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Nanosc (Sweden)

In research, Nanosc (Sweden) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,972 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#9,466
of 34,923
Rank in Sweden
#85
of 259
Research works
197
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
5k
25.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.19×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
43%
world 18%
Nanosc (Sweden)

What is Nanosc (Sweden) 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 #1,972 of 17,446 17.5%187

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nanosc (Sweden) 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Nanosc (Sweden) work in?

In 2022-now, 95% of research at Nanosc (Sweden) is in Physical Sciences, 3% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (49%), Physics and Astronomy (23%), Materials Science (15%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 34 fractional works · 95.3% of its workEngineering: 17 fractional works · 48.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 14 fractional works · 39.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 7.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 22.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 6 fractional works · 16.7% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 14.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 11.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStructural Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNanosc (Sweden)35fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences95%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1748.8%
    2. Physics and Astronomy822.6%
    3. Materials Science514.9%
    4. Computer Science26.0%
    5. Chemistry11.6%
    6. Environmental Science00.8%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Neuroscience12.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.5%
    1. Psychology00.3%
    2. Social Sciences00.3%
    1. Medicine00.4%
    2. Dentistry00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.26× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.27× its world share, 5 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 10.19× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicinePsychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial 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, 10.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy10.19×8 works
  2. Materials Science4.27×5 works
  3. Engineering3.26×17 works
  4. Neuroscience1.24×1 works
  5. Chemistry1.02×1 works
  6. Computer Science0.77×2 works
  7. Chemical Engineering0.38×0 works
  8. Dentistry0.32×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.19×0 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.16×0 works
  12. Energy0.13×0 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×0 works
  14. Psychology0.10×0 works
  15. Medicine0.02×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.02×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Nanosc (Sweden)?

The most cited paper from Nanosc (Sweden) is "Roadmap of optical communications" (Erik Agrell, Magnus Olof Erik Karlsson, ANDREW R. CHRAPLYVY et al., 2016), with 611 citations. Next come "Optical frequency comb technology for ultra‐broadband radio‐frequency photonics" (574) and "A density functional for sparse matter" (568).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Roadmap of optical communications Erik Agrell, Magnus Olof Erik Karlsson, ANDREW R. CHRAPLYVY et al. · Journal of Optics Open access 4 May 2016 611
2 Optical frequency comb technology for ultra‐broadband radio‐frequency photonics Andrew M. Weiner · Laser & Photonics Review Open access 18 Dec 2013 574
3 A density functional for sparse matter David C. Langreth, Bengt I. Lundqvist, Svetla D. Chakarova-Käck et al. · Journal of Physics Condensed Matter Open access 30 Jan 2009 568
4 Pillared MFI Zeolite Nanosheets of a Single-Unit-Cell Thickness Kyungsu Na, Minkee Choi, Woojin Park et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society 5 Feb 2010 531
5 Spin-Torque and Spin-Hall Nano-Oscillators Tingsu Chen, Randy K. Dumas, Anders J. Eklund et al. · Proceedings of the IEEE 7 Jul 2016 398
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nanosc (Sweden)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Optical Modulators, Integrated Circuits, Microwave Photonics, Microcavities, Silicon Photonics, Optical Fiber and Nonlinear Optics.

▲ 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-now 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 29 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Biosensors5▲ 28×7 topics
  2. Optical Modulators4▲ 82×3 topics
  3. Integrated Circuits4▲ 75×2 topics
  4. Microcavities4▲ 99×1 topic
  5. Microwave Photonics4▲ 127×2 topics
  6. Silicon Photonics4▲ 103×1 topic
  7. Optical Fiber3▲ 82×2 topics
  8. Nonlinear Optics3▲ 77×3 topics
  9. Coherent Detection3▲ 190×1 topic
  10. Digital Signal Processing3▲ 167×1 topic
  11. Microresonators3▲ 95×2 topics
  12. Optical Frequency Combs2▲ 126×1 topic
  13. Ultrafast Lasers2▲ 126×1 topic
  14. Semiconductor Lasers2▲ 89×2 topics
  15. Two-Dimensional Materials2▲ 21×3 topics
  16. Machine Learning2▲ 1.32×5 topics
  17. Nanocomposites2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  18. Electronic Structure2▲ 23×4 topics
  19. Graphene1▲ 6.0×4 topics
  20. Optical Access Networks1▲ 127×1 topic
  21. Photonic Signal Processing1▲ 127×1 topic
  22. Spintronics1▲ 29×3 topics
  23. Entanglement1▲ 23×3 topics
  24. Optical Interconnects1▲ 103×1 topic
  25. Optoelectronic Devices1▲ 37×2 topics
  26. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)1▲ 103×1 topic
  27. Nanoparticles1▲ 2.4×5 topics
  28. Nanowires1▲ 21×3 topics
  29. Semiconductor1▲ 9.7×4 topics

Which research topics does Nanosc (Sweden) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Photonic and Optical Devices, Optical Network Technologies, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies and Advanced Photonic Communication Systems.

Photonic and Optical Dev…4Photonic and Optical Devices: 4 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Commun…1Advanced Photonic Communication Systems: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and…1Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 1 fractional worksNeural Networks and Rese…1Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing: 1 fractional works2D Materials and Applications: 1 fractional worksGraphene research and applications: 1 fractional worksMagnetic properties of thin films: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsArtificial IntelligenceMaterials Chemistry

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

  1. 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  4. 4 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  7. 7 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Magnetic properties of thin films Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  10. 10 Semiconductor materials and devices 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 available47.3%not open52.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.1%domestic only56.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nanosc (Sweden)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Nanosc (Sweden) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00018% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Nanosc (Sweden)0.000083% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Nanosc (Sweden) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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