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Omega Optics (United States)

In research, Omega Optics (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,170 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#4,483 of 11,412 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#2,379 of 4,248 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#5,188
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#1,230
of 8,685
Research works
337
▼ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
34.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is Omega Optics (United States) 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 #3,170 of 21,541 28.0%323
EngineeringField #4,483 of 11,412 23.2%179
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,379 of 4,248 22.0%134

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Omega Optics (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).

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: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.23× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 5.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.73× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.63× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 8.95× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksNursing1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Omega Optics (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, M. Asif Khan, M. Asif Khan and Gary E. Carver lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Omega Optics (United States).

  1. 1 M. Asif Khan United States · #172,256 worldwide 217 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 M. Asif Khan United States · #892,198 worldwide 59 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Gary E. Carver United States · #1,080,411 worldwide 20 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Omega Optics (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Omega Optics (United States)?

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

▲ 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. Biosensors71▲ 37×9 topics
  2. Optical Modulators64▲ 92×3 topics
  3. Integrated Circuits57▲ 73×3 topics
  4. Raman Lasers56▲ 98×2 topics
  5. Silicon Photonics56▲ 106×2 topics
  6. Microcavities56▲ 106×2 topics
  7. Nanophotonic Waveguides56▲ 118×1 topic
  8. Whispering Gallery Mode56▲ 118×1 topic
  9. Nanowires45▲ 57×4 topics
  10. Photonic Crystals42▲ 81×5 topics
  11. Semiconductors38▲ 44×4 topics
  12. Band Parameters37▲ 89×2 topics
  13. GaN33▲ 187×2 topics
  14. Optical Sensors31▲ 65×2 topics
  15. Light-Emitting Diodes30▲ 70×2 topics
  16. AlGaN/GaN HEMTs30▲ 201×1 topic
  17. III-Nitrides30▲ 201×1 topic
  18. Slow Light29▲ 116×2 topics
  19. Colloidal Crystals29▲ 110×2 topics
  20. Nanocavities29▲ 196×1 topic
  21. Structural Coloration29▲ 196×1 topic
  22. Semiconductor22▲ 20×5 topics
  23. Semiconductor Lasers22▲ 67×2 topics
  24. Thin Films20▲ 23×3 topics
  25. Nanostructures20▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Photodetectors20▲ 60×2 topics
  27. Optical Interconnects18▲ 69×1 topic
  28. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)18▲ 69×1 topic
  29. Optical Fiber17▲ 39×3 topics
  30. Microwave Photonics17▲ 43×2 topics
  31. Power Devices16▲ 65×2 topics
  32. Solar Cells15▲ 14×5 topics
  33. Field-Effect Transistors15▲ 23×3 topics
  34. Crystal Growth14▲ 12×5 topics
  35. Epitaxial Growth13▲ 50×2 topics
  36. Atomic Layer Deposition13▲ 29×1 topic
  37. High-k Dielectrics13▲ 29×1 topic
  38. Nanofabrication12▲ 42×3 topics
  39. Gallium Oxide12▲ 132×1 topic
  40. Ultrawide Bandgap12▲ 132×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Photonic and Optical Devices, Photonic Crystals and Applications, Semiconductor materials and devices and Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices.

Photonic and Optical Dev…4Photonic and Optical Devices: 4 fractional worksPhotonic Crystals and Ap…1Photonic Crystals and Applications: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor materials …1Semiconductor materials and devices: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 1 fractional worksMechanical and Optical Resonators: 1 fractional worksSurface Roughness and Op…1Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements: 1 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 1 fractional worksCell Image Analysis Techniques: 0 fractional worksNeural Networks and Reservoir Computing: 0 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Laser Applications: 0 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsComputational MechanicsBiophysics2 others

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 Photonic Crystals and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  3. 3 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Mechanical and Optical Resonators Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  6. 6 Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements Computational Mechanics 1 works
  7. 7 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Cell Image Analysis Techniques Biophysics 0 works
  9. 9 Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  10. 10 Spectroscopy and Laser Applications Spectroscopy 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 available12.2%not open87.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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