Physics of Plasmas

Aims & Scope

Physics of Plasmas (PoP), published by AIP Publishing in cooperation with the APS Division of Plasma Physics, is committed to the publication of original research in all areas of experimental and theoretical plasma physics.

PoP publishes comprehensive and in-depth review manuscripts covering important areas of study and Special Topics highlighting new and cutting-edge developments in plasma physics.

Every year a special issue publishes the invited and review papers from the most recent meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics.

PoP covers a broad range of important research in this dynamic field, including: -Basic plasma phenomena, waves, instabilities -Nonlinear phenomena, turbulence, transport -Magnetically confined plasmas, heating, confinement -Inertially confined plasmas, high-energy density plasma science, warm dense matter -Ionospheric, solar-system, and astrophysical plasmas -Lasers, particle beams, accelerators, radiation generation -Radiation emission, absorption, and transport -Low-temperature plasmas, plasma applications, plasma sources, sheaths -Dusty plasmas

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.2
2024	2.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.581

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	182

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9999

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4688

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Physics and Astronomy, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Ignition and high gain with ultrapowerful lasers*

  Citation: 2799

  Authors: Max, James, Michael E., William L., Scott C., John, E. Michael, Michael D., Rodney J.

• Development of the indirect-drive approach to inertial confinement fusion and the target physics basis for ignition and gain

  Citation: 2288

  Authors: John

• The physics basis for ignition using indirect-drive targets on the National Ignition Facility

  Citation: 1703

  Authors: John D., Peter, Richard L., S. Gail, Siegfried H., Steven W., Robert L., Otto L., Laurence J.

• Energetic proton generation in ultra-intense laser–solid interactions

  Citation: 1553

  Authors: S. C., A. B., T. E., M., M., S., M. H., D., A., R. A.

• Effects of E×B velocity shear and magnetic shear on turbulence and transport in magnetic confinement devices

  Citation: 1259

  Authors: K. H.

• Laboratory observation of the dust-acoustic wave mode

  Citation: 1258

  Authors: A., R. L., N.

• Electron temperature gradient driven turbulence

  Citation: 987

  Authors: F., W., M., B. N.

• Electron, photon, and ion beams from the relativistic interaction of Petawatt laser pulses with solid targets

  Citation: 903

  Authors: Stephen P., Curtis G., Thomas E., Eugene A., Joy S., Michael H., Jeffrey A., A. Bruce, Barbara F., Richard W., Andrew J., Deanna M., Michael D., Thomas W., Markus, T. Craig, Mike S., Richard A., Mark A., Scott C., Kazuhito

• Comparisons and physics basis of tokamak transport models and turbulence simulations

  Citation: 900

  Authors: A. M., G., M. A., B. I., W., G. W., C., J. E., M., A. H., L. L., J., W. M., S. E., A. J., D. E., R., J.

• Neoclassical conductivity and bootstrap current formulas for general axisymmetric equilibria and arbitrary collisionality regime

  Citation: 783

  Authors: O., C., Y. R.

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