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IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
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IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 74 278 393 38
Physics 82 42 65 23

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 508
Documents by Best Scientists*: 562
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 18
SCIMAGO H-index: 178
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.012
Impact Factor: 5.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics?

The journal mostly deals with topics like Optoelectronics, Optics, Laser, Semiconductor laser theory and Photonics. Most of the works presented in IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics deals with Optoelectronics but it intersects with the subject of Quantum well. Wavelength, Optical fiber, Fiber laser, Optical amplifier and Optical pumping are all areas of Optics tackled in it.

The Optical fiber research dealing mostly with Photonic-crystal fiber is the focus of the journal. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics focuses on Laser as well as the interrelated topic of Gallium arsenide. Semiconductor laser theory works presented in it have a specific focus on Quantum dot laser.

The presentations discussing Photonics offer insights in topics such as Silicon photonics and Photonic integrated circuit.

  • Optoelectronics (54.86%)
  • Optics (53.21%)
  • Laser (28.24%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors (SESAM's) for femtosecond to nanosecond pulse generation in solid-state lasers (1504 citations)
  • The Past, Present, and Future of Silicon Photonics (1396 citations)
  • Optical coherence tomography (OCT): a review (1020 citations)

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

The published articles primarily focus on research topics in Optoelectronics, Optics, Laser, Semiconductor laser theory and Photonics. The published articles dive deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Optoelectronics and Quantum well. The presentations in the most cited articles discussing Optics offer insights in topics such as Fiber laser, Wavelength, Optical fiber, Wavelength-division multiplexing and Optical pumping.

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:

The foci of IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics are Optoelectronics, Laser, Optics, Semiconductor laser theory and Diode. Responsivity, Photodiode, Waveguide (optics), Photodetector and Photonics are Optoelectronics topics of special interest in it. The close relationship between Photonic crystal and Filling factor, Equilateral triangle, Isosceles triangle, Coupling coefficient of resonators and Turn (geometry) is one of the points of interest dissected in Laser research.

Most of the Optics studies addressed also intersect with Power (physics). The studies in Semiconductor laser theory featured incorporate elements of Thermal, Group (mathematics), Numerical stability, Optical communication and Laser linewidth. The presented Diode research focuses mostly on Active laser medium and, on occasion, topics in Fabry–Pérot interferometer, Optical parametric oscillator, Gallium nitride, Light-emitting diode and Energy level.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Avalanche Photodiodes With Dual Multiplication Layers and Ultra-High Responsivity-Bandwidth Products for FMCW Lidar System Applications (2 citations)
  • Machine Learning Approach for On-Demand Rapid Constructing Metasurface (1 citations)
  • Free-Space Communication With Directly Modulated Mid-Infrared Quantum Cascade Devices (1 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 Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • John E. Bowers (51 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Larry A. Coldren (36 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Gong-Ru Lin (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Kent D. Choquette (24 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Antonella Bogoni (21 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 Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of California, Santa Barbara (104 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • National Taiwan University (86 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (81 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Bell Labs (78 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Stanford University (76 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, 1.54% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 26.56% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 3.12% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 6.25% of all publications and 64.06% 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

  • Photonic Multiply-Accumulate Operations for Neural Networks

    Mitchell A. Nahmias;Thomas Ferreira de Lima;Alexander N. Tait;Hsuan-Tung Peng

    (2020)
    288 Citations
  • Reprogrammable Electro-Optic Nonlinear Activation Functions for Optical Neural Networks

    Ian A. D. Williamson;Tyler W. Hughes;Momchil Minkov;Ben Bartlett

    (2020)
    270 Citations
  • Coherent LiDAR With an 8,192-Element Optical Phased Array and Driving Laser

    Unknown

    (2022)
    196 Citations
  • Enhanced Self-Phase Modulation in Silicon Nitride Waveguides Integrated With 2D Graphene Oxide Films

    Unknown

    (2022)
    152 Citations
  • Deep Neural Network Through an InP SOA-Based Photonic Integrated Cross-Connect

    Bin Shi;Nicola Calabretta;Ripalta Stabile

    (2020)
    139 Citations
  • Neuromorphic Computing Based on Wavelength-Division Multiplexing

    (2022)
    112 Citations
  • Ring-Resonator Based Widely-Tunable Narrow-Linewidth Si/InP Integrated Lasers

    Minh A. Tran;Duanni Huang;Joel Guo;Tin Komljenovic

    (2020)
    111 Citations

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