| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronics and Electrical Engineering | 92 | 269 | 262 | 132 | 125 | 1358 | 44100 |
| Physics | 94 | 1960 | 1860 | 1014 | 945 | 1347 | 44776 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Alan E. Willner between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alan E. Willner published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 35.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 73 publications in 2008. 34 of the 1,437 publications appeared in the last two years.
1,437 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1987 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 10 |
| 1990 | 8 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1992 | 9 |
| 1993 | 11 |
| 1994 | 6 |
| 1995 | 21 |
| 1996 | 32 |
| 1997 | 28 |
| 1998 | 13 |
| 1999 | 24 |
| 2000 | 24 |
| 2001 | 49 |
| 2002 | 46 |
| 2003 | 35 |
| 2004 | 40 |
| 2005 | 46 |
| 2006 | 50 |
| 2007 | 65 |
| 2008 | 73 |
| 2009 | 60 |
| 2010 | 66 |
| 2011 | 60 |
| 2012 | 71 |
| 2013 | 65 |
| 2014 | 55 |
| 2015 | 51 |
| 2016 | 56 |
| 2017 | 44 |
| 2018 | 48 |
| 2019 | 50 |
| 2020 | 50 |
| 2021 | 58 |
| 2022 | 39 |
| 2023 | 29 |
| 2024 | 17 |
| 2025 | 17 |
| Total | 1,437 |
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 Alan E. Willner sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 1,358 publications — 100th percentile
100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.
| Publications | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 34–53 | 24 | |
| 54–73 | 52 | |
| 74–93 | 114 | |
| 94–113 | 203 | |
| 114–133 | 269 | |
| 134–153 | 355 | |
| 154–173 | 403 | |
| 174–193 | 445 | |
| 194–213 | 430 | |
| 214–233 | 431 | |
| 234–253 | 399 | |
| 254–273 | 366 | |
| 274–293 | 335 | |
| 294–313 | 300 | |
| 314–333 | 276 | |
| 334–353 | 250 | |
| 354–373 | 214 | |
| 374–393 | 187 | |
| 394–413 | 152 | |
| 414–433 | 169 | |
| 434–453 | 147 | |
| 454–473 | 111 | |
| 474–493 | 117 | |
| 494–513 | 103 | |
| 514–533 | 99 | |
| 534–553 | 92 | |
| 554–573 | 75 | |
| 574–593 | 58 | |
| 594–613 | 69 | |
| 614–633 | 50 | |
| 634–653 | 62 | |
| 654–673 | 54 | |
| 674–693 | 44 | |
| 694–713 | 37 | |
| 714–733 | 28 | |
| 734–753 | 26 | |
| 754–773 | 26 | |
| 774–793 | 19 | |
| 794–813 | 23 | |
| 814–833 | 20 | |
| 834–853 | 16 | |
| 854–873 | 20 | |
| 874–893 | 11 | |
| 894–913 | 11 | |
| 914–933 | 16 | |
| 934–953 | 13 | |
| 954–973 | 10 | |
| 974–993 | 11 | |
| 994–1,013 | 9 | |
| 1,014–1,033 | 9 | |
| 1,034–1,053 | 10 | |
| 1,054–1,064 | 6 | |
| 1,065+ | 99 | 1,358 |
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 Alan E. Willner sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 92 D-Index — 96th percentile
96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.
