Optical measurement and interference techniques
Optical measurement and interference techniques is a research topic within Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Science Explorer counts 44k research works in it since 1950. 14.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers advances in digital image correlation techniques, including camera calibration, structured light and fringe projection methods, 3D shape measurement, phase unwrapping, strain and deformation analysis, optical metrology, and inverse modeling for surface profilometry.
- Camera Calibration
- Structured Light
- Fringe Projection
- 3D Shape Measurement
- Phase Unwrapping
- Strain Measurement
- Deformation Analysis
- Optical Metrology
- Inverse Modeling
- Surface Profilometry
- Research works
- 44k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 14.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +7% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Optical measurement and interference techniques research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (3.4k and 616 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 3.4k works
- 2 United States 616 works
- 3 Japan 266 works
- 4 Germany 243 works
- 5 South Korea 190 works
- 6 India 183 works
- 7 France 171 works
- 8 United Kingdom 145 works
- 9 Italy 138 works
- 10 Russia 122 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Optical measurement and interference techniques research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Beijing Institute of Technology publishes the most Optical measurement and interference techniques research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Tsinghua University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 78 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 76 works
- 3 Tsinghua UniversityChina 76 works
- 4 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 72 works
- 5 Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina 71 works
- 6 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 67 works
- 7 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 67 works
- 8 Beihang UniversityChina 64 works
- 9 Zhejiang UniversityChina 62 works
- 10 Tianjin UniversityChina 58 works
Who are the leading researchers in Optical measurement and interference techniques?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Optical measurement and interference techniques include Andrew Zisserman, Serge Belongie and Xiaogang Wang.
- 1 Andrew Zisserman United Kingdom 25k citations
- 2 Serge Belongie United States 14k citations
- 3 Xiaogang Wang Russia 13k citations
- 4 Jitendra Malik United States 12k citations
- 5 Pietro Perona United States 11k citations
- 6 Sebastian Thrun United States 10k citations
- 7 Wei Liu China 9.7k citations
- 8 Luc Van Gool Switzerland 8.5k citations
- 9 Alan Yuille United States 8.4k citations
- 10 Ming–Hsuan Yang United States 7.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Optical measurement and interference techniques research done?
The largest centres of Optical measurement and interference techniques research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Xi'an (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Mianyang, Xi'an and Guilin.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- MianyangCN · 25.5 works7.2×
- Xi'anCN · 236.8 works4.7×
- GuilinCN · 23.8 works4.5×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Optical measurement and interference techniques than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Optical measurement and interference techniques?
Among universities, judged by research, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Beihang University and Beijing Institute of Technology 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 | Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina | 66.0 | 14.5% | 13.6× | 71 | +106.7% |
| 2 | Beihang UniversityChina | 63.2 | 18.7% | 9.1× | 64 | +56.5% |
| 3 | Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina | 60.4 | 12.8% | 10.3× | 78 | +15.0% |
| 4 | Tsinghua UniversityChina | 56.6 | 20.2% | 6.1× | 76 | +33.2% |
| 5 | Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina | 54.4 | 16.6% | 6.4× | 67 | +60.4% |
| 6 | Hefei University of TechnologyChina | 52.9 | 9.6% | 9.3× | 33 | +94.3% |
| 7 | Dalian University of TechnologyChina | 52.4 | 15.9% | 6.6× | 40 | +106.2% |
| 8 | University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyUnited States | 51.9 | 13.7% | 12.2× | 8 | +167.9% |
| 9 | Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore | 51.8 | 37.6% | 3.2× | 16 | -12.4% |
| 10 | National University of Defense TechnologyChina | 51.5 | 15.5% | 8.9× | 44 | -5.1% |
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 measurement and interference techniques research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Optical measurement and interference techniques.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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