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Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute

In research, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute stands highest in Engineering (#4,990 of 5,901 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,918 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Radiation and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging (Radiation is 46.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,969
of 22,385 · #24,871 all time
Rank in ??
#323
of 487
Research works
1.7k
▼ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
20k
12.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute

What is Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
EngineeringField #4,990 of 5,901 7.6%125 #7479
Physical SciencesDomain #9,918 of 10,670 6.7%297 #15921

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 73% of research at Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute is in Physical Sciences, 14% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (31%), Materials Science (14%), Medicine (12%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 318 fractional works · 72.6% of its workEngineering: 133 fractional works · 30.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 30 fractional works · 6.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 6.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 25 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 4.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 11 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 63 fractional works · 14.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 46 fractional works · 10.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCeramics and Composites: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 53 fractional works · 12.0% of its workRadiation: 28 fractional works · 6.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 10 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 26 fractional works · 5.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 23 fractional works · 5.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear Energy and Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 62 fractional works · 14.2% of its workMedicine: 55 fractional works · 12.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 30 fractional works · 6.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 10 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 54 fractional works · 12.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 35 fractional works · 7.9% of its workPlant Science: 21 fractional works · 4.7% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKNuclear Scienceand Technology…437fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences73%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering13330.5%
    2. Materials Science6314.4%
    3. Physics and Astronomy5312.0%
    4. Chemistry265.9%
    5. Environmental Science235.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences61.4%
    7. Computer Science51.2%
    8. Energy40.9%
    9. Chemical Engineering30.8%
    10. Mathematics10.3%
    1. Medicine5512.5%
    2. Health Professions40.9%
    3. Nursing20.5%
    4. Dentistry10.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences357.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology163.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    5. Neuroscience10.1%
    1. Decision Sciences20.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities10.2%
    3. Social Sciences10.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.0%
    5. Psychology00.0%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Radiation takes 46.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. RadiationSubfield · 28.2 works47×
  2. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield · 30.4 works7.7×
← 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: 1.66× its world share, 35 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.16× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.78× its world share, 26 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.01× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.03× its world share, 134 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.12× its world share, 63 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.41× its world share, 53 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.65× its world share, 55 worksMedicineNursing: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× 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, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy5.41×53 works
  2. Materials Science4.12×63 works
  3. Chemistry3.78×26 works
  4. Chemical Engineering2.16×3 works
  5. Engineering2.03×134 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.66×35 works
  7. Environmental Science1.04×23 works
  8. Energy1.01×4 works
  9. Nursing0.93×2 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.89×6 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.84×1 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.70×16 works
  13. Medicine0.65×55 works
  14. Dentistry0.51×1 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.39×2 works
  16. Veterinary0.37×0 works
  17. Health Professions0.34×4 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.33×1 works
  19. Mathematics0.26×1 works
  20. Computer Science0.15×5 works
  21. Neuroscience0.08×1 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.08×1 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.01×0 works
  24. Psychology0.01×0 works
  25. Social Sciences0.01×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Younes Amini, Ali Reza Keshtkar and Valiyollah Ghazanfari lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute.

  1. 1 Younes Amini #1,038,318 worldwide 3.5k citations · 70 works
  2. 2 Ali Reza Keshtkar #3,103,048 worldwide 3.7k citations · 89 works
  3. 3 Valiyollah Ghazanfari #3,651,378 worldwide 695 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Mohammad Mahdi Shadman #3,974,106 worldwide 737 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Meysam Karimi #4,102,989 worldwide 522 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Javad Karimi‐Sabet #4,755,839 worldwide 3.1k citations · 125 works
  7. 7 Mehdi Asadollahzadeh #4,802,883 worldwide 3k citations · 100 works
  8. 8 Mahsa Rostami #4,954,390 worldwide 289 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Seyyed Javad Ahmadi #4,974,295 worldwide 526 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Azam Akhavan #5,116,089 worldwide 1.2k citations · 56 works
All ranked researchers at Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute

