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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 32 6315 6064 903 898 437 4336

Chester Shu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Chester Shu between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Chester Shu published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 12.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2005. 20 of the 454 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2005. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 14 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 34 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 33 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 11 publications
1989 2025

454 publications in total across all disciplines

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Chester Shu: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 3
1991 1
1992 0
1993 2
1994 4
1995 5
1996 4
1997 14
1998 14
1999 15
2000 7
2001 13
2002 12
2003 12
2004 16
2005 34
2006 17
2007 20
2008 18
2009 12
2010 20
2011 18
2012 13
2013 11
2014 11
2015 15
2016 18
2017 25
2018 33
2019 16
2020 9
2021 10
2022 3
2023 8
2024 9
2025 11
Total 454
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Chester Shu 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 Chester Shu 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, 434–453 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: 437 publications — 79th percentile

79% 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
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
434–453 147 437
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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Chester Shu 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 Chester Shu 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, 32 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: 32 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% 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 32
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
105 9
106 13
107 4
108 5
109 10
110 8
111+ 96
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Overview

Chester Shu is affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong in China. Their research spans multiple areas within engineering and physics, with a focus on electrical and electronic engineering and atomic and molecular physics, particularly optics.

Their work covers topics including:

  • Optical Network Technologies
  • Advanced Photonic Communication Systems
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices
  • Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors
  • Blind Source Separation Techniques

Chester Shu has published extensively in prominent venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
  • IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
  • Optics Express
  • Optics Letters

Their recent papers highlight contributions to various photonics and optical communication topics. Selected recent publications are:

  • "Four-wave mixing based spectral Talbot amplifier for programmable purification of optical frequency combs," 2024, APL Photonics
  • "Meta-Optics Based Parallel Convolutional Processing for Neural Network Accelerator," 2024, Laser & Photonics Review
  • "Optimum Constellation Size for Probabilistically Shaped Signals in the Presence of Laser Phase Noise," 2021, Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • "Viterbi and Viterbi Algorithm based Phase Recovery for Probabilistically Shaped Signals," 2020, Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • "Performance Investigation of Learning Rate Decay in LMS-Based Equalization," 2020, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Chester Shu collaborates regularly with a group of coauthors, including:

  • Qiulin Zhang
  • Yuanfei Zhang
  • Honghui Zhang
  • Qijie Xie
  • Zijian Li

Their research integrates advanced photonics techniques and neural network accelerators, addressing challenges in signal processing, optical frequency combs, and laser phase noise. The range of publication venues and topics reflects engagement with both fundamental and applied aspects of photonics and optical engineering.

Best Publications

  • Synergistic Effects of Plasmonics and Electron Trapping in Graphene Short-Wave Infrared Photodetectors with Ultrahigh Responsivity.

    Zefeng Chen;Xinming Li;Jiaqi Wang;Li Tao

  • High Responsivity, Broadband, and Fast Graphene/Silicon Photodetector in Photoconductor Mode

    Zefeng Chen;Zhenzhou Cheng;Jiaqi Wang;Xi Wan

  • Polarization-insensitive widely tunable wavelength converter based on four-wave mixing in a dispersion-flattened nonlinear photonic Crystal fiber

    K.K. Chow;C. Shu;Chinlon Lin;A. Bjarklev

  • High-responsivity graphene-on-silicon slot waveguide photodetectors

    Jiaqi Wang;Zhenzhou Cheng;Zefeng Chen;Xi Wan

  • High sensitivity of dual resonant peaks of long-period fibre grating to surrounding refractive index changes

    Xuewen Shu;Xuemei Zhu;Shan Jiang;Wei Shi

  • Multiple fiber Bragg grating interrogation based on a spectrum-limited Fourier domain mode-locking fiber laser

    Daru Chen;Chester Shu;Sailing He

  • Passively harmonic mode-locked erbium-doped fiber soliton laser with a nonlinear polarization rotation

    X. M. Liu;T. Wang;C. Shu;L. R. Wang

  • Optically controlled Sagnac loop comb filter.

    K. L. Lee;M. P. Fok;S. M. Wan;C. Shu

  • Mode-Division Multiplexing for Silicon Photonic Network-on-Chip

    Xinru Wu;Chaoran Huang;Ke Xu;Chester Shu

  • Rational harmonic mode locking of an optically triggered fiber laser incorporating a nonlinear optical loop modulator

    W.W. Tang;C. Shu;K.L. Lee

  • Brillouin optical time domain analyzer sensors assisted by advanced image denoising techniques

    Huan Wu;Liang Wang;Zhiyong Zhao;Nan Guo

  • 4/spl times/2.5 GHz repetitive photonic sampler for high-speed analog-to-digital signal conversion

    M.P. Fok;K.L. Lee;C. Shu

  • Dual resonant peaks of LP015 cladding mode in long-period gratings

    Xuewen Shu;Xuemei Zhu;Qinglin Wang;Shan Jiang

  • Brillouin Optical Time-Domain Analyzer Assisted by Support Vector Machine for Ultrafast Temperature Extraction

    Huan Wu;Liang Wang;Nan Guo;Chester Shu

  • Multipump Four-Wave Mixing in a Photonic Crystal Fiber for 6 $ imes$ 10 Gb/s Wavelength Multicasting of DPSK Signals

    M.P. Fok;C. Shu

  • Depolarization technique for wavelength conversion using four-wave mixing in a dispersion-flattened photonic crystal fiber

    Taotao Yang;Chester Shu;Chinlon Lin

  • Graphene photodetector integrated on silicon nitride waveguide

    Jiaqi Wang;Zhenzhou Cheng;Zefeng Chen;Jian-Bin Xu

  • Cavity-enhanced thermo-optic bistability and hysteresis in a graphene-on-Si 3 N 4 ring resonator.

    Yun Gao;Wen Zhou;Xiankai Sun;Hon Ki Tsang

  • All-optical wavelength conversion with multicasting at 6×10 Gbit/s using electroabsorption modulator

    K.K. Chow;C. Shu

  • Real-time experimental demonstration of low-cost VCSEL intensity-modulated 11.25 Gb/s optical OFDM signal transmission over 25 km PON systems.

    E. Hugues-Salas;R. P. Giddings;X. Q. Jin;J. L. Wei

  • Waveband-switchable SOA ring laser constructed with a phase modulator loop mirror filter

    M.P. Fok;K.L. Lee;C. Shu

Frequent Co-Authors

Mable P. Fok
Mable P. Fok University of Georgia
Hon Ki Tsang
Hon Ki Tsang Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chao Lu
Chao Lu Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Sailing He
Sailing He Zhejiang University
Daniel J. Blumenthal
Daniel J. Blumenthal University of California, Santa Barbara
Jianbin Xu
Jianbin Xu Chinese University of Hong Kong
Anders Bjarklev
Anders Bjarklev Technical University of Denmark
Guodong Zhou
Guodong Zhou Soochow University
Chun-Kit Chan
Chun-Kit Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong

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