OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Fusion Science and Technology is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Effect of Positive Polarity in an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion Device: Electron Confinement, X-Ray Production, and Radiography	27
Multiscenario Electromagnetic Load Analysis of Blanket and VV for CFETR	20
UNITY: Kyoto Fusioneering’s Unique Integrated Testing Facility for Fusion Power Generation	19
NMR Spectroscopy for Proof-of-Concept Experimentation on a Polarized Laser Fusion Process	12
Thermal-Fluid and Thermal-Structural Response of the T-Tube Modular Divertor to Spatiotemporally Varying Heat Loads	12
Design of Higher-Order Circular Array Antenna with Multiple Patch Elements Based on Angular Momentum	11
Concept Design and Analysis of the Magnet System of the Sustained High Power Density Tokamak Facility	10
Determination of Electron Temperature of Pulsed Washer Gun–Generated Argon Plasma by Corona Model	10
Enhanced Forging Die Lifespan with Novel Alloy Composition Overlay Coating Using Metal Inert Gas Welding	10
Thermo-Mechanical Distortion of Tungsten-Coated Steel During High Heat Flux Testing Using Plasma Arc Lamps	9
A Study on Interactions of 14.7-MeV Protons and 3.6-MeV Alphas in ⁹³ Nb Target	9
Erosion of Fuzz Layers Formed in Steady-State Plasma Discharge	8
Thermogravimetric Oxidation Analyses of Carbon Tokamak Codeposits and Flakes	8
Benchmark Experiments for Verification of Nuclear Data Libraries for Designing Fusion Blankets	8
Thoughts on the H-Bomb Decision, Oppenheimer’s Loyalty/Security Hearing, and Vacating of the AEC Decision	7
ORNL Progress in Disruption Mitigation Technology in Support of ITER	7
Thermohydraulic Design Analysis of the Target Assembly in the Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment Facility	7
Determination of the Surface-Rate Coefficients of Deuterium Through Nickel by Gas-Driven Permeation Experiments in Surface-Limited Regime	7
Optical System Design for Laser-Induced Fluorescence Study of Helium Atoms on the Linear Plasma Device	7
Polishing and Local Planarization High-Precision HDC Capsules by Four-Cup-Type Technology for Inertial Confinement Fusion	7
Radiation Damage Analysis of FNSF Components Using McCad and MCNP	7
The Development and Testing of a Digital ITER-Type Mock-Up Based on Virtual Reality Technology	6
Proof-of-Concept Modeling for the Use of Neutron Reflectometry for the In Situ Diagnosis of Deuterium Accumulation in Tungsten and Dispersion-Strengthened Tungsten Alloys	6
Thermodynamics and Kinetics Analysis of Hydrogen Absorption by Zr _0.8 Ti _0.2 Co Alloy	6
Overview of Liquid-Metal PFC R&D at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	6

Numerical Simulation of Airflow and Dust Migration in Vacuum Vessel During Loss of Vacuum Accident for Updated CFETR	6
Conceptual Design of Control System for the Prototype RF-Driven Negative Ion Source at ASIPP	6
Atomistic Study on the Energetic and Mechanical Behaviors of Helium Bubble Nucleation and Growth in RAFM Steel	6
Review of Recent Progress in Plasma-Facing Material Joints and Composites in the FRONTIER U.S.-Japan Collaboration	6
Compatibility of FeCrAlMo in Flowing Pb-Li at 600°C to 700°C	6
Microscopic Corrosion Process and Electrochemical Properties of JLF-1 Steel (Fe-9Cr-2W) in the Molten Salt LiF-NaF-KF	6
Occupational Radiation Exposure Estimated for Fusion Demonstration Reactors and Beyond	6
Neutron Direction Distribution in D-T Plasma	6
Modeling the Tokamak Exhaust Processing System in a Commercial Simulator for Process Monitoring Purposes	5
Parameter Space Constraints for Compact Spherical Tokamak Fusion Reactors	5
Simulated Aging of Metal Tritides by Ball Milling Induced Gas Incorporation	5
A Safer, Smaller, Cleaner Subcritical Thorium Fission—Muonic Fusion Hybrid Reactor	5
Possibilities of Reprocessing Solid Waste with Tritium from Fusion Using High-Temperature Heating	5
Special issue featuring Young Investigators in Fusion	5
Initial Commissioning Test Results of the Wendelstein 7-X Continuous Pellet Fueling System	5
