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Fibertek (United States)

In research, Fibertek (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,233 of 17,446 worldwide), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#2,753 of 3,725 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#11,273 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physical Sciences (Physical Sciences is 2.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#13,092
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#2,708
of 7,310
Research works
470
▼ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.3k
5.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
21%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Fibertek (United States)

What is Fibertek (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #7,233 of 17,446 4.2%295
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,753 of 3,725 4.3%129
Social SciencesDomain #11,273 of 14,833 4.3%129
EngineeringField #8,350 of 9,532 4.2%156

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fibertek (United States) 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Fibertek (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 97% of research at Fibertek (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 3% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (54%), Physics and Astronomy (27%), Environmental Science (4%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 28 fractional works · 97.2% of its workEngineering: 15 fractional works · 54.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 31.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 13.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 26.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 16.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKFibertek (UnitedStates)28fractional works, 2022-now
Physical Sciences97%Health Sciences3%

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 2 domains and 9 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1554.3%
    2. Physics and Astronomy826.9%
    3. Environmental Science14.1%
    4. Materials Science14.0%
    5. Computer Science13.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences12.4%
    7. Mathematics01.8%
    8. Chemistry00.4%
    1. Medicine12.8%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Fibertek (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physical Sciences takes 2.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physical SciencesDomain · 27.6 works2.5×
← 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.

Chemistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.62× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.50× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 12.11× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMedicine1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 12.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy12.11×8 works
  2. Engineering3.62×15 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.54×1 works
  4. Mathematics1.50×0 works
  5. Materials Science1.14×1 works
  6. Environmental Science0.81×1 works
  7. Computer Science0.44×1 works
  8. Chemistry0.25×0 works
  9. Medicine0.14×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Fibertek (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Walter Koechner, Bruce McIntosh and Horacio R. Verdún lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fibertek (United States).

  1. 1 Walter Koechner United States · #848,145 worldwide 7.2k citations · 124 works
  2. 2 Bruce McIntosh United States · #2,166,688 worldwide 767 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Horacio R. Verdún United States · #2,337,663 worldwide 1.3k citations · 71 works
  4. 4 Fran Fitzpatrick United States · #3,493,655 worldwide 67 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 He Cao United States · #3,683,337 worldwide 195 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Alex H. Kaz United States · #3,823,162 worldwide 171 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Ti Chuang United States · #4,324,184 worldwide 201 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Michael M. Albert United States · #4,541,214 worldwide 65 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Rubén Zukerfeld United States · #4,546,353 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Frank Kimpel United States · #4,647,862 worldwide 104 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Fibertek (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Fibertek (United States)?

The most cited paper from Fibertek (United States) is "Airborne High Spectral Resolution Lidar for profiling aerosol optical properties" (Johnathan W. Hair, C. A. Hostetler, Anthony L. Cook et al., 2008), with 699 citations. Next come "Luminescence properties of Y2O3 single crystals doped with Pr3+ or Tm3+ and codoped with Yb3+, Tb3+ or Ho3+ ions" (130) and "Laser action from Mn5+ in Ba3(VO4)2" (101).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Airborne High Spectral Resolution Lidar for profiling aerosol optical properties Johnathan W. Hair, C. A. Hostetler, Anthony L. Cook et al. · Applied Optics 10 Dec 2008 699
2 Luminescence properties of Y2O3 single crystals doped with Pr3+ or Tm3+ and codoped with Yb3+, Tb3+ or Ho3+ ions Yannick Guyot, R. Moncorgé, Larry D. Merkle et al. · Optical Materials 1996 130
3 Laser action from Mn5+ in Ba3(VO4)2 Larry D. Merkle, Albert A. Pinto, Horacio R. Verdún et al. · Applied Physics Letters 16 Nov 1992 101
4 Spectroscopy and laser operation of Pr, Mg:SrAl12O19 Larry D. Merkle, Bahram Zandi, R. Moncorgé et al. · Journal of Applied Physics 15 Feb 1996 93
5 High-average-power KTiOAsO_4 optical parametric oscillator M.S.W. Webb, Peter F. Moulton, Jeffrey J. Kasinski et al. · Optics Letters Aug 1998 90
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Fibertek (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nonlinear Optics, Fiber Lasers, Microwave Photonics, LEO Satellite Constellation, Satellite Communications, Optical Fiber, Microresonators and Optical Frequency Combs.

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

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Nonlinear Optics4▲ 118×4 topics
  2. Fiber Lasers3▲ 127×2 topics
  3. Microwave Photonics2▲ 102×2 topics
  4. LEO Satellite Constellation2▲ 270×1 topic
  5. Optical Fiber2▲ 74×2 topics
  6. Satellite Communications2▲ 270×1 topic
  7. Microresonators2▲ 86×2 topics
  8. Optical Frequency Combs2▲ 119×1 topic
  9. Ultrafast Lasers2▲ 119×1 topic
  10. Remote Sensing2▲ 4.8×7 topics
  11. Frequency Conversion2▲ 138×3 topics
  12. High-Power Laser2▲ 312×1 topic
  13. Structural Health Monitoring2▲ 72×2 topics
  14. Supercontinuum Generation2▲ 312×1 topic
  15. Photon Counting2▲ 81×2 topics
  16. Free-Space Optical Communication1▲ 169×1 topic
  17. Visible Light Communication1▲ 169×1 topic
  18. Fiber Optic Sensors1▲ 82×1 topic
  19. Laser Ranging1▲ 179×1 topic
  20. Sensor Technology1▲ 82×1 topic
  21. Time-of-Flight1▲ 112×1 topic
  22. Raman Lasers1▲ 39×2 topics
  23. Coherent Detection1▲ 84×1 topic
  24. Digital Signal Processing1▲ 74×1 topic

Which research topics does Fibertek (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Satellite Communication Systems, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies, Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics and Optical Wireless Communication Technologies.

Satellite Communication …2Satellite Communication Systems: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Tec…2Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 2 fractional worksPhotonic Crystal and Fib…2Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics: 2 fractional worksOptical Wireless Communi…1Optical Wireless Communication Technologies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Sensing Technologies: 1 fractional worksOptical Network Technolo…1Optical Network Technologies: 1 fractional worksSolid State Laser Technologies: 1 fractional worksTopological Materials and Phenomena: 1 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringInstrumentation1 others

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

  1. 1 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  3. 3 Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Optical Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies Instrumentation 1 works
  7. 7 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Solid State Laser Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Topological Materials and Phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  10. 10 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 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 available20.6%not open79.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.0%domestic only94.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Fibertek (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% lower than in 2018-2021.

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grewheldshrank

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 Fibertek (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000079% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Fibertek (United States)0.00011% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Fibertek (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2013Fibertek (United States)2.8% in 201320002010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.5% in 2010.

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