Photonic Crystals and Applications
Photonic Crystals and Applications is a research topic within Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Science Explorer counts 49k research works in it since 1950. 15.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the advances in photonic crystal research, including topics such as nanocavities, slow light, colloidal crystals, structural coloration, biomimicry, optical sensors, waveguides, and bandgap materials. The research covers a wide range of applications and fabrication techniques for photonic crystals.
- Photonic Crystals
- Nanocavities
- Slow Light
- Colloidal Crystals
- Structural Coloration
- Biomimicry
- Optical Sensors
- Waveguides
- Bandgap Materials
- Electromagnetic Simulations
- Research works
- 49k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 7.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -9% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Photonic Crystals and Applications research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.1k and 679 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.1k works
- 2 United States 679 works
- 3 India 419 works
- 4 Russia 371 works
- 5 Japan 317 works
- 6 South Korea 209 works
- 7 France 208 works
- 8 Germany 197 works
- 9 Iran 171 works
- 10 United Kingdom 164 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Photonic Crystals and Applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Photonic Crystals and Applications research, followed by Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications and Zhejiang University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 54 works
- 2 Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications China 52 works
- 3 Zhejiang University China 42 works
- 4 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 41 works
- 5 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 33 works
- 6 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 33 works
- 7 Lomonosov Moscow State University Russia 31 works
- 8 Fudan University China 31 works
- 9 Huazhong University of Science and Technology China 29 works
- 10 Beijing Institute of Technology China 29 works
Who are the leading researchers in Photonic Crystals and Applications?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Photonic Crystals and Applications include Kenji Watanabe, David R. Smith and Takashi Taniguchi.
- 1 Kenji Watanabe 6.4k citations
- 2 David R. Smith 6.3k citations
- 3 Takashi Taniguchi 6.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Photonic Crystals and Applications research done?
The largest centres of Photonic Crystals and Applications research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Shanghai (China) and Moscow (Russia).
Where is the best place to study Photonic Crystals and Applications?
Among universities, judged by research, Beni-Suef University, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications and Dalian 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 | Beni-Suef University Egypt | 79.1 | 51.0% | 12.6× | 12 | +319.8% |
| 2 | Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications China | 64.6 | 10.2% | 19.8× | 52 | +165.2% |
| 3 | Dalian University China | 64.5 | 47.7% | 8.7× | 12 | +106.1% |
| 4 | Jaypee Institute of Information Technology India | 57.2 | 27.5% | 13.9× | 10 | +167.8% |
| 5 | ITMO University Russia | 55.5 | 7.2% | 21.3× | 22 | +176.8% |
| 6 | Pohang University of Science and Technology South Korea | 55.4 | 29.3% | 12.2× | 15 | +8.0% |
| 7 | Hunan University China | 54.3 | 34.7% | 5.0× | 21 | +127.8% |
| 8 | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology South Korea | 50.3 | 23.4% | 8.4× | 24 | -14.9% |
| 9 | University of Tabriz Iran | 49.5 | 13.4% | 12.8× | 18 | +19.5% |
| 10 | University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China | 49.1 | 21.7% | 4.1× | 41 | +89.8% |
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 Crystals and Applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2011. The fastest-growing topics are Photonic Crystals and Applications.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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