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Photonic Sensors
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Photonic Sensors

1674-9251

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/13320

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Engineering and Technology 791 14 22 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 61
Documents by Best Scientists*: 73
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 50
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.908
Impact Factor: 3.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Photonic Sensors?

The journal mainly tackles studies in Optics, Optical fiber, Fiber Bragg grating, Optoelectronics and Fiber optic sensor. The journal tackles studies in Fiber and the interrelated subject of Core (optical fiber) to gain insights into Optics. In the journal, Demodulation, Signal, Electrical engineering and Nanotechnology are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Optical fiber research.

While work presented in it provided substantial information on Fiber Bragg grating, it also covered topics in Acoustics, Linearity, Grating, Structural engineering and PHOSFOS. The study on Optoelectronics presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Laser. Topics in Fiber optic sensor explored in Photonic Sensors were investigated in conjunction with research in Electronic engineering and Single-mode optical fiber.

The presented research on Refractive index deals specifically with Surface plasmon resonance but it also addresses topics in Surface plasmon. The Interferometry works featured in it incorporate elements from Fabry–Pérot interferometer and Sensitivity (electronics). While it focused on Graded-index fiber, it was also able to explore topics like Dispersion-shifted fiber and Plastic optical fiber.

  • Optics (48.52%)
  • Optical fiber (26.04%)
  • Fiber Bragg grating (24.26%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Review of surface plasmon resonance and localized surface plasmon resonance sensor (164 citations)
  • Fiber-optic sensor applications in civil and geotechnical engineering (105 citations)
  • Pressure Sensor Based on the Fiber-Optic Extrinsic Fabry-Perot Interferometer (99 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Photonic Sensors:

The most cited articles mainly deal with areas of study such as Optics, Optical fiber, Fiber Bragg grating, Fiber optic sensor and Wavelength. The Optics study tackled in the journal articles is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Optoelectronics. Issues in Fiber Bragg grating were discussed in the published articles, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Structural engineering, Structural health monitoring, Interferometry, Signal and PHOSFOS.

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

  • Optics
  • Laser
  • Electrical engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in Photonic Sensors are Optoelectronics, Optical fiber, Optics, Fiber optic sensor and Fiber Bragg grating. In addition to Optoelectronics research, the journal aims to explore topics under Repeatability, Diaphragm (mechanical device), Annealing (metallurgy) and Interferometry. Some problems in Optical fiber that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Nanotechnology, Fiber, Hydrophone, Optical sensing and Electronic engineering.

Photonic Sensors concentrated on Optics research, specifically Grating, Image resolution, Wavelength, Pulse compression and Lens (optics). In it, Interference (communication), Nanoparticle and Biosensor are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Fiber optic sensor research. The research on Fiber Bragg grating tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Multiplexing, Fabry–Pérot interferometer, Colloidal gold and Femtosecond.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A Novel All-Optical Sensor Design Based on a Tunable Resonant Nanocavity in Photonic Crystal Microstructure Applicable in MEMS Accelerometers (11 citations)
  • Review of Femtosecond-Laser-Inscribed Fiber Bragg Gratings: Fabrication Technologies and Sensing Applications (6 citations)
  • High-Performance Distributed Brillouin Optical Fiber Sensing (5 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 Photonic Sensors (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jun Chang (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gang-Ding Peng (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Orlando Frazão (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yunjiang Rao (11 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Zongliang Wang (9 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 Photonic Sensors (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (37 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Shandong University (32 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Wuhan University of Technology (31 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (21 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Porto (19 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 2021 edition, 2.17% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 42.22% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.89% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.00% of all publications and 28.89% 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 in Phase-Sensitive Optical Time Domain Reflectometry (Ф-OTDR)

    Yunjiang Rao;Zinan Wang;Huijuan Wu;Zengling Ran

    (2021)
    124 Citations
  • Fiber-Optic Microstructure Sensors: A Review

    Zengling Ran;Xiu He;Yunjiang Rao;Dong Sun

    (2021)
    47 Citations
  • Tapered Optical Fiber-Based LSPR Biosensor for Ascorbic Acid Detection

    Guo Zhu;Lokendra Singh;Lokendra Singh;Yu Wang;Ragini Singh

    (2021)
    46 Citations
  • High-Performance Distributed Brillouin Optical Fiber Sensing

    Yongkang Dong

    (2021)
    45 Citations
  • DFOS Applications to Geo-Engineering Monitoring

    Bin Shi;Dan Zhang;Honghu Zhu;Chengcheng Zhang

    (2021)
    41 Citations
  • Side Polished Fiber: A Versatile Platform for Compact Fiber Devices and Sensors

    (2022)
    36 Citations
  • Strain Sensor Based on Embedded Fiber Bragg Grating in Thermoplastic Polyurethane Using the 3D Printing Technology for Improved Sensitivity

    (2022)
    31 Citations
  • Dental Imaging With Near-Infrared Transillumination Using Random Fiber Laser

    Jiayu Guo;Yunjiang Rao;Weili Zhang;Zewen Cui

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • Graphene-Fiber Biochemical Sensors: Principles, Implementations, and Advances

    Ning An;Chenye Qin;Yiwei Li;Teng Tan

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • Recent Progress in Fiber Optofluidic Lasing and Sensing

    Xi Yang;Chaoyang Gong;Chaoyang Gong;Yiling Liu;Yunjiang Rao

    (2021)
    12 Citations

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