Most cited papers in Nuclear and radioactivity studies
What are the most cited papers in Nuclear and radioactivity studies?
The most cited paper in Nuclear and radioactivity studies is "Mathematical Handbook for Scientists and Engineers" (J. Ernest Wilkins, 1962), with 2,038 citations. Next come "Comparison of the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear accidents: A review of the environmental impacts" (1,059) and "Well-to-Wheels Analysis of Future Automotive Fuels and Powertrains in the European Context" (1,039).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 245 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathematical Handbook for Scientists and Engineers J. Ernest Wilkins · Nuclear Science and Engineering | Jun 1962 | 2,038 |
| 2 | Comparison of the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear accidents: A review of the environmental impacts Georg Steinhäuser, Alexander Brandl, Thomas E. Johnson · The Science of The Total Environment | Nov 2013 | 1,059 |
| 3 | Well-to-Wheels Analysis of Future Automotive Fuels and Powertrains in the European Context Robert Edwards, Vincent Mahieu, J. C. Griesemann et al. · SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series | 8 Jun 2004 | 1,039 |
| 4 | Modèle de fonction aléatoire de couverture applicable aux phénomènes de filiation à base poissonnienne Pierre-Yves Arqués · Journal de physique | 1971 | 1,010 |
| 5 | A review of waste management practices and their impact on human health Lorenzo Giusti · Waste Management | 29 Apr 2009 | 880 |
| 6 | Products of steel slags an opportunity to save natural resources H Motz, Jürgen Geiseler · Waste Management | Jun 2001 | 823 |
| 7 | Radionuclide concentrations in soil and lifetime cancer risk due to gamma radioactivity in Kirklareli, Turkey Halim Taşkın, Melda Karavuş, Pınar Ay et al. · Journal of Environmental Radioactivity | 29 Nov 2008 | 768 |
| 8 | Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis techniques for use in performance assessment for radioactive waste disposal J.C. Helton · Reliability Engineering & System Safety | 1993 | 743 |
| 9 | Carbon emission and mitigation cost comparisons between fossil fuel, nuclear and renewable energy resources for electricity generation Ralph Sims, Hans‐Holger Rogner, K. J. Gregory · Energy Policy | 30 Apr 2003 | 721 |
| 10 | ICRP Publication 119: Compendium of Dose Coefficients based on ICRP Publication 60 Keith F. Eckerman, J. Harrison, H-G. Menzel et al. · Annals of the ICRP | 2012 | 704 |
| 11 | Perceived Risk, Trust, and the Politics of Nuclear Waste Paul Slovic, James H. Flynn, Mark Layman · Science | 13 Dec 1991 | 683 |
| 12 | Cesium-137 deposition and contamination of Japanese soils due to the Fukushima nuclear accident Teppei J. Yasunari, Andreas Stohl, R. Hayano et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 14 Nov 2011 | 667 |
| 13 | Shielding theory and practice Richard B. Schulz, Vellar C. Plantz, David R. Brush · IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility | Aug 1988 | 649 |
| 14 | Polymer-Composite Materials for Radiation Protection Shruti Nambiar, John T. W. Yeow · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces | 25 Sep 2012 | 648 |
| 15 | Westinghouse AP1000 advanced passive plant Terry L. Schulz · Nuclear Engineering and Design | Jun 2006 | 608 |
| 16 | Properties and behaviour of radon and thoron and their decay products in the air Justin Porstendörfer · Journal of Aerosol Science | Mar 1994 | 591 |
| 17 | THE COMPOSITE INTERNATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW (CIDI) Lee N. Robins | Sep 1994 | 578 |
| 18 | Nuclear Reactor Analysis Noel R. Corngold · Nuclear Science and Engineering | Feb 1977 | 543 |
| 19 | The Use of Clay as an Engineered Barrier in Radioactive-Waste Management — A Review Patrik Sellin, Olivier X. Leupin · Clays and Clay Minerals | Dec 2013 | 542 |
| 20 | Micronuclei as an index of cytogenetic damage: Past, present, and future John A. Heddle, M Cimino, Makoto Hayashi et al. · Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis | 1991 | 537 |
| 21 | Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Jose Manuel Ortiz-Rodriguez, Ma. del Rosario Martínez-Blanco, Eduardo Gallego et al. · conference | Dec 2009 | 529 |
| 22 | Multidimensional multiphysics simulation of nuclear fuel behavior Richard L Williamson, Jason Hales, Stephen Novascone et al. · Journal of Nuclear Materials | 25 Jan 2012 | 528 |
