics
  40. Coronal Mass Ejections2▲ 43×1 topic

Which research topics does Trieste Astronomical Observatory publish most on?

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

Galaxies: Formation, Evo…16Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 16 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 10 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 10 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 6 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 5 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 5 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 5 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 4 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 4 fractional worksRadio Astronomy Observations and Technology: 4 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationNuclear and High Energy Physics

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

  1. 1 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 16 works
  2. 2 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 10 works
  3. 3 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  4. 4 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  5. 5 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  6. 6 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  7. 7 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  8. 8 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  9. 9 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 4 works
  10. 10 Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 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 available62.7%not open37.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.7%domestic only47.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Trieste Astronomical Observatory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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.

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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.