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Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research

Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research is a research topic within Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Science Explorer counts 57k research works in it since 1950. 17.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on advances in atomic magnetometry techniques, including the use of atomic magnetometers for magnetic resonance imaging with hyperpolarized gases, measurement of neutron lifetime, exploration of quantum states, and applications in magnetoencephalography and lung function imaging. The research also covers topics such as optical pumping, spin-exchange relaxation, and microfabricated devices for atomic sensing.

  • Atomic Magnetometer
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Hyperpolarized Gases
  • Neutron Lifetime Measurement
  • Quantum States
  • Magnetoencephalography
  • Lung Function Imaging
  • Optical Pumping
  • Spin-Exchange Relaxation
  • Microfabricated Devices
Research works
57k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
9.9k
per year above
Top-10% rate
17.4%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+2%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.6k and 1.4k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1.6k works
  2. 2 United States 1.4k works
  3. 3 Germany 486 works
  4. 4 Russia 395 works
  5. 5 Japan 388 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 293 works
  7. 7 France 280 works
  8. 8 Italy 251 works
  9. 9 India 220 works
  10. 10 Canada 152 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.

China: 28.7%United States: 26.4%Germany: 8.9%Russia: 7.2%6 others listed: 28.9%29%largest
China1,577 · 28.7%United States1,448 · 26.4%Germany486 · 8.9%Russia395 · 7.2%6 others listed1,584 · 28.9%

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

Which institutions lead Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Beihang University publishes the most Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and University of Science and Technology of China.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beihang UniversityChina 146 works
  2. 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 71 works
  3. 3 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina 52 works
  4. 4 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 47 works
  5. 5 Peking UniversityChina 47 works
  6. 6 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 46 works
  7. 7 Hefei UniversityChina 42 works
  8. 8 Institute for Nuclear ResearchRussia 40 works
  9. 9 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 34 works
  10. 10 The University of TokyoJapan 32 works

Who are the leading researchers in Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research include R. Kowalewski, S. L. Wu and Sw. Banerjee.

  1. 1 R. Kowalewski United Kingdom 11k citations
  2. 2 S. L. Wu United Kingdom 10k citations
  3. 3 Sw. Banerjee United Kingdom 10k citations
  4. 4 P. Jackson United Kingdom 10k citations
  5. 5 M. Morii United Kingdom 9.6k citations
  6. 6 J. M. Izen United Kingdom 9.5k citations
  7. 7 T. Adye United Kingdom 9.3k citations
  8. 8 B. Stugu United Kingdom 9.3k citations
  9. 9 J. Albert United Kingdom 9k citations
  10. 10 C. Dallapiccola United Kingdom 9k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research research done?

The largest centres of Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Hefei (China) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Dubna, Batavia and Gaithersburg.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 519 works
  2. 2 Moscow Russia 182 works
  3. 3 Hefei China 127 works
  4. 4 Shanghai China 119 works
  5. 5 Tokyo Japan 105 works
  6. 6 Paris France 101 works
  7. 7 Wuhan China 71 works
  8. 8 London United Kingdom 69 works
  9. 9 Hangzhou China 65 works
  10. 10 Xi'an China 62 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. DubnaRU · 28.6 works43×
  2. BataviaUS · 25.2 works41×
  3. GaithersburgUS · 30.1 works22×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research?

Among universities, judged by research, Beihang University, Nara Institute of Science and Technology and Hefei University 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%20%40%mean 28.88%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Beihang University: 146, 31.7%Nara Institute of Science and Technology: 20, 38.8%Hefei University: 42, 27.3%Weizmann Institute of Science: 12, 34.0%Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz: 17, 35.9%California Institute of Technology: 18, 31.7%University of Colorado Boulder: 21, 29.4%University of Science and Technology of China: 52, 20.4%Shanxi University: 22, 14.9%University of Strathclyde: 10, 24.7%Nara Institute of Sc…Weizmann Institute o…Beihang UniversityHefei University
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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
1 Beihang UniversityChina 81.931.7%19.9×146 +245.5%
2 Nara Institute of Science and TechnologyJapan 65.238.8%37.7×20 —
3 Hefei UniversityChina 61.527.3%62.4×42 —
4 Weizmann Institute of ScienceIsrael 61.334.0%12.8×12 +59.7%
5 Johannes Gutenberg University MainzGermany 56.735.9%8.4×17 +20.6%
6 California Institute of TechnologyUnited States 55.631.7%11.4×18 -32.7%
7 University of Colorado BoulderUnited States 52.029.4%8.4×21 +2.3%
8 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina 48.820.4%6.6×52 +39.1%
9 Shanxi UniversityChina 48.314.9%12.6×22 +48.4%
10 University of StrathclydeUnited Kingdom 48.324.7%5.8×10 +159.1%

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 Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Atomic and Subatomic 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.