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Israel Atomic Energy Commission

In research, Israel Atomic Energy Commission stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,033 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy (Physics and Astronomy is 12.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,132
of 22,385 · #13,551 all time
Rank in Israel
#65
of 87
Research works
2.5k
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
42k
16.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
8%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Israel Atomic Energy Commission

What is Israel Atomic Energy Commission known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #6,033 of 10,670 3.8%99 #7305

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Israel Atomic Energy Commission 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Israel Atomic Energy Commission work in?

In 2022-now, 88% of research at Israel Atomic Energy Commission is in Physical Sciences, 8% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (30%), Physics and Astronomy (28%), Materials Science (12%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 108 fractional works · 88.0% of its workEngineering: 37 fractional works · 29.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 7.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 8 fractional works · 6.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 34 fractional works · 27.8% of its workRadiation: 14 fractional works · 11.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 8 fractional works · 6.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 7 fractional works · 5.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAcoustics and Ultrasonics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 15 fractional works · 12.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 9.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 7.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGeophysics: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 8.0% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKIsrael AtomicEnergy Commission123fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences88%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3729.9%
    2. Physics and Astronomy3427.8%
    3. Materials Science1512.1%
    4. Computer Science107.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences75.3%
    6. Environmental Science32.4%
    7. Chemistry21.3%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.6%
    9. Energy10.4%
    10. Mathematics00.3%
    1. Medicine65.3%
    2. Health Professions32.7%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    1. Social Sciences21.8%
    2. Decision Sciences10.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Israel Atomic Energy Commission specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 12.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 34.2 works13×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 1.71× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.01× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.41× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.00× its world share, 37 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.47× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 12.52× its world share, 34 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 12.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy12.52×34 works
  2. Materials Science3.47×15 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.41×7 works
  4. Engineering2.00×37 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.71×1 works
  6. Health Professions1.02×3 works
  7. Computer Science1.01×10 works
  8. Chemistry0.81×2 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.80×1 works
  10. Environmental Science0.47×3 works
  11. Energy0.45×0 works
  12. Medicine0.27×6 works
  13. Mathematics0.23×0 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.21×1 works
  15. Nursing0.14×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.14×2 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.04×0 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Israel Atomic Energy Commission?

Ranked on the quality score, R. Ruppin, Yosef Eisen and Asher Shor lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Israel Atomic Energy Commission.

  1. 1 R. Ruppin Israel · #1,529,460 worldwide 5.2k citations · 115 works
  2. 2 Yosef Eisen Israel · #2,684,026 worldwide 1.3k citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Asher Shor Israel · #3,062,503 worldwide 3.5k citations · 144 works
  4. 4 Daniel Potashnikov Israel · #3,133,520 worldwide 289 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 M. G. KATZ Israel · #3,315,215 worldwide 1.3k citations · 83 works
  6. 6 Amit S. Kesar Israel · #3,481,281 worldwide 1k citations · 48 works
  7. 7 G. D. Lempert Israel · #3,498,556 worldwide 1.8k citations · 49 works
  8. 8 B. Halperin Israel · #4,071,802 worldwide 1.5k citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Noam Sicron Israel · #4,247,440 worldwide 182 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Ronen Hareuveny Israel · #4,346,968 worldwide 266 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Israel Atomic Energy Commission

What are the most cited papers from Israel Atomic Energy Commission?

