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National Institute for Astrophysics
Short name
INAF
Country, city
Italy, Rome
Publications
24 236
Citations
899 195
h-index
298
Top-3 journals
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy and Astrophysics (6225 publications)
Astrophysical Journal
Astrophysical Journal (2827 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 foreign organizations
European Southern Observatory
European Southern Observatory (1801 publications)
Observatoire de Paris
Observatoire de Paris (1767 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1975

Total publications
24236
Total citations
899195
Citations per publication
37.1
Average publications per year
466.08
Average authors per publication
16.68
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, 69.12%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
16753 publications, 69.12%
Space and Planetary Science, 16374, 67.56%
Space and Planetary Science
16374 publications, 67.56%
General Physics and Astronomy, 518, 2.14%
General Physics and Astronomy
518 publications, 2.14%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 398, 1.64%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
398 publications, 1.64%
Instrumentation, 369, 1.52%
Instrumentation
369 publications, 1.52%
Geophysics, 357, 1.47%
Geophysics
357 publications, 1.47%
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
6225 publications, 25.68%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
5033 publications, 20.77%
Astrophysical Journal
2827 publications, 11.66%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
1216 publications, 5.02%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
756 publications, 3.12%
Astrophysical Journal Letters
597 publications, 2.46%
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
227 publications, 0.94%
Experimental Astronomy
225 publications, 0.93%
Icarus
207 publications, 0.85%
Nature
192 publications, 0.79%
Astronomische Nachrichten
188 publications, 0.78%
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
6504 publications, 26.84%
Oxford University Press
5427 publications, 22.39%
American Astronomical Society
3784 publications, 15.61%
Springer Nature
1843 publications, 7.6%
Elsevier
1280 publications, 5.28%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
1280 publications, 5.28%
IOP Publishing
980 publications, 4.04%
Cambridge University Press
943 publications, 3.89%
American Physical Society (APS)
349 publications, 1.44%
Wiley
347 publications, 1.43%
MDPI
342 publications, 1.41%
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
60 publications, 0.25%
Pleiades Publishing
55 publications, 0.23%
Optica Publishing Group
52 publications, 0.21%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
38 publications, 0.16%
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
4237 publications, 17.48%
Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory
3959 publications, 16.34%
Brera Astronomical Observatory
3271 publications, 13.5%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
3007 publications, 12.41%
Trieste Astronomical Observatory
2547 publications, 10.51%
Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica di Milano
2503 publications, 10.33%
University of Padua
2418 publications, 9.98%
Astronomical Observatory of Rome
2161 publications, 8.92%
Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte
1986 publications, 8.19%
Astrophysical Observatory of Turin
1876 publications, 7.74%
California Institute of Technology
1837 publications, 7.58%
European Southern Observatory
1801 publications, 7.43%
Observatoire de Paris
1767 publications, 7.29%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
1766 publications, 7.29%
University of Bologna
1730 publications, 7.14%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
1701 publications, 7.02%
Catania Astrophysical Observatory
1677 publications, 6.92%
Sorbonne University
1574 publications, 6.49%
Paris Cité University
1539 publications, 6.35%
Space Telescope Science Institute
1511 publications, 6.23%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
1464 publications, 6.04%
University of La Laguna
1331 publications, 5.49%
Goddard Space Flight Center
1315 publications, 5.43%
University of Cambridge
1299 publications, 5.36%
University College London
1266 publications, 5.22%
Leiden University
1225 publications, 5.05%
Astronomical Observatory of Cagliari
1219 publications, 5.03%
University of Geneva
1117 publications, 4.61%
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
1067 publications, 4.4%
Astrophysics and Space Science Observatory of Bologna
1066 publications, 4.4%
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With foreign organizations

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California Institute of Technology
1837 publications, 7.58%
European Southern Observatory
1801 publications, 7.43%
Observatoire de Paris
1767 publications, 7.29%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
1766 publications, 7.29%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
1701 publications, 7.02%
Sorbonne University
1574 publications, 6.49%
Paris Cité University
1539 publications, 6.35%
Space Telescope Science Institute
1511 publications, 6.23%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
1464 publications, 6.04%
University of La Laguna
1331 publications, 5.49%
Goddard Space Flight Center
1315 publications, 5.43%
University of Cambridge
1299 publications, 5.36%
University College London
1266 publications, 5.22%
Leiden University
1225 publications, 5.05%
University of Geneva
1117 publications, 4.61%
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
1067 publications, 4.4%
University of Arizona
1012 publications, 4.18%
Université Paris-Saclay
987 publications, 4.07%
Aix-Marseille University
974 publications, 4.02%
Paris Institute of Astrophysics
970 publications, 4%
Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia
941 publications, 3.88%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
921 publications, 3.8%
University of Oxford
918 publications, 3.79%
Paris Sciences et Lettres
915 publications, 3.78%
Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia
834 publications, 3.44%
Grenoble Alpes University
832 publications, 3.43%
University of Copenhagen
826 publications, 3.41%
University of Edinburgh
815 publications, 3.36%
Institute of Space Sciences
790 publications, 3.26%
University of Amsterdam
777 publications, 3.21%
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With other countries

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USA, 8735, 36.04%
USA
8735 publications, 36.04%
Germany, 6446, 26.6%
Germany
6446 publications, 26.6%
United Kingdom, 6184, 25.52%
United Kingdom
6184 publications, 25.52%
France, 5193, 21.43%
France
5193 publications, 21.43%
Spain, 4248, 17.53%
Spain
4248 publications, 17.53%
Netherlands, 2780, 11.47%
Netherlands
2780 publications, 11.47%
Australia, 2163, 8.92%
Australia
2163 publications, 8.92%
Chile, 2158, 8.9%
Chile
2158 publications, 8.9%
Switzerland, 2017, 8.32%
Switzerland
2017 publications, 8.32%
China, 1667, 6.88%
China
1667 publications, 6.88%
Canada, 1534, 6.33%
Canada
1534 publications, 6.33%
Japan, 1451, 5.99%
Japan
1451 publications, 5.99%
Denmark, 1191, 4.91%
Denmark
1191 publications, 4.91%
Sweden, 1165, 4.81%
Sweden
1165 publications, 4.81%
Belgium, 996, 4.11%
Belgium
996 publications, 4.11%
Poland, 858, 3.54%
Poland
858 publications, 3.54%
Russia, 845, 3.49%
Russia
845 publications, 3.49%
Brazil, 794, 3.28%
Brazil
794 publications, 3.28%
Mexico, 688, 2.84%
Mexico
688 publications, 2.84%
Portugal, 654, 2.7%
Portugal
654 publications, 2.7%
India, 653, 2.69%
India
653 publications, 2.69%
Austria, 634, 2.62%
Austria
634 publications, 2.62%
South Africa, 632, 2.61%
South Africa
632 publications, 2.61%
Finland, 620, 2.56%
Finland
620 publications, 2.56%
Israel, 506, 2.09%
Israel
506 publications, 2.09%
Ireland, 401, 1.65%
Ireland
401 publications, 1.65%
Greece, 373, 1.54%
Greece
373 publications, 1.54%
Republic of Korea, 368, 1.52%
Republic of Korea
368 publications, 1.52%
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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