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 Dennis W. Prather sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 685 publications — 94th percentile
94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.
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 Dennis W. Prather sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 50 D-Index — 60th percentile
60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.
Dennis W. Prather is affiliated with the University of Delaware in the United States. Their research spans the fields of engineering and physics and astronomy, with particular focus on electrical and electronic engineering as well as atomic and molecular physics and optics.
The scientist's publications are concentrated in several prominent venues, including:
Key research topics covered by their work include:
Frequent collaborators in their research include:
Recent papers authored or co-authored by Dennis W. Prather include:
Dennis W. Prather has received several recognitions, including being named a Fellow of the IEEE in 2020 for contributions to diffractive optical systems. They were also named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2017. Earlier honors include being named an OSA Fellow in 2005 for contributions related to theoretical electromagnetic models and experimental validation of micro- and nano-photonic optical elements and devices, and being named an SPIE Fellow in 2004.
Jian Bai;Shouyuan Shi;D W Prather
Ahmed Sharkawy;Shouyuan Shi;Dennis W. Prather
Andrew J. Mercante;Shouyuan Shi;Peng Yao;Linli Xie
Tom Baehr-Jones;Thierry Pinguet;Patrick Lo Guo-Qiang;Steven Danziger
Dennis W. Prather;Shouyuan Shi
James G. Mutitu;Shouyuan Shi;Caihua Chen;Timothy Creazzo
Dennis W. Prather;Ahmed Sharkawy;Shouyun Shi;Richard A. Soref
Dennis W. Prather;Shouyuan Shi;David M. Pustai;Caihua Chen
Shouyuan Shi;Caihua Chen;Dennis W. Prather
Anita Sure;Thomas Dillon;Janusz Murakowski;Chunchen Lin
Garrett J. Schneider;Janusz A. Murakowski;Christopher A. Schuetz;Shouyuan Shi
Dennis W. Prather;Mark S. Mirotznik;Joseph N. Mait
Dennis W. Prather;Shouyuan Shi;Janusz Murakowski;Garrett J. Schneider
Yuehao Wu;Iftekhar O. Mirza;Gonzalo R. Arce;Dennis W. Prather
Zhaolin Lu;Janusz A. Murakowski;Christopher A. Schuetz;Shouyuan Shi
Andrew J. Mercante;Peng Yao;Shouyuan Shi;Garrett Schneider
Henry Arguello;Hoover Rueda;Yuehao Wu;Dennis W Prather
Dennis W. Prather;Janusz Murakowski;Shouyuan Shi;Sriram Venkataraman
David M. Pustai;Shouyuan Shi;Caihua Chen;Ahmed Sharkawy
Abu Naim R. Ahmed;Sean Nelan;Shouyuan Shi;Peng Yao
Peng Yao;Caihua Chen;Shouyuan Shi;Garrett J. Schneider
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