# Physics and Astronomy

**Type:** Fields  
**Canonical URL:** https://picoportal.org/library/fields/physics-and-astronomy/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Description | Physics and Astronomy is one of 26 top-level fields in the OpenAlex subject taxonomy. This atlas publishes 69 topics in it, covering 2,586 indexed works. |
| Researchers | 3,193 |
| Subfields | Advanced Chemical Physics Studies,Advanced Condensed Matter Physics,Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies,Advanced Frequency and Time Standards,Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies,Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques,Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics,Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques,Astro and Planetary Science,Astronomy and Astrophysical Research,Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations,Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing |
| Top Institutions | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique,Harvard University,Chinese Academy of Sciences,University of Washington,Stanford University,Johns Hopkins University,Inserm,National Institutes of Health,University of Michigan,Massachusetts Institute of Technology |

## Field papers

Showing 15 of 1678.

- [Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC](https://picoportal.org/library/papers/observation-of-a-new-particle-in-the-search-for-the-standard-model-higgs-boson/)
- [Observation of a new boson at a mass of 125 GeV with the CMS experiment at the LHC](https://picoportal.org/library/papers/observation-of-a-new-boson-at-a-mass-of-125-gev-with-the-cms-experiment-at-the/)
- [<i>Gaia</i> Data Release 2](https://picoportal.org/library/papers/i-gaia-i-data-release-2/)
- [Social Network Analysis: A Handbook.](https://picoportal.org/library/papers/social-network-analysis-a-handbook/)
- [Spin-Torque Switching with the Giant Spin Hall Effect of Tantalum](https://picoportal.org/library/papers/spin-torque-switching-with-the-giant-spin-hall-effect-of-tantalum/)
- [The ATLAS Experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider](https://picoportal.org/library/papers/the-atlas-experiment-at-the-cern-large-hadron-collider-2/)
- [<i>Gaia</i>Early Data Release 3](https://picoportal.org/library/papers/i-gaia-i-early-data-release-3/)
- [Single-pixel imaging via compressive sampling](https://picoportal.org/library/papers/single-pixel-imaging-via-compressive-sampling/)
- [MRI-Targeted or Standard Biopsy for Prostate-Cancer Diagnosis](https://picoportal.org/library/papers/mri-targeted-or-standard-biopsy-for-prostate-cancer-diagnosis/)
- [Direct Evidence for Neutrino Flavor Transformation from Neutral-Current Interactions in the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory](https://picoportal.org/library/papers/direct-evidence-for-neutrino-flavor-transformation-from-neutral-current/)
- [Advances in methods and algorithms in a modern quantum chemistry program package](https://picoportal.org/library/papers/advances-in-methods-and-algorithms-in-a-modern-quantum-chemistry-program-package/)
- [Defining biochemical failure following radiotherapy with or without hormonal therapy in men with clinically localized prostate cancer: Recommendations of the RTOG-ASTRO Phoenix Consensus Conference](https://picoportal.org/library/papers/defining-biochemical-failure-following-radiotherapy-with-or-without-hormonal/)
- [10-Year Outcomes after Monitoring, Surgery, or Radiotherapy for Localized Prostate Cancer](https://picoportal.org/library/papers/10-year-outcomes-after-monitoring-surgery-or-radiotherapy-for-localized-prostate/)
- [The ATLAS Experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider](https://picoportal.org/library/papers/the-atlas-experiment-at-the-cern-large-hadron-collider/)
- [A collaborative framework for 3D alignment and classification of heterogeneous subvolumes in cryo-electron tomography](https://picoportal.org/library/papers/a-collaborative-framework-for-3d-alignment-and-classification-of-heterogeneous/)

## Field topics

Showing 24 of 173.

- [Advanced Chemical Physics Studies](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/advanced-chemical-physics-studies-2/)
- [Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/particle-physics-theoretical-and-experimental-studies-2/)
- [Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/galaxies-formation-evolution-phenomena-2/)
- [Black Holes and Theoretical Physics](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/black-holes-and-theoretical-physics/)
- [Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/physics-of-superconductivity-and-magnetism-2/)
- [Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/stellar-planetary-and-galactic-studies-2/)
- [Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/spectroscopy-and-quantum-chemical-studies-2/)
- [Cosmology and Gravitation Theories](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/cosmology-and-gravitation-theories-2/)
- [Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/solar-and-space-plasma-dynamics-2/)
- [Astro and Planetary Science](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/astro-and-planetary-science-2/)
- [Nuclear physics research studies](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/nuclear-physics-research-studies-2/)
- [Magnetic confinement fusion research](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/magnetic-confinement-fusion-research-2/)
- [Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/ionosphere-and-magnetosphere-dynamics-2/)
- [Theoretical and Computational Physics](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/theoretical-and-computational-physics/)
- [Complex Network Analysis Techniques](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/complex-network-analysis-techniques-2/)
- [Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/astrophysics-and-star-formation-studies-2/)
- [Quantum and electron transport phenomena](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/quantum-and-electron-transport-phenomena-2/)
- [Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/cold-atom-physics-and-bose-einstein-condensates-2/)
- [Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/advanced-thermodynamics-and-statistical-mechanics-2/)
- [Magnetic properties of thin films](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/magnetic-properties-of-thin-films-2/)
- [Quantum Mechanics and Applications](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/quantum-mechanics-and-applications-2/)
- [Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/semiconductor-quantum-structures-and-devices-2/)
- [Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/quantum-chromodynamics-and-particle-interactions-2/)
- [Atomic and Molecular Physics](https://picoportal.org/library/topics/atomic-and-molecular-physics-2/)

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