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Sellafield (United Kingdom)

In research, Sellafield (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,464 of 17,446 worldwide), Engineering (#7,606 of 9,532 worldwide) and Materials Science (#3,256 of 3,771 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#24,117
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,272
of 1,844
Research works
521
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.1k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.80×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Sellafield (United Kingdom)

What is Sellafield (United Kingdom) 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 #10,464 of 17,446 8.1%468
EngineeringField #7,606 of 9,532 8.9%182
Materials ScienceField #3,256 of 3,771 6.7%129

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sellafield (United Kingdom) 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 Sellafield (United Kingdom) work in?

In 2022-now, 87% of research at Sellafield (United Kingdom) is in Physical Sciences, 7% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (33%), Materials Science (24%), Chemistry (9%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 53 fractional works · 86.6% of its workEngineering: 20 fractional works · 33.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 8.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 15 fractional works · 23.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 21.6% of its workMetals and Alloys: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 9.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 7.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 6.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workRadiation: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 7.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSellafield(United Kingdom)61fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences87%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences7%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2033.1%
    2. Materials Science1523.8%
    3. Chemistry69.1%
    4. Environmental Science46.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy35.7%
    6. Computer Science23.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences23.0%
    8. Chemical Engineering11.7%
    9. Energy00.8%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting23.2%
    2. Social Sciences22.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.8%
    4. Decision Sciences00.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    1. Medicine23.1%
    2. Health Professions11.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 4.77× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.81× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.21× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.28× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.83× its world share, 15 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.55× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science6.83×15 works
  2. Chemistry5.81×6 works
  3. Chemical Engineering4.77×1 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy2.55×4 works
  5. Engineering2.21×20 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.89×2 works
  7. Environmental Science1.28×4 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.98×2 works
  9. Energy0.87×0 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.56×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.46×1 works
  12. Computer Science0.40×2 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.38×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.22×2 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×0 works
  16. Medicine0.16×2 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.13×0 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sellafield (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the quality score, George Henry Fox, A. R. Garlick and Robert C. Thied lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sellafield (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 George Henry Fox United Kingdom · #2,882,379 worldwide 753 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 A. R. Garlick United Kingdom · #2,886,342 worldwide 413 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Robert C. Thied United Kingdom · #3,388,089 worldwide 798 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Helen M. Steele United Kingdom · #3,447,564 worldwide 1.2k citations · 48 works
  5. 5 A. C. Rapier United Kingdom · #3,692,438 worldwide 199 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Alexandros Plianos United Kingdom · #3,849,499 worldwide 188 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 P. J. W. Rance United Kingdom · #3,932,224 worldwide 107 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 G.A. Welch United Kingdom · #3,955,275 worldwide 268 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 D. H. MacGregor United Kingdom · #4,025,140 worldwide 170 citations · 47 works
  10. 10 Iain S. Denniss United Kingdom · #4,148,441 worldwide 452 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Sellafield (United Kingdom)

What are the most cited papers from Sellafield (United Kingdom)?

The most cited paper from Sellafield (United Kingdom) is "The joint evaluated fission and fusion nuclear data library, JEFF-3.3" (Arjan J. M. Plompen et al., 2020), with 715 citations. Next come "An international initiative on long-term behavior of high-level nuclear waste glass" (543) and "An investigation of the radiochemical stability of ionic liquids" (260).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The joint evaluated fission and fusion nuclear data library, JEFF-3.3 Arjan J. M. Plompen et al. · The European Physical Journal A Open access Jul 2020 715
2 An international initiative on long-term behavior of high-level nuclear waste glass Stéṕhane Gin, Abdesselam Abdelouas, Louise Criscenti et al. · Materials Today Open access Jun 2013 543
3 An investigation of the radiochemical stability of ionic liquids Donald J. Allen, G. Μ. N. Baston, Antonia E. Bradley et al. · Green Chemistry 26 Mar 2002 260
4 The influence of water removal techniques on the composition and microstructure of hardened cement pastes Nicholas Charles Collier, J. H. Sharp, Neil Brennan Milestone et al. · Cement and Concrete Research 23 Apr 2008 212
5 Coded-aperture imaging systems: Past, present and future development – A review M. Cieślak, Kelum A. A. Gamage, Robert Glover · Radiation Measurements Open access 4 Aug 2016 209
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Which keywords describe research at Sellafield (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Actinides, Hydrogen Embrittlement, High Temperature Behavior, Oxidation Resistance, Density Functional Theory, Accident Tolerant Fuels, Fuel Cladding and Adsorption.

