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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 73 749 715 330 304 586 22582
Materials Science 73 3790 3666 1038 976 556 22268

Igal Brener publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Igal Brener between 1971 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Igal Brener published across 55 years, from 1971 to 2025, averaging 12.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 57 publications in 2014. 60 of the 685 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 57. Peak 57 publications in 2014. 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 4 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 16 publications 2000: 17 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 4 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 30 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 30 publications 2013: 47 publications 2014: 57 publications 2015: 39 publications 2016: 35 publications 2017: 42 publications 2018: 34 publications 2019: 29 publications 2020: 30 publications 2021: 30 publications 2022: 30 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 31 publications 2025: 29 publications
1971 2025

685 publications in total across all disciplines

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Igal Brener: publications per year, 1971 to 2025
Year Publications
1971 1
1972 0
1973 1
1974 0
1975 0
1976 1
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 4
1991 2
1992 5
1993 10
1994 7
1995 2
1996 9
1997 9
1998 6
1999 16
2000 17
2001 14
2002 4
2003 4
2004 3
2005 2
2006 1
2007 4
2008 15
2009 13
2010 30
2011 15
2012 30
2013 47
2014 57
2015 39
2016 35
2017 42
2018 34
2019 29
2020 30
2021 30
2022 30
2023 26
2024 31
2025 29
Total 685
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Igal Brener 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 Igal Brener 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, 574–593 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: 586 publications — 90th percentile

90% 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 58 586
594–613 69
614–633 50
634–653 62
654–673 54
674–693 44
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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Igal Brener 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 Igal Brener 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, 73 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: 73 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% 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
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 73
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

  • 2016 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to optical phenomena in semiconductors, including their coupling to metasurfaces for passive, tunable, and nonlinear metamaterials, and coherent terahertz phenomena and instrumentation
  • 2014 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to terahertz science and technology
  • 2007 - OSA Fellows For contributions to the fundamental understanding of terahertz generation, coherent phenomena, and terahertz near-field imaging.

Overview

Igal Brener is affiliated with Sandia National Laboratories in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Engineering, Materials Science, and Physics and Astronomy, with a strong emphasis on subfields such as Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Aerospace Engineering.

The scientist's work concentrates on topics related to Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications, Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research, Terahertz technology and applications, Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies, Photonic and Optical Devices, Strong Light-Matter Interactions, and Photonic Crystals and Applications.

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • "Resonant metasurfaces for generating complex quantum states," 2022, Science
  • "High Quality Factor Toroidal Resonances in Dielectric Metasurfaces," 2020, ACS Photonics
  • "All-optical switching of an epsilon-near-zero plasmon resonance in indium tin oxide," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Roadmap on photonic metasurfaces," 2024, Applied Physics Letters
  • "Frequency Conversion in a Time-Variant Dielectric Metasurface," 2020, Nano Letters

Frequent co-authors of Igal Brener include:

  • Oleg Mitrofanov
  • Sadhvikas Addamane
  • Sylvain D. Gennaro
  • Ting S. Luk
  • Michael B. Sinclair

The scientist has published extensively, contributing notably to venues such as:

  • Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nano Letters
  • ACS Photonics
  • Optics Express

In addition to journal articles, Igal Brener has contributed to book chapters, including one published by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information titled "Chapter 6: Ultrafast responses of Mie-resonant semiconductor nanostructures" (2022).

The scientist has received several awards recognizing their work, including:

  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) in 2016 for contributions to optical phenomena in semiconductors and metasurfaces for passive, tunable, and nonlinear metamaterials, as well as coherent terahertz phenomena and instrumentation
  • IEEE Fellow in 2014 for contributions to terahertz science and technology
  • OSA Fellow in 2007 for contributions to terahertz generation, coherent phenomena, and terahertz near-field imaging

Best Publications

  • High-Efficiency Dielectric Huygens’ Surfaces

    Manuel Decker;Isabelle Staude;Matthias Falkner;Jason Dominguez

  • Tailoring Directional Scattering through Magnetic and Electric Resonances in Subwavelength Silicon Nanodisks

    Isabelle Staude;Andrey E. Miroshnichenko;Manuel Decker;Nche T. Fofang

  • Enhanced Third-Harmonic Generation in Silicon Nanoparticles Driven by Magnetic Response

    Maxim R. Shcherbakov;Dragomir N. Neshev;Ben Hopkins;Alexander S. Shorokhov

  • Thin-film sensing with planar terahertz metamaterials: sensitivity and limitations.

