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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 107 122 119 59 56 1538 52168
Materials Science 109 717 682 246 225 1596 53929

Fan Ren publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Fan Ren between 1983 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Fan Ren published across 39 years, from 1983 to 2021, averaging 41.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 84 publications in 2006. 76 of the 1,612 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 84. Peak 84 publications in 2006. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 2 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 12 publications 1990: 16 publications 1991: 37 publications 1992: 61 publications 1993: 42 publications 1994: 45 publications 1995: 29 publications 1996: 55 publications 1997: 54 publications 1998: 41 publications 1999: 51 publications 2000: 64 publications 2001: 48 publications 2002: 56 publications 2003: 81 publications 2004: 70 publications 2005: 78 publications 2006: 84 publications 2007: 64 publications 2008: 66 publications 2009: 57 publications 2010: 41 publications 2011: 49 publications 2012: 50 publications 2013: 51 publications 2014: 29 publications 2015: 29 publications 2016: 34 publications 2017: 41 publications 2018: 36 publications 2019: 54 publications 2020: 47 publications 2021: 29 publications
1983 2021

1,612 publications in total across all disciplines

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Fan Ren: publications per year, 1983 to 2021
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 2
1988 7
1989 12
1990 16
1991 37
1992 61
1993 42
1994 45
1995 29
1996 55
1997 54
1998 41
1999 51
2000 64
2001 48
2002 56
2003 81
2004 70
2005 78
2006 84
2007 64
2008 66
2009 57
2010 41
2011 49
2012 50
2013 51
2014 29
2015 29
2016 34
2017 41
2018 36
2019 54
2020 47
2021 29
Total 1,612
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Fan Ren 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 Fan Ren 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, 1,065+ 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: 1,538 publications — 100th percentile

100% 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
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 1,538
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Fan Ren 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 Fan Ren 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, 107 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: 107 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
102 7
103 7
104 8
105 9
106 13
107 4 107
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
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2012 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society
  • 2012 - SPIE Fellow
  • 2008 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to the development of device processing technologies for compound semiconductor devices based on GaAs, InP, ZnO and GaN

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Semiconductor
  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron

Fan Ren mainly focuses on Optoelectronics, Analytical chemistry, Wide-bandgap semiconductor, Nanotechnology and Diode. His Optoelectronics study combines topics in areas such as Transistor and Breakdown voltage. His work deals with themes such as Hydrogen, Molecular beam epitaxy, Annealing and Etching, Dry etching, which intersect with Analytical chemistry.

His Annealing study also includes fields such as

  • Ohmic contact that intertwine with fields like Electrical resistivity and conductivity,
  • Thermal stability which is related to area like Metallurgy. His Wide-bandgap semiconductor research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Magnetic semiconductor, Gate dielectric, Passivation and Band gap. His research integrates issues of Oxide and Light-emitting diode in his study of Diode.

His most cited work include:

  • GAN : PROCESSING, DEFECTS, AND DEVICES (1507 citations)
  • Wide band gap ferromagnetic semiconductors and oxides (894 citations)
  • A review of Ga2O3 materials, processing, and devices (634 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Fan Ren focuses on Optoelectronics, Analytical chemistry, Transistor, Annealing and Wide-bandgap semiconductor. His Optoelectronics research includes elements of Breakdown voltage and High-electron-mobility transistor. The Analytical chemistry study which covers Dry etching that intersects with Reactive-ion etching and Plasma etching.

His Annealing research integrates issues from Ion implantation, Ohmic contact, Doping and Thermal stability. His Doping research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Molecular beam epitaxy and Epitaxy. His studies deal with areas such as Band gap and Bipolar junction transistor as well as Heterojunction.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Optoelectronics (58.70%)
  • Analytical chemistry (29.42%)
  • Transistor (16.66%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

  • Optoelectronics (58.70%)
  • Transistor (16.66%)
  • Schottky diode (12.42%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Optoelectronics, Transistor, Schottky diode, Analytical chemistry and Band gap are his primary areas of study. His study in Optoelectronics is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both High-electron-mobility transistor and Irradiation. His Transistor study combines topics in areas such as Layer, Semiconductor, Electrode and Biosensor.

The concepts of his Schottky diode study are interwoven with issues in Hydrogen, Breakdown voltage, Epitaxy, Schottky barrier and Substrate. Fan Ren studied Analytical chemistry and Annealing that intersect with Ion. Fan Ren combines subjects such as Gate dielectric and Dielectric with his study of Band gap.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • A review of Ga2O3 materials, processing, and devices (634 citations)
  • Perspective—Opportunities and Future Directions for Ga2O3 (175 citations)
  • Perspective: Ga2O3 for ultra-high power rectifiers and MOSFETS (132 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Semiconductor
  • Electron

His primary areas of study are Optoelectronics, Analytical chemistry, Schottky diode, Diode and Breakdown voltage. The study incorporates disciplines such as Transistor and Irradiation in addition to Optoelectronics. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Electron, Fermi level, Annealing, Dielectric and Proton.

