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Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics

In research, Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#938 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,035 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Physics and Astronomy (Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 18.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#2,450
of 22,385 · #989 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#28
of 197
Research works
5.4k
▼ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
231k
42.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.18×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics

What is Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #938 of 10,670 12.8%188 #634
EngineeringField #1,035 of 5,901 13.3%80 #592

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics 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 Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics work in?

In 2022-now, 81% of research at Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics is in Physical Sciences, 13% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (33%), Physics and Astronomy (17%), Materials Science (15%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 214 fractional works · 81.0% of its workEngineering: 89 fractional works · 33.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 45 fractional works · 17.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 26 fractional works · 9.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 45 fractional works · 16.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 35 fractional works · 13.1% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAcoustics and Ultrasonics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 40 fractional works · 15.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 22 fractional works · 8.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 8 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 19 fractional works · 7.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 34 fractional works · 12.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 24 fractional works · 9.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 5.2% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStructural Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitute forAtomic and…265fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences81%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences4%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering8933.5%
    2. Physics and Astronomy4516.9%
    3. Materials Science4015.1%
    4. Chemistry197.0%
    5. Computer Science72.5%
    6. Energy51.9%
    7. Environmental Science51.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering20.9%
    10. Mathematics10.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology249.0%
    2. Neuroscience62.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences31.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities20.8%
    3. Decision Sciences20.8%
    4. Psychology20.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.5%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    1. Medicine62.1%
    2. Health Professions00.1%
    3. Dentistry00.0%
    4. Nursing00.0%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 18.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 34.6 works18×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 44.8 works7.6×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.68× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.33× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.54× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.48× its world share, 19 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.05× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.23× its world share, 89 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.31× its world share, 40 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 7.61× its world share, 45 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy7.61×45 works
  2. Chemistry4.48×19 works
  3. Materials Science4.31×40 works
  4. Chemical Engineering2.54×2 works
  5. Engineering2.23×89 works
  6. Energy2.05×5 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.68×24 works
  8. Neuroscience1.33×6 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.79×2 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.72×3 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.43×1 works
  12. Environmental Science0.37×5 works
  13. Computer Science0.32×7 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.31×0 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.29×2 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.21×3 works
  17. Mathematics0.19×1 works
  18. Psychology0.19×2 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.15×1 works
  20. Medicine0.11×6 works
  21. Social Sciences0.10×3 works
  22. Dentistry0.09×0 works
  23. Veterinary0.08×0 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.07×0 works
  25. Nursing0.04×0 works
  26. Health Professions0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics?

Ranked on the quality score, Thomas Simon Shimizu, Daan Frenkel and Albert Polman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics.

  1. 1 Thomas Simon Shimizu Netherlands · #23,005 worldwide 7.1k citations · 2,794 works
  2. 2 Daan Frenkel Netherlands · #29,507 worldwide 61k citations · 708 works
  3. 3 Albert Polman Netherlands · #29,958 worldwide 51k citations · 555 works
  4. 4 Gijsje Hendrika Koenderink Netherlands · #30,176 worldwide 12k citations · 259 works
  5. 5 Sander J. Tans Netherlands · #77,028 worldwide 19k citations · 184 works
  6. 6 Huib J. Bakker Netherlands · #101,165 worldwide 21k citations · 365 works
  7. 7 Jeroen Sebastiaan van Zon Netherlands · #119,344 worldwide 4.8k citations · 79 works
  8. 8 Johannes T. B. Overvelde Netherlands · #130,882 worldwide 5.3k citations · 79 works
  9. 9 Bruno Ehrler Netherlands · #142,110 worldwide 9.6k citations · 201 works
  10. 10 Harm Geert Muller Netherlands · #143,871 worldwide 14k citations · 171 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics

What are the most cited papers from Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics?