| 23 | Generation IV nuclear reactors: Current status and future prospects Giorgio Locatelli, Mauro Mancini, Nicola Todeschini · Energy Policy | 25 Jul 2013 | 527 |
| 24 | Voids in Irradiated Stainless Steel C. Cawthorne, E. J. Fulton · Nature | Nov 1967 | 494 |
| 25 | Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Theory John R. Lamarsh, George I. Bell · Physics Today | Mar 1967 | 475 |
| 26 | The U.K. Met Office's Next-Generation Atmospheric Dispersion Model, NAME III Andrew Richard Jones, David J. Thomson, Matthew Craig Hort et al. | 3 Apr 2007 | 473 |
| 27 | Materials challenges for nuclear systems Todd R. Allen, Jeremy T. Busby, M. K. Meyer et al. · Materials Today | 27 Nov 2010 | 458 |
| 28 | On the Relative Importance of Input Factors in Mathematical Models Andrea Saltelli, Stefano Tarantola · Journal of the American Statistical Association | Sep 2002 | 455 |
| 29 | The ERICA Tool Justin Brown, B. Alfonso, R. Avila et al. · Journal of Environmental Radioactivity | 11 Mar 2008 | 455 |
| 30 | Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Theory M.C. Edlund · Nuclear Science and Engineering | May 1967 | 441 |
| 31 | Metallic fast reactor fuels G.L. Hofman, Leon C. Walters, Theodore H. Bauer · Progress in Nuclear Energy | 1997 | 424 |
| 32 | The Elements of Nuclear Reactor Theory Samuel Glasstone, Milton C. Edlund, Clifford Beck et al. · American Journal of Physics | May 1953 | 416 |
| 33 | Guidance on the use of the weight of evidence approach in scientific assessments Anthony Hardy et al. · EFSA Journal | Aug 2017 | 414 |
| 34 | How Useful Is Quantitative Risk Assessment? G. Apostolakis · Risk Analysis | Jun 2004 | 410 |
| 35 | Nuclear and Radiochemistry Gerhart Friedlander, Joseph W. Kennedy, Allan C. G. Mitchell · American Journal of Physics | Mar 1956 | 405 |
| 36 | Natural radioactivity and radon exhalation in building materials used in Italian dwellings Serena Righi, Luigi Bruzzi · Journal of Environmental Radioactivity | 2006 | 403 |
| 37 | The costs of the French nuclear scale-up: A case of negative learning by doing Arnulf Grübler · Energy Policy | 27 May 2010 | 378 |
| 38 | Radiation Protection and Safety of Radiation Sources: International Basic Safety Standards Yukiya Amano | 2011 | 376 |
| 39 | Tracking of Airborne Radionuclides from the Damaged Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Reactors by European Networks Olivier Masson et al. · Environmental Science & Technology | 2 Aug 2011 | 374 |
| 40 | Nuclear power for sustainable development: Current status and future prospects Achilles G. Adamantiades, Ioannis N. Kessides · Energy Policy | 22 Sep 2009 | 371 |
| 41 | International commission on non-ionizing radiation protection Gunde Ziegelberger, Michael H. Repacholi, A.F. McKinlay · Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 4 Mar 2006 | 368 |
| 42 | Emission of spherical cesium-bearing particles from an early stage of the Fukushima nuclear accident Kouji Adachi, Mizuo Kajino, Yuji Zaizen et al. · Scientific Reports | 30 Aug 2013 | 364 |
| 43 | Atmospheric discharge and dispersion of radionuclides during the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. Part II: verification of the source term and analysis of regional-scale atmospheric dispersion Hiroaki Terada, Genki Katata, Masamichi Chino et al. · Journal of Environmental Radioactivity | 19 Jun 2012 | 351 |
| 44 | RAIN SCAVENGING OF RADIOACTIVE PARTICULATE MATTER FROM THE ATMOSPHERE Stanley M. Greenfield · Journal of Meteorology | Apr 1957 | 338 |
| 45 | The Truex Process and the Management of Liquid Tru Uwaste W.W. Schulz, E. Philip Horwitz · Separation Science and Technology | Oct 1988 | 334 |
| 46 | The nuclear envelope and the architecture of the nuclear periphery. Werner Wilhelm Franke, Univ.-Professor em. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Scheer, Georg Krohne et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology | 22 Feb 1981 | 323 |
| 47 | Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy John Douglas Cockcroft · Science | 30 Jan 1959 | 322 |
| 48 | Measurement of natural radioactivity in Brazilian beach sands Ronivaldo Crispim da Veiga Junior, Nilrivan Furtado Sanches, Roberto Meigikos dos Anjos et al. · Radiation Measurements | 25 Jun 2005 | 321 |
| 49 | Historical construction costs of global nuclear power reactors Jessica R. Lovering, Arthur Yip, Ted Nordhaus · Energy Policy | 2 Feb 2016 | 320 |
| 50 | Treatment of Uncertainty in Performance Assessments for Complex Systems J.C. Helton · Risk Analysis | Aug 1994 | 320 |
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