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Institute for Physics and Power Engineering

In research, Institute for Physics and Power Engineering stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,833 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering and Materials Science — Aerospace Engineering is 18.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,582
of 28,054 · #4,465 all time
Rank in Russia
#509
of 1,062
Research works
2.1k
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
6.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Institute for Physics and Power Engineering 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 #8,833 of 12,888 6.7%91 #2696

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Physics and Power Engineering 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 Institute for Physics and Power Engineering specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 18.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 23.0 works18×
  2. Materials ScienceField · 21.0 works5.5×
← 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: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.94× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.34× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.00× its world share, 49 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.55× its world share, 21 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.48× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 10 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× 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, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Physics and Power Engineering?

Ranked on the composite score, A.V. Ignatyuk, Yu.A. Korovin and P. L. Kirillov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Physics and Power Engineering.

  1. 1 A.V. Ignatyuk Russia · #117,587 worldwide 313 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Yu.A. Korovin Russia · #302,039 worldwide 77 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 P. L. Kirillov Russia · #339,917 worldwide 89 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 A. I. Blokhin Russia · #418,689 worldwide 132 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 А. V. Avdeenkov Russia · #465,386 worldwide 87 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 A.F. Gurbich Russia · #712,580 worldwide 89 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 A. V. Ignatyuk Russia · #775,551 worldwide 95 citations · 61 works
  8. 8 E. A. Seregina Russia · #955,495 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Yu.N. Shubin Russia · #956,640 worldwide 50 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 G.N. Smirenkin Russia · #1,051,367 worldwide 65 citations · 68 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Physics and Power Engineering

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Physics and Power Engineering?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Molten Salt, Nuclear Reactor, Oxidation Resistance, Hydrogen Embrittlement, Accident Tolerant Fuels, Fuel Cladding, Oxidation Behavior and Thermal Properties.

▲ 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. Molten Salt18▲ 502×1 topic
  2. Nuclear Reactor18▲ 502×1 topic
  3. Oxidation Resistance9▲ 76×2 topics
  4. Hydrogen Embrittlement9▲ 94×2 topics
  5. Accident Tolerant Fuels8▲ 214×1 topic
  6. Fuel Cladding8▲ 214×1 topic
  7. Oxidation Behavior8▲ 115×2 topics
  8. Thermal Properties8▲ 55×2 topics
  9. Tomography8▲ 38×4 topics
  10. Microstructural Characterization7▲ 312×1 topic
  11. Nuclear Graphite7▲ 312×1 topic
  12. Raman Spectroscopy7▲ 35×2 topics
  13. Data Analysis7▲ 24×2 topics
  14. Neutron Imaging7▲ 182×1 topic
  15. Small-Angle Scattering7▲ 120×1 topic
  16. Thermal Conductivity7▲ 42×3 topics
  17. Energy Efficiency6▲ 5.6×7 topics
  18. Phase Diagrams4▲ 156×2 topics
  19. Renewable Energy4▲ 2.7×7 topics
  20. Liquid Alloys4▲ 949×1 topic
  21. Surface Tension4▲ 73×2 topics
  22. Thermodynamic Properties4▲ 80×1 topic
  23. Heat Transfer4▲ 6.4×4 topics
  24. Safety Assessment4▲ 78×2 topics
  25. Nuclear Fuel3▲ 184×1 topic
  26. Radiation Protection3▲ 184×1 topic
  27. Reliability Evaluation3▲ 62×2 topics
  28. Passive Systems3▲ 201×1 topic
  29. Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis3▲ 201×1 topic
  30. Nuclear Power Plants3▲ 114×2 topics
  31. Crystal Growth3▲ 9.4×5 topics
  32. Hydrogen-Oxygen Generators3▲ 250×1 topic
  33. Steam Generation3▲ 250×1 topic
  34. Inorganic Scintillators2▲ 62×1 topic
  35. Scintillation Detectors2▲ 62×1 topic
  36. Clinical Applications2▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Particle Therapy2▲ 72×1 topic
  38. Proton Therapy2▲ 72×1 topic
  39. Actinides2▲ 32×2 topics
  40. Dosimetry2▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute for Physics and Power Engineering publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nuclear reactor physics and engineering, Nuclear Materials and Properties, Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies and Nuclear Physics and Applications.

Nuclear reactor physics …18Nuclear reactor physics and engineering: 18 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Pr…8Nuclear Materials and Properties: 8 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear techno…7Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 7 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 7 fractional worksThermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys: 4 fractional worksNuclear and radioactivit…3Nuclear and radioactivity studies: 3 fractional worksNuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Power Generation Technologies: 3 fractional worksRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 2 fractional worksRadiation Therapy and Dosimetry: 2 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringMaterials ChemistryRadiationMechanical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 18 works
  2. 2 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 8 works
  3. 3 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 7 works
  4. 4 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 7 works
  5. 5 Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 3 works
  7. 7 Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Advanced Power Generation Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 2 works
  10. 10 Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 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 available20.5%not open79.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.4%domestic only87.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Physics and Power Engineering's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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