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Advanced Laser Technology (United Kingdom)

In research, Advanced Laser Technology (United Kingdom) stands highest in Engineering (#2,970 of 5,901 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,937 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Physics and Astronomy (Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 17.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,108
of 22,385 · #20,527 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#552
of 862
Research works
431
▲ 373% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.3k
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
75%
world 18%
Advanced Laser Technology (United Kingdom)

What is Advanced Laser Technology (United Kingdom) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
EngineeringField #2,970 of 5,901 12.2%108 #4918
Physical SciencesDomain #6,937 of 10,670 10.3%187 #7543

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Advanced Laser Technology (United Kingdom) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Advanced Laser Technology (United Kingdom) work in?

In 2022-now, 91% of research at Advanced Laser Technology (United Kingdom) is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (52%), Physics and Astronomy (17%), Materials Science (11%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 242 fractional works · 90.9% of its workEngineering: 137 fractional works · 51.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 51 fractional works · 19.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 10.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 5.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 10 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 44 fractional works · 16.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 34 fractional works · 12.6% of its workRadiation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInstrumentation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAcoustics and Ultrasonics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 29 fractional works · 11.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 5.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCeramics and Composites: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMetals and Alloys: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 3.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 12 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 4.3% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStructural Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAdvanced LaserTechnology…266fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences91%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering13751.6%
    2. Physics and Astronomy4416.7%
    3. Materials Science2911.0%
    4. Computer Science103.8%
    5. Environmental Science83.1%
    6. Chemistry62.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.3%
    8. Energy20.6%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.4%
    10. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Medicine124.3%
    2. Health Professions00.1%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology51.7%
    2. Neuroscience20.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Arts and Humanities10.4%
    2. Decision Sciences10.3%
    3. Social Sciences10.3%
    4. Psychology10.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Advanced Laser Technology (United Kingdom) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 17.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 33.6 works18×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 44.4 works7.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.41× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.44× its world share, 137 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.14× its world share, 29 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 7.51× its world share, 44 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy7.51×44 works
  2. Engineering3.44×137 works
  3. Materials Science3.14×29 works
  4. Chemistry1.41×6 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.23×1 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.84×4 works
  7. Energy0.68×2 works
  8. Environmental Science0.63×8 works
  9. Neuroscience0.52×2 works
  10. Computer Science0.48×10 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.32×5 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.27×1 works
  13. Medicine0.23×12 works
  14. Nursing0.18×0 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.17×0 works
  16. Dentistry0.17×0 works
  17. Mathematics0.13×0 works
  18. Veterinary0.13×0 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×2 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.12×1 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.08×0 works
  22. Psychology0.07×0 works
  23. Health Professions0.04×0 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.03×0 works
  25. Social Sciences0.02×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Advanced Laser Technology (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the quality score, 樊仲维 Fan Zhongwei and 周军 Zhou Jun lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Advanced Laser Technology (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 樊仲维 Fan Zhongwei United Kingdom · #6,360,838 worldwide 46 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 周军 Zhou Jun United Kingdom · #7,495,237 worldwide 227 citations · 103 works
All ranked researchers at Advanced Laser Technology (United Kingdom)

What are the most cited papers from Advanced Laser Technology (United Kingdom)?

