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Kenneth L. Shepard

Kenneth L. Shepard

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 69 946 904 398 367 308 29560

Kenneth L. Shepard publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kenneth L. Shepard between 1960 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kenneth L. Shepard published across 66 years, from 1960 to 2025, averaging 6.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2013. 28 of the 438 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1960 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2013. 1960: 1 publication 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 2 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 3 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 7 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 34 publications 2013: 35 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 11 publications
1960 2025

438 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kenneth L. Shepard: publications per year, 1960 to 2025
Year Publications
1960 1
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 2
1970 0
1971 2
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 2
1976 1
1977 0
1978 1
1979 3
1980 0
1981 0
1982 2
1983 2
1984 0
1985 3
1986 7
1987 3
1988 4
1989 2
1990 3
1991 5
1992 5
1993 0
1994 2
1995 0
1996 1
1997 7
1998 5
1999 3
2000 7
2001 5
2002 2
2003 6
2004 8
2005 13
2006 9
2007 10
2008 18
2009 12
2010 17
2011 22
2012 34
2013 35
2014 17
2015 18
2016 12
2017 22
2018 13
2019 17
2020 15
2021 7
2022 14
2023 11
2024 17
2025 11
Total 438
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Kenneth L. Shepard publications per year - data summary

  • Kenneth L. Shepard, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Columbia University, has 438 publications recorded across 66 years, from 1960 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1960 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2013, with 35 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1960, 1976, 1978 and 1996, with 1 publication each.
  • 18 of the 66 years in the span carry no publications at all (1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.6 papers per year over the whole span, or 9.1 per year counting only the 48 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 60 publications, 14% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1960-1981: 12 publications (0.5 per year); 1982-2003: 74 publications (3.4 per year); 2004-2025: 352 publications (16.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Kenneth L. Shepard 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 Kenneth L. Shepard 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, 294–313 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: 308 publications — 59th percentile

59% 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
294–313 300 308
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
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Kenneth L. Shepard 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.
  • Kenneth L. Shepard, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Columbia University, records 308 publications - the 59th percentile of the discipline.
  • 59% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Kenneth L. Shepard, and about 41% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 254–273 publications range, and Kenneth L. Shepard 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).

Kenneth L. Shepard 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 Kenneth L. Shepard 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, 69 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: 69 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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 69
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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Kenneth L. Shepard 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.
  • Kenneth L. Shepard, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Columbia University, records 69 D-Index - the 86th percentile of the discipline.
  • 86% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Kenneth L. Shepard, and about 14% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 46 D-Index range, and Kenneth L. Shepard 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).

Overview

Kenneth L. Shepard is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research contributions span multiple disciplines, primarily focused on engineering and neuroscience. Within these overarching fields, the subfields addressed in their work include Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research topics feature a range of specialized areas related to brain function and technology. These include Neuroscience and Neural Engineering, Neural Dynamics and Brain Function, Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research, Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging, Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures, Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques, and Advanced Memory and Neural Computing.

Publications by Kenneth L. Shepard have appeared in several notable venues with recurring contributions in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Science Advances
  • Nature Electronics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems

Some recent papers authored under their research include:

  • Development of a neural interface for high-definition, long-term recording in rodents and nonhuman primates, 2020, Science Translational Medicine
  • Application of a sub-0.1-mm 3 implantable mote for in vivo real-time wireless temperature sensing, 2021, Science Advances
  • Integrated Neurophotonics: Toward Dense Volumetric Interrogation of Brain Circuit Activity-at Depth and in Real Time, 2020, Neuron
  • A 0.065-mm3 Monolithically-Integrated Ultrasonic Wireless Sensing Mote for Real-Time Physiological Temperature Monitoring, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems
  • Optogenetic stimulation probes with single-neuron resolution based on organic LEDs monolithically integrated on CMOS, 2023, Nature Electronics

Kenneth L. Shepard has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including:

  • Ilke Uguz
  • David Lynall
  • Victoria Andino-Pavlovsky
  • Jeffrey Elloian
  • Adriaan J. Taal

Best Publications

  • Boron nitride substrates for high-quality graphene electronics

    C. R. Dean;A. F. Young;I. Meric;C. Lee

  • One-dimensional electrical contact to a two-dimensional material.

    L. Wang;I. Meric;P. Y. Huang;Q. Gao

  • Current saturation in zero-bandgap, top-gated graphene field-effect transistors.

