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

2 240

Citations

93 522

h-index

137

Top-3 journals

Physical Review A (232 publications)

Physical Review Letters (156 publications)

Optics Letters (148 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Erlangen–Nuremberg (1016 publications)

Universidad Complutense de Madrid (103 publications)

University of Ottawa (83 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Universidad Complutense de Madrid (103 publications)

University of Ottawa (83 publications)

Lomonosov Moscow State University (64 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 2004

Total publications

2240

Total citations

93522

Citations per publication

41.75

Average publications per year

101.82

Average authors per publication

6.19

h-index

137

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, 32.86% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 736 publications, 32.86%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 465, 20.76% General Physics and Astronomy 465 publications, 20.76%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 257, 11.47% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 257 publications, 11.47%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 159, 7.1% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 159 publications, 7.1%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 145, 6.47% General Materials Science 145 publications, 6.47%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 138, 6.16% Condensed Matter Physics 138 publications, 6.16%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 135, 6.03% General Chemistry 135 publications, 6.03%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)	Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 79, 3.53% Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) 79 publications, 3.53%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 73, 3.26% General Engineering 73 publications, 3.26%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 72, 3.21% Multidisciplinary 72 publications, 3.21%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 66, 2.95% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 66 publications, 2.95%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 65, 2.9% Mechanical Engineering 65 publications, 2.9%
Bioengineering	Bioengineering, 55, 2.46% Bioengineering 55 publications, 2.46%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 54, 2.41% Biotechnology 54 publications, 2.41%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 50, 2.23% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 50 publications, 2.23%
Instrumentation	Instrumentation, 45, 2.01% Instrumentation 45 publications, 2.01%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 44, 1.96% Mechanics of Materials 44 publications, 1.96%
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics	Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, 43, 1.92% Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 43 publications, 1.92%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 36, 1.61% Biochemistry 36 publications, 1.61%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 35, 1.56% Molecular Biology 35 publications, 1.56%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 28, 1.25% Cell Biology 28 publications, 1.25%
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, 1.03% Surfaces, Coatings and Films 23 publications, 1.03%
Mathematical Physics	Mathematical Physics, 23, 1.03% Mathematical Physics 23 publications, 1.03%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 21, 0.94% Materials Chemistry 21 publications, 0.94%
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

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Physical Review A	Physical Review A, 232, 10.36% Physical Review A 232 publications, 10.36%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 156, 6.96% Physical Review Letters 156 publications, 6.96%
Optics Letters	Optics Letters, 148, 6.61% Optics Letters 148 publications, 6.61%
Optics Express	Optics Express, 134, 5.98% Optics Express 134 publications, 5.98%
New Journal of Physics	New Journal of Physics, 88, 3.93% New Journal of Physics 88 publications, 3.93%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 50, 2.23% Nature Communications 50 publications, 2.23%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 45, 2.01% Physical Review B 45 publications, 2.01%
Physical Review Research	Physical Review Research, 44, 1.96% Physical Review Research 44 publications, 1.96%
Optica	Optica, 42, 1.88% Optica 42 publications, 1.88%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 39, 1.74% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 39 publications, 1.74%
Nature Photonics	Nature Photonics, 32, 1.43% Nature Photonics 32 publications, 1.43%
Applied Physics Letters	Applied Physics Letters, 30, 1.34% Applied Physics Letters 30 publications, 1.34%
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%
Physical Review Applied	Physical Review Applied, 20, 0.89% Physical Review Applied 20 publications, 0.89%
Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics	Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics, 20, 0.89% Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics 20 publications, 0.89%
Applied Optics	Applied Optics, 19, 0.85% Applied Optics 19 publications, 0.85%
Nature Physics	Nature Physics, 19, 0.85% Nature Physics 19 publications, 0.85%
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%
Optics Communications	Optics Communications, 14, 0.63% Optics Communications 14 publications, 0.63%
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, 13, 0.58% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 13 publications, 0.58%
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, 0.54% Photonics Research 12 publications, 0.54%
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Publishers

