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IEEE JOURNAL OF QUANTUM ELECTRONICS
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IEEE JOURNAL OF QUANTUM ELECTRONICS

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Physics 193 17 25 9
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 194 133 155 18

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 209
Documents by Best Scientists*: 209
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 8
SCIMAGO H-index: 137
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.477
Impact Factor: 2.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics?

The journal investigates areas of study like Optics, Laser, Optoelectronics, Semiconductor laser theory and Atomic physics. Research on Optics presented in IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics focuses, in particular, on Nonlinear optics, Optical pumping, Distributed feedback laser, Waveguide (optics) and Optical amplifier. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics explores studies in Nonlinear optics as part of the wider topic of Nonlinear system.

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics concentrates on Laser topics that focus on Laser pumping, Laser power scaling, Tunable laser, Far-infrared laser and Lasing threshold. In IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, Active laser medium, Ultrafast laser spectroscopy and X-ray laser are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Laser pumping research. While it focused on Optoelectronics, it was also able to explore topics like Quantum well and Dye laser.

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics focuses on Quantum well as well as the interrelated topic of Condensed matter physics. The research on Semiconductor laser theory tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Spontaneous emission, Semiconductor device and Laser linewidth. It explores topics in Atomic physics which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Stimulated emission and Electron.

  • Optics (65.69%)
  • Laser (48.40%)
  • Optoelectronics (43.93%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Sensitive measurement of optical nonlinearities using a single beam (6670 citations)
  • A review of the optical properties of biological tissues (2284 citations)
  • Optical waves in crystals (2228 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics:

The journal publications focus largely on the fields of Optics, Laser, Optoelectronics, Semiconductor laser theory and Atomic physics. The published articles deal with Optoelectronics in conjunction with Quantum well and similar fields in Condensed matter physics. The studies on Semiconductor laser theory discussed at the journal articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Semiconductor device and Laser linewidth.

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:

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics primarily tackles Optoelectronics, Laser, Optics, Photonics and Wavelength. The journal addresses concerns in the field of Optoelectronics by exploring it in line with topics in Absorption (electromagnetic radiation) which intersect with Ultrashort pulse subjects. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics connects the study in Laser with the closely related area of Semiconductor.

Optics study tackled is connected to the field of Sensitivity (control systems). It facilitates discussions on Photonics that incorporate concepts from other fields like Nonlinear Schrödinger equation, Silicon and Graphene. Some problems in Wavelength that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Grating, Dark current and Doping.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • High-Power 1770 nm Emission of a Membrane External-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser (4 citations)
  • Asymmetric Si-Slot Coupler With Nonreciprocal Response Based on Graphene Saturable Absorption (2 citations)
  • Cage Solitons (2 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 IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Amnon Yariv (88 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Joe C. Campbell (58 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yasuharu Suematsu (43 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Anthony E. Siegman (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Robert L. Byer (41 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 IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Bell Labs (845 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (391 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Stanford University (237 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (223 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • United States Naval Research Laboratory (219 papers) published 1 paper 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 2021 edition, 6.90% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 1.23% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.88% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.81% of all publications and 74.07% 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

  • MEMS-Enabled Silicon Photonic Integrated Devices and Circuits

    Niels Quack;Hamed Sattari;Alain Yuji Takabayashi;Yu Zhang

    (2020)
    60 Citations
  • Efficient Mode Multiplexer for Few-Mode Fibers Using Integrated Silicon-on-Insulator Waveguide Grating Coupler

    Yeyu Tong;Wen Zhou;Xinru Wu;Hon Ki Tsang

    (2020)
    57 Citations
  • AlGaN Ultraviolet Micro-LEDs

    (2022)
    42 Citations
  • Development of Collagen-IV Sensor Using Optical Fiber-Based Mach-Zehnder Interferometer Structure

    Lokendra Singh;Ragini Singh;Santosh Kumar;Bingyuan Zhang

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • High Power Single Mode 1300-nm Superlattice Based VCSEL: Impact of the Buried Tunnel Junction Diameter on Performance

    (2022)
    32 Citations
  • Comprehensive Study on Chip-Integrated Germanium Pin Photodetectors for Energy-Efficient Silicon Interconnects

    Daniel Benedikovic;Eric Cassan;Delphine Marris-Morini;Charles Baudot

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • 5.1 kW Tandem-Pumped Fiber Amplifier Seeded by Random Fiber Laser With High Suppression of Stimulated Raman Scattering

    Zehui Wang;Weilong Yu;Jiading Tian;Tiancheng Qi

    (2021)
    29 Citations
  • Scaling Challenges in High Power Photonic Crystal Surface-Emitting Lasers

    (2022)
    28 Citations
  • Integral Equation Analysis of Terahertz Backscattering From Circular Dielectric Rod With Partial Graphene Cover

    Sergii V. Dukhopelnykov;Ronan Sauleau;Alexander I. Nosich

    (2020)
    28 Citations

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