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nLIGHT (United States)

In research, nLIGHT (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,204 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#4,067 of 6,636 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,492 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 3.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,362
of 28,054 · #5,678 all time
Rank in United States
#731
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is nLIGHT (United States) 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 #3,204 of 12,888 12.9%131 #3571
EngineeringField #4,067 of 6,636 10.2%68 #4610
Health SciencesDomain #7,492 of 11,982 10.0%87 #8867
Social SciencesDomain #8,352 of 10,521 10.9%79 #9962
MedicineField #9,846 of 10,443 7.7%64 #11225

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where nLIGHT (United States) 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#3,571 #3,204
  2. Engineering#4,610 #4,067
  3. Health Sciences#8,867 #7,492
  4. Social Sciences#9,962 #8,352
  5. Medicine#11,225 #9,846
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does nLIGHT (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 3.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 39.2 works3.4×
← 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: 0.56× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.86× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.58× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.03× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.13× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.38× its world share, 68 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.71× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.39× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.42× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.01× its world share, 64 worksMedicineNursing: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.99× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.90× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.71× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at nLIGHT (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, R Mills, Mike Grimshaw and Weimin Dong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is nLIGHT (United States).

  1. 1 R Mills United States · #132,585 worldwide 206 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Mike Grimshaw United States · #677,517 worldwide 50 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Weimin Dong United States · #1,000,075 worldwide 34 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Manoj Kanskar United States · #1,143,209 worldwide 22 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Mark DeVito United States · #1,153,446 worldwide 26 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Joona Koponen United States · #1,257,060 worldwide 38 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Takahiko Nagamine United States · #1,317,445 worldwide 25 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 David C. Dawson United States · #1,476,260 worldwide 29 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at nLIGHT (United States)

Which keywords describe research at nLIGHT (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Optical Modulators, Raman Lasers, Public Health, Nonlinear Optics, Silicon Photonics, Integrated Circuits, 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 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. Epidemiology13◆ 0.99×57 topics
  2. Public Health13▲ 2.7×26 topics
  3. Quality of Life11▲ 2.3×30 topics
  4. Optical Modulators8▲ 17×3 topics
  5. Mental Health8▲ 1.71×20 topics
  6. Raman Lasers8▲ 21×2 topics
  7. Nonlinear Optics8▲ 21×4 topics
  8. Biosensors7▲ 4.1×5 topics
  9. Silicon Photonics7▲ 19×2 topics
  10. Integrated Circuits7▲ 13×3 topics
  11. Microcavities6▲ 17×1 topic
  12. Nanophotonic Waveguides6▲ 20×1 topic
  13. Fiber Lasers5▲ 17×2 topics
  14. Microresonators5▲ 19×3 topics
  15. Microwave Photonics5▲ 18×2 topics
  16. Energy Storage5▲ 2.4×7 topics
  17. Frequency Conversion5▲ 37×3 topics
  18. Primary Care5▲ 4.0×10 topics
  19. Optical Fiber5▲ 13×2 topics
  20. Semiconductor Lasers4▲ 20×2 topics
  21. Electrocatalysis4▲ 4.8×3 topics
  22. Ethical Considerations4▲ 4.0×10 topics
  23. Catalysts4▲ 6.7×2 topics
  24. Health Policy4▲ 7.8×5 topics
  25. Healthcare Workers4▲ 4.9×4 topics
  26. Optical Interconnects4▲ 32×1 topic
  27. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)4▲ 32×1 topic
  28. CO2 Reduction4▲ 5.3×2 topics
  29. Social Determinants of Health4▲ 4.7×3 topics
  30. Health Inequalities3▲ 8.6×3 topics
  31. Coherent Detection3▲ 23×1 topic
  32. Digital Signal Processing3▲ 21×1 topic
  33. Nursing Education3▲ 7.2×3 topics
  34. Photonic Crystals3▲ 8.0×4 topics
  35. Gas Sensing3▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Aging Population3▲ 9.9×2 topics
  37. Brazilian Health System3▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Community-Based Care3▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Optical Frequency Combs3▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Ultrafast Lasers3▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does nLIGHT (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Photonic and Optical Devices, Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices, Optical Network Technologies and Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies.

Photonic and Optical Devices: 6 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 4 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 3 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 3 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 3 fractional worksPhotonic Crystal and Fib…3Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Communication Systems: 2 fractional worksCO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts: 2 fractional worksResearch studies in Viet…2Research studies in Vietnam: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsGeneral Health ProfessionsEnergy Engineering and Power Technology2 others

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

  1. 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  5. 5 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 3 works
  6. 6 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 3 works
  7. 7 Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  10. 10 Research studies in Vietnam Ecology 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 available39.5%not open60.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.8%domestic only70.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has nLIGHT (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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