Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
Cosmology and Gravitation Theories is a research topic within Astronomy and Astrophysics. Science Explorer counts 76k research works in it since 1950. 36.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the study of cosmological parameters, dark energy, cosmic microwave background, inflation, modified gravity, supernovae, baryon acoustic oscillations, general relativity, the Hubble constant, and scalar-tensor theories to understand the fundamental properties and evolution of the universe.
- Cosmological Parameters
- Dark Energy
- Cosmic Microwave Background
- Inflation
- Modified Gravity
- Supernovae
- Baryon Acoustic Oscillations
- General Relativity
- Hubble Constant
- Scalar-Tensor Theories
- Research works
- 76k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 28k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 36.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +2% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Cosmology and Gravitation Theories research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.6k and 1.3k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.6k works
- 2 China 1.3k works
- 3 India 1.2k works
- 4 Italy 679 works
- 5 United Kingdom 600 works
- 6 Germany 507 works
- 7 Japan 481 works
- 8 France 479 works
- 9 Russia 418 works
- 10 Spain 407 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 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Cosmology and Gravitation Theories research, followed by University of Cambridge and GLA University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 79 works
- 2 University of Cambridge United Kingdom 77 works
- 3 GLA University India 61 works
- 4 The University of Tokyo Japan 61 works
- 5 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 59 works
- 6 Perimeter Institute Canada 57 works
- 7 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 55 works
- 8 University of the Punjab Pakistan 55 works
- 9 Institute of Theoretical Physics China 54 works
- 10 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico 49 works
Who are the leading researchers in Cosmology and Gravitation Theories?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Cosmology and Gravitation Theories include Xiaogang Wang, R. Kowalewski and S. L. Wu.
- 1 Xiaogang Wang 13k citations
- 2 R. Kowalewski 11k citations
- 3 S. L. Wu 10k citations
- 4 Sw. Banerjee 10k citations
- 5 P. Jackson 10k citations
- 6 M. Costa 9.7k citations
- 7 M. Weber 9.7k citations
- 8 X. Wu 9.6k citations
- 9 M. Morii 9.6k citations
- 10 A. Cerri 9.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Cosmology and Gravitation Theories research done?
The largest centres of Cosmology and Gravitation Theories research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Paris (France) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Famagusta.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- FamagustaCY · 35.9 works48×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Cosmology and Gravitation Theories than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Cosmology and Gravitation Theories?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Management and Technology, University of Lahore and Khazar University 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 | University of Management and Technology Pakistan | 75.6 | 55.9% | 16.3× | 18 | +360.5% |
| 2 | University of Lahore Pakistan | 74.8 | 57.3% | 22.6× | 46 | — |
| 3 | Khazar University Azerbaijan | 74.0 | 53.2% | 89.8× | 32 | — |
| 4 | Damghan University Iran | 73.8 | 55.9% | 56.1× | 19 | +652.7% |
| 5 | Dibrugarh University India | 73.4 | 53.7% | 35.8× | 25 | +223.8% |
| 6 | Zhejiang Normal University China | 72.6 | 68.6% | 9.4× | 31 | — |
| 7 | Eastern Mediterranean University Cyprus | 72.4 | 53.2% | 48.3× | 36 | +70.4% |
| 8 | National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences Pakistan | 71.0 | 57.9% | 16.5× | 9 | +344.0% |
| 9 | University of Nizwa Oman | 70.5 | 59.7% | 38.4× | 18 | — |
| 10 | Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar India | 70.5 | 58.5% | 12.0× | 13 | +260.5% |
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 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 2% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Cosmology and Gravitation Theories.
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.