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National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste (Switzerland)

In research, National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste (Switzerland) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,030 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#8,768 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#15,539
of 42,892
Rank in Switzerland
#144
of 429
Research works
390
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.2k
18.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste (Switzerland) 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 #9,030 of 21,541 19.2%357
EngineeringField #8,768 of 11,412 18.0%144

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste (Switzerland) 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).

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: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13.02× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.56× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.62× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.90× its world share, 6 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 13.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste (Switzerland)?

Ranked on the composite score, Ian G. McKinley, Paul Marschall and Tim Vietor lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste (Switzerland).

  1. 1 Ian G. McKinley Switzerland · #665,474 worldwide 67 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Paul Marschall Switzerland · #762,785 worldwide 93 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Tim Vietor Switzerland · #1,133,014 worldwide 75 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Nikitas Diomidis Switzerland · #1,222,225 worldwide 52 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Toshihiro Sakaki Switzerland · #1,568,750 worldwide 20 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste (Switzerland)

Which keywords describe research at National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste (Switzerland)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: CO2 Sequestration, Reactive Transport, Hydraulic Conductivity, Groundwater Flow, Transport Modeling, Soil Hydraulic Properties, Unsaturated Soil Mechanics and GIS-based Modeling.

▲ 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. CO2 Sequestration6▲ 54×4 topics
  2. Reactive Transport6▲ 187×2 topics
  3. Hydraulic Conductivity4▲ 136×2 topics
  4. Groundwater Flow3▲ 240×1 topic
  5. Transport Modeling3▲ 240×1 topic
  6. Soil Hydraulic Properties3▲ 166×1 topic
  7. Unsaturated Soil Mechanics3▲ 166×1 topic
  8. GIS-based Modeling3▲ 60×2 topics
  9. Oxidation Behavior3▲ 81×2 topics
  10. Rock Mechanics3▲ 51×2 topics
  11. Climate Change3▲ 1.77×5 topics
  12. Microstructural Characterization3▲ 222×1 topic
  13. Nuclear Graphite3▲ 222×1 topic
  14. Remote Sensing3▲ 3.7×4 topics
  15. Drilling Fluids3▲ 81×1 topic
  16. Finite Element Analysis3▲ 20×2 topics
  17. Well Integrity3▲ 81×1 topic
  18. Acoustic Emission2▲ 72×1 topic
  19. Fracture2▲ 45×1 topic
  20. Risk Assessment2▲ 6.5×2 topics
  21. Carbon Capture2▲ 94×1 topic
  22. Geological Storage2▲ 138×1 topic
  23. Tomography2▲ 20×3 topics
  24. Tectonics2▲ 30×3 topics
  25. Hazard2▲ 44×1 topic
  26. Landslide2▲ 44×1 topic
  27. Groundwater2▲ 37×3 topics
  28. Hydraulic Fracturing2▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Nuclear Fuel2▲ 174×1 topic
  30. Radiation Protection2▲ 174×1 topic
  31. Fracture Propagation2▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Plate Tectonics2▲ 18×3 topics
  33. Shale Gas Reservoirs2▲ 45×1 topic
  34. Geological Mapping2▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Hydrogen Embrittlement2▲ 32×2 topics
  36. Molten Salt2▲ 79×1 topic
  37. Nuclear Reactor2▲ 79×1 topic
  38. Data Integration1▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Subduction1▲ 30×2 topics
  40. Ground-Penetrating Radar1▲ 48×1 topic

Which research topics does National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste (Switzerland) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Groundwater flow and contamination studies, Soil and Unsaturated Flow, Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies and Drilling and Well Engineering.

Groundwater flow and con…3Groundwater flow and contamination studies: 3 fractional worksSoil and Unsaturated Flow3Soil and Unsaturated Flow: 3 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear techno…3Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 3 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engine…3Drilling and Well Engineering: 3 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Modeling: 2 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 2 fractional worksLandslides and related h…2Landslides and related hazards: 2 fractional worksNuclear and radioactivit…2Nuclear and radioactivity studies: 2 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…2Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 2 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics …2Nuclear reactor physics and engineering: 2 fractional works
Environmental EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringMaterials ChemistryOcean Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Groundwater flow and contamination studies Environmental Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Soil and Unsaturated Flow Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 3 works
  4. 4 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  6. 6 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  8. 8 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  9. 9 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 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 available35.8%not open64.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.2%domestic only60.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste (Switzerland)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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