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Menlo Systems (Germany)

In research, Menlo Systems (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,902 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physical Sciences — Physical Sciences is 2.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#9,951
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#503
of 2,077
Research works
153
▼ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.7k
24.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Menlo Systems (Germany) 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 #5,902 of 21,541 19.8%120

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Menlo Systems (Germany) 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 Menlo Systems (Germany) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physical Sciences takes 2.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physical SciencesDomain · 20.1 works2.5×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 6.23× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.05× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 3.07× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 18.90× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDecision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.04× 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, 18.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Menlo Systems (Germany)?

Ranked on the composite score, Michele Giunta and W. Hänsel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Menlo Systems (Germany).

  1. 1 Michele Giunta Germany · #392,443 worldwide 110 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 W. Hänsel Germany · #1,200,405 worldwide 61 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Menlo Systems (Germany)

Which keywords describe research at Menlo Systems (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nonlinear Optics, Fiber Lasers, Microwave Photonics, Optical Frequency Combs, Ultrafast Lasers, Biosensors, Raman Lasers and Optical Modulators.

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

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Nonlinear Optics5▲ 226×3 topics
  2. Fiber Lasers5▲ 238×2 topics
  3. Microwave Photonics4▲ 247×2 topics
  4. Optical Frequency Combs4▲ 347×1 topic
  5. Ultrafast Lasers4▲ 347×1 topic
  6. Biosensors3▲ 28×4 topics
  7. Raman Lasers3▲ 116×2 topics
  8. Optical Modulators2▲ 77×2 topics
  9. Gas Sensing2▲ 234×2 topics
  10. Microcavities2▲ 90×1 topic
  11. Silicon Photonics2▲ 93×1 topic
  12. Atomic Clocks2▲ 1134×1 topic
  13. Optical Clocks2▲ 1134×1 topic
  14. Metamaterials2▲ 63×3 topics
  15. Spectroscopic Databases1▲ 250×1 topic
  16. Spectroscopy1▲ 37×1 topic
  17. Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers1▲ 250×1 topic
  18. Terahertz Technology1▲ 319×1 topic
  19. Optical Fiber1▲ 52×2 topics
  20. Fiber Optic Sensors1▲ 94×1 topic
  21. Sensor Technology1▲ 94×1 topic

Which research topics does Menlo Systems (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies, Photonic and Optical Devices, Advanced Frequency and Time Standards and Terahertz technology and applications.

Advanced Fiber Laser Tec…4Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 4 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Frequency and Time Standards: 2 fractional worksTerahertz technology and applications: 1 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Laser Applications: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sen…1Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 1 fractional worksPhotonic Crystal and Fiber Optics: 1 fractional worksCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates: 1 fractional worksSolid State Laser Technologies: 1 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringSpectroscopy

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

  1. 1 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  2. 2 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Advanced Frequency and Time Standards Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  4. 4 Terahertz technology and applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Spectroscopy and Laser Applications Spectroscopy 1 works
  6. 6 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  10. 10 Solid State Laser Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available28.0%not open72.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.4%domestic only65.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Menlo Systems (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% 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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