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Laser Zentrum Hannover

In research, Laser Zentrum Hannover stands highest in Engineering (#5,475 of 5,901 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,980 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering (Mechanical Engineering is 11.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,284
of 22,385 · #12,284 all time
Rank in Germany
#757
of 795
Research works
2k
▼ 32% vs 2018-21
Citations
35k
17.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.80×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Laser Zentrum Hannover

What is Laser Zentrum Hannover 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
EngineeringField #5,475 of 5,901 1.1%122 #2633
Physical SciencesDomain #9,980 of 10,670 1.8%158 #5698

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laser Zentrum Hannover 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 Zentrum Hannover work in?

In 2022-now, 92% of research at Laser Zentrum Hannover is in Physical Sciences, 4% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (70%), Physics and Astronomy (10%), Materials Science (8%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 172 fractional works · 92.0% of its workEngineering: 131 fractional works · 69.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 40 fractional works · 21.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 34 fractional works · 18.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 18 fractional works · 9.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 7.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 19 fractional works · 10.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 13 fractional works · 7.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 14 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCeramics and Composites: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMetals and Alloys: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 4.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLaser ZentrumHannover187fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences92%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences1%

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. Engineering13169.9%
    2. Physics and Astronomy1910.4%
    3. Materials Science147.6%
    4. Computer Science21.0%
    5. Environmental Science21.0%
    6. Chemistry10.8%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    8. Energy10.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.4%
    10. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Medicine84.3%
    2. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.7%
    3. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Social Sciences10.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Laser Zentrum Hannover specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 11.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 40.1 works12×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.66× its world share, 131 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.17× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.68× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 8 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy4.68×20 works
  2. Engineering4.66×131 works
  3. Materials Science2.17×14 works
  4. Chemical Engineering1.02×1 works
  5. Chemistry0.48×1 works
  6. Energy0.48×1 works
  7. Dentistry0.37×0 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.30×1 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.29×3 works
  10. Medicine0.22×8 works
  11. Environmental Science0.19×2 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.16×1 works
  13. Mathematics0.15×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.12×2 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.12×0 works
  16. Neuroscience0.08×0 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.08×0 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.08×0 works
  19. Social Sciences0.03×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Laser Zentrum Hannover?

Ranked on the quality score, Phillip Booker, T. Theeg and M. Steinke lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laser Zentrum Hannover.

  1. 1 Phillip Booker Germany · #9,446 worldwide 23k citations · 108 works
  2. 2 T. Theeg Germany · #15,362 worldwide 61k citations · 104 works
  3. 3 M. Steinke Germany · #56,743 worldwide 74k citations · 223 works
  4. 4 F. Wellmann Germany · #60,664 worldwide 19k citations · 107 works
  5. 5 Peter W. Wessels Germany · #95,095 worldwide 70k citations · 385 works
  6. 6 Boris N. Chichkov Germany · #201,310 worldwide 33k citations · 636 works
  7. 7 M. Frede Germany · #300,278 worldwide 25k citations · 110 works
  8. 8 Lothar Koch Germany · #364,156 worldwide 4.8k citations · 62 works
  9. 9 B. Schulz Germany · #372,575 worldwide 9.6k citations · 68 works
  10. 10 C. Veltkamp Germany · #503,353 worldwide 5.1k citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at Laser Zentrum Hannover

What are the most cited papers from Laser Zentrum Hannover?

