Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics
Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics is a research topic within Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Science Explorer counts 51k research works in it since 1950. 19.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the behavior of helium at ultra-low temperatures, focusing on quantum effects in helium nanodroplets and solids. It covers topics such as superfluidity, quantum turbulence, ring polymer molecular dynamics, nuclear quantum effects, quantum solvation, vortex dynamics, path integral Monte Carlo simulations, and the properties of supersolid helium.
- Helium Nanodroplets
- Quantum Turbulence
- Superfluidity
- Ring Polymer Molecular Dynamics
- Nuclear Quantum Effects
- Quantum Solvation
- Vortex Dynamics
- Path Integral Monte Carlo
- Supersolid Helium
- Quantum Vortices
- Research works
- 51k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 10k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -9% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (670 and 611 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 670 works
- 2 China 611 works
- 3 Germany 252 works
- 4 Japan 227 works
- 5 Russia 208 works
- 6 France 198 works
- 7 India 167 works
- 8 Italy 146 works
- 9 United Kingdom 137 works
- 10 Spain 85 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics research, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Chinese Academy of Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 41 works
- 2 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 32 works
- 3 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 29 works
- 4 The University of TokyoJapan 24 works
- 5 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina 21 works
- 6 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 19 works
- 7 Peking UniversityChina 19 works
- 8 Joint Institute for Nuclear ResearchRussia 15 works
- 9 Kyoto UniversityJapan 15 works
- 10 Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States 15 works
Who are the leading researchers in Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics include W. Kohn, Xiaogang Wang and John A. Pople.
- 1 W. Kohn United States 15k citations
- 2 Xiaogang Wang Russia 13k citations
- 3 John A. Pople United States 11k citations
- 4 John P. Perdew United States 9.9k citations
- 5 Donald G. Truhlar United States 8.4k citations
- 6 David Vanderbilt United States 7.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics research done?
The largest centres of Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Paris (France) and Tokyo (Japan).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where is the best place to study Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics?
Among universities, judged by research, ETH Zurich, Universität Innsbruck and Massachusetts Institute of 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.
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 | ETH ZurichSwitzerland | 65.8 | 43.7% | 6.3× | 14 | +39.5% |
| 2 | Universität InnsbruckAustria | 63.7 | 33.8% | 13.5× | 13 | +2.1% |
| 3 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States | 59.1 | 42.2% | 6.9× | 15 | -27.0% |
| 4 | Heidelberg UniversityGermany | 56.2 | 29.5% | 8.1× | 14 | -13.2% |
| 5 | Université Paris-SaclayFrance | 56.0 | 30.8% | 7.6× | 10 | — |
| 6 | Weizmann Institute of ScienceIsrael | 54.6 | 25.9% | 21.4× | 10 | -29.4% |
| 7 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States | 52.5 | 0.5% | 7.0× | 41 | +397.3% |
| 8 | Princeton UniversityUnited States | 52.5 | 41.5% | 7.0× | 10 | -38.7% |
| 9 | University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina | 51.9 | 29.9% | 5.2× | 22 | +46.8% |
| 10 | Aarhus UniversityDenmark | 49.2 | 26.3% | 5.6× | 14 | +32.4% |
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 Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2009.
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.