The most cited paper from Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics is "Plasmonics for improved photovoltaic devices" (Harry A. Atwater, Albert Polman, 2010), with 8,341 citations. Next come "Global Optimization by Basin-Hopping and the Lowest Energy Structures of Lennard-Jones Clusters Containing up to 110 Atoms" (3,039) and "Observation of a Train of Attosecond Pulses from High Harmonic Generation" (2,784).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Plasmonics for improved photovoltaic devices Harry A. Atwater, Albert Polman · Nature Materials 19 Feb 2010 8,341
2 Global Optimization by Basin-Hopping and the Lowest Energy Structures of Lennard-Jones Clusters Containing up to 110 Atoms David J. Wales, Jonathan P. K. Doye · The Journal of Physical Chemistry A Open access Jul 1997 3,039
3 Observation of a Train of Attosecond Pulses from High Harmonic Generation P. Paul, E. S. Toma, P. Breger et al. · Science Jun 2001 2,784
4 Photovoltaic materials: Present efficiencies and future challenges Albert Polman, Mark W. Knight, Erik Christian Garnett et al. · Science Open access 14 Apr 2016 2,332
5 Hydrocarbon Separations in a Metal-Organic Framework with Open Iron(II) Coordination Sites Eric D. Bloch, Wendy Lee Queen, Rajamani Krishna et al. · Science Open access 29 Mar 2012 1,941
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Efficiency, Semiconductors, Crystal Growth, Stability, Light-Emitting Diodes, Organometal Halide Perovskites and Perovskite Solar Cells.

▲ 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 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. Biosensors24▲ 19×10 topics
  2. Efficiency19▲ 24×4 topics
  3. Semiconductors18▲ 23×4 topics
  4. Crystal Growth17▲ 24×6 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications16▲ 5.3×18 topics
  6. Stability16▲ 26×4 topics
  7. Light-Emitting Diodes15▲ 38×2 topics
  8. Organometal Halide Perovskites15▲ 51×1 topic
  9. Perovskite Solar Cells15▲ 51×1 topic
  10. Metamaterials13▲ 35×4 topics
  11. Optical Modulators12▲ 33×3 topics
  12. Nanophotonics12▲ 48×3 topics
  13. Entanglement10▲ 25×4 topics
  14. Photonic Crystals10▲ 29×5 topics
  15. Solar Cells9▲ 17×7 topics
  16. Graphene9▲ 5.0×6 topics
  17. Self-Assembly9▲ 10×12 topics
  18. Nanomechanical Systems8▲ 96×1 topic
  19. Optomechanics8▲ 96×1 topic
  20. Molecular Dynamics8▲ 18×5 topics
  21. Plasmonics8▲ 51×2 topics
  22. Hydrogen Bonding7▲ 33×4 topics
  23. Nanostructures7▲ 6.7×14 topics
  24. Catalysis7▲ 3.9×19 topics
  25. Microcavities7▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Tissue Engineering7▲ 4.3×7 topics
  27. Integrated Circuits7▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Nanoantennas6▲ 67×1 topic
  29. Surface Plasmons6▲ 67×1 topic
  30. Semiconductor6▲ 7.1×6 topics
  31. Photovoltaics6▲ 15×4 topics
  32. Silicon Photonics6▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Nanophotonic Waveguides6▲ 25×1 topic
  34. Raman Lasers6▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Soft Robotics6▲ 28×2 topics
  36. Actuators5▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Organic Electronics5▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Nanofibers5▲ 9.8×2 topics
  39. Nanocrystals5▲ 7.5×4 topics
  40. Slow Light5▲ 41×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Perovskite Materials and Applications, Mechanical and Optical Resonators, Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research and Photonic and Optical Devices.

Perovskite Materials and…15Perovskite Materials and Applications: 15 fractional worksMechanical and Optical Resonators: 8 fractional worksPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research: 6 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 6 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies: 5 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 5 fractional worksMetamaterials and Metasu…4Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications: 4 fractional worksPhotonic Crystals and Applications: 4 fractional worksMicro and Nano Robotics4Micro and Nano Robotics: 4 fractional workssolar cell performance optimization: 4 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsBiomedical EngineeringPolymers and Plastics2 others

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

  1. 1 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  2. 2 Mechanical and Optical Resonators Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 8 works
  3. 3 Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  6. 6 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 5 works
  7. 7 Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 4 works
  8. 8 Photonic Crystals and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  9. 9 Micro and Nano Robotics Condensed Matter Physics 4 works
  10. 10 solar cell performance optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 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 available29.5%not open70.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.0%domestic only72.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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 Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics 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.

still counting10%20%30%Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics14.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 28.1% in 2015.

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