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Advanced Laser Technology (United Kingdom)

In research, Advanced Laser Technology (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,709 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,589 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. 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 17.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,331
of 28,054 · #14,577 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#244
of 1,094
Research works
431
▲ 111% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.3k
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

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

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #3,709 of 12,888 14.5%187 #8547
EngineeringField #3,589 of 6,636 15.3%108 #7631

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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 17.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 26.6 works18×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 35.4 works7.6×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.59× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.44× its world share, 108 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.77× its world share, 20 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 7.62× its world share, 35 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

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

  1. 1 樊仲维 Fan Zhongwei United Kingdom · #1,280,292 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Advanced Laser Technology (United Kingdom)

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Nonlinear Optics, Microstructure, Fiber Lasers, Microresonators, Raman Lasers, Frequency Conversion and Optical Modulators.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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 Properties21▲ 10×17 topics
  2. Nonlinear Optics17▲ 75×4 topics
  3. Microstructure16▲ 15×11 topics
  4. Fiber Lasers13▲ 62×3 topics
  5. Microresonators12▲ 68×3 topics
  6. Raman Lasers11▲ 45×2 topics
  7. Frequency Conversion10▲ 118×3 topics
  8. Optical Modulators10▲ 31×3 topics
  9. Additive Manufacturing9▲ 14×4 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications9▲ 3.5×18 topics
  11. Crystal Growth9▲ 15×9 topics
  12. Biosensors9▲ 8.0×8 topics
  13. Microwave Photonics8▲ 45×2 topics
  14. Optical Frequency Combs8▲ 69×1 topic
  15. Ultrafast Lasers8▲ 69×1 topic
  16. Optical Fiber7▲ 31×3 topics
  17. Photonic Crystals7▲ 27×5 topics
  18. Process Parameters6▲ 28×3 topics
  19. Gas Sensing6▲ 65×2 topics
  20. Material Characterization6▲ 24×2 topics
  21. Integrated Circuits6▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Metallic Components6▲ 41×1 topic
  23. Selective Laser Melting6▲ 41×1 topic
  24. Silicon Photonics6▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Microcavities5▲ 23×1 topic
  26. Nanophotonic Waveguides5▲ 26×1 topic
  27. Solid-State Lasers5▲ 165×1 topic
  28. Ytterbium5▲ 165×1 topic
  29. Laser Ablation5▲ 67×2 topics
  30. Micromachining5▲ 51×2 topics
  31. Femtosecond Laser5▲ 50×2 topics
  32. Transparent Materials5▲ 104×1 topic
  33. Ultrafast Dynamics5▲ 104×1 topic
  34. Structured Light5▲ 42×2 topics
  35. Semiconductor4▲ 6.0×7 topics
  36. High-Entropy Alloys4▲ 40×1 topic
  37. Multi-Component Alloys4▲ 40×1 topic
  38. Phase Stability4▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Tool Wear4▲ 14×3 topics
  40. High-Power Laser4▲ 100×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, Photonic and Optical Devices and Solid State Laser Technologies.

Advanced Fiber Laser Tec…8Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 8 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing M…6Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 6 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…5Photonic and Optical Devices: 5 fractional worksSolid State Laser Techno…5Solid State Laser Technologies: 5 fractional worksLaser Material Processing Techniques: 5 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Studies: 4 fractional worksPhotonic Crystal and Fib…4Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics: 4 fractional worksOrbital Angular Momentum in Optics: 4 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sen…4Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 4 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsMechanical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic 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 8 works
  2. 2 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Solid State Laser Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Laser Material Processing Techniques Computational Mechanics 5 works
  6. 6 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  9. 9 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 111% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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