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Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations

Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations is a research topic within Astronomy and Astrophysics. Science Explorer counts 36k research works in it since 1950. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on various aspects of black hole astrophysics, including X-ray astronomy, accretion disks, event horizon imaging, gravitational lensing, stellar orbits around black holes, magnetic fields in black hole systems, relativistic jets, and X-ray spectroscopy. The research covers observations and theoretical models related to supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies, as well as stellar-mass black holes.

  • Black Holes
  • X-Ray Astronomy
  • Accretion Disks
  • Event Horizon Telescope
  • Galactic Center
  • Gravitational Lensing
  • Stellar Orbits
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Relativistic Jets
  • X-Ray Spectroscopy
Research works
36k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
3.6k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
-5%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
United States
26% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
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