Nuclear Engineering and Design

Top Research Topics at Nuclear Engineering and Design?

Nuclear Engineering and Design mainly deals with areas of study such as Mechanics, Structural engineering, Nuclear engineering, Nuclear reactor and Forensic engineering. The Mechanics study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Thermodynamics. Boiling, Heat flux and Critical heat flux are all aspects of Thermodynamics research featured in Nuclear Engineering and Design.

The studies on Structural engineering discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Stress (mechanics), Piping and Pressure vessel. While Nuclear engineering is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Mechanical engineering, Coolant, Waste management and Thermal hydraulics. The journal investigates Nuclear reactor research which frequently intersects with Pressurized water reactor.

Forensic engineering research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Nuclear power plant and Nuclear power. Heat transfer coefficient is the primary subject of Heat transfer works presented in Nuclear Engineering and Design.

• Mechanics (25.27%)
• Structural engineering (22.54%)
• Nuclear engineering (22.28%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• A proposed method of calculating displacement dose rates (1098 citations)
• How to use damage mechanics (728 citations)
• Review of two-phase flow instability (599 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Nuclear Engineering and Design:

The journal publications investigate areas of study like Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Structural engineering, Nuclear engineering and Nuclear reactor. The most cited papers explore research in Structural engineering alongside concepts in Composite material and other areas of study in Forensic engineering. Issues in Nuclear engineering were discussed in the published papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Mechanical engineering, Coolant, Waste management and Thermal hydraulics.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Composite material
• Mechanical engineering
• Structural engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Nuclear Engineering and Design aims to foster the development of research in Nuclear engineering, Mechanics, Flow (psychology), Heat transfer and Coolant. Some problems in Nuclear engineering that were presented in Nuclear Engineering and Design overlapped with concepts under Neutron transport and Core (optical fiber). Nuclear Engineering and Design explores issues in Mechanics which can be linked to other research areas like Boiling and Work (thermodynamics).

Discussions in Nuclear Engineering and Design are anchored in the subject of Flow (psychology) and the similar topic of Transient (oscillation). It is focused mainly on Heat transfer, particularly Heat flux.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• A new thermal analysis model with three heat conduction layers in the nuclear waste repository (19 citations)
• Analysis of two phase critical flow with a non-equilibrium model (6 citations)
• Physics-informed reinforcement learning optimization of nuclear assembly design (6 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Nuclear Engineering and Design (based on the number of publications) are:

• Guanghui Su (102 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Suizheng Qiu (78 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
• Mamoru Ishii (78 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Wenxi Tian (70 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Yassin A. Hassan (63 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Nuclear Engineering and Design (based on the number of publications) are:

• Argonne National Laboratory (363 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Tsinghua University (325 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 13 less than at the previous edition,
• Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (248 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory (247 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
• Xi'an Jiaotong University (244 papers) published 26 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 16.81% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 22.61% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.70% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.22% of all publications and 49.47% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.