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D-Index
58
Citations
10446
World Ranking
1905
National Ranking
748

David F. Welch 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 David F. Welch sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 419 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David F. Welch 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 David F. Welch sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% 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 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to high-power semiconductor lasers and photonic integrated circuits.

Overview

David F. Welch is affiliated with Infinera in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on several specialized subfields including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Dermatology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Oncology, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The main topics covered in Welch's work include:

  • Infection Control and Ventilation
  • Skin Protection and Aging
  • Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • COVID-19 and Healthcare Impacts
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Wood Treatment and Properties

Welch has contributed to several scientific publications, predominantly in the following venues:

  • Photochemistry and Photobiology
  • Scientific Reports
  • PEER
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Recent notable papers include:

  • Far-UVC light (222 nm) efficiently and safely inactivates airborne human coronaviruses, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Far-UVC (222 nm) efficiently inactivates an airborne pathogen in a room-sized chamber, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Exposure of Human Skin Models to KrCl Excimer Lamps: The Impact of Optical Filtering†, 2021, Photochemistry and Photobiology
  • No Evidence of Induced Skin Cancer or Other Skin Abnormalities after Long-Term (66 week) Chronic Exposure to 222-nm Far-UVC Radiation, 2022, Photochemistry and Photobiology
  • Inactivation Rates for Airborne Human Coronavirus by Low Doses of 222 nm Far-UVC Radiation, 2022, Viruses

Frequent collaborators include:

  • David J. Brenner
  • Manuela Buonanno
  • Igor Shuryak
  • Raabia Hashmi
  • Camryn Petersen

Welch's work integrates knowledge from both medical and engineering perspectives, particularly relating to the use of Far-UVC light for infection control and skin protection. This intersection reflects a broader interdisciplinary approach in their research.

In 2016, Welch was recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to high-power semiconductor lasers and photonic integrated circuits.

Best Publications

  • Large-scale photonic integrated circuits

    R. Nagarajan;C.H. Joyner;R.P. Schneider;J.S. Bostak

  • Monolithic photonic integrated circuit (PIC) with forward error correction (FEC)

    David Welch;Radhakrishnan Nagarajan;Fred Kish;Mark Missey

  • MONOLITHIC TRANSMITTER PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (TxPIC) WITH INTEGRATED OPTICAL COMPONENTS IN CIRCUIT SIGNAL CHANNELS

    David F. Welch;Vincent G. Dominic;Fred A. Kish;Mark J. Missey

  • Microstructure of GaN epitaxy on SiC using AlN buffer layers

    F. A. Ponce;B. S. Krusor;J. S. Major;W. E. Plano

  • High power diode laser arrays

    J.G. Endriz;M. Vakili;G.S. Browder;M. DeVito

  • Digital optical network architecture

    Jagdeep Singh;Drew D. Perkins;David F. Welch;Mark Yin

  • InP Photonic Integrated Circuits

    R Nagarajan;M Kato;J Pleumeekers;P Evans

  • System-on-Chip Photonic Integrated Circuits

    Fred Kish;Vikrant Lal;Peter Evans;Scott W. Corzine

  • Analysis of second-order gratings

    A. Hardy;D.F. Welch;W. Streifer

  • Strained Ga/sub x/In/sub 1-x/P/(AlGa)/sub 0.5/In/sub 0.5/P heterostructures and quantum-well laser diodes

    D.P. Bour;R.S. Geels;D.W. Treat;T.L. Paoli

  • Coolerless photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for WDM transmission networks and PICs operable with a floating signal channel grid changing with temperature but with fixed channel spacing in the floating grid

    Radhakrishnan L. Nagarajan;Fred A. Kish;David F. Welch;Drew D. Perkins

  • Drift leakage current in AlGaInP quantum-well lasers

    D.P. Bour;D.W. Treat;R.L. Thornton;R.S. Geels

  • Operating characteristics of a high-power monolithically integrated flared amplifier master oscillator power amplifier

    S. O'Brien;D.F. Welch;R.A. Parke;D. Mehuys

  • Frequency converted laser diode and lens system therefor

    Robert G. Waarts;David F. Welch;Donald R. Scifres;Robert J. Lang

  • Modal analysis of linear Talbot-cavity semiconductor lasers

    David Mehuys;William G. Streifer;Robert G. Waarts;David F. Welch

  • Laser diode pumped 106 mW blue upconversion fiber laser

    S. Sanders;R. G. Waarts;D. G. Mehuys;D. F. Welch

  • Theory of grating-confined broad-area lasers

    R.J. Lang;K. Dzurko;A.A. Hardy;S. Demars

  • Advances in diode laser pumps

    W. Streifer;D.R. Scifres;G.L. Harnagel;D.F. Welch

  • 2.0 W CW, diffraction-limited operation of a monolithically integrated master oscillator power amplifier

    R. Parke;D.F. Welch;A. Hardy;R. Lang

  • Noncritical quasi-phase-matched second harmonic generation in an annealed proton-exchanged LiNbO/sub 3/ waveguide

    M.L. Bortz;S.J. Field;M.M. Fejer;D.W. Nam

  • Wavelength-stabilized, high power semiconductor laser

    David G. Mehuys;David F. Welch;Robert J. Lang;Donald R. Scifres

  • Large-scale photonic integrated circuits

    J. Pleumeekers;M. Kato;P. Evans;S. Corzine

Frequent Co-Authors

Fred A. Kish
Fred A. Kish Infinera (United States)
Radhakrishnan L. Nagarajan
Radhakrishnan L. Nagarajan Marvell Technology
Donald R. Scifres
Donald R. Scifres SDL Ventures
Richard P. Schneider
Richard P. Schneider Infinera (United States)
Scott W. Corzine
Scott W. Corzine Infinera (United States)
W. Streifer
W. Streifer SDL (United States)
Lew Goldberg
Lew Goldberg United States Naval Research Laboratory
C. Joyner
C. Joyner Infinera (United States)
Richard M. Osgood
Richard M. Osgood Columbia University

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