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Oxford Lasers (United Kingdom)

In research, Oxford Lasers (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,985 of 17,446 worldwide) and Engineering (#7,650 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#31,429
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,693
of 1,844
Research works
191
▼ 45% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.5k
18.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Oxford Lasers (United Kingdom)

What is Oxford Lasers (United Kingdom) 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 #11,985 of 17,446 8.5%168
EngineeringField #7,650 of 9,532 8.2%123

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Oxford Lasers (United Kingdom) 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 Oxford Lasers (United Kingdom) work in?

In all years, 88% of research at Oxford Lasers (United Kingdom) is in Physical Sciences, 7% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (65%), Physics and Astronomy (14%), Medicine (7%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 168 fractional works · 88.3% of its workEngineering: 123 fractional works · 64.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 68 fractional works · 35.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 29 fractional works · 15.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 28 fractional works · 14.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 20 fractional works · 10.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 13 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 7.1% of its workOphthalmology: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKOxford Lasers(United Kingdom)191fractional works, all years
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences88%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences2%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering12364.6%
    2. Physics and Astronomy2814.5%
    3. Chemistry73.5%
    4. Computer Science63.2%
    5. Materials Science31.6%
    6. Chemical Engineering10.4%
    7. Mathematics00.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    9. Environmental Science00.1%
    1. Medicine137.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.6%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    1. Social Sciences21.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities10.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting10.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.01× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 14.64× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksArts and Humanities1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 14.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy14.64×5 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.13×0 works
  3. Engineering3.01×7 works
  4. Computer Science1.02×1 works
  5. Arts and Humanities0.76×0 works
  6. Chemistry0.70×0 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.70×0 works
  8. Materials Science0.32×0 works
  9. Medicine0.29×1 works
  10. Environmental Science0.22×0 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.21×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Oxford Lasers (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the quality score, Paul M. D. Harrison, Adam Whybrew and Heather J. Booth lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Oxford Lasers (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Paul M. D. Harrison United Kingdom · #2,013,975 worldwide 862 citations · 105 works
  2. 2 Adam Whybrew United Kingdom · #2,101,417 worldwide 345 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Heather J. Booth United Kingdom · #2,763,349 worldwide 232 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Jack Gabzdyl United Kingdom · #3,079,454 worldwide 421 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Dimitris Karnakis United Kingdom · #3,563,754 worldwide 1.1k citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Martyn R. H. Knowles United Kingdom · #4,893,447 worldwide 602 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Richard Foster-Turner United Kingdom · #4,925,589 worldwide 56 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Andrew J. Kearsley United Kingdom · #5,458,950 worldwide 331 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Oxford Lasers (United Kingdom)

What are the most cited papers from Oxford Lasers (United Kingdom)?

The most cited paper from Oxford Lasers (United Kingdom) is "High Power Fiber Lasers: A Review" (Michalis N. Zervas, Christophe A. Codemard, 2014), with 1,209 citations. Next come "Power Scaling of Single-Frequency Ytterbium-Doped Fiber Master-Oscillator Power-Amplifier Sources up to 500 W" (256) and "Micro-machining of metals, ceramics and polymers using nanosecond lasers" (214).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 High Power Fiber Lasers: A Review Michalis N. Zervas, Christophe A. Codemard · IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics 30 Apr 2014 1,209
2 Power Scaling of Single-Frequency Ytterbium-Doped Fiber Master-Oscillator Power-Amplifier Sources up to 500 W Yoonchan Jeong, Johan Nilsson, Jayanta Kumar Sahu et al. · IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics 2007 256
3 Micro-machining of metals, ceramics and polymers using nanosecond lasers Martyn R. H. Knowles, Graham Rutterford, Dimitris Karnakis et al. · The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 22 Mar 2007 214
4 Erbium:Ytterbium Codoped Large-Core Fiber Laser With 297-W Continuous-Wave Output Power Yoonchan Jeong, Andrew Harker, Mike Lovelady et al. · IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics May 2007 195
5 Efficient fault-tolerant quantum computing Andrew M. Steane · Nature Open access May 1999 183
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Oxford Lasers (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Frequency Conversion, Laser Ablation, Femtosecond Laser, Micromachining, Transparent Materials, Ultrafast Dynamics, Nonlinear Optics and Electric Discharge.

▲ 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. Frequency Conversion32▲ 166×3 topics
  2. Laser Ablation25▲ 301×2 topics
  3. Femtosecond Laser24▲ 190×2 topics
  4. Micromachining24▲ 240×2 topics
  5. Transparent Materials24▲ 408×1 topic
  6. Ultrafast Dynamics24▲ 408×1 topic
  7. Nonlinear Optics20▲ 60×4 topics
  8. Electric Discharge20▲ 293×1 topic
  9. Laser Oscillation20▲ 293×1 topic
  10. Fiber Lasers16▲ 60×2 topics
  11. Raman Lasers14▲ 42×2 topics
  12. Gas Sensing13▲ 85×2 topics
  13. Crystal Growth12▲ 19×2 topics
  14. Solid-State Lasers12▲ 197×1 topic
  15. Ytterbium12▲ 197×1 topic
  16. High-Power Laser10▲ 223×1 topic
  17. Supercontinuum Generation10▲ 223×1 topic
  18. Optical Fiber9▲ 38×2 topics
  19. Optical Interconnects8▲ 53×1 topic
  20. Semiconductor Lasers8▲ 44×1 topic
  21. Microresonators7▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Microwave Photonics7▲ 30×2 topics
  23. Optical Frequency Combs7▲ 45×1 topic
  24. Ultrafast Lasers7▲ 45×1 topic
  25. Spectroscopy6▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Remote Sensing6▲ 2.9×2 topics
  27. Material Analysis6▲ 81×1 topic
  28. Plasma6▲ 78×1 topic
  29. Laser Eye Injuries6▲ 156×1 topic
  30. Retinal Damage6▲ 156×1 topic
  31. Tool Wear6▲ 22×3 topics
  32. Fiber Optic Sensors5▲ 44×1 topic
  33. Quantum Information5▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Sensor Technology5▲ 44×1 topic
  35. Coherent Detection4▲ 39×1 topic
  36. Digital Signal Processing4▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Process Optimization4▲ 33×2 topics
  38. Chemical Mechanical Planarization4▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Material Removal Mechanism4▲ 32×1 topic
  40. X-Ray Spectroscopy4▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does Oxford Lasers (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Laser Material Processing Techniques, 3D IC and TSV technologies, Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories.

Laser Material Processin…2Laser Material Processing Techniques: 2 fractional works3D IC and TSV technologies: 1 fractional worksPhotonic Crystal and Fib…1Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics: 1 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…1Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 0 fractional worksLaser-Plasma Interaction…0Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics: 0 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 0 fractional worksQuantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: 0 fractional works
Computational MechanicsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAstronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy Physics2 others

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

  1. 1 Laser Material Processing Techniques Computational Mechanics 2 works
  2. 2 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  5. 5 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 0 works
  8. 8 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  9. 9 Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  10. 10 Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 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 available19.6%not open80.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.7%domestic only86.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Oxford Lasers (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 45% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Oxford Lasers (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Oxford Lasers (United Kingdom)0.000031% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Oxford Lasers (United Kingdom) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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