2026 John B. Pendry: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	122	737	698	65	60	551	136831

John B. Pendry publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John B. Pendry sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 551 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

John B. Pendry D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John B. Pendry sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 122 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

2015 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For the discovery of metamaterials
2013 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2013 - Institute of Physics Isaac Newton Medal, Institute of Physics (IOP) for his seminal contributions to surface science, disordered systems and photonics
2012 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2010 - UNESCO Niels Bohr Medal
2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2005 - OSA Fellows For many and distinguished contributions to the theory of photonic bandgap materials, left-handed metamaterials, and negative refraction
1996 - Dirac Medal, Institute of Physics
1984 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

John B. Pendry is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Engineering, with a focus on several subfields including Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials; Biomedical Engineering; and Aerospace Engineering.

The main topics of Pendry's work cover:

Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
Photonic and Optical Devices
Mechanical and Optical Resonators
Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
Photonic Crystals and Applications
Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect

Recent publications by Pendry include:

"Double-slit time diffraction at optical frequencies," 2023, Nature Physics
"Homogenization Theory of Space-Time Metamaterials," 2021, Physical Review Applied
"Wood Anomalies and Surface-Wave Excitation with a Time Grating," 2020, Physical Review Letters
"Overcoming losses in superlenses with synthetic waves of complex frequency," 2023, Science
"Roadmap on electromagnetic metamaterials and metasurfaces," 2024, Journal of Physics Photonics

Frequent co-authors working with Pendry include:

Emanuele Galiffi
Paloma A. Huidobro
Mário G. Silveirinha
Romain Tirole
Stefano Vezzoli

Publishing extensively, Pendry has contributed to venues such as:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Nature Communications
Physical Review Letters
Optical Materials Express
Physical Review Applied

In addition to journal articles, Pendry has authored books including "Spoof Surface Plasmon Metamaterials," published by Cambridge University Press in 2020.

Pendry has received multiple awards and honors, including:

Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 2015, for the discovery of metamaterials
Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2013
Institute of Physics Isaac Newton Medal, 2013, for contributions to surface science, disordered systems, and photonics
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2012
UNESCO Niels Bohr Medal, 2010
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2009
OSA Fellow, 2005, for contributions to photonic bandgap materials, left-handed metamaterials, and negative refraction
Dirac Medal, Institute of Physics, 1996
Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 1984

Best Publications

Negative Refraction Makes a Perfect Lens

J. B. Pendry

15856
Citations
Magnetism from conductors and enhanced nonlinear phenomena

J.B. Pendry;A.J. Holden;D.J. Robbins;W.J. Stewart

11577
Citations
Controlling Electromagnetic Fields

J. B. Pendry;D. Schurig;D. R. Smith

10568
Citations
Metamaterial Electromagnetic Cloak at Microwave Frequencies

D. Schurig;J. J. Mock;B. J. Justice;S. A. Cummer

9279
Citations
Extremely Low Frequency Plasmons in Metallic Mesostructures

J. B. Pendry;A. J. Holden;W. J. Stewart;I. Youngs

5841
Citations
Metamaterials and negative refractive index.

D. R. Smith;J. B. Pendry;M. C. K. Wiltshire

5447
Citations
Mimicking Surface Plasmons with Structured Surfaces

J. B. Pendry;L. Martín-Moreno;F. J. Garcia-Vidal

3663
Citations
Low Energy Electron Diffraction: The Theory and Its Application to Determination of Surface Structure

J. B. Pendry;Gerald P. Alldredge

2646
Citations
Theory of extraordinary optical transmission through subwavelength hole arrays.

L. Martín-Moreno;F. J. García-Vidal;H. J. Lezec;K. M. Pellerin

2174
Citations
Low frequency plasmons in thin-wire structures

J B Pendry;A J Holden;D J Robbins;W J Stewart

2077
Citations
Terahertz magnetic response from artificial materials.

T. J. Yen;T. J. Yen;T. J. Yen;W. J. Padilla;W. J. Padilla;W. J. Padilla;N. Fang;N. Fang;N. Fang;D. C. Vier;D. C. Vier;D. C. Vier

2049
Citations
A Chiral Route to Negative Refraction

J. B. Pendry

1950
Citations
Fornel, Frédérique de

T. W. Ebbesen;F. J. García-Vidal;H. J. Lezec;L. Martín-Moreno

1862
Citations
Hiding under the Carpet: A New Strategy for Cloaking

Jensen Tsan Hang Li;John B. Pendry

1736
Citations
Transmission Resonances on Metallic Gratings with Very Narrow Slits

J. A. Porto;F. J. García-Vidal;J. B. Pendry

1718
Citations
Low-Energy Electron Diffraction

J. B. Pendry

1637
Citations
Three-Dimensional Invisibility Cloak at Optical Wavelengths

Tolga Ergin;Nicolas Stenger;Patrice Brenner;John B. Pendry

1520
Citations
Theory of the extended x-ray absorption fine structure

P. A. Lee;P. A. Lee;J. B. Pendry

1474
Citations
Reliability factors for LEED calculations

J B Pendry

1425
Citations
All-angle negative refraction without negative effective index

Chiyan Luo;Steven G. Johnson;J. D. Joannopoulos;J. B. Pendry

1258
Citations