Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
Particle accelerators and beam dynamics is a research topic within Aerospace Engineering. Science Explorer counts 50k research works in it since 1950. 23.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on advancements in accelerator technology, particularly in the development of superconducting cavities, negative ion sources, and neutral beam injection for applications in high energy density physics and magnetic fusion. It also encompasses research on RF source development, particle-in-cell simulations, plasma diagnostics, and ion beam dynamics.
- Superconducting Cavities
- Negative Ion Sources
- Neutral Beam Injection
- RF Source Development
- Particle-in-Cell Simulations
- High Energy Density Physics
- Plasma Diagnostics
- Magnetic Fusion
- Ion Beam Dynamics
- Accelerator Design
- Research works
- 50k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 12k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -17% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Particle accelerators and beam dynamics research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (889 and 878 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 889 works
- 2 United States 878 works
- 3 Russia 324 works
- 4 Germany 234 works
- 5 Japan 229 works
- 6 Italy 198 works
- 7 France 185 works
- 8 India 154 works
- 9 Switzerland 136 works
- 10 South Korea 107 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 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory publishes the most Particle accelerators and beam dynamics research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and European Organization for Nuclear Research.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryUnited States 131 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 102 works
- 3 European Organization for Nuclear ResearchSwitzerland 81 works
- 4 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina 44 works
- 5 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 42 works
- 6 Institute of Plasma PhysicsChina 42 works
- 7 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina 38 works
- 8 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 36 works
- 9 Institute of Applied PhysicsRussia 35 works
- 10 Max Planck Institute for Plasma PhysicsGermany 34 works
Who are the leading researchers in Particle accelerators and beam dynamics?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Particle accelerators and beam dynamics include Xiaogang Wang, S. L. Wu and P. Jackson.
- 1 Xiaogang Wang Russia 13k citations
- 2 S. L. Wu United Kingdom 10k citations
- 3 P. Jackson United Kingdom 10k citations
- 4 E. L. Wright United States 9.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Particle accelerators and beam dynamics research done?
The largest centres of Particle accelerators and beam dynamics research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Batavia (United States), Hefei (China) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Vinon-sur-Verdon, Batavia and Newport News.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Vinon-sur-VerdonFR · 21.3 works453×
- BataviaUS · 135.3 works389×
- Newport NewsUS · 29.1 works149×
- TsukubaJP · 33.1 works142×
- AbingdonGB · 22.4 works120×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Particle accelerators and beam dynamics than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Particle accelerators and beam dynamics?
Among universities, judged by research, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, University of Science and Technology of China and University of Padua 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 | 62.0 | 39.1% | 16.6× | 26 | +17.9% |
| 2 | University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina | 60.2 | 22.1% | 9.7× | 44 | +135.8% |
| 3 | University of PaduaItaly | 53.5 | 39.8% | 5.4× | 16 | +182.1% |
| 4 | Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyGermany | 53.0 | 27.0% | 10.4× | 21 | +27.0% |
| 5 | National Research Nuclear University MEPhIRussia | 51.3 | 8.3% | 39.6× | 18 | +198.5% |
| 6 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina | 50.0 | 24.9% | 6.8× | 42 | +85.6% |
| 7 | Michigan State UniversityUnited States | 48.8 | 33.0% | 8.0× | 22 | +14.6% |
| 8 | Homi Bhabha National InstituteIndia | 47.8 | 21.6% | 19.9× | 16 | — |
| 9 | Novosibirsk State UniversityRussia | 45.6 | 12.4% | 16.5× | 9 | +159.2% |
| 10 | Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina | 44.8 | 23.8% | 6.1× | 36 | +67.4% |
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 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 17% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2002. The fastest-growing topics are Particle accelerators and beam dynamics.
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.