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Nevada National Security Site

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World rank, all time
#35,094
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,447
of 8,685
Research works
142
▲ 671% vs 2013–17
Citations
636
4.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.14× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.44× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.72× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 9.51× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Nevada National Security Site?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Tomography, Electron Beams, Laser-Plasma Accelerators, Neutron Imaging, Small-Angle Scattering, Superconductivity, Crystal Growth and Pulsed Power.

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

All 33 words, with their numbers
  1. Tomography5▲ 53×4 topics
  2. Electron Beams3▲ 343×1 topic
  3. Laser-Plasma Accelerators3▲ 343×1 topic
  4. Neutron Imaging2▲ 118×1 topic
  5. Small-Angle Scattering2▲ 78×1 topic
  6. Mechanical Properties2▲ 4.2×8 topics
  7. Superconductivity2▲ 24×2 topics
  8. Crystal Growth2▲ 13×3 topics
  9. Crystal Structure Prediction2▲ 78×1 topic
  10. Mantle Dynamics2▲ 78×1 topic
  11. Pulsed Power2▲ 229×2 topics
  12. Environmental Impact2▲ 2.0×5 topics
  13. Health Effects2▲ 5.3×3 topics
  14. Radionuclides2▲ 81×2 topics
  15. Electron Beam1▲ 445×1 topic
  16. High Current1▲ 445×1 topic
  17. Inorganic Scintillators1▲ 90×1 topic
  18. Ionizing Radiation1▲ 40×2 topics
  19. Microstructure1▲ 5.5×6 topics
  20. Scintillation Detectors1▲ 90×1 topic
  21. Remote Sensing1▲ 2.1×7 topics
  22. Concentration1▲ 219×1 topic
  23. Conflict1▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Freeze Desalination1▲ 219×1 topic
  25. Soil Contamination1▲ 97×2 topics
  26. Time-of-Flight1▲ 64×2 topics
  27. Fukushima Daiichi1▲ 152×1 topic
  28. Wireless Sensor Networks1▲ 4.9×2 topics
  29. nuclear accident1▲ 152×1 topic
  30. Computed Tomography1▲ 45×1 topic
  31. Energy-Efficient Protocols1▲ 59×1 topic
  32. Radiation Exposure1▲ 21×1 topic
  33. Routing Techniques1▲ 59×1 topic

Which research topics does Nevada National Security Site publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics, Nuclear Physics and Applications, High-pressure geophysics and materials and Pulsed Power Technology Applications.

Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 2 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics…2High-pressure geophysics and materials: 2 fractional worksPulsed Power Technology …1Pulsed Power Technology Applications: 1 fractional worksRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 1 fractional worksFreezing and Crystallization Processes: 1 fractional worksRadioactive contaminatio…1Radioactive contamination and transfer: 1 fractional worksEnergy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks: 1 fractional worksRadiation Dose and Imaging: 1 fractional worksIon-surface interactions and analysis: 1 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsRadiationGeophysicsControl and Systems Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 3 works
  2. 2 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 2 works
  3. 3 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 2 works
  4. 4 Pulsed Power Technology Applications Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 1 works
  6. 6 Freezing and Crystallization Processes Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  7. 7 Radioactive contamination and transfer Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  9. 9 Radiation Dose and Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  10. 10 Ion-surface interactions and analysis Computational Mechanics 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 available61.0%not open39.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.7%domestic only92.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nevada National Security Site's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 671% 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.

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