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David J. DiGiovanni

David J. DiGiovanni

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 56 2115 2029 833 780 347 9697

David J. DiGiovanni publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David J. DiGiovanni between 1989 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David J. DiGiovanni published across 38 years, from 1989 to 2026, averaging 10.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 1993. 16 of the 386 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 1993. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 4 publications 1991: 21 publications 1992: 23 publications 1993: 30 publications 1994: 21 publications 1995: 17 publications 1996: 18 publications 1997: 17 publications 1998: 19 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 15 publications 2026: 1 publication
1989 2026

386 publications in total across all disciplines

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David J. DiGiovanni: publications per year, 1989 to 2026
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 4
1991 21
1992 23
1993 30
1994 21
1995 17
1996 18
1997 17
1998 19
1999 9
2000 6
2001 5
2002 7
2003 7
2004 6
2005 11
2006 11
2007 5
2008 17
2009 6
2010 7
2011 3
2012 8
2013 11
2014 5
2015 6
2016 6
2017 8
2018 12
2019 7
2020 8
2021 5
2022 5
2023 11
2024 7
2025 15
2026 1
Total 386
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David J. DiGiovanni 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 J. DiGiovanni 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, 334–353 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: 347 publications — 67th percentile

67% 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
334–353 250 347
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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David J. DiGiovanni 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 J. DiGiovanni 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, 56 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: 56 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% 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
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 56
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - OSA Fellows For extensive contributions and leadership in the fabrication and application of fiber amplifier and lasers.

Overview

David J. DiGiovanni is affiliated with OFS in the United States and has made contributions primarily in the field of Engineering, with a focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Their research spans several specialized subfields including Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Ceramics and Composites, Mechanics of Materials, and Acoustics and Ultrasonics.

The main topics covered by DiGiovanni's work include Optical Network Technologies, Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics, Advanced Photonic Communication Systems, Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices, Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors, Advanced Optical Network Technologies, and Optical Wireless Communication Technologies.

Notable recent publications by David J. DiGiovanni include:

  • "Amplified Transmission Beyond C- and L- Bands: Bismuth Doped Fiber Amplifier for O-Band Transmission" (2022, Journal of Lightwave Technology)
  • "1255-1355 nm (17.6 THz) Bandwidth O-Band BDFA Pumped Using Uncooled Multimode 915 nm Laser Diode via YDF Conversion Stage" (2023, Journal of Lightwave Technology)
  • "Review of bismuth-doped fibers used in O-band optical amplifiers-scientific challenges and outlook" (2023, International Journal of Applied Glass Science)
  • "Shape sensing endoscope fiber" (2024, Optica)
  • "High-Capacity 400Gb/s Real-Time Transmission over SCUBA110 Fibers for DCI/Metro/Long-haul Networks" (2022, Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2022)

Frequent co-authors with whom DiGiovanni has collaborated include Paul S. Westbrook, V. Mikhailov, Jiawei Luo, Daryl Inniss, and Robert S. Windeler.

Several publication venues frequently hosting DiGiovanni's work are Journal of Lightwave Technology, IET conference proceedings, arXiv (Cornell University), International Journal of Applied Glass Science, and Optica.

David J. DiGiovanni was recognized as an OSA Fellow in 2006 for contributions related to fiber amplifier and laser fabrication and application.

Best Publications

  • Spectrum-sliced fiber-amplifier light source for multichannel WDM applications

    J. S. Lee;Y. C. Chung;D. J. DiGiovanni

  • Article comprising a micro-structured optical fiber, and method of making such fiber

    David John DiGiovanni;Ashish Madhukar Vengsarkar;Jefferson Lynn Wagener;Robert Scott Windeler

  • Rayleigh scattering limitations in distributed Raman pre-amplifiers

    P.B. Hansen;L. Eskildsen;J. Stentz;T.A. Strasser

  • Optical fiber configuration for dissipating stray light

    David John DiGiovanni;Yoshihiro Emori;Michael Fishteyn;Clifford Headley

  • GRADED FIBER BUNDLE FOR INPUTTING, OUTPUTTING AND COUPLING LIGHT TO CLAD PUMPING FIBER DEVICE

    Digiovanni David John;Stentz Andrew J

  • Optically driven deposition of single-walled carbon-nanotube saturable absorbers on optical fiber end-faces

    J. W. Nicholson;R. S. Windeler;D. J. DiGiovanni

  • Cladding-pumped fiber structures

    David John Digiovanni

  • Short single frequency erbium-doped fibre laser

    J.L. Zyskind;V. Mizrahi;D.J. DiGiovanni;J.W. Sulhoff

  • Optical fiber-based dispersion compensation using higher order modes near cutoff

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  • Stable single-mode erbium fiber-grating laser for digital communication

    V. Mizrahi;D.J. DiGiovanni;R.M. Atkins;S.G. Grubb

  • Cladding-pumped erbium-doped multicore fiber amplifier

    K. S. Abedin;T. F. Taunay;M. Fishteyn;D. J. DiGiovanni

  • Capacity upgrades of transmission systems by Raman amplification

    P.B. Hansen;L. Eskildsen;S.G. Grubb;A.J. Stentz

  • Effects of concentration and clusters in erbium-doped fiber lasers.

    J. L. Wagener;P. F. Wysocki;M. J. F. Digonnet;H. J. Shaw

  • Ultraviolet laser fabrication of ultrastrong optical fiber gratings and of germania‐doped channel waveguides

    Victor Mizrahi;Paul J. Lemaire;Turan Erdogan;W. A. Reed

  • Highly nonlinear near-resonant photodarkening in a thulium-doped aluminosilicate glass fiber

    M. M. Broer;D. M. Krol;D. J. Digiovanni

  • Refractive index perturbations in optical fibers resulting from frozen-in viscoelasticity

    A. D. Yablon;M. F. Yan;P. Wisk;F. V. DiMarcello

  • Image contrast in near‐field optics

    J. K. Trautman;E. Betzig;J. S. Weiner;D. J. DiGiovanni

  • Characterization of erbium-doped fibers and application to modeling 980-nm and 1480-nm pumped amplifiers

    C.R. Giles;C.A. Burrus;D.J. DiGiovanni;N.K. Dutta

  • Saturable absorber modelocked polarisation maintaining erbium-doped fibre laser

    E.A. De Souza;C.E. Soccolich;W. Pleibel;R.H. Stolen

  • Raman fiber laser with 81 W output power at 1480 nm.

    J. W. Nicholson;M. F. Yan;P. Wisk;J. Fleming

  • High power optical apparatus employing large-mode-area, multimode, gain-producing optical fibers

    Clifford Headley;David J. Digiovanni

Frequent Co-Authors

John M. Fini
John M. Fini Ayar Labs (United States)
Victor Mizrahi
Victor Mizrahi Independent Scientist / Consultant, US
Herman M. Presby
Herman M. Presby Nokia (Finland)
Namkyoo Park
Namkyoo Park Seoul National University
Yun Chur Chung
Yun Chur Chung Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Steven K. Korotky
Steven K. Korotky Nokia (United States)

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