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Optical Sciences (United States)

In research, Optical Sciences (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,824 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. 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, 2022–2025
#6,695
of 28,054 · #1,556 all time
Rank in United States
#893
of 4,192
Research works
2.8k
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
55k
19.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Optical Sciences (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 #3,824 of 12,888 13.4%85 #1081

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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 · 26.5 works12×
  2. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 26.8 works7.7×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.83× its world share, 41 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.40× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 12.26× its world share, 26 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× 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.

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

Ranked on the composite score, J.A. Veerman, N.F. van Hulst and Jeroen P. Korterik lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Optical Sciences (United States).

  1. 1 J.A. Veerman United States · #361,999 worldwide 156 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 N.F. van Hulst United States · #411,993 worldwide 420 citations · 164 works
  3. 3 Jeroen P. Korterik United States · #480,799 worldwide 99 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 M.F. Garcia Parajo United States · #873,456 worldwide 96 citations · 53 works
  5. 5 Mindert Dijkstra United States · #1,267,340 worldwide 3 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Gezina M.J. Segers-Nolten United States · #1,284,352 worldwide 23 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Henricus T.M. van den Ende United States · #1,534,346 worldwide 0 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 M.L.M. Balistreri United States · #1,574,256 worldwide 6 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Sonia Maria García Blanco United States · #1,600,844 worldwide 2 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Optical Sciences (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Optical Sciences (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Optical Modulators, Microwave Photonics, Nonlinear Optics, Integrated Circuits, Raman Lasers, Silicon Photonics and Microcavities.

▲ 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. Biosensors14▲ 28×8 topics
  2. Optical Modulators12▲ 81×3 topics
  3. Microwave Photonics11▲ 129×2 topics
  4. Nonlinear Optics11▲ 101×4 topics
  5. Integrated Circuits10▲ 69×3 topics
  6. Raman Lasers10▲ 94×2 topics
  7. Silicon Photonics10▲ 97×2 topics
  8. Microcavities10▲ 94×1 topic
  9. Nanophotonic Waveguides10▲ 107×1 topic
  10. Microresonators8▲ 105×3 topics
  11. Fiber Lasers8▲ 85×2 topics
  12. Optical Frequency Combs8▲ 139×1 topic
  13. Ultrafast Lasers8▲ 139×1 topic
  14. Optical Fiber7▲ 63×3 topics
  15. Coherent Detection5▲ 109×1 topic
  16. Digital Signal Processing5▲ 97×1 topic
  17. Biomedical Applications4▲ 3.5×13 topics
  18. Semiconductor Lasers4▲ 60×2 topics
  19. Optical Access Networks4▲ 112×1 topic
  20. Photonic Signal Processing4▲ 112×1 topic
  21. Remote Sensing3▲ 2.8×7 topics
  22. Nanoparticles3▲ 2.5×13 topics
  23. Graphene3▲ 4.1×5 topics
  24. Electron Beams2▲ 149×1 topic
  25. Laser-Plasma Accelerators2▲ 149×1 topic
  26. Tomography2▲ 14×5 topics
  27. Molecular Dynamics2▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Nonlinear Dynamics2▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Spectroscopy2▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Two-Dimensional Materials2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  31. Attosecond Physics2▲ 99×1 topic
  32. Frequency Conversion2▲ 52×3 topics
  33. High-Harmonic Generation2▲ 99×1 topic
  34. Material Analysis2▲ 100×1 topic
  35. Neuromorphic Photonics2▲ 68×1 topic
  36. Optical Interconnects2▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Photonic Reservoir Computing2▲ 68×1 topic
  38. Plasma2▲ 96×1 topic
  39. Structured Light2▲ 37×2 topics
  40. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)2▲ 54×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: 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…2Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksLaser-Matter Interaction…2Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksLaser-induced spectroscopy and plasma: 2 fractional worksNeural Networks and Reservoir Computing: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsMechanics of Materials1 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 2 works
  6. 6 Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  7. 7 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  9. 9 Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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