The most cited paper from Laser Zentrum Hannover is "Femtosecond, picosecond and nanosecond laser ablation of solids" (Boris N. Chichkov, Carsten Momma, Stefan Nolte et al., 1996), with 2,956 citations. Next come "Ablation of metals by ultrashort laser pulses" (1,130) and "Demonstration of Magnetic Dipole Resonances of Dielectric Nanospheres in the Visible Region" (1,019).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Femtosecond, picosecond and nanosecond laser ablation of solids Boris N. Chichkov, Carsten Momma, Stefan Nolte et al. · Applied Physics A Aug 1996 2,956
2 Ablation of metals by ultrashort laser pulses Stefan Nolte, Carsten Momma, Harold Jacobs et al. · Journal of the Optical Society of America B Oct 1997 1,130
3 Demonstration of Magnetic Dipole Resonances of Dielectric Nanospheres in the Visible Region Andrey B. Evlyukhin, Sergey M. Novikov, Urs Zywietz et al. · Nano Letters 15 Jun 2012 1,019
4 Nonradiating anapole modes in dielectric nanoparticles Andrey E. Miroshnichenko, Andrey B. Evlyukhin, Yefeng Yu et al. · Nature Communications Open access 27 Aug 2015 992
5 Poly-ε-caprolactone Coated and Functionalized Porous Titanium and Magnesium Implants for Enhancing Angiogenesis in Critically Sized Bone Defects Laura Roland, Michael J. Grau, Julia Matena et al. · International Journal of Molecular Sciences Open access 22 Dec 2015 862
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Laser Zentrum Hannover?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Additive Manufacturing, Nonlinear Optics, Fiber Lasers, Material Characterization, Process Parameters and Laser Ablation.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties29▲ 16×17 topics
  2. Microstructure23▲ 24×9 topics
  3. Additive Manufacturing20▲ 34×5 topics
  4. Nonlinear Optics17▲ 84×4 topics
  5. Fiber Lasers14▲ 83×3 topics
  6. Material Characterization14▲ 63×2 topics
  7. Laser Ablation14▲ 197×2 topics
  8. Process Parameters14▲ 68×3 topics
  9. Femtosecond Laser14▲ 136×2 topics
  10. Micromachining13▲ 150×2 topics
  11. Process Optimization13▲ 105×2 topics
  12. Transparent Materials13▲ 298×1 topic
  13. Ultrafast Dynamics13▲ 298×1 topic
  14. Metallic Components12▲ 98×1 topic
  15. Selective Laser Melting12▲ 98×1 topic
  16. Heat Transfer11▲ 12×2 topics
  17. Numerical Simulation11▲ 20×2 topics
  18. Residual Stress11▲ 104×1 topic
  19. Welding11▲ 90×1 topic
  20. Raman Lasers8▲ 43×2 topics
  21. Microresonators8▲ 54×2 topics
  22. Frequency Conversion8▲ 98×3 topics
  23. Biomedical Applications8▲ 3.4×11 topics
  24. Microwave Photonics7▲ 45×2 topics
  25. 3D Printing7▲ 17×3 topics
  26. Applications7▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Materials7▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Challenges7▲ 32×1 topic
  29. Fused Deposition Modeling7▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Spectroscopy7▲ 21×5 topics
  31. Optical Frequency Combs6▲ 67×1 topic
  32. Ultrafast Lasers6▲ 67×1 topic
  33. Gas Sensing6▲ 75×2 topics
  34. High-Power Laser6▲ 177×1 topic
  35. Supercontinuum Generation6▲ 177×1 topic
  36. Photonic Crystals6▲ 25×4 topics
  37. Biosensors6▲ 6.0×6 topics
  38. Crystal Growth5▲ 10×5 topics
  39. Optical Modulators5▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Optical Fiber5▲ 27×2 topics

Which research topics does Laser Zentrum Hannover publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Laser Material Processing Techniques, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies.

Laser Material Processing Techniques: 13 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 12 fractional worksWelding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 11 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 6 fractional worksPhotonic Crystal and Fib…6Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics: 6 fractional worksSolid State Laser Technologies: 5 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Studies: 4 fractional worksLaser-induced spectroscopy and plasma: 4 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 4 fractional works
Computational MechanicsMechanical EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2 others

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

  1. 1 Laser Material Processing Techniques Computational Mechanics 13 works
  2. 2 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 12 works
  3. 3 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical Engineering 11 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 7 works
  5. 5 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 6 works
  6. 6 Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 Solid State Laser Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma Mechanics of Materials 4 works
  10. 10 Photonic and Optical Devices 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 available22.5%not open77.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.8%domestic only87.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Laser Zentrum Hannover's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 32% lower 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 Laser Zentrum Hannover as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00085% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Laser Zentrum Hannover0.00056% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Laser Zentrum Hannover 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Laser Zentrum Hannover3.1% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.6% in 2012.

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