Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics is a research topic within Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Science Explorer counts 34k research works in it since 1950. 29.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the physics of laser-plasma interactions, including the generation and acceleration of electron and proton beams, ion acceleration, high-energy density plasmas, fusion ignition, and the use of high-power lasers. It also involves research in the relativistic regime and utilizes particle-in-cell modeling to study these phenomena.
- Laser-Plasma Accelerators
- Electron Beams
- Proton Generation
- High-Energy Density Plasmas
- Fusion Ignition
- Relativistic Regime
- Ion Acceleration
- Wakefield Acceleration
- High-Power Lasers
- Particle-in-Cell Modeling
- Research works
- 34k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 10k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 29.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -6% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (884 and 826 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 884 works
- 2 United States 826 works
- 3 Russia 399 works
- 4 Germany 247 works
- 5 India 185 works
- 6 France 179 works
- 7 Japan 153 works
- 8 United Kingdom 139 works
- 9 Italy 80 works
- 10 Iran 61 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory publishes the most Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics research, followed by Los Alamos National Laboratory and China Academy of Engineering Physics.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory United States 104 works
- 2 Los Alamos National Laboratory United States 57 works
- 3 China Academy of Engineering Physics China 47 works
- 4 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 45 works
- 5 P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences Russia 45 works
- 6 University of Science and Technology of China China 45 works
- 7 University of Rochester United States 39 works
- 8 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 38 works
- 9 Lovely Professional University India 35 works
- 10 Sandia National Laboratories United States 33 works
Where is Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics research done?
The largest centres of Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Livermore (United States) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Livermore and Columbia.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- LivermoreUS · 109.3 works116×
- ColumbiaUS · 23.8 works76×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics?
Among universities, judged by research, Lovely Professional University, University of Science and Technology of China and University of Rochester 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lovely Professional University India | 70.3 | 37.3% | 19.9× | 35 | +494.0% |
| 2 | University of Science and Technology of China China | 66.4 | 41.5% | 10.4× | 44 | +78.0% |
| 3 | University of Rochester United States | 64.5 | 45.1% | 38.3× | 39 | +28.2% |
| 4 | Princeton University United States | 60.2 | 42.7% | 14.4× | 22 | +32.8% |
| 5 | University of Allahabad India | 60.2 | 58.0% | 26.7× | 10 | — |
| 6 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Switzerland | 56.8 | 65.9% | 6.6× | 10 | +16.2% |
| 7 | Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Germany | 56.4 | 46.3% | 11.6× | 12 | +22.7% |
| 8 | Fusion Academy United States | 56.1 | 49.5% | 326.2× | 9 | -8.3% |
| 9 | National Research Nuclear University MEPhI Russia | 54.6 | 16.5% | 44.4× | 19 | +226.2% |
| 10 | Shivaji University India | 53.1 | 30.5% | 23.3× | 8 | +169.2% |
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 Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2016. The fastest-growing topics are Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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