Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena is a research topic within Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Science Explorer counts 32k research works in it since 1950. 41.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the evidence, candidates, and constraints related to particle dark matter, including cosmic ray measurements, axion cosmology, WIMP detection methods, and implications for cosmology and astrophysics. It covers a wide range of experimental and theoretical approaches to understanding the nature of dark matter in the universe.
- Dark Matter
- Cosmic Rays
- Axions
- WIMPs
- Particle Physics
- Galactic Center
- Direct Detection
- Fermi Telescope
- Cosmology
- Neutrinos
- Research works
- 32k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 13k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 41.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +3% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1k and 563 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1k works
- 2 China 563 works
- 3 Italy 435 works
- 4 Germany 342 works
- 5 India 329 works
- 6 Russia 266 works
- 7 Japan 257 works
- 8 France 243 works
- 9 United Kingdom 188 works
- 10 Spain 179 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 Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory publishes the most Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena research, followed by Institute for Nuclear Research and The University of Tokyo.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryUnited States 73 works
- 2 Institute for Nuclear ResearchRussia 52 works
- 3 The University of TokyoJapan 51 works
- 4 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 48 works
- 5 Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYGermany 45 works
- 6 European Organization for Nuclear ResearchSwitzerland 37 works
- 7 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 36 works
- 8 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 34 works
- 9 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 32 works
- 10 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 32 works
Who are the leading researchers in Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena include Xiaogang Wang, R. Kowalewski and S. L. Wu.
- 1 Xiaogang Wang Russia 13k citations
- 2 R. Kowalewski United Kingdom 11k citations
- 3 S. L. Wu United Kingdom 10k citations
- 4 Sw. Banerjee United Kingdom 10k citations
- 5 P. Jackson United Kingdom 10k citations
- 6 M. Costa United Kingdom 9.7k citations
- 7 M. Weber France 9.7k citations
- 8 X. Wu Switzerland 9.6k citations
- 9 M. Morii United Kingdom 9.6k citations
- 10 A. Cerri United States 9.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena research done?
The largest centres of Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Paris (France) and Tokyo (Japan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Batavia, Paterna and Dubna.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- BataviaUS · 72.8 works164×
- PaternaES · 28.7 works77×
- DubnaRU · 33.9 works71×
- Menlo ParkUS · 25.2 works35×
- L’AquilaIT · 33.3 works34×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena?
Among universities, judged by research, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Stockholm University and Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati 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 | Johannes Gutenberg University MainzGermany | 68.9 | 40.9% | 14.8× | 21 | +179.8% |
| 2 | Stockholm UniversitySweden | 66.9 | 59.7% | 11.1× | 17 | +23.7% |
| 3 | Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiIndia | 65.8 | 60.4% | 12.3× | 20 | — |
| 4 | The University of TokyoJapan | 65.1 | 46.2% | 8.9× | 51 | +20.7% |
| 5 | Gran Sasso Science InstituteItaly | 64.9 | 34.7% | 113.3× | 12 | +834.1% |
| 6 | Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyGermany | 64.4 | 42.9% | 11.4× | 29 | +48.6% |
| 7 | Université Paris-SaclayFrance | 64.3 | 50.6% | 7.3× | 13 | +810.4% |
| 8 | Universidad Autónoma de MadridSpain | 62.2 | 58.0% | 9.1× | 17 | +30.5% |
| 9 | Universitat de ValènciaSpain | 60.9 | 46.1% | 9.9× | 25 | +9.6% |
| 10 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina | 58.4 | 46.8% | 4.2× | 34 | +406.6% |
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 Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Dark Matter 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.