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United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

In research, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,588 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,584 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#1,370 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Physics and Astronomy and Materials Chemistry — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 52.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,258
of 28,054 · #1,848 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#240
of 1,094
Research works
3.7k
▲ 304% vs 2013–17
Citations
62k
17.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
13%
world 28%

What is United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority 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 #3,588 of 12,888 27.6%266 #1248
EngineeringField #3,584 of 6,636 25.0%106 #1602
Materials ScienceField #1,370 of 2,468 19.8%67 #646
Physics and AstronomyField #1,435 of 1,646 42.2%72 #993

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority 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#1,248 #3,588
  2. Engineering#1,602 #3,584
  3. Materials Science#646 #1,370
  4. Physics and Astronomy#993 #1,435
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 United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 52.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 46.3 works53×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 72.3 works12×
  3. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 59.5 works11×
  4. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 32.4 works9.9×
  5. Materials ScienceField · 66.6 works6.8×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.51× its world share, 106 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.80× its world share, 67 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 11.59× its world share, 72 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× 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, 11.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority?

Ranked on the composite score, D. A. MacInnes, C.A. English and D.E.T.F. Ashby lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.

  1. 1 D. A. MacInnes United Kingdom · #240,251 worldwide 97 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 C.A. English United Kingdom · #242,250 worldwide 169 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 D.E.T.F. Ashby United Kingdom · #283,130 worldwide 80 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Charles Symons United Kingdom · #317,021 worldwide 122 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 R.M. Dell United Kingdom · #321,984 worldwide 127 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 B.T. Kelly United Kingdom · #321,993 worldwide 83 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 R. W. Davidge United Kingdom · #332,493 worldwide 213 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 B.L. Eyre United Kingdom · #419,085 worldwide 98 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 A. Morgan United Kingdom · #533,894 worldwide 63 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 M. J. Bennett United Kingdom · #544,431 worldwide 109 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Which keywords describe research at United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Turbulence, Tokamak, Transport, Molecular Dynamics Simulations, fusion materials, radiation damage, Molten Salt and Nuclear Reactor.

▲ 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. Turbulence39▲ 160×2 topics
  2. Tokamak39▲ 651×1 topic
  3. Transport39▲ 437×1 topic
  4. Molecular Dynamics Simulations32▲ 270×2 topics
  5. fusion materials32▲ 625×1 topic
  6. radiation damage32▲ 625×1 topic
  7. Molten Salt18▲ 200×1 topic
  8. Nuclear Reactor18▲ 200×1 topic
  9. Hydrogen Embrittlement15▲ 62×3 topics
  10. Oxidation Resistance14▲ 48×3 topics
  11. Critical Current Density13▲ 181×2 topics
  12. Density Functional Theory13▲ 44×2 topics
  13. Accident Tolerant Fuels13▲ 124×1 topic
  14. Fuel Cladding13▲ 124×1 topic
  15. Nb3Sn Conductor12▲ 237×1 topic
  16. Superconducting Magnets12▲ 237×1 topic
  17. Mechanical Properties12▲ 4.4×15 topics
  18. Microstructure10▲ 6.5×12 topics
  19. Negative Ion Sources8▲ 152×1 topic
  20. Superconducting Cavities8▲ 152×1 topic
  21. Solar Wind8▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Tomography7▲ 14×3 topics
  23. Data Analysis7▲ 8.9×2 topics
  24. Electron Acceleration6▲ 34×2 topics
  25. Ionosphere6▲ 40×1 topic
  26. Magnetosphere6▲ 40×1 topic
  27. Neutron Imaging6▲ 62×1 topic
  28. Small-Angle Scattering6▲ 41×1 topic
  29. Electron Beams6▲ 123×1 topic
  30. Laser-Plasma Accelerators6▲ 123×1 topic
  31. Oxidation Behavior5▲ 30×2 topics
  32. Thermal Properties5▲ 13×4 topics
  33. Raman Spectroscopy4▲ 8.2×2 topics
  34. Grain Boundary Engineering4▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Grain Refinement4▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Microstructural Characterization4▲ 69×1 topic
  37. Nuclear Graphite4▲ 69×1 topic
  38. Sintering4▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Spark Plasma Sintering4▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Plasma Etching4▲ 58×1 topic

Which research topics does United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Magnetic confinement fusion research, Fusion materials and technologies, Nuclear reactor physics and engineering and Nuclear Materials and Properties.

Magnetic confinement fus…39Magnetic confinement fusion research: 39 fractional worksFusion materials and tec…32Fusion materials and technologies: 32 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 18 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Pr…13Nuclear Materials and Properties: 13 fractional worksSuperconducting Material…12Superconducting Materials and Applications: 12 fractional worksParticle accelerators an…8Particle accelerators and beam dynamics: 8 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 6 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 6 fractional worksLaser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics: 6 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 4 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsMaterials ChemistryAerospace EngineeringBiomedical Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Magnetic confinement fusion research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 39 works
  2. 2 Fusion materials and technologies Materials Chemistry 32 works
  3. 3 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 18 works
  4. 4 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 13 works
  5. 5 Superconducting Materials and Applications Biomedical Engineering 12 works
  6. 6 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  8. 8 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 6 works
  9. 9 Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 6 works
  10. 10 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 4 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 available13.0%not open87.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.1%domestic only87.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 304% 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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