The most cited paper from Advanced Laser Technology (United Kingdom) is "Dithieno[3,2‐b:2′,3′‐d]pyrrol Fused Nonfullerene Acceptors Enabling Over 13% Efficiency for Organic Solar Cells" (Jia Sun, Xiaoling Ma, Zhuohan Zhang et al., 2018), with 411 citations. Next come "Observation of the Inverse Doppler Effect" (382) and "Micro selective laser melting of NiTi shape memory alloy: Defects, microstructures and thermal/mechanical properties" (122).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Dithieno[3,2‐b:2′,3′‐d]pyrrol Fused Nonfullerene Acceptors Enabling Over 13% Efficiency for Organic Solar Cells Jia Sun, Xiaoling Ma, Zhuohan Zhang et al. · Advanced Materials 12 Mar 2018 411
2 Observation of the Inverse Doppler Effect Nigel Seddon, T. Bearpark · Science 28 Nov 2003 382
3 Micro selective laser melting of NiTi shape memory alloy: Defects, microstructures and thermal/mechanical properties Jin Fu, Zhiheng Hu, Xu Song et al. · Optics & Laser Technology Open access 9 Jun 2020 122
4 Laser Beam Welding of AA5052, AA5083, and AA6061 Aluminum Alloys Abdel‐Monem El‐Batahgy, Muneharu Kutsuna · Advances in Materials Science and Engineering Open access 2009 106
5 A comprehensive review on the development and applications of narrow‐linewidth lasers Zhenxu Bai, Zhongan Zhao, Menghan Tian et al. · Microwave and Optical Technology Letters 24 Sep 2021 105
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Advanced Laser Technology (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Nonlinear Optics, Microstructure, Fiber Lasers, Microresonators, Frequency Conversion, Raman Lasers and Crystal Growth.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Mechanical Properties26▲ 10×18 topics
  2. Nonlinear Optics23▲ 82×4 topics
  3. Microstructure20▲ 15×13 topics
  4. Fiber Lasers16▲ 66×3 topics
  5. Microresonators15▲ 72×3 topics
  6. Frequency Conversion15▲ 133×3 topics
  7. Raman Lasers13▲ 48×2 topics
  8. Crystal Growth12▲ 17×9 topics
  9. Optical Modulators12▲ 31×3 topics
  10. Additive Manufacturing12▲ 14×7 topics
  11. Biomedical Applications11▲ 3.4×22 topics
  12. Microwave Photonics10▲ 46×2 topics
  13. Optical Frequency Combs10▲ 72×1 topic
  14. Ultrafast Lasers10▲ 72×1 topic
  15. Photonic Crystals10▲ 30×5 topics
  16. Biosensors9▲ 7.2×9 topics
  17. Optical Fiber9▲ 31×3 topics
  18. Process Parameters8▲ 29×3 topics
  19. Solid-State Lasers8▲ 194×1 topic
  20. Ytterbium8▲ 194×1 topic
  21. Gas Sensing8▲ 68×2 topics
  22. Material Characterization8▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Metallic Components7▲ 41×1 topic
  24. Selective Laser Melting7▲ 41×1 topic
  25. Laser Ablation7▲ 73×2 topics
  26. Micromachining7▲ 56×2 topics
  27. Femtosecond Laser7▲ 49×2 topics
  28. Transparent Materials7▲ 110×1 topic
  29. Ultrafast Dynamics7▲ 110×1 topic
  30. Semiconductor6▲ 6.9×7 topics
  31. Integrated Circuits6▲ 15×3 topics
  32. Silicon Photonics6▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Phase Stability6▲ 31×2 topics
  34. High-Entropy Alloys6▲ 42×1 topic
  35. Multi-Component Alloys6▲ 42×1 topic
  36. Structured Light6▲ 40×2 topics
  37. Microcavities6▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Nanophotonic Waveguides6▲ 23×1 topic
  39. High-Power Laser5▲ 110×1 topic
  40. Supercontinuum Generation5▲ 110×1 topic

Which research topics does Advanced Laser Technology (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies, Solid State Laser Technologies, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes and Laser Material Processing Techniques.

Advanced Fiber Laser Tec…10Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 10 fractional worksSolid State Laser Techno…8Solid State Laser Technologies: 8 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing M…7Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 7 fractional worksLaser Material Processin…7Laser Material Processing Techniques: 7 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Studies: 6 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 6 fractional worksPhotonic Crystal and Fib…5Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics: 5 fractional worksPhotorefractive and Nonlinear Optics: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 4 fractional worksOrbital Angular Momentum…4Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics: 4 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMechanical EngineeringComputational Mechanics

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 10 works
  2. 2 Solid State Laser Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Laser Material Processing Techniques Computational Mechanics 7 works
  5. 5 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  9. 9 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available38.2%not open61.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors74.6%domestic only25.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Advanced Laser Technology (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 373% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Advanced Laser Technology (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00085% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Advanced Laser Technology (United Kingdom) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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