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Department of Atomic Energy

In research, Department of Atomic Energy stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,130 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#7,387 of 11,412 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#2,596 of 3,663 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,682
of 28,054 · #7,136 all time
Rank in India
#1,641
of 1,840
Research works
853
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
13.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
15%
world 28%

What is Department of Atomic Energy known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #4,130 of 21,541 16.1%654
EngineeringField #7,387 of 11,412 15.7%228
Physics and AstronomyField #2,596 of 3,663 17.0%134

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Department of Atomic Energy 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: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.01× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.48× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.85× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.90× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.42× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.94× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.89× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.42× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× 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, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Department of Atomic Energy?

Ranked on the composite score, George A. Welford and V. A. Suprunenko lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Department of Atomic Energy.

  1. 1 George A. Welford India · #1,065,616 worldwide 37 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 V. A. Suprunenko India · #1,450,775 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Department of Atomic Energy

Which keywords describe research at Department of Atomic Energy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Hydrogen Embrittlement, Mechanical Properties, Grain Refinement, Machine Learning, Reliability Evaluation, Finite Element Analysis and Nanobubbles.

▲ 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. Machine Learning4▲ 1.55×13 topics
  2. Renewable Energy3▲ 3.2×17 topics
  3. Mechanical Properties2▲ 3.5×9 topics
  4. Sustainability2▲ 1.39×9 topics
  5. Environmental Impact2▲ 1.93×11 topics
  6. Climate Change2▲ 1.17×9 topics
  7. Hydrogen Embrittlement2▲ 31×3 topics
  8. Grain Refinement2▲ 20×3 topics
  9. Microstructure2▲ 4.4×6 topics
  10. Energy Efficiency2▲ 2.2×6 topics
  11. Energy Storage2▲ 3.3×6 topics
  12. Nanoparticles2▲ 1.67×11 topics
  13. Optimization2▲ 4.5×8 topics
  14. Reliability Evaluation2▲ 41×2 topics
  15. Finite Element Analysis1▲ 8.5×3 topics
  16. Biomedical Applications1▲ 1.50×8 topics
  17. Medical Imaging1▲ 3.5×5 topics
  18. Nanobubbles1▲ 63×1 topic
  19. Water Treatment1▲ 15×1 topic
  20. Constitutive Modeling1▲ 24×2 topics
  21. Grain Boundary Engineering1▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Lithium-ion Batteries1▲ 3.9×3 topics
  23. Microstructural Evolution1▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Nanocomposites1▲ 2.0×5 topics
  25. Tomography1▲ 9.5×3 topics
  26. Data Analysis1▲ 5.8×3 topics
  27. Geological Mapping1▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Molten Salt1▲ 46×1 topic
  29. Nuclear Reactor1▲ 46×1 topic
  30. Thermal Properties1▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Cathode Materials1▲ 3.7×2 topics
  32. Compositional Data Analysis1▲ 21×1 topic
  33. Heat Transfer1▲ 2.8×5 topics
  34. Mineral Prospectivity1▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Nuclear Fuel1▲ 83×1 topic
  36. Radiation Effects1▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Radiation Protection1▲ 83×1 topic
  38. Social Work1▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Soft Errors1▲ 79×1 topic
  40. Welfare State1▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Department of Atomic Energy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques, Nuclear reactor physics and engineering, Nuclear and radioactivity studies and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping.

Minerals Flotation and S…1Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques: 1 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics …1Nuclear reactor physics and engineering: 1 fractional worksNuclear and radioactivity studies: 1 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 1 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 1 fractional worksRadiation Effects in Electronics: 1 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 1 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Appl…1Nuclear Physics and Applications: 1 fractional worksMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels: 1 fractional worksHigh-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior: 1 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyAerospace EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityArtificial Intelligence5 others

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

  1. 1 Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques Water Science and Technology 1 works
  2. 2 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  4. 4 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  5. 5 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 1 works
  6. 6 Radiation Effects in Electronics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 1 works
  9. 9 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior Materials Chemistry 1 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 available14.9%not open85.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.0%domestic only68.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Department of Atomic Energy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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.

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