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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 100 182 176 91 85 619 40193
Physics 105 1379 1306 720 670 666 43931

Jelena Vuckovic publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jelena Vuckovic between 1995 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jelena Vuckovic published across 32 years, from 1995 to 2026, averaging 24.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 47 publications in 2019. 30 of the 777 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 47. Peak 47 publications in 2019. 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 21 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 21 publications 2006: 23 publications 2007: 33 publications 2008: 25 publications 2009: 39 publications 2010: 46 publications 2011: 41 publications 2012: 39 publications 2013: 25 publications 2014: 26 publications 2015: 27 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 37 publications 2019: 47 publications 2020: 46 publications 2021: 36 publications 2022: 39 publications 2023: 39 publications 2024: 31 publications 2025: 28 publications 2026: 2 publications
1995 2026

777 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jelena Vuckovic: publications per year, 1995 to 2026
Year Publications
1995 2
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 4
2000 12
2001 11
2002 21
2003 12
2004 15
2005 21
2006 23
2007 33
2008 25
2009 39
2010 46
2011 41
2012 39
2013 25
2014 26
2015 27
2016 25
2017 25
2018 37
2019 47
2020 46
2021 36
2022 39
2023 39
2024 31
2025 28
2026 2
Total 777
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Jelena Vuckovic 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 Jelena Vuckovic 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, 614–633 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: 619 publications — 91st percentile

91% 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 50 619
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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Jelena Vuckovic 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 Jelena Vuckovic 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, 100 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: 100 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 16 100
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

  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2016 - OSA Fellows Jelena Vuckovic Stanford University, United States For field-opening contributions to the science and engineering of photonic crystals, and in particular for the use of 2-D microcavities for the Purcell-like enhancement of the spontaneous emission rate of embedded quantum dots.
  • 2015 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For major and field opening contributions to nano photonics and its application to information science including the design and fabrication of 2D photonic crystals with integrated quantum dot structures

Overview

Jelena Vuckovic is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spans the main fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Engineering, with extensive contributions in related subfields including Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Artificial Intelligence, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their work covers several main topics, notably Photonic and Optical Devices, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies, Mechanical and Optical Resonators, Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research, Optical Network Technologies, Quantum Information and Cryptography, and Quantum Optics and Atomic Interactions.

Jelena Vuckovic has published numerous papers in diverse venues. Frequent publication venues include:

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

Several recent papers illustrate the breadth of their research. Notable publications include:

  • "Quantum Simulators: Architectures and Opportunities" (2021, PRX Quantum)
  • "Inverse-designed non-reciprocal pulse router for chip-based LiDAR" (2020, Nature Photonics)
  • "Revealing multiple classes of stable quantum emitters in hexagonal boron nitride with correlated optical and electron microscopy" (2020, Nature Materials)
  • "Nanophotonic inverse design with SPINS: Software architecture and practical considerations" (2020, Applied Physics Reviews)
  • "Multi-dimensional data transmission using inverse-designed silicon photonics and microcombs" (2022, Nature Communications)

Throughout their career, Jelena Vuckovic has collaborated frequently with colleagues including Geun Ho Ahn, Daniil M. Lukin, Melissa A. Guidry, Ki Youl Yang, and Alexander D. White.

Recognition of their work includes fellowships such as the OSA Fellows awarded in 2016 for contributions to photonic crystals and 2-D microcavities enhancing spontaneous emission rates of quantum dots. They were also named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2015 for work on nanophotonics and the design and fabrication of 2D photonic crystals integrated with quantum dot structures.

Best Publications

  • Photonic quantum technologies

    Jeremy L. O'Brien;Akira Furusawa;Jelena Vučković

  • Indistinguishable photons from a single-photon device

    C. Santori;D. Fattal;J. Vuckovic;G.S. Solomon

  • Outlook for inverse design in nanophotonics

    Sean Molesky;Zin Lin;Alexander Y. Piggott;Weiliang Jin

  • Inverse design in nanophotonics

    Sean Molesky;Zin Lin;Alexander Y. Piggott;Weiliang Jin

  • Controlling the spontaneous emission rate of single quantum dots in a two-dimensional photonic crystal.

    Dirk Englund;David Fattal;Edo Waks;Glenn Solomon

  • Inverse design and demonstration of a compact and broadband on-chip wavelength demultiplexer

    Alexander Y. Piggott;Jesse Lu;Konstantinos G. Lagoudakis;Jan Petykiewicz

  • Efficient source of single photons: a single quantum dot in a micropost microcavity.

    Matthew Pelton;Charles Santori;Jelena Vuc̆ković;Bingyang Zhang

  • Monolayer semiconductor nanocavity lasers with ultralow thresholds

    Sanfeng Wu;Sonia Buckley;John R. Schaibley;Liefeng Feng

  • Controlling cavity reflectivity with a single quantum dot

    Dirk Englund;Andrei Faraon;Ilya Fushman;Nick Stoltz

  • Ultrafast photonic crystal nanocavity laser

    Hatice Altug;Dirk Englund;Jelena Vučković

  • Coherent generation of non-classical light on a chip via photon-induced tunnelling and blockade

    Andrei Faraon;Ilya Fushman;Dirk Englund;Nick Stoltz

  • Defect Modes of a Two-Dimensional Photonic Crystal in an Optically Thin Dielectric Slab

    Oskar Painter;Jelena Vuckovic;Axel Scherer

  • Controlled phase shifts with a single quantum dot.

    Ilya Fushman;Dirk Englund;Andrei Faraon;Nick Stoltz

  • Engineered quantum dot single-photon sources.

    Sonia Buckley;Kelley Rivoire;Jelena Vučković

  • Waveguiding in Planar Photonic Crystals

    Marko Lončar;Dušan Nedeljković;Theodor Doll;Jelena Vučković

  • Design and fabrication of silicon photonic crystal optical waveguides

    M. Loncar;T. Doll;J. Vuckovic;A. Scherer

  • Ultralow-threshold electrically pumped quantum-dot photonic-crystal nanocavity laser

    Bryan Ellis;Marie A. Mayer;Marie A. Mayer;Gary Shambat;Tomas Sarmiento

  • Quantum Simulators: Architectures and Opportunities

    Ehud Altman;Kenneth R. Brown;Giuseppe Carleo;Lincoln D. Carr

  • Design of photonic crystal microcavities for cavity QED

    Jelena Vučković;Marko Lončar;Hideo Mabuchi;Axel Scherer

  • 4H-silicon-carbide-on-insulator for integrated quantum and nonlinear photonics

    Daniil M. Lukin;Constantin Dory;Melissa A. Guidry;Ki Youl Yang

  • Secure communication: quantum cryptography with a photon turnstile.

    Edo Waks;Kyo Inoue;Charles Santori;David Fattal

  • Ultra-low Threshold electrically pumped quantum dot photonic crystal nanocavity laser

    Bryan Ellis;Marie A. Mayer;Gary Shambat;Tomas Sarmiento

Frequent Co-Authors

Arka Majumdar
Arka Majumdar University of Washington
Andrei Faraon
Andrei Faraon California Institute of Technology
Yoshihisa Yamamoto
Yoshihisa Yamamoto Stanford University
Axel Scherer
Axel Scherer California Institute of Technology
Marko Loncar
Marko Loncar Harvard University
James S. Harris
James S. Harris Stanford University
Edo Waks
Edo Waks University of Maryland, College Park
Pierre Petroff
Pierre Petroff University of California, Santa Barbara
Hatice Altug
Hatice Altug École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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