| Discipline name | Position | Best Scientists | Publications | D-Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physics | 302 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Engineering and Technology | 1223 | 11 | 15 | 5 |
Fusion Science and Technology covers a variety of subjects, including Nuclear engineering, Plasma, Atomic physics, Nuclear physics and Fusion power. The research on Nuclear engineering featured in Fusion Science and Technology combines topics in other fields like Tritium, Tokamak, Divertor, Coolant and Blanket. The journal addresses concerns in the field of Tritium by exploring it in line with topics in Hydrogen which intersect with Analytical chemistry subjects.
It addresses concerns in Plasma which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Mechanics, Magnetic field and Optics. It covers various topics on Optics such as Inertial confinement fusion and Laser. Some problems in Atomic physics that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Ion, Electron, Cyclotron and Beam (structure).
Fusion Science and Technology encompasses presentations on Nuclear physics, specifically Neutron and Thermonuclear fusion. Fusion Science and Technology links adjacent topics like Fusion power with Nuclear fusion. The journal explores research in Magnetic confinement fusion and the adjacent study of Stellarator.
The most cited papers cover a variety of subjects, including Nuclear engineering, Plasma, Nuclear physics, Magnetic confinement fusion and Fusion power. While the published papers mainly focused on Nuclear engineering studies, they also tackled the scientific discipline of interrelated fields such as
The journal primarily tackles Nuclear engineering, Tokamak, Plasma, Fusion power and Divertor. The studies on Nuclear engineering discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Tritium, Computational fluid dynamics, Nuclear fusion, Core (manufacturing) and Blanket. The concepts on Tritium presented in Fusion Science and Technology can also apply to other research fields, including Radiochemistry, Waste management, Hydrogen and Deuterium.
While the journal focused on Plasma, it was also able to explore topics like High heat, Pellets and Transient (oscillation). Fusion Science and Technology focuses on Fusion power as well as the interrelated topic of Conceptual design. Topics in Divertor explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Composite material and Tungsten.
A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.
The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.
The top authors publishing in Fusion Science and Technology (based on the number of publications) are:
The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.
Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered
The top affiliations publishing in Fusion Science and Technology (based on the number of publications) are:
The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.
The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.
The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.
During the most recent 2021 edition, 12.77% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 32.93% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 24.39% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.73% of all publications and 21.95% were from other institutions.
A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.
The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.
The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.
Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).
The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:
The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.
S. Smolentsev;T. Rhodes;Y. Yan;A. Tassone
(2020)P. T. Lang;B. Ploeckl;M. Bernert;A. Bock
(2021)Kieran Dolan;Guiqiu Zheng;David Carpenter;Steven Huang
(2020)T. Tajima;A. Necas;G. Mourou;S. Gales
(2021)Sergey Smolentsev;Tyler Rhodes;Yuchen Jiang;Peter Huang
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