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Atom Sciences

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Research works
61
▲ 49% vs 2018-21
Citations
713
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
19%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Atom Sciences

Not ranked overall: Atom Sciences is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Atom Sciences work in?

In all years, 61% of research at Atom Sciences is in Physical Sciences, 14% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (23%), Chemistry (15%), Physics and Astronomy (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 37 fractional works · 60.9% of its workEngineering: 14 fractional works · 22.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 6 fractional works · 10.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 15.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 7 fractional works · 11.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 10.8% of its workRadiation: 4 fractional works · 7.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 14.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 8.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 12.5% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 9.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 12.1% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAtom Sciences61fractional works, all years
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences61%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences12%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1422.9%
    2. Chemistry915.2%
    3. Physics and Astronomy710.8%
    4. Environmental Science34.3%
    5. Materials Science23.2%
    6. Computer Science12.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences12.0%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology58.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences35.6%
    3. Neuroscience00.4%
    1. Medicine69.1%
    2. Health Professions23.4%
    1. Psychology35.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting22.5%
    3. Social Sciences12.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities12.1%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Computer Science: 4.20× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 1.64× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.75× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 4.65× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.07× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 6 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting5.07×1 works
  2. Health Professions4.65×0 works
  3. Computer Science4.20×1 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy2.75×0 works
  5. Social Sciences1.94×1 works
  6. Environmental Science1.64×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Atom Sciences?

Ranked on the quality score, M. T. Spaar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Atom Sciences.

  1. 1 M. T. Spaar United States · #3,940,767 worldwide 228 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Atom Sciences

What are the most cited papers from Atom Sciences?

The most cited paper from Atom Sciences is "Working memory capacity and the top-down control of visual search: Exploring the boundaries of "executive attention"." (Michael J. Kane, Bradley J. Poole, Stephen W. Tuholski et al., 2006), with 185 citations. Next come "Children's Coping in the Context of Disasters and Terrorism" (73) and "Analysis of Biosensor Chips for Identification of Nucleic Acids" (70).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Working memory capacity and the top-down control of visual search: Exploring the boundaries of "executive attention". Michael J. Kane, Bradley J. Poole, Stephen W. Tuholski et al. · Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition Open access 2006 185
2 Children's Coping in the Context of Disasters and Terrorism Betty J. Pfefferbaum, Mary A. Noffsinger, Leslie H. Wind et al. · Journal of Loss and Trauma Open access 5 Apr 2013 73
3 Analysis of Biosensor Chips for Identification of Nucleic Acids Heinrich F. Arlinghaus, Margaret N. Kwoka, K. Bruce Jacobson · Analytical Chemistry Sep 1997 70
4 Reduction of CdZnTe substrate defects and relation to epitaxial HgCdTe quality Sujat Sen, Chengchuan Liang, David R. Rhiger et al. · Journal of Electronic Materials Aug 1996 61
5 Sputter-initiated resonance ionization spectroscopy James E. Parks, H. W. Schmitt, George S. Hurst et al. · Thin Solid Films Oct 1983 60
All 90 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Atom Sciences?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mass Spectrometry, Proteomics, Electrospray, Ionization, Ion Beam, Surface Analysis, Data Analysis and Quantitative Analysis.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Mass Spectrometry6▲ 49×2 topics
  2. Proteomics6▲ 88×2 topics
  3. Electrospray6▲ 128×1 topic
  4. Ionization6▲ 128×1 topic
  5. Ion Beam6▲ 212×1 topic
  6. Surface Analysis6▲ 212×1 topic
  7. Data Analysis3▲ 14×2 topics
  8. Mental Health3▲ 3.9×6 topics
  9. Quantitative Analysis3▲ 27×3 topics
  10. Health Effects2▲ 5.7×2 topics
  11. Radionuclides2▲ 65×2 topics
  12. Fault Localization2▲ 39×2 topics
  13. Spectroscopy2▲ 10×2 topics
  14. Molecularly Imprinted Polymers2▲ 49×1 topic
  15. Neutron Imaging2▲ 36×1 topic
  16. Small-Angle Scattering2▲ 22×1 topic
  17. Solid-Phase Microextraction2▲ 49×1 topic
  18. Gene Expression2▲ 4.6×3 topics
  19. X-ray Absorption2▲ 74×1 topic
  20. X-ray Emission2▲ 90×1 topic
  21. Fukushima Daiichi2▲ 103×1 topic
  22. nuclear accident2▲ 103×1 topic
  23. Failure Analysis1▲ 17×1 topic
  24. Integrated Circuits1▲ 9.6×1 topic
  25. Animal Welfare1▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Cultural Heritage1▲ 4.8×2 topics
  27. Distributed Systems1▲ 8.9×3 topics
  28. Food Safety1▲ 8.0×2 topics
  29. Heat Stress1▲ 24×2 topics
  30. Assembly Planning1▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Design for Manufacture1▲ 25×1 topic
  32. Risk Perception1▲ 9.8×2 topics
  33. Stress1▲ 5.1×2 topics
  34. Genomic Instability1▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Quantitative1▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Raman Spectroscopy1▲ 7.7×3 topics
  37. Real-Time PCR1▲ 42×1 topic
  38. Antiepileptic Drugs1▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Bystander Effects1▲ 75×1 topic
  40. Comet Assay1▲ 37×1 topic

Which research topics does Atom Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Software System Performance and Reliability, Occupational Health and Safety Research, Risk Perception and Management and International Environmental Law and Policies.

Software System Performa…1Software System Performance and Reliability: 1 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 0 fractional worksRisk Perception and Management: 0 fractional worksInternational Environmental Law and Policies: 0 fractional worksTransportation Systems and Infrastructure: 0 fractional worksSupply Chain Resilience and Risk Management: 0 fractional worksDistributed and Parallel…0Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems: 0 fractional worksArctic and Russian Polic…0Arctic and Russian Policy Studies: 0 fractional worksCloud Computing and Reso…0Cloud Computing and Resource Management: 0 fractional worksLaw in Society and Culture: 0 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologySociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  2. 2 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 0 works
  3. 3 Risk Perception and Management Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  4. 4 International Environmental Law and Policies Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  5. 5 Transportation Systems and Infrastructure Management of Technology and Innovation 0 works
  6. 6 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management Strategy and Management 0 works
  7. 7 Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  8. 8 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 0 works
  10. 10 Law in Society and Culture Law 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available18.9%not open81.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.6%domestic only86.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Atom Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 49% higher than in 2018-2021.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Atom Sciences as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000060% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Atom Sciences0.000055% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Atom Sciences over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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