The most cited paper from Israel Atomic Energy Commission is "The energy gap law for radiationless transitions in large molecules" (R. Englman, Joshua Jortner, 1970), with 2,782 citations. Next come "Spiropyrans and Spirooxazines for Memories and Switches" (1,584) and "A compilation of specific bimolecular rate constants for the reactions of hydrated electrons, hydrogen atoms and hydroxyl radicals with inorganic and organic compounds in aqueous solution" (989).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The energy gap law for radiationless transitions in large molecules R. Englman, Joshua Jortner · Molecular Physics Feb 1970 2,782
2 Spiropyrans and Spirooxazines for Memories and Switches Garry E. Berkovic, Valeri A. Krongauz, Victor U. Weiss · Chemical Reviews Review 10 Mar 2000 1,584
3 A compilation of specific bimolecular rate constants for the reactions of hydrated electrons, hydrogen atoms and hydroxyl radicals with inorganic and organic compounds in aqueous solution Mohammad Anbar, Pedatsur Neta · The International Journal of Applied Radiation and Isotopes Jul 1967 989
4 Gabor filters as texture discriminator I. Fogel, Dov Sagi · Biological Cybernetics Jun 1989 740
5 Advances in Polyimide‐Based Materials for Space Applications Irina Gouzman, Eitan Grossman, Ronen Verker et al. · Advanced Materials 25 Feb 2019 735
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Israel Atomic Energy Commission?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Tomography, Neutron Imaging, Small-Angle Scattering, Crystal Growth, Radiation Detection, Molten Salt, Nuclear Reactor and Inorganic Scintillators.

▲ 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-now 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. Tomography11▲ 49×4 topics
  2. Neutron Imaging8▲ 206×1 topic
  3. Small-Angle Scattering8▲ 131×1 topic
  4. Crystal Growth6▲ 18×6 topics
  5. Radiation Detection6▲ 102×2 topics
  6. Health Effects5▲ 6.4×5 topics
  7. Inorganic Scintillators5▲ 119×1 topic
  8. Molten Salt5▲ 123×1 topic
  9. Nuclear Reactor5▲ 123×1 topic
  10. Scintillation Detectors5▲ 119×1 topic
  11. Radionuclides4▲ 93×2 topics
  12. Nonlinear Optics4▲ 31×3 topics
  13. Fiber Lasers3▲ 30×3 topics
  14. Ionizing Radiation3▲ 41×2 topics
  15. Thermal Properties3▲ 22×4 topics
  16. Lung Cancer3▲ 15×2 topics
  17. Nanocomposites3▲ 3.0×12 topics
  18. Density Functional Theory3▲ 22×2 topics
  19. Depleted Uranium3▲ 103×1 topic
  20. Hydrogen Embrittlement3▲ 28×3 topics
  21. Radon3▲ 103×1 topic
  22. Oxidation Resistance3▲ 21×2 topics
  23. Accident Tolerant Fuels3▲ 60×1 topic
  24. Fuel Cladding3▲ 60×1 topic
  25. Nucleosynthesis3▲ 43×3 topics
  26. Raman Spectroscopy3▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Negative Ion Sources2▲ 107×1 topic
  28. Superconducting Cavities2▲ 107×1 topic
  29. Electron Beams2▲ 92×1 topic
  30. Gold Nanoparticles2▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Laser-Plasma Accelerators2▲ 92×1 topic
  32. Nuclear Forces2▲ 90×1 topic
  33. Nuclear Graphite2▲ 77×1 topic
  34. Nuclear Structure2▲ 90×1 topic
  35. Oxidation Behavior2▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Particle Therapy2▲ 64×1 topic
  37. Proton Therapy2▲ 64×1 topic
  38. Detector Performance2▲ 49×2 topics
  39. Optical Frequency Combs2▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Ultrafast Lasers2▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does Israel Atomic Energy Commission publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Nuclear Physics and Applications, Nuclear reactor physics and engineering, Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies and Radioactivity and Radon Measurements.

Nuclear Physics and Appl…8Nuclear Physics and Applications: 8 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 5 fractional worksRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 5 fractional worksRadioactivity and Radon Measurements: 3 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Properties: 3 fractional worksParticle accelerators and beam dynamics: 2 fractional worksRadiation Therapy and Dosimetry: 2 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 2 fractional worksLaser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksNuclear physics research studies: 2 fractional works
RadiationAerospace EngineeringRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologyMaterials Chemistry2 others

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

  1. 1 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 8 works
  2. 2 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 5 works
  4. 4 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 3 works
  5. 5 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 3 works
  6. 6 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  10. 10 Nuclear physics research studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 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 available8.3%not open91.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.6%domestic only84.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Israel Atomic Energy Commission's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Israel Atomic Energy Commission as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00047% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%Israel Atomic Energy Commission0.00050% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Israel Atomic Energy Commission over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Israel Atomic Energy Commission4.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.5% in 1990.

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