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Physics of Atomic Nuclei
H-index 4

Physics of Atomic Nuclei

1063-7788

Published by: Pleiades Publishing

https://www.pleiades.online/en/journal/nuclphys/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Physics 279 10 14 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 20
Documents by Best Scientists*: 45
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 51
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.196
Impact Factor: 0.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Physics of Atomic Nuclei?

The journal investigates areas of study like Nuclear physics, Atomic physics, Particle physics, Neutron and Nucleon. The journal aims to address concerns in Nuclear physics, specifically in the areas of Hadron, Elementary particle, Pion, Neutrino and Nuclear reaction. Hadron research discussed connects with the study of Baryon.

The Elementary particle study featured in Physics of Atomic Nuclei draws connections with the study of Boson. Neutrino research is the primary subject tackled in it with a focus on Neutrino oscillation. The work on Atomic physics tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Scattering, Excitation, Proton and Fission.

Elastic scattering is part of Scattering studies tackled in the journal. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Particle physics, apply to Lepton as well.

  • Nuclear physics (36.02%)
  • Atomic physics (24.97%)
  • Particle physics (24.25%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Observation of a baryon resonance with positive strangeness in K+ collisions with Xe nuclei (291 citations)
  • Event generator DECAY4 for simulating double-beta processes and decays of radioactive nuclei (175 citations)
  • Scintillating double-beta-decay bolometers (152 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Physics of Atomic Nuclei:

The most cited papers primarily tackle Nuclear physics, Particle physics, Atomic physics, Elementary particle and Quantum chromodynamics. The published articles cover various topics on Nuclear physics such as Neutrino, Nucleon, Neutron, Atomic nucleus and Hadron. In addition to Atomic physics research, the published papers aim to explore topics under Electron, Scattering, Proton and Fission.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Photon

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Physics of Atomic Nuclei primarily focuses on research topics in Particle physics, Nuclear physics, Large Hadron Collider, Detector and Energy (signal processing). The journal emphasizes research on Nuclear physics, which includes concerns such as Cosmic ray. In the journal, Boson, Quantum chromodynamics and Electroweak interaction are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Large Hadron Collider research.

The journal tackles research in Compact Muon Solenoid and Calorimeter (particle physics) as part of the general discipline of Detector, however, it also discusses concepts in Upgrade. Physics of Atomic Nuclei addresses concerns in the field of Momentum by exploring it in line with topics in Nucleon which intersect with Meson subjects. The studies on Standard Model discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Physics beyond the Standard Model and Quark.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Measurement of the Ratio of Cumulative Spectra of Beta Particles from $${}^{{235}}$$ U and $${}^{{239}}$$ Pu Fission Products for Solving Problems of Reactor-Antineutrino Physics (4 citations)
  • Totem: on the Parameter $$ ho$$ at 13 TeV (3 citations)
  • Effect of Sterile Phases on Degeneracy Resolution Capabilities of LBL Experiments (2 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.

The top authors publishing in Physics of Atomic Nuclei (based on the number of publications) are:

  • B. S. Ishkhanov (71 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • S. G. Kadmensky (52 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • A. K. Likhoded (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yu. E. Penionzhkevich (35 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Kosim Olimov (34 papers) absent at the last 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Physics of Atomic Nuclei (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (879 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 17 less than at the previous edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (707 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 35 less than at the previous edition,
  • Kurchatov Institute (597 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 45 less than at the previous edition,
  • Moscow State University (546 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 20 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (340 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 45 less 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, 41.25% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 63.83% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 23.40% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 12.77% 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.

Top Publications

  • TAIGA—An Innovative Hybrid Array for High Energy Gamma Astronomy, Cosmic Ray Physics and Astroparticle Physics

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • Search for Astrophysical Nanosecond Optical Transients with TAIGA-HiSCORE Array

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Cosmic Ray Study at the Astrophysical Complex TAIGA: Results and Plans

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Energy Spectrum and Mass Composition of Cosmic Rays from the Data of the Astrophysical Complex TAIGA

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Study of 2H(d, p)3H and 2H(d, n)3He Nuclear Reactions with Polarized Deuteron Beams. PolFusion Experiment

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • Experimental Complex TAIGA

    L. Kuzmichev;I. Astapov;P. Bezyazykov;M. Blank

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Status and First Results of TAIGA

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Status of the TAIGA Experiment: From Cosmic-Ray Physics to Gamma Astronomy in Tunka Valley

    N. Budnev;I. Astapov;P. Bezyazeekov;A. Bonvech

    (2020)
    1 Citations
  • CALET Observations during the First 5 Years on the ISS

    (2021)
    1 Citations
  • Electron and Photon Performance in CMS in Run-2 and Prospects for Run-3

    Swagata Mukherjee

    (2021)
    0 Citations

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