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National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan

In research, National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,072 of 12,888 worldwide), Materials Science (#1,347 of 2,468 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,238 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Materials Chemistry and Physics and Astronomy — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 36.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,585
of 28,054 · #8,120 all time
Rank in Kazakhstan
#9
of 84
Research works
1.2k
▲ 87% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.8k
6.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan 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 #3,072 of 12,888 12.0%381 #4670
Materials ScienceField #1,347 of 2,468 11.2%108 #2157
EngineeringField #5,238 of 6,636 8.3%112 #7997
Physics and AstronomyField #1,343 of 1,646 19.0%89 #2791
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,275 of 1,556 11.7%84 #2268

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#4,670 #3,072
  2. Materials Science#2,157 #1,347
  3. Engineering#7,997 #5,238
  4. Physics and Astronomy#2,791 #1,343
  5. Materials Chemistry#2,268 #1,275
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 36.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 49.3 works36×
  2. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 83.8 works9.8×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 89.4 works9.3×
← 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: 0.42× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.58× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.64× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.27× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.83× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.73× its world share, 112 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.27× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 7.15× its world share, 108 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 9.26× its world share, 89 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 14 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan?

Ranked on the composite score, И. А. Соколов, С. Н. Лукашенко and V. Shestakov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

  1. 1 И. А. Соколов Kazakhstan · #683,744 worldwide 130 citations · 63 works
  2. 2 С. Н. Лукашенко Kazakhstan · #773,884 worldwide 4 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 V. Shestakov Kazakhstan · #1,077,589 worldwide 53 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 N. Burtebaev Kazakhstan · #1,269,211 worldwide 15 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 О. П. Максимкин Kazakhstan · #1,279,014 worldwide 32 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 V. S. Zhdanov Kazakhstan · #1,408,629 worldwide 14 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Ф. М. Пеньков Kazakhstan · #1,427,409 worldwide 25 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Маzhyn Skakov Kazakhstan · #1,435,972 worldwide 19 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 К. К. Кадыржанов Kazakhstan · #1,462,714 worldwide 15 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Timur Kulsartov Kazakhstan · #1,475,140 worldwide 28 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Which keywords describe research at National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Oxidation Resistance, Hydrogen Embrittlement, Health Effects, Radionuclides, Density Functional Theory, High Temperature Behavior, Accident Tolerant Fuels and Fuel Cladding.

▲ 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. Oxidation Resistance32▲ 69×3 topics
  2. Hydrogen Embrittlement25▲ 69×3 topics
  3. Environmental Impact25▲ 3.4×17 topics
  4. Health Effects24▲ 9.1×7 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties24▲ 5.6×20 topics
  6. Radionuclides23▲ 140×2 topics
  7. Density Functional Theory22▲ 48×3 topics
  8. High Temperature Behavior21▲ 83×2 topics
  9. Accident Tolerant Fuels21▲ 133×1 topic
  10. Fuel Cladding21▲ 133×1 topic
  11. Molten Salt18▲ 125×1 topic
  12. Nuclear Reactor18▲ 125×1 topic
  13. Tomography17▲ 21×3 topics
  14. Microstructure16▲ 7.2×15 topics
  15. Nanomaterials16▲ 3.4×14 topics
  16. fusion materials15▲ 192×1 topic
  17. radiation damage15▲ 192×1 topic
  18. Raman Spectroscopy15▲ 18×5 topics
  19. Oxidation Behavior14▲ 54×2 topics
  20. Sintering14▲ 25×4 topics
  21. Environmental Impacts14▲ 12×3 topics
  22. Lattice QCD14▲ 55×2 topics
  23. Thermal Properties14▲ 26×3 topics
  24. Data Analysis14▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Nucleosynthesis14▲ 65×3 topics
  26. Neutron Imaging14▲ 88×1 topic
  27. Small-Angle Scattering14▲ 58×1 topic
  28. Fukushima Daiichi14▲ 206×1 topic
  29. nuclear accident14▲ 206×1 topic
  30. Actinides13▲ 58×2 topics
  31. Spark Plasma Sintering13▲ 28×2 topics
  32. Microstructural Characterization12▲ 130×1 topic
  33. Nuclear Graphite12▲ 130×1 topic
  34. Ionizing Radiation12▲ 40×3 topics
  35. Metal Recovery12▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Ceramics11▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Toxicity11▲ 6.0×7 topics
  38. Nuclear Forces11▲ 137×1 topic
  39. Nuclear Structure11▲ 137×1 topic
  40. Lung Cancer10▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nuclear Materials and Properties, Nuclear reactor physics and engineering, Fusion materials and technologies and Nuclear Physics and Applications.

Nuclear Materials and Pr…21Nuclear Materials and Properties: 21 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics …18Nuclear reactor physics and engineering: 18 fractional worksFusion materials and tec…15Fusion materials and technologies: 15 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Appl…14Nuclear Physics and Applications: 14 fractional worksRadioactive contamination and transfer: 14 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 12 fractional worksNuclear physics research…11Nuclear physics research studies: 11 fractional worksRadioactivity and Radon Measurements: 10 fractional worksNuclear materials and radiation effects: 10 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics a…9Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 9 fractional works
Materials ChemistryAerospace EngineeringRadiationGlobal and Planetary Change2 others

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

  1. 1 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 21 works
  2. 2 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 18 works
  3. 3 Fusion materials and technologies Materials Chemistry 15 works
  4. 4 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 14 works
  5. 5 Radioactive contamination and transfer Global and Planetary Change 14 works
  6. 6 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 12 works
  7. 7 Nuclear physics research studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 11 works
  8. 8 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 10 works
  9. 9 Nuclear materials and radiation effects Materials Chemistry 10 works
  10. 10 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 9 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 available43.4%not open56.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.2%domestic only57.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 87% higher 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.