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Laser Operations (United States)

In research, Laser Operations (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,924 of 17,446 worldwide), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#2,700 of 3,725 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,305 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,104
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,771
of 7,310
Research works
595
▲ 41% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.6k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.82×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
15%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Laser Operations (United States)

What is Laser Operations (United States) 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
Physical SciencesDomain #11,924 of 17,446 5.5%431
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,700 of 3,725 6.1%181
Health SciencesDomain #12,305 of 16,688 6.1%129
EngineeringField #7,469 of 9,532 5.1%313

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laser Operations (United States) 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 Laser Operations (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 69% of research at Laser Operations (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (41%), Medicine (21%), Physics and Astronomy (12%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 44 fractional works · 68.8% of its workEngineering: 27 fractional works · 41.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 16 fractional works · 24.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 11.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 6 fractional works · 8.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 8.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 16 fractional works · 25.6% of its workMedicine: 14 fractional works · 21.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLaser Operations(United States)64fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences69%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences2%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2741.5%
    2. Physics and Astronomy711.5%
    3. Materials Science68.8%
    4. Computer Science23.0%
    5. Chemistry11.5%
    6. Environmental Science11.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.1%
    8. Energy00.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine1421.2%
    2. Health Professions22.8%
    3. Dentistry11.6%
    1. Neuroscience11.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.1%
    1. Arts and Humanities00.5%
    2. Psychology00.5%
    3. Social Sciences00.4%
    4. Decision Sciences00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.77× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.53× its world share, 6 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 5.18× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.19× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.10× its world share, 14 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy5.18×7 works
  2. Dentistry3.19×1 works
  3. Engineering2.77×27 works
  4. Materials Science2.53×6 works
  5. Medicine1.10×14 works
  6. Health Professions1.07×2 works
  7. Neuroscience1.06×1 works
  8. Chemistry0.93×1 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.72×1 works
  10. Computer Science0.38×2 works
  11. Environmental Science0.25×1 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.23×1 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.23×1 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.18×0 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.18×0 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.18×0 works
  17. Psychology0.17×0 works
  18. Energy0.09×0 works
  19. Social Sciences0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Laser Operations (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Edward R. German, David J. Elliott and Penny J. Smalley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laser Operations (United States).

  1. 1 Edward R. German United States · #3,237,853 worldwide 199 citations · 101 works
  2. 2 David J. Elliott United States · #3,696,055 worldwide 449 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Penny J. Smalley United States · #4,244,731 worldwide 165 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Eric B. Takeuchi United States · #4,972,594 worldwide 140 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Chameli Panja United States · #5,274,911 worldwide 47 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 R. Seth Smith United States · #5,275,561 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Robert A. Bergstedt United States · #5,314,328 worldwide 102 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 T. S. Stakelon United States · #5,640,739 worldwide 92 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Jerry W. Kuper United States · #5,641,901 worldwide 119 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 David A. Belforte United States · #5,843,783 worldwide 182 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Laser Operations (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Laser Operations (United States)?

The most cited paper from Laser Operations (United States) is "Initial Clinical Evaluation of an Intraocular Femtosecond Laser in Cataract Surgery" (Zoltan Zsolt Nagy, Ágnes Ildikó Takács, Tamás Filkorn et al., 2009), with 569 citations. Next come "Ytterbium solid-state lasers. The first decade" (457) and "Al 2 O 3 –YAG:Ce composite phosphor ceramic: a thermally robust and efficient color converter for solid state laser lighting" (264).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Initial Clinical Evaluation of an Intraocular Femtosecond Laser in Cataract Surgery Zoltan Zsolt Nagy, Ágnes Ildikó Takács, Tamás Filkorn et al. · Journal of Refractive Surgery Dec 2009 569
2 Ytterbium solid-state lasers. The first decade W.F. Krupke · IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics Nov 2000 457
3 Al 2 O 3 –YAG:Ce composite phosphor ceramic: a thermally robust and efficient color converter for solid state laser lighting Shuxing Li, Qiangqiang Zhu, Dai‐Ming Tang et al. · Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2016 264
4 Corneal Neurotization: A Novel Solution to Neurotrophic Keratopathy Julia K. Terzis, Marylou M. Dryer, Bruce I. Bodner · Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 30 Dec 2008 209
5 Toric Implantable Collamer Lens for Moderate to High Myopic Astigmatism Donald R. Sanders, David M. Schneider, Robert G. Martin et al. · Ophthalmology 31 Dec 2006 184
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Which keywords describe research at Laser Operations (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Frequency Conversion, Nonlinear Optics, Wound Healing, Fiber Lasers, Raman Lasers, Electric Discharge, Laser Oscillation and Microresonators.

