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Thorlabs (United States)

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Research works
98
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
21.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Thorlabs (United States) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.56× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.48× its world share, 1 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.65× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 13.05× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMedicine1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 13.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Alex Cable, James Jiang and Kevin Lascola lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Thorlabs (United States).

  1. 1 Alex Cable United States · #87,431 worldwide 387 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 James Jiang United States · #566,169 worldwide 69 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Kevin Lascola United States · #1,071,467 worldwide 30 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Thorlabs (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Thorlabs (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nonlinear Optics, Raman Lasers, Integrated Circuits, Biosensors, Optical Modulators, Fiber Lasers, Optical Interconnects and Semiconductor Lasers.

▲ 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 20 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Nonlinear Optics4▲ 160×4 topics
  2. Raman Lasers3▲ 143×2 topics
  3. Biosensors3▲ 30×4 topics
  4. Integrated Circuits3▲ 98×2 topics
  5. Optical Modulators3▲ 96×2 topics
  6. Fiber Lasers3▲ 143×2 topics
  7. Microcavities3▲ 112×1 topic
  8. Optical Interconnects3▲ 343×1 topic
  9. Semiconductor Lasers3▲ 189×1 topic
  10. Silicon Photonics3▲ 116×1 topic
  11. Microresonators2▲ 152×2 topics
  12. Microwave Photonics2▲ 126×2 topics
  13. Optical Frequency Combs2▲ 192×1 topic
  14. Ultrafast Lasers2▲ 192×1 topic
  15. Frequency Conversion2▲ 189×3 topics
  16. Gas Sensing2▲ 165×2 topics
  17. Semiconductor1▲ 17×4 topics
  18. Photovoltaics1▲ 33×2 topics
  19. Quantum Dots1▲ 53×1 topic
  20. Single-Photon Source1▲ 205×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices, Photonic and Optical Devices, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies and Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices.

Semiconductor Lasers and…3Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 3 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…3Photonic and Optical Devices: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor Quantum St…1Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices: 1 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Laser A…1Spectroscopy and Laser Applications: 1 fractional worksSolid State Laser Techno…1Solid State Laser Technologies: 1 fractional worksGeophysics and Sensor Technology: 1 fractional worksPhotonic Crystal and Fiber Optics: 1 fractional worksIntegrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Frequency and Time Standards: 0 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSpectroscopyOcean Engineering

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

  1. 1 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  4. 4 Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  5. 5 Spectroscopy and Laser Applications Spectroscopy 1 works
  6. 6 Solid State Laser Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Geophysics and Sensor Technology Ocean Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Frequency and Time Standards Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 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 available29.5%not open70.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.6%domestic only68.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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