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National Synchrotron Light Source II

In research, National Synchrotron Light Source II stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,282 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#13,551
of 42,892
Rank in ??
#179
of 1,041
Research works
193
▲ 49% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2k
16.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is National Synchrotron Light Source II 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 #8,282 of 21,541 17.0%171

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Synchrotron Light Source II 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: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 10.40× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.77× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.22× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 8.59× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.35× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 10.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at National Synchrotron Light Source II?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cathode Materials, Energy Storage, Nanoparticles, Lithium-ion Batteries, Catalysis, Electronic Structure, Superconductivity and Rechargeable Batteries.

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

All 17 words, with their numbers
  1. Cathode Materials3▲ 21×3 topics
  2. Nanoparticles2▲ 6.5×13 topics
  3. Energy Storage2▲ 11×6 topics
  4. Lithium-ion Batteries2▲ 15×3 topics
  5. Catalysis2▲ 9.3×7 topics
  6. Electronic Structure2▲ 33×7 topics
  7. Superconductivity2▲ 34×8 topics
  8. Rechargeable Batteries2▲ 20×2 topics
  9. Battery Materials2▲ 28×1 topic
  10. Nanostructured Anodes2▲ 28×1 topic
  11. Nanocomposites1▲ 5.0×10 topics
  12. Tissue Engineering1▲ 6.3×6 topics
  13. Biomedical Applications1▲ 2.9×9 topics
  14. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries1▲ 24×2 topics
  15. Nanocrystals1▲ 13×5 topics
  16. Efficiency1▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Two-Dimensional Materials1▲ 14×3 topics

Which research topics does National Synchrotron Light Source II publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Battery Materials, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies and Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications.

Advancements in Battery …2Advancements in Battery Materials: 2 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…1Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Electron Micros…1Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 1 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray Imaging Techniques: 1 fractional works2D Materials and Applica…12D Materials and Applications: 1 fractional worksElectron and X-Ray Spect…0Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Sensing…0Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies: 0 fractional worksCatalysis and Oxidation …0Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions: 0 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryStructural BiologyPolymers and Plastics4 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 1 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications Structural Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  6. 6 Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques Radiation 1 works
  7. 7 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques Surfaces, Coatings and Films 0 works
  9. 9 Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies Instrumentation 0 works
  10. 10 Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions Catalysis 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 available51.2%not open48.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.8%domestic only72.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Synchrotron Light Source II's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 49% 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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