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Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute

In research, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,070 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,505 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Radiation, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Aerospace Engineering — Radiation is 47.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,028
of 28,054 · #7,861 all time
Rank in ??
#66
of 692
Research works
1.7k
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
12.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute 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 #3,070 of 12,888 13.2%297 #4699
EngineeringField #3,505 of 6,636 15.6%125 #5558

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Radiation takes 47.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. RadiationSubfield · 26.3 works47×
  2. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield · 27.1 works7.5×
  3. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 27.5 works5.8×
← 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: 1.62× its world share, 31 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.28× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.89× its world share, 25 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.07× its world share, 125 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.13× its world share, 58 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.45× its world share, 49 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 49 worksMedicineNursing: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× 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, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Meisam Torab‐Mostaedi, Jaber Safdari and Hassan Yousefnia lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute.

  1. 1 Meisam Torab‐Mostaedi ?? · #662,287 worldwide 107 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Jaber Safdari ?? · #775,026 worldwide 86 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Hassan Yousefnia ?? · #1,046,279 worldwide 41 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Javad Karimi‐Sabet ?? · #1,081,489 worldwide 100 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Mahdi Sadeghi ?? · #1,102,860 worldwide 33 citations · 63 works
  6. 6 Gholamreza Raisali ?? · #1,130,377 worldwide 40 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Farhood Ziaie ?? · #1,254,892 worldwide 33 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 M. M. Larijani ?? · #1,374,565 worldwide 44 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Samaneh Zolghadri ?? · #1,451,986 worldwide 7 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Abbas Majdabadi ?? · #1,473,299 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Adsorption, Molten Salt, Nuclear Reactor, Tomography, Data Analysis, Small-Angle Scattering, Neutron Activation Analysis and Neutron Imaging.

▲ 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. Adsorption19▲ 22×6 topics
  2. Molten Salt18▲ 136×1 topic
  3. Nuclear Reactor18▲ 136×1 topic
  4. Biomedical Applications17▲ 3.6×25 topics
  5. Nanomaterials16▲ 3.9×14 topics
  6. Nanoparticles15▲ 3.0×32 topics
  7. Tomography14▲ 19×3 topics
  8. Data Analysis14▲ 12×3 topics
  9. Small-Angle Scattering13▲ 60×2 topics
  10. Neutron Activation Analysis13▲ 90×1 topic
  11. Neutron Imaging13▲ 90×1 topic
  12. Dosimetry12▲ 44×2 topics
  13. Extraction12▲ 22×4 topics
  14. Cancer Treatment11▲ 12×5 topics
  15. Actinides11▲ 50×2 topics
  16. Bioremediation11▲ 21×4 topics
  17. Crystal Growth10▲ 8.9×9 topics
  18. Lanthanides10▲ 55×1 topic
  19. Metal Recovery10▲ 12×3 topics
  20. Uranium10▲ 70×1 topic
  21. Density Functional Theory10▲ 23×3 topics
  22. Oxidation Resistance10▲ 22×2 topics
  23. High Temperature Behavior9▲ 39×2 topics
  24. PET Imaging9▲ 14×2 topics
  25. Hydrogen Embrittlement9▲ 27×3 topics
  26. Monte Carlo Simulation9▲ 11×5 topics
  27. Accident Tolerant Fuels9▲ 59×1 topic
  28. Fuel Cladding9▲ 59×1 topic
  29. Targeted Therapy9▲ 9.5×4 topics
  30. Imaging8▲ 8.4×7 topics
  31. Nanostructures8▲ 5.3×11 topics
  32. Raman Spectroscopy8▲ 11×5 topics
  33. Spectroscopy8▲ 12×8 topics
  34. Thermal Properties8▲ 16×5 topics
  35. Gold Nanoparticles8▲ 25×3 topics
  36. Radioimmunotherapy8▲ 68×1 topic
  37. Radiopharmaceuticals8▲ 68×1 topic
  38. Rare Earth Elements8▲ 13×4 topics
  39. Sustainable Technology8▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Radiation Detection7▲ 40×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: 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: 8 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 7 fractional worksRadiation Detection and …7Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 7 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniqu…7Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 7 fractional worksRadiation Therapy and Do…6Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry: 6 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear techno…6Graphite, 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 8 works
  6. 6 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 7 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher than in 2013–2017.

201020152020
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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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