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Fusion Academy

In research, Fusion Academy stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,870 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,277 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Physics and Astronomy — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 72.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,844
of 28,054 · #4,111 all time
Rank in United States
#915
of 4,192
Research works
2k
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
19.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Fusion Academy 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 #3,870 of 12,888 33.2%144 #2553
Physics and AstronomyField #1,277 of 1,646 39.5%74 #1388

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fusion Academy 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 Fusion Academy specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 72.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 37.5 works72×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 73.6 works20×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.99× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.65× its world share, 41 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.55× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 20.04× its world share, 74 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 20.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fusion Academy?

Ranked on the composite score, S. Wolfe, R. R. Parker and R. Parker lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fusion Academy.

  1. 1 S. Wolfe United States · #147,317 worldwide 174 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 R. R. Parker United States · #199,095 worldwide 120 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 R. Parker United States · #267,534 worldwide 147 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 S. G. Baek United States · #468,359 worldwide 87 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 G. M. Wallace United States · #609,723 worldwide 146 citations · 67 works
  6. 6 S. Shiraiwa United States · #662,140 worldwide 142 citations · 73 works
  7. 7 Stephen O. Dean United States · #807,163 worldwide 8 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 J. Kesner United States · #969,584 worldwide 72 citations · 61 works
All ranked researchers at Fusion Academy

Which keywords describe research at Fusion Academy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Turbulence, Tokamak, Transport, Solar Wind, Electron Acceleration, Ionosphere, Magnetosphere and Electron Beams.

▲ 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. Turbulence28▲ 191×3 topics
  2. Tokamak27▲ 764×1 topic
  3. Transport27▲ 514×1 topic
  4. Solar Wind15▲ 96×2 topics
  5. Electron Acceleration12▲ 107×2 topics
  6. Ionosphere12▲ 128×1 topic
  7. Magnetosphere12▲ 128×1 topic
  8. Electron Beams9▲ 326×1 topic
  9. Laser-Plasma Accelerators9▲ 326×1 topic
  10. Molecular Dynamics Simulations8▲ 111×2 topics
  11. fusion materials8▲ 256×1 topic
  12. radiation damage8▲ 256×1 topic
  13. Critical Current Density8▲ 182×2 topics
  14. Nb3Sn Conductor7▲ 236×1 topic
  15. Superconducting Magnets7▲ 236×1 topic
  16. Tomography6▲ 20×4 topics
  17. Negative Ion Sources4▲ 144×1 topic
  18. Superconducting Cavities4▲ 144×1 topic
  19. Data Analysis4▲ 8.8×2 topics
  20. Neutron Imaging4▲ 67×1 topic
  21. Small-Angle Scattering4▲ 44×1 topic
  22. Spectroscopy3▲ 12×6 topics
  23. Coronal Mass Ejections3▲ 47×1 topic
  24. Molten Salt3▲ 54×1 topic
  25. Nuclear Reactor3▲ 54×1 topic
  26. Solar Dynamics Observatory3▲ 47×1 topic
  27. Superconductivity3▲ 9.7×6 topics
  28. Material Analysis3▲ 78×1 topic
  29. Plasma3▲ 76×1 topic
  30. Plasma Etching3▲ 70×1 topic
  31. Semiconductor Industry3▲ 70×1 topic
  32. Electronic Structure Calculations2▲ 22×2 topics
  33. High Temperature Behavior2▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Cuprate Superconductors2▲ 37×1 topic
  35. High-Temperature Superconductivity2▲ 37×1 topic
  36. Crystal Structure Prediction2▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Mantle Dynamics2▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Neutron Emissions2▲ 468×1 topic
  39. Piezonuclear Reactions2▲ 468×1 topic
  40. Electrical Properties2▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Fusion Academy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Magnetic confinement fusion research, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics and Fusion materials and technologies.

Magnetic confinement fus…27Magnetic confinement fusion research: 27 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosp…12Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 12 fractional worksLaser-Plasma Interaction…9Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics: 9 fractional worksFusion materials and technologies: 8 fractional worksSuperconducting Materials and Applications: 7 fractional worksParticle accelerators an…4Particle accelerators and beam dynamics: 4 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 4 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 3 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 3 fractional worksPlasma Diagnostics and Applications: 3 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsMaterials ChemistryBiomedical 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 27 works
  2. 2 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 works
  3. 3 Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 9 works
  4. 4 Fusion materials and technologies Materials Chemistry 8 works
  5. 5 Superconducting Materials and Applications Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  6. 6 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 4 works
  8. 8 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  9. 9 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 3 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 available37.5%not open62.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.9%domestic only73.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fusion Academy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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