Nuclear materials and radiation effects
Nuclear materials and radiation effects is a research topic within Materials Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 24k research works in it since 1950. 14.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the use of pyrochlore, a complex oxide, as a nuclear waste form for the immobilization of plutonium and minor actinides. The papers cover topics such as radiation tolerance, amorphization resistance, crystal chemistry, ion irradiation effects, and structural studies related to pyrochlore-based materials for high-level nuclear waste immobilization.
- Pyrochlore
- Nuclear Waste Disposal
- Actinides
- Radiation Tolerance
- Ceramics
- Amorphization Resistance
- Crystal Chemistry
- Ion Irradiation
- Structural Study
- High-Level Waste Immobilization
- Research works
- 24k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 14.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +20% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Nuclear materials and radiation effects research?
By volume, China and Russia publish the most (1.1k and 392 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.1k works
- 2 Russia 392 works
- 3 United States 317 works
- 4 India 282 works
- 5 Japan 178 works
- 6 Saudi Arabia 146 works
- 7 France 144 works
- 8 Egypt 140 works
- 9 Türkiye 112 works
- 10 Germany 105 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Nuclear materials and radiation effects research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Southwest University of Science and Technology publishes the most Nuclear materials and radiation effects research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Southwest University of Science and TechnologyChina 53 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 39 works
- 3 Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversitySaudi Arabia 36 works
- 4 Isra UniversityJordan 30 works
- 5 Ural Federal UniversityRussia 29 works
- 6 Bhabha Atomic Research CentreIndia 26 works
- 7 Wuhan University of TechnologyChina 25 works
- 8 University of Science and Technology BeijingChina 24 works
- 9 Oak Ridge National LaboratoryUnited States 23 works
- 10 Central South UniversityChina 23 works
Who are the leading researchers in Nuclear materials and radiation effects?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Nuclear materials and radiation effects include John B. Goodenough, Fujio Izumi and Mercouri G. Kanatzidis.
- 1 John B. Goodenough United States 6.2k citations
- 2 Fujio Izumi Japan 5.8k citations
- 3 Mercouri G. Kanatzidis United States 4.3k citations
- 4 R. J. Cava United States 3.6k citations
- 5 Hideo Hosono Japan 2.9k citations
- 6 Yi Xie China 2.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Nuclear materials and radiation effects research done?
The largest centres of Nuclear materials and radiation effects research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Mianyang (China) and Cairo (Egypt). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Mianyang.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 218 works
- 2 Moscow Russia 123 works
- 3 Mianyang China 74 works
- 4 Cairo Egypt 70 works
- 5 Wuhan China 64 works
- 6 Mumbai India 55 works
- 7 Shanghai China 54 works
- 8 Yekaterinburg Russia 54 works
- 9 Saint Petersburg Russia 54 works
- 10 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 52 works
Where it is the local speciality
- MianyangCN · 74.1 works36×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Nuclear materials and radiation effects than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Nuclear materials and radiation effects?
Among universities, judged by research, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Isra University and University of Tabuk 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversitySaudi Arabia | 78.2 | 26.0% | 37.2× | 36 | — |
| 2 | Isra UniversityJordan | 76.2 | 29.2% | 265.1× | 30 | — |
| 3 | University of TabukSaudi Arabia | 75.1 | 36.2% | 30.4× | 16 | — |
| 4 | Al-Azhar UniversityEgypt | 72.4 | 25.7% | 11.8× | 17 | +178.2% |
| 5 | Jouf UniversitySaudi Arabia | 72.3 | 36.1% | 21.3× | 10 | — |
| 6 | Taif UniversitySaudi Arabia | 71.3 | 35.4% | 12.2× | 10 | — |
| 7 | Ural Federal UniversityRussia | 69.6 | 16.6% | 27.1× | 29 | +284.8% |
| 8 | Sakarya UniversityTürkiye | 69.1 | 31.3% | 14.6× | 15 | +124.3% |
| 9 | Southwest University of Science and TechnologyChina | 68.3 | 14.3% | 64.2× | 53 | +129.2% |
| 10 | Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversitySaudi Arabia | 66.1 | 28.1% | 23.3× | 16 | — |
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 materials and radiation effects research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 20% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Nuclear materials and radiation effects.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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