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Jonathan Knight 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 Jonathan Knight sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 566 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jonathan Knight 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 Jonathan Knight sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% 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

  • 2019 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Jonathan Knight is affiliated with the University of Bath in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several interconnected fields within engineering and physics, particularly focusing on electrical and electronic engineering as well as atomic and molecular physics and optics.

The main fields of study for Jonathan Knight include:

  • Engineering
  • Physics and Astronomy

Their work addresses multiple subfields, demonstrating a diverse research portfolio:

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Spectroscopy
  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Materials Chemistry

Jonathan Knight's research concentrates on the following primary topics:

  • Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics
  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications
  • Optical Network Technologies
  • Glass properties and applications

Their frequent coauthors are:

  • Fei Yu
  • Dakun Wu
  • Lili Hu
  • T. A. Birks
  • W. J. Wadsworth

Jonathan Knight has contributed research articles notably published in the following venues:

  • Optics Express
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Sensors
  • Journal of the American Ceramic Society
  • Optics Letters

Significant recent publications include:

  • "Antiresonant Hollow-Core Fiber-Based Dual Gas Sensor for Detection of Methane and Carbon Dioxide in the Near- and Mid-Infrared Regions," 2020, Sensors
  • "Delivery of CW laser power up to 300 watts at 1080 nm by an uncooled low-loss anti-resonant hollow-core fiber," 2020, Optics Express
  • "Visible emission and energy transfer in Tb 3+/Dy 3+ co-doped phosphate glasses," 2020, Journal of the American Ceramic Society
  • "Emission properties of Pr3+-doped aluminosilicate glasses at visible wavelengths," 2020, Journal of Luminescence
  • "Molecular detection of Gram-positive bacteria in the human lung through an optical fiber-based endoscope," 2020, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Jonathan Knight was awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 2019.

Best Publications

  • All-silica single-mode optical fiber with photonic crystal cladding

    J.C. Knight;T.A. Birks;P.St.J. Russell;D.M. Atkin

  • Endlessly single-mode photonic crystal fiber.

    Tim A. Birks;Jonathan C. Knight;Philip St J Russell

  • Single-Mode Photonic Band Gap Guidance of Light in Air.

    R. F. Cregan;B. J. Mangan;J. C. Knight;T. A. Birks

  • Photonic crystal fibres

    Philip St. John Russell;Timothy Adam Birks;Jonathan Cave Knight

  • Photonic Band Gap Guidance in Optical Fibers

    J. C. Knight;J. Broeng;T. A. Birks;P. St. J. Russell

  • Optical frequency synthesizer for precision spectroscopy

    R. Holzwarth;Th. Udem;T. W. Hänsch;J. C. Knight

  • Stimulated Raman Scattering in Hydrogen-Filled Hollow-Core Photonic Crystal Fiber

    F. Benabid;J. C. Knight;G. Antonopoulos;P. St. J. Russell

  • Phase-matched excitation of whispering-gallery-mode resonances by a fiber taper

    J. C. Knight;G. Cheung;F. Jacques;T. A. Birks

  • Ultimate low loss of hollow-core photonic crystal fibres.

    P. J. Roberts;F. Couny;H. Sabert;B. J. Mangan

  • Anomalous dispersion in photonic crystal fiber

    J.C. Knight;J. Arriaga;T.A. Birks;A. Ortigosa-Blanch

  • Large mode area photonic crystal fibre

    J.C. Knight;T.A. Birks;R.F. Cregan;P.St.J. Russell

  • Submicrometer axial resolution optical coherence tomography

    B. Povazay;K. Bizheva;A. Unterhuber;B. Hermann

  • Experimental evidence for supercontinuum generation by fission of higher-order solitons in photonic fibers.

    J. Herrmann;U. Griebner;N. Zhavoronkov;A. Husakou

  • Highly birefringent photonic crystal fibers

    A. Ortigosa-Blanch;J. C. Knight;W. J. Wadsworth;J. Arriaga

  • Supercontinuum generation by stimulated Raman scattering and parametric four-wave mixing in photonic crystal fibers

    Stéphane Coen;Alvin Hing Lun Chau;Rainer Leonhardt;John D. Harvey

  • Demonstration of ultra-flattened dispersion in photonic crystal fibers

    W H Reeves;J C Knight;P S J Russell;P J Roberts

  • Supercontinuum and four-wave mixing with Q-switched pulses in endlessly single-mode photonic crystal fibres

    William J. Wadsworth;N. Joly;Jonathan C. Knight;Tim A. Birks

  • Compact, stable and efficient all-fibre gas cells using hollow-core photonic crystal fibres

    F. Benabid;F. Couny;J. C. Knight;T. A. Birks

  • Properties of photonic crystal fiber and the effective index model

    J.C. Knight;T.A. Birks;P.St.J. Russell;J.P. de Sandro

  • Supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal fibers and optical fiber tapers: a novel light source

    William J. Wadsworth;Arturo Ortigosa-Blanch;Jonathan C. Knight;Tim A. Birks

Frequent Co-Authors

William J. Wadsworth
William J. Wadsworth University of Bath
P. St. J. Russell
P. St. J. Russell Max Planck Society
Tim A. Birks
Tim A. Birks University of Bath
Fiorenzo G. Omenetto
Fiorenzo G. Omenetto Tufts University
Philip St. J. Russell
Philip St. J. Russell Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Dmitry V. Skryabin
Dmitry V. Skryabin University of Bath
Duncan Paul Hand
Duncan Paul Hand Heriot-Watt University
Antoinette J. Taylor
Antoinette J. Taylor Los Alamos National Laboratory
Julian D. C. Jones
Julian D. C. Jones Heriot-Watt University
Fetah Benabid
Fetah Benabid Xlim Research Institute

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