Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates
Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates is a research topic within Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Science Explorer counts 59k research works in it since 1950. 19.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the study of many-body physics with ultracold gases, including topics such as quantum simulation, Bose-Einstein condensation, optical lattices, fermi gases, rydberg atoms, quantum information, mott insulators, dipole interactions, and superfluidity.
- Ultracold Gases
- Quantum Simulation
- Bose-Einstein Condensation
- Optical Lattices
- Fermi Gases
- Rydberg Atoms
- Quantum Information
- Mott Insulator
- Dipole Interactions
- Superfluidity
- Research works
- 59k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 11k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -3% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.2k and 965 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.2k works
- 2 United States 965 works
- 3 Germany 461 works
- 4 France 326 works
- 5 India 260 works
- 6 Russia 241 works
- 7 Japan 240 works
- 8 Italy 215 works
- 9 United Kingdom 206 works
- 10 Spain 122 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates research, followed by University of Science and Technology of China and Chinese Academy of Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 51 works
- 2 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina 46 works
- 3 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 45 works
- 4 Shanxi UniversityChina 38 works
- 5 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 36 works
- 6 Peking UniversityChina 33 works
- 7 Tsinghua UniversityChina 32 works
- 8 ETH ZurichSwitzerland 29 works
- 9 The University of TokyoJapan 29 works
- 10 National Institute of Standards and TechnologyUnited States 29 works
Who are the leading researchers in Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates include W. Kohn, Xiaogang Wang and Donald G. Truhlar.
- 1 W. Kohn United States 15k citations
- 2 Xiaogang Wang Russia 13k citations
- 3 Donald G. Truhlar United States 8.4k citations
- 4 H. P. Beck France 7.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates research done?
The largest centres of Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Paris (France), Moscow (Russia) and Tokyo (Japan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Gaithersburg.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- GaithersburgUS · 29.5 works27×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates?
Among universities, judged by research, Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology, Université Paris-Saclay and Universität Innsbruck score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Munich Center for Quantum Science and TechnologyGermany | 75.5 | 55.9% | 214.0× | 16 | — |
| 2 | Université Paris-SaclayFrance | 69.1 | 29.8% | 9.3× | 19 | +1465.5% |
| 3 | Universität InnsbruckAustria | 63.5 | 40.8% | 12.8× | 20 | -1.9% |
| 4 | Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate UniversityJapan | 61.6 | 14.5% | 54.8× | 15 | +315.0% |
| 5 | ETH ZurichSwitzerland | 61.4 | 35.6% | 8.0× | 30 | -2.2% |
| 6 | Institute of Science and Technology AustriaAustria | 61.1 | 23.5% | 45.4× | 9 | +468.1% |
| 7 | University of Colorado BoulderUnited States | 61.0 | 34.0% | 13.3× | 28 | -9.5% |
| 8 | Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi AvanzatiItaly | 60.4 | 34.4% | 46.6× | 11 | +81.6% |
| 9 | Shanxi UniversityChina | 57.9 | 16.7% | 26.5× | 38 | +54.7% |
| 10 | Princeton UniversityUnited States | 57.2 | 46.8% | 7.9× | 19 | -27.6% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2016.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.