What are the most cited papers from Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute is "Preparation and Characterization of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using Leaf Extract of Sambucus ebulus" (Sanaz Alamdari, Morteza Sasani Ghamsari, Chan Lee et al., 2020), with 454 citations. Next come "Kinetics and equilibrium studies on biosorption of cadmium, lead, and nickel ions from aqueous solutions by intact and chemically modified brown algae" (361) and "Characterizations of strontium(II) and barium(II) adsorption from aqueous solutions using dolomite powder" (277).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Preparation and Characterization of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using Leaf Extract of Sambucus ebulus Sanaz Alamdari, Morteza Sasani Ghamsari, Chan Lee et al. · Applied Sciences Open access 23 May 2020 454
2 Kinetics and equilibrium studies on biosorption of cadmium, lead, and nickel ions from aqueous solutions by intact and chemically modified brown algae Mohammad Mehdi Montazer-Rahmati, Parisa Rabbani, Atefeh Abdolali et al. · Journal of Hazardous Materials 23 Sep 2010 361
3 Characterizations of strontium(II) and barium(II) adsorption from aqueous solutions using dolomite powder Ahad Ghaemi, Meisam Torab‐Mostaedi, Mohammad Ghannadi‐Maragheh · Journal of Hazardous Materials 15 Apr 2011 277
4 Investigation of uranium (VI) adsorption by polypyrrole Sara Abdi, Masoud Nasiri, Ali Haghighat Mesbahi et al. · Journal of Hazardous Materials 11 Jan 2017 264
5 Radiological Assessment of Indoor Radon and Thoron Concentrations and Indoor Radon Map of Dwellings in Mashhad, Iran Mohammademad Adelikhah, Amin Shahrokhi, Morteza Imani et al. · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Open access 28 Dec 2020 254
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Adsorption, Molten Salt, Nuclear Reactor, Tomography, Data Analysis, Biomedical Applications, Dosimetry and Small-Angle Scattering.

▲ 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-now 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. Adsorption20▲ 21×6 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications20▲ 3.8×25 topics
  3. Molten Salt18▲ 134×1 topic
  4. Nuclear Reactor18▲ 134×1 topic
  5. Nanomaterials17▲ 3.8×14 topics
  6. Nanoparticles16▲ 2.8×33 topics
  7. Tomography15▲ 19×5 topics
  8. Data Analysis14▲ 12×3 topics
  9. Dosimetry14▲ 44×2 topics
  10. Small-Angle Scattering14▲ 60×2 topics
  11. Neutron Activation Analysis13▲ 94×1 topic
  12. Neutron Imaging13▲ 94×1 topic
  13. Cancer Treatment12▲ 12×5 topics
  14. Extraction12▲ 22×4 topics
  15. Actinides11▲ 51×2 topics
  16. Bioremediation11▲ 20×4 topics
  17. Metal Recovery11▲ 13×3 topics
  18. PET Imaging11▲ 15×2 topics
  19. Crystal Growth11▲ 8.9×9 topics
  20. Lanthanides10▲ 56×1 topic
  21. Uranium10▲ 73×1 topic
  22. Density Functional Theory10▲ 23×3 topics
  23. Oxidation Resistance10▲ 22×2 topics
  24. High Temperature Behavior10▲ 40×2 topics
  25. Monte Carlo Simulation10▲ 11×5 topics
  26. Hydrogen Embrittlement10▲ 27×3 topics
  27. Targeted Therapy10▲ 9.9×4 topics
  28. Lithium-ion Batteries10▲ 5.2×3 topics
  29. Accident Tolerant Fuels9▲ 60×1 topic
  30. Fuel Cladding9▲ 60×1 topic
  31. Imaging9▲ 8.6×7 topics
  32. Rare Earth Elements9▲ 14×4 topics
  33. Radioimmunotherapy9▲ 70×1 topic
  34. Radiopharmaceuticals9▲ 70×1 topic
  35. Raman Spectroscopy9▲ 10×5 topics
  36. Gold Nanoparticles9▲ 24×3 topics
  37. Spectroscopy9▲ 12×8 topics
  38. Thermal Properties8▲ 16×5 topics
  39. Sustainable Technology8▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Ionizing Radiation8▲ 26×3 topics

Which research topics does Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Nuclear reactor physics and engineering, Nuclear Physics and Applications, Radioactive element chemistry and processing and Nuclear Materials and Properties.

Nuclear reactor physics and engineering: 18 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 13 fractional worksRadioactive element chem…10Radioactive element chemistry and processing: 10 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Pr…9Nuclear Materials and Properties: 9 fractional worksRadiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications: 9 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 8 fractional worksRadiation Detection and …7Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 7 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 7 fractional worksRadiation Therapy and Dosimetry: 6 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 6 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringRadiationInorganic ChemistryMaterials Chemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 18 works
  2. 2 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 13 works
  3. 3 Radioactive element chemistry and processing Inorganic Chemistry 10 works
  4. 4 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 9 works
  5. 5 Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 9 works
  6. 6 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 7 works
  8. 8 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 7 works
  9. 9 Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  10. 10 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 6 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 available29.3%not open70.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.6%domestic only92.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting2010201520202025
grewheldshrank

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

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0018% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute0.0014% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute8.6% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.3% in 2023.

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