	100 200 300 400 500 600
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 538, 24.02% American Physical Society (APS) 538 publications, 24.02%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 409, 18.26% Optica Publishing Group 409 publications, 18.26%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 297, 13.26% Springer Nature 297 publications, 13.26%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 217, 9.69% IOP Publishing 217 publications, 9.69%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 136, 6.07% Elsevier 136 publications, 6.07%
Wiley	Wiley, 118, 5.27% Wiley 118 publications, 5.27%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 102, 4.55% American Chemical Society (ACS) 102 publications, 4.55%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 79, 3.53% AIP Publishing 79 publications, 3.53%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 48, 2.14% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 48 publications, 2.14%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 45, 2.01% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 45 publications, 2.01%
MDPI	MDPI, 41, 1.83% MDPI 41 publications, 1.83%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 37, 1.65% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 37 publications, 1.65%
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, 0.63% Walter de Gruyter 14 publications, 0.63%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 13, 0.58% Taylor & Francis 13 publications, 0.58%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 13, 0.58% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 13 publications, 0.58%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 12, 0.54% Frontiers Media S.A. 12 publications, 0.54%
Verein zur Forderung des Open Access Publizierens in den Quantenwissenschaften	Verein zur Forderung des Open Access Publizierens in den Quantenwissenschaften, 12, 0.54% Verein zur Forderung des Open Access Publizierens in den Quantenwissenschaften 12 publications, 0.54%
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, 1016, 45.36% University of Erlangen–Nuremberg 1016 publications, 45.36%
Universidad Complutense de Madrid	Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 103, 4.6% Universidad Complutense de Madrid 103 publications, 4.6%
University of Ottawa	University of Ottawa, 83, 3.71% University of Ottawa 83 publications, 3.71%
Lomonosov Moscow State University	Lomonosov Moscow State University, 64, 2.86% Lomonosov Moscow State University 64 publications, 2.86%
Technische Universität Dresden	Technische Universität Dresden, 63, 2.81% Technische Universität Dresden 63 publications, 2.81%
Palacký University Olomouc	Palacký University Olomouc, 62, 2.77% Palacký University Olomouc 62 publications, 2.77%
Helmholtz Centre for Materials and Energy	Helmholtz Centre for Materials and Energy, 55, 2.46% Helmholtz Centre for Materials and Energy 55 publications, 2.46%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 52, 2.32% University of Cambridge 52 publications, 2.32%
Free University of Berlin	Free University of Berlin, 51, 2.28% Free University of Berlin 51 publications, 2.28%
Heriot-Watt University	Heriot-Watt University, 46, 2.05% Heriot-Watt University 46 publications, 2.05%
Technical University of Denmark	Technical University of Denmark, 44, 1.96% Technical University of Denmark 44 publications, 1.96%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 39, 1.74% Imperial College London 39 publications, 1.74%
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, 1.65% A.V. Gaponov-Grekhov Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences 37 publications, 1.65%
Paderborn University	Paderborn University, 36, 1.61% Paderborn University 36 publications, 1.61%
Friedrich Schiller University Jena	Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 34, 1.52% Friedrich Schiller University Jena 34 publications, 1.52%
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, 1.43% University of Rochester 32 publications, 1.43%
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, 1.25% California Institute of Technology 28 publications, 1.25%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 27, 1.21% Sorbonne University 27 publications, 1.21%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 25, 1.12% Harvard University 25 publications, 1.12%
University of Waterloo	University of Waterloo, 24, 1.07% University of Waterloo 24 publications, 1.07%
Tsinghua University	Tsinghua University, 23, 1.03% Tsinghua University 23 publications, 1.03%
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 23, 1.03% Karlsruhe Institute of Technology 23 publications, 1.03%
Technical University of Darmstadt	Technical University of Darmstadt, 23, 1.03% Technical University of Darmstadt 23 publications, 1.03%
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, 0.94% Leibniz University Hannover 21 publications, 0.94%
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With foreign organizations

