Near-Field Optical Microscopy
Near-Field Optical Microscopy is a research topic within Biomedical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 16k research works in it since 1950. 17.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the enhancement and applications of photonic nanojets, a phenomenon that allows for subwavelength imaging and manipulation of light at the nanoscale. The research covers topics such as near-field optical microscopy, super-resolution imaging, microsphere-assisted techniques, scanning probe microscopy, and the use of dielectric microspheres for various optical applications.
- Photonic Nanojets
- Near-Field Optical Microscopy
- Super-Resolution Imaging
- Microsphere-Assisted Techniques
- Scanning Probe Microscopy
- Nanoscale Optical Manipulation
- Dielectric Microspheres
- Backscattering Enhancement
- Subwavelength Imaging
- Nanophotonics
- Research works
- 16k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -13% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Near-Field Optical Microscopy research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (518 and 275 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 518 works
- 2 United States 275 works
- 3 Russia 103 works
- 4 Germany 102 works
- 5 Japan 100 works
- 6 France 91 works
- 7 India 59 works
- 8 United Kingdom 57 works
- 9 South Korea 56 works
- 10 Italy 31 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Near-Field Optical Microscopy research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Xidian University publishes the most Near-Field Optical Microscopy research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Xidian UniversityChina 20 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 15 works
- 3 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 14 works
- 4 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina 12 works
- 5 The University of OsakaJapan 12 works
- 6 Zhejiang UniversityChina 11 works
- 7 Samara National Research UniversityRussia 11 works
- 8 Shenzhen UniversityChina 10 works
- 9 Tsinghua UniversityChina 9 works
- 10 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 9 works
Who are the leading researchers in Near-Field Optical Microscopy?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Near-Field Optical Microscopy include Yuri S. Kivshar.
- 1 Yuri S. Kivshar Australia 3.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Near-Field Optical Microscopy research done?
The largest centres of Near-Field Optical Microscopy research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Xi'an (China), Nanjing (China) and Shanghai (China).
Where is the best place to study Near-Field Optical Microscopy?
Among universities, judged by research, South China Normal University, Xidian University and Samara National Research University 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 | South China Normal UniversityChina | 70.3 | 22.4% | 13.6× | 8 | +168.7% |
| 2 | Xidian UniversityChina | 70.1 | 10.4% | 15.8× | 20 | +129.9% |
| 3 | Samara National Research UniversityRussia | 53.3 | 6.6% | 49.2× | 11 | +444.5% |
| 4 | Shenzhen UniversityChina | 48.2 | 7.2% | 7.6× | 10 | +591.2% |
| 5 | The University of OsakaJapan | 39.6 | 1.3% | 11.1× | 12 | +28.8% |
| 6 | Zhejiang UniversityChina | 36.0 | 16.0% | 3.3× | 11 | +12.4% |
| 7 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina | 33.7 | 9.8% | 3.2× | 9 | +219.3% |
| 8 | University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina | 30.3 | 4.4% | 6.2× | 12 | +15.7% |
| 9 | Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina | 29.0 | 10.3% | 3.2× | 9 | +139.1% |
| 10 | Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina | 25.6 | 8.4% | 3.0× | 8 | +167.2% |
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 Near-Field Optical Microscopy research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2016. The fastest-growing topics are Near-Field Optical Microscopy.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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