    Inanc Meric;Melinda Y. Han;Andrea F. Young;Barbaros Ozyilmaz

  • Chip-integrated ultrafast graphene photodetector with high responsivity

    Xuetao Gan;Ren-Jye Shiue;Yuanda Gao;Inanc Meric

  • Multicomponent fractional quantum Hall effect in graphene

    C. R. Dean;A. F. Young;P. Cadden-Zimansky;L. Wang

  • Electron tunneling through atomically flat and ultrathin hexagonal boron nitride

    Gwan Hyoung Lee;Young Jun Yu;Changgu Lee;Cory Dean

  • Integrated nanopore sensing platform with sub-microsecond temporal resolution

    Jacob K Rosenstein;Meni Wanunu;Meni Wanunu;Christopher A Merchant;Marija Drndic

  • Chemical vapor deposition-derived graphene with electrical performance of exfoliated graphene.

    Nicholas Petrone;Cory R. Dean;Cory R. Dean;Inanc Meric;Inanc Meric;Arend M. van Der Zande;Arend M. van Der Zande

  • Label-free single-molecule detection of DNA-hybridization kinetics with a carbon nanotube field-effect transistor

    Sebastian Sorgenfrei;Chien-yang Chiu;Ruben L. Gonzalez;Young-Jun Yu

  • Noise in deep submicron digital design

    Kenneth L. Shepard;Vinod Narayanan

  • Graphene mechanical oscillators with tunable frequency

    Changyao Chen;Sunwoo Lee;Vikram V. Deshpande;Gwan Hyoung Lee;Gwan Hyoung Lee

  • Graphene Field-Effect Transistors Based on Boron–Nitride Dielectrics

    I. Meric;C. R. Dean;N. Petrone;Lei Wang

  • Graphene based heterostructures

    C. Dean;A.F. Young;L. Wang;I. Meric

  • Differentiation of short, single-stranded DNA homopolymers in solid-state nanopores.

    Kimberly Venta;Gabriel Shemer;Matthew Puster;Julio A. Rodríguez-Manzo

  • Digital Circuit Design Challenges and Opportunities in the Era of Nanoscale CMOS

    B.H. Calhoun;Yu Cao;Xin Li;Ken Mai

  • A fully integrated on-chip DC-DC conversion and power management system

    G. Patounakis;Y.W. Li;K.L. Shepard

  • Active CMOS Sensor Array for Electrochemical Biomolecular Detection

    Peter M. Levine;Ping Gong;Rastislav Levicky;Kenneth L. Shepard

  • Photothermal and photoconductive determination of surface and bulk defect densities in amorphous silicon films

    Z E. Smith;V. Chu;K. Shepard;S. Aljishi

  • A 2.5D Integrated Voltage Regulator Using Coupled-Magnetic-Core Inductors on Silicon Interposer

    N. Sturcken;E. J. O'Sullivan;N. Wang;P. Herget

  • Development of a neural interface for high-definition, long-term recording in rodents and nonhuman primates.

    Chia Han Chiang;Sang Min Won;Amy L. Orsborn;Amy L. Orsborn;Ki Jun Yu

  • Channel Length Scaling in Graphene Field-Effect Transistors Studied with Pulsed Current—Voltage Measurements

    Inanc Meric;Cory R. Dean;Andrea F. Young;Natalia Baklitskaya

  • Digital Circuit Design Challenges and Opportunities in the Era of Nanoscale CMOS : Small transistors necessitate big changes, in the way digital circuits are modeled and optimized for manufacturability, and new strategies for logic, memory, clocking and power distribution

    Benton H. Calhoun;Yu Cao;Xin Li;Ken Mai

Frequent Co-Authors

James Hone
James Hone Columbia University
Philip Kim
Philip Kim Harvard University
Cory Dean
Cory Dean Columbia University
Lei Wang
Lei Wang Cornell University
Kenji Watanabe
Kenji Watanabe National Institute for Materials Science
Takashi Taniguchi
Takashi Taniguchi National Institute for Materials Science
Colin Nuckolls
Colin Nuckolls Columbia University
Ioannis Kymissis
Ioannis Kymissis Columbia University
Rafael Yuste
Rafael Yuste Columbia University
Marija Drndic
Marija Drndic University of Pennsylvania

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