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Photonic Systems (United States)

In research, Photonic Systems (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,950 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#5,954 of 11,412 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#2,402 of 3,663 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Engineering and Physical Sciences — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 11.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#9,678
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,146
of 8,685
Research works
722
▼ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.3k
8.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Photonic Systems (United States) 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 #5,950 of 21,541 8.6%656
EngineeringField #5,954 of 11,412 9.3%367
Physics and AstronomyField #2,402 of 3,663 6.5%184
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #3,169 of 4,248 9.4%264
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #1,806 of 1,908 6.0%152

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Photonic Systems (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 Photonic Systems (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 11.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 22.5 works11×
  2. EngineeringField · 30.4 works3.6×
  3. Physical SciencesDomain · 51.8 works2.4×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.29× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.63× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.00× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 8.59× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksMedicinePsychology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Photonic Systems (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Edward I. Ackerman, Stephen E. Moody and Pepijn W. H. Pinkse lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Photonic Systems (United States).

  1. 1 Edward I. Ackerman United States · #291,691 worldwide 115 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Stephen E. Moody United States · #586,484 worldwide 63 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Pepijn W. H. Pinkse United States · #845,219 worldwide 121 citations · 57 works
  4. 4 Allard P. Mosk United States · #846,689 worldwide 142 citations · 86 works
  5. 5 Dennis R. Pape United States · #1,334,895 worldwide 14 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Aart Lagendijk United States · #1,411,999 worldwide 14 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Emre Yüce United States · #1,417,732 worldwide 9 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Oluwafemi Stephen Ojambati United States · #1,475,082 worldwide 18 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 L.A. Woldering United States · #1,531,483 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 R.W. Tjerkstra United States · #1,532,251 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Photonic Systems (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Photonic Systems (United States)?

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

▲ 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. Biosensors7▲ 24×5 topics
  2. Optical Modulators6▲ 79×3 topics
  3. Integrated Circuits6▲ 65×3 topics
  4. Raman Lasers6▲ 90×2 topics
  5. Silicon Photonics6▲ 94×2 topics
  6. Microcavities5▲ 87×1 topic
  7. Nanophotonic Waveguides5▲ 99×1 topic
  8. Photonic Crystals4▲ 61×5 topics
  9. Microwave Photonics4▲ 78×2 topics
  10. Optical Fiber4▲ 66×3 topics
  11. Slow Light3▲ 110×2 topics
  12. Colloidal Crystals3▲ 109×2 topics
  13. Nanocavities3▲ 162×1 topic
  14. Optical Sensors3▲ 51×2 topics
  15. Structural Coloration3▲ 162×1 topic
  16. Optical Access Networks3▲ 138×1 topic
  17. Photonic Signal Processing3▲ 138×1 topic
  18. Coherent Detection2▲ 99×1 topic
  19. Digital Signal Processing2▲ 88×1 topic
  20. Nonlinear Optics2▲ 37×4 topics
  21. Semiconductor Lasers2▲ 58×2 topics
  22. Quantum2▲ 48×2 topics
  23. Biomedical Applications2▲ 3.1×8 topics
  24. Microresonators2▲ 45×3 topics
  25. Entanglement2▲ 22×3 topics
  26. Semiconductor2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  27. Structured Light2▲ 60×2 topics
  28. Fiber Lasers2▲ 32×2 topics
  29. Imaging2▲ 12×5 topics
  30. Optical Interconnects2▲ 78×1 topic
  31. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)2▲ 78×1 topic
  32. Fiber Optic Sensors1▲ 47×1 topic
  33. Human-Computer Interaction1▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Sensor Technology1▲ 47×1 topic
  35. Interactive Evolutionary Computation1▲ 110×1 topic
  36. Music Generation1▲ 110×1 topic
  37. Optical Frequency Combs1▲ 42×1 topic
  38. Optical Manipulation1▲ 100×1 topic
  39. Orbital Angular Momentum1▲ 100×1 topic
  40. Spectroscopy1▲ 14×5 topics

Which research topics does Photonic Systems (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Photonic and Optical Devices, Photonic Crystals and Applications, Advanced Photonic Communication Systems and Optical Network Technologies.

Photonic and Optical Dev…5Photonic and Optical Devices: 5 fractional worksPhotonic Crystals and Ap…3Photonic Crystals and Applications: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Commun…3Advanced Photonic Communication Systems: 3 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sen…1Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 1 fractional worksOrbital Angular Momentum in Optics: 1 fractional worksMusic Technology and Sound Studies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 1 fractional works3D IC and TSV technologies: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition

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 Photonic Crystals and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  3. 3 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  8. 8 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  10. 10 3D IC and TSV technologies 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 available20.6%not open79.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.6%domestic only73.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Photonic Systems (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% 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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