Digital Holography and Microscopy
Digital Holography and Microscopy is a research topic within Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1950. 18.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on digital holographic microscopy as a noninvasive and quantitative imaging technique for visualizing living cells with subwavelength accuracy. It covers topics such as quantitative phase imaging, three-dimensional imaging, cell dynamics, refractive index measurement, biomedical applications, tomographic microscopy, label-free imaging, and the application of deep learning in this field.
- Digital Holographic Microscopy
- Quantitative Phase Imaging
- Three-Dimensional Imaging
- Cell Dynamics
- Refractive Index Measurement
- Biomedical Applications
- Tomographic Microscopy
- Label-Free Imaging
- Deep Learning
- Optical Tomography
- Research works
- 13k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 18.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +19% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Digital Holography and Microscopy research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (832 and 404 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 832 works
- 2 United States 404 works
- 3 Japan 147 works
- 4 South Korea 120 works
- 5 Germany 108 works
- 6 India 103 works
- 7 France 90 works
- 8 United Kingdom 66 works
- 9 Italy 66 works
- 10 Russia 62 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.
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Which institutions lead Digital Holography and Microscopy research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Tsinghua University publishes the most Digital Holography and Microscopy research, followed by Nanjing University of Science and Technology and Warsaw University of Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Tsinghua UniversityChina 39 works
- 2 Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina 34 works
- 3 Warsaw University of TechnologyPoland 25 works
- 4 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 20 works
- 5 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 19 works
- 6 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 18 works
- 7 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 16 works
- 8 Zhejiang UniversityChina 16 works
- 9 Indian Institute of Technology DelhiIndia 15 works
- 10 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 15 works
Who are the leading researchers in Digital Holography and Microscopy?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Digital Holography and Microscopy include Yonina C. Eldar and P. R. Hobson.
- 1 Yonina C. Eldar Israel 4k citations
- 2 P. R. Hobson United Kingdom 3.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Digital Holography and Microscopy research done?
The largest centres of Digital Holography and Microscopy research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Xi'an (China).
Where is the best place to study Digital Holography and Microscopy?
Among universities, judged by research, Tsinghua University, Nanjing University of Science and Technology and University of Shanghai for Science and Technology 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 | Tsinghua UniversityChina | 79.7 | 27.2% | 8.3× | 39 | +245.7% |
| 2 | Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina | 72.3 | 17.8% | 17.3× | 34 | +182.4% |
| 3 | University of Shanghai for Science and TechnologyChina | 62.2 | 34.8% | 9.6× | 10 | +30.7% |
| 4 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina | 61.3 | 29.3% | 4.8× | 19 | +296.9% |
| 5 | Ben-Gurion University of the NegevIsrael | 60.5 | 29.5% | 12.2× | 10 | +15.4% |
| 6 | National Research Nuclear University MEPhIRussia | 60.4 | 23.5% | 29.3× | 8 | +183.9% |
| 7 | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologySouth Korea | 57.8 | 17.8% | 12.0× | 13 | +103.7% |
| 8 | University of Hong KongHong Kong | 56.5 | 29.9% | 5.3× | 11 | +64.0% |
| 9 | Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina | 56.2 | 20.8% | 6.9× | 20 | +139.8% |
| 10 | South China Normal UniversityChina | 56.1 | 27.1% | 13.3× | 11 | -8.9% |
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 Digital Holography and Microscopy research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Digital Holography and Microscopy.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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