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Shanghai Optical Instrument Research Institute

In research, Shanghai Optical Instrument Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,434 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#8,473 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,055
of 28,054 · #15,935 all time
Rank in China
#2,216
of 3,058
Research works
394
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
9.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Shanghai Optical Instrument Research Institute 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 #9,434 of 21,541 11.0%310
EngineeringField #8,473 of 11,412 10.4%190

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shanghai Optical Instrument Research 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).

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: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.79× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.18× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.11× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.96× its world share, 31 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.75× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.43× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× 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, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shanghai Optical Instrument Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Z Skrzydlewski lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shanghai Optical Instrument Research Institute.

  1. 1 Z Skrzydlewski China · #1,558,158 worldwide 3 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Shanghai Optical Instrument Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Shanghai Optical Instrument Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Flexible Electronics, Optical Modulators, Energy Harvesting, Nanogenerators, Wearable, Integrated Circuits and Nanostructures.

▲ 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. Biosensors6▲ 17×10 topics
  2. Flexible Electronics4▲ 34×2 topics
  3. Optical Modulators4▲ 39×3 topics
  4. Energy Harvesting4▲ 30×2 topics
  5. Nanogenerators4▲ 40×1 topic
  6. Wearable4▲ 40×1 topic
  7. Nanomaterials4▲ 4.8×9 topics
  8. Integrated Circuits3▲ 30×2 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications3▲ 3.9×14 topics
  10. Nanostructures3▲ 11×6 topics
  11. Silicon Photonics3▲ 39×2 topics
  12. Raman Lasers3▲ 37×2 topics
  13. Semiconductors3▲ 14×3 topics
  14. Chemical Sensors3▲ 17×3 topics
  15. Microcavities3▲ 37×1 topic
  16. Nanophotonic Waveguides3▲ 42×1 topic
  17. Microwave Photonics2▲ 41×2 topics
  18. Remote Sensing2▲ 2.8×7 topics
  19. Nanocomposites2▲ 4.1×7 topics
  20. Photonic Crystals2▲ 27×5 topics
  21. Room Temperature2▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Gas Sensors2▲ 32×1 topic
  23. Metal Oxide2▲ 32×1 topic
  24. Metamaterials2▲ 20×4 topics
  25. Optical Fiber2▲ 26×2 topics
  26. Tissue Engineering2▲ 4.6×6 topics
  27. Haptic Interfaces2▲ 43×2 topics
  28. Cross-modal Plasticity2▲ 55×1 topic
  29. Nanophotonics2▲ 24×3 topics
  30. Optical Access Networks2▲ 68×1 topic
  31. Optical Sensors2▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Photonic Signal Processing2▲ 68×1 topic
  33. Tactile Perception2▲ 55×1 topic
  34. Breath Analysis2▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Electronic Nose1▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Microresonators1▲ 25×3 topics
  37. Nanofibers1▲ 9.6×2 topics
  38. Volatile Organic Compounds1▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Coherent Detection1▲ 45×1 topic
  40. Digital Signal Processing1▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does Shanghai Optical Instrument Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Photonic and Optical Devices, Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors and Tactile and Sensory Interactions.

Advanced Sensor and Ener…4Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 4 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 3 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterial…2Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 2 fractional worksTactile and Sensory Inte…2Tactile and Sensory Interactions: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Communication Systems: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Sensor Technologies: 1 fractional worksOptical Network Technolo…1Optical Network Technologies: 1 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors: 1 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 1 fractional worksOptical Polarization and Ellipsometry: 1 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringCognitive NeuroscienceBioengineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Tactile and Sensory Interactions Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Analytical Chemistry and Sensors Bioengineering 1 works
  9. 9 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  10. 10 Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry 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 available18.6%not open81.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.7%domestic only84.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shanghai Optical Instrument Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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