Scientific Research and Discoveries
Scientific Research and Discoveries is a research topic within Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Science Explorer counts 28k research works in it since 1950. 15.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics in theoretical and computational physics, including optics, spectroscopy, quantum computing, railway power systems, climate change, solar physics, neutron optics, and astrophysics.
- Optics
- Spectroscopy
- Quantum Computing
- Railway Power Systems
- Geophysical Surveys
- Climate Change
- Solar Physics
- Neutron Optics
- Quantum Mechanics
- Astrophysics
- Research works
- 28k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -20% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Scientific Research and Discoveries research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (413 and 170 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 413 works
- 2 China 170 works
- 3 United Kingdom 102 works
- 4 Germany 98 works
- 5 Russia 98 works
- 6 Italy 88 works
- 7 France 84 works
- 8 India 72 works
- 9 Japan 56 works
- 10 Spain 46 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 Scientific Research and Discoveries research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Scientific Research and Discoveries research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Lomonosov Moscow State University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 11 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 9 works
- 3 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 8 works
- 4 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 8 works
- 5 Jet Propulsion LaboratoryUnited States 7 works
- 6 Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom 7 works
- 7 University of MichiganUnited States 6 works
- 8 University of SouthamptonUnited Kingdom 6 works
- 9 Goddard Space Flight CenterUnited States 6 works
- 10 The University of TokyoJapan 6 works
Who are the leading researchers in Scientific Research and Discoveries?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Scientific Research and Discoveries include P. Jackson, E. L. Wright and Licia Verde.
- 1 P. Jackson United Kingdom 10k citations
- 2 E. L. Wright United States 9.3k citations
- 3 Licia Verde Spain 8.2k citations
- 4 David N. Spergel United States 7.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Scientific Research and Discoveries research done?
The largest centres of Scientific Research and Discoveries research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Paris (France) and Rome (Italy).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where is the best place to study Scientific Research and Discoveries?
Among universities, judged by research, Lomonosov Moscow State 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.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia | 45.6 | 2.7% | 5.7× | 8 | +18.1% |
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 Scientific Research and Discoveries research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 20% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2011.
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.