Magnetic confinement fusion research
Magnetic confinement fusion research is a research topic within Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Science Explorer counts 49k research works in it since 1950. 27.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics in plasma physics and fusion research, including turbulence, transport, MHD stability, edge localized modes, zonal flows, confinement, neoclassical tearing modes, energetic particles, and diagnostics. The research spans from theoretical modeling to experimental observations in various fusion devices.
- Turbulence
- Tokamak
- Transport
- MHD Stability
- Edge Localized Modes
- Zonal Flows
- Confinement
- Neoclassical Tearing Modes
- Energetic Particles
- Diagnostics
- Research works
- 49k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 13k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 27.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -11% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Magnetic confinement fusion research research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (984 and 979 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 984 works
- 2 China 979 works
- 3 Russia 460 works
- 4 Germany 284 works
- 5 France 281 works
- 6 Japan 236 works
- 7 Italy 232 works
- 8 United Kingdom 194 works
- 9 India 171 works
- 10 South Korea 110 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Magnetic confinement fusion research research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Magnetic confinement fusion research research, followed by Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics and Institute of Plasma Physics.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 112 works
- 2 Max Planck Institute for Plasma PhysicsGermany 99 works
- 3 Institute of Plasma PhysicsChina 96 works
- 4 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina 88 works
- 5 Princeton Plasma Physics LaboratoryUnited States 81 works
- 6 Kurchatov InstituteRussia 70 works
- 7 Southwestern Institute of PhysicsChina 69 works
- 8 École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneSwitzerland 56 works
- 9 General Atomics (United States)United States 55 works
- 10 Oak Ridge National LaboratoryUnited States 51 works
Who are the leading researchers in Magnetic confinement fusion research?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Magnetic confinement fusion research include Xiaogang Wang, P. Jackson and G. N. Taylor.
- 1 Xiaogang Wang Russia 13k citations
- 2 P. Jackson United Kingdom 10k citations
- 3 G. N. Taylor Australia 7.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Magnetic confinement fusion research research done?
The largest centres of Magnetic confinement fusion research research in 2022–2025 are Hefei (China), Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia) and Abingdon (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Vinon-sur-Verdon, Plainsboro Center and Abingdon.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Vinon-sur-VerdonFR · 52.8 works960×
- Plainsboro CenterUS · 81.4 works662×
- AbingdonGB · 106.2 works487×
- Saint-Paul-lès-DuranceFR · 33.4 works434×
- GarchingDE · 102.9 works229×
- Grand RapidsUS · 27.0 works65×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Magnetic confinement fusion research than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Magnetic confinement fusion research?
Among universities, judged by research, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, University of Science and Technology of China and Princeton 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.
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 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneSwitzerland | 74.8 | 58.6% | 30.6× | 56 | -4.8% |
| 2 | University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina | 69.4 | 26.7% | 16.8× | 88 | +162.0% |
| 3 | Princeton UniversityUnited States | 65.5 | 49.8% | 20.1× | 38 | +1.7% |
| 4 | University of YorkUnited Kingdom | 64.7 | 63.6% | 8.3× | 11 | +99.2% |
| 5 | Fusion AcademyUnited States | 61.8 | 45.3% | 764.6× | 27 | -6.8% |
| 6 | University of PaduaItaly | 60.3 | 43.7% | 6.2× | 22 | +213.1% |
| 7 | The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAIJapan | 56.4 | 32.5% | 89.4× | 17 | +79.6% |
| 8 | National Research Nuclear University MEPhIRussia | 55.8 | 8.4% | 69.5× | 37 | +347.2% |
| 9 | University of Wisconsin–MadisonUnited States | 54.9 | 43.5% | 8.4× | 34 | -18.6% |
| 10 | Technical University of DenmarkDenmark | 54.4 | 64.2% | 5.4× | 12 | +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 Magnetic confinement fusion research research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2002. The fastest-growing topics are Magnetic confinement fusion research.
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.