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PicoQuant (Germany)

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World rank, all time
#29,870
of 34,923
Rank in Germany
#1,433
of 1,603
Research works
183
▲ 74% vs 2018-21
Citations
2k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
PicoQuant (Germany)

Which fields of science does PicoQuant (Germany) work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at PicoQuant (Germany) is in Physical Sciences, 43% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (39%), Engineering (16%), Physics and Astronomy (12%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 26 fractional works · 47.8% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 15.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 8.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 12.4% of its workInstrumentation: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 6.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 24 fractional works · 43.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 38.9% of its workBiophysics: 12 fractional works · 21.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 12.0% of its workStructural Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.4% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 7.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPicoQuant(Germany)55fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences43%Physical Sciences48%Health Sciences7%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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering915.7%
    2. Physics and Astronomy712.4%
    3. Computer Science46.4%
    4. Materials Science35.2%
    5. Chemistry23.5%
    6. Chemical Engineering22.9%
    7. Environmental Science11.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2138.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology12.0%
    4. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Medicine47.4%
    1. Social Sciences11.2%
    2. Psychology00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does PicoQuant (Germany) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 21.3 works7.3×
← 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: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.30× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.94× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 8.28× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.23× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 1.05× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.48× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 5.58× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksMedicinePsychology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering8.28×2 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.30×21 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy5.58×7 works
  4. Chemistry2.23×2 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.94×1 works
  6. Materials Science1.48×3 works
  7. Engineering1.05×9 works
  8. Computer Science0.82×4 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.45×1 works
  10. Medicine0.39×4 works
  11. Environmental Science0.34×1 works
  12. Neuroscience0.15×0 works
  13. Psychology0.12×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.10×1 works

Who are the top researchers at PicoQuant (Germany)?

Ranked on the quality score, Hans-Jürgen Rahn, Michael Wahl and Marcelle König lead among researchers whose main affiliation is PicoQuant (Germany).

  1. 1 Hans-Jürgen Rahn Germany · #1,585,813 worldwide 931 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Michael Wahl Germany · #1,914,093 worldwide 8.9k citations · 369 works
  3. 3 Marcelle König Germany · #2,111,163 worldwide 964 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Peter Kapusta Germany · #2,405,408 worldwide 1.3k citations · 57 works
  5. 5 Evangelos Sisamakis Germany · #2,594,551 worldwide 569 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 Steffen Rüttinger Germany · #2,940,943 worldwide 346 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Benedikt Krämer Germany · #3,010,270 worldwide 953 citations · 48 works
  8. 8 Max Tillmann Germany · #3,403,245 worldwide 896 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Christian Oelsner Germany · #3,542,666 worldwide 864 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Ellen Schmeyer Germany · #3,582,334 worldwide 372 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at PicoQuant (Germany)

What are the most cited papers from PicoQuant (Germany)?

The most cited paper from PicoQuant (Germany) is "Fluorescence and Spin Properties of Defects in Single Digit Nanodiamonds" (Julia Tisler, Gopalakrishnan Balasubramanian, Boris Naydenov et al., 2009), with 355 citations. Next come "Precise measurement of diffusion by multi-color dual-focus fluorescence correlation spectroscopy" (291) and "Multi-target spectrally resolved fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy" (257).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Fluorescence and Spin Properties of Defects in Single Digit Nanodiamonds Julia Tisler, Gopalakrishnan Balasubramanian, Boris Naydenov et al. · ACS Nano Open access 10 Jul 2009 355
2 Precise measurement of diffusion by multi-color dual-focus fluorescence correlation spectroscopy Claus B. Müller, Anastasia Loman, Víctor Pacheco et al. · Europhysics Letters (EPL) Open access Aug 2008 291
3 Multi-target spectrally resolved fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy Thomas Niehörster, Anna Löschberger, Ingo Gregor et al. · Nature Methods 25 Jan 2016 257
4 An ultrafast quantum random number generator with provably bounded output bias based on photon arrival time measurements Michael Wahl, Matthias Leifgen, Michael S. Berlin et al. · Applied Physics Letters 25 Apr 2011 205
5 Fluorescence Lifetime Correlation Spectroscopy Peter Kapusta, Michael Wahl, Aleš Benda et al. · Journal of Fluorescence 13 Dec 2006 185
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at PicoQuant (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Super-Resolution Imaging, Fluorescent Proteins, Single-Molecule Imaging, Biosensors, Image Processing, Photon Counting, Laser Ranging and Time-of-Flight.

▲ 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. Super-Resolution Imaging10▲ 577×2 topics
  2. Fluorescent Proteins10▲ 766×1 topic
  3. Single-Molecule Imaging10▲ 766×1 topic
  4. Biosensors4▲ 14×7 topics
  5. Image Processing3▲ 14×3 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications3▲ 5.0×5 topics
  7. Photon Counting3▲ 89×2 topics
  8. Laser Ranging3▲ 241×1 topic
  9. Time-of-Flight3▲ 151×1 topic
  10. High-Resolution Imaging3▲ 101×2 topics
  11. High-Throughput Analysis3▲ 138×2 topics
  12. Multiplexed Assays3▲ 265×1 topic
  13. Protein Microarrays3▲ 265×1 topic
  14. Cancer Detection2▲ 66×2 topics
  15. Cryo-Electron Microscopy2▲ 251×1 topic
  16. Single-Particle Analysis2▲ 251×1 topic
  17. In Vivo Imaging2▲ 42×3 topics
  18. Near-Infrared Spectroscopy2▲ 39×1 topic
  19. Optical Imaging2▲ 152×1 topic
  20. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Gene Expression2▲ 4.8×4 topics
  22. Imaging2▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Molecular Imaging2▲ 34×2 topics
  24. Ion-Selective Electrodes1▲ 42×1 topic
  25. Optical Sensors1▲ 29×1 topic
  26. Photoacoustic Imaging1▲ 78×1 topic
  27. Solar Cells1▲ 13×3 topics
  28. Tomography1▲ 15×1 topic
  29. Bioimaging1▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Fluorescence Imaging1▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Photothermal Therapy1▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Atomic Magnetometer1▲ 70×1 topic
  33. Bioluminescence1▲ 198×1 topic
  34. Biosensing1▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Hyperpolarized Gases1▲ 70×1 topic
  36. Reporter Genes1▲ 198×1 topic
  37. Biomedical Imaging1▲ 35×2 topics
  38. Fault Tolerance1▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Consistency1▲ 92×1 topic
  40. Distributed Systems1▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does PicoQuant (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques, Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies, Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications and Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications.

Advanced Fluorescence Mi…10Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Sensing…3Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Biosensing Tech…3Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Electron Micros…2Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksOptical Imaging and Spec…2Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques: 2 fractional worksPhotoacoustic and Ultras…1Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging: 1 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors: 1 fractional worksAtomic and Subatomic Physics Research: 1 fractional worksbioluminescence and chemiluminescence research: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor Technologies Research: 1 fractional works
BiophysicsInstrumentationMolecular BiologyStructural Biology4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques Biophysics 10 works
  2. 2 Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies Instrumentation 3 works
  3. 3 Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 3 works
  4. 4 Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications Structural Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  6. 6 Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Analytical Chemistry and Sensors Bioengineering 1 works
  8. 8 Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  9. 9 bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Sensor Technologies Research Biomedical 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 available25.4%not open74.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.3%domestic only79.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has PicoQuant (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 74% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is PicoQuant (Germany) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00016% in 2024.

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Fractional works of PicoQuant (Germany) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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