Question 1

Which countries lead Nuclear reactor physics and engineering research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.9k and 1.5k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Nuclear reactor physics and engineering research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Nuclear reactor physics and engineering research, followed by Xi'an Jiaotong University and Idaho National Laboratory.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Nuclear reactor physics and engineering?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on Nuclear reactor physics and engineering include M. Shoji, Zhong Lin Wang and M. Weber.

Question 4

Where is Nuclear reactor physics and engineering research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Nuclear reactor physics and engineering research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Xi'an (China) and Idaho Falls (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Saint-Paul-lès-Durance, Idaho Falls and Tōkai Mura.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Nuclear reactor physics and engineering?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Khalifa University of Science and Technology 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.

Question 6

Is Nuclear reactor physics and engineering research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Nuclear reactor physics and engineering.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Nuclear reactor physics and engineering?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Nuclear reactor physics and engineering is "Geant4—a simulation toolkit" (Stefano Agostinelli et al., 2003), with 25,572 citations. Next come "Review of particle properties" (4,419) and "The Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test for Goodness of Fit" (3,745).