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London Centre for Nanotechnology

In research, London Centre for Nanotechnology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,039 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics — Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 14.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,130
of 28,054 · #1,780 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#118
of 1,094
Research works
1.4k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
65k
46.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is London Centre for Nanotechnology 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 #2,039 of 12,888 23.2%179 #1330

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where London Centre for Nanotechnology 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).

What does London Centre for Nanotechnology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 14.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 26.3 works15×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.39× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.06× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.79× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.79× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.06× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.38× its world share, 52 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.73× its world share, 42 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.49× its world share, 36 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.25× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at London Centre for Nanotechnology?

Ranked on the composite score, H. Kurebayashi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is London Centre for Nanotechnology.

  1. 1 H. Kurebayashi United Kingdom · #507,124 worldwide 178 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at London Centre for Nanotechnology

Which keywords describe research at London Centre for Nanotechnology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Graphene, Nanophotonics, Metamaterials, Nanomaterials, Nanostructures, Optical Modulators 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. Biosensors15▲ 11×12 topics
  2. Graphene13▲ 7.3×10 topics
  3. Nanomaterials11▲ 4.2×11 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications10▲ 3.5×23 topics
  5. Nanophotonics10▲ 43×3 topics
  6. Nanoparticles10▲ 3.1×28 topics
  7. Metamaterials9▲ 26×3 topics
  8. Nanostructures8▲ 8.1×14 topics
  9. Optical Modulators8▲ 21×3 topics
  10. Entanglement8▲ 21×4 topics
  11. Water Splitting8▲ 8.2×4 topics
  12. Superconductivity7▲ 16×9 topics
  13. Catalysis7▲ 4.1×18 topics
  14. Plasmonics6▲ 45×2 topics
  15. Electronic Structure6▲ 13×8 topics
  16. Nanocomposites6▲ 3.0×15 topics
  17. Terahertz6▲ 55×2 topics
  18. Tissue Engineering6▲ 3.9×10 topics
  19. Nanoantennas6▲ 68×1 topic
  20. Semiconductor6▲ 6.8×6 topics
  21. Surface Plasmons6▲ 68×1 topic
  22. Photonic Crystals6▲ 19×5 topics
  23. Quantum Computing6▲ 22×3 topics
  24. Spintronics5▲ 16×4 topics
  25. Topological Order5▲ 41×2 topics
  26. Solar Cells5▲ 9.2×7 topics
  27. Visible Light4▲ 7.7×2 topics
  28. Crystal Growth4▲ 6.1×9 topics
  29. Efficiency4▲ 5.3×4 topics
  30. Nanocrystals4▲ 5.8×5 topics
  31. Two-Dimensional Materials4▲ 6.7×4 topics
  32. Molecular Dynamics4▲ 8.9×7 topics
  33. Perovskite Oxides4▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Raman Spectroscopy4▲ 7.3×4 topics
  35. Room Temperature4▲ 9.1×3 topics
  36. User Experience4▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Electron Spin3▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Electronic Structure Calculations3▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Optical Manipulation3▲ 56×1 topic
  40. Semiconductor Quantum Dots3▲ 37×1 topic

Which research topics does London Centre for Nanotechnology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research, Quantum and electron transport phenomena, Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics and Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications.

Plasmonic and Surface Pl…6Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research: 6 fractional worksQuantum and electron tra…3Quantum and electron transport phenomena: 3 fractional worksOrbital Angular Momentum in Optics: 3 fractional worksMetamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 3 fractional worksInnovative Human-Technology Interaction: 3 fractional worksQuantum many-body systems: 3 fractional worksQuantum Information and …3Quantum Information and Cryptography: 3 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 3 fractional worksElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides: 2 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment4 others

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

  1. 1 Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  3. 3 Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  4. 4 Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 3 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  6. 6 Innovative Human-Technology Interaction Human-Computer Interaction 3 works
  7. 7 Quantum many-body systems Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  8. 8 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  9. 9 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides Materials Chemistry 2 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 available62.2%not open37.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.3%domestic only51.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has London Centre for Nanotechnology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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