Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light

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Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light

Short name

MPL

Country, city

Germany, Erlangen

020as7681

Organization website

Publications

2 251

Citations

95 195

h-index

138

Top-3 journals

Physical Review A (232 publications)

Physical Review Letters (156 publications)

Optics Letters (149 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Erlangen–Nuremberg (1025 publications)

Universidad Complutense de Madrid (103 publications)

University of Ottawa (84 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Universidad Complutense de Madrid (103 publications)

University of Ottawa (84 publications)

Lomonosov Moscow State University (64 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 2004

Total publications

2251

Total citations

95195

Citations per publication

42.29

Average publications per year

97.87

Average authors per publication

6.19

h-index

138

Metrics description

h-index

A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 736, 32.7% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 736 publications, 32.7%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 465, 20.66% General Physics and Astronomy 465 publications, 20.66%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 257, 11.42% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 257 publications, 11.42%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 159, 7.06% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 159 publications, 7.06%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 145, 6.44% General Materials Science 145 publications, 6.44%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 138, 6.13% Condensed Matter Physics 138 publications, 6.13%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 135, 6% General Chemistry 135 publications, 6%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)	Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 79, 3.51% Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) 79 publications, 3.51%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 73, 3.24% General Engineering 73 publications, 3.24%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 72, 3.2% Multidisciplinary 72 publications, 3.2%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 66, 2.93% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 66 publications, 2.93%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 65, 2.89% Mechanical Engineering 65 publications, 2.89%
Bioengineering	Bioengineering, 55, 2.44% Bioengineering 55 publications, 2.44%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 54, 2.4% Biotechnology 54 publications, 2.4%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 50, 2.22% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 50 publications, 2.22%
Instrumentation	Instrumentation, 45, 2% Instrumentation 45 publications, 2%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 44, 1.95% Mechanics of Materials 44 publications, 1.95%
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics	Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, 43, 1.91% Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 43 publications, 1.91%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 36, 1.6% Biochemistry 36 publications, 1.6%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 35, 1.55% Molecular Biology 35 publications, 1.55%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 28, 1.24% Cell Biology 28 publications, 1.24%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 26, 1.16% General Medicine 26 publications, 1.16%
Biophysics	Biophysics, 24, 1.07% Biophysics 24 publications, 1.07%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films	Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 23, 1.02% Surfaces, Coatings and Films 23 publications, 1.02%
Mathematical Physics	Mathematical Physics, 23, 1.02% Mathematical Physics 23 publications, 1.02%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 21, 0.93% Materials Chemistry 21 publications, 0.93%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 20, 0.89% General Chemical Engineering 20 publications, 0.89%
Biomedical Engineering	Biomedical Engineering, 20, 0.89% Biomedical Engineering 20 publications, 0.89%
Engineering (miscellaneous)	Engineering (miscellaneous), 18, 0.8% Engineering (miscellaneous) 18 publications, 0.8%
Computer Networks and Communications	Computer Networks and Communications, 17, 0.76% Computer Networks and Communications 17 publications, 0.76%
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Journals

