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Dirk Leipold

Dirk Leipold

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
39
Citations
6453
World Ranking
4692
National Ranking
1652

Dirk Leipold 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 Leipold sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 122 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dirk Leipold 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 Leipold sits on this spectrum.

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: 39 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

Overview

Dirk Leipold is affiliated with Equal1 Labs in the United States, focusing their research on engineering, computer science, and physics and astronomy. Their work spans multiple subfields such as electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, artificial intelligence, computational theory and mathematics, and biomedical engineering.

The primary topics of Leipold's research include quantum and electron transport phenomena, quantum computing algorithms and architecture, advancements in semiconductor devices and circuit design, semiconductor materials and devices, quantum information and cryptography, quantum-dot cellular automata, and integrated circuits and semiconductor failure analysis.

The scientist has published extensively in various academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters
  • 2022 29th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS)
  • IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine
  • IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine

Some of the notable recent papers authored by Leipold include:

  • "A Single-Electron Injection Device for CMOS Charge Qubits Implemented in 22-nm FD-SOI" (2020), IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters
  • "Cryo-CMOS for Quantum System On-Chip Integration: Quantum Computing as the Development Driver" (2021), IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine
  • "A Fully Integrated DAC for CMOS Position-Based Charge Qubits with Single-Electron Detector Loopback Testing" (2020), IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters
  • "Semiconductor Quantum Computing: Toward a CMOS quantum computer on chip" (2021), IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine
  • "Cryogenic Controller for Electrostatically Controlled Quantum Dots in 22-nm Quantum SoC" (2022), IEEE Open Journal of the Solid-State Circuits Society

Leipold frequently collaborates with a set of coauthors, including Elena Blokhina, Robert Bogdan Staszewski, Imran Bashir, Panagiotis Giounanlis, and Andrii Sokolov. These collaborations reflect an active engagement in interdisciplinary research efforts within quantum computing and semiconductor device development.

Best Publications

  • All-digital PLL and transmitter for mobile phones

    R.B. Staszewski;J.L. Wallberg;S. Rezeq;Chih-Ming Hung

  • All-digital TX frequency synthesizer and discrete-time receiver for bluetooth radio in 130-nm CMOS

    Robert Bogdan Staszewski;Khurram Muhammad;Dirk Leipold;Chih-Ming Hung

  • Digitally controlled oscillator (DCO)-based architecture for RF frequency synthesis in a deep-submicrometer CMOS Process.

    Robert Bogdan Staszewski;Dirk Leipold;Khurram Muhammad;Poras T. Balsara

  • A first multigigahertz digitally controlled oscillator for wireless applications

    R.B. Staszewski;Chih-Ming Hung;D. Leipold;P.T. Balsara

  • All-digital PLL and GSM/EDGE transmitter in 90nm CMOS

    R.B. Staszewski;J. Wallberg;S. Rezeq;Chih-Ming Hung

  • A digitally controlled oscillator in a 90 nm digital CMOS process for mobile phones

    R.B. Staszewski;Chih-Ming Hung;N. Barton;Meng-Chang Lee

  • A discrete-time Bluetooth receiver in a 0.13/spl mu/m digital CMOS process

    K. Muhammad;D. Leipold;B. Staszewski;Y.-C. Ho

  • The first fully integrated quad-band GSM/GPRS receiver in a 90-nm digital CMOS process

    Khurram Muhammad;Yo-Chuol Ho;Terry L. Mayhugh;Chih-Ming Hung

  • All-digital phase-domain TX frequency synthesizer for Bluetooth radios in 0.13/spl mu/m CMOS

    R.B. Staszewski;Chih-Ming Hung;K. Maggio;J. Wallberg

  • Digital fractional phase detector

    Robert B. Staszewski;Dirk Leipold

  • Multi-band low noise amplifier system

    Chih-Ming Hung;Dirk Leipold;Yo-Chuol Ho

  • Digital RF processing: toward low-cost reconfigurable radios

    K. Muhammad;R.B. Staszewski;D. Leipold

  • Gain calibration of a digital controlled oscillator

    Robert B. Staszewski;Gennady Feygin;Oren E. Eliezer;Dirk Leipold

  • Hybrid of predictive and closed-loop phase-domain digital PLL architecture

    Robert B. Staszewski;Dirk Leipold;Kenneth Maggio

  • Integrated circuit incorporating RF antenna switch and power amplifier

    Alexander Mostov;Dirk Leipold

  • A digitally controlled oscillator system for SAW-less transmitters in cellular handsets

    Chih-Ming Hung;R.B. Staszewski;N. Barton;Meng-Chang Lee

  • Frequency synthesizer with digitally-controlled oscillator

    Robert B. Staszewski;Dirk Leipold;Khurram Muhammad;Chih-Ming Hung

  • TDC-based frequency synthesizer for wireless applications

    R.B. Staszewski;D. Leipold;Chih-Ming Hung;P.T. Balsara

  • Efficient pulse amplitude modulation transmit modulation

    Robert B. Staszewski;Dirk Leipold;Kenneth J. Maggio

  • RF transmission leakage mitigator, method of mitigating an RF transmission leakage and CDMA transceiver employing the same

    Khurram Muhammad;Dirk Leipold

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Bogdan Staszewski
Robert Bogdan Staszewski University College Dublin
Chih-Ming Hung
Chih-Ming Hung MediaTek (Taiwan)
Poras T. Balsara
Poras T. Balsara The University of Texas at Dallas

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