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Federico Capasso 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 Federico Capasso sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 1,268 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Federico Capasso 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 Federico Capasso 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: 166 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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
  • 2026 - Research.com Physics in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Physics in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2021 - Frederic Ives Medal, The Optical Society For seminal and wide-ranging contributions to optical physics, quantum electronics and nanophotonics.
  • 2019 - Matteucci Medal, Italian National Academy of Sciences (Accademia nazionale delle scienze)
  • 2018 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2016 - International Balzan Prize
  • 2015 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2004 - IEEE Edison Medal For a career of highly creative and influential contributions to heterostructure devices and materials.
  • 2004 - Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science, American Physical Society
  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1997 - John Price Wetherill Medal, Franklin Institute
  • 1995 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to solid-state electronics and optoelectronics through semiconductor 'bandgap engineering.'
  • 1995 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1995 - MRS Medal, Materials Research Society For seminal contributions to compositionally graded materials, using bandgap engineering, and their innovative applications in electronics and optoelectronics
  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1991 - IEEE David Sarnoff Award "For pioneering contributions to heterostructure devices through the use of bandgap engineering techniques."
  • 1991 - SPIE Fellow
  • 1987 - IEEE Fellow For pioneering contributions in heterojunction and superlative devices.
  • 1986 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For outstanding contributions to the advancement of optical and microwave devices with band structure engineering

Overview

Federico Capasso is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans primarily within the fields of Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, with extensive work in the subfields of Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Biomedical Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
  • Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies
  • Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
  • Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices

Federico Capasso has published frequently in venues such as:

  • Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nature Communications
  • Optica
  • Nature Photonics

Some of the recent papers by Federico Capasso include:

  • Flat optics with dispersion-engineered metasurfaces, 2020, Nature Reviews Materials
  • Metasurface optics for on-demand polarization transformations along the optical path, 2021, Nature Photonics
  • High-purity orbital angular momentum states from a visible metasurface laser, 2020, Nature Photonics
  • Tunable structured light with flat optics, 2022, Science
  • Meta-optics achieves RGB-achromatic focusing for virtual reality, 2021, Science Advances

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Federico Capasso comprise:

  • Marco Piccardo
  • Ahmed H. Dorrah
  • Dmitry Kazakov
  • Maryna L. Meretska
  • Benedikt Schwarz

Federico Capasso's awards and honors include:

  • Frederic Ives Medal, The Optical Society (2021) - For seminal and wide-ranging contributions to optical physics, quantum electronics and nanophotonics
  • Matteucci Medal, Italian National Academy of Sciences (2019)
  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2018)
  • International Balzan Prize (2016)
  • Member of Academia Europaea (2015)
  • IEEE Edison Medal (2004) - For a career of highly creative and influential contributions to heterostructure devices and materials
  • Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science, American Physical Society (2004)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1998)
  • John Price Wetherill Medal, Franklin Institute (1997)
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (1995) - For contributions to solid-state electronics and optoelectronics through semiconductor 'bandgap engineering'
  • MRS Medal, Materials Research Society (1995) - For seminal contributions to compositionally graded materials, using bandgap engineering, and their innovative applications in electronics and optoelectronics
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1995)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1992)
  • SPIE Fellow (1991)
  • IEEE David Sarnoff Award (1991) - For pioneering contributions to heterostructure devices through the use of bandgap engineering techniques
  • IEEE Fellow (1987) - For pioneering contributions in heterojunction and superlative devices
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) (1986) - For outstanding contributions to the advancement of optical and microwave devices with band structure engineering

Best Publications

  • Light Propagation with Phase Discontinuities: Generalized Laws of Reflection and Refraction

    Nanfang Yu;Patrice Genevet;Patrice Genevet;Mikhail A. Kats;Francesco Aieta;Francesco Aieta

  • Quantum cascade laser

    Mattias Beck;Jérôme Faist;Antoine Muller

  • Flat Optics With Designer Metasurfaces

    Nanfang Yu;Federico Capasso

  • Metalenses at visible wavelengths: Diffraction-limited focusing and subwavelength resolution imaging.

