Question 1

What is Diamond Light Source known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Diamond Light Source stands highest in Physical Sciences (#841 of 10,670 worldwide), Materials Science (#268 of 2,276 worldwide) and Engineering (#932 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Radiation, Condensed Matter Physics and Inorganic Chemistry (Radiation is 52.0× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Diamond Light Source rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Diamond Light Source ranks #1,493 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#663 all time), and #94 of 862 in the United Kingdom.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Diamond Light Source?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, David Owen, D. Fearon and R. Skyner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Diamond Light Source.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Diamond Light Source?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Diamond Light Source is "Discovery of a Three-Dimensional Topological Dirac Semimetal, Na 3 Bi" (Z. K. Liu, Bo Zhou, Yi Zhang et al., 2014), with 2,342 citations. Next come "General synthesis and definitive structural identification of MN4C4 single-atom catalysts with tunable electrocatalytic activities" (1,987) and "The anatomy of a comprehensive constrained, restrained refinement program for the modern computing environment – Olex2 dissected" (1,911).

Question 5

Which research topics does Diamond Light Source publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Diamond Light Source?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Diamond Light Source work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 80% of research at Diamond Light Source is in Physical Sciences, 14% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Materials Science (25%), Engineering (21%), Physics and Astronomy (17%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is Diamond Light Source's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower than in 2018-2021.