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TRIUMF

In research, TRIUMF stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,967 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#853 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Physics and Astronomy — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 88.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,334
of 28,054 · #1,727 all time
Rank in Canada
#92
of 403
Research works
3.1k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
55k
18.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is TRIUMF 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 #2,967 of 12,888 24.9%158 #1143
Physics and AstronomyField #853 of 1,646 29.7%99 #559

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where TRIUMF 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 TRIUMF specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 88.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 53.8 works88×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 99.1 works23×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.47× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.15× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.20× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.17× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 22.99× its world share, 99 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.71× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× 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, 23.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at TRIUMF?

Ranked on the composite score, P. Gumplinger, E. W. Blackmore and R. Henderson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is TRIUMF.

  1. 1 P. Gumplinger · #31,865 worldwide 1.3k citations · 33 works
  2. 2 E. W. Blackmore · #49,261 worldwide 354 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 R. Henderson · #63,276 worldwide 456 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 J. A. Macdonald · #64,550 worldwide 311 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 J. D. Holt · #69,881 worldwide 358 citations · 50 works
  6. 6 C. A. Miller · #78,497 worldwide 414 citations · 48 works
  7. 7 R. L. Helmer · #85,549 worldwide 284 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 S. R. Stroberg · #93,411 worldwide 257 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Paul Schaffer · #94,141 worldwide 212 citations · 56 works
  10. 10 S. Yen · #123,520 worldwide 334 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at TRIUMF

Which keywords describe research at TRIUMF?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Dark Matter, Particle Physics, Nucleosynthesis, Photon Counting, CMOS Technology, Higgs Boson, High-Energy Collider and Detector Performance.

▲ 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. Dark Matter16▲ 73×2 topics
  2. Particle Physics16▲ 113×2 topics
  3. Nucleosynthesis12▲ 126×3 topics
  4. Photon Counting12▲ 89×3 topics
  5. CMOS Technology12▲ 76×5 topics
  6. Higgs Boson11▲ 108×1 topic
  7. High-Energy Collider11▲ 108×1 topic
  8. Detector Performance10▲ 159×2 topics
  9. Dosimetry9▲ 70×2 topics
  10. Particle Detectors9▲ 239×1 topic
  11. Silicon Detectors9▲ 239×1 topic
  12. PET Imaging9▲ 27×3 topics
  13. Cancer Treatment9▲ 20×5 topics
  14. Nuclear Forces9▲ 252×1 topic
  15. Nuclear Structure9▲ 252×1 topic
  16. Targeted Therapy8▲ 20×3 topics
  17. Radiation Detection8▲ 89×2 topics
  18. Radioimmunotherapy8▲ 143×1 topic
  19. Radiopharmaceuticals8▲ 143×1 topic
  20. Tomography8▲ 21×2 topics
  21. Negative Ion Sources7▲ 206×1 topic
  22. Superconducting Cavities7▲ 206×1 topic
  23. Data Analysis7▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Medical Imaging7▲ 7.3×3 topics
  25. Neutron Imaging7▲ 104×1 topic
  26. Small-Angle Scattering7▲ 68×1 topic
  27. Cosmic Rays7▲ 73×2 topics
  28. Neutrinos7▲ 73×2 topics
  29. Inorganic Scintillators7▲ 110×1 topic
  30. Scintillation Detectors7▲ 110×1 topic
  31. Imaging7▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Lattice QCD6▲ 54×2 topics
  33. Magnetic Resonance Imaging6▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Galactic Center6▲ 66×2 topics
  35. Axions6▲ 124×1 topic
  36. WIMPs6▲ 124×1 topic
  37. Synchrotron Radiation6▲ 61×3 topics
  38. Electron Acceleration5▲ 41×2 topics
  39. Free-Electron Lasers5▲ 233×1 topic
  40. X-Ray5▲ 233×1 topic

Which research topics does TRIUMF publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Particle Detector Development and Performance, Nuclear physics research studies and Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications.

Particle physics theoret…11Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 11 fractional worksParticle Detector Develo…9Particle Detector Development and Performance: 9 fractional worksNuclear physics research studies: 9 fractional worksRadiopharmaceutical Chem…8Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications: 8 fractional worksParticle accelerators an…7Particle accelerators and beam dynamics: 7 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 7 fractional worksRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 7 fractional worksDark Matter and Cosmic P…6Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena: 6 fractional worksParticle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers: 5 fractional worksNeutrino Physics Research: 5 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingAerospace EngineeringRadiation1 others

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

  1. 1 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesNuclear and High Energy Physics 11 works
  2. 2 Particle Detector Development and PerformanceNuclear and High Energy Physics 9 works
  3. 3 Nuclear physics research studiesNuclear and High Energy Physics 9 works
  4. 4 Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and ApplicationsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 8 works
  5. 5 Particle accelerators and beam dynamicsAerospace Engineering 7 works
  6. 6 Nuclear Physics and ApplicationsRadiation 7 works
  7. 7 Radiation Detection and Scintillator TechnologiesRadiation 7 works
  8. 8 Dark Matter and Cosmic PhenomenaNuclear and High Energy Physics 6 works
  9. 9 Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron LasersElectrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  10. 10 Neutrino Physics ResearchNuclear and High Energy Physics 5 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 available36.9%not open63.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.5%domestic only63.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has TRIUMF's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower 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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