Terahertz technology and applications
Terahertz technology and applications is a research topic within Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Science Explorer counts 22k research works in it since 1950. 13.7% 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 terahertz technology, including spectroscopy, imaging, security applications, biomedical applications, materials characterization, ultrafast pulse generation, metamaterials, pharmaceutical sciences, and nondestructive evaluation. The papers discuss cutting-edge techniques and applications in the field of terahertz technology.
- Terahertz Technology
- Spectroscopy
- Imaging
- Security Applications
- Biomedical Applications
- Materials Characterization
- Ultrafast Pulse Generation
- Metamaterials
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Nondestructive Evaluation
- Research works
- 22k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 13.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +17% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Terahertz technology and applications research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.5k and 365 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.5k works
- 2 United States 365 works
- 3 Japan 298 works
- 4 Russia 266 works
- 5 Germany 259 works
- 6 India 242 works
- 7 United Kingdom 147 works
- 8 France 131 works
- 9 South Korea 85 works
- 10 Canada 82 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 Terahertz technology and applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China publishes the most Terahertz technology and applications research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Tianjin University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina 77 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 49 works
- 3 Tianjin UniversityChina 46 works
- 4 Capital Normal UniversityChina 30 works
- 5 University of Duisburg-EssenGermany 29 works
- 6 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 28 works
- 7 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 27 works
- 8 Nankai UniversityChina 26 works
- 9 China Jiliang UniversityChina 26 works
- 10 National University of Defense TechnologyChina 25 works
Who are the leading researchers in Terahertz technology and applications?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Terahertz technology and applications include A. C. Gossard.
- 1 A. C. Gossard United States 4.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Terahertz technology and applications research done?
The largest centres of Terahertz technology and applications research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Shanghai (China) and Chengdu (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Nizhny Novgorod and Essen.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Nizhny NovgorodRU · 33.0 works18×
- EssenDE · 28.8 works13×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Terahertz technology and applications than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Terahertz technology and applications?
Among universities, judged by research, Nankai University, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China 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 | Nankai UniversityChina | 66.1 | 21.0% | 9.9× | 26 | +74.3% |
| 2 | University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina | 63.0 | 7.3% | 17.2× | 77 | +90.7% |
| 3 | University of Shanghai for Science and TechnologyChina | 58.1 | 17.9% | 11.2× | 19 | +47.1% |
| 4 | Guilin University of Electronic TechnologyChina | 56.9 | 7.8% | 21.4× | 24 | +179.8% |
| 5 | ITMO UniversityRussia | 56.3 | 9.5% | 18.5× | 13 | +320.9% |
| 6 | Tianjin UniversityChina | 56.0 | 10.9% | 9.7× | 46 | +3.7% |
| 7 | Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore | 54.7 | 29.7% | 3.2× | 10 | +69.3% |
| 8 | National University of Defense TechnologyChina | 53.9 | 10.5% | 8.1× | 25 | +179.9% |
| 9 | Henan University of TechnologyChina | 53.7 | 19.4% | 11.5× | 9 | +59.8% |
| 10 | University of Duisburg-EssenGermany | 51.2 | 5.2% | 23.2× | 29 | — |
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 Terahertz technology and applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Terahertz technology and applications.
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.