The Impact of Disruptions on the Economics of a Tokamak Power Plant	5
Instrumentation and Control for Tritium-Compatible Hydrogen Generator	5
Preliminary Neutronics Study of an Accelerator-Driven Molten Spallation Target–Molten Lithium Source of Tritium	5
Influence of Microstructure on the Absorption of Tritium into Gold-Plated 316 Stainless Steel	5
Three-Dimensional Electromagnetic and Structural Analysis of Disruptions in the COMPASS Upgrade Vacuum Vessel	4
Investigations of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Post-Weld Heat-Treated DP780 Steel TIG Welds	4
Experimental Investigation of CECE Process to Recover Tritium and Deuterium from Low Tritiated/Deuterated Liquid Waste	4
Foreword Special issue featuring papers from the 13th International Conference on Tritium Science and Technology	4
Design and Development of 0.3-T Toroidal Field Coil System for Small-Sized MT-II Spherical Tokamak	4
Impact of Reverse Buoyancy on Heat and Mass Transfer in MHD Flow of PbLi Within a Poloidal Duct in a Typical DCLL Liquid Breeder Blanket	4
Deuterium Stream Management Leaving the LPCE Column in a CECE Process for Heavy Water Detritiation	4
Speed of Sound Measurement of Hydrogen Isotopologues Containing Tritium for Reference Gas Sample Verification	4
Internal Kink Instabilities Driven by Poloidal Flow via Non-Resonant Excitation in Tokamaks	4
Bayesian Parameter Estimation of the k -ω Shear Stress Transport Model for Accurate Simulations of Impinging-Jet Heat Transfer	4
Organically Bound Tritium Activity Level in Plants During Growing Season and Environmental Factor Influences	4
Scoping Nuclear Analyses of Shielding Options and Shutdown Dose Rate Contributions in ITER TBSs	3
Parametric Studies of CCRF in Ar on 1D Model: Effect of Pressure and Dielectric Layers	3
Uranium Bed Design Parameters for Tritium Plants Supporting Fusion Reactors	3
Effects of the Cascade Discharge on Hollow Plasma Properties by Using Snowplow Model Simulation	3
Experimental Study on Mechanical Characteristics of Li₂TiO₃ Pebble Beds Under Cyclic Loading	3
Validation of the OpenMC Code for Fusion Applications: The FNG-Streaming Benchmark Case	3
Conceptual Framework for Gigajoule-Scale Deuterium-Tritium Fusion Yield from an End-Sourced, High-Current, Snowplow-Driven, Shear Flow–Stabilized Nanosecond Timescale Z	3
Effect of Chamber Wall Material on the Parameters of Compact DD Neutron Generator	3
A Study of the Requirements of p-¹¹B Fusion Reactor by Tokamak System Code	3
Precision Polishing of Ablator Capsules via in situ Process Monitoring and Machine Learning–Based Optimization	3
A New Approach to Nuclear Fusion Based on Muon Catalysis by Means of High-Energy Ball Lightning and an Accelerative Mechanism	3
Advancing Fusion Research and Development at TAE Technologies Through INFUSE Program	3
Pressure Response Optimization of an Eddy Current-Driven Flyer Plate Valve for the ITER Shattered Pellet Injection System	3
Observation of d(t,n)α Neutrons Following d(d,p)t Reactions in a Deuterium Gas Cell: An Attempt to Repeat Ruhlig’s 1938 Observation of Secondary Reactions	3
NSTX-U Personnel Safety System: Safety Instrumented System Development and Design	3
Development and Insulation Performance Evaluation of Experimental Sample for a Direct Current High-Voltage Transmission Line	3
Development of Methods for Determining Near-Surface Plasma Parameters During Tests of Fusion Reactor First-Wall Prototypes Using the PLM Device	2
A Preliminary Proposal for a Hybrid Lattice Confinement Fusion–Fission Reactor for Mobile Nuclear Power Plants	2
Power Quality Analysis for Poloidal Field Power Supply System in EAST	2
Seismic Analysis of the Vacuum Vessel for CFETR	2

Fabrication of NBI Ion Source Back Plate and its High Heat Flux Experiment	2
Technical Reviewers Fusion Science and Technology, 2022	2
Effect of Welding Speed and Post-Weld Heat Treatment on Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of Alpha+Beta Titanium Alloy EB Welds	2
Experimental Estimation of Dust Generation Under ELM-Like Transient Heat Loads in Divertor Plasma Simulator-2	2
