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HUN-REN Institute for Nuclear Research

In research, HUN-REN Institute for Nuclear Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,401 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,063 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Physics and Astronomy and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 46.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,099
of 28,054 · #4,136 all time
Rank in Hungary
#20
of 118
Research works
1.7k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
15.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is HUN-REN Institute for Nuclear Research 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 #3,401 of 12,888 19.3%167 #2495
Physics and AstronomyField #1,063 of 1,646 28.0%76 #1218

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where HUN-REN Institute for Nuclear Research 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 HUN-REN Institute for Nuclear Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 46.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 27.7 works46×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 76.1 works18×
  3. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 23.1 works17×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.82× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.51× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.81× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.36× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.28× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 17.98× its world share, 76 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 7 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 18.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at HUN-REN Institute for Nuclear Research?

Ranked on the composite score, J. Pálinkás, E. Somorjai and Miguel Navascués lead among researchers whose main affiliation is HUN-REN Institute for Nuclear Research.

  1. 1 J. Pálinkás Hungary · #26,944 worldwide 944 citations · 97 works
  2. 2 E. Somorjai Hungary · #132,864 worldwide 388 citations · 67 works
  3. 3 Miguel Navascués Hungary · #139,814 worldwide 220 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Zsolt Fülöp Hungary · #223,192 worldwide 116 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Gy. Gyürky Hungary · #227,815 worldwide 357 citations · 68 works
  6. 6 F. Szelecsényi Hungary · #336,531 worldwide 92 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Zs. Fülöp Hungary · #397,401 worldwide 283 citations · 69 works
  8. 8 J. Timár Hungary · #549,729 worldwide 104 citations · 46 works
  9. 9 B. Sulik Hungary · #672,247 worldwide 163 citations · 63 works
  10. 10 L. Stuhl Hungary · #743,442 worldwide 106 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at HUN-REN Institute for Nuclear Research

Which keywords describe research at HUN-REN Institute for Nuclear Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nucleosynthesis, Nuclear Forces, Nuclear Structure, DNA Strand Breaks, Low-Energy Electrons, Tomography, Data Analysis and Neutron Imaging.

▲ 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. Nucleosynthesis15▲ 164×3 topics
  2. Nuclear Forces12▲ 351×1 topic
  3. Nuclear Structure12▲ 351×1 topic
  4. Climate Change11▲ 2.1×27 topics
  5. DNA Strand Breaks9▲ 339×1 topic
  6. Low-Energy Electrons9▲ 339×1 topic
  7. Tomography8▲ 24×3 topics
  8. Data Analysis8▲ 14×2 topics
  9. Neutron Imaging8▲ 111×1 topic
  10. Small-Angle Scattering8▲ 73×1 topic
  11. Entanglement6▲ 22×4 topics
  12. Quantum Information6▲ 26×3 topics
  13. Holocene6▲ 25×3 topics
  14. Density Functional Theory5▲ 27×3 topics
  15. Spectroscopy5▲ 17×7 topics
  16. Sea Level5▲ 29×2 topics
  17. Solar Influence5▲ 37×2 topics
  18. Paleoclimatology4▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Ab Initio Parametrization4▲ 74×1 topic
  20. Dispersion Correction4▲ 74×1 topic
  21. Nanostructures4▲ 5.8×11 topics
  22. Dark Matter4▲ 19×3 topics
  23. Glacial Cycles4▲ 32×1 topic
  24. Monsoon Dynamics4▲ 32×1 topic
  25. Particle Physics4▲ 29×2 topics
  26. Isotopes4▲ 67×2 topics
  27. X-ray Absorption4▲ 116×2 topics
  28. Lattice QCD4▲ 33×2 topics
  29. Quantitative Analysis4▲ 9.2×3 topics
  30. Imaging4▲ 7.4×7 topics
  31. Air Quality3▲ 9.3×3 topics
  32. Bell Inequality3▲ 45×1 topic
  33. Decoherence3▲ 45×1 topic
  34. High Resolution3▲ 196×1 topic
  35. Superconducting Circuits3▲ 24×2 topics
  36. X-ray Emission3▲ 196×1 topic
  37. Cryptography3▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Quantum3▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Molten Salt3▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Nuclear Reactor3▲ 47×1 topic

Which research topics does HUN-REN Institute for Nuclear Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nuclear physics research studies, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Nuclear Physics and Applications and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies.

Nuclear physics research…12Nuclear physics research studies: 12 fractional worksAtomic and Molecular Physics: 9 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Physics Studies: 4 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 4 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Applications: 3 fractional worksX-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis: 3 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 3 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 3 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 3 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsRadiationAtmospheric Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Nuclear physics research studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 12 works
  2. 2 Atomic and Molecular Physics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 9 works
  3. 3 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 8 works
  4. 4 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  5. 5 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 4 works
  6. 6 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  7. 7 X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis Radiation 3 works
  8. 8 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  9. 9 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies 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 available36.9%not open63.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.2%domestic only51.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has HUN-REN Institute for Nuclear Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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