Nonlinear Optical Materials Research
Nonlinear Optical Materials Research is a research topic within Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Science Explorer counts 23k research works in it since 1950. 10.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to the design, synthesis, characterization, and application of nonlinear optical materials. It includes research on computational chemistry algorithms, electro-optic modulators, vibrational spectroscopy, density functional theory, crystal growth, molecular structure, chromophore design, second harmonic generation, and quantum chemical calculations.
- Nonlinear Optical Materials
- Computational Chemistry
- Electro-Optic Modulators
- Vibrational Spectroscopy
- Density Functional Theory
- Crystal Growth
- Molecular Structure
- Chromophore Design
- Second Harmonic Generation
- Quantum Chemical Calculations
- Research works
- 23k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +9% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Nonlinear Optical Materials Research research?
By volume, India and China publish the most (871 and 535 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 India 871 works
- 2 China 535 works
- 3 Türkiye 125 works
- 4 Saudi Arabia 113 works
- 5 United States 107 works
- 6 Pakistan 80 works
- 7 Russia 73 works
- 8 ?? 64 works
- 9 Iraq 62 works
- 10 Brazil 56 works
How concentrated that is
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Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Nonlinear Optical Materials Research research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Bharathidasan University publishes the most Nonlinear Optical Materials Research research, followed by Manonmaniam Sundaranar University and Saveetha University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Bharathidasan University India 46 works
- 2 Manonmaniam Sundaranar University India 33 works
- 3 Saveetha University India 33 works
- 4 King Saud University Saudi Arabia 32 works
- 5 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 30 works
- 6 Vellore Institute of Technology University India 30 works
- 7 King Khalid University Saudi Arabia 22 works
- 8 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 20 works
- 9 Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering ?? 20 works
- 10 SRM Institute of Science and Technology India 20 works
Who are the leading researchers in Nonlinear Optical Materials Research?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Nonlinear Optical Materials Research include Ben Zhong Tang and C. N. R. Rao.
- 1 Ben Zhong Tang 7k citations
- 2 C. N. R. Rao 3.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Nonlinear Optical Materials Research research done?
The largest centres of Nonlinear Optical Materials Research research in 2022–2025 are Chennai (India), Beijing (China), Tiruchchirappalli (India) and Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tirunelveli, Tiruchchirappalli and Chennai.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Chennai India 142 works
- 2 Beijing China 99 works
- 3 Tiruchchirappalli India 51 works
- 4 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 49 works
- 5 Vellore India 41 works
- 6 Tirunelveli India 36 works
- 7 New Delhi India 32 works
- 8 Fuzhou China 32 works
- 9 Coimbatore India 31 works
- 10 Tianjin China 25 works
Where it is the local speciality
- TirunelveliIN · 36.0 works95×
- TiruchchirappalliIN · 51.0 works43×
- Chennai24.6 works43×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Nonlinear Optical Materials Research than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Nonlinear Optical Materials Research?
Among universities, judged by research, King Khalid University, King Saud University and Saveetha 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 | King Khalid University Saudi Arabia | 76.1 | 14.1% | 21.8× | 22 | +579.0% |
| 2 | King Saud University Saudi Arabia | 70.4 | 15.6% | 12.8× | 32 | +51.0% |
| 3 | Saveetha University India | 68.5 | 19.0% | 12.4× | 33 | +42.1% |
| 4 | University of Calabar Nigeria | 62.0 | 27.9% | 25.5× | 8 | — |
| 5 | Bharathidasan University India | 58.9 | 7.8% | 99.4× | 46 | +26.1% |
| 6 | Yangzhou University China | 58.9 | 28.9% | 6.8× | 10 | +119.0% |
| 7 | Tianjin University of Technology China | 58.1 | 23.8% | 13.3× | 10 | +52.2% |
| 8 | Vellore Institute of Technology University India | 54.8 | 1.9% | 11.0× | 30 | +154.4% |
| 9 | Christian Medical College India | 53.9 | 10.0% | 85.5× | 13 | +155.8% |
| 10 | University of Agriculture Faisalabad Pakistan | 53.5 | 15.6% | 19.5× | 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 Nonlinear Optical Materials Research research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Nonlinear Optical Materials Research.
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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.