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Chinese Optics Letters
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Chinese Optics Letters

1671-7694

Published by: OSA Publishing

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Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Physics 195 15 37 9
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 253 102 167 14
Materials Science 406 96 123 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 297
Documents by Best Scientists*: 399
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 49
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.724
Impact Factor: 2.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Chinese Optics Letters?

The topics of Optics, Laser, Optoelectronics, Wavelength and Artificial intelligence are the focal point of discussions in the journal. It primarily discusses Optics topics, particularly Fiber laser, Polarization (waves), Refractive index, Optical fiber and Laser power scaling. The studies on Fiber laser discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Fiber Bragg grating, Dispersion-shifted fiber and Polarization-maintaining optical fiber.

Research on Polarization-maintaining optical fiber addressed in the journal frequently intersections with the field of Plastic optical fiber. Most of the works presented in the journal deals with Laser but it intersects with the subject of Diode. Photonic-crystal fiber is a major topic of Optoelectronics research.

It facilitates discussions on Artificial intelligence that incorporate concepts from other fields like Computer vision and Pattern recognition.

  • Optics (92.73%)
  • Laser (22.63%)
  • Optoelectronics (18.91%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Speckle noise reduction in digital holography by use of multiple polarization holograms (77 citations)
  • 2D noncarbon materials-based nonlinear optical devices for ultrafast photonics [Invited] (68 citations)
  • Metal-dielectric-metal plasmonic waveguide devices for manipulating light at the nanoscale (62 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Chinese Optics Letters:

The published articles mainly tackle studies in Optics, Laser, Optoelectronics, Fiber laser and Artificial intelligence. The presentations in the published papers discussing Optics offer insights in topics such as Wavelength, Refractive index, Fiber Bragg grating, Holography and Laser power scaling. In addition to Optoelectronics research, the most cited publications aim to explore topics under Absorption (electromagnetic radiation) and Absorption spectroscopy.

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:

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Optics, Laser, Fiber laser, Refractive index and Lens (optics). Wavelength, Light intensity, Polarization (waves), Grating and Ultrashort pulse are all topics related to Optics research discussed. It explores topics in Laser which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Diode and Optical switch.

It deals with Fiber laser in conjunction with Power (physics) and similar fields in Insertion loss, M squared, Signal and Mid infrared laser. Refractive index research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Spectrometer, Q factor, Resonator, Spectral envelope and Sensitivity (electronics). Lens (optics) research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Night vision, Retroreflector, Transformation optics, Polariton and Surface plasmon polariton.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Harmonic mode-locked fiber laser based on microfiber-assisted nonlinear multimode interference (0 citations)
  • Development of single-resonant optical parametric oscillator with tunable output from 410 nm to 630 nm (0 citations)
  • Dynamically taming focal fields of femtosecond lasers for fabricating microstructures (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.

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

  • Jianda Shao (67 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Weibiao Chen (54 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Zhizhan Xu (45 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ruxin Li (45 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jianqiang Zhu (43 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 Chinese Optics Letters (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (1233 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 34 less than at the previous edition,
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University (194 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tsinghua University (189 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Harbin Institute of Technology (165 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tianjin University (155 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 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 2022 edition, 3.33% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 37.93% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 20.69% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 24.14% of all publications and 17.24% 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

  • Overview of refractive index sensors comprising photonic crystal fibers based on the surface plasmon resonance effect [Invited]

    Chao Liu;Jingwei Lü;Wei Liu;Famei Wang

    (2021)
    87 Citations
  • Wideband thin-film lithium niobate modulator with low half-wave-voltage length product

    Xuecheng Liu;Bing Xiong;Changzheng Sun;Jian Wang

    (2021)
    63 Citations
  • Dual-band independent phase control based on high efficiency metasurface [Invited]

    Jinxing Li;Yueyi Yuan;Qun Wu;Shah Nawaz Burokur

    (2021)
    48 Citations
  • Ultrafast control of slow light in THz electromagnetically induced transparency metasurfaces

    Yi Zhao;Qiuping Huang;Honglei Cai;Xiaoxia Lin

    (2021)
    46 Citations
  • Liquid crystal devices for vector vortex beams manipulation and quantum information applications [Invited]

    Zhi-Xiang Li;Ya-Ping Ruan;Peng Chen;Jie Tang

    (2021)
    36 Citations
  • Chromatic dispersion manipulation based on metasurface devices in the mid-infrared region

    Lin Li;Quan Yuan;Run Chen;Xiujuan Zou

    (2020)
    36 Citations
  • Mode division multiplexing: from photonic integration to optical fiber transmission [Invited]

    Jiangbing Du;Weihong Shen;Jiacheng Liu;Yufeng Chen

    (2021)
    34 Citations
  • Stable noise-like pulse generation in all-PM mode-locked Tm-doped fiber laser based on NOLM

    Meng Wang;Minqiu Liu;Yewang Chen;Deqin Ouyang

    (2021)
    32 Citations
  • Generation of 131 fs mode-locked pulses from 2.8 μm Er:ZBLAN fiber laser

    Hongan Gu;Zhipeng Qin;Guoqiang Xie;Ting Hai

    (2020)
    30 Citations

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