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National Institute for Astrophysics
Short name
INAF
Country, city
Italy, Rome
Publications
23 979
Citations
881 100
h-index
294
Top-3 journals
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy and Astrophysics (6069 publications)
Astrophysical Journal
Astrophysical Journal (2827 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 foreign organizations

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1975

Total publications
23979
Total citations
881100
Citations per publication
36.74
Average publications per year
461.13
Average authors per publication
16.44
h-index
294
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, 69.87%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
16753 publications, 69.87%
Space and Planetary Science, 16374, 68.28%
Space and Planetary Science
16374 publications, 68.28%
General Physics and Astronomy, 518, 2.16%
General Physics and Astronomy
518 publications, 2.16%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 398, 1.66%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
398 publications, 1.66%
Instrumentation, 369, 1.54%
Instrumentation
369 publications, 1.54%
Geophysics, 357, 1.49%
Geophysics
357 publications, 1.49%
Multidisciplinary, 308, 1.28%
Multidisciplinary
308 publications, 1.28%
Atmospheric Science, 300, 1.25%
Atmospheric Science
300 publications, 1.25%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 296, 1.23%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
296 publications, 1.23%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 230, 0.96%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
230 publications, 0.96%
General Medicine, 215, 0.9%
General Medicine
215 publications, 0.9%
Aerospace Engineering, 211, 0.88%
Aerospace Engineering
211 publications, 0.88%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 206, 0.86%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
206 publications, 0.86%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 199, 0.83%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
199 publications, 0.83%
General Engineering, 187, 0.78%
General Engineering
187 publications, 0.78%
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, 0.56%
Mathematical Physics
134 publications, 0.56%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 120, 0.5%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
120 publications, 0.5%
Geochemistry and Petrology, 117, 0.49%
Geochemistry and Petrology
117 publications, 0.49%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 97, 0.4%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
97 publications, 0.4%
General Materials Science, 83, 0.35%
General Materials Science
83 publications, 0.35%
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
6069 publications, 25.31%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
4986 publications, 20.79%
Astrophysical Journal
2827 publications, 11.79%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
1216 publications, 5.07%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
756 publications, 3.15%
Astrophysical Journal Letters
597 publications, 2.49%
Astronomical Journal
365 publications, 1.52%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
322 publications, 1.34%
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
285 publications, 1.19%
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
233 publications, 0.97%
Experimental Astronomy
223 publications, 0.93%
Physical Review D
221 publications, 0.92%
Icarus
207 publications, 0.86%
Nature
192 publications, 0.8%
Astronomische Nachrichten
187 publications, 0.78%
Advances in Space Research
163 publications, 0.68%
Red Giants as Probes of the Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way
158 publications, 0.66%
Astrophysics and Space Science
157 publications, 0.65%
Planetary and Space Science
153 publications, 0.64%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
150 publications, 0.63%
Nature Astronomy
148 publications, 0.62%
EPJ Web of Conferences
139 publications, 0.58%
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
125 publications, 0.52%
EAS Publications Series
124 publications, 0.52%
Space Science Reviews
113 publications, 0.47%
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
97 publications, 0.4%
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
97 publications, 0.4%
Universe
94 publications, 0.39%
Science
84 publications, 0.35%
Galaxies
75 publications, 0.31%
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Publishers

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EDP Sciences
6348 publications, 26.47%
Oxford University Press
5379 publications, 22.43%
American Astronomical Society
3784 publications, 15.78%
Springer Nature
1819 publications, 7.59%
Elsevier
1283 publications, 5.35%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
1279 publications, 5.33%
IOP Publishing
980 publications, 4.09%
Cambridge University Press
943 publications, 3.93%
Wiley
346 publications, 1.44%
American Physical Society (APS)
341 publications, 1.42%
MDPI
335 publications, 1.4%
Frontiers Media S.A.
116 publications, 0.48%
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)
93 publications, 0.39%
AIP Publishing
87 publications, 0.36%
Copernicus
65 publications, 0.27%
American Geophysical Union
59 publications, 0.25%
Taylor & Francis
58 publications, 0.24%
Pleiades Publishing
55 publications, 0.23%
Optica Publishing Group
52 publications, 0.22%
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
4189 publications, 17.47%
Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory
3901 publications, 16.27%
Brera Astronomical Observatory
3216 publications, 13.41%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
2940 publications, 12.26%
Trieste Astronomical Observatory
2513 publications, 10.48%
Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica di Milano
2483 publications, 10.35%
University of Padua
2380 publications, 9.93%
Astronomical Observatory of Rome
2132 publications, 8.89%
Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte
1948 publications, 8.12%
Astrophysical Observatory of Turin
1846 publications, 7.7%
California Institute of Technology
1809 publications, 7.54%
European Southern Observatory
1791 publications, 7.47%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
1738 publications, 7.25%
Observatoire de Paris
1737 publications, 7.24%
University of Bologna
1700 publications, 7.09%
Catania Astrophysical Observatory
1667 publications, 6.95%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
1662 publications, 6.93%
Sorbonne University
1529 publications, 6.38%
Paris Cité University
1511 publications, 6.3%
Space Telescope Science Institute
1486 publications, 6.2%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
1447 publications, 6.03%
Goddard Space Flight Center
1296 publications, 5.4%
University of La Laguna
1292 publications, 5.39%
University of Cambridge
1263 publications, 5.27%
University College London
1229 publications, 5.13%
Astronomical Observatory of Cagliari
1204 publications, 5.02%
Leiden University
1199 publications, 5%
University of Geneva
1093 publications, 4.56%
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
1030 publications, 4.3%
Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna
1020 publications, 4.25%
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With foreign organizations

