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Journal of Nanophotonics
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Journal of Nanophotonics

1934-2608

Published by: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers

https://www.scijournal.org/impact-factor-of-j-nanophotonics.shtml

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Materials Science 714 15 26 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 42
Documents by Best Scientists*: 47
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 46
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.213
Impact Factor: 1.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Nanophotonics?

Journal of Nanophotonics primarily tackles Optoelectronics, Optics, Plasmon, Nanotechnology and Refractive index. Topics in Optoelectronics were tackled in line with various other fields like Absorption (electromagnetic radiation) and Laser. Most of the works presented in the journal deals with Optics but it intersects with the subject of Dielectric.

The study on Dielectric presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Condensed matter physics. The studies in Plasmon featured incorporate elements of Surface plasmon resonance and Near-field optics. Most of the Nanotechnology studies addressed also intersect with Nanolithography.

In the journal, Luminescence and Analytical chemistry are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Nanoparticle research. The journal dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Metamaterial and Wave propagation.

  • Optoelectronics (38.94%)
  • Optics (35.02%)
  • Plasmon (15.76%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Optical manipulation of nanoparticles: a review (354 citations)
  • Strong broadband optical absorption in silicon nanowire films (286 citations)
  • Electric and magnetic dipolar response of germanium nanospheres: interference effects, scattering anisotropy, and optical forces (183 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Nanophotonics:

The published articles focus largely on the fields of Optics, Optoelectronics, Nanotechnology, Plasmon and Thin film. Many of the studies tackled in the journal articles connect Optics with a similar field of study like Dielectric. The journal articles address concerns in the field of Nanotechnology by exploring it in line with topics in Nanolithography which intersect with Near and far field subjects.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Optics
  • Electron

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Optoelectronics, Absorption (electromagnetic radiation), Plasmon, Refractive index and Resonator are tackled in Journal of Nanophotonics. It focuses on Optoelectronics as well as the interrelated topic of Thin film. Some problems in Absorption (electromagnetic radiation) that were presented in Journal of Nanophotonics overlapped with concepts under Spectroscopy, Nanoparticle, Resonance and Graphene.

Journal of Nanophotonics facilitates discussions on Plasmon that incorporate concepts from other fields like Transmittance, Nanorod, Surface plasmon resonance and Near and far field. The field of Optics is the anchor for the Resonator studies presented in the journal. Irradiation and Dielectric are some topics wherein Optics research discussed in the journal have an impact.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Design and analysis of dual polarized Au and TiO2-coated photonic crystal fiber surface plasmon resonance refractive index sensor: an extraneous sensing approach (3 citations)
  • Effect of the anisotropic parabolic potential on the polaron's properties in asymmetric Gaussian quantum wells (2 citations)
  • Design and analysis of a tunable refractive index sensor by using a Ta 2 O 5 -coated photonic crystal fiber (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 Journal of Nanophotonics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Akhlesh Lakhtakia (58 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Tom G. Mackay (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Zeev Zalevsky (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ibrahim Abdulhalim (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yi-Jun Jen (13 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 Journal of Nanophotonics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Pennsylvania State University (79 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Bar-Ilan University (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Edinburgh (22 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, 7.14% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 7.69% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.82% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.51% of all publications and 58.97% 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

  • Recent advances and progresses in photonic devices for passive radiative cooling application: a review

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • Design and analysis of omnidirectional solar spectrum reflector using one-dimensional photonic crystal

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Purity and efficiency of hybrid orbital angular momentum-generating metasurfaces

    Bereneice Sephton;Yao-Wei Huang;Yao-Wei Huang;Antonio Ambrosio;Antonio Ambrosio;Cheng-Wei Qiu

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • Analysis of interface mode localization in disordered photonic crystal structure

    (2022)
    12 Citations
  • Experimental detection of Immunoglobulin G by prism-coupled angular interrogation and a support vector machine

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Theory of artificial-neural-network-based simultaneous optical sensing of two analytes using sculptured thin films

    Patrick D. McAtee;Akhlesh Lakhtakia

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • Design of silicon-based integrated gradient index lens

    Lei Zhang;Yuanhe Sun;Huijuan Xia;Lin Wang

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Non-volatile flexible-grid wavelength-selective switch using subwavelength-grating-Ge2Sb2Te5-assisted silicon microring resonators

    (2023)
    2 Citations
  • High-phase-speed Dyakonov surface waves

    Tom G. Mackay;Tom G. Mackay;Chenzhang Zhou;Akhlesh Lakhtakia

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Visualization of molecular trapping at plasmonic metal nanostructure by surface-enhanced Raman scattering imaging

    Tomohiro Fukushima;Akira Miyauchi;Nobuaki Oyamada;Hiro Minamimoto

    (2020)
    2 Citations

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