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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 65 1222 1166 211 209 590 15553
Materials Science 65 5617 5432 1711 1704 588 15592

Kei May Lau publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kei May Lau between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kei May Lau published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 13.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 42 publications in 2016. 24 of the 639 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 42. Peak 42 publications in 2016. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 3 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 9 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 29 publications 2006: 29 publications 2007: 25 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 27 publications 2013: 25 publications 2014: 32 publications 2015: 29 publications 2016: 42 publications 2017: 36 publications 2018: 36 publications 2019: 38 publications 2020: 42 publications 2021: 29 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 7 publications
1979 2025

639 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kei May Lau: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 1
1984 1
1985 1
1986 3
1987 6
1988 9
1989 4
1990 2
1991 2
1992 8
1993 7
1994 7
1995 5
1996 5
1997 1
1998 2
1999 0
2000 3
2001 2
2002 0
2003 6
2004 17
2005 29
2006 29
2007 25
2008 15
2009 11
2010 20
2011 16
2012 27
2013 25
2014 32
2015 29
2016 42
2017 36
2018 36
2019 38
2020 42
2021 29
2022 23
2023 18
2024 17
2025 7
Total 639
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Kei May Lau 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 Kei May Lau 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, 574–593 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: 590 publications — 90th percentile

90% 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 58 590
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
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Kei May Lau 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 Kei May Lau 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, 65 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: 65 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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 65
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
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - OSA Fellows Kei May Lau Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong For exceptional contributions to hetero-epitaxy of III-V on silicon by MOCVD for photonic devices
  • 2001 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to III-V compound semiconductor heterostructure materials and devices.

Overview

Kei May Lau is affiliated with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in China and conducts research primarily in the fields of Engineering and Physics and Astronomy. Within these fields, their work focuses extensively on Electrical and Electronic Engineering as well as Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Additional subfields in which they have contributed include Condensed Matter Physics, Biomedical Engineering, and Materials Chemistry.

The main topics of Kei May Lau's research include Photonic and Optical Devices, Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices, and GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials. Their work also covers Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices, Ga2O3 and related materials, ZnO doping and properties, and applications of Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing.

Recent publications illustrate the breadth of their research interests:

  • 1-kV Sputtered p-NiO/n-Ga2O3 Heterojunction Diodes With an Ultra-Low Leakage Current Below 1~μ A/cm2 (2020), IEEE Electron Device Letters
  • A monolithic InP/SOI platform for integrated photonics (2021), Light Science & Applications
  • Active matrix monolithic micro-LED full-color micro-display (2020), Journal of the Society for Information Display
  • Recent advances in light sources on silicon (2022), Advances in Optics and Photonics
  • High gain and high ultraviolet/visible rejection ratio photodetectors using p-GaN/AlGaN/GaN heterostructures grown on Si (2020), Applied Physics Letters

Kei May Lau frequently publishes in journals and venues such as:

  • Optics Express
  • Applied Physics Letters
  • IEEE Electron Device Letters
  • Optics Letters
  • Journal of Lightwave Technology

The scientist collaborates regularly with a group of frequent co-authors that include Ying Xue, Yu Han, Liying Lin, Wei Luo, and Chak Wah Tang.

Recognition for Kei May Lau's work includes the distinction of being named an IEEE Fellow in 2001, cited for contributions to III-V compound semiconductor heterostructure materials and devices. They were also named an OSA Fellow in 2019 for contributions to hetero-epitaxy of III-V on silicon by MOCVD for photonic devices.

Best Publications

  • High-performance enhancement-mode AlGaN/GaN HEMTs using fluoride-based plasma treatment

    Yong Cai;Yugang Zhou;K.J. Chen;K.M. Lau

  • Control of Threshold Voltage of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs by Fluoride-Based Plasma Treatment: From Depletion Mode to Enhancement Mode

    Yong Cai;Yugang Zhou;K.M. Lau;K.J. Chen

  • Resonant-enhanced full-color emission of quantum-dot-based micro LED display technology.

