Lighting Research & Technology is the leading international peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research on the subject of light and lighting. To celebrate its 50th anniversary, a study was published exploring the journal’s bibliometric characteristics since its first issue in 1969. The research team found that Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute was the most productive institution and also the most cited institution over the past 50 years.

The most cited author was Dr. Mark Rea, who served as Lighting Research Center (LRC) Director for nearly three decades, from 1988 to 2017. Dr. Mariana Figueiro, who is the current LRC Director, and Dr. John Bullough, Director of Transportation and Safety Lighting Programs, are also among the Top 10 most cited.

“Everyone at the LRC contributed to this success, in one way or another, and should be very proud of these accomplishments,” said Figueiro.

For more than 30 years, the LRC has served as the independent, unbiased source for information on all aspects of lighting. Designers, specifiers, architects, lighting manufacturers, efficiency organizations, utilities, state and national governments, and the general public all trust the LRC to provide them with the knowledge they are seeking that is true, accurate, and reliable.

“The LRC has been charting a course through the chaos of conflicting recommendations and false claims to deliver the true, established, and research-based facts for more than three decades,” said Rea. “We have been called the ‘true north’ for lighting, providing the insight and clarity needed to deal with a complicated and ever-changing world.”

About the Lighting Research Center

The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is the world's leading center for lighting research and education. Established in 1988 by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), the LRC conducts research in light and human health, transportation lighting and safety, solid-state lighting, energy efficiency, and plant health. LRC lighting scientists with multidisciplinary expertise in research, technology, design, and human factors, collaborate with a global network of leading manufacturers and government agencies, developing innovative lighting solutions for projects that range from the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to U.S. Navy submarines to hospital neonatal intensive-care units. In 1990, the LRC became the first university research center to offer graduate degrees in lighting and today, offers a M.S. in lighting and a Ph.D. to educate future leaders in lighting. Learn more at www.lrc.rpi.edu.