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Battelle

In research, Battelle stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,989 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,558 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,552
of 28,054 · #915 all time
Rank in United States
#877
of 4,192
Research works
11k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
297k
27.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Battelle 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 #3,989 of 12,888 16.1%240 #686
EngineeringField #4,558 of 6,636 17.5%95 #876

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Battelle 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).

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: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.41× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.04× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.14× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.91× its world share, 21 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.56× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.99× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.82× its world share, 95 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.84× its world share, 49 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.38× its world share, 29 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.28× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Battelle?

Ranked on the composite score, William Kerns, Paul I. Feder and Jerry M. Neff lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Battelle.

  1. 1 William Kerns United States · #79,811 worldwide 160 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Paul I. Feder United States · #89,110 worldwide 164 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Jerry M. Neff United States · #99,922 worldwide 271 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 M. F. Kanninen United States · #119,368 worldwide 376 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Alvah C. Bittner United States · #128,569 worldwide 133 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 E.A. Crecelius United States · #139,805 worldwide 193 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Xian-Kui Zhu United States · #142,732 worldwide 186 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Roger W. Evans United States · #184,874 worldwide 139 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 W.C. Hanson United States · #210,267 worldwide 127 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Justin Manley United States · #229,557 worldwide 142 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Battelle

Which keywords describe research at Battelle?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Effects, Adsorption, Bioremediation, Mechanical Properties, Radionuclides, Actinides, Extraction and CO2 Sequestration.

▲ 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. Health Effects17▲ 8.3×15 topics
  2. Environmental Impact13▲ 2.3×26 topics
  3. Mechanical Properties13▲ 3.8×17 topics
  4. Nanoparticles11▲ 2.6×16 topics
  5. Adsorption10▲ 14×6 topics
  6. Public Health10▲ 1.92×16 topics
  7. Bioremediation9▲ 22×6 topics
  8. Pathogenesis9▲ 5.0×11 topics
  9. Microstructure8▲ 4.7×11 topics
  10. Radionuclides8▲ 64×2 topics
  11. Actinides8▲ 45×2 topics
  12. Extraction8▲ 18×3 topics
  13. CO2 Sequestration8▲ 11×3 topics
  14. Sorption8▲ 45×2 topics
  15. Environmental Impacts7▲ 7.7×3 topics
  16. Lanthanides7▲ 47×1 topic
  17. Uranium7▲ 61×1 topic
  18. Toxicity7▲ 4.8×11 topics
  19. Reactive Transport7▲ 39×2 topics
  20. Carbon Nanotubes7▲ 5.9×7 topics
  21. Mass Spectrometry7▲ 13×6 topics
  22. SARS-CoV-26▲ 5.6×4 topics
  23. Hydraulic Fracturing6▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Soil Contamination6▲ 70×3 topics
  25. Data Assimilation6▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Exposure Pathways6▲ 41×2 topics
  27. Ensemble Kalman Filter6▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Global Distribution5▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Density Functional Theory5▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Grain Refinement5▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Carbon Dioxide5▲ 9.7×4 topics
  32. Fukushima Daiichi5▲ 99×1 topic
  33. Uncertainty Quantification5▲ 18×2 topics
  34. nuclear accident5▲ 99×1 topic
  35. Microstructural Evolution5▲ 9.8×3 topics
  36. Carbon Capture5▲ 35×2 topics
  37. Closed-Loop Control5▲ 31×1 topic
  38. Well Placement5▲ 31×1 topic
  39. Geological Storage5▲ 51×1 topic
  40. Mineral Carbonation5▲ 51×1 topic

Which research topics does Battelle publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Radioactive element chemistry and processing, Radioactive contamination and transfer, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods and CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions.

Radioactive element chem…7Radioactive element chemistry and processing: 7 fractional worksRadioactive contaminatio…5Radioactive contamination and transfer: 5 fractional worksReservoir Engineering an…5Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 5 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Ge…5CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 5 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 4 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Properties: 4 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…4Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 4 fractional worksRadioactivity and Radon …3Radioactivity and Radon Measurements: 3 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants…3Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 3 fractional worksInfection Control and Ve…3Infection Control and Ventilation: 3 fractional works
Inorganic ChemistryGlobal and Planetary ChangeOcean EngineeringEnvironmental Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Radioactive element chemistry and processing Inorganic Chemistry 7 works
  2. 2 Radioactive contamination and transfer Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  3. 3 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 4 works
  7. 7 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 3 works
  9. 9 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  10. 10 Infection Control and Ventilation Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available17.0%not open83.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.5%domestic only93.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Battelle's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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