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Surface Optics (United States)

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World rank, all time
#29,207
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,257
of 8,685
Research works
139
▼ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
974
7.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

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: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 37.14× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.76× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.39× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.12× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.74× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.72× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 37.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Surface Optics (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Zu-Han Gu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Surface Optics (United States).

  1. 1 Zu-Han Gu United States · #1,167,307 worldwide 32 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Surface Optics (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Surface Optics (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Vision, Image Processing, Roughness Measurement, Surface Characterization, Remote Sensing, Deep Learning, Structured Light and Monte Carlo Simulation.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Machine Vision15▲ 55×3 topics
  2. Image Processing13▲ 30×3 topics
  3. Roughness Measurement13▲ 314×1 topic
  4. Surface Characterization13▲ 229×1 topic
  5. Deep Learning12▲ 4.1×15 topics
  6. Remote Sensing12▲ 7.7×9 topics
  7. Structured Light7▲ 86×2 topics
  8. Monte Carlo Simulation7▲ 17×3 topics
  9. Optical Fiber7▲ 37×3 topics
  10. Spectroscopy6▲ 14×6 topics
  11. Camera Calibration6▲ 108×1 topic
  12. Fringe Projection6▲ 108×1 topic
  13. Imaging Spectroscopy6▲ 265×1 topic
  14. Polarimetry6▲ 265×1 topic
  15. Light Propagation6▲ 393×1 topic
  16. Random Lasers6▲ 393×1 topic
  17. Biosensors5▲ 6.3×3 topics
  18. Photonic Crystals4▲ 20×5 topics
  19. Feature Extraction4▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Classification4▲ 7.7×2 topics
  21. Hyperspectral4▲ 47×2 topics
  22. Optical Sensors4▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Support Vector Machines4▲ 9.7×2 topics
  24. Change Detection4▲ 59×1 topic
  25. Image Analysis4▲ 41×1 topic
  26. Hyperspectral Imaging4▲ 8.3×5 topics
  27. Detection3▲ 8.4×2 topics
  28. Integrated Circuits3▲ 11×3 topics
  29. On-Orbit Performance3▲ 106×1 topic
  30. Radiometric Calibration3▲ 106×1 topic
  31. Sparse Representation3▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Imaging3▲ 6.3×3 topics
  33. Infrared3▲ 75×1 topic
  34. Optical Modulators3▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Slow Light3▲ 29×2 topics
  36. Small Target3▲ 75×1 topic
  37. Microcavities3▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Nanophotonic Waveguides3▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Raman Lasers3▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Silicon Photonics3▲ 13×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Analytical Chemistry and Sensors, Spacecraft Design and Technology, Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies and Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials.

Analytical Chemistry and Sensors: 1 fractional worksSpacecraft Design and Technology: 1 fractional worksThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies: 1 fractional worksTransition Metal Oxide N…1Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials: 1 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 0 fractional worksOpportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks: 0 fractional worksEnergy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks: 0 fractional worksSurface Roughness and Optical Measurements: 0 fractional worksSurface Modification and Superhydrophobicity: 0 fractional worksPetroleum Processing and Analysis: 0 fractional works
BioengineeringAerospace EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringPolymers and Plastics5 others

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

  1. 1 Analytical Chemistry and Sensors Bioengineering 1 works
  2. 2 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  5. 5 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  6. 6 Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  7. 7 Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  8. 8 Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements Computational Mechanics 0 works
  9. 9 Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity Surfaces, Coatings and Films 0 works
  10. 10 Petroleum Processing and Analysis Analytical Chemistry 0 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 available13.7%not open86.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.0%domestic only76.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% lower 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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