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Yunnan Observatories

In research, Yunnan Observatories stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,543 of 12,888 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#283 of 443 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,463 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 103.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,846
of 28,054 · #14,697 all time
Rank in China
#1,820
of 3,058
Research works
2.2k
▼ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Yunnan Observatories 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 #5,543 of 12,888 17.3%218 #8296
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #283 of 443 17.9%133 #687
Physics and AstronomyField #1,463 of 1,646 18.5%160 #3105

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Yunnan Observatories 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#8,296 #5,543
  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics#687 #283
  3. Physics and Astronomy#3,105 #1,463
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 Yunnan Observatories specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 103.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 132.9 works103×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 160.0 works29×
← 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: 0.68× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.64× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 29.06× its world share, 160 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 29.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Yunnan Observatories?

Ranked on the composite score, Jun Lin, Yin Ji and Yu Liu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yunnan Observatories.

  1. 1 Jun Lin China · #510,501 worldwide 115 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Yin Ji China · #572,450 worldwide 2 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Yu Liu China · #668,040 worldwide 143 citations · 65 works
  4. 4 Yuandeng Shen China · #694,075 worldwide 72 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Tang Bin China · #843,643 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 J. Mao China · #1,001,888 worldwide 84 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Jinhua He China · #1,075,034 worldwide 60 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Huang Guang China · #1,270,572 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Jiayan Yang China · #1,323,596 worldwide 31 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Zhang Zhi China · #1,431,240 worldwide 7 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Yunnan Observatories

Which keywords describe research at Yunnan Observatories?

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

▲ 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. Exoplanets30▲ 300×1 topic
  2. Stellar Astrophysics30▲ 300×1 topic
  3. Solar Wind27▲ 116×2 topics
  4. Accretion Disks24▲ 211×2 topics
  5. Magnetic Fields24▲ 153×2 topics
  6. Gravitational Waves24▲ 171×2 topics
  7. Coronal Mass Ejections19▲ 211×1 topic
  8. Solar Dynamics Observatory19▲ 211×1 topic
  9. Star Formation17▲ 134×2 topics
  10. Solar System Abundances17▲ 140×1 topic
  11. Terrestrial Planets17▲ 140×1 topic
  12. Supernovae17▲ 82×2 topics
  13. Black Holes16▲ 69×3 topics
  14. Nucleosynthesis16▲ 134×3 topics
  15. Gamma-Ray Bursts16▲ 237×1 topic
  16. Neutron Stars16▲ 237×1 topic
  17. Turbulence14▲ 63×3 topics
  18. Molecular Clouds13▲ 215×1 topic
  19. Protoplanetary Disks13▲ 215×1 topic
  20. Galactic Center12▲ 107×2 topics
  21. X-Ray Spectroscopy11▲ 103×2 topics
  22. Event Horizon Telescope11▲ 207×1 topic
  23. X-Ray Astronomy11▲ 207×1 topic
  24. Astronomical Instrumentation10▲ 160×1 topic
  25. Spectrograph10▲ 160×1 topic
  26. Climate Change10▲ 1.45×28 topics
  27. Binary Black Hole8▲ 112×1 topic
  28. Neutron Star8▲ 112×1 topic
  29. Electron Acceleration8▲ 47×2 topics
  30. Ionosphere7▲ 53×1 topic
  31. Magnetosphere7▲ 53×1 topic
  32. Cosmic Rays7▲ 56×2 topics
  33. Neutrinos7▲ 56×2 topics
  34. High-Energy Astrophysics6▲ 91×1 topic
  35. Particle Acceleration6▲ 91×1 topic
  36. Cosmology5▲ 31×3 topics
  37. Dark Matter5▲ 18×3 topics
  38. Forecasting4▲ 9.0×3 topics
  39. Galaxies4▲ 61×1 topic
  40. Stellar Populations4▲ 61×1 topic

Which research topics does Yunnan Observatories publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Astro and Planetary Science and Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae.

Stellar, planetary, and …30Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 30 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 19 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…17Astro and Planetary Science: 17 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and sup…16Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 16 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 13 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 11 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysi…10Astronomy and Astrophysical Research: 10 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 8 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 7 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 6 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 30 works
  2. 2 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 19 works
  3. 3 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 17 works
  4. 4 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 16 works
  5. 5 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 13 works
  6. 6 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 11 works
  7. 7 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 10 works
  8. 8 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  9. 9 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  10. 10 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 6 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 available32.1%not open67.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Yunnan Observatories's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower 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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