	50 100 150 200 250
Physical Review A	Physical Review A, 232, 10.31% Physical Review A 232 publications, 10.31%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 156, 6.93% Physical Review Letters 156 publications, 6.93%
Optics Letters	Optics Letters, 149, 6.62% Optics Letters 149 publications, 6.62%
Optics Express	Optics Express, 134, 5.95% Optics Express 134 publications, 5.95%
New Journal of Physics	New Journal of Physics, 88, 3.91% New Journal of Physics 88 publications, 3.91%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 50, 2.22% Nature Communications 50 publications, 2.22%
Physical Review Research	Physical Review Research, 47, 2.09% Physical Review Research 47 publications, 2.09%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 45, 2% Physical Review B 45 publications, 2%
Optica	Optica, 42, 1.87% Optica 42 publications, 1.87%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 39, 1.73% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 39 publications, 1.73%
Nature Photonics	Nature Photonics, 32, 1.42% Nature Photonics 32 publications, 1.42%
Applied Physics Letters	Applied Physics Letters, 30, 1.33% Applied Physics Letters 30 publications, 1.33%
ACS Photonics	ACS Photonics, 29, 1.29% ACS Photonics 29 publications, 1.29%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 26, 1.16% Scientific Reports 26 publications, 1.16%
Journal of Optics (United Kingdom)	Journal of Optics (United Kingdom), 24, 1.07% Journal of Optics (United Kingdom) 24 publications, 1.07%
Nano Letters	Nano Letters, 22, 0.98% Nano Letters 22 publications, 0.98%
Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics	Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics, 21, 0.93% Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics 21 publications, 0.93%
Nature Physics	Nature Physics, 20, 0.89% Nature Physics 20 publications, 0.89%
Physical Review Applied	Physical Review Applied, 20, 0.89% Physical Review Applied 20 publications, 0.89%
Applied Optics	Applied Optics, 19, 0.84% Applied Optics 19 publications, 0.84%
Biophysical Journal	Biophysical Journal, 17, 0.76% Biophysical Journal 17 publications, 0.76%
Journal of Lightwave Technology	Journal of Lightwave Technology, 17, 0.76% Journal of Lightwave Technology 17 publications, 0.76%
Physical Review X	Physical Review X, 17, 0.76% Physical Review X 17 publications, 0.76%
Nanotechnology	Nanotechnology, 16, 0.71% Nanotechnology 16 publications, 0.71%
Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics	Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, 15, 0.67% Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics 15 publications, 0.67%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 14, 0.62% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 14 publications, 0.62%
Optics Communications	Optics Communications, 14, 0.62% Optics Communications 14 publications, 0.62%
ACS Nano	ACS Nano, 13, 0.58% ACS Nano 13 publications, 0.58%
APL Photonics	APL Photonics, 13, 0.58% APL Photonics 13 publications, 0.58%
Photonics Research	Photonics Research, 12, 0.53% Photonics Research 12 publications, 0.53%
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Publishers

	100 200 300 400 500 600
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 541, 24.03% American Physical Society (APS) 541 publications, 24.03%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 411, 18.26% Optica Publishing Group 411 publications, 18.26%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 300, 13.33% Springer Nature 300 publications, 13.33%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 217, 9.64% IOP Publishing 217 publications, 9.64%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 136, 6.04% Elsevier 136 publications, 6.04%
Wiley	Wiley, 118, 5.24% Wiley 118 publications, 5.24%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 102, 4.53% American Chemical Society (ACS) 102 publications, 4.53%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 80, 3.55% AIP Publishing 80 publications, 3.55%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 49, 2.18% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 49 publications, 2.18%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 45, 2% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 45 publications, 2%
MDPI	MDPI, 41, 1.82% MDPI 41 publications, 1.82%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 37, 1.64% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 37 publications, 1.64%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 17, 0.76% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 17 publications, 0.76%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 14, 0.62% Walter de Gruyter 14 publications, 0.62%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 14, 0.62% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 14 publications, 0.62%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 13, 0.58% Taylor & Francis 13 publications, 0.58%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 12, 0.53% Frontiers Media S.A. 12 publications, 0.53%
Verein zur Forderung des Open Access Publizierens in den Quantenwissenschaften	Verein zur Forderung des Open Access Publizierens in den Quantenwissenschaften, 12, 0.53% Verein zur Forderung des Open Access Publizierens in den Quantenwissenschaften 12 publications, 0.53%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 9, 0.4% EDP Sciences 9 publications, 0.4%
Pleiades Publishing	Pleiades Publishing, 8, 0.36% Pleiades Publishing 8 publications, 0.36%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 6, 0.27% Oxford University Press 6 publications, 0.27%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 6, 0.27% World Scientific 6 publications, 0.27%
eLife Sciences Publications	eLife Sciences Publications, 6, 0.27% eLife Sciences Publications 6 publications, 0.27%
Stichting SciPost	Stichting SciPost, 6, 0.27% Stichting SciPost 6 publications, 0.27%
SAGE	SAGE, 5, 0.22% SAGE 5 publications, 0.22%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 5, 0.22% The Royal Society 5 publications, 0.22%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 5, 0.22% Hindawi Limited 5 publications, 0.22%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 3, 0.13% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 3 publications, 0.13%
American Scientific Publishers	American Scientific Publishers, 3, 0.13% American Scientific Publishers 3 publications, 0.13%
The Company of Biologists	The Company of Biologists, 2, 0.09% The Company of Biologists 2 publications, 0.09%
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With other organizations

