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Nuclear Fusion is a peer-reviewed journal published by IOP Publishing, covering Magnetic confinement fusion research, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Fusion materials and technologies. Over its lifetime it has published 14,178 papers, which have received 380,231 citations.

PublisherIOP Publishing
Reference styleNumbered (IOP)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] Smith A, Jones B and Lee C 2023 A representative article title Nuclear Fusion 12 45–58

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Publishes research inMagnetic confinement fusion research Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Fusion materials and technologies Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Superconducting Materials and Applications
ISSN0029-5515
Citation impact (2-yr)3.91
h-index187
i10-index8,371
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereMax Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Journal websiteiopscience.iop.org
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Papers published in Nuclear Fusion per year

271
2014
397
2015
314
2016
573
2017
371
2018
492
2019
457
2020
559
2021
424
2022
406
2023
623
2024
569
2025

Citation impact of Nuclear Fusion by publication year

8.8K
2014
13.8K
2015
7.4K
2016
17.2K
2017
8.8K
2018
12.7K
2019
8.7K
2020
10.3K
2021
5.5K
2022
4.1K
2023
4.4K
2024
1.3K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Nuclear Fusion

Reconstruction of current profile parameters and plasma shapes in tokamaks

L. L. Lao, H. St. John, R.D. Stambaugh et al. · 1 Nov 1985

An efficient method is given to reconstruct the current profile parameters, the plasma shape, and a current profile consistent with the magnetohydrodynamic equilibrium constraint from external magnetic measurements, based on a Picard iteration approach which approximately conserves the measurements. Computational efforts are reduced by parametrizing the current profile linearly in terms of a number of…

1,783 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Plasma-material interactions in current tokamaks and their implications for next step fusion reactors

G. Federici, C.H. Skinner, J.N. Brooks et al. · 1 Dec 2001

The major increase in discharge duration and plasma energy in a next-step DT fusion reactor will give rise to important plasma-material effects that will critically influence its operation, safety and performance. Erosion will increase to a scale of several cm from being barely measurable at a micron scale in today's tokamaks. Tritium co-deposited with carbon…

1,357 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Chapter 3: MHD stability, operational limits and disruptions

T. C. Hender, J.C. Wesley, J. Bialek et al. · 1 Jun 2007

Progress in the area of MHD stability and disruptions, since the\npublication of the 1999 ITER Physics Basis document (1999 Nucl.\nFusion 39 2137-2664), is reviewed. Recent theoretical and\nexperimental research has made important advances in both understanding\nand control of MHD stability in tokamak plasmas. Sawteeth are\nanticipated in the ITER baseline ELMy H-mode scenario, but the tools\nexist to…

1,156 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Chapter 1: Overview and summary

ITER Physics Basis Editors, ITER Physics Expert Group Chairs an Co-Chairs, ITER Joint Central Team and Physics Unit · 1 Dec 1999

The ITER Physics Basis presents and evaluates the physics rules and methodologies for plasma performance projections, which provide the basis for the design of a tokamak burning plasma device whose goal is to demonstrate the scientific and technological feasibility of fusion energy for peaceful purposes. This Chapter summarizes the physics basis for burning plasma projections,…

1,149 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Neoclassical transport of impurities in tokamak plasmas

S. P. Hirshman, D. J. Sigmar · 1 Sep 1981

Tokamak plasmas are inherently comprised of multiple ion species. This is due to wall-bred impurities and, in future reactors, will result from fusion-born alpha particles. Relatively small densities nI, of highly charged non-hydrogenic impurities can strongly influence plasma transport properties whenever . The determination of the complete neoclassical Onsager matrix for a toroidally confined multispecies…

1,127 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Nuclear Fusion template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Nuclear Fusion format?
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What reference style does Nuclear Fusion use?
Nuclear Fusion uses Numbered (IOP) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] Smith A, Jones B and Lee C 2023 A representative article title Nuclear Fusion 12 45–58
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