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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 42 4103 3939 1468 1373 180 7371

Brian Thibeault publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Brian Thibeault between 1992 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Brian Thibeault published across 33 years, from 1992 to 2024, averaging 6.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 1996. 2 of the 206 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 1996. 1992: 4 publications 1993: 14 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 15 publications 1996: 24 publications 1997: 18 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 21 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 2 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 3 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 2 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 2 publications
1992 2024

206 publications in total across all disciplines

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Brian Thibeault: publications per year, 1992 to 2024
Year Publications
1992 4
1993 14
1994 9
1995 15
1996 24
1997 18
1998 5
1999 3
2000 21
2001 0
2002 5
2003 1
2004 1
2005 1
2006 2
2007 1
2008 2
2009 11
2010 9
2011 9
2012 7
2013 10
2014 7
2015 6
2016 3
2017 4
2018 1
2019 3
2020 5
2021 1
2022 2
2023 0
2024 2
Total 206
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Brian Thibeault publications per year - data summary

  • Brian Thibeault, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from University of California, Santa Barbara, has 206 publications recorded across 33 years, from 1992 to 2024.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1992 and the most recent to 2024.
  • The most productive year is 1996, with 24 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 33 years in the span carry no publications at all (2001 and 2023).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.6 per year counting only the 31 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2020-2024) hold 10 publications, 5% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1992-2002: 118 publications (10.7 per year); 2003-2013: 54 publications (4.9 per year); 2014-2024: 34 publications (3.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is declining.

