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National Institute for Astrophysics
Short name
INAF
Country, city
Italy, Rome
Publications
24 189
Citations
894 897
h-index
298
Top-3 journals
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy and Astrophysics (6208 publications)
Astrophysical Journal
Astrophysical Journal (2827 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 foreign organizations
European Southern Observatory
European Southern Observatory (1800 publications)
Observatoire de Paris
Observatoire de Paris (1764 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1975

Total publications
24189
Total citations
894897
Citations per publication
37
Average publications per year
465.17
Average authors per publication
16.66
h-index
298
Metrics description
h-index
A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

Top-30

Fields of science

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Astronomy and Astrophysics, 16753, 69.26%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
16753 publications, 69.26%
Space and Planetary Science, 16374, 67.69%
Space and Planetary Science
16374 publications, 67.69%
General Physics and Astronomy, 518, 2.14%
General Physics and Astronomy
518 publications, 2.14%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 398, 1.65%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
398 publications, 1.65%
Instrumentation, 369, 1.53%
Instrumentation
369 publications, 1.53%
Geophysics, 357, 1.48%
Geophysics
357 publications, 1.48%
Multidisciplinary, 308, 1.27%
Multidisciplinary
308 publications, 1.27%
Atmospheric Science, 300, 1.24%
Atmospheric Science
300 publications, 1.24%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 296, 1.22%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
296 publications, 1.22%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 230, 0.95%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
230 publications, 0.95%
General Medicine, 215, 0.89%
General Medicine
215 publications, 0.89%
Aerospace Engineering, 211, 0.87%
Aerospace Engineering
211 publications, 0.87%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 206, 0.85%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
206 publications, 0.85%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 199, 0.82%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
199 publications, 0.82%
General Engineering, 187, 0.77%
General Engineering
187 publications, 0.77%
Condensed Matter Physics, 145, 0.6%
Condensed Matter Physics
145 publications, 0.6%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 142, 0.59%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
142 publications, 0.59%
Mathematical Physics, 134, 0.55%
Mathematical Physics
134 publications, 0.55%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 120, 0.5%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
120 publications, 0.5%
Geochemistry and Petrology, 117, 0.48%
Geochemistry and Petrology
117 publications, 0.48%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 97, 0.4%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
97 publications, 0.4%
General Materials Science, 83, 0.34%
General Materials Science
83 publications, 0.34%
Mechanical Engineering, 67, 0.28%
Mechanical Engineering
67 publications, 0.28%
Computer Science Applications, 63, 0.26%
Computer Science Applications
63 publications, 0.26%
General Environmental Science, 61, 0.25%
General Environmental Science
61 publications, 0.25%
Water Science and Technology, 61, 0.25%
Water Science and Technology
61 publications, 0.25%
Paleontology, 58, 0.24%
Paleontology
58 publications, 0.24%
Control and Systems Engineering, 55, 0.23%
Control and Systems Engineering
55 publications, 0.23%
Earth-Surface Processes, 55, 0.23%
Earth-Surface Processes
55 publications, 0.23%
Engineering (miscellaneous), 53, 0.22%
Engineering (miscellaneous)
53 publications, 0.22%
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Journals

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
6208 publications, 25.66%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
5013 publications, 20.72%
Astrophysical Journal
2827 publications, 11.69%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
1216 publications, 5.03%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
756 publications, 3.13%
Astrophysical Journal Letters
597 publications, 2.47%
Astronomical Journal
365 publications, 1.51%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
322 publications, 1.33%
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
285 publications, 1.18%
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
233 publications, 0.96%
Physical Review D
225 publications, 0.93%
Experimental Astronomy
225 publications, 0.93%
Icarus
207 publications, 0.86%
Nature
192 publications, 0.79%
Astronomische Nachrichten
187 publications, 0.77%
Advances in Space Research
163 publications, 0.67%
Red Giants as Probes of the Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way
158 publications, 0.65%
Astrophysics and Space Science
157 publications, 0.65%
Planetary and Space Science
153 publications, 0.63%
Nature Astronomy
153 publications, 0.63%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
150 publications, 0.62%
EPJ Web of Conferences
139 publications, 0.57%
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
125 publications, 0.52%
EAS Publications Series
124 publications, 0.51%
Space Science Reviews
114 publications, 0.47%
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
100 publications, 0.41%
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
97 publications, 0.4%
Universe
94 publications, 0.39%
Science
85 publications, 0.35%
Galaxies
75 publications, 0.31%
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Publishers

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EDP Sciences
6487 publications, 26.82%
Oxford University Press
5407 publications, 22.35%
American Astronomical Society
3784 publications, 15.64%
Springer Nature
1843 publications, 7.62%
Elsevier
1280 publications, 5.29%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
1279 publications, 5.29%
IOP Publishing
980 publications, 4.05%
Cambridge University Press
943 publications, 3.9%
American Physical Society (APS)
347 publications, 1.43%
Wiley
346 publications, 1.43%
MDPI
339 publications, 1.4%
Frontiers Media S.A.
119 publications, 0.49%
World Scientific
108 publications, 0.45%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
108 publications, 0.45%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
96 publications, 0.4%
AIP Publishing
87 publications, 0.36%
Copernicus
65 publications, 0.27%
American Geophysical Union
62 publications, 0.26%
Taylor & Francis
58 publications, 0.24%
Pleiades Publishing
55 publications, 0.23%
Optica Publishing Group
52 publications, 0.21%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
37 publications, 0.15%
Mary Ann Liebert
33 publications, 0.14%
Hindawi Limited
25 publications, 0.1%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
21 publications, 0.09%
The Royal Society
14 publications, 0.06%
Institute of Electronics, Information and Communications Engineers (IEICE)
13 publications, 0.05%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
12 publications, 0.05%
S. Karger AG
11 publications, 0.05%
Cellule MathDoc/Centre Mersenne
11 publications, 0.05%
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With other organizations

