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Institut für Nanophotonik

In research, Institut für Nanophotonik stands highest in Engineering (#4,202 of 9,532 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,395 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering (Engineering is 3.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#20,094
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#992
of 1,603
Research works
468
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.1k
15.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Institut für Nanophotonik

What is Institut für Nanophotonik 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
EngineeringField #4,202 of 9,532 10.3%243
Physical SciencesDomain #8,395 of 17,446 8.6%423

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut für Nanophotonik 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 Institut für Nanophotonik work in?

In 2022-now, 82% of research at Institut für Nanophotonik is in Physical Sciences, 13% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (58%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%), Materials Science (7%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 30 fractional works · 82.5% of its workEngineering: 21 fractional works · 57.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 23.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 7 fractional works · 20.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 7.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 7.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 6.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 13.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 11.8% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workStructural Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitut fürNanophotonik37fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences82%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences0%

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 4 domains and 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2157.6%
    2. Materials Science37.4%
    3. Physics and Astronomy26.5%
    4. Chemistry24.8%
    5. Energy12.8%
    6. Computer Science11.8%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    9. Environmental Science00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology411.8%
    2. Neuroscience11.5%
    1. Medicine13.4%
    2. Health Professions00.5%
    1. Decision Sciences00.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Institut für Nanophotonik specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 3.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 21.1 works3.8×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.21× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.06× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.03× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.84× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.11× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.91× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDecision Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering3.84×21 works
  2. Chemistry3.06×2 works
  3. Energy3.03×1 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy2.91×2 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.21×4 works
  6. Materials Science2.11×3 works
  7. Neuroscience0.91×0 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.77×0 works
  9. Chemical Engineering0.65×0 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.31×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.23×1 works
  12. Health Professions0.17×0 works
  13. Medicine0.17×1 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.06×0 works
  15. Environmental Science0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Institut für Nanophotonik?

Ranked on the quality score, Claudia Geisler, Demselben and B. Wolff‐Rottke lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut für Nanophotonik.

  1. 1 Claudia Geisler Germany · #781,828 worldwide 1.7k citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Demselben Germany · #1,495,764 worldwide 952 citations · 668 works
  3. 3 B. Wolff‐Rottke Germany · #1,677,289 worldwide 691 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Caleb J. C. Jordan Germany · #1,721,019 worldwide 266 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Hans‐Martin Keller Germany · #2,203,737 worldwide 1.1k citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Rudolph Fittig Germany · #2,294,799 worldwide 754 citations · 110 works
  7. 7 J. Ihlemann Germany · #2,380,059 worldwide 450 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Anton Geuther Germany · #2,467,287 worldwide 355 citations · 63 works
  9. 9 Christian Peth Germany · #2,478,991 worldwide 2.3k citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Uwe Leinhos Germany · #2,674,117 worldwide 1.1k citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Institut für Nanophotonik

What are the most cited papers from Institut für Nanophotonik?

The most cited paper from Institut für Nanophotonik is "Laminar boundary layer separation: Instability and associated phenomena" (Aleksandr V. Dovgal, Victor V. Kozlov, Alfons Michalke, 1994), with 318 citations. Next come "Chromatin swelling drives neutrophil extracellular trap release" (254) and "Nanosecond and femtosecond excimer laser ablation of fused silica" (241).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Laminar boundary layer separation: Instability and associated phenomena Aleksandr V. Dovgal, Victor V. Kozlov, Alfons Michalke · Progress in Aerospace Sciences 1994 318
2 Chromatin swelling drives neutrophil extracellular trap release Elsa Neubert, Daniel L Meyer, F. Rocca et al. · Nature Communications Open access 10 Sep 2018 254
3 Nanosecond and femtosecond excimer laser ablation of fused silica Jürgen Ihlemann, Benjamin Wolff, Patrick Simon · Applied Physics A Apr 1992 241
4 A readily retrievable pool of synaptic vesicles Yunfeng Hua, Raunak Sinha, Cora Sandra Thiel et al. · Nature Neuroscience Open access 12 Jun 2011 186
5 Aptamers as potential tools for super-resolution microscopy Felipe Opazo, Matthew Levy, Michelle Byrom et al. · Nature Methods 27 Sep 2012 185
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Institut für Nanophotonik?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Laser Ablation, Femtosecond Laser, Micromachining, Image Processing, Machine Vision, Nanoparticles, Roughness Measurement and Surface Characterization.

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

All 36 words, with their numbers
  1. Laser Ablation6▲ 409×2 topics
  2. Femtosecond Laser4▲ 221×1 topic
  3. Micromachining4▲ 248×1 topic
  4. Image Processing3▲ 19×3 topics
  5. Nanoparticles3▲ 6.5×5 topics
  6. Machine Vision3▲ 38×3 topics
  7. Roughness Measurement2▲ 393×1 topic
  8. Surface Characterization2▲ 317×1 topic
  9. Chemical Mechanical Planarization2▲ 139×1 topic
  10. Material Removal Mechanism2▲ 139×1 topic
  11. Gold Nanoparticles2▲ 58×3 topics
  12. Biosensors2▲ 9.5×5 topics
  13. Biomedical Applications2▲ 3.6×4 topics
  14. Drug Delivery2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  15. Raman Spectroscopy2▲ 22×2 topics
  16. Remote Sensing2▲ 3.6×3 topics
  17. Super-Resolution Imaging2▲ 127×2 topics
  18. Cancer Detection1▲ 56×2 topics
  19. Spectroscopy1▲ 22×3 topics
  20. Luminescent1▲ 356×1 topic
  21. Porous Silicon1▲ 356×1 topic
  22. Synthesis1▲ 9.6×2 topics
  23. Biomedical Imaging1▲ 58×2 topics
  24. Colloids1▲ 239×1 topic
  25. Gas Sensing1▲ 74×2 topics
  26. Liquid Environment1▲ 239×1 topic
  27. Semiconductor1▲ 9.8×2 topics
  28. Vibrational Spectroscopy1▲ 41×2 topics
  29. Infrared Spectroscopy1▲ 90×1 topic
  30. Nanomaterials1▲ 2.8×4 topics
  31. Nonlinear Optics1▲ 28×3 topics
  32. Protein Analysis1▲ 90×1 topic
  33. Energy Conversion1▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Flow Measurement1▲ 191×1 topic
  35. Ultrasonic1▲ 191×1 topic
  36. Water Splitting1▲ 7.5×3 topics

Which research topics does Institut für Nanophotonik publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Laser Material Processing Techniques, Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements, Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques and Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles.

Laser Material Processin…4Laser Material Processing Techniques: 4 fractional worksSurface Roughness and Optical Measurements: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 2 fractional worksLaser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles: 1 fractional worksSilicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence: 1 fractional worksSpectroscopy Techniques …1Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research: 1 fractional worksFlow Measurement and Analysis: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques: 1 fractional worksLaser-induced spectroscopy and plasma: 1 fractional worksAdhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions: 1 fractional works
Computational MechanicsBiomedical EngineeringMaterials ChemistryBiophysics1 others

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

  1. 1 Laser Material Processing Techniques Computational Mechanics 4 works
  2. 2 Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements Computational Mechanics 2 works
  3. 3 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence Materials Chemistry 1 works
  6. 6 Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research Biophysics 1 works
  7. 7 Flow Measurement and Analysis Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques Biophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  10. 10 Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions Mechanics of Materials 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 available25.3%not open74.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.5%domestic only78.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institut für Nanophotonik's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% 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 Institut für Nanophotonik as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000098% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Institut für Nanophotonik0.00010% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Institut für Nanophotonik over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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