    John F. O’Hara;Ranjan Singh;Igal Brener;Evgenya Smirnova

  • Spectrally selective chiral silicon metasurfaces based on infrared Fano resonances

    Chihhui Wu;Nihal Arju;Glen Kelp;Jonathan A. Fan

  • Realizing Optical Magnetism from Dielectric Metamaterials

    James C. Ginn;Igal Brener;David W. Peters;Joel R. Wendt

  • Resonantly Enhanced Second-Harmonic Generation Using III-V Semiconductor All-Dielectric Metasurfaces.

    Sheng Liu;Michael B. Sinclair;Sina Saravi;Gordon A. Keeler

  • THz near-field imaging

    S Hunsche;M Koch;I Brener;M.C Nuss

  • 1.5-μm-band wavelength conversion based on cascaded second-order nonlinearity in LiNbO 3 waveguides

    M.H. Chou;I. Brener;M.M. Fejer;E.E. Chaban

  • Active Tuning of All-Dielectric Metasurfaces

    Jürgen Sautter;Isabelle Staude;Manuel Decker;Evgenia Rusak

  • Polarization-Independent Silicon Metadevices for Efficient Optical Wavefront Control

    Katie E. Chong;Isabelle Staude;Anthony Randolph James;Jason James Dominguez

  • Ultrafast all-optical tuning of direct-gap semiconductor metasurfaces

    Maxim R. Shcherbakov;Sheng Liu;Varvara V. Zubyuk;Aleksandr Vaskin

  • A spatial light modulator for terahertz beams

    Wai Lam Chan;Hou-Tong Chen;Antoinette J. Taylor;Igal Brener

  • Broken Symmetry Dielectric Resonators for High Quality Factor Fano Metasurfaces

    Salvatore Campione;Sheng Liu;Lorena I. Basilio;Larry K. Warne

  • Multiple-channel wavelength conversion by use of engineered quasi-phase-matching structures in LiNbO(3) waveguides.

    M. H. Chou;K. R. Parameswaran;M. M. Fejer;I. Brener

  • Femtosecond optical polarization switching using a cadmium oxide-based perfect absorber

    Yuanmu Yang;Kyle Kelley;Edward Sachet;Salvatore Campione

  • Resonant metasurfaces for generating complex quantum states

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  • Electrically tunable all-dielectric optical metasurfaces based on liquid crystals

    Andrei Komar;Zheng Fang;Justus Bohn;Jürgen Sautter

  • Efficient Polarization-Insensitive Complex Wavefront Control Using Huygens’ Metasurfaces Based on Dielectric Resonant Meta-atoms

    Katie E. Chong;Lei Wang;Isabelle Staude;Isabelle Staude;Anthony R. James

  • Theory of epsilon-near-zero modes in ultrathin films

    Salvatore Campione;Igal Brener;Francois Marquier

  • Terahertz emission in single quantum wells after coherent optical excitation of light hole and heavy hole excitons.

    Paul C. M. Planken;Martin C. Nuss;Igal Brener;Keith W. Goossen

  • Spectrally selective chiral silicon metasurfaces based on infrared Fano resonances

    Chihhui Wu;Nihal Arju;Jonathan Fan;Igal Brener

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael B. Sinclair
Michael B. Sinclair Sandia National Laboratories
Isabelle Staude
Isabelle Staude Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Oleg Mitrofanov
Oleg Mitrofanov University College London
Salvatore Campione
Salvatore Campione Sandia National Laboratories
Dragomir N. Neshev
Dragomir N. Neshev Australian National University
Yuri S. Kivshar
Yuri S. Kivshar Australian National University
Hou-Tong Chen
Hou-Tong Chen Los Alamos National Laboratory
George T. Wang
George T. Wang Sandia National Laboratories
Andrey E. Miroshnichenko
Andrey E. Miroshnichenko University of New South Wales
John F. Klem
John F. Klem Sandia National Laboratories

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