2026 Kevin L. Lear: Electronics and Electrical Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering	40	4482	4300	1590	1487	270	6960

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

4482

4300

1590

1487

270

6960

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index

Citations

6960

World Ranking

4482

National Ranking

1590

Overview

Kevin L. Lear is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Neuroscience and Engineering, with specific focus on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's recent publication record includes work on neural dynamics and advanced optical technologies. Among the published papers are:

New methods for quantifying rapidity of action potential onset differentiate neuron types, 2021, published in PLoS ONE
Mathematical Modeling for Losses in Optical Waveguides With Porous Silica Cladding, 2020, published in IEEE Sensors Journal

Research topics associated with their work cover:

Neural dynamics and brain function
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors
Photonic and Optical Devices
Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kevin L. Lear include:

Ahmed A. Aldohbeyb
József Vı́gh
Yusra Obeidat

The scientist has contributed to publications primarily in the venues of PLoS ONE and IEEE Sensors Journal.

Best Publications

Selectively oxidised vertical cavity surface emitting lasers with 50% power conversion efficiency

K. L. Lear;Kent D Choquette;R. P. Schneider;S. P. Kilcoyne

582
Citations
Low threshold voltage vertical-cavity lasers fabricated by selective oxidation

K.D. Choquette;R.P. Schneider;K.L. Lear;K.M. Geib

481
Citations
Gain-dependent polarization properties of vertical-cavity lasers

K.D. Choquette;R.P. Schneider;K.L. Lear;R.E. Leibenguth

341
Citations
Design, fabrication, and performance of infrared and visible vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

W.W. Chow;K.D. Choquette;M.H. Crawford;K.L. Lear

328
Citations
Efficient semiconductor light-emitting device and method

Kent D. Choquette;Kevin L. Lear;Richard P. Schneider

253
Citations
Comprehensive numerical modeling of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

G.R. Hadley;K.L. Lear;M.E. Warren;K.D. Choquette

253
Citations
High-frequency modulation of oxide- confined vertical cavity surface emitting lasers

K. L. Lear;A. Mar;Kent D Choquette;S. P. Kilcoyne

233
Citations
Unitary lens semiconductor device

Kevin L. Lear

201
Citations
Fabrication and performance of selectively oxidized vertical-cavity lasers

K.D. Choquette;K.L. Lear;R.P. Schneider;K.M. Geib

188
Citations
Cavity characteristics of selectively oxidized vertical‐cavity lasers

Kent D. Choquette;K. L. Lear;R. P. Schneider;K. M. Geib

155
Citations
Integration of photoactive and electroactive components with vertical cavity surface emitting lasers

Robert P. Bryan;Peter Esherick;Jack L. Jewell;Kevin L. Lear

139
Citations
Polarization modulation of cruciform vertical-cavity laser diodes

Kent D. Choquette;K. L. Lear;R. E. Leibenguth;M. T. Asom

136
Citations
Microlenses for Multibeam Arrays of Optoelectronic Devices for High Frequency Operation

John R. Joseph;Richard F. Carson;Mial E. Warren;Kevin L. Lear

124
Citations
Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers with 21% efficiency by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy

K.L. Lear;R.P. Schneider;K.D. Choquette;S.P. Kilcoyne

121
Citations
Modal analysis of a small surface emitting laser with a selectively oxidized waveguide

K. L. Lear;K. D. Choquette;R. P. Schneider;S. P. Kilcoyne

121
Citations
Uniparabolic mirror grading for vertical cavity surface emitting lasers

K. L. Lear;R. P. Schneider

115
Citations
On-axis far-field emission from two-dimensional phase-locked vertical cavity surface-emitting laser arrays with an integrated phase-corrector

M. E. Warren;P. L. Gourley;G. R. Hadley;G. A. Vawter

111
Citations
Small and large signal modulation of 850 nm oxide-confined verticai-cavity surface-emitting lasers

K.L. Lear;V.M. Hietala;H.Q. Hou;J. Banas

111
Citations
Low thermal resistance high-speed top-emitting 980-nm VCSELs

A.N. Al-Omari;G.P. Carey;S. Hallstein;J.P. Watson

109
Citations
Vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser device

G. Ronald Hadley;Kevin L. Lear;Adelbert Awyoung;Kent D. Choquette

97
Citations
Gain-dependent polarization properties of vertical-cavity lasers

K.D. Choquette;K.L. Lear;R.P. Schneider;R.E. Leibenguth

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Kent D. Choquette University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Richard P. Schneider Infinera (United States)

James S. Harris Stanford University

John F. Klem Sandia National Laboratories

Byung-Gook Park Seoul National University

Mary H. Crawford Sandia National Laboratories

Henryk Temkin Texas Tech University

David V. Plant McGill University

Joel R. Wendt Sandia National Laboratories

Marek Osinski University of New Mexico

External Links

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