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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Review of Recent Progress in Plasma-Facing Material Joints and Composites in the FRONTIER U.S.-Japan Collaboration	20
Effect of Positive Polarity in an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion Device: Electron Confinement, X-Ray Production, and Radiography	18
Polishing and Local Planarization High-Precision HDC Capsules by Four-Cup-Type Technology for Inertial Confinement Fusion	17
Multiscenario Electromagnetic Load Analysis of Blanket and VV for CFETR	13
Thermogravimetric Oxidation Analyses of Carbon Tokamak Codeposits and Flakes	12
Improved Glow Discharge Polymer Removal from Beryllium Capsules Using Ozone	10
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	10
Optical System Design for Laser-Induced Fluorescence Study of Helium Atoms on the Linear Plasma Device	8
Microscopic Corrosion Process and Electrochemical Properties of JLF-1 Steel (Fe-9Cr-2W) in the Molten Salt LiF-NaF-KF	8
NMR Spectroscopy for Proof-of-Concept Experimentation on a Polarized Laser Fusion Process	8
UNITY: Kyoto Fusioneering’s Unique Integrated Testing Facility for Fusion Power Generation	8
A Nodal Model for Tokamak Burning Plasma Space-Time Dynamics	8
Atomistic Study on the Energetic and Mechanical Behaviors of Helium Bubble Nucleation and Growth in RAFM Steel	7
Concept Design and Analysis of the Magnet System of the Sustained High Power Density Tokamak Facility	7
Occupational Radiation Exposure Estimated for Fusion Demonstration Reactors and Beyond	7
Conceptual Design of Control System for the Prototype RF-Driven Negative Ion Source at ASIPP	7
Determination of Electron Temperature of Pulsed Washer Gun–Generated Argon Plasma by Corona Model	7
A Study on Interactions of 14.7-MeV Protons and 3.6-MeV Alphas in ⁹³ Nb Target	7
Thermo-Mechanical Distortion of Tungsten-Coated Steel During High Heat Flux Testing Using Plasma Arc Lamps	7
Overview of Liquid-Metal PFC R&D at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	6
The Development and Testing of a Digital ITER-Type Mock-Up Based on Virtual Reality Technology	6
Determination of the Surface-Rate Coefficients of Deuterium Through Nickel by Gas-Driven Permeation Experiments in Surface-Limited Regime	6
Compatibility of FeCrAlMo in Flowing Pb-Li at 600°C to 700°C	6
Modeling the Tokamak Exhaust Processing System in a Commercial Simulator for Process Monitoring Purposes	6
Neutron Direction Distribution in D-T Plasma	6

The Impact of Disruptions on the Economics of a Tokamak Power Plant	6
Possibilities of Reprocessing Solid Waste with Tritium from Fusion Using High-Temperature Heating	6
Preliminary Neutronics Study of an Accelerator-Driven Molten Spallation Target–Molten Lithium Source of Tritium	5
Radiation Damage Analysis of FNSF Components Using McCad and MCNP	5
Thermohydraulic Design Analysis of the Target Assembly in the Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment Facility	5
Characterization of Doping Distribution of ICF Capsules by X-Ray Tomography	5
Simulated Aging of Metal Tritides by Ball Milling Induced Gas Incorporation	5
ORNL Progress in Disruption Mitigation Technology in Support of ITER	5
Influence of Microstructure on the Absorption of Tritium into Gold-Plated 316 Stainless Steel	5
Instrumentation and Control for Tritium-Compatible Hydrogen Generator	5
Special issue featuring Young Investigators in Fusion	5
Initial Commissioning Test Results of the Wendelstein 7-X Continuous Pellet Fueling System	5
A Safer, Smaller, Cleaner Subcritical Thorium Fission—Muonic Fusion Hybrid Reactor	5
Parameter Space Constraints for Compact Spherical Tokamak Fusion Reactors	5
Design and Development of 0.3-T Toroidal Field Coil System for Small-Sized MT-II Spherical Tokamak	4
Investigations of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Post-Weld Heat-Treated DP780 Steel TIG Welds	4
Benchmark Experiments for Verification of Nuclear Data Libraries for Designing Fusion Blankets	4
Design of Higher-Order Circular Array Antenna with Multiple Patch Elements Based on Angular Momentum	4
Three-Dimensional Electromagnetic and Structural Analysis of Disruptions in the COMPASS Upgrade Vacuum Vessel	4
Numerical Simulation of Airflow and Dust Migration in Vacuum Vessel During Loss of Vacuum Accident for Updated CFETR	4
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	4
Speed of Sound Measurement of Hydrogen Isotopologues Containing Tritium for Reference Gas Sample Verification	4
Thermodynamics and Kinetics Analysis of Hydrogen Absorption by Zr _0.8 Ti _0.2 Co Alloy	4
Internal Kink Instabilities Driven by Poloidal Flow via Non-Resonant Excitation in Tokamaks	4
Uranium Bed Design Parameters for Tritium Plants Supporting Fusion Reactors	4
Experimental Investigation of CECE Process to Recover Tritium and Deuterium from Low Tritiated/Deuterated Liquid Waste	4
Pressure Response Optimization of an Eddy Current-Driven Flyer Plate Valve for the ITER Shattered Pellet Injection System	3
Foreword Special issue featuring papers from the 13th International Conference on Tritium Science and Technology	3
