Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research is a research topic within Biomedical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 37k research works in it since 1956. 18.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of research in the field of plasmonics and nanophotonics, including topics such as surface plasmons, graphene, metamaterials, nanoantennas, resonance, biosensors, terahertz applications, and optical modulators.
- Plasmonics
- Nanophotonics
- Surface Plasmons
- Graphene
- Metamaterials
- Nanoantennas
- Resonance
- Biosensors
- Terahertz
- Optical Modulators
- Research works
- 37k fractional, since 1956
- In the world top 10%
- 6.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 18.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +11% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.8k and 684 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.8k works
- 2 United States 684 works
- 3 India 593 works
- 4 Iran 291 works
- 5 Japan 246 works
- 6 Russia 230 works
- 7 Germany 216 works
- 8 South Korea 199 works
- 9 France 187 works
- 10 Italy 168 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.
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Which institutions lead Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research research, followed by Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications and Southeast University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 58 works
- 2 Nanjing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina 56 works
- 3 Southeast UniversityChina 46 works
- 4 Shenzhen UniversityChina 41 works
- 5 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina 40 works
- 6 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 40 works
- 7 Tianjin UniversityChina 39 works
- 8 Zhejiang UniversityChina 36 works
- 9 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 35 works
- 10 Nanjing UniversityChina 35 works
Who are the leading researchers in Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research include Xiaogang Wang, Zhong Lin Wang and Kenji Watanabe.
- 1 Xiaogang Wang Russia 13k citations
- 2 Zhong Lin Wang United States 11k citations
- 3 Kenji Watanabe Japan 6.4k citations
- 4 David R. Smith United States 6.3k citations
- 5 Takashi Taniguchi Japan 6.2k citations
- 6 Chad A. Mirkin United States 4.6k citations
- 7 S. Schultz United States 4k citations
- 8 Paul K. Chu Hong Kong 3.7k citations
- 9 Shanhui Fan United States 3.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research research done?
The largest centres of Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Shanghai (China) and Hangzhou (China).
Where is the best place to study Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research?
Among universities, judged by research, Marwadi University, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications and University of Shanghai for Science and 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.
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 | Marwadi UniversityIndia | 67.0 | 71.1% | 21.2× | 10 | — |
| 2 | Nanjing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina | 64.6 | 9.2% | 18.2× | 56 | +353.4% |
| 3 | University of Shanghai for Science and TechnologyChina | 62.3 | 17.6% | 10.1× | 31 | +211.8% |
| 4 | China Jiliang UniversityChina | 60.3 | 12.5% | 22.0× | 34 | +460.3% |
| 5 | Guilin University of Electronic TechnologyChina | 60.0 | 11.6% | 17.0× | 34 | +235.0% |
| 6 | Shenzhen UniversityChina | 58.4 | 11.9% | 7.7× | 41 | +482.5% |
| 7 | Beni-Suef UniversityEgypt | 57.9 | 60.3% | 8.2× | 9 | — |
| 8 | Shanxi UniversityChina | 57.6 | 21.3% | 9.7× | 18 | +468.4% |
| 9 | Shandong Normal UniversityChina | 57.5 | 12.0% | 14.0× | 25 | +491.2% |
| 10 | Lorestan UniversityIran | 57.2 | 25.8% | 29.0× | 12 | +417.3% |
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 Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2019. The fastest-growing topics are Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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