2026 Ad Lagendijk: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	77	3215	3057	57	55	376	26919

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

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Physics

3215

3057

376

26919

Overview

Ad Lagendijk is affiliated with the University of Twente in the Netherlands. The research work centers primarily on physics and astronomy, with a significant focus on engineering aspects.

The main fields of study include:

Physics and Astronomy
Engineering

Within these broad fields, their subfields of study cover:

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Acoustics and Ultrasonics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Media Technology

The research topics address various areas, notably:

Random lasers and scattering media
Photonic Crystals and Applications
Photonic and Optical Devices
Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies
Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing
Optical and Acousto-Optic Technologies
Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics

Several recent publications provide a view into their research output:

Mutual extinction and transparency of multiple incident light waves, 2020, Europhysics Letters (EPL)
Breakdown of light transport models in photonic scattering slabs with strong absorption and anisotropy, 2022, Physical review. A/Physical review, A
Scaling Theory of Wave Confinement in Classical and Quantum Periodic Systems, 2022, Physical Review Letters
Observation of mutual extinction and transparency in light scattering, 2021, Physical review. A/Physical review, A
Mesoscopic theory of wavefront shaping to focus waves deep inside disordered media, 2025, Physical review. A/Physical review, A

The venues where they frequently publish include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Physical review. A/Physical review, A
Advances in Optical Imaging and Photon Migration
Optics Express

Collaborations are a prominent part of their scientific activity. Frequent coauthors are:

Willem L. Vos
Alfredo Rates
Ozan Akdemir
Marek Kozoň
Matthias Schlottbom

Best Publications

Localization of light in a disordered medium

Diederik S. Wiersma;Paolo Bartolini;Ad Lagendijk;Roberto Righini

2073
Citations
Observation of weak localization of light in a random medium.

M. P. Van Albada;A. Lagendijk

1736
Citations
Controlling waves in space and time for imaging and focusing in complex media

Allard P. Mosk;Ad Lagendijk;Ad Lagendijk;Geoffroy Lerosey;Mathias Fink

1544
Citations
Non-invasive imaging through opaque scattering layers

Jacopo Bertolotti;Jacopo Bertolotti;Elbert G. van Putten;Elbert G. van Putten;Christian Blum;Ad Lagendijk;Ad Lagendijk

1216
Citations
Fifty years of Anderson localization

Ad Lagendijk;Bart van Tiggelen;Diederik S. Wiersma

939
Citations
FEMTOSECOND SPECTROSCOPY OF ELECTRON-ELECTRON AND ELECTRON-PHONON ENERGY RELAXATION IN AG AND AU

Rogier H. M. Groeneveld;Rudolf Sprik;Ad Lagendijk

860
Citations
Resonant multiple scattering of light

Ad Lagendijk;Ad Lagendijk;Bart A. van Tiggelen

683
Citations
LIGHT DIFFUSION WITH GAIN AND RANDOM LASERS

Diederik S. Wiersma;Diederik S. Wiersma;Ad Lagendijk

651
Citations
Design of light scattering in nanowire materials for photovoltaic applications

Otto L. Muskens;Jaime Gómez Rivas;Rienk E. Algra;Erik P. A. M. Bakkers

603
Citations
Light scattering in strongly scattering media: Multiple scattering and weak localization

Martin B. van der Mark;Meint P. van Albada;Ad Lagendijk

409
Citations
Speed of propagation of classical waves in strongly scattering media.

M.P. van Albada;M.P. van Albada;B.A. van Tiggelen;B.A. van Tiggelen;A. Lagendijk;A. Lagendijk;A. Tip;A. Tip

386
Citations
Light transport through the band-edge states of Fibonacci quasicrystals.

Luca Dal Negro;Claudio J. Oton;Zeno Gaburro;Lorenzo Pavesi

381
Citations
Transverse localization of light.

Hans De Raedt;Ad Lagendijk;Pedro de Vries

364
Citations
Point scatterers for classical waves

Pedro de Vries;David V. van Coevorden;Ad Lagendijk

361
Citations
Observation of radially localized atomic electron wave packets.

A. ten Wolde;L. D. Noordam;A. Lagendijk;A. Lagendijk;H. B. van Linden van den Heuvell

330
Citations
Experimental Evidence for Recurrent Multiple Scattering Events of Light in Disordered Media

Diederik S. Wiersma;Meint P. van Albada;Bart A. van Tiggelen;Ad Lagendijk

304
Citations
Control of light transmission through opaque scattering media in space and time

Jochen Aulbach;Jochen Aulbach;Bergin Gjonaj;Patrick M. Johnson;Allard P. Mosk

300
Citations
Measuring and Modifying the Spontaneous Emission Rate of Erbium near an Interface

E. Snoeks;A. Lagendijk;A. Polman

295
Citations
Strong effects of photonic band structures on the diffraction of colloidal crystals

W.L. Vos;R. Sprik;A. van Blaaderen;A. van Blaaderen;A. Imhof

287
Citations
Non-invasive imaging through opaque scattering layers

Jacopo Bertolotti;E. G. van Putten;C. Blum;A. Lagendijk

22
Citations