Optical Engineering

Top Research Topics at Optical Engineering?

Optical Engineering tackles a plethora of topics, such as Optics, Artificial intelligence, Computer vision, Optoelectronics and Optical engineering. Optical Engineering focuses on different Optics studies like Laser, Interferometry, Optical fiber, Refractive index and Holography. Optical Engineering emphasizes research on Laser, which includes concerns such as Semiconductor laser theory.

The Interferometry study tackling the subject of Astronomical interferometer is the focus of Optical Engineering. The Optical fiber research dealing mostly with Fiber optic sensor is the focus of Optical Engineering. Optical Engineering explores topics in Artificial intelligence which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Algorithm and Pattern recognition.

Topics like Pixel, Image compression, Image resolution, Image restoration and Feature extraction are tackled as part of the discussions on Computer vision. Wavelength is a major topic of Optoelectronics research presented in it. Research on Optical engineering addressed in the journal frequently intersections with the field of Electronic engineering.

• Optics (53.97%)
• Artificial intelligence (19.70%)
• Computer vision (17.04%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Photometric Method For Determining Surface Orientation From Multiple Images (1520 citations)
• Diode Lasers and Photonic Integrated Circuits (1178 citations)
• Digital Imaging Techniques In Experimental Stress Analysis (1173 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Optical Engineering:

The journal papers aim to foster the development of research in Optics, Artificial intelligence, Computer vision, Optoelectronics and Image processing. The most cited papers address concerns in Artificial intelligence which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Algorithm and Pattern recognition. The studies on Computer vision discussed at the most cited papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Fourier transform and Optical filter.

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

• Optics
• Quantum mechanics
• Artificial intelligence

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in Optical Engineering deals with Optical engineering, Optics, Optoelectronics, Artificial intelligence and Laser. Optical engineering research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Acoustics, Modulation, Optical fiber, Interferometry and Calibration. The journal dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Optical fiber and Core (optical fiber).

The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Optics as it also encompasses Phase (waves). Many of the studies tackled connect Optoelectronics with a similar field of study like Absorption (electromagnetic radiation). The journal features Artificial intelligence research that overlaps with concepts in Computer vision.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Thermal analysis of 22.9-kV crosslinked polyethylene cable joint based on partial discharge using fiber Bragg grating sensors (7 citations)
• Design of all-optical logical mode-switching using micro-ring resonator (3 citations)
• Phase measuring deflectometry for obtaining 3D shape of specular surface: a review of the state-of-the-art (3 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Optical Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

• Brian J. Thompson (92 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Donald C. O'Shea (88 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Ronald G. Driggers (87 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Mohammad S. Alam (53 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Jack D. Gaskill (47 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Optical Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (542 papers) published 30 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Arizona (312 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
• Tsinghua University (242 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (194 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Shanghai Jiao Tong University (191 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 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, 10.39% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 16.23% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.51% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.04% of all publications and 65.22% 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.