Fig. 1. Application and funding status of free projects from 2023 to 2024

Fig. 2. Application and funding situation of key fund, excellent young scientists fund, and the outstanding young scientists from 2023 to 2024

Fig. 3. The top 10 supporting units in the number of applications for general program and young scientists fund in 2024. (a) General program; (b) Young scientists fund

Fig. 4. The top 10 supporting organizations in terms of the number of general program and young scientists fund in 2024. (a) General program; (b) Young scientists fund

Fig. 5. Hotspot word clouds of research topics in the sub-disciplines of F05 Optics and Optoelectronics. (a) Information processing and display; (b) Lasers and light sources; (c) Optoelectronic devices and technologies; (d) Materials and physics; (e) Imaging and sensing; (f) Frontier and interdisciplinary research

Fig. 6. Statistics on the feedback opinions of experts' reviews for general program and young scientists fund in 2024. (a) General program; (b) Young scientists fund