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Astronomical Observatory of Padova
4232 publications, 17.5%
Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory
3946 publications, 16.31%
Brera Astronomical Observatory
3263 publications, 13.49%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
2996 publications, 12.39%
Trieste Astronomical Observatory
2540 publications, 10.5%
Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica di Milano
2502 publications, 10.34%
University of Padua
2411 publications, 9.97%
Astronomical Observatory of Rome
2158 publications, 8.92%
Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte
1981 publications, 8.19%
Astrophysical Observatory of Turin
1874 publications, 7.75%
California Institute of Technology
1833 publications, 7.58%
European Southern Observatory
1800 publications, 7.44%
Observatoire de Paris
1764 publications, 7.29%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
1760 publications, 7.28%
University of Bologna
1725 publications, 7.13%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
1696 publications, 7.01%
Catania Astrophysical Observatory
1677 publications, 6.93%
Sorbonne University
1565 publications, 6.47%
Paris Cité University
1536 publications, 6.35%
Space Telescope Science Institute
1507 publications, 6.23%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
1462 publications, 6.04%
University of La Laguna
1324 publications, 5.47%
Goddard Space Flight Center
1312 publications, 5.42%
University of Cambridge
1291 publications, 5.34%
University College London
1257 publications, 5.2%
Leiden University
1221 publications, 5.05%
Astronomical Observatory of Cagliari
1215 publications, 5.02%
University of Geneva
1115 publications, 4.61%
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
1062 publications, 4.39%
Astrophysics and Space Science Observatory of Bologna
1057 publications, 4.37%
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With foreign organizations

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California Institute of Technology
1833 publications, 7.58%
European Southern Observatory
1800 publications, 7.44%
Observatoire de Paris
1764 publications, 7.29%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
1760 publications, 7.28%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
1696 publications, 7.01%
Sorbonne University
1565 publications, 6.47%
Paris Cité University
1536 publications, 6.35%
Space Telescope Science Institute
1507 publications, 6.23%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
1462 publications, 6.04%
University of La Laguna
1324 publications, 5.47%
Goddard Space Flight Center
1312 publications, 5.42%
University of Cambridge
1291 publications, 5.34%
University College London
1257 publications, 5.2%
Leiden University
1221 publications, 5.05%
University of Geneva
1115 publications, 4.61%
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
1062 publications, 4.39%
University of Arizona
1006 publications, 4.16%
Université Paris-Saclay
984 publications, 4.07%
Aix-Marseille University
971 publications, 4.01%
Paris Institute of Astrophysics
964 publications, 3.99%
Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia
937 publications, 3.87%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
920 publications, 3.8%
University of Oxford
912 publications, 3.77%
Paris Sciences et Lettres
912 publications, 3.77%
Grenoble Alpes University
830 publications, 3.43%
Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia
829 publications, 3.43%
University of Copenhagen
824 publications, 3.41%
University of Edinburgh
812 publications, 3.36%
Institute of Space Sciences
785 publications, 3.25%
University of Amsterdam
776 publications, 3.21%
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With other countries

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USA, 8726, 36.07%
USA
8726 publications, 36.07%
Germany, 6438, 26.62%
Germany
6438 publications, 26.62%
United Kingdom, 6172, 25.52%
United Kingdom
6172 publications, 25.52%
France, 5186, 21.44%
France
5186 publications, 21.44%
Spain, 4243, 17.54%
Spain
4243 publications, 17.54%
Netherlands, 2780, 11.49%
Netherlands
2780 publications, 11.49%
Australia, 2159, 8.93%
Australia
2159 publications, 8.93%
Chile, 2156, 8.91%
Chile
2156 publications, 8.91%
Switzerland, 2015, 8.33%
Switzerland
2015 publications, 8.33%
China, 1665, 6.88%
China
1665 publications, 6.88%
Canada, 1528, 6.32%
Canada
1528 publications, 6.32%
Japan, 1447, 5.98%
Japan
1447 publications, 5.98%
Denmark, 1189, 4.92%
Denmark
1189 publications, 4.92%
Sweden, 1162, 4.8%
Sweden
1162 publications, 4.8%
Belgium, 995, 4.11%
Belgium
995 publications, 4.11%
Poland, 857, 3.54%
Poland
857 publications, 3.54%
Russia, 844, 3.49%
Russia
844 publications, 3.49%
Brazil, 793, 3.28%
Brazil
793 publications, 3.28%
Mexico, 687, 2.84%
Mexico
687 publications, 2.84%
Portugal, 653, 2.7%
Portugal
653 publications, 2.7%
India, 650, 2.69%
India
650 publications, 2.69%
Austria, 634, 2.62%
Austria
634 publications, 2.62%
South Africa, 631, 2.61%
South Africa
631 publications, 2.61%
Finland, 619, 2.56%
Finland
619 publications, 2.56%
Israel, 506, 2.09%
Israel
506 publications, 2.09%
Ireland, 401, 1.66%
Ireland
401 publications, 1.66%
Greece, 373, 1.54%
Greece
373 publications, 1.54%
Republic of Korea, 366, 1.51%
Republic of Korea
366 publications, 1.51%
Czech Republic, 360, 1.49%
Czech Republic
360 publications, 1.49%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1975 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.
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