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California Institute of Technology
1809 publications, 7.54%
European Southern Observatory
1791 publications, 7.47%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
1738 publications, 7.25%
Observatoire de Paris
1737 publications, 7.24%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
1662 publications, 6.93%
Sorbonne University
1529 publications, 6.38%
Paris Cité University
1511 publications, 6.3%
Space Telescope Science Institute
1486 publications, 6.2%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
1447 publications, 6.03%
Goddard Space Flight Center
1296 publications, 5.4%
University of La Laguna
1292 publications, 5.39%
University of Cambridge
1263 publications, 5.27%
University College London
1229 publications, 5.13%
Leiden University
1199 publications, 5%
University of Geneva
1093 publications, 4.56%
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
1030 publications, 4.3%
University of Arizona
994 publications, 4.15%
Université Paris-Saclay
952 publications, 3.97%
Aix-Marseille University
947 publications, 3.95%
Paris Institute of Astrophysics
946 publications, 3.95%
Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia
918 publications, 3.83%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
905 publications, 3.77%
University of Oxford
893 publications, 3.72%
Paris Sciences et Lettres
886 publications, 3.69%
Grenoble Alpes University
811 publications, 3.38%
University of Copenhagen
807 publications, 3.37%
Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia
803 publications, 3.35%
University of Edinburgh
791 publications, 3.3%
University of Tokyo
764 publications, 3.19%
University of Amsterdam
762 publications, 3.18%
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With other countries

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USA, 8694, 36.26%
USA
8694 publications, 36.26%
Germany, 6421, 26.78%
Germany
6421 publications, 26.78%
United Kingdom, 6147, 25.63%
United Kingdom
6147 publications, 25.63%
France, 5172, 21.57%
France
5172 publications, 21.57%
Spain, 4226, 17.62%
Spain
4226 publications, 17.62%
Netherlands, 2769, 11.55%
Netherlands
2769 publications, 11.55%
Chile, 2149, 8.96%
Chile
2149 publications, 8.96%
Australia, 2146, 8.95%
Australia
2146 publications, 8.95%
Switzerland, 2012, 8.39%
Switzerland
2012 publications, 8.39%
China, 1655, 6.9%
China
1655 publications, 6.9%
Canada, 1518, 6.33%
Canada
1518 publications, 6.33%
Japan, 1444, 6.02%
Japan
1444 publications, 6.02%
Denmark, 1183, 4.93%
Denmark
1183 publications, 4.93%
Sweden, 1156, 4.82%
Sweden
1156 publications, 4.82%
Belgium, 990, 4.13%
Belgium
990 publications, 4.13%
Poland, 853, 3.56%
Poland
853 publications, 3.56%
Russia, 843, 3.52%
Russia
843 publications, 3.52%
Brazil, 789, 3.29%
Brazil
789 publications, 3.29%
Mexico, 684, 2.85%
Mexico
684 publications, 2.85%
Portugal, 650, 2.71%
Portugal
650 publications, 2.71%
India, 647, 2.7%
India
647 publications, 2.7%
Austria, 632, 2.64%
Austria
632 publications, 2.64%
South Africa, 628, 2.62%
South Africa
628 publications, 2.62%
Finland, 617, 2.57%
Finland
617 publications, 2.57%
Israel, 504, 2.1%
Israel
504 publications, 2.1%
Ireland, 398, 1.66%
Ireland
398 publications, 1.66%
Greece, 372, 1.55%
Greece
372 publications, 1.55%
Republic of Korea, 362, 1.51%
Republic of Korea
362 publications, 1.51%
Czech Republic, 358, 1.49%
Czech Republic
358 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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