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Nuclear Physics (Physics, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Nuclear Physics (Physics, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $17.97, median 96 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.23 – $35.07 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Physics (1,850), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $13.23 to $35.07, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Nuclear Physics best sellers
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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
- List rank#1
- Price$12.53
- Rating4.7
- Reviews12,185
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Making of the Atomic Bomb: 25th Anniversary Edition
by Richard Rhodes
- List rank#2
- Price$32.79
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,188
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American Prometheus (Pulitzer Prize Winner): The Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture OPPENHEIMER (Vintage)
by Kai Bird
- List rank#3
- Price$10
- Rating4.7
- Reviews14,088
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Scientific American September 2026
- List rank#4
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews13
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Scientific American October 2026
- List rank#6
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews7
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Quantum Physics for Beginners: From Wave Theory to Quantum Computing. Understanding How Everything Works by a Simplified Explanation of Quantum Physics and Mechanics Principles
by Carl J. Pratt
- List rank#7
- Price$15.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,196
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What If? 10th Anniversary Edition: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions―An Annotated and Illustrated 10th Anniversary Edition of a Masterpiece of Accessible Scientific Inquiry
- List rank#8
- Price$16.43
- Rating4.6
- Reviews18,803
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Scientific American June 2026
- List rank#9
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews42
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Too Big for a Single Mind: How the Greatest Generation of Physicists Uncovered the Quantum World
by Tobias Hürter
- List rank#10
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews194
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Nuclear Physics
FAQ
Is Nuclear Physics a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 96 reviews and sells for $17.97.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Nuclear Physics?
The median best seller has 96 reviews, and 52% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Nuclear Physics best sellers cost?
The median price is $17.97; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.23 and $35.07.
Can new books break into Nuclear Physics?
6% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.