▲ 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. Actinides6▲ 201×2 topics
  2. Hydrogen Embrittlement6▲ 123×2 topics
  3. Density Functional Theory6▲ 90×2 topics
  4. High Temperature Behavior6▲ 167×2 topics
  5. Oxidation Resistance6▲ 87×2 topics
  6. Accident Tolerant Fuels6▲ 263×1 topic
  7. Fuel Cladding6▲ 263×1 topic
  8. Adsorption5▲ 41×2 topics
  9. Bioremediation5▲ 59×2 topics
  10. Lanthanides4▲ 172×1 topic
  11. Uranium4▲ 223×1 topic
  12. Raman Spectroscopy4▲ 33×4 topics
  13. Oxidation Behavior3▲ 92×2 topics
  14. Microstructural Characterization3▲ 260×1 topic
  15. Nuclear Graphite3▲ 260×1 topic
  16. Nuclear Fuel3▲ 320×1 topic
  17. Radiation Protection3▲ 320×1 topic
  18. Environmental Impact3▲ 2.5×6 topics
  19. Molten Salt2▲ 127×1 topic
  20. Nuclear Reactor2▲ 127×1 topic
  21. Ceramics2▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Nuclear Waste Disposal2▲ 161×1 topic
  23. Pyrochlore2▲ 161×1 topic
  24. Health Effects2▲ 4.4×2 topics
  25. Radionuclides2▲ 69×2 topics
  26. Environmental Impacts2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  27. Heat Transfer2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  28. Large-Eddy Simulation1▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Soil Contamination1▲ 76×2 topics
  30. Circular Economy1▲ 7.0×2 topics
  31. Fukushima Daiichi1▲ 123×1 topic
  32. Inorganic Scintillators1▲ 59×1 topic
  33. Metal Recovery1▲ 10×3 topics
  34. Non-Destructive Testing1▲ 22×3 topics
  35. Scintillation Detectors1▲ 59×1 topic
  36. Tomography1▲ 11×4 topics
  37. nuclear accident1▲ 123×1 topic
  38. Lean Manufacturing1▲ 10×1 topic
  39. Rare Earth Elements1▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Vortex Dynamics1▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Sellafield (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Nuclear Materials and Properties, Radioactive element chemistry and processing, Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies and Nuclear and radioactivity studies.

Nuclear Materials and Pr…6Nuclear Materials and Properties: 6 fractional worksRadioactive element chemistry and processing: 4 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 3 fractional worksNuclear and radioactivity studies: 3 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 2 fractional worksNuclear materials and ra…2Nuclear materials and radiation effects: 2 fractional worksRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 1 fractional worksRadioactive contamination and transfer: 1 fractional worksQuality and Supply Management: 1 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 1 fractional works
Materials ChemistryInorganic ChemistrySafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityAerospace Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 6 works
  2. 2 Radioactive element chemistry and processing Inorganic Chemistry 4 works
  3. 3 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 3 works
  4. 4 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 3 works
  5. 5 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Nuclear materials and radiation effects Materials Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 1 works
  8. 8 Radioactive contamination and transfer Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  9. 9 Quality and Supply Management Management Information Systems 1 works
  10. 10 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows 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 available23.2%not open76.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.0%domestic only86.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sellafield (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Sellafield (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00028% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Sellafield (United Kingdom)0.00014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Sellafield (United Kingdom) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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