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Research facility · Ürümqi · China

Xingming Observatory

Research works
3
▲ 6200% vs 2018-21
Citations
26
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
88%
world 40%
International
73%
world 18%

Not ranked overall: Xingming Observatory 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 Xingming Observatory work in?

In all years, 100% of research at Xingming Observatory is in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (93%), Engineering (7%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences100%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields. 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 1 domains and 2 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy393.3%
    2. Engineering06.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What are the most cited papers from Xingming Observatory?

The most cited paper from Xingming Observatory is "A shock flash breaking out of a dusty red supergiant" (Gaici Li et al., 2023), with 73 citations. Next come "M31N 2008-12a—THE REMARKABLE RECURRENT NOVA IN M31: PANCHROMATIC OBSERVATIONS OF THE 2015 ERUPTION" (71) and "The long-lived Type IIn SN 2015da: Infrared echoes and strong interaction within an extended massive shell" (53).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A shock flash breaking out of a dusty red supergiant Gaici Li et al. · Nature Open access 13 Dec 2023 73
2 M31N 2008-12a—THE REMARKABLE RECURRENT NOVA IN M31: PANCHROMATIC OBSERVATIONS OF THE 2015 ERUPTION M. J. Darnley et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 13 Dec 2016 71
3 The long-lived Type IIn SN 2015da: Infrared echoes and strong interaction within an extended massive shell L. Tartaglia et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access 21 Jan 2020 53
4 Intermediate-luminosity red transients: Spectrophotometric properties and connection to electron-capture supernova explosions Yongzhi Cai et al. · UTUPub (University of Turku) Open access 2021 29
5 A remarkable recurrent nova in M 31: The 2010 eruption recovered and evidence of a six-month period M. Henze, M. J. Darnley, F. Kabashima et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access 18 Sep 2015 27
All 22 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Xingming Observatory publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astro and Planetary Science and Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations.

  1. 1 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  2. 2 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  3. 3 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  4. 4 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  5. 5 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  6. 6 Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation Computational Mechanics 0 works
  7. 7 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 0 works
  8. 8 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 0 works
  9. 9 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  10. 10 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available88.0%not open12.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors72.9%domestic only27.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Xingming Observatory's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6200% higher than in 2018-2021.

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