Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics
Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics is a research topic within Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Science Explorer counts 25k research works in it since 1961. 14.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores advancements in photonic crystal fiber technology, focusing on supercontinuum generation, high-power fiber lasers, nonlinear optics, mid-infrared generation, dispersion control, Raman scattering, modal instabilities, and gas sensing applications.
- Supercontinuum Generation
- Fiber Lasers
- Nonlinear Optics
- High-Power Laser
- Microstructured Optical Fibers
- Mid-Infrared Generation
- Dispersion Control
- Raman Scattering
- Modal Instabilities
- Gas Sensing
- Research works
- 25k fractional, since 1961
- In the world top 10%
- 3.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 14.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +7% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.7k and 240 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.7k works
- 2 United States 240 works
- 3 India 193 works
- 4 Russia 174 works
- 5 Germany 157 works
- 6 France 156 works
- 7 United Kingdom 149 works
- 8 Japan 118 works
- 9 Canada 75 works
- 10 ?? 71 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics research?
By volume in 2022–2025, National University of Defense Technology publishes the most Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics research, followed by University of Southampton and Shenzhen University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 National University of Defense TechnologyChina 107 works
- 2 University of SouthamptonUnited Kingdom 57 works
- 3 Shenzhen UniversityChina 45 works
- 4 Beijing Jiaotong UniversityChina 40 works
- 5 Shanghai UniversityChina 37 works
- 6 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 37 works
- 7 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 37 works
- 8 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 35 works
- 9 Tianjin UniversityChina 33 works
- 10 Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine MechanicsChina 31 works
Who are the leading researchers in Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics include L. Li, K. Liu and R. Ulrich.
- 1 L. Li France 6.4k citations
- 2 K. Liu France 5.4k citations
- 3 R. Ulrich Germany 4.3k citations
- 4 Lei Jiang China 3.8k citations
- 5 Paul K. Chu Hong Kong 3.7k citations
- 6 Yuri S. Kivshar Australia 3.3k citations
- 7 Han Zhang China 3.2k citations
- 8 Andrea C. Ferrari United Kingdom 3.2k citations
- 9 Tobias J. Kippenberg Switzerland 3.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics research done?
The largest centres of Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Changsha (China) and Shenzhen (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Jena and Southampton.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- JenaDE · 47.6 works31×
- SouthamptonGB · 57.8 works25×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics?
Among universities, judged by research, Shenzhen University, Pabna University of Science and Technology and Liaocheng 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 | Shenzhen UniversityChina | 64.3 | 13.6% | 16.2× | 45 | +101.4% |
| 2 | Pabna University of Science and TechnologyBangladesh | 63.0 | 24.4% | 92.1× | 10 | — |
| 3 | Liaocheng UniversityChina | 59.6 | 27.9% | 15.8× | 10 | -24.4% |
| 4 | University of SouthamptonUnited Kingdom | 59.1 | 11.6% | 33.1× | 57 | -15.1% |
| 5 | Xi’an University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina | 59.1 | 22.9% | 12.0× | 9 | +95.9% |
| 6 | South China Normal UniversityChina | 58.6 | 18.5% | 16.9× | 22 | +28.7% |
| 7 | University of MalayaMalaysia | 57.7 | 11.9% | 13.8× | 28 | +53.0% |
| 8 | Nanjing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina | 57.3 | 10.6% | 11.1× | 18 | +327.3% |
| 9 | Aston UniversityUnited Kingdom | 57.1 | 14.0% | 39.2× | 18 | +44.2% |
| 10 | National University of Defense TechnologyChina | 57.0 | 7.5% | 36.9× | 107 | +43.3% |
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 Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2019. The fastest-growing topics are Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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