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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
107
Citations
52168
World Ranking
122
National Ranking
59

Materials Science

D-Index
109
Citations
53929
World Ranking
717
National Ranking
246

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.

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34 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.

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.

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.

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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