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Nonlinear Photonic Systems

Nonlinear Photonic Systems is a research topic within Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Science Explorer counts 31k research works in it since 1951. 19.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the behavior of discrete solitons in nonlinear photonic systems, including their observation, stability, and interactions in various media such as optical lattices, waveguide arrays, and nematic liquid crystals. The studies also delve into the phenomena of modulational instability and the dynamics of solitons in granular chains.

  • Solitons
  • Nonlinear Photonic Systems
  • Discrete
  • Optical Lattices
  • Nonlocal Media
  • Waveguide Arrays
  • Spatial Solitons
  • Modulational Instability
  • Nematic Liquid Crystals
  • Granular Chains
Research works
31k
fractional, since 1951
In the world top 10%
6k
per year above
Top-10% rate
19.4%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+33%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Nonlinear Photonic Systems research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.8k and 371 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1.8k works
  2. 2 United States 371 works
  3. 3 India 293 works
  4. 4 Russia 269 works
  5. 5 Saudi Arabia 241 works
  6. 6 Türkiye 209 works
  7. 7 Pakistan 202 works
  8. 8 Egypt 150 works
  9. 9 France 126 works
  10. 10 Japan 92 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.

China: 48.4%United States: 9.8%India: 7.7%Russia: 7.1%6 others listed: 26.9%48%largest
China1,835 · 48.4%United States371 · 9.8%India293 · 7.7%Russia269 · 7.1%6 others listed1,020 · 26.9%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Nonlinear Photonic Systems research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Zhejiang Normal University publishes the most Nonlinear Photonic Systems research, followed by Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications and China University of Mining and Technology.

Who are the leading researchers in Nonlinear Photonic Systems?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Nonlinear Photonic Systems include Tasawar Hayat, Shanhui Fan and Yuri S. Kivshar.

  1. 1 Tasawar Hayat Pakistan 4.6k citations
  2. 2 Shanhui Fan United States 3.6k citations
  3. 3 Yuri S. Kivshar Australia 3.3k citations
  4. 4 Terence Tao United States 3.1k citations
  5. 5 R. Jackiw United States 2.9k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Nonlinear Photonic Systems research done?

The largest centres of Nonlinear Photonic Systems research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Moscow (Russia) and Cairo (Egypt). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Zeytinburnu and Medina.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 263 works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 134 works
  3. 3 Moscow Russia 123 works
  4. 4 Cairo Egypt 90 works
  5. 5 Taiyuan China 74 works
  6. 6 Guangzhou China 73 works
  7. 7 Nanjing China 70 works
  8. 8 Hangzhou China 69 works
  9. 9 Lahore Pakistan 66 works
  10. 10 Chengdu China 65 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. ZeytinburnuTR · 35.5 works139×
  2. MedinaSA · 43.0 works41×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Nonlinear Photonic Systems than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Nonlinear Photonic Systems?

Among universities, judged by research, Henan Polytechnic University, COMSATS University Islamabad and University of Delhi 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.

0%50%100%mean 50.3%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Henan Polytechnic University: 33, 71.8%COMSATS University Islamabad: 27, 34.3%University of Delhi: 23, 74.8%Taibah University: 40, 41.1%University of the Punjab: 38, 27.6%University of Gujrat: 18, 62.2%University of Duhok: 12, 76.5%Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications: 44, 37.3%Lebanese American University: 15, 42.9%Biruni University: 36, 34.5%University of DelhiHenan Polytechnic Un…Taibah UniversityCOMSATS University I…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Henan Polytechnic UniversityChina 76.171.8%23.2×33 +83.8%
2 COMSATS University IslamabadPakistan 72.934.3%22.8×27 +575.4%
3 University of DelhiIndia 70.774.8%9.3×23 +60.6%
4 Taibah UniversitySaudi Arabia 70.241.1%52.0×40
5 University of the PunjabPakistan 70.027.6%26.3×38 +768.0%
6 University of GujratPakistan 67.462.2%43.0×18
7 University of DuhokIraq 65.576.5%23.8×12
8 Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina 65.337.3%14.3×44 +81.3%
9 Lebanese American UniversityLebanon 63.842.9%27.3×15
10 Biruni UniversityTürkiye 63.034.5%139.4×36

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 Photonic Systems research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Nonlinear Photonic Systems.

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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.