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Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
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Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Physics 85 146 190 22

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 398
Documents by Best Scientists*: 471
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 39
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.654
Impact Factor: 2.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences?

The journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Astrophysics, Astronomy, Computational physics, Galaxy and Quasar. The journal focuses on Astrophysics research which is adjacent to topics in Emission spectrum. It tackles issues in Astronomy, particularly in the topics of Kepler and Exoplanet.

The concepts on Computational physics presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Magnetic field, Magnetohydrodynamics, Magnetosphere, Plasma and Electron. Most of the Magnetosphere studies addressed also intersect with Ionosphere. The work on Plasma addressed in it expands to the thematically related Turbulence.

Star formation and Galaxy formation and evolution studies are all carried out as a component of the study in Galaxy presented. Most of the works presented in it deals with Quasar but it intersects with the subject of Supermassive black hole. Presentations on Stars include those discussing Asteroseismology and Stellar evolution.

  • Astrophysics (29.79%)
  • Astronomy (16.13%)
  • Computational physics (11.95%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Dark Energy in Light of Multi-Messenger Gravitational-Wave Astronomy (149 citations)
  • Neutrino Mass Ordering from Oscillations and Beyond: 2018 Status and Future Prospects (133 citations)
  • An asymptotically safe guide to quantum gravity and matter (115 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences:

The published articles investigate studies in Astrophysics, Star formation, Magnetic field, Galaxy and Molecular cloud. The published articles with studies in Astrophysics featured incorporate elements of Spectral line and Polarization (waves). Issues in Magnetic field were discussed in the journal papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Mass spectrum, Computational physics, Electromagnetic field and Optics.

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:

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences investigates areas of study like Astrophysics, Computational physics, Plasma, Solar wind and Astronomy. The research on Astrophysics discussed in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences draws on the closely related field of Coronal mass ejection. In addition to Computational physics research, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences aims to explore topics under Electron, Magnetosphere, Ionosphere and Corona.

While Plasma is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Ion and Turbulence. The research on Solar wind tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Spacecraft and Space weather. It encompasses presentations on Astronomy, specifically Exoplanet, Kepler, Asteroseismology, Binary star and Planet.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A brief review on primordial black holes as dark matter (9 citations)
  • Light elements in the Universe (6 citations)
  • Mingantu Spectral Radioheliograph for Solar and Space Weather Studies (5 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 Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Paola Marziani (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sarah Gibson (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mauro D'Onofrio (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Deborah Dultzin (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tom Van Doorsselaere (8 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 Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • INAF (36 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Spanish National Research Council (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Max Planck Society (23 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (17 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Padua (15 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, 77.78% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 31.82% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.09% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.91% of all publications and 43.18% 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

  • Twin High-Resolution, High-Speed Imagers for the Gemini Telescopes: Instrument Description and Science Verification Results

    Nicholas J. Scott;Steve B. Howell;Crystal L. Gnilka;Andrew W. Stephens

    (2021)
    94 Citations
  • Organic Molecules in Interstellar Space: Latest Advances

    (2022)
    82 Citations
  • Binary Black Hole Mergers: Formation and Populations

    Michela Mapelli;Michela Mapelli

    (2020)
    47 Citations
  • Unusual Chemical Processes in Interstellar Chemistry: Past and Present

    (2021)
    42 Citations
  • Speckle Interferometric Observations With the Gemini 8-m Telescopes: Signal-to-Noise Calculations and Observational Results

    (2022)
    41 Citations
  • Cluster and MMS simultaneous observations of magnetosheath high speed jets and their impact on the magnetopause

    C. Philippe Escoubet;K.-J. Hwang;S. Toledo-Redondo;S. Toledo-Redondo;L. Turc

    (2020)
    38 Citations
  • Ionize Hard: Interstellar PO+ Detection

    (2022)
    36 Citations
  • Scaling Relations for Solar-Like Oscillations: A Review

    Saskia Hekker;Saskia Hekker

    (2020)
    35 Citations
  • Synthetic Approaches to Complex Organic Molecules in the Cold Interstellar Medium

    (2022)
    35 Citations
  • Unsolved problems in Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement (STEVE) and the picket fence

    (2023)
    31 Citations

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