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Naval Research Laboratory Optical Sciences Division

Research works
68
▼ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.8k
26.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
9%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Naval Research Laboratory Optical Sciences Division is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

What does Naval Research Laboratory Optical Sciences Division specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 13.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 32.1 works13×
  2. EngineeringField · 38.5 works3.9×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 2.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 11.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 10.27× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 3.18× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 2.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 11.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Naval Research Laboratory Optical Sciences Division?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Silicon Photonics, Raman Lasers, Optical Modulators, Integrated Circuits, Optical Fiber, Microcavities and Nanophotonic Waveguides.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Biosensors11▲ 28×7 topics
  2. Silicon Photonics10▲ 98×2 topics
  3. Raman Lasers10▲ 88×2 topics
  4. Optical Modulators10▲ 70×3 topics
  5. Integrated Circuits9▲ 59×3 topics
  6. Microcavities9▲ 85×1 topic
  7. Nanophotonic Waveguides9▲ 95×1 topic
  8. Optical Fiber9▲ 102×3 topics
  9. Microwave Photonics7▲ 84×2 topics
  10. Fiber Optic Sensors6▲ 145×1 topic
  11. Microresonators6▲ 67×3 topics
  12. Sensor Technology6▲ 145×1 topic
  13. Nonlinear Optics5▲ 44×4 topics
  14. Fiber Lasers5▲ 48×3 topics
  15. Optical Interconnects4▲ 78×1 topic
  16. Semiconductor Lasers4▲ 64×1 topic
  17. Optical Frequency Combs4▲ 72×1 topic
  18. Ultrafast Lasers4▲ 72×1 topic
  19. Coherent Detection3▲ 72×1 topic
  20. Digital Signal Processing3▲ 61×1 topic
  21. Optical Access Networks3▲ 105×1 topic
  22. Photonic Signal Processing3▲ 105×1 topic
  23. Biomedical Applications2▲ 3.2×12 topics
  24. Photonic Crystals2▲ 22×5 topics
  25. Semiconductor2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  26. Band Parameters2▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Nanowires2▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Frequency Conversion2▲ 28×3 topics
  29. Photovoltaics2▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Quantum Dots2▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Crystal Growth2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  32. Optical Sensors2▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Excitons2▲ 29×1 topic
  34. Single-Photon Source2▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Magneto-Optical1▲ 122×1 topic
  36. Slow Light1▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Waveguide Isolators1▲ 122×1 topic
  38. Entanglement1▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Vibrational Spectroscopy1▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Gas Sensing1▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Naval Research Laboratory Optical Sciences Division publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Trypanosoma species research and implications, melanin and skin pigmentation, Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections and Bacterial Infections and Vaccines.

  1. 1 Trypanosoma species research and implications Epidemiology 0 works
  2. 2 melanin and skin pigmentation Cell Biology 0 works
  3. 3 Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Epidemiology 0 works
  4. 4 Bacterial Infections and Vaccines Microbiology 0 works
  5. 5 Circadian rhythm and melatonin Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 0 works
  6. 6 Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects Physiology 0 works
  7. 7 Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry Materials Chemistry 0 works
  8. 8 Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers Building and Construction 0 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 available8.7%not open91.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.4%domestic only97.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Naval Research Laboratory Optical Sciences Division's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% 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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