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Optics Technology (United States)

In research, Optics Technology (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,144 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,038
of 28,054 · #11,096 all time
Rank in United States
#1,345
of 4,192
Research works
618
▲ 71% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.5k
10.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Optics Technology (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 #6,144 of 12,888 13.2%91 #6577

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Optics Technology (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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.92× its world share, 49 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.03× its world share, 12 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 7.76× its world share, 19 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 7 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, N. S. Kapany lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Optics Technology (United States).

  1. 1 N. S. Kapany United States · #690,068 worldwide 37 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Optics Technology (United States)

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Optical Modulators, Optical Fiber, Raman Lasers, Nonlinear Optics, Photonic Crystals, Solar Cells and Biomedical Applications.

▲ 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. Biosensors8▲ 14×7 topics
  2. Optical Modulators7▲ 44×3 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications6▲ 4.6×12 topics
  4. Optical Fiber6▲ 50×3 topics
  5. Raman Lasers6▲ 47×2 topics
  6. Nonlinear Optics6▲ 45×4 topics
  7. Photonic Crystals5▲ 39×5 topics
  8. Solar Cells5▲ 22×6 topics
  9. Silicon Photonics5▲ 38×2 topics
  10. Microcavities5▲ 36×1 topic
  11. Nanophotonic Waveguides5▲ 42×1 topic
  12. Microwave Photonics4▲ 42×2 topics
  13. Microresonators4▲ 43×3 topics
  14. Crystal Growth4▲ 12×7 topics
  15. Fiber Lasers4▲ 35×2 topics
  16. Semiconductor Lasers4▲ 49×2 topics
  17. Nanostructures4▲ 8.1×8 topics
  18. Photovoltaics4▲ 19×3 topics
  19. Spectroscopy4▲ 18×5 topics
  20. Nanophotonics3▲ 32×3 topics
  21. Structured Light3▲ 51×2 topics
  22. Efficiency3▲ 8.7×3 topics
  23. Metamaterials3▲ 19×4 topics
  24. Nanocrystals3▲ 9.8×3 topics
  25. Optical Interconnects3▲ 71×1 topic
  26. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)3▲ 71×1 topic
  27. Nanofabrication3▲ 41×3 topics
  28. Semiconductor3▲ 7.4×7 topics
  29. Frequency Conversion3▲ 57×2 topics
  30. Optical Frequency Combs3▲ 41×1 topic
  31. Ultrafast Lasers3▲ 41×1 topic
  32. Antireflective Coatings2▲ 160×1 topic
  33. Coherent Detection2▲ 51×1 topic
  34. Digital Signal Processing2▲ 45×1 topic
  35. Fiber Optic Sensors2▲ 43×1 topic
  36. In Vivo Imaging2▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Sensor Technology2▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Super-Resolution Imaging2▲ 72×2 topics
  39. Thin-Film Materials2▲ 160×1 topic
  40. Machine Vision2▲ 8.8×4 topics

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

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

Photonic and Optical Dev…5Photonic and Optical Devices: 5 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and…3Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Tec…3Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 3 fractional worksOptical Network Technolo…2Optical Network Technologies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 2 fractional worksOptical Coatings and Gratings: 2 fractional worksOrbital Angular Momentum…2Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics: 2 fractional worksOptical Coherence Tomography Applications: 2 fractional worksAdvanced optical system design: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Commun…2Advanced Photonic Communication Systems: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSurfaces, Coatings and FilmsBiomedical Engineering

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

  1. 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  4. 4 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Optical Coatings and Gratings Surfaces, Coatings and Films 2 works
  7. 7 Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  8. 8 Optical Coherence Tomography Applications Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced optical system design Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available19.8%not open80.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.1%domestic only74.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 71% higher 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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