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Nuclear and High Energy Physics research

Nuclear and High Energy Physics is a subfield of Physics and Astronomy. Science Explorer counts 645k research works in it since 1950. 36.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

In short: physics of elementary particles at high energies.

Research works
645k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
235k
per year above
Top-10% rate
36.4%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Topics
13
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-9%
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What is Nuclear and High Energy Physics research about, and what is growing?

By the world's output in 2019–23, its most used keywords are Dark Matter, Particle Physics, Lattice QCD, Cosmic Rays, Neutrinos, Higgs Boson. Gaining share since 2009–13: Axions, WIMPs, Cosmic Rays, Neutrinos, High-Energy Astrophysics. Losing share: Mass Measurements, Nuclear Masses, Nucleosynthesis, Nuclear Forces.

▲ gaining share of this field◆ holding its share▼ losing share

Size is the world's fractional works in 2019–23 in the topics tagged with each word; colour compares the word's share of this field with 2009–13. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Dark Matter20k◆ 1.11×2 topics
  2. Particle Physics20k◆ 1.11×2 topics
  3. Lattice QCD17k◆ 0.94×2 topics
  4. Cosmic Rays15k▲ 1.37×2 topics
  5. Neutrinos15k▲ 1.37×2 topics
  6. Higgs Boson14k◆ 1.02×1 topic
  7. High-Energy Collider14k◆ 1.02×1 topic
  8. Field Theories12k▲ 1.17×1 topic
  9. Holographic12k▲ 1.17×1 topic
  10. QCD9,638◆ 0.93×1 topic
  11. charmonium9,638◆ 0.93×1 topic
  12. High-Energy Astrophysics8,239▲ 1.35×1 topic
  13. Particle Acceleration8,239▲ 1.35×1 topic
  14. Heavy-Ion Collisions7,244◆ 0.96×1 topic
  15. Quark-Gluon Plasma7,244◆ 0.96×1 topic
  16. Nucleosynthesis6,475▼ 0.50×2 topics
  17. Axions6,289▲ 1.39×1 topic
  18. WIMPs6,289▲ 1.39×1 topic
  19. Tokamak5,744◆ 0.98×1 topic
  20. Turbulence5,744◆ 0.98×1 topic
  21. Nuclear Forces5,149▼ 0.70×1 topic
  22. Nuclear Structure5,149▼ 0.70×1 topic
  23. Electron Beams5,040◆ 1.02×1 topic
  24. Laser-Plasma Accelerators5,040◆ 1.02×1 topic
  25. Particle Detectors4,922◆ 1.13×1 topic
  26. Silicon Detectors4,922◆ 1.13×1 topic
  27. Neutrino Flavor Transformation4,332▲ 1.20×1 topic
  28. Neutrino Oscillations4,332▲ 1.20×1 topic
  29. Diffusion3,300◆ 1.10×1 topic
  30. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance3,300◆ 1.10×1 topic
  31. Mass Measurements1,326▼ 0.23×1 topic
  32. Nuclear Masses1,326▼ 0.23×1 topic

Which countries lead Nuclear and High Energy Physics research?

On research quality in 2022–2025, the United States, China and Germany rank highest in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. By volume, the United States and China publish the most (12k and 10k works in 2022–2025).

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States · #1 all time 36.6% top 10% · 12k works
  2. 2 China · #8 all time 41.7% top 10% · 10k works
  3. 3 Germany · #2 all time 39.1% top 10% · 4.9k works
  4. 4 Italy · #4 all time 36.0% top 10% · 4.2k works
  5. 5 France · #3 all time 39.0% top 10% · 3.3k works
  6. 6 United Kingdom · #5 all time 43.5% top 10% · 2.5k works
  7. 7 Japan · #7 all time 35.5% top 10% · 3.1k works
  8. 8 Spain · #9 all time 42.9% top 10% · 1.8k works
  9. 9 Switzerland · #6 all time 41.1% top 10% · 1.4k works
  10. 10 India · #12 all time 31.2% top 10% · 4.6k works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 39 countries ranked in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%); the bracket is the all-time rank.

All countries ranked in Nuclear and High Energy Physics

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 12k works
  2. 2 China 10k works
  3. 3 Germany 4.9k works
  4. 4 India 4.6k works
  5. 5 Italy 4.2k works
  6. 6 Russia 4k works
  7. 7 France 3.3k works
  8. 8 Japan 3.1k works
  9. 9 United Kingdom 2.5k works
  10. 10 Spain 1.8k works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

United States: 23.6%China: 20.2%Germany: 9.7%India: 9.1%6 others listed: 37.4%24%largest
United States12k · 23.6%China10k · 20.2%Germany4,909 · 9.7%India4,591 · 9.1%6 others listed19k · 37.4%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Nuclear and High Energy Physics research?

European Organization for Nuclear Research (Switzerland) ranks first in Nuclear and High Energy Physics on research quality in 2022–2025, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 European Organization for Nuclear Research Switzerland · Geneva · #1 all time 35.3% top 10% · 597 works
  2. 2 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France · Paris · #12 all time 45.3% top 10% · 446 works
  3. 3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology United States · Cambridge · #7 all time 55.0% top 10% · 236 works
  4. 4 Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing · #59 all time 41.6% top 10% · 649 works
  5. 5 Brookhaven National Laboratory United States · Upton · #6 all time 46.8% top 10% · 294 works
  6. 6 University of Oxford United Kingdom · Oxford · #19 all time 51.4% top 10% · 192 works
  7. 7 Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY Germany · Hamburg · #16 all time 28.9% top 10% · 440 works
  8. 8 Peking University China · Beijing · #86 all time 50.8% top 10% · 310 works
  9. 9 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing 48.8% top 10% · 496 works
  10. 10 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory United States · Berkeley · #8 all time 44.3% top 10% · 239 works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 263 institutions above the floor of 40 fractional works in Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

Top 100 Nuclear and High Energy Physics institutions

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 649 works
  2. 2 European Organization for Nuclear Research Switzerland 597 works
  3. 3 Joint Institute for Nuclear Research Russia 546 works
  4. 4 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 496 works
  5. 5 Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory United States 467 works
  6. 6 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 446 works
  7. 7 Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY Germany 440 works
  8. 8 University of Science and Technology of China China 397 works
  9. 9 Lomonosov Moscow State University Russia 364 works
  10. 10 GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research Germany 340 works

Who are the leading researchers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics?

