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Journal of Plasma Physics
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Journal of Plasma Physics

0022-3778

Published by: Cambridge University Press

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-plasma-physics

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Physics 138 35 67 14

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 68
Documents by Best Scientists*: 110
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 57
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.754
Impact Factor: 2.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Plasma Physics?

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Plasma, Atomic physics, Classical mechanics, Magnetic field and Electron. The studies on Plasma discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Computational physics, Quantum electrodynamics, Condensed matter physics, Ion and Mechanics. Aside from discussions in Quantum electrodynamics, Journal of Plasma Physics also deals with the subject of Wave propagation which intersects with Surface wave disciplines.

Turbulence is a focus of the Mechanics works in it. Topics in Atomic physics were tackled in line with various other fields like Laser, Optics, Electric field, Ion acoustic wave and Dusty plasma. While Classical mechanics is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Magnetohydrodynamics and Nonlinear system.

The works on Magnetohydrodynamics deal in particular with Magnetohydrodynamic drive. It holds forums on Magnetic field that merges themes from other disciplines such as Field (physics) and Instability. Journal of Plasma Physics links adjacent topics like Electron with Amplitude.

  • Plasma (53.42%)
  • Atomic physics (27.69%)
  • Classical mechanics (23.49%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Anisotropy in MHD turbulence due to a mean magnetic field (756 citations)
  • Variational principles of guiding centre motion (532 citations)
  • A weak turbulence theory for incompressible magnetohydrodynamics (494 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Plasma Physics:

The journal articles mostly deal with topics like Plasma, Classical mechanics, Magnetic field, Atomic physics and Quantum electrodynamics. While Plasma is the focus of the journal papers, it also provides insights into the studies of Computational physics, Condensed matter physics, Ion, Mechanics and Electron. The journal publications focus on Classical mechanics but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of Magnetohydrodynamics which is concerned with Turbulence and Dissipation.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Photon

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Plasma, Mechanics, Computational physics, Magnetic field and Electron. The Plasma works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Ion, Flux, Atomic physics and Space physics. It explores topics in Computational physics which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Electromagnetic radiation, Distribution function, Solar wind and Magnetic energy.

The concepts on Magnetic field presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Work (thermodynamics), Quantum electrodynamics, Function (mathematics) and Electric field. It facilitates discussions on Electron that incorporate concepts from other fields like Adiabatic process, Phase space and Current (fluid). The overlapping concepts between Momentum and Classical mechanics are the key highlights of Tokamak study.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • On quasisymmetric plasma equilibria sustained by small force (17 citations)
  • Spatiotemporal analysis of the runaway distribution function from synchrotron images in an ASDEX Upgrade disruption (11 citations)
  • Effects of magnetic perturbations and radiation on the runaway avalanche (8 citations)

Papers citation over time

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 Journal of Plasma Physics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Padma Kant Shukla (91 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Lennart Stenflo (73 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • P. K. Shukla (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Abdullah Al Mamun (36 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Robert Bingham (33 papers) absent at the last edition.

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 Journal of Plasma Physics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Max Planck Society (217 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Ruhr University Bochum (124 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Umeå University (81 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Princeton University (80 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (66 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition.

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.

Publication chance based on affiliation

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, 16.24% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 41.84% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.10% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.27% of all publications and 39.80% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

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.

Returning Institution Index

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.

The experience to innovation index

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:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Overview of the SPARC tokamak

    A. J. Creely;M. J. Greenwald;S. B. Ballinger;D. Brunner

    (2020)
    263 Citations
  • Divertor heat flux challenge and mitigation in SPARC

    A. Q. Kuang;S. Ballinger;D. Brunner;J. Canik

    (2020)
    61 Citations
  • MHD stability and disruptions in the SPARC tokamak

    R. Sweeney;A. J. Creely;J. Doody;Tünde Fülöp

    (2020)
    40 Citations
  • Fluctuation dynamo in a weakly collisional plasma

    D. A. St-Onge;M. W. Kunz;J. Squire;A. A. Schekochihin

    (2020)
    35 Citations
  • Zonally dominated dynamics and Dimits threshold in curvature-driven ITG turbulence

    Plamen G. Ivanov;A. A. Schekochihin;W. Dorland;A. R. Field

    (2020)
    32 Citations
  • Isotope dependence of energy, momentum and particle confinement in tokamaks

    H. Weisen;C. F. Maggi;Michael Oberparleiter;F. J. Casson

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • Scaling of the Hosking integral in decaying magnetically dominated turbulence

    (2022)
    27 Citations
  • Kinetic entropy-based measures of distribution function non-Maxwellianity: theory and simulations

    Haoming Liang;M. Hasan Barbhuiya;Paul Cassak;Oreste Pezzi

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Pressure anisotropy and viscous heating in weakly collisional plasma turbulence

    (2023)
    20 Citations
  • Compton scattering in particle-in-cell codes

    F. Del Gaudio;T. Grismayer;R. A. Fonseca;L. O. Silva

    (2020)
    19 Citations

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