
Academic Journal
Q3Plasma and Fusion Research
About Plasma and Fusion Research
Plasma and Fusion Research is a scholarly journal published by Japan Society of Plasma Science and Nuclear Fusion Research. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q3, with an SJR of 0.31 and H-index of 24.
Coverage: 2006-2026. Research categories: Condensed Matter Physics (Q3).
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Topics in published research
Magnetic confinement fusion research; Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics; Fusion materials and technologies; Plasma Diagnostics and Applications; Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics; Particle accelerators and beam dynamics.
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Development of Coulomb Collision Operator for Multi-Ion Species Plasmas
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Itsuki OYAMA, Yusuke KOSUGA
2026 · DOI: 10.1585/pfr.21.1403013Transient Suppression of Pulsed Ion Flux Induced by Dynamic Recycling in the Upgraded Linear Plasma Device TPD-II
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2026 · DOI: 10.1585/pfr.21.1402025Structural Correlation Analysis to Investigate Relation between Tomography Images in a Cylindrical Plasma
Yuki NISHIMURA, Akihide FUJISAWA, Taiki KOBAYASHI, Yoshihiko NAGASHIMA et al.
2026 · DOI: 10.1585/pfr.21.1201057Practical <i>in situ</i> Visualization on Vector Computers via Vectorized Ray-Casting Method
Nobuaki OHNO, Hideaki MIURA
2026 · DOI: 10.1585/pfr.21.1401050Robustness of Key Parameters in Implosion of Multilayer Fuel Targets Against Change in Heavy-Ion Beam Parameters for Heavy-Ion Inertial Fusion
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2026 · DOI: 10.1585/pfr.21.1404031Development of Brazed W/Stainless Steel First-Wall Component with ODS-Cu Intermediate Layer for High-Temperature Wall in QUEST
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2026 · DOI: 10.1585/pfr.21.1405043Stepwise density increases with an additional downstream solenoid field in a low-aspect-ratio, large-diameter RF plasma source
Takeru FURUKAWA, Yuya NIIMURA, Hiromasa TAKENO
2026 · DOI: 10.1585/pfr.21.1201059Isentropic Scaling Law for Implosions of Solid Spherical Targets
Takashi SHIROTO
2026 · DOI: 10.1585/pfr.21.1404018Effect of the Substrate Position and Flow Rate Ratio on the Properties of a-C:H Films Deposited by Pseudo-Spark Discharge Plasma CVD Using Acetylene and Ar
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2026 · DOI: 10.1585/pfr.21.1406014Engineering Perspective of the CFQS Quasi-Axisymmetric Stellarator and its Upgrade Status Toward the 1 Tesla Experiment
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2026 · DOI: 10.1585/pfr.21.1405037Coherent MHD Behaviour in a Shallow Magnetic Well Configuration in Heliotron J
Sjoerd P. REINHOUDT, Kazunobu NAGASAKI, Josefine H.E. PROLL, Fumiyoshi KIN et al.
2026 · DOI: 10.1585/pfr.21.1202007Modifying Tungsten for Expanded Operation Temperature Range of Plasma Facing Components
Shuhei NOGAMI, Naoya MATSUTA, Kei MIURA, Seiji NAKABAYASHI et al.
2026 · DOI: 10.1585/pfr.21.1405047Non-Stationary Analysis of Plasma Turbulence-Zonal Flow Interactions Using Time-Varying Models
Fumikazu MIWAKEICHI, Makoto SASAKI
2026 · DOI: 10.1585/pfr.21.1401038Collisional Effects on the Drift Hole Dynamics in Magnetically Confined Plasmas
Yusuke KOSUGA, Kimitaka ITOH
2026 · DOI: 10.1585/pfr.21.1203039Quasi-Periodic Mitigation of Runaway Electron Beam via Interaction with Kinetic Instabilities in the QUEST Spherical Tokamak
Thomas K. CLOAREC, Ryuya IKEZOE, Kazuaki HANADA, Makoto HASEGAWA et al.
2026 · DOI: 10.1585/pfr.21.1202010Enhancement of Proton Transport in Pyroelectric Crystal Acceleration Using a Novel Negative Target Configuration
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2026 · DOI: 10.1585/pfr.21.1205048Measurement of the Toroidal Wavenumber of Electrostatic Waves in the Lower Hybrid Wave Frequency Range Using Langmuir Probes with Embedded High-Impedance Resistors in the TST-2 Device
Hidetoshi KAKUDA, Yoshihiko NAGASHIMA, Yuichi TAKASE, Akira EJIRI et al.
2026 · DOI: 10.1585/pfr.21.1402058On-the-Fly Machine-Learning Potential for Vacancy Energetics in Tungsten: A Basis for Modeling Hydrogen-Vacancy Interactions
Yuki NOGUCHI, Daiji KATO
2026 · DOI: 10.1585/pfr.21.1205060Tritium Concentration of Inland Water at Rokkasho Village, Aomori Prefecture
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2026 · DOI: 10.1585/pfr.21.1405049Reviews
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