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Photonics (United States)

In research, Photonics (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,559 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,604 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Physics and Astronomy and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 30.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,660
of 22,385 · #7,769 all time
Rank in United States
#1,629
of 3,332
Research works
1.8k
▼ 21% vs 2018-21
Citations
23k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.14×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Photonics (United States)

What is Photonics (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #2,559 of 10,670 14.9%119 #3034
EngineeringField #2,604 of 5,901 14.4%63 #2728

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

In 2022-now, 92% of research at Photonics (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 4% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (48%), Physics and Astronomy (26%), Materials Science (7%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 136 fractional works · 92.1% of its workEngineering: 70 fractional works · 47.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 52 fractional works · 35.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 7.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 39 fractional works · 26.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 32 fractional works · 21.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAcoustics and Ultrasonics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 10 fractional works · 7.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKPhotonics (UnitedStates)147fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences92%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences2%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering7047.8%
    2. Physics and Astronomy3926.3%
    3. Materials Science107.0%
    4. Computer Science63.9%
    5. Chemistry53.2%
    6. Environmental Science21.7%
    7. Energy10.8%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.7%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.6%
    10. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.8%
    2. Neuroscience10.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Medicine31.9%
    2. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Decision Sciences11.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting10.7%
    3. Psychology00.1%
    4. Social Sciences00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Photonics (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 30.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 32.3 works31×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 38.7 works12×
  3. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 51.7 works9.8×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.80× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.03× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.19× its world share, 70 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.01× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 11.81× its world share, 39 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.04× 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, 11.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy11.81×39 works
  2. Engineering3.19×70 works
  3. Chemistry2.03×5 works
  4. Materials Science2.01×10 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.80×1 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.01×1 works
  7. Energy0.92×1 works
  8. Neuroscience0.54×1 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.52×4 works
  10. Computer Science0.50×6 works
  11. Dentistry0.47×0 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.45×1 works
  13. Environmental Science0.33×2 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.21×1 works
  15. Medicine0.10×3 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.09×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.05×0 works
  18. Mathematics0.04×0 works
  19. Psychology0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Photonics (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, R. Paschotta, Steve Yao and Aunik K. Rahman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Photonics (United States).