	20 40 60 80 100 120
Universidad Complutense de Madrid	Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 103, 4.6% Universidad Complutense de Madrid 103 publications, 4.6%
University of Ottawa	University of Ottawa, 83, 3.71% University of Ottawa 83 publications, 3.71%
Lomonosov Moscow State University	Lomonosov Moscow State University, 64, 2.86% Lomonosov Moscow State University 64 publications, 2.86%
Palacký University Olomouc	Palacký University Olomouc, 62, 2.77% Palacký University Olomouc 62 publications, 2.77%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 52, 2.32% University of Cambridge 52 publications, 2.32%
Heriot-Watt University	Heriot-Watt University, 46, 2.05% Heriot-Watt University 46 publications, 2.05%
Technical University of Denmark	Technical University of Denmark, 44, 1.96% Technical University of Denmark 44 publications, 1.96%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 39, 1.74% Imperial College London 39 publications, 1.74%
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, 1.65% A.V. Gaponov-Grekhov Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences 37 publications, 1.65%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 33, 1.47% ETH Zurich 33 publications, 1.47%
University of Rochester	University of Rochester, 32, 1.43% University of Rochester 32 publications, 1.43%
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, 1.25% California Institute of Technology 28 publications, 1.25%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 27, 1.21% Sorbonne University 27 publications, 1.21%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 25, 1.12% Harvard University 25 publications, 1.12%
University of Waterloo	University of Waterloo, 24, 1.07% University of Waterloo 24 publications, 1.07%
Tsinghua University	Tsinghua University, 23, 1.03% Tsinghua University 23 publications, 1.03%
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%
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, 0.85% Saint Petersburg State University 19 publications, 0.85%
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology	Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, 19, 0.85% Technion – Israel Institute of Technology 19 publications, 0.85%
University of Strathclyde	University of Strathclyde, 19, 0.85% University of Strathclyde 19 publications, 0.85%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 19, 0.85% University of Toronto 19 publications, 0.85%
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%
Université de Lille	Université de Lille, 18, 0.8% Université de Lille 18 publications, 0.8%
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With other countries

	50 100 150 200 250 300
USA	USA, 271, 12.1% USA 271 publications, 12.1%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 231, 10.31% United Kingdom 231 publications, 10.31%
Spain	Spain, 179, 7.99% Spain 179 publications, 7.99%
Canada	Canada, 172, 7.68% Canada 172 publications, 7.68%
Russia	Russia, 149, 6.65% Russia 149 publications, 6.65%
China	China, 147, 6.56% China 147 publications, 6.56%
Italy	Italy, 107, 4.78% Italy 107 publications, 4.78%
France	France, 106, 4.73% France 106 publications, 4.73%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 86, 3.84% Switzerland 86 publications, 3.84%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 82, 3.66% Czech Republic 82 publications, 3.66%
Austria	Austria, 75, 3.35% Austria 75 publications, 3.35%
Australia	Australia, 72, 3.21% Australia 72 publications, 3.21%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 60, 2.68% Netherlands 60 publications, 2.68%
Denmark	Denmark, 57, 2.54% Denmark 57 publications, 2.54%
Japan	Japan, 53, 2.37% Japan 53 publications, 2.37%
India	India, 52, 2.32% India 52 publications, 2.32%
Mexico	Mexico, 43, 1.92% Mexico 43 publications, 1.92%
Israel	Israel, 42, 1.88% Israel 42 publications, 1.88%
Poland	Poland, 40, 1.79% Poland 40 publications, 1.79%
Finland	Finland, 39, 1.74% Finland 39 publications, 1.74%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 38, 1.7% Republic of Korea 38 publications, 1.7%
Sweden	Sweden, 35, 1.56% Sweden 35 publications, 1.56%
Singapore	Singapore, 25, 1.12% Singapore 25 publications, 1.12%
Brazil	Brazil, 23, 1.03% Brazil 23 publications, 1.03%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 19, 0.85% New Zealand 19 publications, 0.85%
Greece	Greece, 16, 0.71% Greece 16 publications, 0.71%
Iran	Iran, 16, 0.71% Iran 16 publications, 0.71%
Norway	Norway, 12, 0.54% Norway 12 publications, 0.54%
Belgium	Belgium, 11, 0.49% Belgium 11 publications, 0.49%
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