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Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation

In research, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,443 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,705 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#1,182 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Inorganic Chemistry and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials — Inorganic Chemistry is 14.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,508
of 28,054 · #1,813 all time
Rank in Australia
#47
of 391
Research works
4.5k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
119k
26.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation 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 #1,443 of 12,888 18.6%454 #1228
EngineeringField #1,705 of 6,636 26.9%125 #1795
Materials ScienceField #1,182 of 2,468 13.7%127 #894
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,057 of 1,556 12.6%79 #799

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#1,228 #1,443
  2. Engineering#1,795 #1,705
  3. Materials Science#894 #1,182
  4. Materials Chemistry#799 #1,057
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Inorganic Chemistry takes 14.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 20.0 works15×
  2. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 21.5 works8.7×
← 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: 0.57× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.84× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.37× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.28× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.26× its world share, 45 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.55× its world share, 39 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.19× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.53× its world share, 125 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.76× its world share, 48 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.67× its world share, 127 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.92× its world share, 48 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation?

Ranked on the composite score, Vladimir Luzin, David Fink and Alastair G. Williams lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation.

  1. 1 Vladimir Luzin Australia · #53,808 worldwide 181 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 David Fink Australia · #134,653 worldwide 691 citations · 119 works
  3. 3 Alastair G. Williams Australia · #157,527 worldwide 216 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Timothy E. Payne Australia · #163,658 worldwide 224 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Daniel M. Häusermann Australia · #172,523 worldwide 127 citations · 52 works
  6. 6 Peter Evans Australia · #248,703 worldwide 126 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 E. R. Vance Australia · #249,752 worldwide 355 citations · 74 works
  8. 8 David D. Cohen Australia · #279,218 worldwide 288 citations · 80 works
  9. 9 Gregory R. Lumpkin Australia · #294,255 worldwide 247 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 G. J. Foran Australia · #301,852 worldwide 191 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation

Which keywords describe research at Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cathode Materials, Superconductivity, Nanoparticles, Actinides, Adsorption, Mechanical Properties, Microstructure and Catalysis.

▲ 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. Nanoparticles27▲ 4.0×30 topics
  2. Climate Change26▲ 1.79×44 topics
  3. Mechanical Properties23▲ 4.3×24 topics
  4. Cathode Materials22▲ 10×3 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications22▲ 3.4×33 topics
  6. Superconductivity21▲ 23×9 topics
  7. Catalysis20▲ 5.5×21 topics
  8. Actinides19▲ 66×2 topics
  9. Microstructure19▲ 6.6×15 topics
  10. Energy Storage18▲ 5.1×7 topics
  11. Adsorption18▲ 16×7 topics
  12. Lithium-ion Batteries17▲ 7.2×3 topics
  13. Nanomaterials17▲ 2.9×16 topics
  14. Nanocomposites15▲ 3.4×18 topics
  15. Tomography14▲ 14×5 topics
  16. Rechargeable Batteries13▲ 9.1×2 topics
  17. Ceramics13▲ 15×3 topics
  18. Crystal Growth12▲ 7.6×11 topics
  19. Materials12▲ 9.2×6 topics
  20. Self-Assembly12▲ 6.5×12 topics
  21. Electronic Structure11▲ 11×8 topics
  22. Extraction11▲ 16×4 topics
  23. Bioremediation11▲ 16×5 topics
  24. Crystal Structure11▲ 14×7 topics
  25. Ionic Conductivity11▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Coordination Chemistry10▲ 30×3 topics
  27. Battery Materials10▲ 11×1 topic
  28. Nanostructured Anodes10▲ 11×1 topic
  29. Lanthanides10▲ 42×2 topics
  30. Solar Influence10▲ 27×2 topics
  31. Ionic Liquids10▲ 6.6×9 topics
  32. Small-Angle Scattering10▲ 34×2 topics
  33. Sorption10▲ 39×2 topics
  34. Complexation10▲ 52×1 topic
  35. Uranium10▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Paleoclimatology10▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Spin Dynamics10▲ 42×2 topics
  38. Holocene10▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Sea Level9▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Glacial Cycles9▲ 25×1 topic

Which research topics does Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Battery Materials, Radioactive element chemistry and processing, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research and Nuclear materials and radiation effects.

Advancements in Battery …10Advancements in Battery Materials: 10 fractional worksRadioactive element chem…10Radioactive element chemistry and processing: 10 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 9 fractional worksNuclear materials and ra…9Nuclear materials and radiation effects: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…8Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics: 8 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 8 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Pr…7Nuclear Materials and Properties: 7 fractional worksX-ray Diffraction in Crystallography: 6 fractional worksMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials: 5 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringInorganic ChemistryAtmospheric ScienceMaterials Chemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  2. 2 Radioactive element chemistry and processing Inorganic Chemistry 10 works
  3. 3 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 9 works
  4. 4 Nuclear materials and radiation effects Materials Chemistry 9 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Advanced Condensed Matter Physics Condensed Matter Physics 8 works
  7. 7 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 8 works
  8. 8 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 7 works
  9. 9 X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography Materials Chemistry 6 works
  10. 10 Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 5 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 available31.9%not open68.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.7%domestic only63.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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