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Central Laser Facility

clf.stfc.ac.ukROR OpenAlex
Research works
41
▼ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
581
14.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Central Laser Facility is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 4.89× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.23× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.86× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 22.30× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.95× its world share, 0 worksVeterinary1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 22.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Central Laser Facility?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nonlinear Optics, Molecular Dynamics, Attosecond Physics, High-Harmonic Generation, Electron Beams, Laser-Plasma Accelerators, Frequency Conversion and Electric Discharge.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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 25 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 25 words, with their numbers
  1. Nonlinear Optics6▲ 78×3 topics
  2. Molecular Dynamics6▲ 52×3 topics
  3. Attosecond Physics4▲ 258×1 topic
  4. High-Harmonic Generation4▲ 258×1 topic
  5. Electron Beams4▲ 322×1 topic
  6. Laser-Plasma Accelerators4▲ 322×1 topic
  7. Frequency Conversion4▲ 95×3 topics
  8. Remote Sensing3▲ 7.2×4 topics
  9. Electric Discharge3▲ 220×1 topic
  10. Laser Oscillation3▲ 220×1 topic
  11. Spectroscopy3▲ 23×3 topics
  12. Material Analysis3▲ 179×1 topic
  13. Plasma3▲ 172×1 topic
  14. Vibrational Spectroscopy2▲ 39×3 topics
  15. Tomography2▲ 16×4 topics
  16. Raman Spectroscopy2▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Cancer Detection2▲ 53×2 topics
  18. Biomedical Applications1▲ 3.1×8 topics
  19. Hydrogen Bonding1▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Biomedical Imaging1▲ 48×1 topic
  21. Infrared Spectroscopy1▲ 86×1 topic
  22. Microresonators1▲ 23×2 topics
  23. Imaging1▲ 7.8×4 topics
  24. Time-of-Flight1▲ 40×2 topics
  25. Molecular Imaging1▲ 18×3 topics

Which research topics does Central Laser Facility publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics, Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications, Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma and High-pressure geophysics and materials.

Laser-Plasma Interaction…1Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksLaser-Matter Interactions and Applications: 0 fractional worksLaser-induced spectrosco…0Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma: 0 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics…0High-pressure geophysics and materials: 0 fractional worksLaser Design and Applications: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Physics Studies: 0 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Laser A…0Spectroscopy and Laser Applications: 0 fractional worksIon-surface interactions and analysis: 0 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies: 0 fractional worksAtomic and Molecular Physics: 0 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsMechanics of MaterialsGeophysics3 others

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

  1. 1 Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  2. 2 Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  3. 3 Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  4. 4 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 0 works
  5. 5 Laser Design and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  7. 7 Spectroscopy and Laser Applications Spectroscopy 0 works
  8. 8 Ion-surface interactions and analysis Computational Mechanics 0 works
  9. 9 Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  10. 10 Atomic and Molecular Physics 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 available47.9%not open52.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.0%domestic only51.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Central Laser Facility's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% lower 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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