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Photek (United Kingdom)

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Research works
47
▼ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
331
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
38%
world 18%
Photek (United Kingdom)

Not ranked overall: Photek (United Kingdom) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Photek (United Kingdom) work in?

In all years, 85% of research at Photek (United Kingdom) is in Physical Sciences, 12% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (45%), Engineering (30%), Medicine (12%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 40 fractional works · 84.9% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 21 fractional works · 44.8% of its workRadiation: 10 fractional works · 21.1% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 6 fractional works · 13.0% of its workInstrumentation: 3 fractional works · 5.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 14 fractional works · 29.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 17.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 9.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 7.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 12.1% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 11.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 8.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workALL ITS WORKPhotek (UnitedKingdom)47fractional works, all years
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences85%Health Sciences12%

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 3 domains and 11 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy2144.8%
    2. Engineering1429.5%
    3. Materials Science37.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.3%
    5. Chemistry11.2%
    6. Environmental Science00.6%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Medicine511.5%
    2. Health Professions00.3%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.0%
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.

Earth and Planetary Sciences: 2.71× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringPhysics and Astronomy: 22.46× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 4.16× its world share, 0 worksNursing1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 22.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 6 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy22.46×3 works
  2. Nursing4.16×0 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.71×0 works
  4. Engineering2.07×2 works
  5. Medicine0.61×1 works
  6. Health Professions0.39×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Photek (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the quality score, Thomas M. Conneely, Jonathon R. Howorth and Martin B. Ingle lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Photek (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Thomas M. Conneely United Kingdom · #3,945,984 worldwide 258 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Jonathon R. Howorth United Kingdom · #4,373,875 worldwide 36 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Martin B. Ingle United Kingdom · #4,557,820 worldwide 54 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 J. R. Howorth United Kingdom · #5,098,640 worldwide 198 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Tom Conneely United Kingdom · #6,898,873 worldwide 212 citations · 46 works
  6. 6 James S. Milnes United Kingdom · #7,144,428 worldwide 1.1k citations · 126 works
All ranked researchers at Photek (United Kingdom)

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

The most cited paper from Photek (United Kingdom) is "Extended lifetime MCP-PMTs: Characterisation and lifetime measurements of ALD coated microchannel plates, in a sealed photomultiplier tube" (Thomas M. Conneely, James S. Milnes, Jon Howorth, 2013), with 59 citations. Next come "Lightsheet fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy with wide‐field time‐correlated single photon counting" (51) and "A wide-field TCSPC FLIM system based on an MCP PMT with a delay-line anode" (45).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Extended lifetime MCP-PMTs: Characterisation and lifetime measurements of ALD coated microchannel plates, in a sealed photomultiplier tube Thomas M. Conneely, James S. Milnes, Jon Howorth · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment 17 Jul 2013 59
2 Lightsheet fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy with wide‐field time‐correlated single photon counting Liisa M Hirvonen, Jakub Nedbal, Norah Almutairi et al. · Journal of Biophotonics Open access 29 Oct 2019 51
3 A wide-field TCSPC FLIM system based on an MCP PMT with a delay-line anode Wolfgang H. Becker, Liisa M Hirvonen, James S. Milnes et al. · Review of Scientific Instruments Open access Sep 2016 45
4 Wide-field time-correlated single photon counting-based fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy Klaus Suhling, Liisa M Hirvonen, Wolfgang H. Becker et al. · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment Open access 15 Jul 2019 43
5 Investigation of the secondary emission characteristics of CVD diamond films for electron amplification Jonathan S. Lapington, D. P. Thompson, Paul William May et al. · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment 13 Jun 2009 34
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Photek (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Photon Counting, Crystal Growth, Radiation Detection, Inorganic Scintillators, Scintillation Detectors, Electron Sources, Photocathodes and X-ray Imaging.

▲ 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 36 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 36 words, with their numbers
  1. Photon Counting9▲ 249×3 topics
  2. Crystal Growth8▲ 50×2 topics
  3. Radiation Detection8▲ 243×2 topics
  4. Inorganic Scintillators8▲ 383×1 topic
  5. Scintillation Detectors8▲ 383×1 topic
  6. Electron Sources7▲ 1939×1 topic
  7. Photocathodes7▲ 1939×1 topic
  8. X-ray Imaging4▲ 174×2 topics
  9. Particle Therapy4▲ 253×1 topic
  10. Proton Therapy4▲ 253×1 topic
  11. CMOS Technology4▲ 66×3 topics
  12. Detector Performance4▲ 151×2 topics
  13. Particle Detectors4▲ 284×1 topic
  14. Silicon Detectors4▲ 284×1 topic
  15. Laser Ranging3▲ 282×1 topic
  16. Time-of-Flight3▲ 89×1 topic
  17. CMOS Image Sensors2▲ 187×1 topic
  18. High-Speed Imaging2▲ 39×1 topic
  19. Radiation Effects2▲ 104×2 topics
  20. Scanning Electron Microscopy2▲ 80×1 topic
  21. Tomography2▲ 18×3 topics
  22. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy2▲ 35×1 topic
  23. Imaging2▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Neutron Imaging2▲ 47×1 topic
  25. Small-Angle Scattering2▲ 29×1 topic
  26. Biosensors2▲ 5.6×3 topics
  27. Axions1▲ 85×1 topic
  28. Cancer1▲ 1.85×1 topic
  29. Cosmic Rays1▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Dark Matter1▲ 14×2 topics
  31. PET/CT1▲ 34×1 topic
  32. Particle Physics1▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Atomic Magnetometer1▲ 45×1 topic
  34. Magnetic Resonance Imaging1▲ 6.2×1 topic
  35. Bioluminescence1▲ 103×1 topic
  36. Reporter Genes1▲ 103×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies, Photocathodes and Microchannel Plates, Particle Detector Development and Performance and CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors.

Radiation Detection and …1Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 1 fractional worksPhotocathodes and Microchannel Plates: 1 fractional worksParticle Detector Development and Performance: 0 fractional worksCCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Sensing Technologies: 0 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniqu…0Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray and CT Imaging: 0 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 0 fractional worksRadiation Therapy and Dosimetry: 0 fractional worksDark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena: 0 fractional works
RadiationBiomedical EngineeringNuclear and High Energy PhysicsElectrical and Electronic Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 1 works
  2. 2 Photocathodes and Microchannel Plates Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Particle Detector Development and Performance Nuclear and High Energy Physics 0 works
  4. 4 CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies Instrumentation 0 works
  6. 6 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  7. 7 Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 0 works
  9. 9 Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy 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 available24.3%not open75.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.9%domestic only62.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% 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 Photek (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000012% in 2024.

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

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