Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics is a research topic within Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Science Explorer counts 24k research works in it since 1950. 16.9% 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 advances in optical manipulation, including orbital angular momentum, light beams, optical tweezers, structured light, plasmonic nano-optical tweezers, quantum communication, microfluidic sorting, singular optics, and spin-orbit interaction.
- Optical Manipulation
- Orbital Angular Momentum
- Light Beams
- Optical Tweezers
- Structured Light
- Plasmonic Nano-optical Tweezers
- Quantum Communication
- Microfluidic Sorting
- Singular Optics
- Spin-Orbit Interaction
- Research works
- 24k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 16.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +34% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.3k and 540 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.3k works
- 2 United States 540 works
- 3 Russia 259 works
- 4 India 244 works
- 5 Japan 180 works
- 6 United Kingdom 156 works
- 7 France 145 works
- 8 Germany 125 works
- 9 Italy 81 works
- 10 Spain 80 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 Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Xidian University publishes the most Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics research, followed by Shandong Normal University and Shenzhen University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Xidian UniversityChina 53 works
- 2 Shandong Normal UniversityChina 51 works
- 3 Shenzhen UniversityChina 49 works
- 4 University of Shanghai for Science and TechnologyChina 46 works
- 5 Samara National Research UniversityRussia 43 works
- 6 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 42 works
- 7 South China Normal UniversityChina 40 works
- 8 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina 39 works
- 9 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 38 works
- 10 National University of Defense TechnologyChina 37 works
Who are the leading researchers in Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics include David R. Smith, Mohamed‐Slim Alouini and Andreas F. Molisch.
- 1 David R. Smith United States 6.3k citations
- 2 Mohamed‐Slim Alouini Saudi Arabia 5.9k citations
- 3 Andreas F. Molisch United States 4.3k citations
- 4 Mérouane Debbah France 4.3k citations
- 5 Paul K. Chu Hong Kong 3.7k citations
- 6 Shanhui Fan United States 3.6k citations
- 7 Steven Chu United States 3.5k citations
- 8 J. B. Pendry United Kingdom 3.5k citations
- 9 Yuri S. Kivshar Australia 3.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics research done?
The largest centres of Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics 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 El Jadida, Samara and Orlando.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- El JadidaMA · 29.5 works64×
- SamaraRU · 76.1 works35×
- OrlandoUS · 29.8 works12×
- ChibaJP · 23.2 works10×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics?
Among universities, judged by research, Shandong Normal University, Shenzhen University and South China Normal 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 | Shandong Normal UniversityChina | 76.2 | 23.6% | 41.8× | 51 | +177.6% |
| 2 | Shenzhen UniversityChina | 73.7 | 15.7% | 13.4× | 49 | +518.6% |
| 3 | South China Normal UniversityChina | 73.0 | 19.4% | 23.5× | 40 | +280.3% |
| 4 | University of Shanghai for Science and TechnologyChina | 71.5 | 25.0% | 21.6× | 46 | +102.2% |
| 5 | Xidian UniversityChina | 70.3 | 12.2% | 14.7× | 53 | +310.1% |
| 6 | Nanjing UniversityChina | 68.6 | 25.4% | 9.2× | 35 | +117.5% |
| 7 | Shanxi UniversityChina | 67.9 | 23.4% | 16.0× | 20 | +223.6% |
| 8 | Chouaib Doukkali UniversityMorocco | 67.0 | 15.0% | 64.0× | 30 | +760.7% |
| 9 | University of the WitwatersrandSouth Africa | 64.9 | 31.0% | 9.4× | 19 | — |
| 10 | Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina | 64.6 | 23.6% | 6.5× | 38 | +262.6% |
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 Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 34% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics.
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.