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Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

In research, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,075 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,218 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering — Aerospace Engineering is 10.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,119
of 28,054 · #8,457 all time
Rank in Canada
#153
of 403
Research works
1.1k
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
15.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Canadian Nuclear Laboratories 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 #5,075 of 12,888 15.2%181 #4783
EngineeringField #5,218 of 6,636 18.3%77 #5594

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Canadian Nuclear Laboratories 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 Canadian Nuclear Laboratories specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 10.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 27.7 works10×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.57× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.17× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.15× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.25× its world share, 77 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.91× its world share, 55 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.90× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.38× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories?

Ranked on the composite score, A. G. Chynoweth, Michael A. Gharghouri and Dmitry Klokov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Canadian Nuclear Laboratories.

  1. 1 A. G. Chynoweth Canada · #354,356 worldwide 161 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Michael A. Gharghouri Canada · #575,931 worldwide 143 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Dmitry Klokov Canada · #767,167 worldwide 19 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Z. Tun Canada · #972,254 worldwide 41 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 George Wypych Canada · #1,033,886 worldwide 62 citations · 388 works
  6. 6 R. B. Rogge Canada · #1,059,960 worldwide 38 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Blair P. Bromley Canada · #1,402,065 worldwide 27 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 D. R. Whitaker Canada · #1,456,117 worldwide 27 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

Which keywords describe research at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Hydrogen Embrittlement, Oxidation Resistance, High Temperature Behavior, Accident Tolerant Fuels, Fuel Cladding, Molten Salt, Nuclear Reactor and Finite Element 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 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. Hydrogen Embrittlement24▲ 127×2 topics
  2. Oxidation Resistance24▲ 97×3 topics
  3. High Temperature Behavior23▲ 174×2 topics
  4. Accident Tolerant Fuels23▲ 277×1 topic
  5. Fuel Cladding23▲ 277×1 topic
  6. Molten Salt17▲ 237×1 topic
  7. Nuclear Reactor17▲ 237×1 topic
  8. Finite Element Analysis10▲ 20×4 topics
  9. Molecular Dynamics Simulations10▲ 98×2 topics
  10. Nuclear Fuel9▲ 246×1 topic
  11. Radiation Protection9▲ 246×1 topic
  12. fusion materials9▲ 219×1 topic
  13. radiation damage9▲ 219×1 topic
  14. Health Effects9▲ 6.3×10 topics
  15. Radionuclides7▲ 82×2 topics
  16. Data Analysis7▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Heat Transfer6▲ 5.8×10 topics
  18. Tomography6▲ 16×2 topics
  19. Neutron Imaging6▲ 77×1 topic
  20. Small-Angle Scattering6▲ 51×1 topic
  21. Crystal Growth6▲ 9.7×5 topics
  22. Oxidation Behavior6▲ 44×2 topics
  23. Reliability Evaluation6▲ 48×2 topics
  24. Safety Assessment6▲ 58×2 topics
  25. Microstructure5▲ 4.5×12 topics
  26. Ionizing Radiation5▲ 33×2 topics
  27. Passive Systems5▲ 151×1 topic
  28. Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis5▲ 151×1 topic
  29. Thermal Properties5▲ 17×3 topics
  30. Environmental Impacts5▲ 7.5×3 topics
  31. Raman Spectroscopy5▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Numerical Simulation4▲ 6.7×5 topics
  33. Microstructural Characterization4▲ 89×1 topic
  34. Nuclear Graphite4▲ 89×1 topic
  35. Fukushima Daiichi4▲ 120×1 topic
  36. Inorganic Scintillators4▲ 55×1 topic
  37. Scintillation Detectors4▲ 55×1 topic
  38. nuclear accident4▲ 120×1 topic
  39. Actinides4▲ 33×2 topics
  40. Thermal Conductivity4▲ 11×5 topics

Which research topics does Canadian Nuclear Laboratories publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nuclear Materials and Properties, Nuclear reactor physics and engineering, Nuclear and radioactivity studies and Fusion materials and technologies.

Nuclear Materials and Pr…23Nuclear Materials and Properties: 23 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 17 fractional worksNuclear and radioactivity studies: 9 fractional worksFusion materials and technologies: 9 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 6 fractional worksNuclear Engineering Ther…5Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics: 5 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 4 fractional worksRadioactive contamination and transfer: 4 fractional worksRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 4 fractional worksRadioactivity and Radon Measurements: 3 fractional works
Materials ChemistryAerospace EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityRadiation2 others

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

  1. 1 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 23 works
  2. 2 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 17 works
  3. 3 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 9 works
  4. 4 Fusion materials and technologies Materials Chemistry 9 works
  5. 5 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 6 works
  6. 6 Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 4 works
  8. 8 Radioactive contamination and transfer Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  9. 9 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 4 works
  10. 10 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 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 available21.3%not open78.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.6%domestic only84.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Canadian Nuclear Laboratories's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% higher 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.