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Astronomy Letters
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Astronomy Letters

1063-7737

Published by: Pleiades Publishing

https://www.pleiades.online/en/journal/letters/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Physics 239 15 40 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 16
Documents by Best Scientists*: 41
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 46
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.34
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Astronomy Letters?

Astronomy Letters mainly deals with areas of study such as Astrophysics, Astronomy, Stars, Galaxy and Spectral line. The in-depth study on Astrophysics also explores topics in the intersecting field of Brightness. The journal links adjacent topics like Astronomy with Amplitude.

Astronomy Letters facilitated presentations on Galaxy research, particularly Spiral galaxy and Active galactic nucleus. The study on Elliptical galaxy presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Luminous infrared galaxy.

  • Astrophysics (71.16%)
  • Astronomy (36.38%)
  • Stars (16.22%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35 495 Hipparcos stars in a common system (356 citations)
  • The SCORPIO universal focal reducer of the 6-m telescope (342 citations)
  • XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation (196 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Astronomy Letters:

The published articles primarily focus on research topics in Astrophysics, Astronomy, Stars, Galaxy and Magnetic field. The journal papers investigate Astrophysics research which frequently intersects with Spectral line. The Astronomy research tackled in the most cited papers is interrelated with Amplitude which concerns subjects like Density wave theory, Wavelength and Perturbation (astronomy).

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Astronomy
  • Electron

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Astrophysics, Telescope, Stars, Luminosity and Observatory are tackled in the journal. Topics in Astrophysics were tackled in line with various other fields like Radius and Type (model theory). Telescope research discussed in it aim to provide more information in the subject of Astronomy.

Galaxy cluster is part of Astronomy studies tackled in the journal. The subject of Spectral line, which is connected to the field of Orbital inclination, Red dwarf and Subdwarf, serves as the foundation of the Stars research featured in Astronomy Letters. The presented Observatory research focuses mostly on Redshift and, on occasion, topics in Sky and Active galactic nucleus.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • High-Energy Neutrino Follow-up at the Baikal-GVD Neutrino Telescope (2 citations)
  • Discovery of the Most X-ray Luminous Quasar SRGE J170245.3+130104 at Redshift $$oldsymbol{zpprox 5.5}$$ (1 citations)
  • Analysis of Optimal Flight Trajectories to the Trans-Neptunian Object (90377) Sedna (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 Astronomy Letters (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Rashid Sunyaev (83 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • R. A. Burenin (60 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • V. P. Arkhipova (51 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Vadim V. Bobylev (51 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Alexander A. Lutovinov (50 papers) published 1 paper 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 Astronomy Letters (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Russian Academy of Sciences (1117 papers) published 21 papers at the last edition, 33 less than at the previous edition,
  • Sternberg Astronomical Institute (348 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 11 less than at the previous edition,
  • Saint Petersburg State University (181 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
  • Moscow State University (146 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Max Planck Society (134 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less 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, 6.25% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 83.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.33% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 3.33% of all publications and 10.00% 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

  • Estimation of the CMB temperature from atomic C {\sc i} and molecular CO lines in the interstellar medium of early galaxies

    V.V. Klimenko;A.V. Ivanchik;P. Petitjean;P. Noterdaeme

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • Optical Spectroscopy of Quasars Discovered by SRG/eROSITA with a 2.5-m Telescope at the Caucasus Mountain Observatory of SAI MSU

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Highly Variable Active Galactic Nuclei in the SRG/eROSITA Sky Survey: I. The Constriction of a Sample and the Catalog of Objects Detected in a Low State

    (2022)
    7 Citations
  • Observation of a Very Massive Galaxy Cluster at oldsymbol{z} = 0.76 in the SRG/eROSITA All-Sky Survey

    R. A. Burenin;I. F. Bikmaev;M. R. Gilfanov;A. A. Grokhovskaya

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • SRGz: Building an Optical Cross-Match Model for the X-ray SRG/eROSITA Sources Using the Lockman Hole Data

    (2022)
    7 Citations
  • New Active Galactic Nuclei Detected by the ART-XС and eROSITA Telescopes Onboard the SRG Observatory during an All-Sky X-ray Survey

    (2022)
    7 Citations
  • Estimation of the Cosmic Microwave Background Temperature from Atomic C I and Molecular CO Lines in the Interstellar Medium of Early Galaxies

    V. V. Klimenko;A. V. Ivanchik;P. Petitjean;P. Noterdaeme

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Spectroscopic Redshift Determination for a Sample of Distant Quasars Detected by the SRG Observatory Based on RTT-150 Observations. II

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Spectroscopic Redshift Measurements for Galaxy Clusters from the Planck Survey and Observations of These Clusters in the SRG/eROSITA Survey

    I. A. Zaznobin;R. A. Burenin;I. F. Bikmaev;I. F. Bikmaev;I. M. Khamitov;I. M. Khamitov

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Optical identification of active galactic nucleus candidates detected by the Mikhail Pavlinsky ART-XC telescope aboard the SRG observatory during the all-sky X-ray survey

    I. A. Zaznobin;G. S. Uskov;S. Yu. Sazonov;R. A. Burenin

    (2021)
    6 Citations

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