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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
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2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 139 26 26 14 14 1913 74920
Physics 140 411 396 235 226 1924 75512

John E. Bowers publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John E. Bowers between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John E. Bowers published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 43.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 96 publications in 2018. 62 of the 2,083 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 96. Peak 96 publications in 2018. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 2 publications 1980: 7 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 14 publications 1983: 15 publications 1984: 13 publications 1985: 23 publications 1986: 17 publications 1987: 18 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 10 publications 1990: 19 publications 1991: 27 publications 1992: 53 publications 1993: 51 publications 1994: 31 publications 1995: 40 publications 1996: 47 publications 1997: 51 publications 1998: 42 publications 1999: 46 publications 2000: 43 publications 2001: 56 publications 2002: 36 publications 2003: 43 publications 2004: 42 publications 2005: 30 publications 2006: 41 publications 2007: 56 publications 2008: 54 publications 2009: 58 publications 2010: 71 publications 2011: 80 publications 2012: 77 publications 2013: 57 publications 2014: 60 publications 2015: 53 publications 2016: 82 publications 2017: 84 publications 2018: 96 publications 2019: 94 publications 2020: 92 publications 2021: 86 publications 2022: 42 publications 2023: 49 publications 2024: 42 publications 2025: 20 publications
1978 2025

2,083 publications in total across all disciplines

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John E. Bowers: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 2
1980 7
1981 5
1982 14
1983 15
1984 13
1985 23
1986 17
1987 18
1988 7
1989 10
1990 19
1991 27
1992 53
1993 51
1994 31
1995 40
1996 47
1997 51
1998 42
1999 46
2000 43
2001 56
2002 36
2003 43
2004 42
2005 30
2006 41
2007 56
2008 54
2009 58
2010 71
2011 80
2012 77
2013 57
2014 60
2015 53
2016 82
2017 84
2018 96
2019 94
2020 92
2021 86
2022 42
2023 49
2024 42
2025 20
Total 2,083
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John E. Bowers publications per year - data summary

  • John E. Bowers, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from University of California, Santa Barbara, has 2,083 publications recorded across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1978 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2018, with 96 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1978, with 1 publication.
  • The rate of publication averages 43.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 43.4 per year counting only the 48 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 239 publications, 11% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1978-1993: 282 publications (17.6 per year); 1994-2009: 716 publications (44.8 per year); 2010-2025: 1,085 publications (67.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

John E. Bowers 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 John E. Bowers 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, 1,065+ 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: 1,913 publications — 100th percentile

100% 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
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 1,913
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John E. Bowers publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 6,875 Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 53 ranges running from 34–53 to 1,065+ publications.
  • John E. Bowers, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from University of California, Santa Barbara, records 1,913 publications - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than John E. Bowers, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 254–273 publications range, and John E. Bowers ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 174–193 publications, holding 445 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 60% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 294–313 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (1% of the field).

John E. Bowers 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 John E. Bowers 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, 111+ 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: 139 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
101 5
102 7
103 7
104 8
105 9
106 13
107 4
108 5
109 10
110 8
111+ 96 139
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John E. Bowers D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 6,875 Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 82 ranges running from 30 to 111+ D-Index.
  • John E. Bowers, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from University of California, Santa Barbara, records 139 D-Index - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than John E. Bowers, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 46 D-Index range, and John E. Bowers ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32 D-Index, holding 263 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 60% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 50 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (1% of the field).

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
  • 2015 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2005 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the development of high-speed semiconductor lasers and other optical devices for optical switching and communications systems.
  • 2003 - OSA Fellows For contributions to advanced components for optical networking.
  • 1996 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to the understanding of the ultrafast characteristics of optoelectronic devices and materials
  • 1993 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to the understanding and demonstration of novel ultrafast semiconductor lasers, photo detectors, and transmission systems.

Overview

John E. Bowers is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics as prominent subfields. The scientist's work includes some publications related to Artificial Intelligence, Materials Chemistry, and Biomedical Engineering.

The main topics addressed in their research cover a range of photonic and optical technologies. These include:

  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices
  • Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices
  • Optical Network Technologies
  • Advanced Photonic Communication Systems
  • Mechanical and Optical Resonators

They have contributed extensively to academic publications. Frequently published venues include:

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

Recent notable publications authored with coauthors include:

  • "Integrated turnkey soliton microcombs," 2020, Nature
  • "Perspective on the future of silicon photonics and electronics," 2021, Applied Physics Letters
  • "Integrated optical frequency comb technologies," 2022, Nature Photonics
  • "Lithium niobate photonics: Unlocking the electromagnetic spectrum," 2023, Science
  • "Roadmapping the next generation of silicon photonics," 2024, Nature Communications

Frequent coauthors collaborating with this researcher are Lin Chang, Joel Guo, Warren Jin, Kerry J. Vahala, and Justin Norman. The repeated collaborations indicate a consistent research network within their scientific community.