▲ 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. Frequency Conversion6▲ 218×3 topics
  2. Nonlinear Optics5▲ 78×4 topics
  3. Wound Healing5▲ 29×7 topics
  4. Fiber Lasers4▲ 62×3 topics
  5. Raman Lasers4▲ 52×2 topics
  6. Electric Discharge3▲ 487×1 topic
  7. Laser Oscillation3▲ 487×1 topic
  8. Microresonators3▲ 59×2 topics
  9. Inflammation3▲ 1.94×3 topics
  10. Microwave Photonics2▲ 46×2 topics
  11. Optical Frequency Combs2▲ 72×1 topic
  12. Ultrafast Lasers2▲ 72×1 topic
  13. Low-Level Laser Therapy2▲ 141×1 topic
  14. Photobiomodulation2▲ 141×1 topic
  15. Crystal Growth2▲ 13×3 topics
  16. Integrated Circuits2▲ 23×2 topics
  17. Optical Modulators2▲ 23×2 topics
  18. Optical Interconnects2▲ 91×1 topic
  19. Remote Sensing2▲ 2.6×5 topics
  20. Semiconductor Lasers2▲ 46×1 topic
  21. Solid-State Lasers2▲ 204×1 topic
  22. Ytterbium2▲ 204×1 topic
  23. Glaucoma2▲ 17×3 topics
  24. Biosensors2▲ 5.1×3 topics
  25. Gas Sensing2▲ 58×2 topics
  26. Microcavities2▲ 22×1 topic
  27. Silicon Photonics2▲ 23×1 topic
  28. Hypertrophic Scarring1▲ 78×1 topic
  29. Keloids1▲ 78×1 topic
  30. Femtosecond Laser1▲ 39×2 topics
  31. Molecular Dynamics1▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Semiconductor1▲ 6.4×6 topics
  33. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy1▲ 28×2 topics
  34. Attosecond Physics1▲ 87×1 topic
  35. High-Harmonic Generation1▲ 87×1 topic
  36. High-Power Laser1▲ 106×1 topic
  37. Nanofabrication1▲ 30×2 topics
  38. Supercontinuum Generation1▲ 106×1 topic
  39. Tomography1▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Electron Beam Lithography1▲ 188×1 topic

Which research topics does Laser Operations (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Laser Design and Applications, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies, Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine and Solid State Laser Technologies.

Laser Design and Applica…3Laser Design and Applications: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Tec…2Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 2 fractional worksLaser Applications in De…2Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine: 2 fractional worksSolid State Laser Techno…2Solid State Laser Technologies: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksDermatologic Treatments …1Dermatologic Treatments and Research: 1 fractional worksPhotonic Crystal and Fiber Optics: 1 fractional worksLaser-Matter Interactions and Applications: 1 fractional worksLaser-induced spectroscopy and plasma: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingDermatology1 others

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

  1. 1 Laser Design and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  3. 3 Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  4. 4 Solid State Laser Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Dermatologic Treatments and Research Dermatology 1 works
  8. 8 Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  10. 10 Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma 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 available15.3%not open84.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Laser Operations (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 41% 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 Laser Operations (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00021% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Laser Operations (United States)0.00047% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Laser Operations (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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