National Institute for Astrophysics

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National Institute for Astrophysics
Short name
INAF
Country, city
Italy, Rome
Publications
24 082
Citations
889 890
h-index
297
Top-3 journals
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy and Astrophysics (6141 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
24082
Total citations
889890
Citations per publication
36.95
Average publications per year
463.12
Average authors per publication
16.56
h-index
297
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, 69.57%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
16753 publications, 69.57%
Space and Planetary Science, 16374, 67.99%
Space and Planetary Science
16374 publications, 67.99%
General Physics and Astronomy, 518, 2.15%
General Physics and Astronomy
518 publications, 2.15%
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, 1.28%
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, 0.89%
General Medicine
215 publications, 0.89%
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, 0.34%
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
6141 publications, 25.5%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
5007 publications, 20.79%
Astrophysical Journal
2827 publications, 11.74%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
1216 publications, 5.05%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
756 publications, 3.14%
Astrophysical Journal Letters
597 publications, 2.48%
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, 1.18%
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
233 publications, 0.97%
Physical Review D
223 publications, 0.93%
Experimental Astronomy
223 publications, 0.93%
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, 0.62%
Nature Astronomy
148 publications, 0.61%
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, 0.51%
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
6420 publications, 26.66%
Oxford University Press
5401 publications, 22.43%
American Astronomical Society
3784 publications, 15.71%
Springer Nature
1819 publications, 7.55%
Elsevier
1280 publications, 5.32%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
1279 publications, 5.31%
IOP Publishing
980 publications, 4.07%
Cambridge University Press
943 publications, 3.92%
Wiley
346 publications, 1.44%
American Physical Society (APS)
345 publications, 1.43%
MDPI
338 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)
95 publications, 0.39%
AIP Publishing
87 publications, 0.36%
Copernicus
65 publications, 0.27%
American Geophysical Union
59 publications, 0.24%
Taylor & Francis
58 publications, 0.24%
Pleiades Publishing
55 publications, 0.23%
Optica Publishing Group
52 publications, 0.22%
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
4212 publications, 17.49%
Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory
3920 publications, 16.28%
Brera Astronomical Observatory
3235 publications, 13.43%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
2968 publications, 12.32%
Trieste Astronomical Observatory
2528 publications, 10.5%
Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica di Milano
2492 publications, 10.35%
University of Padua
2398 publications, 9.96%
Astronomical Observatory of Rome
2143 publications, 8.9%
Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte
1963 publications, 8.15%
Astrophysical Observatory of Turin
1860 publications, 7.72%
California Institute of Technology
1819 publications, 7.55%
European Southern Observatory
1795 publications, 7.45%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
1750 publications, 7.27%
Observatoire de Paris
1750 publications, 7.27%
University of Bologna
1716 publications, 7.13%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
1678 publications, 6.97%
Catania Astrophysical Observatory
1671 publications, 6.94%
Sorbonne University
1545 publications, 6.42%
Paris Cité University
1522 publications, 6.32%
Space Telescope Science Institute
1498 publications, 6.22%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
1455 publications, 6.04%
University of La Laguna
1306 publications, 5.42%
Goddard Space Flight Center
1305 publications, 5.42%
University of Cambridge
1275 publications, 5.29%
University College London
1241 publications, 5.15%
Astronomical Observatory of Cagliari
1211 publications, 5.03%
Leiden University
1209 publications, 5.02%
University of Geneva
1103 publications, 4.58%
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
1041 publications, 4.32%
Astrophysics and Space Science Observatory of Bologna
1037 publications, 4.31%
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With foreign organizations

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California Institute of Technology
1819 publications, 7.55%
European Southern Observatory
1795 publications, 7.45%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
1750 publications, 7.27%
Observatoire de Paris
1750 publications, 7.27%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
1678 publications, 6.97%
Sorbonne University
1545 publications, 6.42%
Paris Cité University
1522 publications, 6.32%
Space Telescope Science Institute
1498 publications, 6.22%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
1455 publications, 6.04%
University of La Laguna
1306 publications, 5.42%
Goddard Space Flight Center
1305 publications, 5.42%
University of Cambridge
1275 publications, 5.29%
University College London
1241 publications, 5.15%
Leiden University
1209 publications, 5.02%
University of Geneva
1103 publications, 4.58%
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
1041 publications, 4.32%
University of Arizona
998 publications, 4.14%
Université Paris-Saclay
967 publications, 4.02%
Aix-Marseille University
957 publications, 3.97%
Paris Institute of Astrophysics
955 publications, 3.97%
Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia
925 publications, 3.84%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
910 publications, 3.78%
University of Oxford
905 publications, 3.76%
Paris Sciences et Lettres
899 publications, 3.73%
Grenoble Alpes University
820 publications, 3.41%
University of Copenhagen
817 publications, 3.39%
Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia
812 publications, 3.37%
University of Edinburgh
806 publications, 3.35%
Institute of Space Sciences
769 publications, 3.19%
University of Amsterdam
768 publications, 3.19%
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With other countries

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USA, 8715, 36.19%
USA
8715 publications, 36.19%
Germany, 6431, 26.7%
Germany
6431 publications, 26.7%
United Kingdom, 6165, 25.6%
United Kingdom
6165 publications, 25.6%
France, 5180, 21.51%
France
5180 publications, 21.51%
Spain, 4238, 17.6%
Spain
4238 publications, 17.6%
Netherlands, 2776, 11.53%
Netherlands
2776 publications, 11.53%
Australia, 2153, 8.94%
Australia
2153 publications, 8.94%
Chile, 2153, 8.94%
Chile
2153 publications, 8.94%
Switzerland, 2016, 8.37%
Switzerland
2016 publications, 8.37%
China, 1664, 6.91%
China
1664 publications, 6.91%
Canada, 1527, 6.34%
Canada
1527 publications, 6.34%
Japan, 1446, 6%
Japan
1446 publications, 6%
Denmark, 1188, 4.93%
Denmark
1188 publications, 4.93%
Sweden, 1160, 4.82%
Sweden
1160 publications, 4.82%
Belgium, 994, 4.13%
Belgium
994 publications, 4.13%
Poland, 856, 3.55%
Poland
856 publications, 3.55%
Russia, 844, 3.5%
Russia
844 publications, 3.5%
Brazil, 792, 3.29%
Brazil
792 publications, 3.29%
Mexico, 685, 2.84%
Mexico
685 publications, 2.84%
Portugal, 652, 2.71%
Portugal
652 publications, 2.71%
India, 650, 2.7%
India
650 publications, 2.7%
Austria, 633, 2.63%
Austria
633 publications, 2.63%
South Africa, 630, 2.62%
South Africa
630 publications, 2.62%
Finland, 618, 2.57%
Finland
618 publications, 2.57%
Israel, 506, 2.1%
Israel
506 publications, 2.1%
Ireland, 401, 1.67%
Ireland
401 publications, 1.67%
Greece, 373, 1.55%
Greece
373 publications, 1.55%
Republic of Korea, 365, 1.52%
Republic of Korea
365 publications, 1.52%
Czech Republic, 359, 1.49%
Czech Republic
359 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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