Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies
Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies is a research topic within Biomedical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1951. 15.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the advancements in two-photon microfabrication techniques, utilizing two-photon absorption, nonlinear optical materials, femtosecond laser writing, and nanocomposite materials. The research covers topics such as photonic crystals, polymerization, and the development of hybrid materials for applications in microfabrication and optical limiting.
- Two-Photon Absorption
- Microfabrication
- Nonlinear Optical Materials
- Femtosecond Laser Writing
- Photonic Crystals
- Nanocomposite Materials
- Polymerization
- Optical Limiting
- Hybrid Materials
- Multiphoton Fabrication
- Research works
- 18k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 2.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +6% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (633 and 374 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 633 works
- 2 India 374 works
- 3 United States 210 works
- 4 Russia 154 works
- 5 Germany 125 works
- 6 France 123 works
- 7 Japan 97 works
- 8 Iraq 65 works
- 9 Iran 64 works
- 10 Saudi Arabia 48 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 Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Bharathidasan University publishes the most Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies research, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Chinese Academy of Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Bharathidasan UniversityIndia 30 works
- 2 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 22 works
- 3 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 20 works
- 4 University of BasrahIraq 17 works
- 5 Shandong UniversityChina 13 works
- 6 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 13 works
- 7 P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 12 works
- 8 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia 12 works
- 9 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 12 works
- 10 Zhejiang UniversityChina 12 works
Who are the leading researchers in Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies include Ben Zhong Tang, George M. Whitesides and Akihisa Inoue.
- 1 Ben Zhong Tang Hong Kong 7k citations
- 2 George M. Whitesides United States 4.8k citations
- 3 Akihisa Inoue Japan 4.7k citations
- 4 M. S. Dresselhaus United States 4.2k citations
- 5 Richard H. Friend United Kingdom 4k citations
- 6 Zhibo Liu China 3.6k citations
- 7 Edward H. Sargent Canada 3.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies research done?
The largest centres of Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Shanghai (China) and Chennai (India). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tiruchchirappalli.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- TiruchchirappalliIN · 34.1 works31×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Basrah, King Khalid University and Bharathidasan 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 | University of BasrahIraq | 57.4 | 5.8% | 29.9× | 17 | +192.4% |
| 2 | King Khalid UniversitySaudi Arabia | 56.1 | 11.6% | 10.1× | 9 | — |
| 3 | Bharathidasan UniversityIndia | 55.2 | 2.3% | 69.2× | 30 | +87.2% |
| 4 | University of BabylonIraq | 48.9 | 13.7% | 13.5× | 9 | — |
| 5 | Vilnius UniversityLithuania | 48.4 | 17.2% | 13.8× | 8 | -9.5% |
| 6 | Shenzhen UniversityChina | 45.9 | 11.6% | 5.6× | 11 | +580.0% |
| 7 | ITMO UniversityRussia | 44.4 | 1.0% | 22.9× | 10 | +241.5% |
| 8 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneSwitzerland | 44.2 | 4.3% | 8.3× | 9 | +180.5% |
| 9 | Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyGermany | 43.2 | 13.1% | 8.3× | 11 | -19.1% |
| 10 | University of HyderabadIndia | 42.6 | 10.5% | 30.3× | 11 | -20.0% |
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 Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies.
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.