Question 1

What is iThemba Laboratory known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, iThemba Laboratory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,980 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

Question 2

How does iThemba Laboratory rank in research?

Accepted Answer

iThemba Laboratory ranks #19,807 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#15,018 all time), and #67 of 75 in South Africa.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at iThemba Laboratory?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Stephan M Woodborne, R. Pretoriüs and Timothy Marais lead among researchers whose main affiliation is iThemba Laboratory.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from iThemba Laboratory?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from iThemba Laboratory is "Organ motion and its management" (K Langen, D. T. L. Jones, 2001), with 951 citations. Next come "Elliptic Flow of Charged Particles in Pb-Pb Collisions at s N N = 2.76 TeV" (887) and "Higher Harmonic Anisotropic Flow Measurements of Charged Particles in Pb-Pb Collisions at s N N = 2.76 TeV" (655).

Question 5

Which research topics does iThemba Laboratory publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Nuclear physics research studies, Nuclear Physics and Applications, Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies and Conducting polymers and applications.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at iThemba Laboratory?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanocomposites, Graphene, Nucleosynthesis, Raman Spectroscopy, Crystal Growth, Biomedical Applications, Thermal Properties and Nanocrystals.

Question 7

Which fields of science does iThemba Laboratory work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 81% of research at iThemba Laboratory is in Physical Sciences, 8% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Materials Science (26%), Physics and Astronomy (20%), Engineering (20%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is iThemba Laboratory's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% higher than in 2018-2021.