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Culham Centre for Fusion Energy

In research, Culham Centre for Fusion Energy stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,214 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Physics and Astronomy and Materials Chemistry — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 77.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,562
of 28,054 · #3,748 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#291
of 1,094
Research works
1.9k
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
44k
23.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
42.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Culham Centre for Fusion Energy known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #4,214 of 12,888 42.7%124 #2308

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Culham Centre for Fusion Energy sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Culham Centre for Fusion Energy specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 77.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 31.1 works78×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 49.5 works17×
  3. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 27.4 works11×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.10× its world share, 40 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.33× its world share, 28 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 17.47× its world share, 50 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 17.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Culham Centre for Fusion Energy?

Ranked on the composite score, R. J. Hastie, G. Counsell and J.G. Cordey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Culham Centre for Fusion Energy.

  1. 1 R. J. Hastie United Kingdom · #29,099 worldwide 540 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 G. Counsell United Kingdom · #49,382 worldwide 306 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 J.G. Cordey United Kingdom · #58,512 worldwide 402 citations · 58 works
  4. 4 H. R. Wilson United Kingdom · #109,036 worldwide 422 citations · 69 works
  5. 5 G.M. McCracken United Kingdom · #127,984 worldwide 301 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 T. C. Hender United Kingdom · #144,742 worldwide 374 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 P. G. Carolan United Kingdom · #166,738 worldwide 188 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 S.K. Erents United Kingdom · #197,959 worldwide 210 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 D. Ćirić United Kingdom · #223,003 worldwide 156 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Y. Andrew United Kingdom · #268,057 worldwide 170 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Culham Centre for Fusion Energy

Which keywords describe research at Culham Centre for Fusion Energy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Turbulence, Tokamak, Transport, fusion materials, radiation damage, Critical Current Density, Nb3Sn Conductor and Superconducting Magnets.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Turbulence25▲ 228×2 topics
  2. Tokamak25▲ 925×1 topic
  3. Transport25▲ 622×1 topic
  4. fusion materials18▲ 765×1 topic
  5. radiation damage18▲ 765×1 topic
  6. Critical Current Density8▲ 258×2 topics
  7. Nb3Sn Conductor8▲ 343×1 topic
  8. Superconducting Magnets8▲ 343×1 topic
  9. Solar Wind8▲ 64×2 topics
  10. Electron Acceleration7▲ 84×2 topics
  11. Molten Salt7▲ 175×1 topic
  12. Nuclear Reactor7▲ 175×1 topic
  13. Hydrogen Embrittlement7▲ 63×2 topics
  14. Ionosphere7▲ 94×1 topic
  15. Magnetosphere7▲ 94×1 topic
  16. Oxidation Resistance7▲ 49×3 topics
  17. Density Functional Theory6▲ 48×2 topics
  18. Accident Tolerant Fuels6▲ 135×1 topic
  19. Fuel Cladding6▲ 135×1 topic
  20. Electron Beams5▲ 224×1 topic
  21. Laser-Plasma Accelerators5▲ 224×1 topic
  22. Negative Ion Sources5▲ 211×1 topic
  23. Superconducting Cavities5▲ 211×1 topic
  24. Tomography4▲ 18×3 topics
  25. Data Analysis4▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Neutron Imaging4▲ 84×1 topic
  27. Small-Angle Scattering4▲ 55×1 topic
  28. Mechanical Properties3▲ 2.3×10 topics
  29. Microstructure3▲ 4.0×8 topics
  30. Plasma Etching3▲ 91×1 topic
  31. Semiconductor Industry3▲ 91×1 topic
  32. Grain Refinement2▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Microstructural Evolution2▲ 8.8×4 topics
  34. Grain Boundary Engineering2▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Electronic Structure Calculations1▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Cuprate Superconductors1▲ 28×1 topic
  37. High-Temperature Superconductivity1▲ 28×1 topic
  38. Inorganic Scintillators1▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Nanocrystalline Materials1▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Severe Plastic Deformation1▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does Culham Centre for Fusion Energy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Magnetic confinement fusion research, Fusion materials and technologies, Superconducting Materials and Applications and Nuclear reactor physics and engineering.

Magnetic confinement fus…25Magnetic confinement fusion research: 25 fractional worksFusion materials and technologies: 18 fractional worksSuperconducting Materials and Applications: 8 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 7 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 7 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Pr…6Nuclear Materials and Properties: 6 fractional worksLaser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics: 5 fractional worksParticle accelerators and beam dynamics: 5 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 4 fractional worksPlasma Diagnostics and Applications: 3 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsMaterials ChemistryBiomedical EngineeringAerospace Engineering3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Magnetic confinement fusion research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 25 works
  2. 2 Fusion materials and technologies Materials Chemistry 18 works
  3. 3 Superconducting Materials and Applications Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 7 works
  5. 5 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  6. 6 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 6 works
  7. 7 Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 5 works
  8. 8 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 4 works
  10. 10 Plasma Diagnostics and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available23.4%not open76.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.7%domestic only62.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Culham Centre for Fusion Energy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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