Analysis of Dynamic Behavior of the Target and the Deuterium-Tritium Ice in Magnetic-Field Assisted Implosions	2
Shear Strength and Release of Large Cryogenic Pellets from the Barrel of a Shattered Pellet Injector for Disruption Mitigation	2
Correcting Hohlraum Drive Asymmetry with Glow Discharge Polymerization Coated Capsule Shims	2
Study on Tritium Permeation from the Primary to the Secondary Water Coolant for Fusion Reactors	2
Development of a High Heat Flux Electric Joule Heating System for Testing a One-Side Heated Cooling Channel	2
Evaluation of Environmental Tritium Activity Levels and the Impact on the Public Health Around the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant after 25 Years of Operation	2
Seismic Analysis of the Robotic Arm for Patient Positioning in Proton Therapy System	2
Readout Electronics for Fast Neutron Flux Measurement with High Time Resolution on HL-2M Tokamak	2
Updated Thermofluid Performance of the Simplified Flat Variant of the HEMJ	2
The LIBRA Experiment: Investigating Robust Tritium Accountancy in Molten FLiBe Exposed to a D-T Fusion Neutron Spectrum	2
A Plasma Window–Enhanced Accelerator-Based Deuterium-Tritium Neutron Generator System	2
Core-Pedestal Plasma Configurations in Advanced Tokamaks	2
Safety Analysis of Metallic Tokamak-I Against Electromagnetic and Structural Loads	2
Modeling Magnetic Material Using Vector Potential-Based Elements in ANSYS and Comparing with Edge-Based Elements	2
Uncertainty Quantification of the Decay Gamma Source in Mesh-Based Shutdown Dose Rate Calculations	2
Behavior of Foreign Interstitial Hydrogen and Helium Atoms at Tungsten/Beryllium Interface from First-Principles Calculations	2
A Preliminary CFD and Tritium Transport Analysis for ARC Blanket	2
Liner Development and Characterization for the PHELIX Containment System	2
Numerical Simulation Analysis of Flow Field on Repetitive Pellet Injector with Single-Screw Extruder in CFETR	2
Electromagnetic Analysis of CFETR Vacuum Vessel During Plasma Vertical Displacement Event	2
Final Design of Vacuum Pumping Systems for the Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment	2
Thermal Stability Testing of LANA.75	2
Comparison of Properties of the Hydrophobic Catalyst RCTU-3SM in Reactions of Isotope Exchange Between Hydrogen and Water Vapors and Oxidation of Trace Hydrogen in Gas Flows	2
Improved Plasma Vertical Position Control on TCV Using Model-Based Optimized Controller Synthesis	2
Calculation of Coil Currents for Equilibria with Reversed Plasma Current Density in J-Text Tokamak	2
Uncertainty Propagation in SINBAD Fusion Benchmarks with Total Monte Carlo and Imprecise Probabilities	2
Confirmation of the Absence of Contact Between Edge Boundary Plasma and Inboard First Wall in LHD Discharges Based on Radial Profile Measurement of Hβ Line Emissions	2
Tritium Transport in WCLL Outboard Breeding Blanket of EU-DEMO Reactor Under Pulsed Plasma Operation	2
Theoretical Analysis of Magnetic Pinch Glow Discharge Plasma at Low Pressure	2
A Critical Review of Fabrication Strategies, Separation Techniques, Challenges, and Future Prospects for the Hydrogen Separation Membrane	2
The Research of Manufacturing for HL-2M Vacuum Vessel	2
New Achievements of H ₂ -HD-D ₂ Isotopic Separation with the Cryogenic Distillation Experimental Stand from ICSI Cryogenic Laborat	2
Application of Adaptive Channeling of Low-Energy Particles in Above-Target Graphene Film to Optimize Accelerator Nuclear Fusion in Unstructured Targets	2
Architecture Design and Internal Implementation of a Universal Coupling Between Controllers and Physics in a Tokamak Flight Simulator	2
Performance of W-1%Y₂O₃-0.5%Ti Plasma-Facing Composite Under Fusion Relevant Transient Heat Flux	2
RAMI Analysis for PF Power Supply System of ITER	2
Measurement of Hydrogen Permeation Fluxes Through Tungsten Deposition Layer Growing by Hydrogen Plasma Sputtering and Observation of Microstructure	2
The Limiting Fusion Gain in High-Performance Z-Pinches	2
Fusion Energy: On the Track of a Different Philosophy and Solution	2