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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 95 1897 1802 983 918 830 70934
Engineering and Technology 95 195 185 70 66 816 70778

Govind P. Agrawal publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Govind P. Agrawal between 1973 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Govind P. Agrawal published across 54 years, from 1973 to 2026, averaging 16.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 42 publications in 2011. 14 of the 898 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 42. Peak 42 publications in 2011. 1973: 2 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 5 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 6 publications 1980: 5 publications 1981: 22 publications 1982: 12 publications 1983: 10 publications 1984: 17 publications 1985: 16 publications 1986: 16 publications 1987: 12 publications 1988: 14 publications 1989: 19 publications 1990: 18 publications 1991: 16 publications 1992: 15 publications 1993: 31 publications 1994: 12 publications 1995: 37 publications 1996: 25 publications 1997: 22 publications 1998: 19 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 16 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 22 publications 2004: 24 publications 2005: 23 publications 2006: 26 publications 2007: 21 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 23 publications 2010: 30 publications 2011: 42 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 29 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 32 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 13 publications 2026: 1 publication
1973 2026

898 publications in total across all disciplines

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Govind P. Agrawal: publications per year, 1973 to 2026
Year Publications
1973 2
1974 2
1975 2
1976 2
1977 5
1978 3
1979 6
1980 5
1981 22
1982 12
1983 10
1984 17
1985 16
1986 16
1987 12
1988 14
1989 19
1990 18
1991 16
1992 15
1993 31
1994 12
1995 37
1996 25
1997 22
1998 19
1999 15
2000 13
2001 16
2002 14
2003 22
2004 24
2005 23
2006 26
2007 21
2008 9
2009 23
2010 30
2011 42
2012 24
2013 29
2014 17
2015 21
2016 18
2017 15
2018 14
2019 18
2020 7
2021 24
2022 14
2023 32
2024 13
2025 13
2026 1
Total 898
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Govind P. Agrawal publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Govind P. Agrawal sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 804+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 816 publications — 99th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100 816
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Govind P. Agrawal D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Govind P. Agrawal sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 95 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10 95
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in United States Leader Award

Overview

Govind P. Agrawal is affiliated with the University of Rochester in the United States. Their research spans the interdisciplinary areas of engineering and physics, with a focus on electrical and electronic engineering as well as atomic and molecular physics and optics. They have published extensively in topics related to advanced fiber laser technologies, optical network technologies, and photonic and optical devices.

Agrawal's main fields of study include:

  • Engineering
  • Physics and Astronomy

Their subfields of study extend to:

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics

The primary topics of their research work encompass:

  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Optical Network Technologies
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics
  • Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications
  • Advanced Photonic Communication Systems
  • Quantum optics and atomic interactions

Recent publications by Agrawal or their close collaborators include:

  • "Semiconductor optical amplifiers: recent advances and applications", 2022, published in Advances in Optics and Photonics
  • "Temporal reflection and refraction of optical pulses inside a dispersive medium: an analytic approach", 2021, Journal of the Optical Society of America B
  • "Time-domain Fabry-Perot resonators formed inside a dispersive medium", 2021, Journal of the Optical Society of America B
  • "Multimode solitons in optical fibers: a review", 2024, Photonics Research
  • "Goos-Hänchen shift at a temporal boundary", 2022, Physical Review A

The frequent co-authors of Agrawal include:

  • Junchi Zhang
  • William R. Donaldson
  • Jaime Cárdenas
  • Xiaotong He
  • Luis Cortes-Herrera

The primary venues where Agrawal's research has been published are:

  • Physical Review A / Physical Review, A
  • Journal of the Optical Society of America B
  • Optics Letters
  • Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
  • Optics Express

In addition to journal articles, Agrawal has contributed to several book publications. These include titles published by Cambridge University Press such as "Theoretical Foundations of Nanoscale Quantum Devices" (2020) and "Physics and Engineering of Graded-Index Media" (2023). Another book, "Lightwave Technology: Telecommunication Systems," was published by the European Organization for Nuclear Research in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Nonlinear Fiber Optics

    Govind P. Agrawal

  • Fiber-Optic Communication Systems

    Govind P. Agrawal

  • Optical solitons : from fibers to photonic crystals

    Yuri S. Kivshar;G. P. Agrawal

  • Semiconductor Lasers

    Govind P. Agrawal;Niloy K. Dutta

  • Self-phase modulation and spectral broadening of optical pulses in semiconductor laser amplifiers

    G.P. Agrawal;N.A. Olsson

  • Applications of Nonlinear Fiber Optics

    Govind Agrawal

  • Nonlinear optical phenomena in silicon waveguides: Modeling and applications

    Q. Lin;Oskar J. Painter;Govind P. Agrawal

  • Population pulsations and nondegenerate four-wave mixing in semiconductor lasers and amplifiers

    Govind P. Agrawal

  • Modulation instability induced by cross-phase modulation.

    Govind P. Agrawal

  • Raman amplification in fiber optical communication systems

    Clifford Headley;G. P. Agrawal

  • Fiber-Optic Communication Systems: Agrawal/Fiber-Optic

    Unknown

  • Lightwave Technology: Telecommunication Systems

    Govind P. Agrawal

  • Impact of two-photon absorption on self-phase modulation in silicon waveguides

    Lianghong Yin;Govind P. Agrawal

  • Nonlinear optical properties of one-dimensional semiconductors and conjugated polymers

    G. P. Agrawal;C. Cojan;C. Flytzanis

  • Nonlinear Propagation in Multimode and Multicore Fibers: Generalization of the Manakov Equations

    S. Mumtaz;R-J Essiambre;G. P. Agrawal

  • Phase-shifted fiber Bragg gratings and their application for wavelength demultiplexing

    G.P. Agrawal;S. Radic

  • Soliton fission and supercontinuum generation in silicon waveguides

    Lianghong Yin;Qiang Lin;Govind P. Agrawal

  • Highly Nonlinear Fibers

    Govind P. Agrawal

  • Solitons in photonic crystals

    Yuri S. Kivshar;Govind P. Agrawal

  • Line narrowing in a single-mode injection laser due to external optical feedback

    G. Agrawal

  • Ultrabroadband parametric generation and wavelength conversion in silicon waveguides

    Qiang Lin;Jidong Zhang;Philippe M. Fauchet;Govind P. Agrawal

  • Gaussian beam propagation beyond the paraxial approximation

    G. P. Agrawal;D. N. Pattanayak

Frequent Co-Authors

Qiang Lin
Qiang Lin University of Rochester
Malin Premaratne
Malin Premaratne Monash University
Ivan D. Rukhlenko
Ivan D. Rukhlenko University of Sydney
Niloy K. Dutta
Niloy K. Dutta University of Connecticut
Philippe M. Fauchet
Philippe M. Fauchet Vanderbilt University
Robert W. Boyd
Robert W. Boyd University of Ottawa
Colin J. McKinstrie
Colin J. McKinstrie LGS Innovations
Rene-Jean Essiambre
Rene-Jean Essiambre Nokia (United States)
B. M. A. Rahman
B. M. A. Rahman City, University of London
N.A. Olsson
N.A. Olsson Nokia (United States)

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