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A. Loarte

A. Loarte

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
79
Citations
24976
World Ranking
3085
National Ranking
128

A. Loarte publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where A. Loarte sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 462 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

A. Loarte D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where A. Loarte sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Overview

A. Loarte is affiliated with ITER in France and has an extensive research background predominantly focused on nuclear fusion and related fields. Their work includes contributions across physics, engineering, and materials science, with particular emphasis on nuclear and high energy physics as well as materials chemistry.

The scientist's primary research topics encompass magnetic confinement fusion research, fusion materials and technologies, and superconducting materials and applications. Additional areas of focus include particle accelerators and beam dynamics, ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, laser-plasma interactions and diagnostics, and nuclear reactor physics and engineering.

Loarte has published scholarly articles in several journals, frequently appearing in Nuclear Fusion, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, and Physics of Plasmas. Other venues include arXiv (Cornell University) and Nuclear Materials and Energy.

  • Physics and technology considerations for the deuterium-tritium fuel cycle and conditions for tritium fuel self sufficiency, 2020, Nuclear Fusion
  • First demonstration of full ELM suppression in low input torque plasmas to support ITER research plan using n = 4 RMP in EAST, 2021, Nuclear Fusion
  • Plasma-wall interaction impact of the ITER re-baseline, 2024, Nuclear Materials and Energy
  • Constructing a new predictive scaling formula for ITER's divertor heat-load width informed by a simulation-anchored machine learning, 2021, Physics of Plasmas
  • Detachment in Fusion Plasmas with Symmetry Breaking Magnetic Perturbation Fields, 2020, Physical Review Letters

Among frequent collaborators are Yueqiang Liu, S. D. Pinches, A.R. Polevoi, R.A. Pitts, and F.J. Artola, with whom Loarte has co-authored numerous publications.

  • Yueqiang Liu
  • S. D. Pinches
  • A.R. Polevoi
  • R.A. Pitts
  • F.J. Artola

Loarte's publication venues include:

  • Nuclear Fusion
  • Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
  • Physics of Plasmas
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nuclear Materials and Energy

Their main fields of study are:

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Engineering
  • Materials Science

Subfields represented in their research encompass:

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics

Key topics spanning their research output are:

  • Magnetic confinement fusion research
  • Fusion materials and technologies
  • Superconducting Materials and Applications
  • Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
  • Nuclear reactor physics and engineering

Best Publications

  • Chapter 4: Power and particle control

    A. Loarte;B. Lipschultz;A.S. Kukushkin;G.F. Matthews

  • Recent analysis of key plasma wall interactions issues for ITER

    Joachim Roth;E. Tsitrone;A. Loarte;Th. Loarer

  • Progress in the ITER Physics Basis - Chapter 1: Overview and summary

    M. Shimada;D. J. Campbell;V. Mukhovatov;M. Fujiwara

  • Characteristics of type I ELM energy and particle losses in existing devices and their extrapolation to ITER

    A. Loarte;G. Saibene;R. Sartori;D. Campbell

  • Plasma facing and high heat flux materials-needs for ITER and beyond

    H. Bolt;V. Barabash;G. Federici;J. Linke

  • Physics basis and design of the ITER plasma-facing components

    R.A. Pitts;S. Carpentier;F. Escourbiac;T. Hirai

  • Tritium inventory in ITER plasma-facing materials and tritium removal procedures

    Joachim Roth;Emmanuelle Tsitrone;Thierry Loarer;Volker Philipps

  • Key ITER plasma edge and plasma–material interaction issues

    G. Federici;P. Andrew;P. Barabaschi;J. Brooks

  • Progress on the application of ELM control schemes to ITER scenarios from the non-active phase to DT operation

    A. Loarte;G. Huijsmans;S. Futatani;L.R. Baylor

  • Assessment of erosion of the ITER divertor targets during type I ELMs

    G. Federici;A. Loarte;G. Strohmayer

  • Disruptions in ITER and strategies for their control and mitigation

    M. Lehnen;K. Aleynikova;P. B. Aleynikov;D. J. Campbell

  • Plasma detachment in JET Mark I divertor experiments

    A. Loarte;R.D. Monk;J.R. Martín-Solís;D.J. Campbell

  • A long-pulse high-confinement plasma regime in the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak

    J. Li;H. Y. Guo;H. Y. Guo;B. N. Wan;X. Z. Gong

  • Principal Physics Developments Evaluated in the ITER Design Review

    R. J. Hawryluk;D. J. Campbell;G. Janeschitz;P. R. Thomas

  • ITER plasma-facing components

    Mario Merola;D. Loesser;A. Martin;P. Chappuis

  • Effects of divertor geometry on tokamak plasmas

    Alberto Loarte

  • Characteristics and scaling of energy and particle losses during Type I ELMs in JET H-modes

    A. Loarte;M. Becoulet;G. Saibene;R. Sartori

  • Plasma-surface interaction, scrape-off layer and divertor physics:Implications for ITER

    B. Lipschultz;X. Bonnin;G. Counsell;A. Kallenbach

  • Overview of the JET results in support to ITER

    X. Litaudon;S. Abduallev;M. Abhangi;P. Abreu

  • ELM control strategies and tools: status and potential for ITER

    P. T. Lang;A. Loarte;G. Saibene;L. R. Baylor

Frequent Co-Authors

A. Kallenbach
A. Kallenbach Max Planck Society
Peter Lang
Peter Lang University of Bern
Jet-Efda Contributors
Jet-Efda Contributors International Atomic Energy Agency
Jochen Linke
Jochen Linke Forschungszentrum Jülich
S. Brezinsek
S. Brezinsek Forschungszentrum Jülich
V. Riccardo
V. Riccardo European Atomic Energy Community
C. Angioni
C. Angioni Max Planck Society
R. Dux
R. Dux Max Planck Society
R. Neu
R. Neu Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

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