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Frank Ellinger

Frank Ellinger

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 42 4035 3874 116 112 679 9406

Frank Ellinger publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Frank Ellinger between 1998 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Frank Ellinger published across 29 years, from 1998 to 2026, averaging 26.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 68 publications in 2017. 27 of the 760 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 68. Peak 68 publications in 2017. 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 27 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 34 publications 2014: 36 publications 2015: 62 publications 2016: 57 publications 2017: 68 publications 2018: 61 publications 2019: 63 publications 2020: 42 publications 2021: 46 publications 2022: 39 publications 2023: 31 publications 2024: 33 publications 2025: 25 publications 2026: 2 publications
1998 2026

760 publications in total across all disciplines

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Frank Ellinger: publications per year, 1998 to 2026
Year Publications
1998 1
1999 2
2000 5
2001 6
2002 7
2003 4
2004 15
2005 8
2006 8
2007 7
2008 19
2009 12
2010 19
2011 27
2012 21
2013 34
2014 36
2015 62
2016 57
2017 68
2018 61
2019 63
2020 42
2021 46
2022 39
2023 31
2024 33
2025 25
2026 2
Total 760
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Frank Ellinger 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 Frank Ellinger 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, 674–693 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: 679 publications — 93rd percentile

93% 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 44 679
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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Frank Ellinger 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 Frank Ellinger 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, 42 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: 42 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% 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 42
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
108 5
109 10
110 8
111+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1969 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Frank Ellinger is affiliated with TU Dresden in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a focus on electrical and electronic engineering. Their research encompasses a broad range of topics, including radio frequency integrated circuit design, advancements in PLL and VCO technologies, photonic and optical devices, microwave engineering and waveguides, advancements in semiconductor devices and circuit design, semiconductor lasers and optical devices, as well as thin-film transistor technologies.

Among recent notable publications are:

  • Reverse dark current in organic photodetectors and the major role of traps as source of noise, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Review of recent trends in flexible metal oxide thin-film transistors for analog applications, 2020, Flexible and Printed Electronics
  • On Wireless Sensor Network Models: A Cross-Layer Systematic Review, 2023, Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks
  • Doped Highly Crystalline Organic Films: Toward High-Performance Organic Electronics, 2021, Advanced Science
  • Nonlinear Behavior of Dendritic Polymer Networks for Reservoir Computing, 2021, Advanced Electronic Materials

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Frank Ellinger include:

  • Corrado Carta
  • Jens Wagner
  • Florian Protze
  • Christian Hoyer
  • Niko Joram

Frank Ellinger's research has been published multiple times in several prominent venues, particularly:

  • IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
  • IEEE Access
  • Electronics Letters
  • IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters
  • IEEE Transactions on Circuits & Systems II Express Briefs

Their work primarily contributes to subfields such as electrical and electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, computer networks and communications, atomic and molecular physics and optics, and aerospace engineering.

Ellinger's research output includes over 260 publications related to engineering disciplines. The body of work reflects interdisciplinary activity, combining aspects of circuit design, semiconductor devices, sensor networks, and thin-film technologies.

In recognition of professional contributions, Frank Ellinger was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1969.

Best Publications

  • Reverse dark current in organic photodetectors and the major role of traps as source of noise.

    Jonas Kublitski;Andreas Hofacker;Bahman K. Boroujeni;Johannes Benduhn

  • Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits and Technologies

    Frank Ellinger

  • Varactor-loaded transmission-line phase shifter at C-band using lumped elements

    F. Ellinger;H. Jackel;W. Bachtold

  • A low-power 20-GHz 52-dB/spl Omega/ transimpedance amplifier in 80-nm CMOS

    C. Kromer;G. Sialm;T. Morf;M.L. Schmatz

  • A 100-mW 4/spl times/10 Gb/s transceiver in 80-nm CMOS for high-density optical interconnects

    C. Kromer;G. Sialm;C. Berger;T. Morf

  • 26-42 GHz SOI CMOS low noise amplifier

    F. Ellinger

  • Survey of Photonic and Plasmonic Interconnect Technologies for Intra-Datacenter and High-Performance Computing Communications

    Christos A. Thraskias;Eythimios N. Lallas;Niels Neumann;Laurent Schares

  • Ultracompact reflective-type phase shifter MMIC at C-band with 360/spl deg/ phase-control range for smart antenna combining

    F. Ellinger;R. Vogt;W. Bachtold

  • Compact reflective-type phase-shifter MMIC for C-band using a lumped-element coupler

    F. Ellinger;R. Vogt;W. Bachtold

  • A 5.2 GHz variable gain LNA MMIC for adaptive antenna combining

    F. Ellinger;U. Lott;W. Bachtold

  • A Low-Power SiGe BiCMOS 190-GHz Transceiver Chipset With Demonstrated Data Rates up to 50 Gbit/s Using On-Chip Antennas

    David Fritsche;Paul Starke;Corrado Carta;Frank Ellinger

  • Millimeter-Wave Low-Noise Amplifier Design in 28-nm Low-Power Digital CMOS

    David Fritsche;Gregor Tretter;Corrado Carta;Frank Ellinger

  • Low-power ultra-wideband wavelets generator with fast start-up circuit

    D. Barras;F. Ellinger;H. Jackel;W. Hirt

  • A low supply voltage SiGe LNA for ultra-wideband frontends

    D. Barras;F. Ellinger;H. Jackel;W. Hirt

  • 60 GHz VCO with wideband tuning range fabricated on VLSI SOI CMOS technology

    F. Ellinger;T. Morf;G. Buren;C. Kromer

  • A 25-Gb/s CDR in 90-nm CMOS for High-Density Interconnects

    C. Kromer;G. Sialm;C. Menolfi;M. Schmatz

  • 60-GHz SOI CMOS traveling-wave amplifier with NF below 3.8 dB from 0.1 to 40 GHz

    F. Ellinger

  • Calibratable adaptive antenna combiner at 5.2 GHz with high yield for laptop interface card

    F. Ellinger;R. Vogt;W. Bachtold

  • 170 GHz SiGe-BiCMOS Loss-Compensated Distributed Amplifier

    Paolo Valerio Testa;Guido Belfiore;Robert Paulo;Corrado Carta

  • 30-40-GHz drain-pumped passive-mixer MMIC fabricated on VLSI SOI CMOS technology

    F. Ellinger;L.C. Rodoni;G. Sialm;C. Kromer

Frequent Co-Authors

Niko Münzenrieder
Niko Münzenrieder Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Giovanni A. Salvatore
Giovanni A. Salvatore Ca Foscari University of Venice
Luisa Petti
Luisa Petti Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Thomas Morf
Thomas Morf IBM (United States)
Martin Vossiek
Martin Vossiek University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Karl Leo
Karl Leo TU Dresden
Daniel Erni
Daniel Erni University of Duisburg-Essen
Björn Lüssem
Björn Lüssem Kent State University

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