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Applied Physics Letters
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Applied Physics Letters

0003-6951

Published by: American Institute of Physics

https://aip.scitation.org/journal/apl

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Physics 27 300 804 44

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 3579
Documents by Best Scientists*: 5787
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 87
SCIMAGO H-index: 486
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.896
Impact Factor: 3.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Applied Physics Letters?

Optoelectronics, Condensed matter physics, Optics, Analytical chemistry and Thin film are the subjects of interest in the journal. While work presented in Applied Physics Letters provided substantial information on Optoelectronics, it also covered topics in Laser and Epitaxy. It focuses on Laser but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Atomic physics which is concerned with Electron and Plasma.

The Epitaxy study featured in it draws connections with the study of Crystallography. The journal facilitates discussions on Condensed matter physics that incorporate concepts from other fields like Quantum well and Magnetic field, Magnetization. The journal aims to address concerns in Optics, specifically in the areas of Wavelength, Refractive index and Polarization (waves).

While the primary focus in Applied Physics Letters is Analytical chemistry, it also dissects topics surrounding Annealing (metallurgy) and Ion implantation as a whole. Thin film research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Substrate (electronics) and Mineralogy. While Photoluminescence is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Luminescence, Exciton and Quantum dot.

  • Optoelectronics (35.49%)
  • Condensed matter physics (22.24%)
  • Optics (18.83%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Organic Electroluminescent Diodes (11903 citations)
  • Silicon quantum wire array fabrication by electrochemical and chemical dissolution of wafers (6964 citations)
  • VAPOR‐LIQUID‐SOLID MECHANISM OF SINGLE CRYSTAL GROWTH (5826 citations)

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

The journal articles primarily focus on research topics in Optoelectronics, Optics, Condensed matter physics, Analytical chemistry and Thin film. Most of the Optoelectronics studies addressed in the most cited publications also intersect with Laser. While the journal articles focused on Analytical chemistry, they were also able to explore topics like Annealing (metallurgy), Chemical vapor deposition and Doping.

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

  • Composite material
  • Optics
  • Quantum mechanics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Optoelectronics, Condensed matter physics, Thin film, Optics and Doping. The research on Optoelectronics featured in it combines topics in other fields like Laser and Voltage. The studies in Condensed matter physics featured incorporate elements of Magnetic field and Magnetization.

The journal is focused mainly on Doping, particularly Dopant.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Two-dimensional van der Waals electrical contact to monolayer MoSi2N4 (30 citations)
  • A reconfigurable active acoustic metalens (26 citations)
  • Solar-driven thermal-wind synergistic effect on laser-textured superhydrophilic copper foam architectures for ultrahigh efficient vapor generation (11 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 Letters (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Stephen J. Pearton (309 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • James S. Speck (270 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Hadis Morkoç (263 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Nick Holonyak (249 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Steven P. DenBaars (245 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous 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 Letters (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (1342 papers) published 116 papers at the last edition, 38 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (969 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Tokyo (852 papers) published 39 papers at the last edition, 18 less than at the previous edition,
  • Pennsylvania State University (777 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Max Planck Society (712 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 10 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, 9.53% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.37% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.06% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.80% of all publications and 59.77% 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

  • Perspective on the future of silicon photonics and electronics

    Near Margalit;Chao Xiang;Steven M. Bowers;Alexis Bjorlin

    (2021)
    547 Citations
  • Liquid crystal programmable metasurface for terahertz beam steering

    Jingbo Wu;Ze Shen;Shijun Ge;Benwen Chen

    (2020)
    274 Citations
  • Developing silicon carbide for quantum spintronics

    Nguyen T. Son;Christopher P. Anderson;Alexandre Bourassa;Kevin C. Miao

    (2020)
    180 Citations
  • A 1.86-kV double-layered NiO/β-Ga2O3 vertical p–n heterojunction diode

    H. H. Gong;X. H. Chen;Y. Xu;F.-F. Ren

    (2020)
    159 Citations
  • Temporal multilayer structures for designing higher-order transfer functions using time-varying metamaterials

    D. Ramaccia;A. Alù;A. Toscano;F. Bilotti

    (2021)
    127 Citations
  • Near-ideal reverse leakage current and practical maximum electric field in β-Ga2O3 Schottky barrier diodes

    Wenshen Li;Devansh Saraswat;Yaoyao Long;Kazuki Nomoto

    (2020)
    127 Citations
  • Topological sensor on a silicon chip

    (2022)
    123 Citations
  • Ultra-high sensitive trace gas detection based on light-induced thermoelastic spectroscopy and a custom quartz tuning fork

    Yufei Ma;Ying He;Pietro Patimisco;Angelo Sampaolo

    (2020)
    114 Citations
  • Optimizing the efficiency of a periodically poled LNOI waveguide using in situ monitoring of the ferroelectric domains

    Yunfei Niu;Chen Lin;Xiaoyue Liu;Yan Chen

    (2020)
    95 Citations
  • Deterministic quantum entanglement between macroscopic ferrite samples

    Jayakrishnan M. P. Nair;G. S. Agarwal

    (2020)
    82 Citations

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