| D-Index | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 178 | |
| 31 | 257 | |
| 32 | 263 | |
| 33 | 262 | |
| 34 | 244 | |
| 35 | 236 | |
| 36 | 211 | |
| 37 | 220 | |
| 38 | 214 | |
| 39 | 214 | |
| 40 | 205 | |
| 41 | 187 | |
| 42 | 194 | |
| 43 | 201 | |
| 44 | 155 | |
| 45 | 189 | |
| 46 | 148 | |
| 47 | 160 | |
| 48 | 134 | |
| 49 | 130 | |
| 50 | 141 | |
| 51 | 156 | |
| 52 | 108 | |
| 53 | 130 | |
| 54 | 112 | |
| 55 | 97 | |
| 56 | 111 | |
| 57 | 102 | |
| 58 | 108 | |
| 59 | 120 | |
| 60 | 103 | |
| 61 | 93 | |
| 62 | 92 | |
| 63 | 74 | |
| 64 | 77 | |
| 65 | 73 | |
| 66 | 64 | |
| 67 | 69 | |
| 68 | 60 | |
| 69 | 39 | |
| 70 | 57 | |
| 71 | 59 | |
| 72 | 46 | |
| 73 | 49 | |
| 74 | 38 | |
| 75 | 35 | |
| 76 | 32 | |
| 77 | 35 | |
| 78 | 31 | |
| 79 | 22 | |
| 80 | 34 | |
| 81 | 31 | |
| 82 | 34 | |
| 83 | 23 | |
| 84 | 18 | |
| 85 | 30 | |
| 86 | 19 | |
| 87 | 19 | |
| 88 | 20 | |
| 89 | 8 | |
| 90 | 17 | |
| 91 | 7 | |
| 92 | 14 | 92 |
| 93 | 9 | |
| 94 | 15 | |
| 95 | 10 | |
| 96 | 12 | |
| 97 | 10 | |
| 98 | 10 | |
| 99 | 12 | |
| 100 | 16 | |
| 101 | 5 | |
| 102 | 7 | |
| 103 | 7 | |
| 104 | 8 | |
| 105 | 9 | |
| 106 | 13 | |
| 107 | 4 | |
| 108 | 5 | |
| 109 | 10 | |
| 110 | 8 | |
| 111+ | 96 |
Alan E. Willner is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields of engineering and physical sciences, with specific focus on electrical and electronic engineering as well as atomic and molecular physics, and optics.
The main topics of their work include:
Frequent coauthors in their research collaborations include:
Their recent papers demonstrate contributions to optical communications and photonics, including:
The scientist regularly publishes in several venues such as:
They have received multiple awards including:
Jian Wang;Jian Wang;Jeng-Yuan Yang;Irfan M. Fazal;Nisar Ahmed
Nenad Bozinovic;Yang Yue;Yongxiong Ren;Moshe Tur
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Yan Yan;Guodong Xie;Martin P. J. Lavery;Hao Huang
Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop;Andrew Forbes;Michael V Berry;Mark R Dennis
D.C. Kilper;R. Bach;D.J. Blumenthal;D. Einstein
Hao Huang;Guodong Xie;Yan Yan;Nisar Ahmed
Alan E. Willner;Salman Khaleghi;Mohammad Reza Chitgarha;Omer Faruk Yilmaz
Giovanni Milione;Martin P. J. Lavery;Hao Huang;Yongxiong Ren
Leonid G. Kazovsky;Sergio Benedetto;Alan E. Willner
Giovanni Milione;Martin P. J. Lavery;Hao Huang;Yongxiong Ren
Hao Huang;Giovanni Milione;Martin P. J. Lavery;Guodong Xie
Alan E. Willner;Kai Pang;Hao Song;Kaiheng Zou
C. Langrock;S. Kumar;J.E. McGeehan;A.E. Willner
Yongxiong Ren;Hao Huang;Guodong Xie;Nisar Ahmed
Robert W. Boyd;Daniel J. Gauthier;Alexander L. Gaeta;Alan E. Willner
Zhaoming Zhu;A.M.C. Dawes;D.J. Gauthier;Lin Zhang
Yang Yue;Yan Yan;N. Ahmed;Jeng-Yuan Yang
Yongxiong Ren;Long Li;Zhe Wang;Seyedeh Mahsa Kamali
M.I. Hayee;A.E. Willner
Zhe Zhao;Jian Wang;Shuhui Li;Alan E Willner
Y.W. Song;S.A. Havstad;D. Starodubov;Y. Xie
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