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FORTH Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser

In research, FORTH Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,215 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy — Physics and Astronomy is 9.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,100
of 28,054 · #4,377 all time
Rank in Greece
#50
of 124
Research works
881
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
26.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is FORTH Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser 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 #5,215 of 12,888 19.0%85 #2816

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where FORTH Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser 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).

What does FORTH Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 9.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 21.1 works9.4×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.91× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.95× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.13× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.28× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.31× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.99× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 9.40× its world share, 21 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× 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, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at FORTH Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser?

Ranked on the composite score, G. Konstantinidis, David Petrosyan and Г. Константинидис lead among researchers whose main affiliation is FORTH Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser.

  1. 1 G. Konstantinidis Greece · #416,952 worldwide 119 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 David Petrosyan Greece · #437,196 worldwide 153 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Г. Константинидис Greece · #537,719 worldwide 74 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 G. Deligeorgis Greece · #1,312,501 worldwide 31 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at FORTH Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser

Which keywords describe research at FORTH Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Optical Lattices, Microcavities, Rheology, Entanglement, Photonics, Quantum Mechanics, Nanoparticles and Nonlinear Systems.

▲ 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. Optical Lattices6▲ 92×3 topics
  2. Deep Learning5▲ 1.35×23 topics
  3. Nanoparticles5▲ 3.7×19 topics
  4. Machine Learning4▲ 1.37×25 topics
  5. Microcavities4▲ 36×2 topics
  6. Nanomaterials4▲ 3.6×9 topics
  7. Rheology4▲ 19×5 topics
  8. Tissue Engineering4▲ 6.0×10 topics
  9. Entanglement4▲ 23×4 topics
  10. Photonics4▲ 120×2 topics
  11. Quantum Mechanics3▲ 41×2 topics
  12. Nanostructures3▲ 8.2×11 topics
  13. Nonlinear Systems3▲ 16×2 topics
  14. Non-Hermitian Physics3▲ 232×1 topic
  15. PT-Symmetry3▲ 232×1 topic
  16. Biomedical Applications3▲ 2.6×21 topics
  17. Biosensors3▲ 5.8×7 topics
  18. Semiconductors3▲ 9.3×4 topics
  19. Nonlinear Optics3▲ 25×3 topics
  20. Semiconductor3▲ 7.9×4 topics
  21. Viscoelasticity2▲ 38×2 topics
  22. Molecular Modeling2▲ 64×2 topics
  23. Nonlinear Photonic Systems2▲ 92×1 topic
  24. Solitons2▲ 50×1 topic
  25. Microresonators2▲ 27×3 topics
  26. Self-Assembly2▲ 6.7×8 topics
  27. Fiber Lasers2▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Water Splitting2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  29. Complex Fluids2▲ 118×1 topic
  30. Data Integration2▲ 12×4 topics
  31. Polymers2▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Quantum Information2▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Biomaterials2▲ 8.2×6 topics
  34. Dynamical Systems2▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Optical Frequency Combs2▲ 34×1 topic
  36. Ultrafast Lasers2▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Distributed Systems2▲ 10×4 topics
  38. Lagrangian Coherent Structures2▲ 79×1 topic
  39. Quantum Chaos2▲ 79×1 topic
  40. Rheological Properties2▲ 10×4 topics

Which research topics does FORTH Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics, Nonlinear Photonic Systems, Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies and Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies.

Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics: 3 fractional worksNonlinear Photonic Systems: 2 fractional worksRheology and Fluid Dynam…2Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Tec…2Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 2 fractional worksQuantum chaos and dynamical systems: 2 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …1Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 1 fractional worksPolymer crystallization …1Polymer crystallization and properties: 1 fractional worksMaterial Dynamics and Pr…1Material Dynamics and Properties: 1 fractional worksSemantic Web and Ontolog…1Semantic Web and Ontologies: 1 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsFluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesArtificial Intelligence3 others

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

  1. 1 Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  2. 2 Nonlinear Photonic Systems Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 2 works
  3. 3 Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 2 works
  4. 4 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  5. 5 Quantum chaos and dynamical systems Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 2 works
  6. 6 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  7. 7 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  8. 8 Polymer crystallization and properties Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  9. 9 Material Dynamics and Properties Materials Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Semantic Web and Ontologies Artificial Intelligence 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 available32.0%not open68.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors55.2%domestic only44.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has FORTH Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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