Magnetic properties of thin films
Magnetic properties of thin films is a research topic within Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Science Explorer counts 66k research works in it since 1950. 15.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the study and applications of magnetic skyrmions, spintronics, and related phenomena in ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic materials. It covers topics such as room-temperature skyrmion lattice formation, spin-torque switching, magnetic domain-wall logic, magnon spintronics, and the use of nanoparticles in these systems.
- Skyrmions
- Spintronics
- Magnetic Tunnel Junctions
- Spin Hall Effect
- Room Temperature
- Nanoparticles
- Ferromagnetic Materials
- Domain-Wall Logic
- Magnonics
- Antiferromagnetic Spintronics
- Research works
- 66k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 10k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -6% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Magnetic properties of thin films research?
By volume, China and Japan publish the most (1.5k and 630 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.5k works
- 2 Japan 630 works
- 3 United States 624 works
- 4 Russia 390 works
- 5 India 368 works
- 6 Germany 350 works
- 7 France 229 works
- 8 South Korea 171 works
- 9 United Kingdom 126 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 Magnetic properties of thin films research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Tohoku University publishes the most Magnetic properties of thin films research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and The University of Tokyo.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Tohoku UniversityJapan 77 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 71 works
- 3 The University of TokyoJapan 64 works
- 4 Beihang UniversityChina 49 works
- 5 Lanzhou UniversityChina 48 works
- 6 National Institute for Materials ScienceJapan 42 works
- 7 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 40 works
- 8 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 38 works
- 9 Spintronics Research Network of JapanJapan 33 works
- 10 National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyJapan 27 works
Who are the leading researchers in Magnetic properties of thin films?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Magnetic properties of thin films include Zhong Lin Wang, J. Häfner and C. Kittel.
- 1 Zhong Lin Wang United States 11k citations
- 2 J. Häfner Austria 11k citations
- 3 C. Kittel United States 7.4k citations
- 4 Kenji Watanabe Japan 6.4k citations
- 5 Takashi Taniguchi Japan 6.2k citations
- 6 John B. Goodenough United States 6.2k citations
- 7 M. Iwasaki Japan 5.6k citations
- 8 Huan Liu Australia 4.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Magnetic properties of thin films research done?
The largest centres of Magnetic properties of thin films research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Moscow (Russia) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Wako, Sendai and Jülich.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- WakoJP · 25.6 works42×
- SendaiJP · 87.6 works20×
- JülichDE · 23.9 works18×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Magnetic properties of thin films than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Magnetic properties of thin films?
Among universities, judged by research, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Shenyang University of Technology and The University of Tokyo 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 | Johannes Gutenberg University MainzGermany | 73.3 | 40.1% | 10.4× | 17 | +81.0% |
| 2 | Shenyang University of TechnologyChina | 72.6 | 38.2% | 10.5× | 13 | +202.4% |
| 3 | The University of TokyoJapan | 68.8 | 24.5% | 9.6× | 64 | +51.0% |
| 4 | Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergGermany | 60.7 | 34.4% | 13.1× | 12 | +0.6% |
| 5 | Beihang UniversityChina | 58.8 | 17.7% | 8.0× | 49 | +106.6% |
| 6 | Tohoku UniversityJapan | 58.2 | 11.6% | 22.0× | 77 | -10.3% |
| 7 | Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNorway | 56.2 | 35.9% | 5.5× | 16 | +41.7% |
| 8 | Uppsala UniversitySweden | 55.3 | 25.5% | 7.7× | 22 | +12.0% |
| 9 | ETH ZurichSwitzerland | 54.1 | 33.2% | 4.5× | 17 | +67.3% |
| 10 | Hangzhou Dianzi UniversityChina | 53.7 | 23.2% | 8.6× | 16 | +91.8% |
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 Magnetic properties of thin films research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2006.
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.