Throughout their career, John E. Bowers has received several recognitions including:

  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2015)
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2005) - For contributions to the development of high-speed semiconductor lasers and other optical devices for optical switching and communications systems
  • OSA Fellow (2003) - For contributions to advanced components for optical networking
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) (1996) - For contributions to the understanding of the ultrafast characteristics of optoelectronic devices and materials
  • IEEE Fellow (1993) - For contributions to the understanding and demonstration of novel ultrafast semiconductor lasers, photodetectors, and transmission systems

Best Publications

  • Electrically pumped hybrid AlGaInAs-silicon evanescent laser

    Alexander W. Fang;Hyundai Park;Oded Cohen;Richard Jones

  • Roadmap on silicon photonics

    David Thomson;Aaron Zilkie;John E Bowers;Tin Komljenovic

  • Recent progress in lasers on silicon

    Di Liang;John E. Bowers

  • An optical-frequency synthesizer using integrated photonics

    Daryl T. Spencer;Tara E. Drake;Travis C. Briles;Travis C. Briles;Jordan R. Stone;Jordan R. Stone

  • Monolithic germanium/silicon avalanche photodiodes with 340 GHz gain-bandwidth product

    Yimin Kang;Han-Din Liu;Han-Din Liu;Mike Morse;Mario J. Paniccia

  • Status and Potential of Lithium Niobate on Insulator (LNOI) for Photonic Integrated Circuits

    Andreas Boes;Andreas Boes;Bill Corcoran;Bill Corcoran;Lin Chang;John Bowers

  • Roadmap of optical communications

    Erik Agrell;Magnus Karlsson;A R Chraplyvy;David J Richardson

  • III‐V/silicon photonics for on‐chip and intra‐chip optical interconnects

    Günther Roelkens;Liu Liu;Di Liang;Richard Jones

  • All-optical label swapping networks and technologies

    D.J. Blumenthal;B.-E. Olsson;G. Rossi;T.E. Dimmick

  • Integrated turnkey soliton microcombs

    Boqiang Shen;Lin Chang;Junqiu Liu;Heming Wang

  • Effective band gap inhomogeneity and piezoelectric field in InGaN/GaN multiquantum well structures

    S. F. Chichibu;A. C. Abare;M. S. Minsky;S. Keller

  • Passive technologies for future large-scale photonic integrated circuits on silicon: polarization handling, light non-reciprocity and loss reduction

    Daoxin Dai;Daoxin Dai;Jared F. Bauters;John E. Bowers

  • High speed quantum-well lasers and carrier transport effects

    R. Nagarajan;M. Ishikawa;T. Fukushima;R.S. Geels

  • Perspective on the future of silicon photonics and electronics

    Near Margalit;Chao Xiang;Steven M. Bowers;Alexis Bjorlin

  • Ultra-low-loss high-aspect-ratio Si3N4 waveguides.

    Jared F. Bauters;Martijn J. R. Heck;Demis John;Daoxin Dai

  • Hybrid Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuit Technology

    M. J. R. Heck;J. F. Bauters;M. L. Davenport;J. K. Doylend

  • Ultrawide-band long-wavelength p-i-n photodetectors

    J. Bowers;C. Burrus

  • Hertz-linewidth semiconductor lasers using CMOS-ready ultra-high-$Q$ microresonators

    Warren Jin;Qi-Fan Yang;Lin Chang;Boqiang Shen

  • Nature of wavelength chirping in directly modulated semiconductor lasers

    T.L. Koch;John E. Bowers

  • Novel concept for ultracompact polarization splitter-rotator based on silicon nanowires

    Daoxin Dai;John E. Bowers

  • Heterostructure integrated thermionic coolers

    Ali Shakouri;John E. Bowers

  • Integrated microwave photonics

    John E. Bowers

  • An Integrated-Photonics Optical-Frequency Synthesizer

    Daryl T. Spencer;Tara E. Drake;Travis Briles;Jordan R. Stone

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur C. Gossard
Arthur C. Gossard University of California, Santa Barbara
Ali Shakouri
Ali Shakouri Purdue University West Lafayette
Daniel J. Blumenthal
Daniel J. Blumenthal University of California, Santa Barbara
Larry A. Coldren
Larry A. Coldren University of California, Santa Barbara
Daehwan Jung
Daehwan Jung Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Martijn J. R. Heck
Martijn J. R. Heck Eindhoven University of Technology
Joachim Piprek
Joachim Piprek NUSOD Institute
Di Liang
Di Liang Hewlett-Packard (United States)
Steven P. DenBaars
Steven P. DenBaars University of California, Santa Barbara
Yating Wan
Yating Wan King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

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