Strong Light-Matter Interactions
Strong Light-Matter Interactions is a research topic within Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Science Explorer counts 11k research works in it since 1957. 24.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the phenomenon of polariton condensation, a form of Bose-Einstein condensation involving exciton-polaritons in semiconductor microcavities. It covers topics such as ultrastrong coupling between light and matter, room-temperature lasing, quantum fluids of light, and the manipulation of chemical landscapes through coupling to vacuum fields.
- Polariton Condensation
- Bose-Einstein Condensation
- Exciton-Polariton
- Ultrastrong Coupling
- Semiconductor Microcavities
- Room Temperature Lasing
- Quantum Fluids of Light
- Strong Light-Matter Interaction
- Optical Cavities
- Quantum Electrodynamics
- Research works
- 11k fractional, since 1957
- In the world top 10%
- 2.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 24.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +29% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Strong Light-Matter Interactions research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (415 and 314 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 415 works
- 2 United States 314 works
- 3 Germany 155 works
- 4 France 108 works
- 5 Russia 84 works
- 6 Japan 80 works
- 7 India 73 works
- 8 United Kingdom 65 works
- 9 Italy 61 works
- 10 Spain 48 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Strong Light-Matter Interactions research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Strong Light-Matter Interactions research, followed by Nanyang Technological University and University of Rochester.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 18 works
- 2 Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore 13 works
- 3 University of RochesterUnited States 12 works
- 4 Centre de Nanosciences et de NanotechnologiesFrance 12 works
- 5 University of MichiganUnited States 12 works
- 6 University of California San DiegoUnited States 12 works
- 7 Zhejiang Normal UniversityChina 12 works
- 8 ETH ZurichSwitzerland 11 works
- 9 ITMO UniversityRussia 11 works
- 10 Tel Aviv UniversityIsrael 11 works
Who are the leading researchers in Strong Light-Matter Interactions?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Strong Light-Matter Interactions include Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi and J. I. Cirac.
- 1 Kenji Watanabe Japan 6.4k citations
- 2 Takashi Taniguchi Japan 6.2k citations
- 3 J. I. Cirac Germany 4.3k citations
- 4 A. C. Gossard United States 4.2k citations
- 5 Shanhui Fan United States 3.6k citations
- 6 Maciej Lewenstein Spain 3.4k citations
- 7 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 Strong Light-Matter Interactions research done?
The largest centres of Strong Light-Matter Interactions research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Paris (France), Shanghai (China) and Moscow (Russia).
Where is the best place to study Strong Light-Matter Interactions?
Among universities, judged by research, University of California San Diego, ETH Zurich and University of Rochester 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 | University of California San DiegoUnited States | 75.7 | 66.2% | 7.8× | 12 | +250.4% |
| 2 | ETH ZurichSwitzerland | 63.8 | 40.5% | 9.6× | 11 | +49.5% |
| 3 | University of RochesterUnited States | 62.9 | 55.1% | 24.4× | 12 | -44.6% |
| 4 | Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore | 62.5 | 30.1% | 8.9× | 13 | +80.1% |
| 5 | Tel Aviv UniversityIsrael | 60.2 | 34.5% | 11.2× | 11 | +96.9% |
| 6 | Heidelberg UniversityGermany | 54.0 | 42.9% | 9.6× | 9 | -0.5% |
| 7 | ITMO UniversityRussia | 53.4 | 10.8% | 36.2× | 11 | +1908.0% |
| 8 | Westlake UniversityChina | 42.0 | 16.5% | 35.8× | 8 | — |
| 9 | Zhejiang Normal UniversityChina | 41.4 | 13.3% | 22.5× | 12 | -38.5% |
| 10 | University of MichiganUnited States | 37.3 | 30.6% | 4.9× | 12 | +9.0% |
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 Strong Light-Matter Interactions research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 29% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Strong Light-Matter Interactions.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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