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D-Index
43
Citations
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World Ranking
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National Ranking
66

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.

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34 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.

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.

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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.

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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