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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

In research, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#274 of 12,888 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#113 of 1,646 worldwide) and Engineering (#504 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Radiation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Condensed Matter Physics — Radiation is 38.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#453
of 28,054 · #313 all time
Rank in United States
#91
of 4,192
Research works
6.9k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
348k
50.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory 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 #274 of 12,888 24.6%999 #223
Physics and AstronomyField #113 of 1,646 27.1%373 #95
EngineeringField #504 of 6,636 27.0%293 #289
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #304 of 2,318 27.8%156 #124
Life SciencesDomain #1,291 of 7,800 30.9%67 #974
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #143 of 565 25.0%103 #156
Materials ScienceField #680 of 2,468 20.8%136 #347
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield #103 of 263 39.9%91 #27
Materials ChemistrySubfield #644 of 1,556 20.1%94 #334
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #328 of 443 25.5%61 #219

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#223 #274
  2. Physics and Astronomy#95 #113
  3. Engineering#289 #504
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#124 #304
  5. Life Sciences#974 #1,291
  6. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics#156 #143
  7. Materials Science#347 #680
  8. Nuclear and High Energy Physics#27 #103
  9. Materials Chemistry#334 #644
  10. Astronomy and Astrophysics#219 #328
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Radiation takes 38.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. RadiationSubfield · 58.2 works38×
  2. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 90.7 works26×
  3. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 39.4 works22×
  4. Physics and AstronomyField · 372.5 works15×
  5. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 103.0 works13×
  6. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 61.1 works11×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 56 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.07× its world share, 20 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.48× its world share, 43 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 42 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 27 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.48× its world share, 35 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.76× its world share, 293 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.50× its world share, 136 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 15.10× its world share, 372 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 15.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, P. Emma, Zhirong Huang and J. Chiang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

  1. 1 P. Emma United States · #4,461 worldwide 824 citations · 73 works
  2. 2 Zhirong Huang United States · #5,265 worldwide 973 citations · 97 works
  3. 3 J. Chiang United States · #6,222 worldwide 2.1k citations · 57 works
  4. 4 T. Usher United States · #6,304 worldwide 1.7k citations · 63 works
  5. 5 J. Frisch United States · #10,114 worldwide 740 citations · 54 works
  6. 6 John Arthur United States · #10,333 worldwide 668 citations · 59 works
  7. 7 Juhao Wu United States · #10,677 worldwide 672 citations · 54 works
  8. 8 P. H. Bucksbaum United States · #10,810 worldwide 1.2k citations · 136 works
  9. 9 D.H. Dowell United States · #12,087 worldwide 726 citations · 48 works
  10. 10 D. Schultz United States · #12,960 worldwide 803 citations · 59 works
All ranked researchers at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: X-ray Imaging, Cathode Materials, Tomography, Electron Acceleration, Molecular Dynamics, Nanoscale Imaging, Lithium-ion Batteries and Synchrotron Radiation.

▲ 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. X-ray Imaging52▲ 136×2 topics
  2. Cathode Materials48▲ 11×3 topics
  3. Tomography46▲ 23×5 topics
  4. Electron Acceleration44▲ 58×2 topics
  5. Molecular Dynamics41▲ 22×6 topics
  6. Nanoscale Imaging41▲ 42×2 topics
  7. Lithium-ion Batteries39▲ 8.3×3 topics
  8. Synchrotron Radiation39▲ 75×3 topics
  9. Superconductivity39▲ 20×9 topics
  10. Energy Storage38▲ 5.2×11 topics
  11. Dark Matter38▲ 29×4 topics
  12. Phase Retrieval36▲ 211×1 topic
  13. Ptychography36▲ 211×1 topic
  14. Catalysis34▲ 4.6×20 topics
  15. Free-Electron Lasers32▲ 252×1 topic
  16. X-Ray32▲ 252×1 topic
  17. Particle Physics30▲ 37×2 topics
  18. Electronic Structure30▲ 15×8 topics
  19. Rechargeable Batteries29▲ 9.7×2 topics
  20. Electrocatalysis26▲ 8.3×5 topics
  21. Spectroscopy26▲ 14×10 topics
  22. Catalysts24▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Nonlinear Optics24▲ 20×4 topics
  24. Electronic Structure Calculations23▲ 32×2 topics
  25. Solar Wind23▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Photon Counting23▲ 30×3 topics
  27. Battery Technology22▲ 7.1×3 topics
  28. Structure Determination22▲ 69×2 topics
  29. Battery Materials21▲ 11×1 topic
  30. Nanostructured Anodes21▲ 11×1 topic
  31. Negative Ion Sources20▲ 99×1 topic
  32. Superconducting Cavities20▲ 99×1 topic
  33. Cosmology20▲ 27×3 topics
  34. Ionic Conductivity20▲ 13×2 topics
  35. CMOS Technology19▲ 21×5 topics
  36. High-Resolution Imaging19▲ 35×3 topics
  37. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries19▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Nanostructured Cathodes19▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Solid-State Electrolytes19▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Fuel Cells18▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques, Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers, Advancements in Battery Materials and Particle accelerators and beam dynamics.

Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques: 36 fractional worksParticle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers: 32 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 21 fractional worksParticle accelerators and beam dynamics: 20 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 19 fractional worksAdvanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 18 fractional worksParticle physics theoret…17Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 17 fractional worksParticle Detector Development and Performance: 17 fractional worksLaser-Matter Interactions and Applications: 16 fractional worksPhysics of Superconducti…16Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism: 16 fractional works
RadiationElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAerospace EngineeringStructural Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques Radiation 36 works
  2. 2 Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers Electrical and Electronic Engineering 32 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 21 works
  4. 4 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 20 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 19 works
  6. 6 Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications Structural Biology 18 works
  7. 7 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 17 works
  8. 8 Particle Detector Development and Performance Nuclear and High Energy Physics 17 works
  9. 9 Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 16 works
  10. 10 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism Condensed Matter Physics 16 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 available62.9%not open37.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.3%domestic only71.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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