| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronics and Electrical Engineering | 104 | 147 | 142 | 72 | 67 | 732 | 56585 |
| Materials Science | 102 | 938 | 893 | 307 | 282 | 726 | 55656 |
| Physics | 99 | 1685 | 1604 | 888 | 832 | 683 | 46993 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Axel Scherer between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Axel Scherer published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 19.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 56 publications in 2005. 4 of the 840 publications appeared in the last two years.
840 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1986 | 4 |
| 1987 | 9 |
| 1988 | 19 |
| 1989 | 18 |
| 1990 | 26 |
| 1991 | 19 |
| 1992 | 25 |
| 1993 | 15 |
| 1994 | 4 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1996 | 11 |
| 1997 | 12 |
| 1998 | 21 |
| 1999 | 22 |
| 2000 | 52 |
| 2001 | 33 |
| 2002 | 33 |
| 2003 | 31 |
| 2004 | 43 |
| 2005 | 56 |
| 2006 | 47 |
| 2007 | 47 |
| 2008 | 29 |
| 2009 | 25 |
| 2010 | 34 |
| 2011 | 28 |
| 2012 | 27 |
| 2013 | 48 |
| 2014 | 16 |
| 2015 | 18 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| Total | 840 |
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 Axel Scherer sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 732 publications — 95th percentile
95% 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 | 732 |
| 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 |
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 Axel Scherer sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 104 D-Index — 98th percentile
98% 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 | |
| 93 | 9 | |
| 94 | 15 | |
| 95 | 10 | |
| 96 | 12 | |
| 97 | 10 | |
| 98 | 10 | |
| 99 | 12 | |
| 100 | 16 | |
| 101 | 5 | |
| 102 | 7 | |
| 103 | 7 | |
| 104 | 8 | 104 |
| 105 | 9 | |
| 106 | 13 | |
| 107 | 4 | |
| 108 | 5 | |
| 109 | 10 | |
| 110 | 8 | |
| 111+ | 96 |
Axel Scherer is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a strong emphasis on electrical and electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, biophysics, and surfaces, coatings, and films.
The scientist's work spans a range of topics including semiconductor materials and devices, photonic and optical devices, advancements in photolithography techniques, advancements in semiconductor devices and circuit design, spectroscopy techniques in biomedical and chemical research, diamond and carbon-based materials research, and nanofabrication and lithography techniques.
Axel Scherer has contributed to several recent publications that reflect these topics:
Frequent co-authors collaborating with Axel Scherer include:
Research projects and publications have appeared in a diverse set of venues, illustrating the interdisciplinary nature of their work. These publication venues include:
Axel Scherer was recognized as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2014, marking a noted point in their professional career.
Marc A. Unger;Hou-Pu Chou;Todd Thorsen;Axel Scherer
Oskar Painter;R. K. Lee;Axel Scherer;A. Yariv
Tomoyuki Yoshie;Axel Scherer;J. Hendrickson;G. Khitrova
Amnon Yariv;Yong Xu;Reginald K. Lee;Axel Scherer
Stephen R. Quake;Axel Scherer
Koichi Okamoto;Isamu Niki;Isamu Niki;Alexander Shvartser;Yukio Narukawa
Liang Feng;Ye-Long Xu;William S. Fegadolli;William S. Fegadolli;Ming-Hui Lu
Anne Y. Fu;Charles Spence;Axel Scherer;Frances H. Arnold
G. Khitrova;H. M. Gibbs;M. Kira;S. W. Koch
I. Schnitzer;E. Yablonovitch;C. Caneau;T. J. Gmitter
T. J. Kippenberg;H. Rokhsari;T. Carmon;Axel Scherer
Marc A. Unger;Hou-Pu Chou;Todd A. Thorsen;Axel Scherer
J.L. Jewell;J.P. Harbison;A. Scherer;Y.H. Lee
Liang Feng;Liang Feng;Maurice Ayache;Jingqing Huang;Ye-Long Xu
Oskar Painter;Jelena Vuckovic;Axel Scherer
Hou-Pu Chou;Charles Spence;Axel Scherer;Stephen R. Quake
J. L. Jewell;Axel Scherer;S. L. McCall;Y. H. Lee
Marko Lončar;Dušan Nedeljković;Theodor Doll;Jelena Vučković
M. L. Roukes;A. Scherer;S. J. Allen;Harold G. Craighead
M. Loncar;T. Doll;J. Vuckovic;A. Scherer
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