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Applied Nanotools (Canada)

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Research works
14
▲ 292% vs 2018-21
Citations
164
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Applied Nanotools (Canada)

Not ranked overall: Applied Nanotools (Canada) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Applied Nanotools (Canada) work in?

In all years, 96% of research at Applied Nanotools (Canada) is in Physical Sciences, 2% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (54%), Physics and Astronomy (20%), Materials Science (16%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 96.1% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 53.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 39.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 14.0% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 20.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 15.7% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 15.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 12.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKApplied Nanotools(Canada)14fractional works, all years
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences96%Health Sciences0%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 9 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering853.7%
    2. Physics and Astronomy320.2%
    3. Materials Science215.8%
    4. Computer Science13.7%
    5. Chemistry01.5%
    6. Chemical Engineering01.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology02.3%
    1. Decision Sciences01.2%
    1. Medicine00.4%
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.

Who are the top researchers at Applied Nanotools (Canada)?

Ranked on the quality score, Cameron Horvath and Mirwais Aktary lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Applied Nanotools (Canada).

  1. 1 Cameron Horvath Canada · #1,513,930 worldwide 569 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Mirwais Aktary Canada · #2,467,950 worldwide 742 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Applied Nanotools (Canada)

What are the most cited papers from Applied Nanotools (Canada)?

The most cited paper from Applied Nanotools (Canada) is "A full degree-of-freedom spatiotemporal light modulator" (Christopher Panuski, Ian Christen, Momchil Minkov et al., 2022), with 112 citations. Next come "Silicon Photonic Circuit Design Using Rapid Prototyping Foundry Process Design Kits" (87) and "Silicon photonic dual-gas sensor for H_2 and CO_2 detection" (63).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A full degree-of-freedom spatiotemporal light modulator Christopher Panuski, Ian Christen, Momchil Minkov et al. · Nature Photonics 28 Nov 2022 112
2 Silicon Photonic Circuit Design Using Rapid Prototyping Foundry Process Design Kits Lukas Chrostowski et al. · IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics 25 May 2019 87
3 Silicon photonic dual-gas sensor for H_2 and CO_2 detection Guangcan Mi, Cameron Horvath, Vien Van · Optics Express Open access 29 Jun 2017 63
4 Simulation of the spatial distribution and molecular weight of polymethylmethacrylate fragments in electron beam lithography exposures Mirwais Aktary, Maria Stepanova, S. K. Dew · Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing Measurement and Phenomena Mar 2006 54
5 Fabrication and Characterization of Graphitic Carbon Nanostructures with Controllable Size, Shape, and Position Rongbing Du, Solomon Ssenyange, Mirwais Aktary et al. · Small 20 Feb 2009 46
All 39 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Applied Nanotools (Canada) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Photonic and Optical Devices, Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies and Optical Coatings and Gratings.

Photonic and Optical Dev…1Photonic and Optical Devices: 1 fractional worksElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 1 fractional worksOptical Coatings and Gra…1Optical Coatings and Gratings: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 0 fractional worksAdvancements in Photolithography Techniques: 0 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray Imaging Techniques: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 0 fractional worksPhotonic Crystals and Applications: 0 fractional worksMechanical and Optical Resonators: 0 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSurfaces, Coatings and FilmsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsRadiation1 others

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

  1. 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1 works
  3. 3 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  4. 4 Optical Coatings and Gratings Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1 works
  5. 5 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Advancements in Photolithography Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques Radiation 0 works
  8. 8 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Photonic Crystals and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  10. 10 Mechanical and Optical Resonators Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 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 available27.4%not open72.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.9%domestic only72.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Applied Nanotools (Canada)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 292% 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 Applied Nanotools (Canada) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000060% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Applied Nanotools (Canada) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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