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Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae

Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae is a research topic within Astronomy and Astrophysics. Science Explorer counts 37k research works in it since 1950. 30.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the connections between gamma-ray bursts, supernovae, neutron stars, kilonova, and nucleosynthesis. It covers topics such as the physics of gamma-ray bursts, progenitors of core-collapse supernovae, electromagnetic counterparts of compact object mergers, and the association of gamma-ray bursts with supernovae. The cluster also delves into the impact of high-mass stars, gravitational waves, and type Ia supernovae on cosmic explosions.

  • Gamma-Ray Bursts
  • Supernovae
  • Neutron Stars
  • Kilonova
  • Nucleosynthesis
  • Astrophysical Flashes
  • High-Mass Stars
  • Gravitational Waves
  • Type Ia Supernovae
  • Cosmic Explosions
Research works
37k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
11k
per year above
Top-10% rate
30.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+16%
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Which countries lead Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.6k and 720 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 1.6k works
  2. 2 China 720 works
  3. 3 Italy 340 works
  4. 4 Germany 328 works
  5. 5 France 291 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 282 works
  7. 7 Japan 250 works
  8. 8 India 243 works
  9. 9 Russia 211 works
  10. 10 Australia 164 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.

United States: 35.7%China: 16.4%Italy: 7.7%Germany: 7.5%6 others listed: 32.8%36%largest
United States1,569 · 35.7%China720 · 16.4%Italy340 · 7.7%Germany328 · 7.5%6 others listed1,441 · 32.8%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian publishes the most Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and California Institute of Technology.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Center for Astrophysics Harvard & SmithsonianUnited States 281 works
  2. 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 68 works
  3. 3 California Institute of TechnologyUnited States 48 works
  4. 4 The University of TokyoJapan 46 works
  5. 5 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 45 works
  6. 6 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 39 works
  7. 7 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 36 works
  8. 8 National Astronomical ObservatoriesChina 36 works
  9. 9 Nanjing UniversityChina 34 works
  10. 10 University of California, BerkeleyUnited States 32 works

Who are the leading researchers in Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae include X. Wu, M. Morii and E. L. Wright.

  1. 1 X. Wu Switzerland 9.6k citations
  2. 2 M. Morii United Kingdom 9.6k citations
  3. 3 E. L. Wright United States 9.3k citations
  4. 4 H. F-W. Sadrozinski United States 9.1k citations
  5. 5 M. Martı́nez United Kingdom 8.6k citations
  6. 6 Saul A. Teukolsky United States 8.4k citations
  7. 7 R. W. L. Jones United Kingdom 8.3k citations
  8. 8 Licia Verde Spain 8.2k citations
  9. 9 B. S. Acharya United States 8k citations
  10. 10 A. I. Mincer United States 7.3k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae research done?

The largest centres of Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae research in 2022–2025 are Cambridge (United States), Beijing (China), Paris (France) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Mitaka-shi and Garching.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Cambridge United States 318 works
  2. 2 Beijing China 263 works
  3. 3 Paris France 136 works
  4. 4 Moscow Russia 123 works
  5. 5 Tokyo Japan 89 works
  6. 6 Rome Italy 83 works
  7. 7 Pasadena United States 82 works
  8. 8 Nanjing China 69 works
  9. 9 New York United States 57 works
  10. 10 Garching Germany 56 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Mitaka-shiJP · 24.6 works207×
  2. GarchingDE · 56.3 works102×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae?

Among universities, judged by research, California Institute of Technology, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté and Princeton 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.

0%25%50%mean 45.14%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →California Institute of Technology: 48, 48.4%Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté: 13, 43.8%Princeton University: 22, 56.2%Stockholm University: 20, 43.5%University of Nevada, Las Vegas: 13, 54.6%Northwestern University: 17, 59.2%University of California, Santa Cruz: 14, 50.1%Technion – Israel Institute of Technology: 27, 31.9%University of Geneva: 18, 34.3%Liverpool John Moores University: 13, 29.4%Princeton UniversityCalifornia Institute…Université Bourgogne…Stockholm University
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 California Institute of TechnologyUnited States 64.848.4%37.2×48 +6.4%
2 Université Bourgogne Franche-ComtéFrance 63.943.8%23.1×13 +43.6%
3 Princeton UniversityUnited States 63.856.2%9.3×22 +31.6%
4 Stockholm UniversitySweden 62.043.5%11.3×20 +63.4%
5 University of Nevada, Las VegasUnited States 60.754.6%13.1×13 +29.6%
6 Northwestern UniversityUnited States 60.359.2%4.8×17 +184.0%
7 University of California, Santa CruzUnited States 56.950.1%13.8×14 -12.2%
8 Technion – Israel Institute of TechnologyIsrael 56.631.9%15.2×27 +62.5%
9 University of GenevaSwitzerland 55.234.3%9.9×18 +38.6%
10 Liverpool John Moores UniversityUnited Kingdom 54.629.4%15.6×13 +95.6%

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 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae.

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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.