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Alpes Lasers (Switzerland)

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Research works
103
▲ 84% vs 2018-21
Citations
2k
19.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
Alpes Lasers (Switzerland)

Not ranked overall: Alpes Lasers (Switzerland) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Alpes Lasers (Switzerland) work in?

In 2022-now, 71% of research at Alpes Lasers (Switzerland) is in Physical Sciences, 19% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (29%), Medicine (18%), Chemistry (18%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 71.5% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 29.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 20.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 18.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 4 fractional works · 18.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 11.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 11.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 6.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 18.6% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 18.4% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAlpes Lasers(Switzerland)23fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences71%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences5%

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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering729.1%
    2. Chemistry418.2%
    3. Physics and Astronomy311.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences16.1%
    5. Environmental Science13.5%
    6. Materials Science01.5%
    7. Chemical Engineering01.1%
    8. Computer Science00.7%
    1. Medicine418.4%
    2. Nursing00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology02.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.5%
    3. Neuroscience01.5%
    1. Social Sciences13.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting01.5%
    3. Psychology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 11.59× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.88× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.94× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 5.09× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 11.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemistry11.59×4 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy5.09×3 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.88×1 works
  4. Chemical Engineering3.15×0 works
  5. Engineering1.94×7 works
  6. Medicine0.96×4 works
  7. Neuroscience0.90×0 works
  8. Environmental Science0.70×1 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.46×0 works
  10. Materials Science0.42×0 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.40×0 works
  12. Nursing0.37×0 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.31×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.26×1 works
  15. Computer Science0.09×0 works
  16. Psychology0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Alpes Lasers (Switzerland)?

Ranked on the quality score, Richard Maulini, Stéphane Blaser and Tobias Gresch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alpes Lasers (Switzerland).

  1. 1 Richard Maulini Switzerland · #1,338,687 worldwide 2.4k citations · 79 works
  2. 2 Stéphane Blaser Switzerland · #1,476,302 worldwide 3.5k citations · 107 works
  3. 3 Tobias Gresch Switzerland · #4,367,625 worldwide 785 citations · 55 works
  4. 4 Léo Hetier Switzerland · #4,423,342 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Étienne Giraud Switzerland · #4,911,215 worldwide 56 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Alpes Lasers (Switzerland)

What are the most cited papers from Alpes Lasers (Switzerland)?

The most cited paper from Alpes Lasers (Switzerland) is "Mid-infrared frequency comb based on a quantum cascade laser" (Andreas Hugi, Gustavo Villares, Stéphane Blaser et al., 2012), with 852 citations. Next come "Dual-comb spectroscopy based on quantum-cascade-laser frequency combs" (538) and "A compact and cost-effective hard X-ray free-electron laser driven by a high-brightness and low-energy electron beam" (237).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mid-infrared frequency comb based on a quantum cascade laser Andreas Hugi, Gustavo Villares, Stéphane Blaser et al. · Nature Dec 2012 852
2 Dual-comb spectroscopy based on quantum-cascade-laser frequency combs Gustavo Villares, Andreas Hugi, Stéphane Blaser et al. · Nature Communications Open access 13 Oct 2014 538
3 A compact and cost-effective hard X-ray free-electron laser driven by a high-brightness and low-energy electron beam Eduard Prat et al. · Nature Photonics Open access109 authors 9 Nov 2020 237
4 Low Level Laser Therapy with Trigger Points Technique: A Clinical Study on 243 Patients Zlatko Simunovic · Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine & Surgery Aug 1996 154
5 Room-temperature, continuous-wave, single-mode quantum-cascade lasers at λ≃5.4μm Stéphane Blaser, Dmitri A. Yarekha, Lubos Hvozdara et al. · Applied Physics Letters 19 Jan 2005 126
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Alpes Lasers (Switzerland)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Breath Analysis, Spectroscopic Databases, Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers, Electric Discharge, Laser Oscillation, Optical Frequency Combs, Ultrafast Lasers and Biosensors.

▲ 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 13 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 13 words, with their numbers
  1. Breath Analysis4▲ 193×2 topics
  2. Spectroscopic Databases4▲ 733×1 topic
  3. Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers4▲ 733×1 topic
  4. Electric Discharge2▲ 1030×1 topic
  5. Laser Oscillation2▲ 1030×1 topic
  6. Optical Frequency Combs2▲ 143×1 topic
  7. Ultrafast Lasers2▲ 143×1 topic
  8. Biosensors2▲ 13×3 topics
  9. Ozone Depletion1▲ 201×1 topic
  10. Stratospheric Water Vapor1▲ 201×1 topic
  11. Epidemiology1◆ 1.13×4 topics
  12. Optical Modulators1▲ 31×1 topic
  13. Silicon Photonics1▲ 44×1 topic

Which research topics does Alpes Lasers (Switzerland) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Spectroscopy and Laser Applications, Laser Design and Applications, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate.

Spectroscopy and Laser A…4Spectroscopy and Laser Applications: 4 fractional worksLaser Design and Applica…2Laser Design and Applications: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Tec…2Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 2 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 1 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and…1Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 1 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 1 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 1 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Resonator Technologies: 0 fractional worksDermatologic Treatments and Research: 0 fractional works
SpectroscopyElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsAtmospheric Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Spectroscopy and Laser Applications Spectroscopy 4 works
  2. 2 Laser Design and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 1 works
  5. 5 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  9. 9 Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Dermatologic Treatments and Research Dermatology 0 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 available27.9%not open72.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.2%domestic only68.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Alpes Lasers (Switzerland)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 84% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Alpes Lasers (Switzerland) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000062% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Alpes Lasers (Switzerland)0.000096% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Alpes Lasers (Switzerland) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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