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ITER

In research, ITER stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,549 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,734 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,507 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Physics and Astronomy and Aerospace Engineering — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 71.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,225
of 28,054 · #6,237 all time
Rank in France
#261
of 1,422
Research works
1.2k
▼ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
15.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is ITER 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 #4,549 of 12,888 27.6%217 #3744
EngineeringField #3,734 of 6,636 23.7%100 #3115
Physics and AstronomyField #1,507 of 1,646 35.1%70 #2486

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where ITER 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#3,744 #4,549
  2. Engineering#3,115 #3,734
  3. Physics and Astronomy#2,486 #1,507
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does ITER specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 71.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 51.7 works72×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 70.4 works14×
  3. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 35.8 works13×
  4. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 37.3 works8.3×
  5. Biomedical EngineeringSubfield · 36.6 works7.6×
  6. Materials ScienceField · 39.5 works4.9×
← 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.92× its world share, 100 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.93× its world share, 40 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 13.80× its world share, 70 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 13.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at ITER?

Ranked on the composite score, N. Mitchell, D. Bessette and A. Devred lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ITER.

  1. 1 N. Mitchell · #37,967 worldwide 408 citations · 58 works
  2. 2 D. Bessette · #74,649 worldwide 242 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 A. Devred · #80,523 worldwide 291 citations · 64 works
  4. 4 Y. Gribov · #81,175 worldwide 274 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 V.A. Chuyanov · #105,779 worldwide 164 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 J. Knaster · #127,943 worldwide 271 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 R.A. Pitts · #128,123 worldwide 484 citations · 105 works
  8. 8 C.S. Pitcher · #139,830 worldwide 348 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 G. De Temmerman · #185,086 worldwide 247 citations · 63 works
  10. 10 D. Boilson · #188,863 worldwide 194 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at ITER

Which keywords describe research at ITER?

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

▲ 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. Tokamak47▲ 966×1 topic
  2. Turbulence47▲ 237×1 topic
  3. Critical Current Density35▲ 611×2 topics
  4. Nb3Sn Conductor35▲ 823×1 topic
  5. Superconducting Magnets35▲ 823×1 topic
  6. fusion materials30▲ 714×1 topic
  7. radiation damage30▲ 714×1 topic
  8. Negative Ion Sources20▲ 487×1 topic
  9. Superconducting Cavities20▲ 487×1 topic
  10. Molten Salt11▲ 150×1 topic
  11. Nuclear Reactor11▲ 150×1 topic
  12. Electron Acceleration7▲ 46×2 topics
  13. Tomography6▲ 14×3 topics
  14. Neutron Imaging5▲ 65×1 topic
  15. Small-Angle Scattering5▲ 43×1 topic
  16. Solar Wind4▲ 21×2 topics
  17. Hydrogen Embrittlement4▲ 22×2 topics
  18. Oxidation Resistance4▲ 18×3 topics
  19. Accident Tolerant Fuels4▲ 48×1 topic
  20. Fuel Cladding4▲ 48×1 topic
  21. Ionosphere4▲ 30×1 topic
  22. Magnetosphere4▲ 30×1 topic
  23. Electron Beams4▲ 92×1 topic
  24. Laser-Plasma Accelerators4▲ 92×1 topic
  25. Synchrotron Radiation4▲ 33×2 topics
  26. Free-Electron Lasers3▲ 124×1 topic
  27. International Relations3▲ 6.0×2 topics
  28. X-Ray3▲ 124×1 topic
  29. Plasma Etching3▲ 63×1 topic
  30. Semiconductor Industry3▲ 63×1 topic
  31. Finite Element Analysis2▲ 4.7×3 topics
  32. High Power Terahertz Sources2▲ 74×1 topic
  33. Vacuum Electronics2▲ 74×1 topic
  34. Raman Spectroscopy2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  35. Nuclear Fuel2▲ 55×1 topic
  36. Radiation Protection2▲ 55×1 topic
  37. S&T Policies2▲ 114×1 topic
  38. Science Diplomacy2▲ 114×1 topic
  39. Nuclear Graphite2▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Oxidation Behavior2▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does ITER publish most on?

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

Magnetic confinement fus…47Magnetic confinement fusion research: 47 fractional worksSuperconducting Material…35Superconducting Materials and Applications: 35 fractional worksFusion materials and tec…30Fusion materials and technologies: 30 fractional worksParticle accelerators an…20Particle accelerators and beam dynamics: 20 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 11 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 5 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Properties: 4 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 4 fractional worksLaser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics: 4 fractional worksParticle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers: 3 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsBiomedical EngineeringMaterials ChemistryAerospace Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Magnetic confinement fusion researchNuclear and High Energy Physics 47 works
  2. 2 Superconducting Materials and ApplicationsBiomedical Engineering 35 works
  3. 3 Fusion materials and technologiesMaterials Chemistry 30 works
  4. 4 Particle accelerators and beam dynamicsAerospace Engineering 20 works
  5. 5 Nuclear reactor physics and engineeringAerospace Engineering 11 works
  6. 6 Nuclear Physics and ApplicationsRadiation 5 works
  7. 7 Nuclear Materials and PropertiesMaterials Chemistry 4 works
  8. 8 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsAstronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  9. 9 Laser-Plasma Interactions and DiagnosticsNuclear and High Energy Physics 4 works
  10. 10 Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron LasersElectrical 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 available31.7%not open68.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors71.4%domestic only28.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has ITER's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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