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Applied Photonics (United Kingdom)

In research, Applied Photonics (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,979 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,420 of 6,636 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#1,803 of 2,318 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Physics and Astronomy — Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 20.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,437
of 28,054 · #9,561 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#248
of 1,094
Research works
619
▲ 83% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.2k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Applied Photonics (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 #3,979 of 12,888 9.6%184 #5949
EngineeringField #3,420 of 6,636 8.6%108 #4725
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,803 of 2,318 7.1%76 #2472

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Applied Photonics (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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#5,949 #3,979
  2. Engineering#4,725 #3,420
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#2,472 #1,803
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Applied Photonics (United Kingdom) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 20.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 29.9 works20×
  2. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 76.4 works10×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 36.9 works8.0×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.45× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.15× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.47× its world share, 108 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.01× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 8.03× its world share, 37 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× 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, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Applied Photonics (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the composite score, A. Poustie, Graeme Maxwell and Loyd J. McKnight lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Applied Photonics (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 A. Poustie United Kingdom · #98,844 worldwide 233 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Graeme Maxwell United Kingdom · #462,671 worldwide 82 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Loyd J. McKnight United Kingdom · #1,512,993 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Applied Photonics (United Kingdom)

Which keywords describe research at Applied Photonics (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Optical Modulators, Raman Lasers, Silicon Photonics, Integrated Circuits, Microcavities, Nanophotonic Waveguides and Whispering Gallery Mode.

▲ 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. Biosensors27▲ 26×9 topics
  2. Optical Modulators23▲ 75×3 topics
  3. Raman Lasers21▲ 90×2 topics
  4. Silicon Photonics19▲ 84×2 topics
  5. Integrated Circuits18▲ 57×2 topics
  6. Microcavities18▲ 80×2 topics
  7. Nanophotonic Waveguides18▲ 90×1 topic
  8. Whispering Gallery Mode18▲ 90×1 topic
  9. Microwave Photonics18▲ 97×2 topics
  10. Nonlinear Optics17▲ 73×4 topics
  11. Optical Fiber16▲ 72×3 topics
  12. Microresonators13▲ 79×3 topics
  13. Semiconductor Lasers13▲ 94×2 topics
  14. Fiber Lasers12▲ 61×3 topics
  15. Optical Frequency Combs10▲ 87×1 topic
  16. Ultrafast Lasers10▲ 87×1 topic
  17. Optical Interconnects10▲ 124×1 topic
  18. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)10▲ 124×1 topic
  19. Coherent Detection10▲ 106×1 topic
  20. Digital Signal Processing10▲ 95×1 topic
  21. Photonic Crystals9▲ 36×5 topics
  22. Biomedical Applications8▲ 3.3×15 topics
  23. Optical Access Networks8▲ 115×1 topic
  24. Photonic Signal Processing8▲ 115×1 topic
  25. Frequency Conversion8▲ 87×3 topics
  26. Structural Health Monitoring6▲ 37×2 topics
  27. Fiber Optic Sensors6▲ 54×1 topic
  28. Sensor Technology6▲ 54×1 topic
  29. Optical Sensors5▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Crystal Growth5▲ 7.9×5 topics
  31. Metamaterials5▲ 16×4 topics
  32. Semiconductor4▲ 5.9×7 topics
  33. Nonlinear Dynamics4▲ 8.8×2 topics
  34. Solar Cells4▲ 9.7×7 topics
  35. Nanophotonics4▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Cancer Detection4▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Neuromorphic Photonics4▲ 58×1 topic
  38. Photonic Reservoir Computing4▲ 58×1 topic
  39. Gas Sensing4▲ 39×2 topics
  40. In Vivo Imaging3▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Applied Photonics (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Photonic and Optical Devices, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies, Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices and Optical Network Technologies.

Photonic and Optical Dev…18Photonic and Optical Devices: 18 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 10 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 10 fractional worksOptical Network Technolo…10Optical Network Technologies: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Commun…8Advanced Photonic Communication Systems: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 6 fractional worksNeural Networks and Reservoir Computing: 4 fractional worksSolid State Laser Technologies: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Sensing Technologies: 3 fractional worksPhotonic Crystals and Applications: 3 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsArtificial IntelligenceInstrumentation

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

  1. 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 18 works
  2. 2 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 10 works
  3. 3 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  4. 4 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  8. 8 Solid State Laser Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies Instrumentation 3 works
  10. 10 Photonic Crystals and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 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 available36.3%not open63.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors53.5%domestic only46.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Applied Photonics (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 83% 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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