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Dirk Englund

Dirk Englund

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 101 171 165 82 76 624 43570
Physics 105 1367 1294 714 664 681 47456

Dirk Englund publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dirk Englund between 2003 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dirk Englund published across 24 years, from 2003 to 2026, averaging 41 papers a year. Output peaked at 95 publications in 2023. 79 of the 984 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 95. Peak 95 publications in 2023. 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 23 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 26 publications 2013: 35 publications 2014: 50 publications 2015: 47 publications 2016: 49 publications 2017: 67 publications 2018: 57 publications 2019: 80 publications 2020: 65 publications 2021: 64 publications 2022: 85 publications 2023: 95 publications 2024: 75 publications 2025: 78 publications 2026: 1 publication
2003 2026

984 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dirk Englund: publications per year, 2003 to 2026
Year Publications
2003 1
2004 3
2005 8
2006 13
2007 23
2008 19
2009 14
2010 13
2011 16
2012 26
2013 35
2014 50
2015 47
2016 49
2017 67
2018 57
2019 80
2020 65
2021 64
2022 85
2023 95
2024 75
2025 78
2026 1
Total 984
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Dirk Englund 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 Dirk Englund 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, 614–633 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: 624 publications — 91st percentile

91% 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
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 50 624
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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Dirk Englund 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 Dirk Englund 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, 101 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: 101 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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
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 5 101
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

  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2011 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Dirk Englund is affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Their research focuses on several interconnected fields of study, including engineering, physics and astronomy, and computer science, with substantial contributions to subfields such as electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, artificial intelligence, materials chemistry, and biomedical engineering.

Their work covers a broad range of topics, particularly in photonic and optical devices, neural networks and reservoir computing, quantum information and cryptography, optical network technologies, diamond and carbon-based materials research, advanced fiber laser technologies, and quantum optics and atomic interactions.

Dirk Englund has published extensively in a variety of scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
  • Nature Communications
  • Physical Review Applied
  • npj Quantum Information

Some notable recent papers include:

  • Programmable photonic circuits, 2020, published in Nature
  • Inference in artificial intelligence with deep optics and photonics, 2020, published in Nature
  • The potential and global outlook of integrated photonics for quantum technologies, 2021, published in Nature Reviews Physics
  • Hybrid integration methods for on-chip quantum photonics, 2020, published in Optica
  • Transform-Limited Photons From a Coherent Tin-Vacancy Spin in Diamond, 2020, published in Physical Review Letters

Dirk Englund frequently collaborates with a range of coauthors, including Matthew E. Trusheim, Ian Christen, Ryan Hamerly, Kevin C. Chen, and Matt Eichenfield. These collaborations reflect a network of interdisciplinary research ties.

In recognition of their work, Dirk Englund was named Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Deep learning with coherent nanophotonic circuits

    Yichen Shen;Nicholas C. Harris;Scott Skirlo;Dirk Englund

  • Solid-state single-photon emitters

    Igor Aharonovich;Dirk Englund;Milos Toth

  • Advances in quantum cryptography

    S. Pirandola;U. L. Andersen;L. Banchi;M. Berta

  • Advances in Quantum Cryptography

    S. Pirandola;U. L. Andersen;L. Banchi;M. Berta

  • Chip-integrated ultrafast graphene photodetector with high responsivity

    Xuetao Gan;Ren-Jye Shiue;Yuanda Gao;Inanc Meric

  • Controlling the spontaneous emission rate of single quantum dots in a two-dimensional photonic crystal.

    Dirk Englund;David Fattal;Edo Waks;Glenn Solomon

  • Programmable photonic circuits.

    Wim Bogaerts;Daniel Pérez;José Capmany;David A. B. Miller

  • Inference in artificial intelligence with deep optics and photonics.

    Gordon Wetzstein;Aydogan Ozcan;Sylvain Gigan;Shanhui Fan

  • Controlling cavity reflectivity with a single quantum dot

    Dirk Englund;Andrei Faraon;Ilya Fushman;Nick Stoltz

  • Material platforms for spin-based photonic quantum technologies

    Mete Atatüre;Dirk Englund;Nick Vamivakas;Sang-Yun Lee

  • Ultrafast photonic crystal nanocavity laser

    Hatice Altug;Dirk Englund;Jelena Vučković

  • Coherent generation of non-classical light on a chip via photon-induced tunnelling and blockade

    Andrei Faraon;Ilya Fushman;Dirk Englund;Nick Stoltz

  • Robust multicolor single photon emission from point defects in hexagonal boron nitride

    Toan Trong Tran;Christopher Elbadawi;Daniel Totonjian;Charlene J Lobo

  • Reliable Exfoliation of Large-Area High-Quality Flakes of Graphene and Other Two-Dimensional Materials

    Yuan Huang;Eli Sutter;Norman N. Shi;Jiabao Zheng

  • Experimental demonstration of memory-enhanced quantum communication.

    Mihir Bhaskar;Ralf Riedinger;Bart Machielse;David Levonian

  • Tunable and high-purity room temperature single-photon emission from atomic defects in hexagonal boron nitride

    Gabriele Grosso;Hyowon Moon;Benjamin Lienhard;Sajid Ali

  • Controlled phase shifts with a single quantum dot.

    Ilya Fushman;Dirk Englund;Andrei Faraon;Nick Stoltz

  • Quantum transport simulations in a programmable nanophotonic processor

    Nicholas C. Harris;Gregory R. Steinbrecher;Mihika Prabhu;Yoav Lahini

  • Quantum networks based on color centers in diamond

    Maximilian Ruf;Noel H. Wan;Hyeongrak Choi;Dirk Englund;Dirk Englund

  • Quantum Computer Systems for Scientific Discovery

    Yuri Alexeev;Dave Bacon;Kenneth R. Brown;Robert Calderbank

  • A MoTe2-based light-emitting diode and photodetector for silicon photonic integrated circuits

    Ya-Qing Bie;Gabriele Grosso;Mikkel Heuck;Marco M. Furchi

  • Deterministic Coupling of a Single Nitrogen Vacancy Center to a Photonic Crystal Cavity

    Dirk Englund;Brendan John Shields;Kelley Rivoire;Fariba Hatami

  • On-chip detection of non-classical light by scalable integration of single-photon detectors

    Faraz Najafi;Jacob Mower;Nicholas Christopher Harris;Francesco Bellei

  • Integrated Source of Spectrally Filtered Correlated Photons for Large-Scale Quantum Photonic Systems

    Nicholas C. Harris;Davide Grassani;Angelica Simbula;Mihir Pant

Frequent Co-Authors

Jelena Vuckovic
Jelena Vuckovic Stanford University
Andrei Faraon
Andrei Faraon California Institute of Technology
James Hone
James Hone Columbia University
Michael Hochberg
Michael Hochberg Luminous Computing
Arka Majumdar
Arka Majumdar University of Washington
Edo Waks
Edo Waks University of Maryland, College Park
Pierre Petroff
Pierre Petroff University of California, Santa Barbara
Hatice Altug
Hatice Altug École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Igor Aharonovich
Igor Aharonovich University of Technology Sydney
Tom Baehr-Jones
Tom Baehr-Jones Luminous Computing

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