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Nuclear reactor physics and engineering

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Sifan Wang
APT Foundation
2
Levi D. McClenny
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
3
W. J. Huang
Chinese Academy of Sciences
4
Jiuwu Hui
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
5
Zhaoguang Zhu
Suzhou Research Institute
6
Dianqiang Jiang
Xi'an Jiaotong University
7
Guillaume Giudicelli
Idaho National Laboratory
8
Zheyuan Hu
National University of Singapore
9
Houde Song
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
10
Juan Diego Toscano
John Brown University

Rising Stars Papers

1
Respecting causality for training physics-informed neural networks
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering|2024
269 cit.
2
From PINNs to PIKANs: recent advances in physics-informed machine learning
Machine learning for computational science and engineering|2025
166 cit.
3
3.0 - MOOSE: Enabling massively parallel multiphysics simulations
SoftwareX|2024
160 cit.
4
Tackling the curse of dimensionality with physics-informed neural networks
Neural Networks|2024
152 cit.
5
Hutchinson Trace Estimation for high-dimensional and high-order Physics-Informed Neural Networks
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering|2024
33 cit.
6
Experimental study on flow and heat transfer of medium-Prandtl-number fluid along a hexagonal helical cruciform seven-rods
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer|2024
30 cit.
7
KKANs: Kurková-Kolmogorov-Arnold networks and their learning dynamics
Neural Networks|2025
27 cit.
8
The MOOSE Thermal Hydraulics Module
The Journal of Open Source Software|2024
24 cit.
9
AIVT: Inference of turbulent thermal convection from measured 3D velocity data by physics-informed Kolmogorov-Arnold networks
Science Advances|2025
24 cit.
10
Discrete-time integral terminal sliding mode load following controller coupled with disturbance observer for a modular high-temperature gas-cooled reactor
Energy|2024
23 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Paris Perdikaris
University of Pennsylvania
2
Koroush Shirvan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3
Saerom Kwon
National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology
4
A. Abdelghafar Galahom
Higher Technological Institute
5
Xiujie He
Sun Yat-sen University
6
L. Vála
Research Centre Rez
7
Jibo Tan
Chinese Academy of Sciences
8
Saeed A. Alameri
Khalifa University of Science and Technology
9
Jason Harp
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
10
Kiran Nimishakavi
Orano (United States)

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Japanese evaluated nuclear data library version 5: JENDL-5
Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology|2023
408 cit.
2
Respecting causality for training physics-informed neural networks
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering|2024
269 cit.
3
A foundation model for the Earth system
Nature|2025
132 cit.
4
Improved Architectures and Training Algorithms for Deep Operator Networks
Journal of Scientific Computing|2022
118 cit.
5
Long-time integration of parametric evolution equations with physics-informed DeepONets
Journal of Computational Physics|2022
114 cit.
6
Influence of a Mo interlayer on the oxidation behavior of a Cr coating on a Zr alloy substrate
Corrosion Science|2023
53 cit.
7
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Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence|2023
51 cit.
8
Scalable uncertainty quantification for deep operator networks using randomized priors
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering|2022
42 cit.
9
Chromium-Coated Zirconium Cladding Neutronics Impact for APR-1400 Reactor Core
Energies|2022
42 cit.
10
A comparative study on the corrosion performance of four FeCrAl alloys with different Cr contents in contact with oxygen-saturated LBE
Journal of Materials Research and Technology|2023
41 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
John E. Allison
University of Manchester
2
G.H. Su
Xi'an Jiaotong University
3
Suizheng Qiu
Xi'an Jiaotong University
4
S.C. van der Marck
Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group
5
Gary S. Was
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
6
M. B. Chadwick
Los Alamos National Laboratory
7
Koji Niita
Research Organization for Information Science and Technology
8
Brian C. Kiedrowski
Los Alamos National Laboratory
9
Yuntian Zhu
Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
10
M. Zyzak
Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Geant4 developments and applications
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science|2006
6.9k cit.
2
Recent developments in Geant4
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment|2016
4k cit.
3
ENDF/B-VII.1 Nuclear Data for Science and Technology: Cross Sections, Covariances, Fission Product Yields and Decay Data
Nuclear Data Sheets|2011
2.8k cit.
4
Materials challenges in nuclear energy
Acta Materialia|2013
2.6k cit.
5
ENDF/B-VIII.0: The 8 th Major Release of the Nuclear Reaction Data Library with CIELO-project Cross Sections, New Standards and Thermal Scattering Data
Nuclear Data Sheets|2018
2.2k cit.
6
ENDF/B-VII.0: Next Generation Evaluated Nuclear Data Library for Nuclear Science and Technology
Nuclear Data Sheets|2006
2.2k cit.
7
Heterogeneous lamella structure unites ultrafine-grain strength with coarse-grain ductility
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2015
2k cit.
8
Producing bulk ultrafine-grained materials by severe plastic deformation
JOM|2006
1.6k cit.
9
Perspective on hetero-deformation induced (HDI) hardening and back stress
Materials Research Letters|2019
1.5k cit.
10
Heterostructured materials
Progress in Materials Science|2022
1.4k cit.

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