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Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics

0066-4146

Published by: Annual Reviews

https://www.annualreviews.org/journal/astro

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Physics 73 40 39 25

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 42
Documents by Best Scientists*: 40
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index:
SCIMAGO SJR:
Impact Factor: 32.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics?

Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics primarily focuses on research topics in Astronomy, Astrophysics, Galaxy, Stars and Stellar evolution. Milky Way, Galaxy formation and evolution, Planet, Active galactic nucleus and Quasar are all topics related to Astronomy research discussed. Interstellar medium, Star formation, Cosmology, Elliptical galaxy and Supernova are all aspects of Astrophysics discussed in it.

It explores research in Radio galaxy and overlapping concepts in Luminous infrared galaxy to expand the discourse in Elliptical galaxy. The journal tackles issues in Galaxy, particularly in the topics of Galaxy cluster, Redshift, Galaxy groups and clusters, Globular cluster and Spiral galaxy. The works on Stars deal in particular with T Tauri star.

The presented research on T Tauri star deals specifically with Stellar mass loss but it also addresses topics in Stellar collision. Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics links adjacent topics like Stellar evolution with Planetary nebula. Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics focuses on Lenticular galaxy but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Galaxy merger which is concerned with Interacting galaxy.

  • Astronomy (94.34%)
  • Astrophysics (88.79%)
  • Galaxy (22.20%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Chemical Composition of the Sun (7239 citations)
  • STAR FORMATION IN GALAXIES ALONG THE HUBBLE SEQUENCE (6217 citations)
  • H I in the Galaxy (4541 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics:

The most cited articles are mainly concerned with subjects like Astrophysics, Astronomy, Galaxy, Stars and Star formation. Interstellar medium, Elliptical galaxy, Supernova, Galaxy merger and Interacting galaxy are all topics related to Astrophysics research discussed in the most cited papers. The Astronomy research presented in the most cited articles places emphasis on topics like Stellar evolution, Molecular cloud, Active galactic nucleus, Galaxy formation and evolution and Accretion (astrophysics).

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Astronomy
  • Milky Way
  • Galaxy

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Astronomy, Astrophysics, Black hole, Gravitational wave and White dwarf. Aside from research in Astronomy, the journal also discusses Media studies studies. The research topics discussed in Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics include Astrophysics as well as Energy source.

The studies in Black hole featured incorporate elements of Axion, Dark matter, Phenomenology (particle physics) and Structure formation. It holds forums on White dwarf that merges themes from other disciplines such as Mass spectrum, Astrochemistry, Gamma ray and Thermonuclear fusion. The journal addresses concerns in Stars which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Galaxy and Observational evidence.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Observational Constraints on Black Hole Spin (2 citations)
  • Tidal Disruption Events (1 citations)
  • The Journey of a Radio Astronomer: Growth of Radio Astronomy in India (1 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • D. Layzer (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Geoffrey Burbidge (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Allan Sandage (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • J. G. Phillips (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Leo Goldberg (5 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Harvard University (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of California, Berkeley (15 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Cambridge (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • California Institute of Technology (11 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 33.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 44.44% of all publications and 22.22% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • The Assembly of the First Massive Black Holes

    Kohei Inayoshi;Eli Visbal;Zoltán Haiman

    (2020)
    265 Citations
  • Astrochemistry During the Formation of Stars

    Jes K. Jørgensen;Arnaud Belloche;Robin T. Garrod

    (2020)
    206 Citations
  • Observational Constraints on Black Hole Spin

    Christopher S. Reynolds

    (2021)
    182 Citations
  • Quasars and the Intergalactic Medium at Cosmic Dawn

    (2022)
    154 Citations
  • Star-Forming Galaxies at Cosmic Noon

    N. M. Förster Schreiber;S. Wuyts

    (2020)
    148 Citations
  • Magnetohydrodynamic Waves in the Solar Corona

    Valery M. Nakariakov;Valery M. Nakariakov;Valery M. Nakariakov;Dmitrii Y. Kolotkov;Dmitrii Y. Kolotkov

    (2020)
    146 Citations
  • Exoplanet Statistics and Theoretical Implications

    Wei Zhu;Wei Zhu;Subo Dong

    (2021)
    141 Citations
  • Observations of the Lyman-$lpha$ Universe

    Masami Ouchi;Yoshiaki Ono;Takatoshi Shibuya

    (2020)
    133 Citations
  • First Multimessenger Observations of a Neutron Star Merger

    Raffaella Margutti;Raffaella Margutti;Ryan Chornock;Ryan Chornock;Ryan Chornock

    (2021)
    107 Citations
  • New Insights into Classical Novae

    Laura Chomiuk;Brian D. Metzger;Ken J. Shen

    (2021)
    100 Citations

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