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United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission

In research, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,985 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,006
of 28,054 · #4,657 all time
Rank in United States
#1,497
of 4,192
Research works
3k
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
50k
16.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission 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 #10,985 of 12,888 10.7%63 #4044

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission 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: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.46× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.72× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.94× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.81× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.82× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission?

Ranked on the composite score, Charles Shepherd, Denis Feissel and J. Samuel Walker lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

  1. 1 Charles Shepherd United States · #74,782 worldwide 89 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Denis Feissel United States · #109,057 worldwide 60 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 J. Samuel Walker United States · #220,167 worldwide 43 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 پروین کدیور United States · #225,172 worldwide 1 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Almuth Grésillon United States · #452,902 worldwide 10 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Georges Fischer United States · #466,527 worldwide 11 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Laureano López Rodó United States · #549,894 worldwide 2 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Daniel Fayard United States · #556,143 worldwide 0 citations · 62 works
  9. 9 Jacques Texier United States · #640,647 worldwide 5 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 正弘 瀬戸 United States · #693,023 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Which keywords describe research at United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Finite Element Analysis, Nuclear Fuel, Radiation Protection, Molten Salt, Nuclear Reactor, Bayesian Networks, Fault Tree Analysis and Hydrogen Embrittlement.

▲ 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. Finite Element Analysis7▲ 19×2 topics
  2. Human Rights5▲ 3.4×17 topics
  3. Nuclear Fuel5▲ 204×1 topic
  4. Radiation Protection5▲ 204×1 topic
  5. Bayesian Networks5▲ 36×1 topic
  6. Fault Tree Analysis5▲ 66×1 topic
  7. Molten Salt5▲ 102×1 topic
  8. Nuclear Reactor5▲ 102×1 topic
  9. Climate Change5▲ 1.19×26 topics
  10. Education5▲ 1.73×16 topics
  11. Hydrogen Embrittlement5▲ 35×3 topics
  12. Sustainable Development4▲ 1.80×12 topics
  13. Clinical Trials4▲ 4.0×8 topics
  14. Public Health4▲ 1.86×16 topics
  15. Reliability Evaluation4▲ 52×2 topics
  16. Passive Systems4▲ 169×1 topic
  17. Risk Perception4▲ 9.6×5 topics
  18. Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis4▲ 169×1 topic
  19. Oxidation Resistance4▲ 22×2 topics
  20. Accident Tolerant Fuels4▲ 62×1 topic
  21. Fuel Cladding4▲ 62×1 topic
  22. Innovation3▲ 2.1×8 topics
  23. European Union3▲ 8.4×7 topics
  24. Trust3▲ 6.7×2 topics
  25. Environmental Law3▲ 8.4×6 topics
  26. Thermal Properties3▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Nuclear Graphite3▲ 76×1 topic
  28. Oxidation Behavior3▲ 27×1 topic
  29. Corrosion2▲ 12×4 topics
  30. Pipeline2▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Food Safety2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  32. Accident Prevention2▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Global Governance2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  34. Pitting Corrosion2▲ 27×2 topics
  35. Safety Culture2▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Patient Safety2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  37. Autonomous Vehicles2▲ 5.9×2 topics
  38. Ethical Issues2▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Nuclear Power2▲ 49×3 topics
  40. Regulatory Challenges2▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nuclear and radioactivity studies, Risk and Safety Analysis, Nuclear reactor physics and engineering and Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics.

Nuclear and radioactivity studies: 5 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis: 5 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics …5Nuclear reactor physics and engineering: 5 fractional worksNuclear Engineering Ther…4Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics: 4 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Pr…4Nuclear Materials and Properties: 4 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear techno…3Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 3 fractional worksOccupational Health and …2Occupational Health and Safety Research: 2 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 2 fractional worksFatigue and fracture mechanics: 2 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 2 fractional works
Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityStatistics, Probability and UncertaintyAerospace EngineeringMaterials Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 5 works
  2. 2 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 5 works
  3. 3 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 4 works
  6. 6 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 3 works
  7. 7 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 2 works
  8. 8 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Fatigue and fracture mechanics Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  10. 10 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 2 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 available26.1%not open73.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.1%domestic only78.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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