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Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics
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Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics

0946-2171

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/340

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Physics 172 18 25 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 168
Documents by Best Scientists*: 184
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 7
SCIMAGO H-index: 148
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.307
Impact Factor: 2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Applied Physics B?

Applied Physics B investigates areas of study like Optics, Quantum optics, Laser, Optoelectronics and Atomic physics. The journal links adjacent topics like Optics with Spectroscopy. Power (physics), Polarization (waves), Beam (structure), Nonlinear system and Crystal are some topics wherein Quantum optics research discussed in Applied Physics B have an impact.

Topics in Laser explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Diode, Pulse (physics) and Analytical chemistry. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Analytical chemistry, apply to Doping as well. Issues in Atomic physics were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Ion, Ionization, Excitation and Plasma.

The in-depth study on Femtosecond also explores topics in the intersecting field of Ultrashort pulse. The Absorption (electromagnetic radiation) study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Absorption spectroscopy.

  • Optics (65.08%)
  • Quantum optics (42.83%)
  • Laser (41.60%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Laser phase and frequency stabilization using an optical resonator (2885 citations)
  • Mechanisms of femtosecond laser nanosurgery of cells and tissues (1035 citations)
  • Laser wake field acceleration: the highly non-linear broken- wave regime (852 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Applied Physics B:

The most cited publications investigate studies in Optics, Laser, Quantum optics, Optoelectronics and Atomic physics. The studies tackled in the journal articles, which mainly focus on Optics, apply to Spectroscopy as well. Diode, Absorption (electromagnetic radiation), Pulse (physics) and Analytical chemistry are some topics wherein Laser research discussed in the most cited articles has an impact.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Optics
  • Laser

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Quantum optics, Laser, Optics, Optoelectronics and Wavelength are among the topics commonly tackled in Applied Physics B. Aside from discussions in Quantum optics, it also deals with the subject of Computational physics which intersects with Work (thermodynamics) disciplines. The journal goes beyond the discussion of Laser as it connects it with closely related disciplines like

  • Beam (structure) which connect with Transverse mode,
  • Spectroscopy, which have a strong connection to Analytical chemistry..

The studies in Optics featured incorporate elements of Transmission (telecommunications), Phase (waves) and Modulation. Concepts in Absorption (electromagnetic radiation), as well as related topics in Soot, are covered in the Optoelectronics research presented in Applied Physics B. Wavelength research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Lasing threshold.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • 11-μs time-resolved, continuous dual-comb spectroscopy with spectrally filtered mode-locked frequency combs (6 citations)
  • Optically reconfigurable non-reciprocal bistable absorption based on one-dimensional photonic crystal of plasma and non-linear materials (3 citations)
  • Comparative investigation of lasing and amplification performance in cryogenic Yb:YLF systems (3 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.

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

  • Christof Schulz (65 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Frank K. Tittel (64 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ronald K. Hanson (54 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • See Leang Chin (49 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Karsten Buse (47 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (388 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Max Planck Society (388 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (280 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (146 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Jena (133 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous 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 2021 edition, 9.74% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.11% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 2.88% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.23% of all publications and 69.78% 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.

Top Publications

  • Could photoluminescence spectroscopy be an alternative technique for the detection of microplastics? First experiments using a 405 nm laser for excitation

    Jan Ornik;Stefan Sommer;Sebastian Gies;Miriam Weber

    (2020)
    30 Citations
  • Fiber laser-driven gas plasma-based generation of THz radiation with 50-mW average power

    Joachim Buldt;Michael Mueller;Henning Stark;Cesar Jauregui

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • Multimodal spectral focusing CARS and SFG microscopy with a tailored coherent continuum from a microstructured fiber

    Krzysztof P. Herdzik;Konstantinos N. Bourdakos;Peter B. Johnson;Adam P. Lister

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Bright and dark diffractive focusing

    (2022)
    18 Citations
  • Cavity QED based on room temperature atoms interacting with a photonic crystal cavity: a feasibility study

    Hadiseh Alaeian;Ralf Ritter;Muamera Basic;Robert Löw

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Absolute SESAM characterization via polarization-resolved non-collinear equivalent time sampling

    (2022)
    15 Citations
  • Understanding all-optical switching at the epsilon-near-zero point: a tutorial review

    (2022)
    13 Citations
  • Second and third harmonic generation from simultaneous high peak- and high average-power thin disk laser

    (2022)
    12 Citations
  • Comparative investigation of lasing and amplification performance in cryogenic Yb:YLF systems

    Umit Demirbas;Martin Kellert;Jelto Thesinga;Yi Hua

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • Imaging with diffractive axicons rapidly milled on sapphire by femtosecond laser ablation

    Daniel Smith;Soon Hock Ng;Molong Han;Tomas Katkus

    (2021)
    11 Citations

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