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George Barbastathis

George Barbastathis

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
49
Citations
10019
World Ranking
1217
National Ranking
491

George Barbastathis publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where George Barbastathis sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 390 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

George Barbastathis D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where George Barbastathis sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - OSA Fellows For contributions to 3D optical systems, volume holographic microscopy, origami-based fabrication of optical mechanical components, and quantitative phase measurement.

Overview

George Barbastathis is affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within physics and engineering, focusing primarily on fields such as Radiation, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

The scientist's notable recent publications include:

  • Phase imaging with an untrained neural network, 2020, Light Science & Applications
  • Single-shot lensless imaging with Fresnel zone aperture and incoherent illumination, 2020, Light Science & Applications
  • On the use of deep learning for phase recovery, 2024, Light Science & Applications
  • Quantifying the effect of quarantine control in Covid-19 infectious spread using machine learning, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • DNN-FZA camera: a deep learning approach toward broadband FZA lensless imaging, 2020, Optics Letters

Their research covers various advanced scientific topics, including:

  • Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques
  • Digital Holography and Microscopy
  • Optical measurement and interference techniques
  • Random lasers and scattering media
  • Optical Coherence Tomography Applications
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies

Frequent co-authors associated with their work include:

  • Richard D. Braatz
  • Iksung Kang
  • Prakitr Srisuma
  • Fabian A. Braeu
  • Alexandre H. Thiéry

The scientist's publications have appeared in several prominent venues, among which are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Light Science & Applications
  • Optics Express
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • OSA Imaging and Applied Optics Congress 2021 (3D, COSI, DH, ISA, pcAOP)

George Barbastathis has received recognition including the OSA Fellows award in 2011 for contributions to three-dimensional optical systems, volume holographic microscopy, origami-based fabrication of optical mechanical components, and quantitative phase measurement.

Best Publications

  • Nanotextured Silica Surfaces with Robust Superhydrophobicity and Omnidirectional Broadband Supertransmissivity

    Kyoo Chul Park;Hyungryul J. Choi;Chih Hao Chang;Chih Hao Chang;Robert E. Cohen

  • Macroscopic invisibility cloak for visible light

    Baile Zhang;Yuan Luo;Yuan Luo;Xiaogang Liu;George Barbastathis;George Barbastathis

  • Dynamic pull-in of parallel-plate and torsional electrostatic MEMS actuators

    G.N. Nielson;G. Barbastathis

  • Origami fabrication of nanostructured, three-dimensional devices: Electrochemical capacitors with carbon electrodes

    Hyun Jin In;Sundeep Kumar;Yang Shao-Horn;George Barbastathis

  • A flexible liquid crystal polymer MEMS pressure sensor array for fish-like underwater sensing

    A G P Kottapalli;M Asadnia;J M Miao;G Barbastathis

  • Reconfigurable and responsive droplet-based compound micro-lenses.

    Sara N. Nagelberg;Lauren D. Zarzar;Lauren D. Zarzar;Natalie Nicolas;Kaushikaram Subramanian

  • Membrane folding to achieve three-dimensional nanostructures: Nanopatterned silicon nitride folded with stressed chromium hinges

    William J. Arora;Anthony J. Nichol;Henry I. Smith;George Barbastathis

  • From two-dimensional colloidal self-assembly to three-dimensional nanolithography.

    C.-H. Chang;L. Tian;W. R. Hesse;H. Gao

  • Multifunctional Inverted Nanocone Arrays for Non-Wetting, Self-Cleaning Transparent Surface with High Mechanical Robustness

    Jeong Gil Kim;Hyungryul J. Choi;Kyoo Chul Park;Robert E. Cohen

  • Recent advances in microdevices for electrochemical energy conversion and storage

    Gerardo Jose La O;Hyun Jin In;Ethan Crumlin;George Barbastathis

  • A liquid crystal polymer membrane MEMS sensor for flow rate and flow direction sensing applications

    A G P Kottapalli;C W Tan;C W Tan;M Olfatnia;J M Miao

  • Integrated wavelength-selective optical MEMS switching using ring resonator filters

    G.N. Nielson;D. Seneviratne;F. Lopez-Royo;P.T. Rakich

  • Phase and amplitude imaging from noisy images by Kalman filtering.

    Laura Waller;Mankei Tsang;Sameera Ponda;Se Young Yang

  • Analog tunable gratings driven by thin-film piezoelectric microelectromechanical actuators.

    Chee Wei Wong;Yongbae Jeon;George Barbastathis;Sang-Gook Kim

  • Membrane folding by helium ion implantation for three-dimensional device fabrication

    William J. Arora;Sybren Sijbrandij;Lewis Stern;John Notte

  • Analog piezoelectric-driven tunable gratings with nanometer resolution

    Chee Wei Wong;Yongbae Jeon;G. Barbastathis;Sang-Gook Kim

  • Laser-induced fluorescence imaging of subsurface tissue structures with a volume holographic spatial-spectral imaging system

    Yuan Luo;Paul J. Gelsinger-Austin;Jonathan M. Watson;George Barbastathis

  • High-resolution electrostatic analog tunable grating with a single-mask fabrication process

    Wei-Chuan Shih;Sang-Gook Kim;G. Barbastathis

  • MEMS for Optical Functionality

    S.-G. Kim;G. Barbastathis;H. L. Tuller

  • Membrane folding by ion implantation induced stress to fabricate three-dimensional nanostructures

    William J. Arora;Henry I. Smith;George Barbastathis

  • Autonomous landing of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle on an autonomous marine vehicle

    T. K. Venugopalan;Tawfiq Taher;George Barbastathis

  • Dynamic Pull-In of Parallel-Plate and Torsional

    Gregory N. Nielson;George Barbastathis

Frequent Co-Authors

Demetri Psaltis
Demetri Psaltis École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Chee Wei Wong
Chee Wei Wong University of California, Los Angeles
Rajesh Menon
Rajesh Menon University of Utah
David J. Brady
David J. Brady University of Arizona
Jianmin Miao
Jianmin Miao Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Mark A. Neifeld
Mark A. Neifeld University of Arizona

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