Optical and Acousto-Optic Technologies
Optical and Acousto-Optic Technologies is a research topic within Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Science Explorer counts 17k research works in it since 1950. 6.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the acousto-optic interaction in crystalline materials, particularly the use of acousto-optic tunable filters for spectroscopy and imaging in the ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared regions. The papers cover topics such as elastic constants, photoelastic coefficients, spectral characterization, aberration analysis, and applications in chemical analysis and atmospheric composition measurements.
- Acousto-Optic
- Crystals
- Spectroscopy
- Imaging
- Elastic Constants
- Photoelastic Coefficients
- Tunable Filters
- Ultraviolet
- Visible
- Near-Infrared
- Research works
- 17k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 6.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- 0% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Optical and Acousto-Optic Technologies research?
By volume, China and Russia publish the most (345 and 293 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 345 works
- 2 Russia 293 works
- 3 United States 171 works
- 4 India 85 works
- 5 France 56 works
- 6 Ukraine 52 works
- 7 Japan 43 works
- 8 Germany 42 works
- 9 United Kingdom 26 works
- 10 Italy 20 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Optical and Acousto-Optic Technologies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Lomonosov Moscow State University publishes the most Optical and Acousto-Optic Technologies research, followed by Federal State Budgetary Institution of Science "Scientific and Technological Center of Unique Instrumentation" of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Kotelnikov Institute of Radioengineering and Electronics of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 22 works
- 2 Federal State Budgetary Institution of Science "Scientific and Technological Center of Unique Instrumentation" of the Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 16 works
- 3 Kotelnikov Institute of Radioengineering and Electronics of the Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 15 works
- 4 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 13 works
- 5 ITMO UniversityRussia 10 works
- 6 Beihang UniversityChina 9 works
- 7 Ural Federal UniversityRussia 9 works
- 8 Kola Science CentreRussia 9 works
- 9 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 9 works
- 10 National University of Science and TechnologyRussia 7 works
Who are the leading researchers in Optical and Acousto-Optic Technologies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Optical and Acousto-Optic Technologies include Marvin L. Cohen.
- 1 Marvin L. Cohen United States 4.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Optical and Acousto-Optic Technologies research done?
The largest centres of Optical and Acousto-Optic Technologies research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Beijing (China), Saint Petersburg (Russia) and Xi'an (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Lviv and Saint Petersburg.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- LvivUA · 20.5 works21×
- Saint PetersburgRU · 44.1 works12×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Optical and Acousto-Optic Technologies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Optical and Acousto-Optic Technologies?
Among universities, judged by research, Lomonosov Moscow State University, ITMO University and Ural Federal 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.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia | 62.6 | 0.0% | 18.5× | 22 | +77.5% |
| 2 | ITMO UniversityRussia | 51.9 | 3.2% | 44.1× | 10 | +204.8% |
| 3 | Ural Federal UniversityRussia | 43.8 | 0.9% | 22.6× | 9 | +160.1% |
| 4 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina | 35.2 | 21.9% | 3.8× | 9 | -48.0% |
| 5 | Beihang UniversityChina | 17.5 | 0.9% | 6.1× | 9 | -6.6% |
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 Optical and Acousto-Optic Technologies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 0% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2005.
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