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MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms

In research, MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms stands highest in Physical Sciences (#559 of 21,541 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#194 of 3,663 worldwide) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (#132 of 1,908 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Physics and Astronomy and Physical Sciences — Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 76.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#829
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#279
of 8,685
Research works
357
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
37k
102.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
49.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms 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 #559 of 21,541 52.7%331
Physics and AstronomyField #194 of 3,663 56.8%230
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #132 of 1,908 57.4%212

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms 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 MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 76.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 27.0 works77×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 29.4 works27×
  3. Physical SciencesDomain · 47.8 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.65× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.59× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.08× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 26.91× its world share, 29 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicine1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 26.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms?

Ranked on the composite score, Martin W. Zwierlein, Christian H. Schunck and Mark Ku lead among researchers whose main affiliation is MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms.

  1. 1 Martin W. Zwierlein United States · #99,768 worldwide 479 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Christian H. Schunck United States · #294,322 worldwide 354 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Mark Ku United States · #972,810 worldwide 109 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Ariel Sommer United States · #1,347,092 worldwide 71 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms

Which keywords describe research at MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Superfluidity, Quantum Information, Quantum Simulation, Bose-Einstein Condensation, Optical Lattices, Ultracold Gases, Entanglement and Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

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

All 33 words, with their numbers
  1. Superfluidity12▲ 566×2 topics
  2. Quantum Information12▲ 200×3 topics
  3. Quantum Simulation10▲ 260×2 topics
  4. Bose-Einstein Condensation10▲ 586×2 topics
  5. Optical Lattices10▲ 300×1 topic
  6. Ultracold Gases10▲ 727×1 topic
  7. Entanglement7▲ 93×4 topics
  8. Magnetic Resonance Imaging4▲ 33×3 topics
  9. Atomic Magnetometer4▲ 245×1 topic
  10. Hyperpolarized Gases4▲ 245×1 topic
  11. Cryptography4▲ 60×1 topic
  12. Quantum4▲ 91×1 topic
  13. Electromagnetically Induced Transparency3▲ 269×1 topic
  14. Helium Nanodroplets3▲ 311×1 topic
  15. Quantum Turbulence3▲ 311×1 topic
  16. Slow Light3▲ 108×1 topic
  17. Vortex Dynamics3▲ 46×2 topics
  18. Biosensors2▲ 6.6×5 topics
  19. Self-Assembly2▲ 10×4 topics
  20. Deep Learning2◆ 0.88×7 topics
  21. Machine Learning2◆ 0.94×3 topics
  22. Quantum Computing2▲ 30×2 topics
  23. Atomic Clocks1▲ 327×1 topic
  24. Optical Clocks1▲ 327×1 topic
  25. Bell Inequality1▲ 67×1 topic
  26. Decoherence1▲ 67×1 topic
  27. Electronic Structure Calculations1▲ 38×2 topics
  28. Modular Robots1▲ 62×1 topic
  29. Self-Reconfiguration1▲ 62×1 topic
  30. Renormalization Group1▲ 41×2 topics
  31. Nanomechanical Systems1▲ 64×1 topic
  32. Optomechanics1▲ 64×1 topic
  33. Spintronics1▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates, Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research, Quantum Information and Cryptography and Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics.

Cold Atom Physics and Bo…10Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates: 10 fractional worksAtomic and Subatomic Phy…4Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research: 4 fractional worksQuantum Information and …4Quantum Information and Cryptography: 4 fractional worksQuantum, superfluid, hel…3Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics: 3 fractional worksQuantum optics and atomi…3Quantum optics and atomic interactions: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Frequency and T…1Advanced Frequency and Time Standards: 1 fractional worksModular Robots and Swarm Intelligence: 1 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Applications: 1 fractional worksQuantum many-body systems: 1 fractional worksMechanical and Optical Resonators: 1 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsArtificial IntelligenceMechanical Engineering

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

  1. 1 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 10 works
  2. 2 Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  3. 3 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  4. 4 Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  5. 5 Quantum optics and atomic interactions Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  6. 6 Advanced Frequency and Time Standards Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  7. 7 Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  9. 9 Quantum many-body systems Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  10. 10 Mechanical and Optical Resonators 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 available67.5%not open32.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.2%domestic only80.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% higher 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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