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Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics

In research, Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,371 of 12,888 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#351 of 1,646 worldwide) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (#240 of 565 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 46.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,318
of 28,054 · #590 all time
Rank in United States
#352
of 4,192
Research works
3.1k
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
137k
44.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics 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 #1,371 of 12,888 21.1%174 #401
Physics and AstronomyField #351 of 1,646 22.1%117 #142
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #240 of 565 26.2%63 #76

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#401 #1,371
  2. Physics and Astronomy#142 #351
  3. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics#76 #240
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 46.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 62.8 works47×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 39.4 works41×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 116.5 works28×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.99× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.23× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.61× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 28.07× its world share, 116 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 28.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics?

Ranked on the composite score, Tenio Popmintchev, Sterling Backus and D. G. Hummer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics.

  1. 1 Tenio Popmintchev United States · #32,710 worldwide 585 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Sterling Backus United States · #33,770 worldwide 443 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 D. G. Hummer United States · #36,585 worldwide 398 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Agnieszka Jaroń-Becker United States · #42,504 worldwide 462 citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Dana Z. Anderson United States · #54,156 worldwide 429 citations · 62 works
  6. 6 Andreas Becker United States · #66,376 worldwide 638 citations · 82 works
  7. 7 Margaret M. Murnane United States · #72,299 worldwide 1.5k citations · 232 works
  8. 8 R. W. Peterson United States · #86,720 worldwide 208 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Henry C. Kapteyn United States · #89,870 worldwide 1.5k citations · 255 works
  10. 10 W. C. Lineberger United States · #93,347 worldwide 421 citations · 57 works
All ranked researchers at Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics

Which keywords describe research at Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quantum Information, Superfluidity, Quantum Simulation, Bose-Einstein Condensation, Optical Lattices, Fermi Gases, Ultracold Gases and Entanglement.

▲ 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. Quantum Information18▲ 84×3 topics
  2. Superfluidity17▲ 207×2 topics
  3. Quantum Simulation16▲ 110×2 topics
  4. Bose-Einstein Condensation15▲ 229×2 topics
  5. Optical Lattices14▲ 117×2 topics
  6. Fermi Gases14▲ 281×1 topic
  7. Ultracold Gases14▲ 281×1 topic
  8. Entanglement14▲ 49×4 topics
  9. Exoplanets10▲ 139×1 topic
  10. Stellar Astrophysics10▲ 139×1 topic
  11. Nonlinear Optics10▲ 50×4 topics
  12. Superconducting Circuits9▲ 72×2 topics
  13. Molecular Dynamics9▲ 29×6 topics
  14. Accretion Disks8▲ 98×2 topics
  15. Magnetic Fields8▲ 71×2 topics
  16. Computation8▲ 60×2 topics
  17. Cryptography8▲ 35×1 topic
  18. Quantum8▲ 53×1 topic
  19. X-Ray Spectroscopy7▲ 89×2 topics
  20. Solar System Abundances7▲ 78×1 topic
  21. Star Formation7▲ 72×2 topics
  22. Terrestrial Planets7▲ 78×1 topic
  23. Magnetic Resonance Imaging7▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Atomic Magnetometer6▲ 105×1 topic
  25. Hyperpolarized Gases6▲ 105×1 topic
  26. Atomic Clocks6▲ 391×1 topic
  27. Optical Clocks6▲ 391×1 topic
  28. Turbulence6▲ 37×3 topics
  29. Molecular Clouds6▲ 129×1 topic
  30. Protoplanetary Disks6▲ 129×1 topic
  31. Biosensors6▲ 5.7×8 topics
  32. Fiber Lasers5▲ 28×2 topics
  33. Solar Wind5▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Black Holes5▲ 28×3 topics
  35. Attosecond Physics5▲ 117×1 topic
  36. High-Harmonic Generation5▲ 117×1 topic
  37. Microresonators5▲ 31×3 topics
  38. Microwave Photonics4▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Coronal Mass Ejections4▲ 63×1 topic
  40. Solar Dynamics Observatory4▲ 63×1 topic

Which research topics does Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Quantum Information and Cryptography and Astro and Planetary Science.

Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates: 14 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 10 fractional worksQuantum Information and …8Quantum Information and Cryptography: 8 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…7Astro and Planetary Science: 7 fractional worksAtomic and Subatomic Physics Research: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Frequency and Time Standards: 6 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Fo…6Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 6 fractional worksLaser-Matter Interactions and Applications: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 4 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 4 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsAstronomy and AstrophysicsArtificial Intelligence

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

  1. 1 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 14 works
  2. 2 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  3. 3 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 8 works
  4. 4 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  5. 5 Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 6 works
  6. 6 Advanced Frequency and Time Standards Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 6 works
  7. 7 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  8. 8 Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  9. 9 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  10. 10 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available35.2%not open64.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.6%domestic only80.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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