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Institute for Physical Research

In research, Institute for Physical Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,636 of 10,670 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 37.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#22,314
of 22,385 · #34,851 all time
Rank in Armenia
#25
of 27
Research works
846
▲ 32% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.3k
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
21%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
Institute for Physical Research

What is Institute for Physical Research 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 #10,636 of 10,670 3.3%103 #17278

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Physical Research 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 Physical Research work in?

In 2022-now, 75% of research at Institute for Physical Research is in Physical Sciences, 13% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (35%), Engineering (18%), Materials Science (13%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 112 fractional works · 75.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 52 fractional works · 34.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 40 fractional works · 26.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workRadiation: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAcoustics and Ultrasonics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 27 fractional works · 17.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 14 fractional works · 9.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 19 fractional works · 12.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 9.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 4.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 13.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 14 fractional works · 9.6% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 8.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitute forPhysical Research149fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences75%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences13%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy5234.8%
    2. Engineering2717.8%
    3. Materials Science1912.7%
    4. Computer Science64.3%
    5. Mathematics32.2%
    6. Chemistry21.6%
    7. Environmental Science21.1%
    8. Energy10.5%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences106.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities43.0%
    3. Psychology42.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    5. Decision Sciences10.4%
    1. Medicine128.2%
    2. Health Professions21.4%
    1. Neuroscience10.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Institute for Physical Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 37.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 39.5 works37×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 51.8 works16×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.19× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.63× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.89× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 15.63× its world share, 52 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 12 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.04× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 15.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy15.63×52 works
  2. Materials Science3.63×19 works
  3. Mathematics1.89×3 works
  4. Engineering1.19×27 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.04×4 works
  6. Chemistry1.01×2 works
  7. Psychology0.84×4 works
  8. Computer Science0.56×6 works
  9. Neuroscience0.54×1 works
  10. Energy0.53×1 works
  11. Social Sciences0.53×10 works
  12. Health Professions0.52×2 works
  13. Medicine0.43×12 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.39×1 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.31×1 works
  16. Environmental Science0.22×2 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×0 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.16×0 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.12×1 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Physical Research?

Ranked on the quality score, Levon Chakhmakhchyan, Gor Nikoghosyan and Tereza M. Paronyan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Physical Research.

  1. 1 Levon Chakhmakhchyan Armenia · #4,008,454 worldwide 418 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Gor Nikoghosyan Armenia · #4,429,222 worldwide 273 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Tereza M. Paronyan Armenia · #5,249,826 worldwide 1.1k citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Vanik E. Mkrtchian Armenia · #5,942,652 worldwide 228 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Anahit L. Gogyan Armenia · #6,119,270 worldwide 148 citations · 46 works
  6. 6 A. Sargsyan Armenia · #6,120,060 worldwide 2.2k citations · 195 works
  7. 7 T. Varzhapetyan Armenia · #6,449,240 worldwide 385 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Armen R. Poghosyan Armenia · #6,476,767 worldwide 186 citations · 53 works
  9. 9 R. Mirzoyan Armenia · #6,564,817 worldwide 170 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Karine L. Ovanesyan Armenia · #6,600,930 worldwide 726 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Physical Research

What are the most cited papers from Institute for Physical Research?

