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Butrus T. Khuri-Yakub

Butrus T. Khuri-Yakub

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
81
Citations
24221
World Ranking
499
National Ranking
231

Physics

D-Index
82
Citations
22846
World Ranking
2862
National Ranking
1401

Butrus T. Khuri-Yakub 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 Butrus T. Khuri-Yakub sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 597 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Butrus T. Khuri-Yakub 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 Butrus T. Khuri-Yakub sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 1995 - IEEE Fellow For development of innovation nondestructive evaluation techniques, and for contributions to zinc oxide technology.

Overview

Butrus T. Khuri-Yakub is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spans across engineering and medicine, with a notable concentration in biomedical engineering and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

The primary fields of study in their work include:

  • Engineering
  • Medicine

Within these broader areas, their subfields of focus comprise:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Biophysics

The main research topics covered by their publications are:

  • Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography
  • Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging
  • Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications
  • Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation
  • Ultrasound and Cavitation Phenomena
  • Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection

Frequent coauthors in their work include:

  • Kamyar Firouzi
  • Young Hun Kim
  • Jeong Nyeon Kim
  • Kwan Kyu Park
  • Bo Ma

The scientist has published multiple research papers in various respected venues. Some recent publications include:

  • "Applications of Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers: A Comprehensive Review" (2021), IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control
  • "A tool for monitoring cell type-specific focused ultrasound neuromodulation and control of chronic epilepsy" (2022), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Toward rapid infectious disease diagnosis with advances in surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy" (2020), The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • "Combining Acoustic Bioprinting with AI-Assisted Raman Spectroscopy for High-Throughput Identification of Bacteria in Blood" (2023), Nano Letters
  • "Spike frequency-dependent inhibition and excitation of neural activity by high-frequency ultrasound" (2020), The Journal of General Physiology

Their work has appeared frequently in the following publication venues:

  • IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control
  • 2022 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Nano Letters

Recognitions received include being named a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering in 2016. Additionally, they were made an IEEE Fellow in 1995 for contributions to innovation in nondestructive evaluation techniques and advances in zinc oxide technology.

Best Publications

  • A surface micromachined electrostatic ultrasonic air transducer

    M.I. Haller;B.T. Khuri-Yakub

  • Surface micromachined capacitive ultrasonic transducers

    I. Ladabaum;Xuecheng Jin;H.T. Soh;A. Atalar

  • Micromachined two dimensional array of piezoelectrically actuated flextensional transducers

    Gökhan Perçin;Butrus Thomas Khuri-Yakub

  • Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers: next-generation arrays for acoustic imaging?

    O. Oralkan;A.S. Ergun;J.A. Johnson;M. Karaman

  • Ultrahigh sensitivity carbon nanotube agents for photoacoustic molecular imaging in living mice.

    Adam de la Zerda;Zhuang Liu;Sunil Bodapati;Robert Teed

  • Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers for medical imaging and therapy

    Butrus T Khuri-Yakub;Omer Oralkan

  • Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers: fabrication technology

    A.S. Erguri;Yongli Huang;Xuefeng Zhuang;O. Oralkan

  • Fabricating capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers with wafer-bonding technology

    Yongli Huang;A.S. Ergun;E. Haeggstrom;M.H. Badi

  • Ultrasonic Mixing in Microfluidic Channels Using Integrated Transducers

    Goksen G. Yaralioglu;Ira O. Wygant;Theodore C. Marentis;Butrus T. Khuri-Yakub

  • Integration of 2D CMUT arrays with front-end electronics for volumetric ultrasound imaging

    I.O. Wygant;Xuefeng Zhuang;D.T. Yeh;O. Oralkan

  • Calculation and measurement of electromechanical coupling coefficient of capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers

    G.G. Yaralioglu;A.S. Ergun;B. Bayram;E. Haeggstrom

  • Nozzleless droplet formation with focused acoustic beams

    S. A. Elrod;B. Hadimioglu;B. T. Khuri‐Yakub;E. G. Rawson

  • Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers: Theory and Technology

    Arif S. Ergun;Goksen G. Yaralioglu;Butrus T. Khuri-Yakub

  • Method of fabricating an electrostatic ultrasonic transducer

    Matthew Isaac Haller;Butrus Thomas Khuri-Yakub

  • The microfabrication of capacitive ultrasonic transducers

    Xuecheng Jin;I. Ladabaum;B.T. Khuri-Yakub

  • Family of enhanced photoacoustic imaging agents for high-sensitivity and multiplexing studies in living mice.

    Adam de la Zerda;Sunil Bodapati;Robert Teed;Salomón Y May

  • Volumetric ultrasound imaging using 2-D CMUT arrays

    O. Oralkan;A.S. Ergun;Ching-Hsiang Cheng;J.A. Johnson

  • A theory for the radiation pattern of a narrow‐strip acoustic transducer

    A. R. Selfridge;G. S. Kino;B. T. Khuri‐Yakub

  • Material Characterization by the Inversion of V(z)

    K.K. Liang;G.S. Kino;B.T. Khuri-Yakub

  • Fabrication and characterization of surface micromachined capacitive ultrasonic immersion transducers

    Xuecheng Jin;I. Ladabaum;F.L. Degertekin;S. Calmes

Frequent Co-Authors

Omer Oralkan
Omer Oralkan North Carolina State University
Arif S. Ergun
Arif S. Ergun TOBB University of Economics and Technology
Gordon S. Kino
Gordon S. Kino Stanford University
Mario Kupnik
Mario Kupnik Technical University of Darmstadt
Fahrettin Levent Degertekin
Fahrettin Levent Degertekin Georgia Institute of Technology
Goksen G. Yaralioglu
Goksen G. Yaralioglu Özyeğin University
Krishna C. Saraswat
Krishna C. Saraswat Stanford University
Sanjiv S. Gambhir
Sanjiv S. Gambhir Stanford University
Amin Arbabian
Amin Arbabian Stanford University
Abdullah Atalar
Abdullah Atalar Bilkent University

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