Question 1

What is Atomic Weapons Establishment known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Atomic Weapons Establishment stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,910 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy (Physics and Astronomy is 9.0× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Atomic Weapons Establishment rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Atomic Weapons Establishment ranks #20,894 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#9,304 all time), and #782 of 862 in the United Kingdom.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Atomic Weapons Establishment?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, D. A. Chapman, J. M. Foster and David N. Green lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Atomic Weapons Establishment.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Atomic Weapons Establishment?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Atomic Weapons Establishment is "ENDF/B-VIII.0: The 8 th Major Release of the Nuclear Reaction Data Library with CIELO-project Cross Sections, New Standards and Thermal Scattering Data" (David A. Brown et al., 2018), with 2,345 citations. Next come "Contemporary particle-in-cell approach to laser-plasma modelling" (1,640) and "Petawatt and exawatt class lasers worldwide" (970).

Question 5

Which research topics does Atomic Weapons Establishment publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Atomic Weapons Establishment?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Atomic Weapons Establishment work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 92% of research at Atomic Weapons Establishment is in Physical Sciences, 4% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (30%), Physics and Astronomy (20%), Materials Science (16%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is Atomic Weapons Establishment's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% lower than in 2018-2021.