  1. 1 R. Paschotta United States · #554,036 worldwide 7.4k citations · 841 works
  2. 2 Steve Yao United States · #3,941,076 worldwide 190 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Aunik K. Rahman United States · #3,952,064 worldwide 299 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 William G. Peck United States · #4,544,067 worldwide 57 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Dan Hull United States · #4,768,994 worldwide 97 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 JM Pozo United States · #5,091,772 worldwide 19 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Mohammad Azadeh United States · #5,163,488 worldwide 163 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 McKenzie United States · #5,499,229 worldwide 88 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 AG White United States · #5,558,565 worldwide 38 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 IH White United States · #5,694,562 worldwide 18 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Photonics (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Photonics (United States) is "Cesium-containing triple cation perovskite solar cells: improved stability, reproducibility and high efficiency" (Michael Saliba, Taisuke Matsui, Ji-Youn Seo et al., 2016), with 5,443 citations. Next come "Understanding the rate-dependent J–V hysteresis, slow time component, and aging in CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 perovskite solar cells: the role of a compensated electric field" (1,380) and "Entropic stabilization of mixed A-cation ABX 3 metal halide perovskites for high performance perovskite solar cells" (1,277).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Cesium-containing triple cation perovskite solar cells: improved stability, reproducibility and high efficiency Michael Saliba, Taisuke Matsui, Ji-Youn Seo et al. · Energy & Environmental Science Open access 2016 5,443
2 Understanding the rate-dependent J–V hysteresis, slow time component, and aging in CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 perovskite solar cells: the role of a compensated electric field Wolfgang Tress, Nevena Marinova, Thomas Moehl et al. · Energy & Environmental Science Open access 2015 1,380
3 Entropic stabilization of mixed A-cation ABX 3 metal halide perovskites for high performance perovskite solar cells Chenyi Yi, Jingshan Luo, Simone Meloni et al. · Energy & Environmental Science Open access 3 Dec 2015 1,277
4 Exploration of the compositional space for mixed lead halogen perovskites for high efficiency solar cells T. Jesper Jacobsson, Juan‐Pablo Correa‐Baena, Meysam Pazoki et al. · Energy & Environmental Science Open access 2016 757
5 Ultra-sensitive vibrational spectroscopy of protein monolayers with plasmonic nanoantenna arrays Ronen Adato, Ahmet Ali Yanik, Jason J. Amsden et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 30 Oct 2009 670
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Photonics (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Nonlinear Optics, Optical Modulators, Microwave Photonics, Raman Lasers, Microresonators, Silicon Photonics 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-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. Biosensors20▲ 28×9 topics
  2. Nonlinear Optics19▲ 123×4 topics
  3. Optical Modulators17▲ 83×3 topics
  4. Microwave Photonics16▲ 127×2 topics
  5. Microresonators15▲ 129×3 topics
  6. Raman Lasers15▲ 97×2 topics
  7. Silicon Photonics15▲ 99×2 topics
  8. Integrated Circuits15▲ 69×3 topics
  9. Fiber Lasers14▲ 105×3 topics
  10. Microcavities14▲ 92×2 topics
  11. Nanophotonic Waveguides14▲ 106×1 topic
  12. Whispering Gallery Mode14▲ 106×1 topic
  13. Optical Frequency Combs12▲ 156×1 topic
  14. Ultrafast Lasers12▲ 156×1 topic
  15. Optical Fiber11▲ 74×3 topics
  16. Semiconductor Lasers6▲ 64×2 topics
  17. Biomedical Applications6▲ 3.6×14 topics
  18. Fiber Optic Sensors6▲ 83×1 topic
  19. Sensor Technology6▲ 83×1 topic
  20. Photonic Crystals6▲ 31×5 topics
  21. Coherent Detection5▲ 76×1 topic
  22. Digital Signal Processing5▲ 67×1 topic
  23. Frequency Conversion5▲ 77×3 topics
  24. Optical Interconnects4▲ 88×1 topic
  25. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)4▲ 88×1 topic
  26. Crystal Growth4▲ 11×9 topics
  27. Gas Sensing4▲ 67×2 topics
  28. Semiconductor4▲ 8.1×7 topics
  29. Entanglement4▲ 17×4 topics
  30. Optical Access Networks4▲ 79×1 topic
  31. Photonic Signal Processing4▲ 79×1 topic
  32. Molecular Dynamics4▲ 14×5 topics
  33. Metamaterials4▲ 17×4 topics
  34. Solar Cells3▲ 11×7 topics
  35. Imaging3▲ 8.8×6 topics
  36. Attosecond Physics3▲ 95×1 topic
  37. High-Harmonic Generation3▲ 95×1 topic
  38. Semiconductors3▲ 6.8×4 topics
  39. In Vivo Imaging3▲ 23×3 topics
  40. Spectroscopy3▲ 11×4 topics

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

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

Photonic and Optical Dev…14Photonic and Optical Devices: 14 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Tec…12Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 6 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 5 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Commun…4Advanced Photonic Communication Systems: 4 fractional worksLaser-Matter Interactions and Applications: 3 fractional worksPhotorefractive and Nonlinear Optics: 2 fractional worksMechanical and Optical Resonators: 2 fractional worksOptical Coherence Tomography Applications: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsBiomedical Engineering

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

  1. 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
  2. 2 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 12 works
  3. 3 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  8. 8 Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  9. 9 Mechanical and Optical Resonators Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  10. 10 Optical Coherence Tomography Applications Biomedical Engineering 2 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 available23.2%not open76.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.8%domestic only70.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 21% 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 Photonics (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00058% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Photonics (United States)0.00061% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Photonics (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 counting10%20%Photonics (United States)18.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.3% in 2025.

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