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Institute for the Science and Technology of Plasmas

In research, Institute for the Science and Technology of Plasmas stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,486 of 12,888 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 48.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,536
of 28,054 · #16,222 all time
Rank in Italy
#214
of 618
Research works
268
▲ 13375% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Institute for the Science and Technology of Plasmas 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 #4,486 of 12,888 27.3%140 #9515

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for the Science and Technology of Plasmas 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 Institute for the Science and Technology of Plasmas specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 48.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 23.6 works48×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 57.4 works17×
← 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: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.58× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.80× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.21× its world share, 52 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.31× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 16.61× its world share, 57 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× 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, 16.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Institute for the Science and Technology of Plasmas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Turbulence, Tokamak, Transport, Negative Ion Sources, Superconducting Cavities, Plasma Etching, Semiconductor Industry and Solar Wind.

▲ 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. Turbulence19▲ 141×3 topics
  2. Tokamak19▲ 563×1 topic
  3. Transport19▲ 378×1 topic
  4. Negative Ion Sources11▲ 399×1 topic
  5. Superconducting Cavities11▲ 399×1 topic
  6. Plasma Etching11▲ 313×1 topic
  7. Semiconductor Industry11▲ 313×1 topic
  8. Biomedical Applications9▲ 5.0×13 topics
  9. Solar Wind8▲ 58×2 topics
  10. Electron Acceleration6▲ 61×2 topics
  11. Spectroscopy6▲ 24×5 topics
  12. Remote Sensing6▲ 3.3×8 topics
  13. Molecular Dynamics Simulations6▲ 89×2 topics
  14. Space Exploration6▲ 85×2 topics
  15. fusion materials6▲ 203×1 topic
  16. radiation damage6▲ 203×1 topic
  17. Ionosphere6▲ 64×1 topic
  18. Magnetosphere6▲ 64×1 topic
  19. Material Analysis6▲ 177×1 topic
  20. Plasma6▲ 171×1 topic
  21. Cancer Therapy5▲ 5.9×3 topics
  22. Nb3Sn Conductor5▲ 179×1 topic
  23. Superconducting Magnets5▲ 179×1 topic
  24. Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas5▲ 170×1 topic
  25. Plasma Medicine5▲ 170×1 topic
  26. Tomography5▲ 18×4 topics
  27. Small-Angle Scattering4▲ 53×2 topics
  28. Data Analysis4▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Neutron Activation Analysis4▲ 78×1 topic
  30. Neutron Imaging4▲ 78×1 topic
  31. Density Functional Theory4▲ 22×3 topics
  32. Coronal Mass Ejections3▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Solar Dynamics Observatory3▲ 50×1 topic
  34. Electronic Structure Calculations3▲ 27×2 topics
  35. Crystal Growth3▲ 6.0×3 topics
  36. Raman Spectroscopy3▲ 8.5×2 topics
  37. Electron Beams2▲ 89×1 topic
  38. Laser-Plasma Accelerators2▲ 89×1 topic
  39. Synchrotron Radiation2▲ 33×2 topics
  40. Radiation Detection2▲ 33×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute for the Science and Technology of Plasmas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Magnetic confinement fusion research, Particle accelerators and beam dynamics, Plasma Diagnostics and Applications and Fusion materials and technologies.

Magnetic confinement fus…19Magnetic confinement fusion research: 19 fractional worksParticle accelerators and beam dynamics: 11 fractional worksPlasma Diagnostics and Applications: 11 fractional worksFusion materials and technologies: 6 fractional worksLaser-induced spectroscopy and plasma: 6 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 6 fractional worksSuperconducting Materials and Applications: 5 fractional worksPlasma Applications and Diagnostics: 5 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 4 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 3 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsAerospace EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials Chemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Magnetic confinement fusion research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 19 works
  2. 2 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 11 works
  3. 3 Plasma Diagnostics and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  4. 4 Fusion materials and technologies Materials Chemistry 6 works
  5. 5 Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma Mechanics of Materials 6 works
  6. 6 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  7. 7 Superconducting Materials and Applications Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Plasma Applications and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works
  9. 9 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 4 works
  10. 10 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available64.7%not open35.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.7%domestic only55.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for the Science and Technology of Plasmas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13375% higher 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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