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National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory

In research, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,062 of 21,541 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#486 of 3,663 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,116 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physical Sciences — Physical Sciences is 2.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#1,574
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#478
of 8,685
Research works
1.6k
▼ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
50k
31.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
50.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory 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 #1,062 of 21,541 45.0%1,541
Physics and AstronomyField #486 of 3,663 47.4%1,160
EngineeringField #2,116 of 11,412 39.5%250
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield #179 of 869 53.1%649
RadiationSubfield #114 of 432 39.5%170
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #570 of 1,908 42.3%219

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory 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 National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physical Sciences takes 2.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physical SciencesDomain · 23.5 works2.5×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.24× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 35.24× its world share, 19 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 35.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, J. Yurkon, B. Zwiȩgliński and Jenny Lee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory.

  1. 1 J. Yurkon United States · #118,586 worldwide 185 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 B. Zwiȩgliński United States · #125,653 worldwide 219 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Jenny Lee United States · #309,893 worldwide 198 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 A. Nadasen United States · #334,813 worldwide 150 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 F. Marti United States · #460,194 worldwide 62 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Qiang Zhao United States · #761,754 worldwide 42 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 R. C. York United States · #865,097 worldwide 35 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 S. J. Williams United States · #922,621 worldwide 48 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 J. von Schwarzenberg United States · #1,020,365 worldwide 35 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Matthew Redshaw United States · #1,171,783 worldwide 62 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nucleosynthesis, Nuclear Forces, Nuclear Structure, Tomography, Neutron Imaging, Small-Angle Scattering, DNA Strand Breaks and Low-Energy Electrons.

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

All 14 words, with their numbers
  1. Nucleosynthesis8▲ 657×3 topics
  2. Nuclear Forces6▲ 1266×1 topic
  3. Nuclear Structure6▲ 1266×1 topic
  4. Tomography3▲ 64×2 topics
  5. Neutron Imaging3▲ 298×1 topic
  6. Small-Angle Scattering3▲ 196×1 topic
  7. DNA Strand Breaks2▲ 626×1 topic
  8. Low-Energy Electrons2▲ 626×1 topic
  9. Mass Measurements2▲ 1686×1 topic
  10. Nuclear Masses2▲ 1686×1 topic
  11. Lattice QCD1▲ 100×2 topics
  12. Renormalization Group1▲ 98×2 topics
  13. QCD1▲ 140×1 topic
  14. charmonium1▲ 140×1 topic

Which research topics does National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nuclear physics research studies, Nuclear Physics and Applications, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Astronomical and nuclear sciences.

Nuclear physics research…6Nuclear physics research studies: 6 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Appl…3Nuclear Physics and Applications: 3 fractional worksAtomic and Molecular Phy…2Atomic and Molecular Physics: 2 fractional worksAstronomical and nuclear…2Astronomical and nuclear sciences: 2 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics a…1Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 1 fractional worksNeutrino Physics Research1Neutrino Physics Research: 1 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 1 fractional worksParticle accelerators and beam dynamics: 1 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Physics Studies: 0 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsRadiationAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsAerospace Engineering1 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 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 3 works
  3. 3 Atomic and Molecular Physics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  4. 4 Astronomical and nuclear sciences Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  5. 5 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  6. 6 Neutrino Physics Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  7. 7 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  10. 10 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 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 available34.4%not open65.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.5%domestic only69.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% 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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