Question 1

What is Optica known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Optica stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,568 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,949 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Physics and Astronomy and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 17.4× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Optica rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Optica ranks #8,615 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#4,649 all time), and #1,159 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Optica?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Xingsheng Luan, D. Sawyer and Eric J. Korevaar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Optica.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Optica?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Optica is "Photoacoustic Tomography: In Vivo Imaging from Organelles to Organs" (Lihong V. Wang, Song Hu, 2012), with 4,338 citations. Next come "Trainable Weka Segmentation: a machine learning tool for microscopy pixel classification" (2,553) and "SDSS-III: MASSIVE SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEYS OF THE DISTANT UNIVERSE, THE MILKY WAY, AND EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETARY SYSTEMS" (2,231).

Question 5

Which research topics does Optica publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Photonic and Optical Devices, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies, Optical Network Technologies and Advanced optical system design.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Optica?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Optica work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 81% of research at Optica is in Physical Sciences, 7% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (41%), Physics and Astronomy (17%), Materials Science (9%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is Optica's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% lower than in 2018-2021.

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