Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Government institution · Gaithersburg · United States

NIST Center for Neutron Research

In research, NIST Center for Neutron Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,974 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy — Physics and Astronomy is 9.5× its share of world research.

nist.gov/ncnrROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#3,586
of 28,054 · #1,685 all time
Rank in United States
#507
of 4,192
Research works
1.3k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
63k
50.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is NIST Center for Neutron Research 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 #1,974 of 12,888 18.8%125 #1105

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NIST Center for Neutron Research 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 NIST Center for Neutron Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 9.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 31.4 works9.5×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.55× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.11× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 6.26× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.01× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.40× its world share, 31 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.81× its world share, 35 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 9.49× its world share, 31 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 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.

Who are the top researchers at NIST Center for Neutron Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Antonio Faraone, Wei Zhou and Q. Huang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NIST Center for Neutron Research.

  1. 1 Antonio Faraone United States · #57,376 worldwide 602 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Wei Zhou United States · #83,788 worldwide 850 citations · 63 works
  3. 3 Q. Huang United States · #119,163 worldwide 912 citations · 103 works
  4. 4 Hui Wu United States · #141,706 worldwide 585 citations · 54 works
  5. 5 Thomas Gnäupel-Herold United States · #234,764 worldwide 220 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Taner Yildirim United States · #274,331 worldwide 452 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Yiming Qiu United States · #373,539 worldwide 274 citations · 68 works
  8. 8 Madhusudan Tyagi United States · #416,387 worldwide 247 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Craig M. Brown United States · #530,414 worldwide 353 citations · 137 works
  10. 10 Juscelino B. Leão United States · #532,856 worldwide 106 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at NIST Center for Neutron Research

Which keywords describe research at NIST Center for Neutron Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Superconductivity, Tomography, Methane Storage, Small-Angle Scattering, Nanoparticles, Data Analysis and Drug Delivery.

▲ 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. Catalysis13▲ 13×17 topics
  2. Superconductivity12▲ 47×8 topics
  3. Nanoparticles10▲ 5.2×21 topics
  4. Tomography9▲ 34×4 topics
  5. Methane Storage9▲ 47×2 topics
  6. Small-Angle Scattering9▲ 108×2 topics
  7. Data Analysis8▲ 19×2 topics
  8. Drug Delivery8▲ 9.3×10 topics
  9. Electronic Structure7▲ 28×7 topics
  10. Neutron Activation Analysis7▲ 137×1 topic
  11. Neutron Imaging7▲ 137×1 topic
  12. Metal-Organic Frameworks7▲ 11×4 topics
  13. CO2 Capture7▲ 30×3 topics
  14. Chemical Sensors6▲ 18×3 topics
  15. Crystal Engineering6▲ 37×3 topics
  16. Heterogeneous Catalysis6▲ 22×3 topics
  17. Porous Materials6▲ 46×2 topics
  18. Spin Dynamics6▲ 91×2 topics
  19. Gas Adsorption6▲ 49×1 topic
  20. Molecular Dynamics5▲ 21×4 topics
  21. Carbon Dioxide Capture5▲ 39×2 topics
  22. Topological Order5▲ 71×2 topics
  23. Biomedical Applications5▲ 2.8×21 topics
  24. Frustrated Magnets5▲ 119×1 topic
  25. Quantum Spin Liquids5▲ 119×1 topic
  26. Room Temperature5▲ 20×3 topics
  27. Hydrogen Storage4▲ 25×3 topics
  28. Metal-Insulator Transition4▲ 44×2 topics
  29. Topological Insulators4▲ 62×2 topics
  30. Self-Assembly4▲ 8.6×10 topics
  31. Magnetocaloric Materials4▲ 86×1 topic
  32. Perovskites4▲ 86×1 topic
  33. Cathode Materials4▲ 6.7×3 topics
  34. Membrane Proteins4▲ 37×2 topics
  35. Lipid Rafts4▲ 72×1 topic
  36. Membrane Lipids4▲ 89×1 topic
  37. Crystalline3▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Porous3▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Magnetic Resonance Imaging3▲ 8.0×2 topics
  40. Spintronics3▲ 15×4 topics

Which research topics does NIST Center for Neutron Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nuclear Physics and Applications, Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications, Advanced Condensed Matter Physics and Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials.

Nuclear Physics and Applications: 7 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Condensed Matte…5Advanced Condensed Matter Physics: 5 fractional worksMagnetic and transport p…4Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials: 4 fractional worksLipid Membrane Structure and Behavior: 4 fractional worksCovalent Organic Framework Applications: 3 fractional worksRare-earth and actinide …3Rare-earth and actinide compounds: 3 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 3 fractional worksPhysics of Superconductivity and Magnetism: 3 fractional worksProtein Structure and Dynamics: 2 fractional works
RadiationInorganic ChemistryCondensed Matter PhysicsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials3 others

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

  1. 1 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 7 works
  2. 2 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 6 works
  3. 3 Advanced Condensed Matter Physics Condensed Matter Physics 5 works
  4. 4 Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 4 works
  5. 5 Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior Molecular Biology 4 works
  6. 6 Covalent Organic Framework Applications Materials Chemistry 3 works
  7. 7 Rare-earth and actinide compounds Condensed Matter Physics 3 works
  8. 8 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism Condensed Matter Physics 3 works
  10. 10 Protein Structure and Dynamics Molecular Biology 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 available43.9%not open56.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.9%domestic only61.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NIST Center for Neutron Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Other research institutions in Gaithersburg

All research institutions in Gaithersburg

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.