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Fusion and Plasma Physics Studies

Fusion and Plasma Physics Studies is a research topic within Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Science Explorer counts 4.5k research works in it since 1950. 5.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the dynamics of complex biological and physical systems, focusing on topics such as inertial electrostatic confinement fusion, chaotic dynamics, stochastic analysis, neural network technologies, quantum mechanics, thermonuclear fusion, statistical instability, homeostatic systems, and the effects of physical effort on biological systems.

  • Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion
  • Chaotic Dynamics
  • Biological Systems
  • Stochastic Analysis
  • Neural Network Technologies
  • Quantum Mechanics
  • Thermonuclear Fusion
  • Statistical Instability
  • Homeostatic Systems
  • Physical Effort
Research works
4.5k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
243
per year above
Top-10% rate
5.4%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+60%
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Which countries lead Fusion and Plasma Physics Studies research?

By volume, Russia and the United States publish the most (368 and 86 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Russia 368 works
  2. 2 United States 86 works
  3. 3 Ukraine 35 works
  4. 4 China 35 works
  5. 5 Germany 26 works
  6. 6 Japan 19 works
  7. 7 France 13 works
  8. 8 United Kingdom 13 works
  9. 9 India 11 works
  10. 10 Bulgaria 11 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

Russia: 59.7%United States: 14.0%Ukraine: 5.6%China: 5.6%6 others listed: 15.1%60%largest
Russia368 · 59.7%United States86 · 14.0%Ukraine35 · 5.6%China35 · 5.6%6 others listed93 · 15.1%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Fusion and Plasma Physics Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Lomonosov Moscow State University publishes the most Fusion and Plasma Physics Studies research, followed by Russian Academy of Sciences and Moscow State University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 16 works
  2. 2 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 14 works
  3. 3 Moscow State UniversityTajikistan 9 works
  4. 4 Sechenov UniversityRussia 8 works
  5. 5 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 8 works
  6. 6 P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 7 works
  7. 7 Moscow State Pedagogical UniversityRussia 6 works
  8. 8 Kazan Federal UniversityRussia 6 works
  9. 9 St Petersburg UniversityRussia 6 works
  10. 10 S. M. Kirov Military Medical AcademyRussia 6 works

Where is Fusion and Plasma Physics Studies research done?

The largest centres of Fusion and Plasma Physics Studies research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Saint Petersburg (Russia), Kazan’ (Russia) and Kyiv (Ukraine). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Saint Petersburg and Moscow.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Moscow Russia 171 works
  2. 2 Saint Petersburg Russia 48 works
  3. 3 Kazan’ Russia 14 works
  4. 4 Kyiv Ukraine 14 works
  5. 5 Novosibirsk Russia 11 works
  6. 6 Dushanbe Tajikistan 9 works
  7. 7 Prague Czechia 9 works
  8. 8 Beijing China 8 works
  9. 9 Samara Russia 8 works
  10. 10 Sofia Bulgaria 8 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Saint PetersburgRU · 48.4 works25×
  2. MoscowRU · 171.2 works23×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Fusion and Plasma Physics Studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Fusion and Plasma Physics Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow State University and Sechenov University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%0.5%1%mean 0%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Lomonosov Moscow State University: 16, 0.0%Moscow State University: 9, 0.0%Sechenov University: 8, 0.0%Weatherford College: 8, 0.0%Lomonosov Moscow Sta…Moscow State Univers…Sechenov UniversityWeatherford College
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 61.90.0%27.0×16 +24.3%
2 Moscow State UniversityTajikistan 49.70.0%48.5×9 +14.5%
3 Sechenov UniversityRussia 32.40.0%37.2×8 —
4 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 15.00.0%8.5×8 +27.8%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Fusion and Plasma Physics Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 60% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Fusion and Plasma Physics Studies.

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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.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.