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Astroparticle Physics
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Astroparticle Physics

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Physics 93 134 70 20

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 159
Documents by Best Scientists*: 81
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 124
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.059
Impact Factor: 2.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Astroparticle Physics?

The foci of the journal are Astrophysics, Cosmic ray, Nuclear physics, Astronomy and Neutrino. The study of Cherenkov radiation and how it intertwines with concepts under Gamma-ray astronomy were explored in the presented Astrophysics research. Astroparticle Physics explores issues in Cosmic ray which can be linked to other research areas like Spectral line, Computational physics and Monte Carlo method.

While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Nuclear physics, it also covered topics in Particle physics, Dark matter and Detector. The journal addresses concerns in Dark matter which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Neutron and Weakly interacting massive particles, Scalar field dark matter. Astroparticle Physics covers Detector research under the subject of Optics.

The journal explores topics in Astronomy which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Flux and Blazar. Neutrino detector, Solar neutrino, Solar neutrino problem, Neutrino oscillation and Measurements of neutrino speed are all aspects of Neutrino research featured in it. Neutrino detector works presented in the journal have a specific focus on Neutrino astronomy.

  • Astrophysics (44.00%)
  • Cosmic ray (35.51%)
  • Nuclear physics (26.68%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Review of mathematics, numerical factors, and corrections for dark matter experiments based on elastic nuclear recoil (994 citations)
  • Pre-big-bang in string cosmology (707 citations)
  • Introducing the CTA concept (543 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Astroparticle Physics:

The main points discussed in the journal publications deal with Astrophysics, Cosmic ray, Nuclear physics, Astronomy and Neutrino. The published papers tackle studies in Spectral line and the interrelated subject of Range (particle radiation) to gain insights into Cosmic ray. While work presented in the journal articles provide substantial information on Nuclear physics, it also covers topics in Detector and Particle physics, Dark matter.

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 Astroparticle Physics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Teresa Montaruli (47 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Andreas Haungs (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Wolfgang Rhode (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Markus Roth (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • I. De Mitri (37 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 Astroparticle Physics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (221 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Tokyo (111 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sapienza University of Rome (98 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (98 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • INAF (96 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 2022 edition, 50.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% 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 0.00% of all publications and 100.00% 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

  • Snowmass2021 - Letter of interest cosmology intertwined II: The hubble constant tension

    Eleonora Di Valentino;Luis A. Anchordoqui;Özgür Akarsu;Yacine Ali-Haimoud

    (2021)
    437 Citations
  • Cosmology intertwined III: fσ8 and S8

    Eleonora Di Valentino;Luis A. Anchordoqui;Özgür Akarsu;Yacine Ali-Haimoud

    (2021)
    341 Citations
  • Design, construction, and test of the Gas Pixel Detectors for the IXPE mission

    L. Baldini;L. Baldini;M. Barbanera;M. Barbanera;R. Bellazzini;R. Bonino;R. Bonino

    (2021)
    96 Citations
  • Ultra-high-energy cosmic rays The intersection of the Cosmic and Energy Frontiers

    (2022)
    86 Citations
  • The Astrophysical Multimessenger Observatory Network (AMON): Performance and science program

    Hugo A. Ayala Solares;Stephane Coutu;D.F. Cowen;James J. DeLaunay

    (2020)
    79 Citations
  • Snowmass2021 - Letter of interest cosmology intertwined I: Perspectives for the next decade

    Eleonora Di Valentino;Luis A. Anchordoqui;Özgür Akarsu;Yacine Ali-Haimoud

    (2021)
    78 Citations
  • Snowmass2021 - Letter of interest cosmology intertwined IV: The age of the universe and its curvature

    Eleonora Di Valentino;Luis A. Anchordoqui;Özgür Akarsu;Yacine Ali-Haimoud

    (2021)
    76 Citations
  • Search for low-energy neutrinos from astrophysical sources with Borexino

    M. Agostini;K. Altenmuller;S. Appel;V. Atroshchenko

    (2021)
    54 Citations
  • The low rate of Galactic pevatrons

    Pierre Cristofari;Pasquale Blasi;Elena Amato;Elena Amato

    (2020)
    53 Citations
  • XL-Calibur - a second-generation balloon-borne hard X-ray polarimetry mission

    Q. Abarr;H. Awaki;M.G. Baring;R. Bose

    (2021)
    50 Citations

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