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Diamond Light Source

In research, Diamond Light Source stands highest in Physical Sciences (#921 of 12,888 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#420 of 1,646 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,052 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Radiation, Condensed Matter Physics and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials — Radiation is 54.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,395
of 28,054 · #1,451 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#58
of 1,094
Research works
2.4k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
66k
27.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Diamond Light Source 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 #921 of 12,888 16.9%486 #1173
Physics and AstronomyField #420 of 1,646 16.5%107 #762
Life SciencesDomain #2,052 of 7,800 22.0%82 #1862
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #968 of 3,579 20.6%65 #850
Materials ScienceField #916 of 2,468 13.6%150 #876
EngineeringField #2,608 of 6,636 18.9%129 #2815
Materials ChemistrySubfield #840 of 1,556 13.3%99 #738

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Diamond Light Source 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#1,173 #921
  2. Physics and Astronomy#762 #420
  3. Life Sciences#1,862 #2,052
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#850 #968
  5. Materials Science#876 #916
  6. Engineering#2,815 #2,608
  7. Materials Chemistry#738 #840
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 Diamond Light Source specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Radiation takes 54.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. RadiationSubfield · 45.1 works54×
  2. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 24.1 works25×
  3. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 27.6 works10×
  4. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 98.9 works8.3×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.01× its world share, 65 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.67× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.49× its world share, 43 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.72× its world share, 15 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.42× its world share, 129 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 7.08× its world share, 150 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 7.96× its world share, 107 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Diamond Light Source?

Ranked on the composite score, Mark R. Warren, Oxana V. Magdysyuk and Chiu C. Tang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Diamond Light Source.

  1. 1 Mark R. Warren · #85,124 worldwide 372 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Oxana V. Magdysyuk · #101,772 worldwide 241 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Chiu C. Tang · #128,498 worldwide 477 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Andrew J. Smith · #171,601 worldwide 191 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Gianfelice Cinque · #184,977 worldwide 226 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 T. K. Kim · #193,273 worldwide 409 citations · 66 works
  7. 7 Giannantonio Cibin · #223,382 worldwide 266 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Moritz Hoesch · #265,796 worldwide 251 citations · 54 works
  9. 9 Nicholas J. Terrill · #267,269 worldwide 133 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Alun Ashton · #305,944 worldwide 95 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Diamond Light Source

Which keywords describe research at Diamond Light Source?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Tomography, Catalysis, X-ray Imaging, Nanoscale Imaging, Superconductivity, Nanoparticles, Phase Retrieval and Ptychography.

▲ 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. Tomography38▲ 35×5 topics
  2. Nanoparticles36▲ 4.8×33 topics
  3. Catalysis33▲ 8.3×25 topics
  4. X-ray Imaging31▲ 146×2 topics
  5. Nanoscale Imaging31▲ 57×2 topics
  6. Superconductivity30▲ 29×9 topics
  7. Phase Retrieval29▲ 316×1 topic
  8. Ptychography29▲ 316×1 topic
  9. Structure Determination25▲ 142×2 topics
  10. Electronic Structure22▲ 20×8 topics
  11. Image Processing19▲ 7.0×5 topics
  12. Nanostructures18▲ 7.2×16 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties17▲ 2.9×22 topics
  14. Cryo-Electron Microscopy17▲ 175×1 topic
  15. Single-Particle Analysis17▲ 175×1 topic
  16. Metal-Organic Frameworks16▲ 6.5×6 topics
  17. Room Temperature16▲ 16×3 topics
  18. Cathode Materials15▲ 6.5×3 topics
  19. Small-Angle Scattering15▲ 46×2 topics
  20. Crystal Engineering15▲ 22×3 topics
  21. Spectroscopy14▲ 14×9 topics
  22. Crystal Growth14▲ 8.0×12 topics
  23. Crystal Structure13▲ 16×7 topics
  24. Thin Films13▲ 11×9 topics
  25. Quantitative Analysis13▲ 10×4 topics
  26. Water Splitting12▲ 5.5×4 topics
  27. Molecular Dynamics12▲ 12×6 topics
  28. Perovskite Oxides12▲ 29×2 topics
  29. X-ray Absorption12▲ 114×2 topics
  30. Enzyme Structure12▲ 74×2 topics
  31. Macromolecular Crystallography12▲ 103×1 topic
  32. Structure Solution12▲ 103×1 topic
  33. High Resolution11▲ 220×1 topic
  34. Spin Dynamics11▲ 43×2 topics
  35. Spintronics11▲ 14×4 topics
  36. X-ray Emission11▲ 220×1 topic
  37. Synchrotron Radiation11▲ 39×3 topics
  38. Heterogeneous Catalysis11▲ 9.7×4 topics
  39. Topological Order10▲ 36×2 topics
  40. Frustrated Magnets10▲ 63×1 topic

Which research topics does Diamond Light Source publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques, Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications, Enzyme Structure and Function and X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis.

Advanced X-ray Imaging T…29Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques: 29 fractional worksAdvanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 17 fractional worksEnzyme Structure and Function: 12 fractional worksX-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis: 11 fractional worksAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics: 10 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 8 fractional worksElectron and X-Ray Spect…8Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques: 8 fractional worksX-ray Diffraction in Crystallography: 8 fractional worksMagnetic properties of thin films: 8 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 8 fractional works
RadiationStructural BiologyMaterials ChemistryCondensed Matter Physics4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced X-ray Imaging TechniquesRadiation 29 works
  2. 2 Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsStructural Biology 17 works
  3. 3 Enzyme Structure and FunctionMaterials Chemistry 12 works
  4. 4 X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence AnalysisRadiation 11 works
  5. 5 Advanced Condensed Matter PhysicsCondensed Matter Physics 10 works
  6. 6 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy TechniquesSurfaces, Coatings and Films 8 works
  8. 8 X-ray Diffraction in CrystallographyMaterials Chemistry 8 works
  9. 9 Magnetic properties of thin filmsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 8 works
  10. 10 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsInorganic Chemistry 8 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 available72.1%not open27.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.5%domestic only50.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Diamond Light Source's research output changed?

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

20002005201020152020
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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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