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Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

In research, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority stands highest in Physical Sciences (#16,034 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#29,163
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,555
of 2,253
Research works
164
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3k
7.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Nuclear Decommissioning Authority 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 #16,034 of 21,541 10.5%127

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nuclear Decommissioning Authority 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.21× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.01× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.04× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.62× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nuclear Decommissioning Authority?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard Woodcock, Cristiano Padovani and Masahiko Nakase lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.

  1. 1 Richard Woodcock United Kingdom · #671,337 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Cristiano Padovani United Kingdom · #1,200,954 worldwide 75 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Masahiko Nakase United Kingdom · #1,377,825 worldwide 0 citations · 236 works
All ranked researchers at Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

Which keywords describe research at Nuclear Decommissioning Authority?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Sustainability, Marine Pollution, Economic Analysis, Offshore Decommissioning, Ship Recycling, Renewable Energy and Bioaccumulation.

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

All 31 words, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Impact9▲ 12×14 topics
  2. Sustainability8▲ 7.2×7 topics
  3. Marine Pollution7▲ 869×2 topics
  4. Economic Analysis7▲ 102×2 topics
  5. Offshore Decommissioning7▲ 1673×1 topic
  6. Ship Recycling7▲ 1673×1 topic
  7. Renewable Energy4▲ 6.7×8 topics
  8. Bioaccumulation3▲ 69×3 topics
  9. Climate Change3▲ 2.2×11 topics
  10. Health Effects3▲ 9.9×5 topics
  11. Emissions2▲ 25×3 topics
  12. Finite Element Analysis2▲ 22×2 topics
  13. Oil and Gas2▲ 131×2 topics
  14. Subsea2▲ 508×1 topic
  15. Technology2▲ 8.9×1 topic
  16. Environmental2▲ 77×1 topic
  17. Mercury2▲ 151×1 topic
  18. Toxicology2▲ 25×2 topics
  19. Corrosion2▲ 30×4 topics
  20. Nuclear Graphite2▲ 178×1 topic
  21. Oxidation Behavior2▲ 63×1 topic
  22. Nuclear Fuel1▲ 185×1 topic
  23. Radiation Protection1▲ 185×1 topic
  24. Pitting Corrosion1▲ 61×2 topics
  25. Control Strategies1▲ 20×2 topics
  26. Conservation1▲ 5.9×4 topics
  27. Mechanical Properties1▲ 2.7×6 topics
  28. Numerical Simulation1▲ 8.2×4 topics
  29. Water Quality1▲ 6.2×5 topics
  30. Natural Gas1▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Population Dynamics1▲ 9.5×3 topics

Which research topics does Nuclear Decommissioning Authority publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies, Offshore Engineering and Technologies, Mercury impact and mitigation studies and Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies.

Marine and Offshore Engi…7Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies: 7 fractional worksOffshore Engineering and…2Offshore Engineering and Technologies: 2 fractional worksMercury impact and mitig…2Mercury impact and mitigation studies: 2 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear techno…2Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 2 fractional worksNuclear and radioactivit…1Nuclear and radioactivity studies: 1 fractional worksWave and Wind Energy Sys…1Wave and Wind Energy Systems: 1 fractional worksCorrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 1 fractional worksStructural Integrity and Reliability Analysis: 1 fractional worksDiverse Research and Applications: 1 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 1 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisMaterials ChemistrySafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality3 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies Ocean Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Offshore Engineering and Technologies Ocean Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Mercury impact and mitigation studies Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  4. 4 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 2 works
  5. 5 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  6. 6 Wave and Wind Energy Systems Ocean Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Diverse Research and Applications Information Systems 1 works
  10. 10 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 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 available41.6%not open58.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.4%domestic only68.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nuclear Decommissioning Authority's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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.

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.