    Mohammadreza Khorasaninejad;Wei Ting Chen;Robert C. Devlin;Jaewon Oh

  • Aberration-free ultrathin flat lenses and axicons at telecom wavelengths based on plasmonic metasurfaces.

    Francesco Aieta;Patrice Genevet;Patrice Genevet;Mikhail A. Kats;Nanfang Yu

  • A broadband achromatic metalens for focusing and imaging in the visible.

    Wei-Ting Chen;Alexander Yutong Zhu;Vyshakh Sanjeev;Vyshakh Sanjeev;Mohammadreza Khorasaninejad

  • Metasurface Polarization Optics: Independent Phase Control of Arbitrary Orthogonal States of Polarization.

    J. P. Balthasar Mueller;Noah A. Rubin;Robert C. Devlin;Benedikt Groever

  • Self-assembled plasmonic nanoparticle clusters

    Jonathan A. Fan;Chihhui Wu;Kui Bao;Jiming Bao

  • Aberration-free ultra-thin flat lenses and axicons at telecom wavelengths based on plasmonic metasurfaces

    Francesco Aieta;Patrice Genevet;Mikhail A. Kats;Nanfang Yu

  • Polarization-Controlled Tunable Directional Coupling of Surface Plasmon Polaritons

    Jiao Lin;J. P. Balthasar Mueller;Qian Wang;Guanghui Yuan

  • A broadband, background-free quarter-wave plate based on plasmonic metasurfaces.

    Nanfang Yu;Francesco Aieta;Francesco Aieta;Patrice Genevet;Patrice Genevet;Mikhail A. Kats

  • Multiwavelength Achromatic Metasurfaces by Dispersive Phase Compensation

    Francesco Aieta;Mikhail A. Kats;Patrice Genevet;Federico Capasso

  • Recent advances in planar optics: from plasmonic to dielectric metasurfaces

    Patrice Genevet;Federico Capasso;Francesco Aieta;Mohammadreza Khorasaninejad

  • Arbitrary spin-to–orbital angular momentum conversion of light

    Robert C. Devlin;Antonio Ambrosio;Noah A. Rubin;J. P. Balthasar Mueller

  • Quantum mechanical actuation of microelectromechanical systems by the Casimir force.

    Ho Bun Chan;Vladimir A. Aksyuk;Rafael N. Kleiman;David J. Bishop

  • Achromatic Metasurface Optical Components by Dispersive Phase Compensation

    Francesco Aieta;Mikhail Kats;Patrice Genevet;Federico Capasso

  • Nanometre optical coatings based on strong interference effects in highly absorbing media

    Mikhail A. Kats;Romain Blanchard;Patrice Genevet;Federico Capasso

  • Metalenses: Versatile multifunctional photonic components

    Mohammadreza Khorasaninejad;Federico Capasso

  • Recent progress in quantum cascade lasers and applications

    Claire Gmachl;Federico Capasso;Deborah L Sivco;Alfred Y Cho

  • High-Power Directional Emission from Microlasers with Chaotic Resonators

    Claire Gmachl;Federico Capasso;E. E. Narimanov;Jens U. Nöckel

  • The Quantum Cascade Laser

    Federico Capasso;Jerome Faist

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfred Y. Cho
Alfred Y. Cho Nokia (United States)
Deborah L. Sivco
Deborah L. Sivco Princeton University
Albert L. Hutchinson
Albert L. Hutchinson Nokia (United States)
Claire F. Gmachl
Claire F. Gmachl Princeton University
Jérôme Faist
Jérôme Faist ETH Zurich
Nanfang Yu
Nanfang Yu Columbia University
Mikhail A. Kats
Mikhail A. Kats University of Wisconsin–Madison
Patrice Genevet
Patrice Genevet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Carlo Sirtori
Carlo Sirtori École Normale Supérieure

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