His Schottky diode research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Inductively coupled plasma, Silicon, Epitaxy and Voltage. While the research belongs to areas of Diode, Fan Ren spends his time largely on the problem of Dry etching, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Photoluminescence, Resist and BCL3. His Wide-bandgap semiconductor study incorporates themes from Content, Gallium nitride and Light-emitting diode.

Best Publications

  • A review of Ga2O3 materials, processing, and devices

    S. J. Pearton;Jiancheng Yang;Patrick H. Cary;F. Ren

  • GAN : PROCESSING, DEFECTS, AND DEVICES

    S. J. Pearton;J. C. Zolper;R. J. Shul;F. Ren

  • Wide band gap ferromagnetic semiconductors and oxides

    S. J. Pearton;C. R. Abernathy;M. E. Overberg;G. T. Thaler

  • ZnO nanowire growth and devices

    Y.W. Heo;D.P. Norton;L.C. Tien;Y. Kwon

  • Hydrogen-selective sensing at room temperature with ZnO nanorods

    H. T. Wang;B. S. Kang;F. Ren;L. C. Tien

  • Fabrication and performance of GaN electronic devices

    S.J. Pearton;F. Ren;A.P. Zhang;K.P. Lee

  • Perspective: Ga2O3 for ultra-high power rectifiers and MOSFETS

    Stephen J. Pearton;Fan Ren;Marko Tadjer;Jihyun Kim

  • Room‐temperature sharp line electroluminescence at λ=1.54 μm from an erbium‐doped, silicon light‐emitting diode

    B. Zheng;J. Michel;F. Y. G. Ren;L. C. Kimerling

  • Perspective—Opportunities and Future Directions for Ga2O3

    Michael A. Mastro;Akito Kuramata;Jacob Calkins;Jihyun Kim

  • Site-specific growth of Zno nanorods using catalysis-driven molecular-beam epitaxy

    Y. W. Heo;V. Varadarajan;M. Kaufman;K. Kim

  • Magnetic properties of n-GaMnN thin films

    G. T. Thaler;M. E. Overberg;B. Gila;R. Frazier

  • GaN-based diodes and transistors for chemical, gas, biological and pressure sensing

    S J Pearton;B S Kang;Suku Kim;F Ren

  • Review—Ionizing Radiation Damage Effects on GaN Devices

    S. J. Pearton;F. Ren;Erin Patrick;M. E. Law

  • Hydrogen sensing at room temperature with Pt-coated ZnO thin films and nanorods

    L. C. Tien;P. W. Sadik;D. P. Norton;L. F. Voss

  • Depletion-mode ZnO nanowire field-effect transistor

    Y. W. Heo;L. C. Tien;Y. Kwon;D. P. Norton

  • Recent advances in wide bandgap semiconductor biological and gas sensors

    S.J. Pearton;F. Ren;Yu-Lin Wang;B.H. Chu

  • A survey of ohmic contacts to III-V compound semiconductors

    A.G Baca;F Ren;J.C Zolper;R.D Briggs

  • Effect of temperature on Ga2O3(Gd2O3)/GaN metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistors

    F. Ren;M. Hong;S. N. G. Chu;M. A. Marcus

  • Ultrahigh doping of GaAs by carbon during metalorganic molecular beam epitaxy

    C. R. Abernathy;S. J. Pearton;R. Caruso;F. Ren

  • A Review of Dry Etching of GaN and Related Materials

    S.J. Pearton;R. J. Shul;Fan Ren

  • Hydrogen incorporation and diffusivity in plasma-exposed bulk ZnO

    K. Ip;M. E. Overberg;Y. W. Heo;D. P. Norton

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen J. Pearton
Stephen J. Pearton University of Florida
C. R. Abernathy
C. R. Abernathy University of Florida
Brent P. Gila
Brent P. Gila University of Florida
Ji Hyun Kim
Ji Hyun Kim Seoul National University
David P. Norton
David P. Norton University of Florida
Ivan I. Kravchenko
Ivan I. Kravchenko Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Jenshan Lin
Jenshan Lin University of Florida
Albert G. Baca
Albert G. Baca Sandia National Laboratories
Xian-An Cao
Xian-An Cao West Virginia University
Akito Kuramata
Akito Kuramata Novel Crystal Technology, Inc

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