Brian Thibeault 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 Brian Thibeault sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 34–53 to 1,065+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 445. Most scientists, 445, have 174–193 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 174–193 publications, is where this scientist sits. 34–53 publications: 24 scientists 54–73 publications: 52 scientists 74–93 publications: 114 scientists 94–113 publications: 203 scientists 114–133 publications: 269 scientists 134–153 publications: 355 scientists 154–173 publications: 403 scientists 174–193 publications: 445 scientists 194–213 publications: 430 scientists 214–233 publications: 431 scientists 234–253 publications: 399 scientists 254–273 publications: 366 scientists 274–293 publications: 335 scientists 294–313 publications: 300 scientists 314–333 publications: 276 scientists 334–353 publications: 250 scientists 354–373 publications: 214 scientists 374–393 publications: 187 scientists 394–413 publications: 152 scientists 414–433 publications: 169 scientists 434–453 publications: 147 scientists 454–473 publications: 111 scientists 474–493 publications: 117 scientists 494–513 publications: 103 scientists 514–533 publications: 99 scientists 534–553 publications: 92 scientists 554–573 publications: 75 scientists 574–593 publications: 58 scientists 594–613 publications: 69 scientists 614–633 publications: 50 scientists 634–653 publications: 62 scientists 654–673 publications: 54 scientists 674–693 publications: 44 scientists 694–713 publications: 37 scientists 714–733 publications: 28 scientists 734–753 publications: 26 scientists 754–773 publications: 26 scientists 774–793 publications: 19 scientists 794–813 publications: 23 scientists 814–833 publications: 20 scientists 834–853 publications: 16 scientists 854–873 publications: 20 scientists 874–893 publications: 11 scientists 894–913 publications: 11 scientists 914–933 publications: 16 scientists 934–953 publications: 13 scientists 954–973 publications: 10 scientists 974–993 publications: 11 scientists 994–1,013 publications: 9 scientists 1,014–1,033 publications: 9 scientists 1,034–1,053 publications: 10 scientists 1,054–1,064 publications: 6 scientists 1,065+ publications: 99 scientists
34–53 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 180 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
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
174–193 445 180
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
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Brian Thibeault publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 6,875 Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 53 ranges running from 34–53 to 1,065+ publications.
  • Brian Thibeault, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from University of California, Santa Barbara, records 180 publications - the 23rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 23% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Brian Thibeault, and about 77% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 254–273 publications range, and Brian Thibeault ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 174–193 publications, holding 445 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 60% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 294–313 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Brian Thibeault 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 Brian Thibeault sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 111+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 263. Most scientists, 263, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 42 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 178 scientists 31 D-Index: 257 scientists 32 D-Index: 263 scientists 33 D-Index: 262 scientists 34 D-Index: 244 scientists 35 D-Index: 236 scientists 36 D-Index: 211 scientists 37 D-Index: 220 scientists 38 D-Index: 214 scientists 39 D-Index: 214 scientists 40 D-Index: 205 scientists 41 D-Index: 187 scientists 42 D-Index: 194 scientists 43 D-Index: 201 scientists 44 D-Index: 155 scientists 45 D-Index: 189 scientists 46 D-Index: 148 scientists 47 D-Index: 160 scientists 48 D-Index: 134 scientists 49 D-Index: 130 scientists 50 D-Index: 141 scientists 51 D-Index: 156 scientists 52 D-Index: 108 scientists 53 D-Index: 130 scientists 54 D-Index: 112 scientists 55 D-Index: 97 scientists 56 D-Index: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 102 scientists 58 D-Index: 108 scientists 59 D-Index: 120 scientists 60 D-Index: 103 scientists 61 D-Index: 93 scientists 62 D-Index: 92 scientists 63 D-Index: 74 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 73 scientists 66 D-Index: 64 scientists 67 D-Index: 69 scientists 68 D-Index: 60 scientists 69 D-Index: 39 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 59 scientists 72 D-Index: 46 scientists 73 D-Index: 49 scientists 74 D-Index: 38 scientists 75 D-Index: 35 scientists 76 D-Index: 32 scientists 77 D-Index: 35 scientists 78 D-Index: 31 scientists 79 D-Index: 22 scientists 80 D-Index: 34 scientists 81 D-Index: 31 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 23 scientists 84 D-Index: 18 scientists 85 D-Index: 30 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 20 scientists 89 D-Index: 8 scientists 90 D-Index: 17 scientists 91 D-Index: 7 scientists 92 D-Index: 14 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 10 scientists 98 D-Index: 10 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 16 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 8 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 13 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 5 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 8 scientists 111+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
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 42
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
105 9
106 13
107 4
108 5
109 10
110 8
111+ 96
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Brian Thibeault D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 6,875 Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 82 ranges running from 30 to 111+ D-Index.
  • Brian Thibeault, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from University of California, Santa Barbara, records 42 D-Index - the 42nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 42% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Brian Thibeault, and about 58% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 46 D-Index range, and Brian Thibeault ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32 D-Index, holding 263 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 60% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 50 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Brian Thibeault is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Engineering, Physics and Astronomy, and Materials Science. Within these broad areas, their work focuses particularly on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, as well as Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of specialized subjects. Key areas of interest include Photonic and Optical Devices, Mechanical and Optical Resonators, Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques, CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors, Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications, and Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies.

Brian Thibeault has published in several scientific journals, demonstrating interdisciplinary research activity. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Nature Physics
  • Optics Letters
  • Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films
  • Optics Communications
  • Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Nanotechnology and Microelectronics Materials Processing Measurement and Phenomena

Some of their recent papers are:

  • Deuterated silicon dioxide for heterogeneous integration of ultra-low-loss waveguides, 2020, Optics Letters
  • Nonlinear nanomechanical resonators approaching the quantum ground state, 2023, Nature Physics
  • Highly selective and vertical etch of silicon dioxide using ruthenium films as an etch mask, 2021, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films
  • Mechanisms of Fano-resonant biosensing: Mechanical loading of plasmonic oscillators, 2020, Optics Communications
  • Fabricating distributed feedback laser gratings with bismuth and gold focused ion beams, 2024, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Nanotechnology and Microelectronics Materials Processing Measurement and Phenomena

Collaborative work is indicated by frequent co-authors, including:

  • Demis D. John
  • William J. Mitchell
  • Eduardo Hirata-Miyasaki
  • Gustav M. Pettersson
  • Sara Abrahamsson

