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Fusion UK

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Research works
23
▲ 127% vs 2018-21
Citations
245
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
33%
world 18%
Fusion UK

Not ranked overall: Fusion UK is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Fusion UK work in?

In all years, 90% of research at Fusion UK is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (42%), Engineering (28%), Materials Science (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 21 fractional works · 90.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 42.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 5 fractional works · 22.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 11.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 27.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 6.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 6.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 6.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 8.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 8.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workALL ITS WORKFusion UK23fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences90%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 12 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy1042.4%
    2. Engineering627.5%
    3. Materials Science28.2%
    4. Computer Science26.7%
    5. Environmental Science12.5%
    6. Chemistry01.6%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.0%
    8. Mathematics00.5%
    1. Social Sciences14.3%
    2. Decision Sciences00.6%
    1. Medicine14.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 3.10× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 8.82× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksMedicine1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy8.82×1 works
  2. Engineering3.10×2 works
  3. Materials Science1.28×0 works
  4. Medicine0.87×1 works
  5. Computer Science0.86×0 works
  6. Chemistry0.85×0 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.63×0 works
  8. Environmental Science0.27×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Fusion UK?

The most cited paper from Fusion UK is "Bulk ion heating with ICRH in JET DT plasmas" (D.F.H. Start et al., 1999), with 111 citations. Next come "Studies of impurity deposition/implantation in JET divertor tiles using SIMS and ion beam techniques" (55) and "An assessment of theoretical models based on observations in the JET tokamak. I. Ion heat transport due to Del Tiinstabilities" (40).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Bulk ion heating with ICRH in JET DT plasmas D.F.H. Start et al. · Nuclear Fusion Open access Mar 1999 111
2 Studies of impurity deposition/implantation in JET divertor tiles using SIMS and ion beam techniques Jari Likonen, Sari Lehto, J.P. Coad et al. · Fusion Engineering and Design 2 Jun 2003 55
3 An assessment of theoretical models based on observations in the JET tokamak. I. Ion heat transport due to Del Tiinstabilities J W Connor, G. P. Maddison, H. R. Wilson et al. · Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion Mar 1993 40
4 Plasma transport near the separatrix of a magnetic island R. D. Hazeltine, P. Helander, Peter J. Catto · Physics of Plasmas Aug 1997 38
5 Bootstrap current scaling in tokamaks H. R. Wilson · Nuclear Fusion Open access Feb 1992 37
All 52 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Fusion UK?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Turbulence, Tokamak, Transport, Solar Wind, Electron Acceleration, Ionosphere, Magnetosphere and Critical Current Density.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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 14 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 14 words, with their numbers
  1. Tokamak4▲ 422×1 topic
  2. Transport4▲ 365×1 topic
  3. Turbulence4▲ 130×2 topics
  4. Solar Wind3▲ 81×2 topics
  5. Electron Acceleration2▲ 87×2 topics
  6. Ionosphere2▲ 117×1 topic
  7. Magnetosphere2▲ 117×1 topic
  8. Critical Current Density2▲ 125×2 topics
  9. Nb3Sn Conductor1▲ 146×1 topic
  10. Superconducting Magnets1▲ 146×1 topic
  11. fusion materials1▲ 180×1 topic
  12. radiation damage1▲ 180×1 topic
  13. Economic Development1▲ 6.3×1 topic
  14. Innovation1▲ 4.7×1 topic

Which research topics does Fusion UK publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Superconducting Materials and Applications, Magnetic confinement fusion research, Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism and Superconductivity in MgB2 and Alloys.

Superconducting Material…1Superconducting Materials and Applications: 1 fractional worksMagnetic confinement fusion research: 0 fractional worksPhysics of Superconductivity and Magnetism: 0 fractional worksSuperconductivity in MgB2 and Alloys: 0 fractional worksPower Systems and Technologies: 0 fractional worksCraniofacial Disorders and Treatments: 0 fractional worksHead and Neck Surgical O…0Head and Neck Surgical Oncology: 0 fractional worksNuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics: 0 fractional worksDermatologic Treatments and Research: 0 fractional worksTarget Tracking and Data…0Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks: 0 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringNuclear and High Energy PhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsElectrical and Electronic Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Superconducting Materials and Applications Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Magnetic confinement fusion research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 0 works
  3. 3 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism Condensed Matter Physics 0 works
  4. 4 Superconductivity in MgB2 and Alloys Condensed Matter Physics 0 works
  5. 5 Power Systems and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments Genetics 0 works
  7. 7 Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Surgery 0 works
  8. 8 Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Dermatologic Treatments and Research Dermatology 0 works
  10. 10 Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks Artificial Intelligence 0 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 available23.3%not open76.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.2%domestic only66.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Fusion UK's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 127% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Fusion UK as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000037% in 2023.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Fusion UK0.000052% in 2025200020102020

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

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