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D-Index
63
Citations
21907
World Ranking
1334
National Ranking
31

Abu Sebastian publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Abu Sebastian sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 285 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

Abu Sebastian D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Abu Sebastian sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

Overview

Abu Sebastian is affiliated with IBM Research in Zurich, Switzerland. Their research spans multiple domains, primarily focused on engineering and computer science, with significant contributions in electrical and electronic engineering and artificial intelligence.

The scientist's work covers diverse subfields including materials chemistry, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and computer vision and pattern recognition. Key thematic areas prominently represented in their publications include advanced memory and neural computing, ferroelectric and negative capacitance devices, neural networks and reservoir computing, phase-change materials and chalcogenides, neural dynamics and brain function, CCD and CMOS imaging sensors, and photoreceptor and optogenetics research.

Abu Sebastian has published extensively in a range of venues. Notably frequent publication venues include arXiv (Cornell University), Nature Communications, Nature Nanotechnology, Nature, and Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Abu Sebastian include:

  • Memory devices and applications for in-memory computing, 2020, Nature Nanotechnology
  • Memristive technologies for data storage, computation, encryption, and radio-frequency communication, 2022, Science
  • Embedded Devices for Neuromorphic Time-Series Assessment, 2022, Maryland Shared Open Access Repository (USMAI Consortium)
  • Accurate deep neural network inference using computational phase-change memory, 2020, Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich)
  • An overview of phase-change memory device physics, 2020, Journal of Physics D Applied Physics

Frequent collaborators working with Abu Sebastian include Manuel Le Gallo, Abbas Rahimi, Geethan Karunaratne, Michael Hersche, and Syed Ghazi Sarwat.

Best Publications

  • Memory devices and applications for in-memory computing

    Abu Sebastian;Manuel Le Gallo;Riduan Khaddam-Aljameh;Evangelos Eleftheriou

  • Parallel convolution processing using an integrated photonic tensor core

    Johannes Feldmann;Nathan Youngblood;Maxim Karpov;Helge Gehring

  • Parallel convolutional processing using an integrated photonic tensor core.

    J. Feldmann;N. Youngblood;N. Youngblood;M. Karpov;H. Gehring

  • Neuromorphic computing using non-volatile memory

    Geoffrey W. Burr;Robert M. Shelby;Abu Sebastian;Sangbum Kim

  • Stochastic phase-change neurons

    Tomas Tuma;Angeliki Pantazi;Manuel Le Gallo;Manuel Le Gallo;Abu Sebastian

  • Neuromorphic computing with multi-memristive synapses

    Irem Boybat;Irem Boybat;Manuel Le Gallo;S. R. Nandakumar;S. R. Nandakumar;Timoleon Moraitis

  • Accurate deep neural network inference using computational phase-change memory.

    Vinay Joshi;Vinay Joshi;Manuel Le Gallo;Simon Haefeli;Simon Haefeli;Irem Boybat;Irem Boybat

  • High bandwidth nano-positioner: A robust control approach

    S. Salapaka;A. Sebastian;J. P. Cleveland;M. V. Salapaka

  • Mixed-precision in-memory computing

    Manuel Le Gallo;Manuel Le Gallo;Abu Sebastian;Roland Mathis;Matteo Manica;Matteo Manica

  • Recent Progress in Phase-Change Memory Technology

    Geoffrey W. Burr;Matthew J. BrightSky;Abu Sebastian;Huai-Yu Cheng

  • An overview of phase-change memory device physics

    Manuel Le Gallo;Abu Sebastian

  • Design methodologies for robust nano-positioning

    A. Sebastian;S.M. Salapaka

  • In-memory computing on a photonic platform

    Carlos Ríos;Nathan Youngblood;Zengguang Cheng;Manuel Le Gallo

  • Monatomic phase change memory.

    Martin Salinga;Martin Salinga;Benedikt Kersting;Benedikt Kersting;Ider Ronneberger;Ider Ronneberger;Vara Prasad Jonnalagadda

  • Tutorial: Brain-inspired computing using phase-change memory devices

    Abu Sebastian;Manuel Le Gallo;Geoffrey W. Burr;Sangbum Kim

  • Ultralow nanoscale wear through atom-by-atom attrition in silicon-containing diamond-like carbon

    Harish Bhaskaran;Bernd Gotsmann;Abu Sebastian;Ute Drechsler

  • In-memory hyperdimensional computing

    Geethan Karunaratne;Geethan Karunaratne;Manuel Le Gallo;Giovanni Cherubini;Luca Benini

  • Crystal growth within a phase change memory cell.

    Abu Sebastian;Manuel Le Gallo;Daniel Krebs

  • Temporal correlation detection using computational phase-change memory

    Abu Sebastian;Tomas Tuma;Nikolaos Papandreou;Manuel Le Gallo

  • High-speed multiresolution scanning probe microscopy based on Lissajous scan trajectories

    Tomas Tuma;John Lygeros;V Kartik;Abu Sebastian

  • Projected phase-change memory devices

    Wabe W. Koelmans;Abu Sebastian;Vara Prasad Jonnalagadda;Daniel Krebs

Frequent Co-Authors

Michel Despont
Michel Despont Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (Switzerland)
Bipin Rajendran
Bipin Rajendran King's College London
John Lygeros
John Lygeros ETH Zurich
Harish Bhaskaran
Harish Bhaskaran University of Oxford
Hugo E. Rothuizen
Hugo E. Rothuizen IBM Research - Zurich
Ute Drechsler
Ute Drechsler IBM Research - Zurich
Christoph Hagleitner
Christoph Hagleitner IBM (United States)
Mark A. Lantz
Mark A. Lantz IBM Research - Zurich
Bernd Gotsmann
Bernd Gotsmann IBM Research - Zurich

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