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Atomic Weapons Establishment

In research, Atomic Weapons Establishment stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,250 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy — Physics and Astronomy is 9.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,588
of 28,054 · #3,573 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#420
of 1,094
Research works
2.4k
▼ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
43k
17.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Atomic Weapons Establishment known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #6,250 of 12,888 8.0%131 #2261

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Atomic Weapons Establishment sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Atomic Weapons Establishment specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 9.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 28.6 works9.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.17× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.93× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.87× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.00× its world share, 43 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.19× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.39× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 8.99× its world share, 29 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 9.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Atomic Weapons Establishment?

Ranked on the composite score, J. D. Redman, S. Hinds and D. L. Youngs lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Atomic Weapons Establishment.

  1. 1 J. D. Redman United Kingdom · #173,265 worldwide 158 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 S. Hinds United Kingdom · #182,458 worldwide 190 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 D. L. Youngs United Kingdom · #224,471 worldwide 232 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 M. Sinclair United Kingdom · #242,744 worldwide 122 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 H. N. V. Temperley United Kingdom · #258,769 worldwide 111 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 John Morton United Kingdom · #363,161 worldwide 101 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 John W. Ferguson United Kingdom · #428,519 worldwide 49 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 R. J. R. Williams United Kingdom · #452,851 worldwide 170 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 K.J. Thomas United Kingdom · #492,388 worldwide 89 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 R. E. Winter United Kingdom · #682,878 worldwide 77 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Atomic Weapons Establishment

Which keywords describe research at Atomic Weapons Establishment?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Tomography, Health Effects, Radionuclides, Density Functional Theory, Oxidation Resistance, High Temperature Behavior, Hydrogen Embrittlement and Actinides.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Tomography14▲ 52×4 topics
  2. Health Effects10▲ 11×2 topics
  3. Radionuclides10▲ 175×2 topics
  4. Density Functional Theory8▲ 53×2 topics
  5. Oxidation Resistance8▲ 51×3 topics
  6. High Temperature Behavior8▲ 89×2 topics
  7. Hydrogen Embrittlement7▲ 61×2 topics
  8. Actinides7▲ 96×2 topics
  9. Accident Tolerant Fuels7▲ 136×1 topic
  10. Fuel Cladding7▲ 136×1 topic
  11. Adsorption7▲ 22×2 topics
  12. Superconductivity7▲ 27×4 topics
  13. Small-Angle Scattering6▲ 84×2 topics
  14. Coordination Chemistry6▲ 68×2 topics
  15. Neutron Activation Analysis6▲ 124×1 topic
  16. Neutron Imaging6▲ 124×1 topic
  17. Lanthanides6▲ 96×1 topic
  18. Uranium6▲ 124×1 topic
  19. Fukushima Daiichi6▲ 271×1 topic
  20. nuclear accident6▲ 271×1 topic
  21. Molecular Dynamics Simulations6▲ 94×2 topics
  22. Crystal Growth5▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Inorganic Scintillators5▲ 104×1 topic
  24. Scintillation Detectors5▲ 104×1 topic
  25. Thermal Decomposition5▲ 74×2 topics
  26. Ionic Liquids5▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Plate Tectonics4▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Crystal Structure Prediction4▲ 63×1 topic
  29. Mantle Dynamics4▲ 63×1 topic
  30. Energetic Salts4▲ 112×1 topic
  31. ReaxFF4▲ 112×1 topic
  32. Electron Beams4▲ 148×1 topic
  33. Ionizing Radiation4▲ 37×2 topics
  34. Laser-Plasma Accelerators4▲ 148×1 topic
  35. Lung Cancer4▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Radon4▲ 112×1 topic
  37. Detonation Propulsion3▲ 82×1 topic
  38. Pulse Detonation Engines3▲ 82×1 topic
  39. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy3▲ 29×2 topics
  40. Microstructural Evolution3▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Atomic Weapons Establishment publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nuclear Materials and Properties, Nuclear Physics and Applications, Radioactive element chemistry and processing and Radioactive contamination and transfer.

Nuclear Materials and Pr…7Nuclear Materials and Properties: 7 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Appl…6Nuclear Physics and Applications: 6 fractional worksRadioactive element chem…6Radioactive element chemistry and processing: 6 fractional worksRadioactive contaminatio…6Radioactive contamination and transfer: 6 fractional worksRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 5 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 4 fractional worksEnergetic Materials and …4Energetic Materials and Combustion: 4 fractional worksLaser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics: 4 fractional worksRadioactivity and Radon Measurements: 4 fractional worksCombustion and Detonatio…3Combustion and Detonation Processes: 3 fractional works
Materials ChemistryRadiationInorganic ChemistryGlobal and Planetary Change5 others

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

  1. 1 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 7 works
  2. 2 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 6 works
  3. 3 Radioactive element chemistry and processing Inorganic Chemistry 6 works
  4. 4 Radioactive contamination and transfer Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  5. 5 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 5 works
  6. 6 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 4 works
  7. 7 Energetic Materials and Combustion Mechanics of Materials 4 works
  8. 8 Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 4 works
  9. 9 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 4 works
  10. 10 Combustion and Detonation Processes Aerospace Engineering 3 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 available20.0%not open80.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.1%domestic only84.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Atomic Weapons Establishment's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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