Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena is a research topic within Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Science Explorer counts 41k research works in it since 1950. 33.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on high-energy astrophysics and particle acceleration studies, including research on cosmic rays, neutrinos, blazars, supernova remnants, and gamma-ray astronomy. It explores topics such as magnetic field amplification, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, and the properties of galactic cosmic rays.
- High-Energy Astrophysics
- Particle Acceleration
- Cosmic Rays
- Neutrinos
- Blazars
- Supernova Remnants
- Gamma-Ray Astronomy
- Magnetic Field Amplification
- IceCube Neutrino Observatory
- Galactic Cosmic Rays
- Research works
- 41k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 14k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 33.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +5% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.5k and 664 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.5k works
- 2 China 664 works
- 3 Italy 435 works
- 4 Germany 369 works
- 5 India 340 works
- 6 Russia 339 works
- 7 France 285 works
- 8 Japan 285 works
- 9 United Kingdom 185 works
- 10 Spain 154 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of California, Davis publishes the most Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena research, followed by University of Toledo and University of California, Berkeley.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of California, DavisUnited States 104 works
- 2 University of ToledoUnited States 101 works
- 3 University of California, BerkeleyUnited States 81 works
- 4 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 72 works
- 5 Donald Danforth Plant Science CenterUnited States 56 works
- 6 The University of TokyoJapan 51 works
- 7 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 43 works
- 8 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 40 works
- 9 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 39 works
- 10 Institute of High Energy PhysicsChina 39 works
Who are the leading researchers in Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena include S. L. Wu, M. Weber and X. Wu.
- 1 S. L. Wu United Kingdom 10k citations
- 2 M. Weber France 9.7k citations
- 3 X. Wu Switzerland 9.6k citations
- 4 M. Morii United Kingdom 9.6k citations
- 5 E. L. Wright United States 9.3k citations
- 6 H. F-W. Sadrozinski United States 9.1k citations
- 7 J. Albert United Kingdom 9k citations
- 8 M. J. White United States 8.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena research done?
The largest centres of Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Paris (France) and Davis (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Richland, Toledo and Batavia.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- RichlandUS · 33.9 works187×
- ToledoUS · 100.9 works83×
- BataviaUS · 32.8 works64×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena?
Among universities, judged by research, Niels Brock, Gran Sasso Science Institute and University of California, Davis score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niels BrockDenmark | 66.3 | 68.1% | 320.9× | 10 | — |
| 2 | Gran Sasso Science InstituteItaly | 61.8 | 28.3% | 103.3× | 13 | +922.3% |
| 3 | University of California, DavisUnited States | 58.9 | 1.6% | 25.4× | 104 | +127.7% |
| 4 | Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchIndia | 57.2 | 34.9% | 57.6× | 23 | +31.1% |
| 5 | California Institute of TechnologyUnited States | 56.7 | 41.1% | 17.1× | 22 | -15.7% |
| 6 | Princeton UniversityUnited States | 56.4 | 54.9% | 7.9× | 19 | +5.2% |
| 7 | University of California, BerkeleyUnited States | 56.3 | 15.1% | 17.3× | 81 | +15.4% |
| 8 | Moscow Institute of Physics and TechnologyRussia | 56.1 | 26.5% | 14.1× | 10 | +463.0% |
| 9 | University of CopenhagenDenmark | 55.4 | 54.3% | 4.7× | 17 | +112.3% |
| 10 | The University of TokyoJapan | 55.3 | 32.1% | 7.7× | 51 | +44.9% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.