Physical Review Applied

Top Research Topics at Physical review applied?

Physical review applied generally zeroes in on subjects such as Condensed matter physics, Optoelectronics, Optics, Quantum and Imaging phantom. Condensed matter physics research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Magnetic field and Magnetization. The research on Optoelectronics featured in Physical review applied combines topics in other fields like Superconductivity and Photon.

Optics research is concerned with Laser in particular. Physical review applied is mostly focused on Quantum, specifically Qubit. The journal connects the study in Qubit with the closely related area of Quantum computer.

The journal dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Imaging phantom and Atomic physics.

• Condensed matter physics (25.89%)
• Optoelectronics (18.49%)
• Optics (10.68%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Recombination Kinetics in Organic-Inorganic Perovskites: Excitons, Free Charge, and Subgap States (822 citations)
• Thin perfect absorbers for electromagnetic waves: Theory, design, and realizations (331 citations)
• Bianisotropic Metasurfaces for Optimal Polarization Control: Analysis and Synthesis (306 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Physical review applied:

The journal papers aim to foster the development of research in Optoelectronics, Condensed matter physics, Qubit, Imaging phantom and Optics. The studies on Optoelectronics discussed at the most cited publications can also contribute to research in the domains of Laser and Photon. The most cited articles explore topics in Condensed matter physics which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Magnetic field and Magnetization.

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 Physical review applied (based on the number of publications) are:

• Andrea Alù (26 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Francesco Giazotto (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Shinji Yuasa (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Mathias Kläui (18 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• Guang-Can Guo (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous 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 Physical review applied (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (172 papers) published 30 papers at the last edition, 12 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Science and Technology of China (103 papers) published 21 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• Nanjing University (88 papers) published 22 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (87 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 11 less than at the previous edition,
• Université Paris-Saclay (86 papers) published 20 papers at the last edition, 2 more 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, 5.51% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.66% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.94% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.19% of all publications and 52.21% 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.