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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 43 3953 3795 66 65 162 6589

Joel Villatoro publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Joel Villatoro between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Joel Villatoro published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 6.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2021. 13 of the 182 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2021. 1998: 3 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 4 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 3 publications
1998 2025

182 publications in total across all disciplines

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Joel Villatoro: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 3
1999 3
2000 0
2001 1
2002 1
2003 4
2004 5
2005 7
2006 10
2007 5
2008 4
2009 12
2010 8
2011 6
2012 5
2013 2
2014 5
2015 9
2016 11
2017 10
2018 9
2019 7
2020 10
2021 14
2022 11
2023 7
2024 10
2025 3
Total 182
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Joel Villatoro 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 Joel Villatoro 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, 154–173 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: 162 publications — 18th percentile

18% 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
154–173 403 162
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
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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Joel Villatoro 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 Joel Villatoro 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, 43 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: 43 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% 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 43
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

  • 2021 - OSA Fellows Joel Villatoro University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Spain For seminal contributions to the research and development of interferometric optical fiber sensors and their applications

Overview

Joel Villatoro is affiliated with the University of the Basque Country in Spain. Their research centers primarily on engineering, with a strong focus on electrical and electronic engineering. Key subfields include biomedical engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, computational mechanics, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

Their scholarly output emphasizes topics such as advanced fiber optic sensors, photonic and optical devices, semiconductor lasers and optical devices, and advanced fiber laser technologies. Other topics covered in their work include photonic crystal and fiber optics, plasmonic and surface plasmon research, and gold and silver nanoparticles synthesis and applications.

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Mode-division and spatial-division optical fiber sensors," 2022, Advances in Optics and Photonics
  • "High-performance vector bending and orientation distinguishing curvature sensor based on asymmetric coupled multi-core fibre," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Optical fiber interferometer for temperature-independent refractive index measuring over a broad range," 2021, Optics & Laser Technology
  • "Composed multicore fiber structure for direction-sensitive curvature monitoring," 2020, APL Photonics
  • "Plasmonic sensors based on tilted Bragg gratings in multicore optical fibers," 2021, Optics Express

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Villatoro include:

  • Joseba Zubía
  • Axel Schülzgen
  • Rodrigo Amezcua-Correa
  • Ángel Ortega-Gomez
  • José Á. Flores-Bravo

Publication venues where Villatoro has contributed multiple works include Scientific Reports, Optics & Laser Technology, Optics Letters, ACS Sensors, and Optical Fiber Technology.

In 2021, Joel Villatoro was recognized as a Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA) for contributions to interferometric optical fiber sensors and their applications.

Best Publications

  • Fast detection of hydrogen with nano fiber tapers coated with ultra thin palladium layers

    Joel Villatoro;David Monzón-Hernández

  • Refractometry based on a photonic crystal fiber interferometer

    Rajan Jha;Joel Villatoro;Gonçal Badenes;Valerio Pruneri

  • Temperature-insensitive photonic crystal fiber interferometer for absolute strain sensing

    Joel Villatoro;Vittoria Finazzi;Vladimir P. Minkovich;Valerio Pruneri

  • Optical Fiber Sensors for Aircraft Structural Health Monitoring

    Iker García;Joseba Zubia;Gaizka Durana;Gotzon Aldabaldetreku

  • High-resolution refractive index sensing by means of a multiple-peak surface plasmon resonance optical fiber sensor

    David Monzón-Hernández;Joel Villatoro

  • Fabrication and modeling of uniform-waist single-mode tapered optical fiber sensors.

    Joel Villatoro;David Monzón-Hernández;Efrain Mejía

  • Low-cost optical fiber refractive-index sensor based on core diameter mismatch

    J. Villatoro;D. Monzon-Hernandez

  • Optical fiber hydrogen sensor for concentrations below the lower explosive limit

    Joel Villatoro;Donato Luna-Moreno;David Monzón-Hernández

  • Simple all-microstructured-optical-fiber interferometer built via fusion splicing.

    Joel Villatoro;Vladimir P. Minkovich;Valerio Pruneri;Gonçal Badenes

  • Photonic crystal fiber interferometer for chemical vapor detection with high sensitivity

    Joel Villatoro;Mark P. Kreuzer;Rajan Jha;Vladimir P. Minkovich

  • Ultrastable in reflection photonic crystal fiber modal interferometer for accurate refractive index sensing

    Rajan Jha;Joel Villatoro;Gonçal Badenes

  • Spheroidal Fabry-Perot microcavities in optical fibers for high-sensitivity sensing

    F. C. Favero;L. Araujo;G. Bouwmans;V. Finazzi

  • Optical-fiber surface-plasmon resonance sensor with multiple resonance peaks.

    David Monzón-Hernández;Joel Villatoro;Dimas Talavera;Donato Luna-Moreno

  • Photonic-crystal-fiber-enabled micro-Fabry-Perot interferometer

    Joel Villatoro;Vittoria Finazzi;Gianluca Coviello;Valerio Pruneri

  • Thermally stabilized PCF-based sensor for temperature measurements up to 1000 degrees C.

    Gianluca Coviello;Vittoria Finazzi;Joel Villatoro;Valerio Pruneri

  • Packaged Optical Sensors Based on Regenerated Fiber Bragg Gratings for High Temperature Applications

    D. Barrera;V. Finazzi;J. Villatoro;S. Sales

  • Ultrasensitive vector bending sensor based on multicore optical fiber.

    Joel Villatoro;Amy Van Newkirk;Enrique Antonio-Lopez;Joseba Zubia

  • Holey fiber tapers with resonance transmission for high-resolution refractive index sensing.

    Vladimir P. Minkovich;Joel Villatoro;David Monzón-Hernández;Sergio Calixto

  • Optical microfiber mode interferometer for temperature-independent refractometric sensing

    G. Salceda-Delgado;D. Monzon-Hernandez;A. Martinez-Rios;G. A. Cardenas-Sevilla

  • Optical fiber temperature sensor based on a microcavity with polymer overlay.

    Iván Hernández-Romano;Miguel A. Cruz-Garcia;Carlos Moreno-Hernández;David Monzón-Hernández

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseba Zubia
Joseba Zubia University of the Basque Country
David Monzón-Hernández
David Monzón-Hernández Centro de Investigaciones en Optica
Valerio Pruneri
Valerio Pruneri Institute of Photonic Sciences
Axel Schülzgen
Axel Schülzgen University of Central Florida
Rodrigo Amezcua-Correa
Rodrigo Amezcua-Correa University of Central Florida
Rajan Jha
Rajan Jha Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
Salvador Sales
Salvador Sales Universitat Politècnica de València
Miguel V. Andrés
Miguel V. Andrés University of Valencia
Kay Schuster
Kay Schuster Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology
Gilberto Brambilla
Gilberto Brambilla University of Southampton

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