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Optical Sciences (United States)

In research, Optical Sciences (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,451 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Physics and Astronomy is 12.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,728
of 22,385 · #11,030 all time
Rank in United States
#2,421
of 3,332
Research works
2.8k
▼ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
55k
19.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.06×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Optical Sciences (United States)

What is Optical Sciences (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #5,451 of 10,670 6.7%85 #5171

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

Which fields of science does Optical Sciences (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 88% of research at Optical Sciences (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 7% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (42%), Physics and Astronomy (27%), Computer Science (7%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 87 fractional works · 87.7% of its workEngineering: 42 fractional works · 42.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 27 fractional works · 27.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 27 fractional works · 27.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 18 fractional works · 18.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAcoustics and Ultrasonics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 7.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 6.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKOptical Sciences(United States)100fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences88%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences0%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4242.0%
    2. Physics and Astronomy2727.3%
    3. Computer Science77.1%
    4. Materials Science55.0%
    5. Chemistry22.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.7%
    7. Environmental Science11.3%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.5%
    9. Energy00.4%
    10. Mathematics00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology55.0%
    2. Neuroscience10.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Medicine44.1%
    2. Nursing00.4%
    3. Health Professions00.3%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    3. Social Sciences00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Optical Sciences (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 12.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 27.2 works12×
  2. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 27.0 works7.6×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.34× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.36× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.80× its world share, 42 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.43× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 12.30× its world share, 27 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 12.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy12.30×27 works
  2. Engineering2.80×42 works
  3. Materials Science1.43×5 works
  4. Chemistry1.36×2 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.34×0 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.10×2 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.94×5 works
  8. Computer Science0.92×7 works
  9. Nursing0.74×0 works
  10. Neuroscience0.55×1 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.48×0 works
  12. Energy0.44×0 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.39×0 works
  14. Dentistry0.33×0 works
  15. Environmental Science0.25×1 works
  16. Mathematics0.21×0 works
  17. Medicine0.21×4 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.13×0 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×0 works
  20. Health Professions0.10×0 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Optical Sciences (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, J.A. Veerman, N.F. van Hulst and Felix Lange lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Optical Sciences (United States).

  1. 1 J.A. Veerman United States · #433,041 worldwide 5.4k citations · 96 works
  2. 2 N.F. van Hulst United States · #445,077 worldwide 23k citations · 678 works
  3. 3 Felix Lange United States · #2,160,000 worldwide 675 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 W.H.J. Rensen United States · #2,866,471 worldwide 508 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Matthew P. Rimmer United States · #3,557,521 worldwide 604 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 A.G.T. Ruiter United States · #4,298,603 worldwide 697 citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Erik T. Garbacik United States · #4,784,788 worldwide 441 citations · 53 works
  8. 8 Gijs van Duinen United States · #5,045,613 worldwide 335 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Bouwe Bolger United States · #5,099,605 worldwide 1.4k citations · 74 works
  10. 10 Bärbel I. de Bakker United States · #5,232,262 worldwide 575 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Optical Sciences (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Optical Sciences (United States)?

The most cited paper from Optical Sciences (United States) is "Quantum dot bioconjugates for imaging, labelling and sensing" (Igor L. Medintz, H. Tetsuo Uyeda, Ellen R. Goldman et al., 2005), with 6,217 citations. Next come "Fiber grating sensors" (3,599) and "Long-term multiple color imaging of live cells using quantum dot bioconjugates" (2,003).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Quantum dot bioconjugates for imaging, labelling and sensing Igor L. Medintz, H. Tetsuo Uyeda, Ellen R. Goldman et al. · Nature Materials Jun 2005 6,217
2 Fiber grating sensors Alan D. Kersey, Michael A. Davis, H.J. Patrick et al. · Journal of Lightwave Technology 1997 3,599
3 Long-term multiple color imaging of live cells using quantum dot bioconjugates Jyoti K. Jaiswal, Hedi M. Mattoussi, J. Matthew Mauro et al. · Nature Biotechnology 2 Dec 2002 2,003
4 Self-Assembly of CdSe−ZnS Quantum Dot Bioconjugates Using an Engineered Recombinant Protein Hedi M. Mattoussi, J. Matthew Mauro, Ellen R. Goldman et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society 22 Nov 2000 1,681
5 Self-assembled nanoscale biosensors based on quantum dot FRET donors Igor L. Medintz, Aaron R. Clapp, Hedi M. Mattoussi et al. · Nature Materials 24 Aug 2003 1,599
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Which keywords describe research at Optical Sciences (United States)?

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

▲ 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 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. Biosensors14▲ 28×8 topics
  2. Optical Modulators12▲ 83×3 topics
  3. Microwave Photonics11▲ 134×2 topics
  4. Nonlinear Optics11▲ 102×4 topics
  5. Integrated Circuits10▲ 73×3 topics
  6. Microcavities10▲ 99×2 topics
  7. Raman Lasers10▲ 99×2 topics
  8. Silicon Photonics10▲ 103×2 topics
  9. Nanophotonic Waveguides10▲ 114×1 topic
  10. Whispering Gallery Mode10▲ 114×1 topic
  11. Microresonators8▲ 105×3 topics
  12. Fiber Lasers8▲ 87×2 topics
  13. Optical Frequency Combs8▲ 146×1 topic
  14. Ultrafast Lasers8▲ 146×1 topic
  15. Optical Fiber7▲ 64×3 topics
  16. Coherent Detection5▲ 110×1 topic
  17. Digital Signal Processing5▲ 97×1 topic
  18. Biomedical Applications4▲ 3.5×14 topics
  19. Semiconductor Lasers4▲ 59×2 topics
  20. Optical Access Networks4▲ 114×1 topic
  21. Photonic Signal Processing4▲ 114×1 topic
  22. Remote Sensing3▲ 2.7×7 topics
  23. Graphene3▲ 4.2×7 topics
  24. Electron Beams3▲ 150×1 topic
  25. Laser-Plasma Accelerators3▲ 150×1 topic
  26. Tomography2▲ 14×5 topics
  27. Molecular Dynamics2▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Nonlinear Dynamics2▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Spectroscopy2▲ 14×5 topics
  30. Two-Dimensional Materials2▲ 9.5×3 topics
  31. Attosecond Physics2▲ 102×1 topic
  32. Frequency Conversion2▲ 51×3 topics
  33. High-Harmonic Generation2▲ 102×1 topic
  34. Material Analysis2▲ 102×1 topic
  35. Neuromorphic Photonics2▲ 60×1 topic
  36. Optical Interconnects2▲ 57×1 topic
  37. Photonic Reservoir Computing2▲ 60×1 topic
  38. Plasma2▲ 98×1 topic
  39. Structured Light2▲ 37×2 topics
  40. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)2▲ 57×1 topic

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

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

Photonic and Optical Dev…10Photonic and Optical Devices: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 8 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Commun…4Advanced Photonic Communication Systems: 4 fractional worksLaser-Plasma Interaction…3Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksLaser-Matter Interaction…2Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications: 2 fractional worksNeural Networks and Reservoir Computing: 2 fractional worksLaser-induced spectroscopy and plasma: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksLaser Design and Applications: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsArtificial Intelligence1 others

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

  1. 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  2. 2 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 8 works
  3. 3 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 3 works
  6. 6 Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  7. 7 Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  8. 8 Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  9. 9 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Laser Design and Applications 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 available16.8%not open83.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.6%domestic only86.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Optical Sciences (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00046% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Optical Sciences (United States)0.00031% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Optical Sciences (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2024Optical Sciences (United States)6.8% in 2024200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.2% in 2010.

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