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200
University of Erlangen–Nuremberg	University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, 1025, 45.54% University of Erlangen–Nuremberg 1025 publications, 45.54%
Universidad Complutense de Madrid	Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 103, 4.58% Universidad Complutense de Madrid 103 publications, 4.58%
University of Ottawa	University of Ottawa, 84, 3.73% University of Ottawa 84 publications, 3.73%
Lomonosov Moscow State University	Lomonosov Moscow State University, 64, 2.84% Lomonosov Moscow State University 64 publications, 2.84%
Technische Universität Dresden	Technische Universität Dresden, 63, 2.8% Technische Universität Dresden 63 publications, 2.8%
Palacký University Olomouc	Palacký University Olomouc, 62, 2.75% Palacký University Olomouc 62 publications, 2.75%
Helmholtz Centre for Materials and Energy	Helmholtz Centre for Materials and Energy, 55, 2.44% Helmholtz Centre for Materials and Energy 55 publications, 2.44%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 52, 2.31% University of Cambridge 52 publications, 2.31%
Free University of Berlin	Free University of Berlin, 51, 2.27% Free University of Berlin 51 publications, 2.27%
Heriot-Watt University	Heriot-Watt University, 46, 2.04% Heriot-Watt University 46 publications, 2.04%
Technical University of Denmark	Technical University of Denmark, 44, 1.95% Technical University of Denmark 44 publications, 1.95%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 39, 1.73% Imperial College London 39 publications, 1.73%
A.V. Gaponov-Grekhov Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences	A.V. Gaponov-Grekhov Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 37, 1.64% A.V. Gaponov-Grekhov Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences 37 publications, 1.64%
Paderborn University	Paderborn University, 36, 1.6% Paderborn University 36 publications, 1.6%
Friedrich Schiller University Jena	Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 34, 1.51% Friedrich Schiller University Jena 34 publications, 1.51%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 33, 1.47% ETH Zurich 33 publications, 1.47%
University Hospital Erlangen	University Hospital Erlangen, 33, 1.47% University Hospital Erlangen 33 publications, 1.47%
University of Rochester	University of Rochester, 32, 1.42% University of Rochester 32 publications, 1.42%
Universidad de Guadalajara	Universidad de Guadalajara, 31, 1.38% Universidad de Guadalajara 31 publications, 1.38%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 28, 1.24% California Institute of Technology 28 publications, 1.24%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 27, 1.2% Sorbonne University 27 publications, 1.2%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 25, 1.11% Harvard University 25 publications, 1.11%
University of Waterloo	University of Waterloo, 24, 1.07% University of Waterloo 24 publications, 1.07%
Technical University of Darmstadt	Technical University of Darmstadt, 24, 1.07% Technical University of Darmstadt 24 publications, 1.07%
Tsinghua University	Tsinghua University, 23, 1.02% Tsinghua University 23 publications, 1.02%
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 23, 1.02% Karlsruhe Institute of Technology 23 publications, 1.02%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 22, 0.98% University of Queensland 22 publications, 0.98%
RWTH Aachen University	RWTH Aachen University, 22, 0.98% RWTH Aachen University 22 publications, 0.98%
National Research Council Canada	National Research Council Canada, 22, 0.98% National Research Council Canada 22 publications, 0.98%
Leibniz University Hannover	Leibniz University Hannover, 21, 0.93% Leibniz University Hannover 21 publications, 0.93%
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With foreign organizations

