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Vatican Observatory Foundation

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Research works
35
▼ 63% vs 2018-21
Citations
227
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
55%
world 40%
International
54%
world 18%
Vatican Observatory Foundation

Not ranked overall: Vatican Observatory Foundation 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 Vatican Observatory Foundation work in?

In all years, 80% of research at Vatican Observatory Foundation is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (66%), Engineering (11%), Arts and Humanities (6%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 28 fractional works · 80.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 23 fractional works · 65.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 19 fractional works · 53.2% of its workInstrumentation: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 11.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 6.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 14.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 6.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKVaticanObservatory…35fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences80%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences15%

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 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy2365.6%
    2. Engineering411.1%
    3. Environmental Science12.0%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.8%
    5. Mathematics00.7%
    1. Arts and Humanities26.3%
    2. Social Sciences25.5%
    3. Psychology12.2%
    4. Decision Sciences00.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
    1. Medicine13.4%
    1. Neuroscience01.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.3%
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.

Neuroscience: 2.69× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringPhysics and Astronomy: 12.00× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.93× 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, 12.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 7 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy12.00×1 works
  2. Neuroscience2.69×0 works
  3. Social Sciences1.93×1 works
  4. Psychology1.43×0 works
  5. Medicine1.36×1 works
  6. Engineering0.91×0 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.20×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Vatican Observatory Foundation?

The most cited paper from Vatican Observatory Foundation is "THE CALIBRATION OF MONOCHROMATIC FAR-INFRARED STAR FORMATION RATE INDICATORS" (Daniela Calzetti et al., 2010), with 384 citations. Next come "An H survey of eight Abell clusters: the dependence of tidally induced star formation on cluster density" (118) and "Kinematic properties of gas and stars in 20 disc galaxies" (76).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 THE CALIBRATION OF MONOCHROMATIC FAR-INFRARED STAR FORMATION RATE INDICATORS Daniela Calzetti et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 19 Apr 2010 384
2 An H survey of eight Abell clusters: the dependence of tidally induced star formation on cluster density C. Moss, M. Whittle · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Open access 21 Sep 2000 118
3 Kinematic properties of gas and stars in 20 disc galaxies J. C. Vega Beltrán, A. Pizzella, E. M. Corsini et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access Aug 2001 76
4 The Fundamental Plane of Early‐Type Galaxies in Nearby Clusters from the WINGS Database Mauro D’Onofrio, G. Fasano, Jesús Varela et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 26 Sep 2008 72
5 Overview of the LAMOST- Kepler project Jian-Ning Fu, Peter De Cat, Weikai Zong et al. · Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access Oct 2020 42
All 93 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Vatican Observatory Foundation?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Star Formation, Accretion Disks, Magnetic Fields, Molecular Clouds, Protoplanetary Disks and Astronomical Instrumentation.

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

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Exoplanets6▲ 246×1 topic
  2. Stellar Astrophysics6▲ 246×1 topic
  3. Star Formation5▲ 141×2 topics
  4. Accretion Disks4▲ 127×2 topics
  5. Magnetic Fields4▲ 100×2 topics
  6. Molecular Clouds3▲ 193×1 topic
  7. Protoplanetary Disks3▲ 193×1 topic
  8. Astronomical Instrumentation2▲ 111×1 topic
  9. Black Holes2▲ 39×3 topics
  10. Solar System Abundances2▲ 67×1 topic
  11. Spectrograph2▲ 111×1 topic
  12. Terrestrial Planets2▲ 67×1 topic
  13. Conceptual Change2▲ 171×2 topics
  14. Religion2▲ 8.0×2 topics
  15. Supernovae2▲ 48×2 topics
  16. Cosmology2▲ 49×3 topics
  17. Education2▲ 3.4×2 topics
  18. Acceptance1▲ 475×1 topic
  19. Dark Matter1▲ 21×2 topics
  20. Evolutionary Theory1▲ 475×1 topic
  21. Galaxies1▲ 84×1 topic
  22. General Relativity1▲ 45×2 topics
  23. Stellar Populations1▲ 84×1 topic
  24. Cosmological Parameters1▲ 47×1 topic
  25. Dark Energy1▲ 41×1 topic
  26. Quantum Gravity1▲ 27×3 topics
  27. Cryogenic Storage1▲ 77×1 topic
  28. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)1▲ 77×1 topic

Which research topics does Vatican Observatory Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, Space Exploration and Technology, Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques and Spaceflight effects on biology.

Ethics and Social Impact…0Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 0 fractional worksSpace Exploration and Technology: 0 fractional worksOptical Imaging and Spec…0Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques: 0 fractional worksSpaceflight effects on b…0Spaceflight effects on biology: 0 fractional worksSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 0 fractional worksSpace exploration and regulation: 0 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Ex…0Planetary Science and Exploration: 0 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 0 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 0 fractional worksMemory and Neural Mechanisms: 0 fractional works
Safety ResearchAerospace EngineeringRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPhysiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 0 works
  2. 2 Space Exploration and Technology Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  4. 4 Spaceflight effects on biology Physiology 0 works
  5. 5 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  6. 6 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  7. 7 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  8. 8 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  9. 9 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 0 works
  10. 10 Memory and Neural Mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 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 available55.3%not open44.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors53.6%domestic only46.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Vatican Observatory Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 63% 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 Vatican Observatory Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000015% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Vatican Observatory Foundation0.000018% in 20251990200020102020

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

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