| Discipline name | Position | Best Scientists | Publications | D-Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physics | 53 | 308 | 185 | 30 |
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific tackles a plethora of topics, such as Astrophysics, Astronomy, Stars, Spectral line and Optics. Research on Astrophysics presented in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific focuses, in particular, on Galaxy, Photometry (optics), Binary star, Astronomical spectroscopy and Light curve. Variable star, Observatory, Emission spectrum, Radial velocity and K-type main-sequence star are all subfields of Astronomy research that were featured in it.
K-type main-sequence star studies tackled cover an aspect of the field of T Tauri star. Topics like Stellar classification, Photometry (astronomy), Metallicity and Stellar evolution are tackled as part of the discussions on Stars. Spectral line research discussed connects with the study of Line (formation).
Telescope is a major topic of Optics research.
The journal papers aim to foster the development of research in Astrophysics, Astronomy, Stars, Optics and Telescope. The study of Astrophysics in the journal papers encompasses disciplines such as Spectral line, as well as fields such as Line (formation), all of which overlap with one another. The journal publications concentrate on Astronomy topics that focus on Exoplanet, Planet, Sky, Observatory and Globular cluster.
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific explores disciplines such as Astrophysics, Astronomy, Remote sensing, Exoplanet and Light curve. While Astrophysics is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Spectral line and Binary number. Presentations on Astronomy include those discussing Galaxy, Quasar, Parallax, Astrometry and Observatory.
While the journal focused on Galaxy, it was also able to explore topics like Statistics, Flux and Scale (descriptive set theory). It focuses on Remote sensing but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Telescope which is concerned with Stars. It facilitates discussions on Exoplanet that incorporate concepts from other fields like Astrobiology, Asteroid, Orbital period and Transit (astronomy).
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 Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (based on the number of publications) are:
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 Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (based on the number of publications) are:
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.
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, 81.08% 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 14.29% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 7.14% of all publications and 28.57% were from other institutions.
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.
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.
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:
The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.
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