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Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology

In research, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,921 of 12,888 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#639 of 3,579 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,677 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biophysics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics — Biophysics is 62.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,199
of 28,054 · #3,030 all time
Rank in Germany
#114
of 1,178
Research works
2.1k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
43k
20.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology 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 #1,921 of 12,888 13.4%320 #2748
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #639 of 3,579 28.4%65 #897
Life SciencesDomain #1,677 of 7,800 28.1%76 #2092
EngineeringField #3,269 of 6,636 10.4%142 #3282
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,024 of 2,318 6.7%86 #2022

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology 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#2,748 #1,921
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#897 #639
  3. Life Sciences#2,092 #1,677
  4. Engineering#3,282 #3,269
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#2,022 #2,024
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 Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biophysics takes 62.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. BiophysicsSubfield · 29.9 works62×
  2. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 42.7 works14×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.86× its world share, 65 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.01× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.15× its world share, 34 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.26× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.23× its world share, 142 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.65× its world share, 54 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.80× its world share, 55 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.02× 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, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Matthias Zeisberger, Rainer Heintzmann and Sonja Unger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology.

  1. 1 Matthias Zeisberger Germany · #54,388 worldwide 338 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Rainer Heintzmann Germany · #142,997 worldwide 258 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Sonja Unger Germany · #154,294 worldwide 162 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Robert Müller Germany · #157,330 worldwide 298 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Stephan Grimm Germany · #228,150 worldwide 128 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Wolfgang Ecke Germany · #234,694 worldwide 131 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Benjamin Dietzek Germany · #264,291 worldwide 235 citations · 58 works
  8. 8 Jürgen Popp Germany · #286,000 worldwide 618 citations · 207 works
  9. 9 E. Il’ichev Germany · #347,709 worldwide 181 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 J. Bergmann Germany · #360,833 worldwide 67 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology

Which keywords describe research at Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Fiber Lasers, Nonlinear Optics, Vibrational Spectroscopy, Biomedical Applications, Optical Fiber, Cancer Detection and Raman Spectroscopy.

▲ 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. Biosensors38▲ 18×12 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications29▲ 5.7×24 topics
  3. Fiber Lasers28▲ 68×3 topics
  4. Nonlinear Optics28▲ 59×4 topics
  5. Vibrational Spectroscopy26▲ 77×3 topics
  6. Optical Fiber24▲ 53×3 topics
  7. Cancer Detection23▲ 76×2 topics
  8. Raman Spectroscopy22▲ 26×5 topics
  9. Nanoparticles21▲ 4.0×28 topics
  10. Biomedical Imaging20▲ 80×2 topics
  11. Optical Modulators20▲ 32×3 topics
  12. Chemical Imaging20▲ 118×2 topics
  13. Infrared Spectroscopy20▲ 138×1 topic
  14. Protein Analysis20▲ 138×1 topic
  15. Raman Lasers19▲ 40×2 topics
  16. Silicon Photonics15▲ 33×2 topics
  17. Integrated Circuits15▲ 23×2 topics
  18. Microcavities15▲ 32×2 topics
  19. Gas Sensing15▲ 81×2 topics
  20. Nanophotonic Waveguides15▲ 36×1 topic
  21. Whispering Gallery Mode15▲ 36×1 topic
  22. Fiber Optic Sensors15▲ 67×1 topic
  23. Sensor Technology15▲ 67×1 topic
  24. Hyperspectral Imaging14▲ 11×5 topics
  25. Microwave Photonics13▲ 35×2 topics
  26. Microresonators13▲ 38×3 topics
  27. Near-Infrared Spectroscopy13▲ 34×2 topics
  28. Machine Vision13▲ 13×3 topics
  29. High-Power Laser12▲ 160×1 topic
  30. Supercontinuum Generation12▲ 160×1 topic
  31. Optical Frequency Combs12▲ 51×1 topic
  32. Ultrafast Lasers12▲ 51×1 topic
  33. Self-Assembly12▲ 8.6×11 topics
  34. Food Authentication12▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Quality Assessment12▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Principal Component Analysis12▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Variable Selection11▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Chemometric Tools11▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Multivariate Calibration11▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Solar Cells10▲ 11×7 topics

Which research topics does Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research, Photonic and Optical Devices, Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors and Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics.

Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research: 20 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 15 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sen…15Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 15 fractional worksPhotonic Crystal and Fib…12Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 12 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses: 11 fractional worksGold and Silver Nanopart…7Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications: 7 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques: 6 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 6 fractional works
BiophysicsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsAnalytical Chemistry1 others

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

  1. 1 Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research Biophysics 20 works
  2. 2 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  3. 3 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  4. 4 Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  5. 5 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 12 works
  6. 6 Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses Analytical Chemistry 11 works
  7. 7 Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 7 works
  8. 8 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  9. 9 Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques Biophysics 6 works
  10. 10 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 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 available34.9%not open65.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.9%domestic only67.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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