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Astronomy and Astrophysics Review
H-index 12

Astronomy and Astrophysics Review

0935-4956

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/159

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Physics 169 24 14 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 27
Documents by Best Scientists*: 16
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 84
SCIMAGO SJR: 9.465
Impact Factor: 26.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review?

The concepts of Astronomy, Astrophysics, Galaxy, Planetary science and Stars are tackled in The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review. The journal features Astronomy research that overlaps with concepts in Astrobiology. Active galactic nucleus, Star formation, Interstellar medium, Accretion (astrophysics) and Radio galaxy are all aspects of Astrophysics discussed in The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review.

The research on Active galactic nucleus featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Radiative transfer, Supermassive black hole, Black hole and Blazar. The work on Interstellar medium tackled in it brings together disciplines like Cosmic dust and Molecular cloud. Research on Accretion (astrophysics) addressed in it frequently intersections with the field of Neutron star.

In the Galaxy research discussed, Galaxy formation and evolution, Quasar, Elliptical galaxy, Redshift and Halo are all tackled. The studies in Planetary science featured incorporate elements of Astronomical spectroscopy, Solar System, Space exploration and Asteroid. Metallicity, Effective temperature, Stellar atmosphere, Stellar dynamics and Planetary system are some of the facets of Stars tackled in The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review.

  • Astronomy (94.17%)
  • Astrophysics (86.41%)
  • Galaxy (30.10%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Accurate masses and radii of normal stars: Modern results and applications (1251 citations)
  • Modelling the behaviour of accretion flows in x-ray binaries. (972 citations)
  • Multiple populations in globular clusters (768 citations)

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

The published articles investigate studies in Astronomy, Astrophysics, Stars, Galaxy and Planetary science. In the Astrophysics research discussed in the published articles, Active galactic nucleus, Accretion (astrophysics), Elliptical galaxy, Supermassive black hole and Star formation are all tackled. The journal papers address concerns in Planetary science which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Orbit, Circumstellar disk and Molecular cloud.

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

  • Astronomy
  • Milky Way
  • Astrophysics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review aims to foster the development of research in Astronomy, Astrophysics, Galaxy, Interstellar medium and Stars. The Astronomy works featured in it incorporate elements from Astrobiology and Solar minimum. The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review features works in Astrophysics, more specifically Redshift, and explores their relation to disciplines like Phenomenology (particle physics).

The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review addresses concerns in Interstellar medium which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Polarization (waves), Radio galaxy and Proper motion. Circumstellar habitable zone studies in the realm of Stars interact with fields like Context (language use). It focuses on Planetary science but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Chemical evolution, Halo, Thick disk, Stellar nucleosynthesis and Milky Way.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Compact steep-spectrum and peaked-spectrum radio sources (20 citations)
  • Magnetic fields of M dwarfs (11 citations)
  • Star formation and nuclear activity in luminous infrared galaxies: an infrared through radio review (9 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 The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Thérèse Encrenaz (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rudolf A. Treumann (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Manuel Güdel (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Athena Coustenis (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David M. Alexander (2 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 The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (29 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • INAF (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • European Southern Observatory (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (9 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous 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, 25.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 50.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 33.33% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 16.67% 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

  • Fast radio bursts at the dawn of the 2020s

    (2021)
    273 Citations
  • Compact steep-spectrum and peaked-spectrum radio sources

    Christopher P. O’Dea;D. J. Saikia

    (2021)
    190 Citations
  • Ram pressure stripping in high-density environments

    (2022)
    151 Citations
  • A buyer’s guide to the Hubble constant

    Paul Shah;Pablo Lemos;Ofer Lahav

    (2021)
    144 Citations
  • Modelling the chemical evolution of the Milky Way

    Francesca Matteucci

    (2021)
    104 Citations
  • Nuclear star clusters

    Nadine Neumayer;Anil Seth;Torsten Böker

    (2020)
    86 Citations
  • Origin of the elements

    (2022)
    58 Citations
  • Star formation and nuclear activity in luminous infrared galaxies: an infrared through radio review

    Miguel A. Pérez-Torres;Seppo Mattila;Almudena Alonso-Herrero;Susanne Aalto

    (2021)
    50 Citations
  • Weighing stars from birth to death: mass determination methods across the HRD

    Aldo Serenelli;Aldo Serenelli;Achim Weiss;Conny Aerts;Conny Aerts;George C. Angelou

    (2021)
    47 Citations
  • Strong lensing time-delay cosmography in the 2020s

    (2022)
    45 Citations

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