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Plasma University

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Research works
20
▲ 623% vs 2018-21
Citations
312
15.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
50%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
Plasma University

Not ranked overall: Plasma University 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 Plasma University work in?

In all years, 70% of research at Plasma University is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (28%), Physics and Astronomy (24%), Social Sciences (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 70.0% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 28.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 10.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 9.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 24.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 12.1% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 6.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 5.8% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 17.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 10.9% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 9.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKPlasma University20fractional works, all years
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences70%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences17%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering628.0%
    2. Physics and Astronomy524.1%
    3. Computer Science15.6%
    4. Materials Science15.6%
    5. Environmental Science13.0%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences02.1%
    7. Chemistry01.6%
    1. Social Sciences210.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting15.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.5%
    4. Psychology00.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology15.5%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology12.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.0%
    1. Medicine02.2%
    2. Veterinary00.8%
    3. Nursing00.5%
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: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 8.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 2.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.71× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 4.83× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 3.59× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 19.42× its world share, 0 worksVeterinarySocial Sciences: 2.61× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 19.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary19.42×0 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology8.15×0 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy4.83×1 works
  4. Nursing3.59×0 works
  5. Social Sciences2.61×2 works
  6. Computer Science2.13×1 works
  7. Environmental Science1.71×0 works
  8. Materials Science1.01×0 works
  9. Engineering0.68×1 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.33×0 works
  11. Medicine0.16×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Plasma University?

The most cited paper from Plasma University is "Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023" (Simon I Hay et al., 2025), with 762 citations. Next come "Multifrequency theory of high power gyrotron oscillators" (75) and "Theory of gyro-travelling-wave tubes at cyclotron harmonics" (60).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Simon I Hay et al. · The Lancet Open access2,780 authors Oct 2025 762
2 Multifrequency theory of high power gyrotron oscillators S. Y., Thomas M. Antonsen, Girish P. Saraph et al. · International Journal of Electronics 1992 75
3 Theory of gyro-travelling-wave tubes at cyclotron harmonics Gregory S. Nusinovich, H. Li · International Journal of Electronics 1992 60
4 Soft Plasma Polymerization of Gas State Precursors from an Atmospheric Pressure Corona Plasma Discharge P.A.F. Herbert, Liam O’Neill, Justyna Jaroszyńska‐Wolińska · Chemistry of Materials 11 Sep 2009 49
5 Non-linear theory of a large-orbit gyrotron Gregory S. Nusinovich · International Journal of Electronics 1992 33
All 28 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Plasma University?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Supply Chain Management, Negative Ion Sources, Superconducting Cavities, High Power Terahertz Sources, Vacuum Electronics, Tokamak, Turbulence and Electron Acceleration.

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

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Supply Chain Management2▲ 20×2 topics
  2. Negative Ion Sources2▲ 200×1 topic
  3. Superconducting Cavities2▲ 200×1 topic
  4. High Power Terahertz Sources2▲ 267×1 topic
  5. Vacuum Electronics2▲ 267×1 topic
  6. Electron Acceleration1▲ 61×2 topics
  7. Risk Factors1▲ 5.6×3 topics
  8. Tokamak1▲ 134×1 topic
  9. Turbulence1▲ 41×1 topic
  10. Blood Donation1▲ 357×1 topic
  11. Blood Transfusion1▲ 105×2 topics
  12. Donor Behavior1▲ 357×1 topic
  13. Plasma Etching1▲ 119×1 topic
  14. Semiconductor Industry1▲ 119×1 topic
  15. Blockchain1▲ 56×1 topic
  16. Development1▲ 15×1 topic
  17. Education1▲ 3.8×1 topic
  18. Image Processing1▲ 16×1 topic
  19. Internet of Things1▲ 9.2×1 topic
  20. Ritual1▲ 237×1 topic
  21. Solar Wind1▲ 38×2 topics

Which research topics does Plasma University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria, African Education and Politics and Helminth infection and control.

Blockchain Technology Ap…1Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 1 fractional worksReligion and Sociopoliti…1Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria: 1 fractional worksAfrican Education and Po…1African Education and Politics: 1 fractional worksHelminth infection and control: 0 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 0 fractional worksParasitic Infections and Diagnostics: 0 fractional worksBacterial Infections and Vaccines: 0 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 0 fractional worksDiphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus: 0 fractional worksClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research: 0 fractional works
Information SystemsGeneral Social SciencesEducationSmall Animals5 others

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

  1. 1 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 1 works
  2. 2 Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria General Social Sciences 1 works
  3. 3 African Education and Politics Education 1 works
  4. 4 Helminth infection and control Small Animals 0 works
  5. 5 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 0 works
  6. 6 Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics Parasitology 0 works
  7. 7 Bacterial Infections and Vaccines Microbiology 0 works
  8. 8 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  9. 9 Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus Endocrinology 0 works
  10. 10 Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research Infectious Diseases 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 available49.7%not open50.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.1%domestic only63.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Plasma University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 623% 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 Plasma University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000045% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Plasma University0.000027% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Plasma University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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