Optical Systems and Laser Technology
Optical Systems and Laser Technology is a research topic within Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Science Explorer counts 28k research works in it since 1950. 5.6% 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 advancements in laser technology, including semiconductor lasers, imaging techniques, optical systems, remote sensing applications, wavelet transform methods, high power laser development, spaceborne laser systems, temperature control for lasers, and quantum remote sensing.
- Laser
- Semiconductor
- Imaging
- Optical
- Remote Sensing
- Wavelet Transform
- High Power
- Spaceborne
- Temperature Control
- Quantum
- Research works
- 28k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 5.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -29% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Optical Systems and Laser Technology research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (3.1k and 274 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 3.1k works
- 2 United States 274 works
- 3 Japan 124 works
- 4 India 112 works
- 5 Russia 99 works
- 6 South Korea 85 works
- 7 France 85 works
- 8 Germany 71 works
- 9 ?? 58 works
- 10 United Kingdom 56 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 Optical Systems and Laser Technology research?
By volume in 2022–2025, National University of Defense Technology publishes the most Optical Systems and Laser Technology research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 National University of Defense Technology China 96 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 95 works
- 3 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 80 works
- 4 Beijing Institute of Technology China 75 works
- 5 Harbin Institute of Technology China 61 works
- 6 Xidian University China 59 works
- 7 Changchun University of Science and Technology China 56 works
- 8 University of Electronic Science and Technology of China China 51 works
- 9 Beihang University China 49 works
- 10 Nanjing University of Science and Technology China 43 works
Who are the leading researchers in Optical Systems and Laser Technology?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Optical Systems and Laser Technology include Wei Liu.
- 1 Wei Liu 9.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Optical Systems and Laser Technology research done?
The largest centres of Optical Systems and Laser Technology research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Xi'an (China), Shanghai (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Changchun, Mianyang and Xi'an.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ChangchunCN · 127.5 works11×
- MianyangCN · 24.3 works10×
- Xi'anCN · 279.0 works8.3×
- HarbinCN · 104.4 works6.1×
- ChangshaCN · 127.3 works6.0×
- GuilinCN · 21.4 works6.0×
- HefeiCN · 86.7 works5.5×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Optical Systems and Laser Technology than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Optical Systems and Laser Technology?
Among universities, judged by research, Beihang University, Xidian University and Air Force Engineering 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 | Beihang University China | 71.6 | 23.4% | 10.4× | 50 | -47.8% |
| 2 | Xidian University China | 62.9 | 14.9% | 18.9× | 60 | -62.3% |
| 3 | Air Force Engineering University China | 61.3 | 23.9% | 33.7× | 21 | -55.7% |
| 4 | National University of Defense Technology China | 60.4 | 12.5% | 28.8× | 96 | -49.9% |
| 5 | University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China | 59.7 | 8.5% | 11.3× | 80 | -52.9% |
| 6 | University of Electronic Science and Technology of China China | 59.5 | 12.4% | 10.5× | 51 | -56.5% |
| 7 | Harbin Institute of Technology China | 57.1 | 13.3% | 8.6× | 61 | -54.6% |
| 8 | Beijing Institute of Technology China | 56.4 | 8.0% | 14.7× | 75 | -52.0% |
| 9 | Nanjing University of Science and Technology China | 55.5 | 9.2% | 12.3× | 43 | -39.3% |
| 10 | Space Engineering University China | 50.6 | 9.6% | 65.6× | 20 | — |
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 Systems and Laser Technology research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 29% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024.
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.