Parametric Studies of CCRF in Ar on 1D Model: Effect of Pressure and Dielectric Layers	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
Erosion of Fuzz Layers Formed in Steady-State Plasma Discharge	3
Deuterium Stream Management Leaving the LPCE Column in a CECE Process for Heavy Water Detritiation	3
Scoping Nuclear Analyses of Shielding Options and Shutdown Dose Rate Contributions in ITER TBSs	3
Thoughts on the H-Bomb Decision, Oppenheimer’s Loyalty/Security Hearing, and Vacating of the AEC Decision	3
A New Approach to Nuclear Fusion Based on Muon Catalysis by Means of High-Energy Ball Lightning and an Accelerative Mechanism	3
Organically Bound Tritium Activity Level in Plants During Growing Season and Environmental Factor Influences	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
Validation of the OpenMC Code for Fusion Applications: The FNG-Streaming Benchmark Case	3
Bayesian Parameter Estimation of the k -ω Shear Stress Transport Model for Accurate Simulations of Impinging-Jet Heat Transfer	3
Technical Reviewers Fusion Science and Technology, 2022	2
Readout Electronics for Fast Neutron Flux Measurement with High Time Resolution on HL-2M Tokamak	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
Power Quality Analysis for Poloidal Field Power Supply System in EAST	2
Measurement of Hydrogen Permeation Fluxes Through Tungsten Deposition Layer Growing by Hydrogen Plasma Sputtering and Observation of Microstructure	2
Fusion Energy: On the Track of a Different Philosophy and Solution	2
Facile Synthesis of Stable Nanosized Silver Clusters in Plasma Discharge Under Ultrasonic Cavitation	2
Core-Pedestal Plasma Configurations in Advanced Tokamaks	2
Performance of W-1%Y₂O₃-0.5%Ti Plasma-Facing Composite Under Fusion Relevant Transient Heat Flux	2
Uncertainty Propagation in SINBAD Fusion Benchmarks with Total Monte Carlo and Imprecise Probabilities	2
Effects of the Cascade Discharge on Hollow Plasma Properties by Using Snowplow Model Simulation	2

A Study of the Requirements of p-¹¹B Fusion Reactor by Tokamak System Code	2
Final Design of the Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment	2
Final Design of Vacuum Pumping Systems for the Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment	2
Thermal Stability Testing of LANA.75	2
Electromagnetic Analysis of CFETR Vacuum Vessel During Plasma Vertical Displacement Event	2
Uncertainty Quantification of the Decay Gamma Source in Mesh-Based Shutdown Dose Rate Calculations	2
Analysis of Design Alternatives of Actively Cooled RF Window for MPEX	2
Activation Analysis for the Inboard Region of FNSF Using SERPENT	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
The Limiting Fusion Gain in High-Performance Z-Pinches	2
Experimental Study on Mechanical Characteristics of Li₂TiO₃ Pebble Beds Under Cyclic Loading	2
A Preliminary CFD and Tritium Transport Analysis for ARC Blanket	2
Precipitate Size in GRCop-42 and GRCop-84 Cu-Cr-Nb Alloy Gas Atomized Powder and L-PBF Additive Manufactured Material	2
Numerical Simulation Analysis of Flow Field on Repetitive Pellet Injector with Single-Screw Extruder in CFETR	2
NSTX-U Personnel Safety System: Safety Instrumented System Development and Design	2
Tritium Transport in WCLL Outboard Breeding Blanket of EU-DEMO Reactor Under Pulsed Plasma Operation	2
The Research of Manufacturing for HL-2M Vacuum Vessel	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
Reconfiguration of an Electrothermal-Arc Plasma Source for In Situ PMI Studies	2
Theoretical Analysis of Magnetic Pinch Glow Discharge Plasma at Low Pressure	2
Research on the Dynamic Characteristics of the CFETR Vacuum Vessel Based on the Modal Synthesis Method	2
Activation Analysis and Evaluation of Radionuclide Inventory Decay Heat for EU DEMO Vacuum Vessel Components	2
Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of the Thermal-Fluid Characteristics of the Helium-Cooled Modular Divertor with Multiple Jets Using a Reversed Heat Flux Approach	2
RAMI Analysis for PF Power Supply System of ITER	2
Detritiation of the Organic Material in the MSO Process	2
Study of Electron Anomalous Heat Diffusion Affected by Mode Number of Perturbed Magnetic Island in Tokamak Plasmas	2
A Numerical Simulation for Fusion Reaction in Tokamak D-T Plasma	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
Experimental Estimation of Dust Generation Under ELM-Like Transient Heat Loads in Divertor Plasma Simulator-2	2
Application of Adaptive Channeling of Low-Energy Particles in Above-Target Graphene Film to Optimize Accelerator Nuclear Fusion in Unstructured Targets	2
Enhanced Forging Die Lifespan with Novel Alloy Composition Overlay Coating Using Metal Inert Gas Welding	2
A Preliminary Proposal for a Hybrid Lattice Confinement Fusion–Fission Reactor for Mobile Nuclear Power Plants	2
Conceptual Neutronics Study of a Hybrid Fusion Neutron Source FNS-C with Aqueous Blanket	2
Alfvén-Sound Eigenmode Modeling in GLOBUS-M Tokamak	2
Precision Polishing of Ablator Capsules via in situ Process Monitoring and Machine Learning–Based Optimization	2