JNST Article Awards
We are honoured to present the Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology (JNST) Most Cited and Popular Article Awards 2020, to the following 8 respected papers. These two awards are presented to the first author of paper published in our journal that has contributed to raise the quality and enhanced the specialty of the journal in Nuclear Science and Technology field. This award is presented by the journal Editorial Board, supported by our publisher, Taylor & Francis. All award winning papers are available free to view until 30 June 2021 via the Taylor & Francis landing page.
Detailed descriptions on the two awards are as follows: (1) the JNST Most Cited Article Award Established in the year 2012, given to the papers that are frequently cited directly by other research papers during the first 60 months of its publication, which was the year 2014 for this year's nomination. (2) the JNST Most Popular Article Award Newly established in year 2013. This award is given to the papers that are frequently downloaded by the readers of our journal. Articles published in year 2019(Vol.56) was the candidate for this year's nomination. The impact on free or Open Access articles has been taken into account during the award evaluation process.
JNST Most Cited Article Award 2020 :
- Development of a fiber-coupled laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy instrument for analysis of underwater debris in a nuclear reactor core
Morihisa Saeki, Akio Iwanade, Chikara Ito, Ikuo Wakaida, Blair Thornton, Tetsuo Sakka & Hironori Ohba - Analysis of cesium isotope compositions in environmental samples by thermal ionization mass spectrometry – 1. A preliminary study for source analysis of radioactive contamination in Fukushima prefecture [Fukushima NPP Accident Related]
Yuji Shibahara, Takumi Kubota, Toshiyuki Fujii, Satoshi Fukutani, Tomoko Ohta, Koichi Takamiya, Ryo Okumura, Satoshi Mizuno & Hajimu Yamana - A scenario of core disruptive accident for Japan sodium-cooled fast reactor to achieve in-vessel retention
Tohru Suzuki, Kenji Kamiyama, Hidemasa Yamano, Shigenobu Kubo, Yoshiharu Tobita, Ryodai Nakai & Kazuya Koyama
JNST Most Popular Article Award 2020:
- Radiation imaging using a compact Compton camera mounted on a crawler robot inside reactor buildings of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
Yuki Sato, Yuta Terasaka, Wataru Utsugi, Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Hideo Kiyooka & Tatsuo Torii - Reactive spark plasma sintering of Cs-exchanged chabazite: characterisation and durability assessment for Fukushima Daiichi NPP clean-up
Liam. C. Harnett, Laura. J. Gardner, Shi-Kuan Sun, Colleen Mann & Neil. C.Hyatt - Deposition of UF5 on the surface of steel material having oxide coating in contact with gaseous UF6
Yumio Yato - Formation mechanisms of insoluble Cs particles observed in Kanto district four days after Fukushima Daiichi NPP accident
Akihide Hidaka - Experimental validation of unique combination numbers for third- and fourth-order neutron correlation factors of zero-power reactor noise
Tomohiro Endo, Akio Yamamoto, Masao Yamanaka & Cheol Ho Pyeon