Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism is a research topic within Condensed Matter Physics. Science Explorer counts 107k research works in it since 1950. 17.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the physics of high-temperature superconductivity, particularly in cuprate superconductors. It covers a wide range of topics including electronic structure calculations, proximity effects in superconductor-ferromagnet structures, quantum Monte Carlo methods, and the evidence for electron–phonon coupling in high-temperature superconductors.
- High-Temperature Superconductivity
- Cuprate Superconductors
- Dynamical Mean-Field Theory
- Proximity Effects
- Quantum Monte Carlo
- Electronic Structure Calculations
- Ferromagnet Structures
- Valence-Bond Ground States
- Electron–Phonon Coupling
- Stripe Order
- Research works
- 107k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 19k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -3% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.6k and 1.3k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.6k works
- 2 United States 1.3k works
- 3 Japan 746 works
- 4 Germany 534 works
- 5 Russia 366 works
- 6 India 325 works
- 7 France 280 works
- 8 United Kingdom 229 works
- 9 Italy 214 works
- 10 South Korea 158 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 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism research, followed by The University of Tokyo and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 99 works
- 2 The University of TokyoJapan 80 works
- 3 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 59 works
- 4 Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina 54 works
- 5 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 46 works
- 6 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina 45 works
- 7 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 44 works
- 8 Tohoku UniversityJapan 43 works
- 9 Kyoto UniversityJapan 39 works
- 10 National Institute for Materials ScienceJapan 37 works
Who are the leading researchers in Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism include Georg Kresse, L. J. Sham and John P. Perdew.
- 1 Georg Kresse Austria 24k citations
- 2 L. J. Sham United States 13k citations
- 3 John P. Perdew United States 9.9k citations
- 4 Y. Makida Japan 8.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism research done?
The largest centres of Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Moscow (Russia) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Wako, Villigen and Batavia.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- WakoJP · 34.8 works45×
- VilligenCH · 23.2 works38×
- BataviaUS · 21.6 works33×
- UptonUS · 22.5 works32×
- ChernogolovkaRU · 21.9 works29×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism?
Among universities, judged by research, Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Victoria University of Wellington 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 | Munich Center for Quantum Science and TechnologyGermany | 67.7 | 37.5% | 174.8× | 17 | — |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States | 66.9 | 47.2% | 8.3× | 36 | -22.7% |
| 3 | Victoria University of WellingtonNew Zealand | 64.3 | 23.6% | 11.3× | 16 | +295.2% |
| 4 | Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi AvanzatiItaly | 62.9 | 32.8% | 47.0× | 14 | +66.1% |
| 5 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneSwitzerland | 59.9 | 31.3% | 9.0× | 26 | -0.2% |
| 6 | The University of TokyoJapan | 59.2 | 21.1% | 9.4× | 80 | -15.7% |
| 7 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina | 57.6 | 21.8% | 5.0× | 59 | +235.5% |
| 8 | Princeton UniversityUnited States | 56.7 | 41.8% | 7.3× | 22 | -13.4% |
| 9 | Weizmann Institute of ScienceIsrael | 56.6 | 28.7% | 14.3× | 14 | +16.7% |
| 10 | Lanzhou UniversityChina | 55.9 | 23.5% | 9.0× | 37 | +44.1% |
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 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 1994.
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.