Vera Rubin
Vera Rubin publishes mostly in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics, on topics such as Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena.
- World rank
- #17,141 of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
- Rank in United States
- #8,168 of 358,040
- Works
- 70
- Citations
- 789
- Citations per work
- 11.3
What does Vera Rubin research?
Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.
- 1Astronomy and Astrophysics49% of their works
- 2Instrumentation24% of their works
- 3Computational Mechanics7% of their works
- 4Radiation2% of their works
- 5Electrical and Electronic Engineering2% of their works
- 6Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2% of their works
Research topics
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
- History and Developments in Astronomy
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
Which keywords describe Vera Rubin's research?
The keywords of their largest research topics: Astronomical Instrumentation, Spectrograph, Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Black Holes, Star Formation, Accretion Disks and Cosmology.
- Dark Energy
- Protoplanetary Disks
- X-Ray Astronomy
- Transits of Venus
- Position-Sensitive Detector
- Magnetic Fields
- Cosmology
- Star Formation
- Stellar Astrophysics
- Spectrograph
- Astronomical Instrumentation
- Exoplanets
- Black Holes
- Accretion Disks
- Galaxies
- Optical 3D Laser Measurement
- Radio Astronomy
- Event Horizon Telescope
- Molecular Clouds
- Cosmological Parameters
Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 20 words, with their numbers
- Astronomical Instrumentation201 topic
- Spectrograph201 topic
- Exoplanets141 topic
- Stellar Astrophysics141 topic
- Black Holes112 topics
- Star Formation102 topics
- Accretion Disks72 topics
- Cosmology71 topic
- Galaxies71 topic
- Magnetic Fields72 topics
- Optical 3D Laser Measurement61 topic
- Position-Sensitive Detector61 topic
- Radio Astronomy51 topic
- Transits of Venus51 topic
- Event Horizon Telescope41 topic
- X-Ray Astronomy41 topic
- Molecular Clouds31 topic
- Protoplanetary Disks31 topic
- Cosmological Parameters21 topic
- Dark Energy21 topic
Where does Vera Rubin work?
Vera Rubin's main affiliation in the publication record is Carnegie Institution for Science, United States.
How many publications and citations does Vera Rubin have?
Science Explorer counts 70 works and 789 citations for Vera Rubin, ranking #17,141 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.
Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.
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