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Fusion for Energy

In research, Fusion for Energy stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,618 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy (Physics and Astronomy is 11.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,778
of 22,385 · #14,902 all time
Rank in Spain
#397
of 426
Research works
430
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.2k
12.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.14×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
73%
world 18%
Fusion for Energy

What is Fusion for Energy known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #5,618 of 10,670 6.4%74 #3439

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fusion for 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Fusion for Energy work in?

In 2022-now, 97% of research at Fusion for Energy is in Physical Sciences, 2% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (51%), Physics and Astronomy (25%), Materials Science (14%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 82 fractional works · 97.0% of its workEngineering: 43 fractional works · 50.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 17.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 13 fractional works · 15.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 8 fractional works · 9.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 21 fractional works · 25.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 15 fractional works · 17.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRadiation: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Science: 12 fractional works · 13.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 12.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKFusion for Energy84fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences0%Physical Sciences97%Health Sciences0%Social Sciences2%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4350.9%
    2. Physics and Astronomy2125.0%
    3. Materials Science1213.8%
    4. Computer Science44.8%
    5. Environmental Science11.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.0%
    1. Social Sciences11.4%
    2. Psychology00.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    1. Medicine00.4%
    2. Health Professions00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Fusion for Energy specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 11.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 21.0 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.39× its world share, 43 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.96× its world share, 12 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 11.22× its world share, 21 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× 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, 11.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy11.22×21 works
  2. Materials Science3.96×12 works
  3. Engineering3.39×43 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.64×1 works
  5. Computer Science0.62×4 works
  6. Environmental Science0.32×1 works
  7. Psychology0.13×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.11×1 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.07×0 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.06×0 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.05×0 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.02×0 works
  13. Health Professions0.02×0 works
  14. Medicine0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Fusion for Energy?

Ranked on the quality score, Gonzalo Micó, Gerard Escudero Gomez and Samaira Arshad lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fusion for Energy.

  1. 1 Gonzalo Micó Spain · #1,311,352 worldwide 656 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Gerard Escudero Gomez Spain · #1,413,346 worldwide 634 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Samaira Arshad Spain · #1,847,005 worldwide 661 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Muriel Simon Spain · #1,972,422 worldwide 842 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Pierre Gavila Spain · #2,094,411 worldwide 798 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 L. Jones Spain · #2,205,631 worldwide 1.2k citations · 56 works
  7. 7 G L Kulcinski Spain · #2,423,390 worldwide 126 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Marco Fabbri Spain · #2,618,617 worldwide 384 citations · 54 works
  9. 9 Richard Scott Spain · #2,787,233 worldwide 503 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Thierry Boutboul Spain · #2,787,619 worldwide 852 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Fusion for Energy

What are the most cited papers from Fusion for Energy?

The most cited paper from Fusion for Energy is "Chapter 1: Overview and summary" (M. Shimada et al., 2007), with 826 citations. Next come "Recent analysis of key plasma wall interactions issues for ITER" (809) and "Intragranular cellular segregation network structure strengthening 316L stainless steel prepared by selective laser melting" (762).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Chapter 1: Overview and summary M. Shimada et al. · Nuclear Fusion Jun 2007 826
2 Recent analysis of key plasma wall interactions issues for ITER Joachim Roth et al. · Journal of Nuclear Materials Open access 27 Jan 2009 809
3 Intragranular cellular segregation network structure strengthening 316L stainless steel prepared by selective laser melting Yuan Zhong, Leifeng Liu, Stefan Wikman et al. · Journal of Nuclear Materials 29 Dec 2015 762
4 Radiation Effects on Silica-Based Optical Fibers: Recent Advances and Future Challenges Sylvain Girard, Jochen Kuhnhenn, A. Gusarov et al. · IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Open access 7 Feb 2013 528
5 The new SOLPS-ITER code package S. Wiesen, Detlev Reiter, V. Kotov et al. · Journal of Nuclear Materials 19 Oct 2014 510
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Fusion for Energy?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Critical Current Density, Nb3Sn Conductor, Superconducting Magnets, Tokamak, Turbulence, Negative Ion Sources, Superconducting Cavities and fusion materials.

▲ 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-now 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 37 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Critical Current Density14▲ 658×2 topics
  2. Nb3Sn Conductor14▲ 900×1 topic
  3. Superconducting Magnets14▲ 900×1 topic
  4. Tokamak13▲ 731×1 topic
  5. Turbulence13▲ 173×1 topic
  6. Negative Ion Sources8▲ 517×1 topic
  7. Superconducting Cavities8▲ 517×1 topic
  8. fusion materials7▲ 462×1 topic
  9. radiation damage7▲ 462×1 topic
  10. Molten Salt3▲ 129×1 topic
  11. Nuclear Reactor3▲ 129×1 topic
  12. Electron Acceleration3▲ 54×2 topics
  13. Hydrogen Embrittlement3▲ 39×3 topics
  14. Oxidation Resistance2▲ 27×2 topics
  15. Accident Tolerant Fuels2▲ 77×1 topic
  16. Fuel Cladding2▲ 77×1 topic
  17. Machine Learning2▼ 0.84×8 topics
  18. Artificial Neural Networks2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  19. Free-Electron Lasers2▲ 196×1 topic
  20. Neural Networks2▲ 1.48×4 topics
  21. X-Ray2▲ 196×1 topic
  22. Data Analysis2▲ 7.4×2 topics
  23. Deep Learning2▼ 0.54×7 topics
  24. High Power Terahertz Sources2▲ 145×1 topic
  25. Vacuum Electronics2▲ 145×1 topic
  26. IEEE 14512▲ 80×1 topic
  27. Neutron Imaging2▲ 54×1 topic
  28. Small-Angle Scattering2▲ 34×1 topic
  29. Smart Sensors2▲ 22×1 topic
  30. Plasma Etching1▲ 79×1 topic
  31. Semiconductor Industry1▲ 79×1 topic
  32. S&T Policies1▲ 167×1 topic
  33. Science Diplomacy1▲ 167×1 topic
  34. Ionosphere1▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Magnetosphere1▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Mechanical Properties1▲ 1.38×8 topics
  37. CMOS Technology1▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Fusion for Energy publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Superconducting Materials and Applications, Magnetic confinement fusion research, Particle accelerators and beam dynamics and Fusion materials and technologies.

Superconducting Material…14Superconducting Materials and Applications: 14 fractional worksMagnetic confinement fus…13Magnetic confinement fusion research: 13 fractional worksParticle accelerators and beam dynamics: 8 fractional worksFusion materials and technologies: 7 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 3 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Properties: 2 fractional worksParticle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers: 2 fractional worksGyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research: 2 fractional worksSensor Technology and Measurement Systems: 2 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 2 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringNuclear and High Energy PhysicsAerospace EngineeringMaterials Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Superconducting Materials and Applications Biomedical Engineering 14 works
  2. 2 Magnetic confinement fusion research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 13 works
  3. 3 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Fusion materials and technologies Materials Chemistry 7 works
  5. 5 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Gyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  9. 9 Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  10. 10 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 2 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 available30.6%not open69.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors72.8%domestic only27.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Fusion for Energy's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Fusion for Energy as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00043% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Fusion for Energy0.00037% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Fusion for Energy over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Fusion for Energy6.1% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.3% in 2014.

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