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Photonics North Conference (PN)

Location: MOntreal , Canada

Conference dates: 6/12/2023 - 6/15/2023

Research H-index
3

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 110 25 52 2
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 697 53 124 2
Engineering and Technology 353 19 59 2

Call for Papers

Sessions
Biophotonics, Novel Sensing, and Advanced Imaging
Green photonics, energy, and related technologies
High Power Laser Technology, Ultrafast Optics, and Applications
Nonlinear Optics, Nanophotonics, and Plasmonics
Optical Communications
Photonic materials
Photonics and AI
Photonic theory design and simulations
Quantum light-matter interactions: sensing, communications, and information processing
Photonics Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Overview

This comprehensive ranking presents a detailed overview of scientific conferences in the field of Engineering and Technology, offering valuable insights for researchers, academics, and professionals seeking the most influential events in their discipline. Prepared by Research.com — a leading authority in the dissemination of scientific information and data on research accomplishments across all major fields since 2014 — this ranking stands as a trusted resource grounded in rigorous analytics and scholarly integrity.

Each conference's position is determined by a unique bibliometric score developed by Research.com. This score encapsulates two vital dimensions: the estimated h-index of the conference and the number of leading scientists who have contributed or appeared at the conference over the preceding three years. Together, these measures offer a robust evaluation of both the academic impact and the prestige of each conference within the global research community.

The 2024 ranking incorporates Impact Score values meticulously gathered on 2024-11-27. The selection process entailed an extensive review of more than 2,262 conferences, chosen following detailed inspection and rigorous assessment. This examination involved analysis of over 26,934 scientific documents published by 9,385 leading and highly respected scientists in Engineering and Technology over the past three years, underscoring the exhaustive nature and academic rigor of the ranking methodology.

For practitioners looking to understand the full depth of our analytic approach, additional details regarding the methodology for determining conference scores can be found on our Methodology Page. This resource provides transparency and further granularity into the factors and processes underpinning this authoritative ranking.

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each conference is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing at Photonics North (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chang-Qing Xu (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Pierre Berini (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Raman Kashyap (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Muthukumaran Packirisamy (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jianping Yao (29 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing at this conference is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the conference for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing at Photonics North (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Ottawa (201 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Toronto (111 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Research Council (107 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • McMaster University (106 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • McGill University (74 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing at this conference is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the conference for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions at the conference edition to all articles published within that conference. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the conference.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing at the conference. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 100.00% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of conferences they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same conference from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the conference in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing at a conference. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a conference, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

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