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Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics

In research, Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,452 of 21,541 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#1,411 of 3,663 worldwide) and Astronomy and Astrophysics (#516 of 1,146 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy and Physical Sciences — Physics and Astronomy is 33.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#5,738
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#1,334
of 8,685
Research works
596
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
34.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
38.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #3,452 of 21,541 35.9%568
Physics and AstronomyField #1,411 of 3,663 39.5%440
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #516 of 1,146 36.9%206

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics 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 Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 33.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 40.9 works34×
  2. Physical SciencesDomain · 50.8 works2.4×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.67× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 33.53× its world share, 41 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 33.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics?

Ranked on the composite score, Young Sun Lee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics.

  1. 1 Young Sun Lee United States · #17,753 worldwide 922 citations · 68 works
All ranked researchers at Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics

Which keywords describe research at Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nucleosynthesis, Nuclear Forces, Nuclear Structure, Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Gravitational Waves, Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts.

▲ 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 37 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Nucleosynthesis12▲ 452×3 topics
  2. Nuclear Forces6▲ 581×1 topic
  3. Nuclear Structure6▲ 581×1 topic
  4. Exoplanets6▲ 256×1 topic
  5. Stellar Astrophysics6▲ 256×1 topic
  6. Gravitational Waves6▲ 181×2 topics
  7. Supernovae4▲ 97×2 topics
  8. Gamma-Ray Bursts4▲ 291×1 topic
  9. Neutron Stars4▲ 291×1 topic
  10. Accretion Disks4▲ 142×2 topics
  11. Magnetic Fields4▲ 103×2 topics
  12. Star Formation3▲ 117×2 topics
  13. Tomography3▲ 33×2 topics
  14. Astronomical Instrumentation3▲ 211×1 topic
  15. Spectrograph3▲ 211×1 topic
  16. Neutron Imaging3▲ 142×1 topic
  17. Radiography3▲ 137×2 topics
  18. Small-Angle Scattering3▲ 93×1 topic
  19. Molecular Clouds3▲ 192×1 topic
  20. Protoplanetary Disks3▲ 192×1 topic
  21. Mass Measurements2▲ 909×1 topic
  22. Nuclear Masses2▲ 909×1 topic
  23. Black Holes2▲ 37×3 topics
  24. Solar System Abundances2▲ 72×1 topic
  25. Terrestrial Planets2▲ 72×1 topic
  26. DNA Strand Breaks2▲ 195×1 topic
  27. Low-Energy Electrons2▲ 195×1 topic
  28. Quantum Electrodynamics2▲ 124×2 topics
  29. Dark Matter1▲ 22×3 topics
  30. Binary Black Hole1▲ 80×1 topic
  31. Neutron Star1▲ 80×1 topic
  32. X-Ray Spectroscopy1▲ 55×2 topics
  33. Cosmic Rays1▲ 44×2 topics
  34. Galactic Center1▲ 49×2 topics
  35. Neutrinos1▲ 44×2 topics
  36. High-Energy Astrophysics1▲ 68×1 topic
  37. Particle Acceleration1▲ 68×1 topic

Which research topics does Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nuclear physics research studies, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research.

Nuclear physics research studies: 6 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 6 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 4 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 3 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 3 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Fo…3Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 3 fractional worksAstronomical and nuclear sciences: 2 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 2 fractional worksAtomic and Molecular Physics: 2 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 1 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationRadiation1 others

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

  1. 1 Nuclear physics research studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 6 works
  2. 2 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  3. 3 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  4. 4 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 3 works
  5. 5 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 3 works
  6. 6 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  7. 7 Astronomical and nuclear sciences Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  8. 8 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  9. 9 Atomic and Molecular Physics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  10. 10 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 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 available49.6%not open50.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.3%domestic only54.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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