    Hau Vei Han;Huang Yu Lin;Chien-Chung Lin;Wing Cheung Chong

  • Optical cross-talk reduction in a quantum-dot-based full-color micro-light-emitting-diode display by a lithographic-fabricated photoresist mold

    Huang-Yu Lin;Chin-Wei Sher;Dan-Hua Hsieh;Xin-Yin Chen

  • Enhancement-Mode $hboxSi_3hboxN_4hbox/AlGaN/GaN$ MISHFETs

    Ruonan Wang;Yong Cai;Chi-Wai Tang;K.M. Lau

  • 1.3 μm submilliamp threshold quantum dot micro-lasers on Si

    Yating Wan;Justin Norman;Qiang Li;M. J. Kennedy

  • Monolithic full-color LED micro-display on an Active Matrix panel manufactured using flip-chip technology

    Kei May Lau;Zhaojun Liu

  • Growing antiphase-domain-free GaAs thin films out of highly ordered planar nanowire arrays on exact (001) silicon

    Qiang Li;Kar Wei Ng;Kei May Lau

  • Enhancement-Mode III-N Devices, Circuits, and Methods

    Jing Chen;Yong Cai;Kei May Lau

  • AlGaN-GaN double-channel HEMTs

    Rongming Chu;Yugang Zhou;Jie Liu;Deliang Wang

  • High-Temperature Operation of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs Direct-Coupled FET Logic (DCFL) Integrated Circuits

    Yong Cai;Zhiqun Cheng;Zhenchuan Yang;Chak Wah Tang

  • InP Layer Transfer with Masked Implantation

    Wayne Chen;Prabhakar R. Bandaru;Chak Wah Tang;Kei May Lau

  • ELASTIC ANISOTROPY FACTORS FOR ORTHORHOMBIC, TETRAGONAL, AND HEXAGONAL CRYSTALS

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  • Epitaxial growth of highly mismatched III-V materials on (001) silicon for electronics and optoelectronics

    Qiang Li;Kei May Lau

  • GaN-based LED micro-displays for wearable applications

    Zhaojun Liu;Wing Cheung Chong;Ka Ming Wong;Kei May Lau

  • Monolithically Integrated InGaN/GaN Light-emitting Diodes, Photodetectors and Waveguides on Si Substrate

    Kwai Hei Li;Wai Yuen Fu;Yuk Cheung;Kenneth Kin-Yip Wong

  • Nanoscale epitaxial lateral overgrowth of GaN-based light-emitting diodes on a SiO2 nanorod-array patterned sapphire template

    Chinghua Chiu;Hishsuan Yen;Chuli Chao;Zhenyu Li

  • Electrically pumped continuous wave quantum dot lasers epitaxially grown on patterned, on-axis (001) Si.

    Justin C. Norman;Matthew J. Kennedy;Jennifer G. Selvidge;Qiang Li

  • Monolithically Integrated Enhancement/Depletion-Mode AlGaN/GaN HEMT Inverters and Ring Oscillators Using $hboxCF_4$ Plasma Treatment

    Yong Cai;Zhiqun Cheng;W.C.W. Tang;K.M. Lau

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin J. Chen
Kevin J. Chen Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Yating Wan
Yating Wan King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Arthur C. Gossard
Arthur C. Gossard University of California, Santa Barbara
John E. Bowers
John E. Bowers University of California, Santa Barbara
Kent D. Irwin
Kent D. Irwin Stanford University
J. J. Bock
J. J. Bock California Institute of Technology
Hao-Chung Kuo
Hao-Chung Kuo National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
A. C. Weber
A. C. Weber University of Oxford
Gene C. Hilton
Gene C. Hilton National Institute of Standards and Technology
Clement L Pryke
Clement L Pryke University of Minnesota

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