Best Publications

  • Light emitting diodes including optically matched substrates

    David B. Slater;Robert C. Glass;Charles M. Swoboda;Bernd Keller

  • Solid state lamp

    Eric J. Tarsa;Brian Thibeault

  • Light-emitting diodes with enhanced light extraction through use of internal and external optical elements

    Siviewlt Brian;シビュールト ブライアン;Mack Michael;マック マイケル

  • Enhanced light extraction through the use of micro-LED arrays

    Brian Thibeault;Steven DenBaars

  • Enhanced performance of offset-gain high-barrier vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

    D.B. Young;J.W. Scott;F.H. Peters;M.G. Peters

  • Band‐gap engineered digital alloy interfaces for lower resistance vertical‐cavity surface‐emitting lasers

    M. G. Peters;B. J. Thibeault;D. B. Young;J. W. Scott

  • Scalable led with improved current spreading structures

    Eric J. Tarsa;Brian Thibeault;James Ibbetson;Michael Mack

  • High efficiency light emitters with reduced polarization-induced charges

    Brian Thibeault;James Ibbetson

  • Inductively Coupled Plasma Etching of Bulk Titanium for MEMS Applications

    E. R. Parker;B. J. Thibeault;M. F. Aimi;M. P. Rao

  • Parallel free-space optical interconnect based on arrays of vertical-cavity lasers and detectors with monolithic microlenses.

    Eva M. Strzelecka;Duane A. Louderback;Brian J. Thibeault;Geoff B. Thompson

  • High-speed characteristics of low-optical loss oxide-apertured vertical-cavity lasers

    B.J. Thibeault;K. Bertilsson;E.R. Hegblom;E. Strzelecka

  • $\hbox{In}_{0.53}\hbox{Ga}_{0.47}\hbox{As}$ Channel MOSFETs With Self-Aligned InAs Source/Drain Formed by MEE Regrowth

    U. Singisetti;M.A. Wistey;G.J. Burek;A.K. Baraskar

  • Scattering losses from dielectric apertures in vertical-cavity lasers

    E.R. Hegblom;D.I. Babic;B.J. Thibeault;L.A. Coldren

  • High efficiency submilliamp vertical cavity lasers with intracavity contacts

    J.W. Scott;B.J. Thibeault;D.B. Young;L.A. Coldren

  • Reduced optical scattering loss in vertical-cavity lasers using a thin (300 /spl Aring/) oxide aperture

    B.J. Thibeault;E.R. Hegblom;P.D. Floyd;R. Naone

  • Estimation of scattering losses in dielectrically apertured vertical cavity lasers

    E. R. Hegblom;D. I. Babic;B. J. Thibeault;L. A. Coldren

  • GaN-Based FETs for Microwave Power Amplification

    Yi-Feng Wu;Bernd P. Keller;Stacia Keller;Jane J. Xu

  • Ultralow resistance in situ Ohmic contacts to InGaAs/InP

    Uttam Singisetti;Mark A. Wistey;Jeramy D. Zimmerman;Brian J. Thibeault

  • Multi element, multi color solid state LED/laser

    Steven P. DenBaars;Eric J. Tarsa;Michael Mack;Bernd Keller

  • High-power vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

    F.H. Peters;M.G. Peters;D.B. Young;J.W. Scott

Frequent Co-Authors

Larry A. Coldren
Larry A. Coldren University of California, Santa Barbara
Mark J. W. Rodwell
Mark J. W. Rodwell University of California, Santa Barbara
Arthur C. Gossard
Arthur C. Gossard University of California, Santa Barbara
bernd keller
bernd keller Cree (United States)
Susanne Stemmer
Susanne Stemmer University of California, Santa Barbara
Mark A. Wistey
Mark A. Wistey Texas State University
Steven P. DenBaars
Steven P. DenBaars University of California, Santa Barbara
Scott W. Corzine
Scott W. Corzine Infinera (United States)
Umesh K. Mishra
Umesh K. Mishra University of California, Santa Barbara
Miguel Urteaga
Miguel Urteaga Teledyne Technologies (United States)

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