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Shanghai Laser Technology Institute

In research, Shanghai Laser Technology Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,960 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering — Mechanical Engineering is 16.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,926
of 28,054 · #20,227 all time
Rank in China
#1,956
of 3,058
Research works
273
▲ 483% vs 2013–17
Citations
3k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Shanghai Laser Technology Institute 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 #5,960 of 12,888 20.2%67 #11104

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shanghai Laser Technology Institute 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 Shanghai Laser Technology Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 16.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 22.3 works16×
  2. EngineeringField · 49.1 works4.4×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.40× its world share, 49 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.33× its world share, 9 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 3.66× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingPsychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Shanghai Laser Technology Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Additive Manufacturing, Residual Stress, Material Characterization, Laser Ablation, Welding and Laser Welding.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties19▲ 26×19 topics
  2. Microstructure15▲ 39×9 topics
  3. Additive Manufacturing6▲ 27×5 topics
  4. Residual Stress5▲ 127×2 topics
  5. Material Characterization5▲ 55×2 topics
  6. Laser Ablation5▲ 177×2 topics
  7. Welding5▲ 95×3 topics
  8. Laser Welding5▲ 128×2 topics
  9. Process Parameters5▲ 57×3 topics
  10. Micromachining4▲ 125×2 topics
  11. Femtosecond Laser4▲ 122×2 topics
  12. Heat Transfer4▲ 12×2 topics
  13. Numerical Simulation4▲ 20×2 topics
  14. Process Optimization4▲ 88×2 topics
  15. Keyhole Formation4▲ 124×1 topic
  16. Transparent Materials4▲ 263×1 topic
  17. Ultrafast Dynamics4▲ 263×1 topic
  18. Weld Pool Dynamics4▲ 124×1 topic
  19. Metallic Components4▲ 83×1 topic
  20. Selective Laser Melting4▲ 83×1 topic
  21. High-Entropy Alloys3▲ 93×1 topic
  22. Multi-Component Alloys3▲ 93×1 topic
  23. Biomedical Applications3▲ 3.5×8 topics
  24. Nanocomposites3▲ 5.1×6 topics
  25. Nanoparticles3▲ 3.3×7 topics
  26. Nonlinear Optics3▲ 34×4 topics
  27. Numerical Modeling2▲ 31×2 topics
  28. Corrosion Resistance2▲ 48×4 topics
  29. Fiber Lasers2▲ 34×3 topics
  30. Friction Stir Welding2▲ 111×1 topic
  31. Processing2▲ 55×1 topic
  32. Grain Refinement2▲ 27×4 topics
  33. Polymer Composites2▲ 10×4 topics
  34. Microstructure Evolution2▲ 36×3 topics
  35. Processing Techniques2▲ 28×2 topics
  36. Frequency Conversion2▲ 57×3 topics
  37. Molecular Dynamics Simulation2▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Sintering2▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Spark Plasma Sintering2▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Thin Films2▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Shanghai Laser Technology Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses, Laser Material Processing Techniques, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes and High Entropy Alloys Studies.

Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 4 fractional worksLaser Material Processing Techniques: 4 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing M…4Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 4 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Stud…3High Entropy Alloys Studies: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Welding Techniq…2Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis: 2 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mech…2Metal and Thin Film Mechanics: 2 fractional worksAdvanced materials and c…2Advanced materials and composites: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 1 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 1 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringComputational MechanicsMechanics of MaterialsBiomedical Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Laser Material Processing Techniques Computational Mechanics 4 works
  3. 3 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  7. 7 Advanced materials and composites Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  10. 10 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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 available19.4%not open80.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.3%domestic only87.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shanghai Laser Technology Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 483% 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.

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