	20 40 60 80 100 120
Universidad Complutense de Madrid	Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 103, 4.58% Universidad Complutense de Madrid 103 publications, 4.58%
University of Ottawa	University of Ottawa, 84, 3.73% University of Ottawa 84 publications, 3.73%
Lomonosov Moscow State University	Lomonosov Moscow State University, 64, 2.84% Lomonosov Moscow State University 64 publications, 2.84%
Palacký University Olomouc	Palacký University Olomouc, 62, 2.75% Palacký University Olomouc 62 publications, 2.75%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 52, 2.31% University of Cambridge 52 publications, 2.31%
Heriot-Watt University	Heriot-Watt University, 46, 2.04% Heriot-Watt University 46 publications, 2.04%
Technical University of Denmark	Technical University of Denmark, 44, 1.95% Technical University of Denmark 44 publications, 1.95%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 39, 1.73% Imperial College London 39 publications, 1.73%
A.V. Gaponov-Grekhov Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences	A.V. Gaponov-Grekhov Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 37, 1.64% A.V. Gaponov-Grekhov Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences 37 publications, 1.64%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 33, 1.47% ETH Zurich 33 publications, 1.47%
University of Rochester	University of Rochester, 32, 1.42% University of Rochester 32 publications, 1.42%
Universidad de Guadalajara	Universidad de Guadalajara, 31, 1.38% Universidad de Guadalajara 31 publications, 1.38%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 28, 1.24% California Institute of Technology 28 publications, 1.24%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 27, 1.2% Sorbonne University 27 publications, 1.2%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 25, 1.11% Harvard University 25 publications, 1.11%
University of Waterloo	University of Waterloo, 24, 1.07% University of Waterloo 24 publications, 1.07%
Tsinghua University	Tsinghua University, 23, 1.02% Tsinghua University 23 publications, 1.02%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 22, 0.98% University of Queensland 22 publications, 0.98%
National Research Council Canada	National Research Council Canada, 22, 0.98% National Research Council Canada 22 publications, 0.98%
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology	Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, 20, 0.89% Technion – Israel Institute of Technology 20 publications, 0.89%
University of Glasgow	University of Glasgow, 20, 0.89% University of Glasgow 20 publications, 0.89%
Saint Petersburg State University	Saint Petersburg State University, 19, 0.84% Saint Petersburg State University 19 publications, 0.84%
University of Strathclyde	University of Strathclyde, 19, 0.84% University of Strathclyde 19 publications, 0.84%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 19, 0.84% University of Toronto 19 publications, 0.84%
Université de Lille	Université de Lille, 19, 0.84% Université de Lille 19 publications, 0.84%
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 18, 0.8% École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 18 publications, 0.8%
KTH Royal Institute of Technology	KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 18, 0.8% KTH Royal Institute of Technology 18 publications, 0.8%
University of Science and Technology of China	University of Science and Technology of China, 18, 0.8% University of Science and Technology of China 18 publications, 0.8%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 18, 0.8% Leiden University 18 publications, 0.8%
University of Graz	University of Graz, 18, 0.8% University of Graz 18 publications, 0.8%
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With other countries

	50 100 150 200 250 300
USA	USA, 271, 12.04% USA 271 publications, 12.04%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 231, 10.26% United Kingdom 231 publications, 10.26%
Spain	Spain, 179, 7.95% Spain 179 publications, 7.95%
Canada	Canada, 173, 7.69% Canada 173 publications, 7.69%
Russia	Russia, 149, 6.62% Russia 149 publications, 6.62%
China	China, 147, 6.53% China 147 publications, 6.53%
Italy	Italy, 107, 4.75% Italy 107 publications, 4.75%
France	France, 106, 4.71% France 106 publications, 4.71%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 86, 3.82% Switzerland 86 publications, 3.82%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 82, 3.64% Czech Republic 82 publications, 3.64%
Austria	Austria, 75, 3.33% Austria 75 publications, 3.33%
Australia	Australia, 72, 3.2% Australia 72 publications, 3.2%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 61, 2.71% Netherlands 61 publications, 2.71%
Denmark	Denmark, 57, 2.53% Denmark 57 publications, 2.53%
Japan	Japan, 53, 2.35% Japan 53 publications, 2.35%
India	India, 52, 2.31% India 52 publications, 2.31%
Mexico	Mexico, 43, 1.91% Mexico 43 publications, 1.91%
Israel	Israel, 42, 1.87% Israel 42 publications, 1.87%
Poland	Poland, 40, 1.78% Poland 40 publications, 1.78%
Finland	Finland, 39, 1.73% Finland 39 publications, 1.73%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 38, 1.69% Republic of Korea 38 publications, 1.69%
Sweden	Sweden, 36, 1.6% Sweden 36 publications, 1.6%
Singapore	Singapore, 25, 1.11% Singapore 25 publications, 1.11%
Brazil	Brazil, 23, 1.02% Brazil 23 publications, 1.02%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 19, 0.84% New Zealand 19 publications, 0.84%
Greece	Greece, 16, 0.71% Greece 16 publications, 0.71%
Iran	Iran, 16, 0.71% Iran 16 publications, 0.71%
Norway	Norway, 12, 0.53% Norway 12 publications, 0.53%
Belgium	Belgium, 11, 0.49% Belgium 11 publications, 0.49%
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