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Researcher · VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland · Finland

Päivi Heimala

Päivi Heimala publishes mostly in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Biomedical Engineering, on topics such as Photonic and Optical Devices, Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices and Photonic Crystals and Applications.

ORCID 0000-0002-3863-7336 OpenAlex
World rank
#5,544,704
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in Finland
#30,939
of 37,370
Works
67
Citations
683
Citations per work
10.2
h-index
13
i10-index 15Top 37% in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Päivi Heimala

What does Päivi Heimala research?

Päivi Heimala's work is mostly in Engineering (65%), Physics and Astronomy (14%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%).

Physical Sciences: 56 works · 84.0% of their workEngineering: 44 works · 65.3% of their workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 41 works · 60.6% of their workBiomedical Engineering: 3 works · 4.7% of their workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 works · 14.5% of their workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 10 works · 14.5% of their workMaterials Science: 2 works · 2.6% of their workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 works · 2.6% of their workChemistry: 1 works · 1.6% of their workSpectroscopy: 1 works · 1.6% of their workEverything else: 8 works · 12.4% of their workLife Sciences: 2 works · 3.6% of their workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 works · 3.6% of their workMolecular Biology: 2 works · 3.6% of their workTHEIR WORKPäivi Heimala67works
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences84%

Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.

The fields and subfields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4465.3%
    2. Physics and Astronomy1014.5%
    3. Materials Science22.6%
    4. Chemistry11.6%
  2. Everything else812.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.6%
  1. 1Electrical and Electronic Engineering61% of their works
  2. 2Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics14% of their works
  3. 3Biomedical Engineering5% of their works
  4. 4Molecular Biology4% of their works
  5. 5Surfaces, Coatings and Films3% of their works
  6. 6Spectroscopy2% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Päivi Heimala's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Optical Modulators, Silicon Photonics, Optical Interconnects, Semiconductor Lasers, Photonic Crystals, Nanocavities, Slow Light and Microwave Photonics.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Optical Modulators521 topic
  2. Silicon Photonics521 topic
  3. Optical Interconnects351 topic
  4. Semiconductor Lasers351 topic
  5. Photonic Crystals212 topics
  6. Nanocavities161 topic
  7. Slow Light161 topic
  8. Microwave Photonics152 topics
  9. Optical Fiber152 topics
  10. Fiber Optic Sensors91 topic
  11. Optical Access Networks91 topic
  12. Photonic Signal Processing91 topic
  13. Sensor Technology91 topic
  14. Coherent Detection61 topic
  15. Digital Signal Processing61 topic
  16. Optical Frequency Combs61 topic
  17. Ultrafast Lasers61 topic
  18. Antireflective Coatings51 topic
  19. Nanostructures51 topic

Where does Päivi Heimala work?

Päivi Heimala's main affiliation in the publication record is VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland.

How many publications and citations does Päivi Heimala have?

OpenAlex counts 67 works and 683 citations for Päivi Heimala, an h-index of 13, ranking #5,544,704 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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