The most cited paper from Institute for Physical Research is "Science with the Cherenkov Telescope Array" (B.S. Acharya et al., 2017), with 584 citations. Next come "Cooperative Lamb Shift in an Atomic Vapor Layer of Nanometer Thickness" (287) and "Characterization of stoichiometric LiNbO3 grown from melts containing K2O" (232).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Science with the Cherenkov Telescope Array B.S. Acharya et al. · HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) PreprintOpen access574 authors 2017 584
2 Cooperative Lamb Shift in an Atomic Vapor Layer of Nanometer Thickness J. Keaveney, A. Sargsyan, Ulrich Krohn et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access 23 Apr 2012 287
3 Characterization of stoichiometric LiNbO3 grown from melts containing K2O Galina I. Malovichko, Valentin G. Grachev, Edvard P. Kokanyan et al. · Applied Physics A Feb 1993 232
4 Magneto-optical rotation and cross-phase modulation via coherently driven four-level atoms in a tripod configuration David Petrosyan, Yuri P. Malakyan · Physical Review A Open access 30 Aug 2004 190
5 Sub-Doppler spectroscopy by sub-micron thin Cs vapour layer David G. Sarkisyan, Daniel Bloch, A. Papoyan et al. · Optics Communications Dec 2001 143
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Physical Research?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quantum Entanglement, Electromagnetically Induced Transparency, Slow Light, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Atomic Magnetometer, Hyperpolarized Gases, Optical Lattices and Quantum Information.

▲ 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. Quantum Entanglement11▲ 114×2 topics
  2. Electromagnetically Induced Transparency10▲ 345×1 topic
  3. Slow Light10▲ 142×1 topic
  4. Magnetic Resonance Imaging9▲ 23×2 topics
  5. Atomic Magnetometer9▲ 190×1 topic
  6. Hyperpolarized Gases9▲ 190×1 topic
  7. Optical Lattices8▲ 85×3 topics
  8. Quantum Information7▲ 39×3 topics
  9. Superfluidity6▲ 98×2 topics
  10. Entanglement6▲ 26×4 topics
  11. Quantum Simulation6▲ 47×2 topics
  12. Bose-Einstein Condensation5▲ 103×1 topic
  13. Ultracold Gases5▲ 141×1 topic
  14. Nanoparticles5▲ 2.7×11 topics
  15. Nanostructures5▲ 7.8×5 topics
  16. Biosensors4▲ 6.1×4 topics
  17. Radiation Detection4▲ 67×2 topics
  18. Spintronics4▲ 23×4 topics
  19. Nanomaterials4▲ 2.7×9 topics
  20. Synthesis4▲ 7.5×7 topics
  21. Identity4▲ 3.5×7 topics
  22. Semiconductors4▲ 8.5×3 topics
  23. Security4▲ 3.6×4 topics
  24. Superconducting Circuits3▲ 33×2 topics
  25. Microcavities3▲ 21×2 topics
  26. Infrared Detectors3▲ 175×1 topic
  27. Semiconductor Materials3▲ 175×1 topic
  28. Photonics3▲ 66×2 topics
  29. Doping3▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Solar Cell Efficiency3▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Computation3▲ 24×1 topic
  32. Cryptography3▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Electrical Properties3▲ 19×4 topics
  34. Metamaterials3▲ 12×4 topics
  35. Nanowires3▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Quantum3▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Quantum Mechanics3▲ 18×3 topics
  38. Nonlinear Systems2▲ 7.7×2 topics
  39. Transparent Conductors2▲ 14×2 topics
  40. High-Intensity Interval Training2▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute for Physical Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Quantum optics and atomic interactions, Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research, Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates and Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials.

Quantum optics and atomi…10Quantum optics and atomic interactions: 10 fractional worksAtomic and Subatomic Phy…9Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research: 9 fractional worksCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials: 3 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 3 fractional worksZnO doping and properties: 2 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics: 2 fractional worksLuminescence Properties of Advanced Materials: 2 fractional worksMechanical and Optical Resonators: 2 fractional worksHuman Health and Disease: 2 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceMaterials Chemistry1 others

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

  1. 1 Quantum optics and atomic interactions Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 10 works
  2. 2 Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 9 works
  3. 3 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  4. 4 Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  6. 6 ZnO doping and properties Materials Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  8. 8 Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials Materials Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Mechanical and Optical Resonators Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  10. 10 Human Health and Disease Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 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 available21.3%not open78.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.1%domestic only63.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Physical Research's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 32% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Institute for Physical Research as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00061% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Institute for Physical Research0.00075% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Institute for Physical Research 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Institute for Physical Research9.6% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.6% in 2025.

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