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Photonic Science (United Kingdom)

In research, Photonic Science (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,668 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 8.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,196
of 28,054 · #11,079 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#239
of 1,094
Research works
258
▲ 69% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.5k
17.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Photonic Science (United Kingdom) 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 #3,668 of 12,888 13.9%100 #6674

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Photonic Science (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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Photonic Science (United Kingdom) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 8.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 33.1 works8.5×
← 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: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.49× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.17× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.39× its world share, 56 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.03× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 7.36× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Photonic Science (United Kingdom)?

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

▲ 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. Biosensors9▲ 16×7 topics
  2. Nonlinear Optics8▲ 69×4 topics
  3. Optical Modulators8▲ 48×3 topics
  4. Optical Fiber7▲ 63×3 topics
  5. Fiber Lasers7▲ 66×3 topics
  6. Silicon Photonics6▲ 52×2 topics
  7. Raman Lasers6▲ 49×2 topics
  8. Integrated Circuits6▲ 35×2 topics
  9. Microcavities6▲ 48×1 topic
  10. Nanophotonic Waveguides6▲ 54×1 topic
  11. Photonic Crystals6▲ 43×5 topics
  12. Microresonators6▲ 63×3 topics
  13. Microwave Photonics5▲ 56×2 topics
  14. Biomedical Applications4▲ 3.4×16 topics
  15. Optical Frequency Combs4▲ 72×1 topic
  16. Ultrafast Lasers4▲ 72×1 topic
  17. Metamaterials4▲ 28×4 topics
  18. Fiber Optic Sensors4▲ 71×1 topic
  19. Graphene4▲ 5.3×8 topics
  20. Sensor Technology4▲ 71×1 topic
  21. Nanomaterials4▲ 3.2×8 topics
  22. Numerical Simulation4▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Spectroscopy4▲ 19×6 topics
  24. Solar Cells3▲ 15×7 topics
  25. Coherent Detection3▲ 67×1 topic
  26. Digital Signal Processing3▲ 59×1 topic
  27. Nanostructures3▲ 7.1×6 topics
  28. Semiconductor3▲ 8.0×6 topics
  29. Gas Sensing3▲ 59×2 topics
  30. Semiconductors3▲ 8.2×4 topics
  31. Efficiency3▲ 7.9×4 topics
  32. Nanocrystals3▲ 8.8×5 topics
  33. Nanophotonics3▲ 25×3 topics
  34. Laser Ablation2▲ 64×2 topics
  35. Femtosecond Laser2▲ 45×2 topics
  36. Photovoltaics2▲ 13×4 topics
  37. Semiconductor Lasers2▲ 32×2 topics
  38. High-Power Laser2▲ 117×1 topic
  39. Optical Sensors2▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Supercontinuum Generation2▲ 117×1 topic

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

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

Photonic and Optical Dev…6Photonic and Optical Devices: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sen…4Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 4 fractional worksOptical Network Technolo…3Optical Network Technologies: 3 fractional worksPhotonic Crystal and Fiber Optics: 2 fractional worksLaser Material Processing Techniques: 2 fractional worksWelding Techniques and R…2Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 2 fractional worksPhotonic Crystals and Applications: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksMetamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsComputational MechanicsMechanical Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  3. 3 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Laser Material Processing Techniques Computational Mechanics 2 works
  7. 7 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Photonic Crystals and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  9. 9 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 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 available40.9%not open59.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors73.0%domestic only27.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 69% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.