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Photonic Systems (United States)

In research, Photonic Systems (United States) stands highest in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#2,595 of 3,725 worldwide), Engineering (#7,901 of 9,532 worldwide) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (#1,407 of 1,567 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 9.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#32,721
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#6,864
of 7,310
Research works
722
▼ 34% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.3k
8.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.70×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
21%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
Photonic Systems (United States)

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
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,595 of 3,725 7.4%264
EngineeringField #7,901 of 9,532 6.7%367
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #1,407 of 1,567 2.4%152
Physics and AstronomyField #2,656 of 2,917 2.7%184
Physical SciencesDomain #16,649 of 17,446 5.3%656

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Photonic Systems (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 92% of research at Photonic Systems (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 4% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (50%), Physics and Astronomy (19%), Materials Science (10%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 63 fractional works · 92.4% of its workEngineering: 34 fractional works · 50.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 24 fractional works · 35.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 7.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 13 fractional works · 19.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 11 fractional works · 16.8% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAcoustics and Ultrasonics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 9.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 9.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPhotonic Systems(United States)68fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences92%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3450.5%
    2. Physics and Astronomy1319.0%
    3. Materials Science79.7%
    4. Computer Science69.3%
    5. Chemistry11.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.9%
    7. Energy00.5%
    8. Mathematics00.5%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    10. Environmental Science00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.2%
    2. Neuroscience11.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Medicine12.2%
    2. Health Professions00.6%
    1. Psychology00.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Photonic Systems (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 9.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 23.9 works9.9×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.20× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.36× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.78× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 8.54× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMedicinePsychology: 0.19× 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, 8.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy8.54×13 works
  2. Engineering3.36×34 works
  3. Materials Science2.78×7 works
  4. Computer Science1.20×6 works
  5. Neuroscience1.08×1 works
  6. Chemical Engineering0.98×0 works
  7. Chemistry0.87×1 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.59×1 works
  9. Energy0.59×0 works
  10. Mathematics0.42×0 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.41×2 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.35×0 works
  13. Health Professions0.23×0 works
  14. Psychology0.19×0 works
  15. Medicine0.11×2 works
  16. Environmental Science0.06×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.02×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, J. R. Ensher, Edward Irving Ackerman and E.G. van Putten lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Photonic Systems (United States).

  1. 1 J. R. Ensher United States · #1,822,243 worldwide 12k citations · 76 works
  2. 2 Edward Irving Ackerman United States · #2,689,088 worldwide 2.1k citations · 89 works
  3. 3 E.G. van Putten United States · #2,892,962 worldwide 2.3k citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Lydia Bechger United States · #3,527,447 worldwide 615 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Oluwafemi Stephen Ojambati United States · #3,544,377 worldwide 761 citations · 68 works
  6. 6 Jin Lian United States · #4,719,018 worldwide 226 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 M.D. Leistikow United States · #4,826,740 worldwide 393 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 D. Devashish United States · #5,084,743 worldwide 102 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Habib Hichri United States · #5,535,084 worldwide 634 citations · 51 works
  10. 10 S.A. Goorden United States · #5,624,892 worldwide 338 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Photonic Systems (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Photonic Systems (United States)?

The most cited paper from Photonic Systems (United States) is "Optical Fiber Communications" (Gerd E. Keiser, 1991), with 1,167 citations. Next come "Exploiting disorder for perfect focusing" (804) and "Limits on the performance of RF-over-fiber links and their impact on device design" (488).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Optical Fiber Communications Gerd E. Keiser · Elsevier eBooks Book chapter 1991 1,167
2 Exploiting disorder for perfect focusing Ivo M. Vellekoop, Ad Lagendijk, Allard P. Mosk · Nature Photonics Open access 14 Feb 2010 804
3 Limits on the performance of RF-over-fiber links and their impact on device design Charles H. Cox III, Edward Irving Ackerman, Gary E. Betts et al. · IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques Feb 2006 488
4 Comparison of time-resolved and -unresolved measurements of deoxyhemoglobin in brain. Britton Chance, J. Scott Leigh, Hidetaka MIYAKE et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access Jul 1988 467
5 White-light diffraction tomography of unlabelled live cells Taewoo Kim, Renjie Zhou, Mustafa Mir et al. · Nature Photonics 17 Jan 2014 402
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Which keywords describe research at Photonic Systems (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Optical Modulators, Raman Lasers, Silicon Photonics, Integrated Circuits, Microcavities, Nanophotonic Waveguides and Whispering Gallery Mode.

▲ 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-now 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▲ 22×7 topics
  2. Optical Modulators7▲ 74×3 topics
  3. Raman Lasers6▲ 84×2 topics
  4. Silicon Photonics6▲ 88×2 topics
  5. Integrated Circuits6▲ 60×3 topics
  6. Microcavities6▲ 81×2 topics
  7. Nanophotonic Waveguides6▲ 93×1 topic
  8. Whispering Gallery Mode6▲ 93×1 topic
  9. Photonic Crystals6▲ 67×5 topics
  10. Microwave Photonics4▲ 75×2 topics
  11. Optical Fiber4▲ 58×3 topics
  12. Slow Light3▲ 101×2 topics
  13. Colloidal Crystals3▲ 103×2 topics
  14. Optical Sensors3▲ 50×2 topics
  15. Nanocavities3▲ 153×1 topic
  16. Structural Coloration3▲ 153×1 topic
  17. Biomedical Applications3▲ 3.5×10 topics
  18. Nonlinear Optics3▲ 38×4 topics
  19. Optical Access Networks3▲ 122×1 topic
  20. Photonic Signal Processing3▲ 122×1 topic
  21. Coherent Detection2▲ 84×1 topic
  22. Digital Signal Processing2▲ 74×1 topic
  23. Microresonators2▲ 46×3 topics
  24. Nanophotonics2▲ 34×3 topics
  25. Semiconductor Lasers2▲ 51×2 topics
  26. Fiber Lasers2▲ 34×2 topics
  27. Metamaterials2▲ 23×3 topics
  28. Structured Light2▲ 60×2 topics
  29. Quantum2▲ 40×2 topics
  30. Semiconductor2▲ 9.1×5 topics
  31. Entanglement2▲ 18×3 topics
  32. Imaging2▲ 10×6 topics
  33. Optical Manipulation2▲ 106×1 topic
  34. Orbital Angular Momentum2▲ 106×1 topic
  35. Optical Frequency Combs2▲ 46×1 topic
  36. Optical Interconnects2▲ 70×1 topic
  37. Solar Cells2▲ 11×6 topics
  38. Ultrafast Lasers2▲ 46×1 topic
  39. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)2▲ 70×1 topic
  40. Spectroscopy2▲ 13×5 topics

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

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

Photonic and Optical Dev…6Photonic and Optical Devices: 6 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 worksOrbital Angular Momentum in Optics: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Tec…2Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 1 fractional worksMusic Technology and Sound Studies: 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 6 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 Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  6. 6 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  7. 7 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 34% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Photonic Systems (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00027% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Photonic Systems (United States)0.00040% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Photonic Systems (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Photonic Systems (United States)8.6% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.9% in 2008.

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