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Sellafield (United Kingdom)

In research, Sellafield (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,342 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#9,208 of 11,412 worldwide) and Materials Science (#3,962 of 4,504 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#12,929
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#709
of 2,253
Research works
521
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.1k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

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 #7,342 of 21,541 11.6%468
EngineeringField #9,208 of 11,412 13.2%182
Materials ScienceField #3,962 of 4,504 7.2%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 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: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 4.89× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.68× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.85× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.25× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.81× its world share, 14 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.45× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.23× 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.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Robin J. Taylor lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sellafield (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Robin J. Taylor United Kingdom · #560,147 worldwide 145 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at Sellafield (United Kingdom)

Which keywords describe research at Sellafield (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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. Actinides6▲ 194×2 topics
  2. Hydrogen Embrittlement6▲ 119×2 topics
  3. Accident Tolerant Fuels6▲ 248×1 topic
  4. Density Functional Theory6▲ 88×2 topics
  5. Fuel Cladding6▲ 248×1 topic
  6. High Temperature Behavior6▲ 155×2 topics
  7. Oxidation Resistance6▲ 86×2 topics
  8. Adsorption5▲ 41×2 topics
  9. Bioremediation4▲ 59×2 topics
  10. Lanthanides4▲ 163×1 topic
  11. Uranium4▲ 209×1 topic
  12. Raman Spectroscopy4▲ 32×4 topics
  13. Oxidation Behavior3▲ 91×2 topics
  14. Microstructural Characterization3▲ 249×1 topic
  15. Nuclear Graphite3▲ 249×1 topic
  16. Nuclear Fuel3▲ 305×1 topic
  17. Radiation Protection3▲ 305×1 topic
  18. Environmental Impact3▲ 2.6×6 topics
  19. Molten Salt2▲ 127×1 topic
  20. Nuclear Reactor2▲ 127×1 topic
  21. Ceramics2▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Nuclear Waste Disposal2▲ 165×1 topic
  23. Pyrochlore2▲ 165×1 topic
  24. Health Effects2▲ 4.4×2 topics
  25. Radionuclides2▲ 69×2 topics
  26. Environmental Impacts1▲ 8.8×3 topics
  27. Heat Transfer1▲ 4.8×3 topics
  28. Large-Eddy Simulation1▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Circular Economy1▲ 7.1×2 topics
  30. Fukushima Daiichi1▲ 128×1 topic
  31. Inorganic Scintillators1▲ 60×1 topic
  32. Metal Recovery1▲ 10×3 topics
  33. Non-Destructive Testing1▲ 21×3 topics
  34. Scintillation Detectors1▲ 60×1 topic
  35. Soil Contamination1▲ 81×2 topics
  36. nuclear accident1▲ 128×1 topic
  37. Lean Manufacturing1▲ 9.4×1 topic
  38. Rare Earth Elements1▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Tomography1▲ 10×4 topics
  40. Vortex Dynamics1▲ 16×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: 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 worksRadioactive contamination and transfer: 1 fractional worksRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 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 Radioactive contamination and transfer Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% higher 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.

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