| Discipline name | Position | Best Scientists | Publications | D-Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronics and Electrical Engineering | 98 | 198 | 411 | 31 |
| Materials Science | 176 | 351 | 559 | 40 |
| Physics | 183 | 17 | 32 | 10 |
The journal focuses largely on the fields of Optics, Laser, Optoelectronics, Composite material and Wavelength. It concentrated on Optics research, specifically Interferometry, Beam (structure), Optical fiber, Refractive index and Holography. The journal holds forums on Laser that merges themes from other disciplines such as Power (physics) and Diode.
Topics like Microstructure, Welding, Laser beam welding, Ultimate tensile strength and Alloy are tackled as part of the discussions on Composite material. It is mostly focused on Microstructure, specifically Indentation hardness.
Optics, Laser, Composite material, Microstructure and Laser power scaling are the main subjects of interest in the journal publications. The published papers address concerns in the field of Optics by exploring it in line with topics in Analytical chemistry which intersect with Absorption (electromagnetic radiation) subjects. The published articles explore issues in Laser which can be linked to other research areas like Optoelectronics, Diode and Finite element method.
The main research concerns discussed in the journal are Laser, Optoelectronics, Composite material, Optics and Fiber laser. The research on Laser presented in it often intersects with areas of study such as
The overlapping concepts between Laser power scaling and Butt joint are the key highlights of Composite material study. Optics and Laser Technology focuses on Optics research which is adjacent to topics in Planar. The study of Fiber laser encompasses disciplines such as Harmonic, as well as fields such as Mode-locking, High harmonic generation and Phase (waves), all of which overlap with one another.
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 Optics and Laser Technology (based on the number of publications) are:
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 Optics and Laser Technology (based on the number of publications) are:
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.
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, 19.17% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 30.93% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.12% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.53% of all publications and 47.42% were from other institutions.
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.
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.
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:
The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.
Rui Min;Zhengyong Liu;Luis Pereira;Chenkun Yang
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(2023)V. Harinarayana;Y.C. Shin
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(2021)Hongbo Xia;Hongbo Xia;Wang Tao;Liqun Li;Caiwang Tan
(2020)Bo Chen;Yi Su;Zhuohong Xie;Caiwang Tan
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