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Linac Coherent Light Source

In research, Linac Coherent Light Source stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,888 of 21,541 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#1,364 of 3,663 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,536 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#3,687
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#906
of 8,685
Research works
439
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.8k
17.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
81%
world 28%

What is Linac Coherent Light Source 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 #2,888 of 21,541 21.9%396
Physics and AstronomyField #1,364 of 3,663 27.5%141
EngineeringField #5,536 of 11,412 16.2%189

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Linac Coherent Light Source 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).

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: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.00× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.83× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.22× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 4.39× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 16.52× its world share, 17 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.02× 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, 16.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Linac Coherent Light Source?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Molecular Dynamics, Tomography, X-ray Imaging, Nanoscale Imaging, Phase Retrieval, Ptychography, Nonlinear Optics and Structure Determination.

▲ 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 37 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Molecular Dynamics4▲ 57×5 topics
  2. Tomography4▲ 49×3 topics
  3. X-ray Imaging4▲ 248×2 topics
  4. Nanoscale Imaging3▲ 81×2 topics
  5. Nonlinear Optics3▲ 62×4 topics
  6. Phase Retrieval3▲ 456×1 topic
  7. Ptychography3▲ 456×1 topic
  8. Structure Determination3▲ 194×2 topics
  9. Attosecond Physics2▲ 236×1 topic
  10. High-Harmonic Generation2▲ 236×1 topic
  11. Cryo-Electron Microscopy2▲ 315×1 topic
  12. Image Processing2▲ 12×2 topics
  13. Single-Particle Analysis2▲ 315×1 topic
  14. Superconductivity2▲ 30×7 topics
  15. Hydrogen Bonding2▲ 46×3 topics
  16. Imaging2▲ 15×5 topics
  17. Small-Angle Scattering2▲ 70×2 topics
  18. Spectroscopy2▲ 22×5 topics
  19. Electronic Structure2▲ 18×7 topics
  20. Electronic Structure Calculations2▲ 49×2 topics
  21. Macromolecular Crystallography2▲ 169×1 topic
  22. Nanoparticles2▲ 2.5×11 topics
  23. Structure Solution2▲ 169×1 topic
  24. Synchrotron Radiation2▲ 68×2 topics
  25. Electron Beams1▲ 161×1 topic
  26. Laser-Plasma Accelerators1▲ 161×1 topic
  27. Free-Electron Lasers1▲ 218×1 topic
  28. X-Ray1▲ 218×1 topic
  29. Electron Transport1▲ 26×3 topics
  30. Ionization1▲ 71×1 topic
  31. Mass Spectrometry1▲ 15×1 topic
  32. Vibrational Spectroscopy1▲ 30×2 topics
  33. X-ray Absorption1▲ 139×1 topic
  34. X-ray Emission1▲ 281×1 topic
  35. Density Functional Theory1▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Photosynthesis1▲ 47×1 topic
  37. Quantum Coherence1▲ 70×1 topic

Which research topics does Linac Coherent Light Source publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques, Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications, Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications and Enzyme Structure and Function.

Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques: 3 fractional worksLaser-Matter Interactions and Applications: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksEnzyme Structure and Function: 2 fractional worksLaser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksParticle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers: 1 fractional worksMass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksX-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis: 1 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Physics Studies: 1 fractional works
RadiationAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsStructural BiologyMaterials Chemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques Radiation 3 works
  2. 2 Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  3. 3 Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications Structural Biology 2 works
  4. 4 Enzyme Structure and Function Materials Chemistry 2 works
  5. 5 Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  6. 6 Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 1 works
  8. 8 X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis Radiation 1 works
  9. 9 Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 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 available80.9%not open19.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.1%domestic only62.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Linac Coherent Light Source'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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