Among the most productive authors in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, W. H. Bell, A. J. Lowe and P. J. Bell rank highest on the composite score.

  1. 1 W. H. Bell United States · #146 worldwide 5.5k citations · 171 works
  2. 2 A. J. Lowe United States · #192 worldwide 5.4k citations · 168 works
  3. 3 P. J. Bell United Kingdom · #221 worldwide 5.4k citations · 144 works
  4. 4 R. Beccherle France · #224 worldwide 5.1k citations · 154 works
  5. 5 T. Dohmae Germany · #229 worldwide 4.2k citations · 150 works
  6. 6 M. Yılmaz Azerbaijan · #234 worldwide 4.7k citations · 173 works
  7. 7 A. Khodinov Germany · #236 worldwide 5.6k citations · 184 works
  8. 8 S. Walsh Russia · #241 worldwide 5.5k citations · 161 works
  9. 9 F. Linde France · #244 worldwide 6k citations · 205 works
  10. 10 T. Doherty Germany · #245 worldwide 4.9k citations · 140 works

Re-ranked on the composite score from the 5,990 highest-output authors in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation, which occasionally merges or splits people.

Top 100 Nuclear and High Energy Physics researchers

Where is Nuclear and High Energy Physics research done?

The largest centres of Nuclear and High Energy Physics research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Paris (France) and Tokyo (Japan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Protvino, Berlin and Annecy.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 3.2k works
  2. 2 Moscow Russia 1.9k works
  3. 3 Paris France 1.2k works
  4. 4 Tokyo Japan 784 works
  5. 5 Rome Italy 733 works
  6. 6 Hefei China 710 works
  7. 7 Geneva Switzerland 695 works
  8. 8 Shanghai China 674 works
  9. 9 Hamburg Germany 623 works
  10. 10 Dubna Russia 620 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. ProtvinoRU · 35.8 works143×
  2. BerlinUS · 58.3 works142×
  3. AnnecyFR · 66.7 works110×
  4. DubnaRU · 620.3 works97×
  5. BataviaUS · 470.0 works79×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Nuclear and High Energy Physics than the world average.

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics research by country

The best places for Nuclear and High Energy Physics research inside each country, with that country's researchers and world standing.

Where is the best place to study Nuclear and High Energy Physics?

Among universities, judged by research, Université Paris-Saclay, Homi Bhabha National Institute and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%25%50%mean 44.83%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Université Paris-Saclay: 190, 46.1%Homi Bhabha National Institute: 216, 36.0%University of Chinese Academy of Sciences: 496, 48.8%Stony Brook University: 186, 52.3%Central China Normal University: 170, 48.8%Durham University: 164, 59.2%Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz: 198, 39.7%Eastern Mediterranean University: 46, 53.4%Gran Sasso Science Institute: 46, 31.9%National Institute of Science Education and Research: 68, 32.1%Stony Brook UniversityUniversity of Chines…Université Paris-Sac…Homi Bhabha National…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Université Paris-Saclay France 71.146.1%7.7×190 +651.3%
2Homi Bhabha National Institute India 69.636.0%15.9×216 +1519.3%
3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 67.048.8%4.6×496 +179.8%
4Stony Brook University United States 65.252.3%9.8×186 +8.0%
5Central China Normal University China 64.648.8%10.2×170 +40.6%
6Durham University United Kingdom 63.359.2%7.1×164 +31.9%
7Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Germany 63.039.7%10.2×198 +35.9%
8Eastern Mediterranean University Cyprus 62.453.4%10.9×46 +78.3%
9Gran Sasso Science Institute Italy 60.531.9%31.9×46 +812.3%
10National Institute of Science Education and Research India 59.932.1%25.9×68 +249.4%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Nuclear and High Energy Physics research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2016. The fastest-growing topics are Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena, Particle Detector Development and Performance and Neutrino Physics Research.

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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.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

  1. Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena+68%
  2. Particle Detector Development and Performance+40%
  3. Neutrino Physics Research+40%
  4. Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena+37%
  5. NMR spectroscopy and applications+29%
  6. Black Holes and Theoretical Physics+29%
  7. Nuclear physics research studies-1%
  8. Astronomical and nuclear sciences-57%
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Growth in output from 2005–09 to 2015–19. Every topic is a page of its own.

What does Nuclear and High Energy Physics include?

Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 107k fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 90k fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoreti…76kBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 76k fractional worksNuclear physics research…62kNuclear physics research studies: 62k fractional worksHigh-Energy Particle Collisions Research: 56k fractional worksMagnetic confinement fusion research: 49k fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 41k fractional worksLaser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics: 34k fractional worksDark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena: 32k fractional worksParticle Detector Development and Performance: 30k fractional worksNMR spectroscopy and applications: 28k fractional worksNeutrino Physics Research: 26k fractional works

Area is fractional works in that topic. Every name below is a page of its own.