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D-Index
34
Citations
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World Ranking
5839
National Ranking
112

Joseba Zubia 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 Joseba Zubia sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 231 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

Joseba Zubia 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 Joseba Zubia sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Joseba Zubia is affiliated with the University of the Basque Country in Spain and has contributed extensively to the field of Engineering, with a particular focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Their research spans several subfields including Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Biomedical Engineering, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, and Molecular Biology.

The main scientific areas of Joseba Zubia's work center around Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors, Photonic and Optical Devices, and Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices. Other focal topics consist of Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies, Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics, Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies, and Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research.

Joseba Zubia has published frequently in several academic journals. The top publication venues include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Optical Fiber Technology
  • Optics & Laser Technology
  • Optics Express
  • Sensors

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Joseba Zubia are:

  • "Graphene Nanocomposite Membranes: Fabrication and Water Treatment Applications" (2023), published in Membranes
  • "High-performance vector bending and orientation distinguishing curvature sensor based on asymmetric coupled multi-core fibre" (2020), published in Scientific Reports
  • "Optical fiber interferometer for temperature-independent refractive index measuring over a broad range" (2021), published in Optics & Laser Technology
  • "Composed multicore fiber structure for direction-sensitive curvature monitoring" (2020), published in APL Photonics
  • "Plasmonic sensors based on tilted Bragg gratings in multicore optical fibers" (2021), published in Optics Express

Joseba Zubia often collaborates with other researchers in the field. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Joel Villatoro
  • M. A. Illarramendi
  • Gaizka Durana
  • Josu Amorebieta
  • Ángel Ortega-Gomez

Best Publications

  • Plastic Optical Fibers: An Introduction to Their Technological Processes and Applications

    Joseba Zubia;Jon Arrue

  • Optical Fiber Sensors for Aircraft Structural Health Monitoring

    Iker García;Joseba Zubia;Gaizka Durana;Gotzon Aldabaldetreku

  • Coupling mid-infrared light from a photonic crystal waveguide to metallic transmission lines

    Andrea Blanco-Redondo;Paulo Sarriugarte;Angel Garcia-Adeva;Joseba Zubia

  • Ultrasensitive vector bending sensor based on multicore optical fiber.

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

  • Lateral polishing of bends in plastic optical fibres applied to a multipoint liquid-level measurement sensor

    M. Lomer;J. Arrue;C. Jauregui;P. Aiestaran

  • An optical fiber bundle sensor for tip clearance and tip timing measurements in a turbine rig.

    Iker García;Josu Beloki;Joseba Zubia;Gotzon Aldabaldetreku

  • Photonic crystal fiber interferometer coated with a PAH/PAA nanolayer as humidity sensor

    Diego Lopez-Torres;Cesar Elosua;Joel Villatoro;Joel Villatoro;Joseba Zubia

  • Dependence of bending losses on cladding thickness in plastic optical fibers.

    Gaizka Durana;Joseba Zubia;Jon Arrue;Gotzon Aldabaldetreku

  • Global characterization of optical power propagation in step-index plastic optical fibers.

    Javier Mateo;M Angeles Losada;Ignacio Garcés;Joseba Zubia

  • Mode coupling contribution to radiation losses in curvatures for high and low numerical aperture plastic optical fibers

    M.A. Losada;I. Garces;J. Mateo;I. Salinas

  • A quasi-distributed level sensor based on a bent side-polished plastic optical fibre cable

    M Lomer;A Quintela;M López-Amo;J Zubia

  • Light power behaviour when bending plastic optical fibres

    J. Arrue;J. Zubia;G. Fuster;D. Kalymnios

  • Polymer-Optical-Fiber Lasers and Amplifiers Doped with Organic Dyes

    Jon Arrue;Felipe Jiménez;Igor Ayesta;M. Asunción Illarramendi

  • Frequency response in step index plastic optical fibers obtained from the generalized power flow equation.

    J. Mateo;M. A. Losada;J. Zubia

  • Design and Development of a Low-Cost Optical Current Sensor

    Joseba Zubia;Luciano Casado;Gotzon Aldabaldetreku;Alfonso Montero

  • [INVITED] New perspectives in photonic crystal fibre sensors

    Joel Villatoro;Joel Villatoro;Joseba Zubia

  • Accurate strain sensing based on super-mode interference in strongly coupled multi-core optical fibres

    Joel Villatoro;Joel Villatoro;Oskar Arrizabalaga;Gaizka Durana;Idurre Sáez de Ocáriz

  • Synthesis and study of new .alpha.-haloacid ferroelectric liquid crystal derivatives. MM2 approach to the molecular structure-ferroelectric activity relationship

    T. Sierra;J. L. Serrano;M. B. Ros;A. Ezcurra

  • Interferometer based on strongly coupled multi-core optical fiber for accurate vibration sensing

    Joel Villatoro;Enrique Antonio-Lopez;Joseba Zubia;Axel Schülzgen

  • Polymer Optical Fiber Temperature Sensor With Dual-Wavelength Compensation of Power Fluctuations

    A. Tapetado;P. J. Pinzon;J. Zubia;C. Vazquez

  • Analysis of the use of tapered graded-index polymer optical fibers for refractive-index sensors

    J. Arrue;F. Jiménez;G. Aldabaldetreku;G. Durana

Frequent Co-Authors

Joel Villatoro
Joel Villatoro University of the Basque Country
Axel Schülzgen
Axel Schülzgen University of Central Florida
Rodrigo Amezcua-Correa
Rodrigo Amezcua-Correa University of Central Florida
Yasuhiro Koike
Yasuhiro Koike Keio University
Ricardo Hueso
Ricardo Hueso University of the Basque Country
Agustín Sánchez-Lavega
Agustín Sánchez-Lavega University of the Basque Country
Manuel Lopez-Amo
Manuel Lopez-Amo Universidad Publica De Navarra
Kay Schuster
Kay Schuster Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology
Gilberto Brambilla
Gilberto Brambilla University of Southampton

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