Applied Optics

Top Research Topics at Applied Optics?

The main points discussed in Applied Optics deals with Optics, Laser, Refractive index, Optoelectronics and Interferometry. Optics studies presented in Applied Optics focus on topics such as Wavelength, Scattering, Holography, Diffraction and Optical fiber. The journal concentrated on Scattering research, specifically Light scattering and Mie scattering.

Diffraction efficiency is a major topic of Diffraction research presented in Applied Optics. The journal explores research in Diffraction efficiency and the adjacent study of Diffraction grating. The majority of Optical fiber studies presented zero in on Fiber optic sensor.

Laser power scaling is a focus of the Laser works in the journal. The Refractive index works featured in it incorporate elements from Thin film and Polarization (waves). The research on Interferometry discussed in Applied Optics draws on the closely related field of Phase (waves).

• Optics (96.97%)
• Laser (14.33%)
• Refractive index (13.86%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Phase retrieval algorithms: a comparison. (4069 citations)
• Optical Constants of Water in the 200-nm to 200-microm Wavelength Region. (3334 citations)
• Optical properties of metallic films for vertical-cavity optoelectronic devices. (2856 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Applied Optics:

The journal papers are organized to address concerns in the fields of Optics, Refractive index, Laser, Optoelectronics and Scattering. The Optics research presented in the journal publications places emphasis on topics like Wavelength, Interferometry, Light scattering, Holography and Attenuation coefficient. In addition to Refractive index research, the published papers aim to explore topics under Thin film and Optical fiber.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Optics
• Quantum mechanics
• Laser

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Applied Optics is mainly concerned with subjects like Optics, Image processing, Nonimaging optics, Axial symmetry and Lens (optics). The majority of Optics studies are focused on the issues of Caustic (optics). Concepts in Exit pupil, as well as related topics in Light beam and Wavefront, are covered in the Caustic (optics) research presented in it.

The journal explores topics in Nonimaging optics which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Chromatic aberration, Color correction and Monochromatic color. The study of Imaging spectrometer and how it intertwines with concepts under Iterative reconstruction were explored in the presented Imaging spectroscopy research. The Segmentation research presented in Applied Optics explores the relationship between Digital image correlation and the closely related topic of Algorithm and Compression (physics).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• 3D reconstruction and positioning of surface features based on a monocular camera and geometric constraints (0 citations)
• Borders of spot diagrams are always caustic surfaces and/or marginal rays (0 citations)
• Polychromatic annular folded lenses using freeform gradient-index optics (0 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Applied Optics (based on the number of publications) are:

• David P. Casasent (135 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Frank Cooke (101 papers) absent at the last edition,
• George W. Kattawar (90 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Thomas K. Gaylord (88 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Bahram Javidi (88 papers) absent at the last edition.

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

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Applied Optics (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (1352 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 115 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Arizona (951 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (630 papers) absent at the last edition,
• United States Naval Research Laboratory (604 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Bell Labs (595 papers) absent at the last edition.

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

Publication chance based on affiliation

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

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 2022 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.00% of all publications and 60.00% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal 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 journal 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 in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, 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.