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74
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19862
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3461
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327

H. Zohm 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 H. Zohm sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 689 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

H. Zohm 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 H. Zohm sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his fundamental contributions to the understanding and control of magnetohydrodynamic instabilities, the application of electron cyclotron heating and current drive systems on tokamaks, the development of integrated DEMO operating scenarios and for programmatic leadership in fusion research
  • 2016 - Hannes Alfvén Prize, European Physical Society for their experimental and theoretical contributions to the development of large-scale next-step devices in high-temperature plasma physics research,

Overview

H. Zohm is affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in Germany. Their research focuses on magnetic confinement fusion, particularly on the physical and engineering challenges associated with next-step fusion devices and DEMO, the demonstration power plant concept following ITER.

Their scholarly output includes work on fusion materials, plasma physics, and nuclear reactor engineering. The scientist has contributed to over ninety publications across physics and astronomy, engineering, and materials science, with a strong emphasis on nuclear and high energy physics as well as materials chemistry.

H. Zohm's notable recent papers include:

  • "Assessment of alternative divertor configurations as an exhaust solution for DEMO," 2020, Nuclear Fusion
  • "DEMO physics challenges beyond ITER," 2020, Fusion Engineering and Design
  • "Development of the plasma scenario for EU-DEMO: Status and plans," 2022, Fusion Engineering and Design
  • "Development of a concept and basis for the DEMO diagnostic and control system," 2022, Fusion Engineering and Design
  • "Integration concept of an Electron Cyclotron System in DEMO," 2021, Fusion Engineering and Design

Their frequent co-authors include E. Fable, M. Siccinio, A. Bock, R. Fischer, and M. Dunne. This collaboration network reflects a strong interdisciplinary approach within fusion research and engineering domains.

H. Zohm regularly publishes in the following venues:

  • Nuclear Fusion
  • Fusion Engineering and Design
  • Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
  • Physics of Plasmas
  • Fusion Science & Technology

Main topics investigated in their work cover:

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

In recognition of contributions to the field, H. Zohm was awarded the Hannes Alfvén Prize by the European Physical Society in 2016 for experimental and theoretical contributions to large-scale high-temperature plasma physics devices. The same year, they were made a Fellow of the American Physical Society for fundamental work on magnetohydrodynamic instabilities, electron cyclotron heating and current drive systems on tokamaks, integrated DEMO operating scenarios, and programmatic leadership in fusion research.

Best Publications

  • Chapter 3: MHD stability, operational limits and disruptions

    T. C. Hender;J. C. Wesley;J. Bialek;A. Bondeson

  • Edge localized modes (ELMs)

    H. Zohm

  • Beta limits in long-pulse tokamak discharges

    O. Sauter;R. J. LaHaye;Z. Chang;D. A. Gates

  • First observation of edge localized modes mitigation with resonant and nonresonant magnetic perturbations in ASDEX Upgrade.

    W. Suttrop;T. Eich;J. C. Fuchs;S. Günter

  • Self-organized helical equilibria as a new paradigm for ohmically heated fusion plasmas

    R. Lorenzini;E. Martines;P. Piovesan;D. Terranova

  • Complete Suppression of Neoclassical Tearing Modes with Current Drive at the Electron-Cyclotron-Resonance Frequency in ASDEX Upgrade Tokamak

    G. Gantenbein;H. Zohm;G. Giruzzi;S. Günter

  • Fusion electricity: a roadmap to the realization of fusion energy

    F Romanelli;P Barabaschi;D Borba;G Federici

  • On the physics guidelines for a tokamak DEMO

    H. Zohm;C. Angioni;E. Fable;G. Federici

  • Identification of plasma-edge-related operational regime boundaries and the effect of edge instability on confinement in ASDEX Upgrade

    W Suttrop;M Kaufmann;H J de Blank;B Brüsehaber

  • Magnetic-confinement fusion

    J. Ongena;R Koch;Robert Wolf;H. Zohm

  • Experiments on neoclassical tearing mode stabilization by ECCD in ASDEX Upgrade

    H. Zohm;G. Gantenbein;G. Giruzzi;S. Günter

  • Type II ELMy H modes on ASDEX Upgrade with good confinement at high density

    J. Stober;M. Maraschek;G.D. Conway;O. Gruber

  • Cross–machine benchmarking for ITER of neoclassical tearing mode stabilization by electron cyclotron current drive

    R.J. La Haye;R. Prater;R.J. Buttery;N. Hayashi

  • The isotope effect in ASDEX

    M. Bessenrodt-Weberpals;F. Wagner;O. Gehre;L. Giannone

  • Stabilization of neoclassical tearing modes by electron cyclotron current drive

    Hartmut Zohm

  • Observation of continuous divertor detachment in H-mode discharges in ASDEX upgrade.

    O. Gruber;A. Kallenbach;M. Kaufmann;K. Lackner

  • Plasma wall interaction and its implication in an all tungsten divertor tokamak

    R. Neu;M. Balden;V. Bobkov;R. Dux

  • Advances in the Physics Basis for the European DEMO Design

    R. Wenninger;F. Arbeiter;J. Aubert;L. Aho-Mantila

  • The physics of neoclassical tearing modes and their stabilization by ECCD in ASDEX Upgrade

    H. Zohm;G. Gantenbein;A. Gude;S. Günter

  • Impurity behaviour in the ASDEX Upgrade divertor tokamak with large area tungsten walls

    R. Neu;R. Dux;A. Geier;A. Kallenbach

Frequent Co-Authors

F. Ryter
F. Ryter Max Planck Society
A. Kallenbach
A. Kallenbach Max Planck Society
Peter Lang
Peter Lang University of Bern
Michael Kaufmann
Michael Kaufmann University of Tübingen
Manfred Thumm
Manfred Thumm Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
R. Dux
R. Dux Max Planck Society
A. Herrmann
A. Herrmann Max Planck Society
R. Neu
R. Neu Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
C. Angioni
C. Angioni Max Planck Society
Wolf-Dieter Schneider
Wolf-Dieter Schneider École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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