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European Spallation Source

In research, European Spallation Source stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,184 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Radiation and Physics and Astronomy — Radiation is 120.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,491
of 28,054 · #7,794 all time
Rank in Sweden
#59
of 125
Research works
643
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.5k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is European Spallation 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 #6,184 of 12,888 7.8%121 #4532

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

What does European Spallation Source specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Radiation takes 120.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. RadiationSubfield · 22.8 works120×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 45.8 works15×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.17× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.86× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.20× its world share, 45 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.38× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 14.93× its world share, 46 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.61× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 14.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at European Spallation Source?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas Parker, T. Kittelmann and Andreas Jansson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is European Spallation Source.

  1. 1 Thomas Parker Sweden · #185,010 worldwide 188 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 T. Kittelmann Sweden · #188,531 worldwide 187 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Andreas Jansson Sweden · #266,869 worldwide 60 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Ryoichi Miyamoto Sweden · #389,515 worldwide 55 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Mohammad Eshraqi Sweden · #406,876 worldwide 44 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 A. Khaplanov Sweden · #428,348 worldwide 99 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 D. Pfeiffer Sweden · #470,941 worldwide 91 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 O. Kirstein Sweden · #586,157 worldwide 83 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 P. Van Esch Sweden · #698,583 worldwide 77 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 J. G. Weisend Sweden · #746,384 worldwide 222 citations · 131 works
All ranked researchers at European Spallation Source

Which keywords describe research at European Spallation Source?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Tomography, Small-Angle Scattering, Data Analysis, Neutron Activation Analysis, Neutron Imaging, Negative Ion Sources, Superconducting Cavities and Critical Current Density.

▲ 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. Tomography18▲ 74×4 topics
  2. Small-Angle Scattering17▲ 227×2 topics
  3. Data Analysis16▲ 43×3 topics
  4. Neutron Activation Analysis16▲ 325×1 topic
  5. Neutron Imaging16▲ 325×1 topic
  6. Negative Ion Sources8▲ 306×1 topic
  7. Superconducting Cavities8▲ 306×1 topic
  8. Critical Current Density7▲ 203×2 topics
  9. Nb3Sn Conductor7▲ 272×1 topic
  10. Superconducting Magnets7▲ 272×1 topic
  11. Crystal Growth6▲ 16×6 topics
  12. Medical Imaging6▲ 8.5×2 topics
  13. Inorganic Scintillators6▲ 131×1 topic
  14. Scintillation Detectors6▲ 131×1 topic
  15. Thermodynamic Modeling6▲ 37×3 topics
  16. Cryogenic Storage6▲ 141×1 topic
  17. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)6▲ 141×1 topic
  18. Molten Salt6▲ 125×1 topic
  19. Nuclear Reactor6▲ 125×1 topic
  20. Nanoparticles5▲ 2.8×20 topics
  21. Superconductivity5▲ 20×9 topics
  22. Magnetic Resonance Imaging4▲ 13×5 topics
  23. Superfluidity4▲ 74×2 topics
  24. Helium Nanodroplets4▲ 179×1 topic
  25. Quantum Turbulence4▲ 179×1 topic
  26. Atomic Magnetometer4▲ 90×1 topic
  27. Hyperpolarized Gases4▲ 90×1 topic
  28. CMOS Technology4▲ 35×3 topics
  29. Synchrotron Radiation4▲ 59×3 topics
  30. X-ray Imaging4▲ 77×2 topics
  31. Free-Electron Lasers4▲ 219×1 topic
  32. Photon Counting4▲ 36×2 topics
  33. X-Ray4▲ 219×1 topic
  34. Particle Detectors3▲ 121×1 topic
  35. Silicon Detectors3▲ 121×1 topic
  36. Crystal Structure2▲ 13×5 topics
  37. Plate Tectonics2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  38. Crystal Structure Prediction2▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Mantle Dynamics2▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Structure Determination2▲ 49×2 topics

Which research topics does European Spallation Source publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nuclear Physics and Applications, Particle accelerators and beam dynamics, Superconducting Materials and Applications and Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies.

Nuclear Physics and Appl…16Nuclear Physics and Applications: 16 fractional worksParticle accelerators and beam dynamics: 8 fractional worksSuperconducting Material…7Superconducting Materials and Applications: 7 fractional worksRadiation Detection and …6Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 6 fractional worksSpacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies: 6 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 6 fractional worksQuantum, superfluid, hel…4Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics: 4 fractional worksAtomic and Subatomic Physics Research: 4 fractional worksParticle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers: 4 fractional worksParticle Detector Development and Performance: 3 fractional works
RadiationAerospace EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2 others

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

  1. 1 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 16 works
  2. 2 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Superconducting Materials and Applications Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 6 works
  5. 5 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  8. 8 Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  9. 9 Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Particle Detector Development and Performance Nuclear and High Energy Physics 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 available72.9%not open27.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.1%domestic only43.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has European Spallation Source's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower 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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