European Southern Observatory
Impact in
- Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.2%
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Instrumentation top 0.1%
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Papers in
- Instrumentation 1.4k
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research 1.4k
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- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 4.2k
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 3.4k
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 2k
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations 746
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 622
- Astro and Planetary Science 251
- Top scholars
- Fionn MurtaghBRUNO LEIBUNDGUTLeonardo TestiMichael HilkerPiero ROSATIJohn L. TonryAlvio RenziniF. Primas
- Journals
- Astronomy and Astrophysics (3.3k papers)Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (2k papers)The Astrophysical Journal (1.5k papers)The Astronomical Journal (322 papers)The Astrophysical Journal Letters (243 papers)
- Partner nations
- GermanyUnited StatesChile
In The Last Decade
European Southern Observatory
12.1k papers receiving 533.6k citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 230
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 493.3k
- Instrumentation 12.9k
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics 18.6k
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 17.7k
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 1.9k
Countries citing scholars working at European Southern Observatory
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Fields of papers published by authors at European Southern Observatory
This network shows the impact of papers affiliated with European Southern Observatory at the time of their publication. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers affiliated with European Southern Observatory at the time of their publication.
About European Southern Observatory
In recent decades, authors affiliated with European Southern Observatory have published 12.6k papers, which have received a total of 533.8k indexed citations . Scholars at this organization have produced 1.4k papers in Instrumentation, 10.1k papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1.5k papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 255 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 50 papers in Information Systems and Management on the topics of Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (4.2k papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (3.4k papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (2k papers), Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (1.4k papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (1.4k papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (746 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (622 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (251 papers). Their work is cited by papers focused on Astronomy and Astrophysics (493.3k citations), Instrumentation (12.9k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (18.6k citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (17.7k citations) and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (1.9k citations). Authors at European Southern Observatory collaborate with scholars in Germany, United States and Chile and have published in prestigious journals including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, The Astrophysical Journal, The Astronomical Journal and The Astrophysical Journal Letters. Some of European Southern Observatory's most productive authors include Fionn Murtagh, BRUNO LEIBUNDGUT, Leonardo Testi, Michael Hilker, Piero ROSATI, John L. Tonry, Alvio Renzini, F. Primas, P. Padovani and A. V. Filippenko.
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