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Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory

In research, Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,968 of 17,446 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#878 of 2,917 worldwide) and Nuclear and High Energy Physics (#416 of 726 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy and Physical Sciences (Physics and Astronomy is 33.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#13,726
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#2,837
of 7,310
Research works
562
▼ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
10k
18.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory

What is Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory 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 #4,968 of 17,446 8.4%537
Physics and AstronomyField #878 of 2,917 8.5%426
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield #416 of 726 9.3%195

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

Which fields of science does Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory work in?

In 2022-now, 87% of research at Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory is in Physical Sciences, 6% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (74%), Engineering (7%), Medicine (6%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 27 fractional works · 87.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 23 fractional works · 74.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 13 fractional works · 43.3% of its workRadiation: 5 fractional works · 16.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 9.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 6.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 6.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStructural Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKTriangleUniversities…31fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences87%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences6%

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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy2374.3%
    2. Engineering26.9%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.9%
    4. Materials Science01.6%
    5. Chemistry01.3%
    6. Environmental Science01.0%
    7. Computer Science00.4%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    9. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Medicine26.2%
    2. Health Professions00.3%
    1. Social Sciences25.1%
    2. Decision Sciences00.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.3%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 33.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 22.9 works33×
  2. Physical SciencesDomain · 27.0 works2.2×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 33.41× its world share, 23 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 33.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy33.41×23 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.21×1 works
  3. Chemistry0.84×0 works
  4. Decision Sciences0.61×0 works
  5. Engineering0.46×2 works
  6. Materials Science0.45×0 works
  7. Social Sciences0.40×2 works
  8. Medicine0.32×2 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.21×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.20×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.12×0 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.10×0 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.05×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.05×0 works
  15. Mathematics0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory?

Ranked on the quality score, D. M. Markoff, Y.-R. Yen and J. Runge lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory.

  1. 1 D. M. Markoff United States · #285,579 worldwide 11k citations · 177 works
  2. 2 Y.-R. Yen United States · #617,549 worldwide 1.6k citations · 21 works
  3. 3 J. Runge United States · #791,028 worldwide 1.2k citations · 44 works
  4. 4 G. C. Rich United States · #1,325,132 worldwide 1.4k citations · 48 works
  5. 5 C. D. Roper United States · #1,658,120 worldwide 543 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Axel Georg Schubert United States · #1,792,646 worldwide 1.7k citations · 67 works
  7. 7 F. Salinas United States · #2,138,771 worldwide 476 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Matthew R. Kiser United States · #2,412,568 worldwide 389 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 Brian W. Raichle United States · #2,439,823 worldwide 382 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 C.E. Busch United States · #2,815,525 worldwide 477 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory

What are the most cited papers from Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory?

The most cited paper from Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory is "First Results from KamLAND: Evidence for Reactor Antineutrino Disappearance" (K. Eguchi et al., 2003), with 2,725 citations. Next come "Measurement of Neutrino Oscillation with KamLAND: Evidence of Spectral Distortion" (1,112) and "Search for Majorana Neutrinos Near the Inverted Mass Hierarchy Region with KamLAND-Zen" (994).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 First Results from KamLAND: Evidence for Reactor Antineutrino Disappearance K. Eguchi et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access 17 Jan 2003 2,725
2 Measurement of Neutrino Oscillation with KamLAND: Evidence of Spectral Distortion T. Araki et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access Mar 2005 1,112
3 Search for Majorana Neutrinos Near the Inverted Mass Hierarchy Region with KamLAND-Zen A. Gando et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access 16 Aug 2016 994
4 Energy levels of light nuclei A=5, 6, 7 D. R. Tilley, C. M. Cheves, J.L. Godwin et al. · Nuclear Physics A Sep 2002 852
5 Energy levels of light nuclei D. R. Tilley, J. H. Kelley, J.L. Godwin et al. · Nuclear Physics A 21 Oct 2004 843
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nucleosynthesis, Nuclear Forces, Nuclear Structure, 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-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 31 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 31 words, with their numbers
  1. Nucleosynthesis6▲ 423×3 topics
  2. Nuclear Forces5▲ 828×1 topic
  3. Nuclear Structure5▲ 828×1 topic
  4. Tomography3▲ 56×3 topics
  5. Data Analysis3▲ 37×2 topics
  6. Neutron Activation Analysis3▲ 292×1 topic
  7. Neutron Imaging3▲ 292×1 topic
  8. Small-Angle Scattering3▲ 186×2 topics
  9. Dark Matter3▲ 75×2 topics
  10. Particle Physics3▲ 119×2 topics
  11. Higgs Boson2▲ 110×1 topic
  12. High-Energy Collider2▲ 110×1 topic
  13. Neutrino Flavor Transformation2▲ 367×1 topic
  14. Neutrino Oscillations2▲ 367×1 topic
  15. Lattice QCD2▲ 89×2 topics
  16. Cosmic Rays1▲ 89×2 topics
  17. Mass Measurements1▲ 1116×1 topic
  18. Neutrinos1▲ 89×2 topics
  19. Nuclear Masses1▲ 1116×1 topic
  20. DNA Strand Breaks1▲ 295×1 topic
  21. Low-Energy Electrons1▲ 295×1 topic
  22. Magnetic Resonance Imaging1▲ 15×2 topics
  23. QCD1▲ 115×1 topic
  24. Radiation Detection1▲ 87×2 topics
  25. charmonium1▲ 115×1 topic
  26. Galactic Center1▲ 74×2 topics
  27. Inorganic Scintillators1▲ 109×1 topic
  28. Molten Salt1▲ 110×1 topic
  29. Nuclear Reactor1▲ 110×1 topic
  30. Scintillation Detectors1▲ 109×1 topic
  31. Social Justice1▲ 5.4×4 topics

Which research topics does Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Nuclear physics research studies, Nuclear Physics and Applications, Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies and Neutrino Physics Research.

Nuclear physics research…5Nuclear physics research studies: 5 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Appl…3Nuclear Physics and Applications: 3 fractional worksParticle physics theoret…2Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 2 fractional worksNeutrino Physics Research: 2 fractional worksAstronomical and nuclear sciences: 1 fractional worksAtomic and Molecular Physics: 1 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 1 fractional worksRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 1 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 1 fractional worksDark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena: 1 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsRadiationAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsAerospace Engineering

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

  1. 1 Nuclear physics research studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 5 works
  2. 2 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 3 works
  3. 3 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  4. 4 Neutrino Physics Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  5. 5 Astronomical and nuclear sciences Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  6. 6 Atomic and Molecular Physics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  7. 7 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  8. 8 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 1 works
  9. 9 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 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 available27.9%not open72.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.6%domestic only73.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory0.00012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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