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2022

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 59 1770 1696 20 20 420 12596

Kofi A. A. Makinwa publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kofi A. A. Makinwa between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kofi A. A. Makinwa published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 11.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2018. 20 of the 447 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2018. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 8 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 23 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 35 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 29 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 35 publications 2018: 36 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 24 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 8 publications
1987 2025

447 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kofi A. A. Makinwa: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 3
1994 2
1995 5
1996 0
1997 1
1998 0
1999 1
2000 1
2001 8
2002 5
2003 2
2004 3
2005 6
2006 17
2007 12
2008 14
2009 23
2010 20
2011 35
2012 20
2013 29
2014 20
2015 19
2016 15
2017 35
2018 36
2019 17
2020 12
2021 17
2022 24
2023 24
2024 12
2025 8
Total 447
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Kofi A. A. Makinwa 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 Kofi A. A. Makinwa 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, 414–433 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: 420 publications — 77th percentile

77% 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
414–433 169 420
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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Kofi A. A. Makinwa 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 Kofi A. A. Makinwa 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, 59 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: 59 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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 59
60 103
61 93
62 92
63 74
64 77
65 73
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

  • 2022 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2018 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2011 - IEEE Fellow For the development of precision analog circuits and integrated sensor systems

Overview

Kofi A. A. Makinwa is affiliated with Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering with a focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications, and Bioengineering.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design
  • Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies
  • Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design
  • CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors
  • Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design
  • Advancements in PLL and VCO Technologies
  • Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems

Kofi A. A. Makinwa's recent notable publications are:

  • A 440-μW, 109.8-dB DR, 106.5-dB SNDR Discrete-Time Zoom ADC With a 20-kHz BW (2021, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits)
  • A 10 fJ·K2 Wheatstone Bridge Temperature Sensor With a Tail-Resistor-Linearized OTA (2020, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits)
  • An Auto-Zero-Stabilized Voltage Buffer With a Quiet Chopping Scheme and Constant Sub-pA Input Current (2021, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits)
  • A Fill-In Technique for Robust IMD Suppression in Chopper Amplifiers (2021, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits)
  • A 0.9-V 28-MHz Highly Digital CMOS Dual-RC Frequency Reference With ±200 ppm Inaccuracy From −40 °C to 85 °C (2021, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits)

Their frequent co-authors have included:

  • Sining Pan
  • Qinwen Fan
  • Marco Berkhout
  • Shoubhik Karmakar
  • Zhong Tang

Common publication venues for their work include:

  • IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
  • IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters
  • 2022 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC)
  • IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Kofi A. A. Makinwa has also contributed to book publications, having authored a book titled Resistor-based Temperature Sensors in CMOS Technology published by Springer Nature (Netherlands) in 2022.

The scientist has been recognized with awards including membership in the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2018 and designation as an IEEE Fellow in 2011 for work on precision analog circuits and integrated sensor systems.

Best Publications

  • A CMOS smart temperature sensor with a 3/spl sigma/ inaccuracy of /spl plusmn/0.1/spl deg/C from -55/spl deg/C to 125/spl deg/C

    M.A.P. Pertijs;A. Niederkorn;Xu Ma;B. McKillop

  • A Chopper Current-Feedback Instrumentation Amplifier With a 1 mHz $1/f$ Noise Corner and an AC-Coupled Ripple Reduction Loop

    Rong Wu;Kofi A.A. Makinwa;Johan H. Huijsing

  • A 1.8 $\mu$ W 60 nV $/\surd$ Hz Capacitively-Coupled Chopper Instrumentation Amplifier in 65 nm CMOS for Wireless Sensor Nodes

    Qinwen Fan;F. Sebastiano;J. H. Huijsing;K. A. A. Makinwa

  • A $160~\mu { m W}$ 8-Channel Active Electrode System for EEG Monitoring

    Jiawei Xu;R. F. Yazicioglu;B. Grundlehner;P. Harpe

  • HermesE: A 96-Channel Full Data Rate Direct Neural Interface in 0.13 $\mu$ m CMOS

    Hua Gao;R. M. Walker;P. Nuyujukian;K. A. A. Makinwa

  • A Low-Voltage Mobility-Based Frequency Reference for Crystal-Less ULP Radios

    F. Sebastiano;L.J. Breems;K. Makinwa;S. Drago

  • A 6.3 µW 20 bit Incremental Zoom-ADC with 6 ppm INL and 1 µV Offset

    Youngcheol Chae;Kamran Souri;Kofi A. A. Makinwa

  • A CMOS Temperature Sensor With a Voltage-Calibrated Inaccuracy of $\pm$ 0.15 $ ^{\circ}$ C (3 $\sigma$ ) From $-$ 55 $^{\circ}$ C to 125 $^{\circ}$ C

    K. Souri;Youngcheol Chae;K. A. A. Makinwa

  • Multiple-Ramp Column-Parallel ADC Architectures for CMOS Image Sensors

    M.F. Snoeij;A.J.P. Theuwissen;K.A.A. Makinwa;J.H. Huijsing

  • A CMOS temperature sensor with a voltage-calibrated inaccuracy of ±0.15°C (3σ) from −55 to 125°C

    Kamran Souri;Youngcheol Chae;Kofi Makinwa

  • A Single-Trim CMOS Bandgap Reference With a $3\sigma$ Inaccuracy of $\pm$ 0.15% From ${-}$ 40 $^{\circ}$ C to 125 $^{\circ}$ C

    Guang Ge;Cheng Zhang;G. Hoogzaad;K. A. A. Makinwa

  • Force activated touch screen measuring deformation of the front panel

    Theunis S. Baller;Kofi A. A. Makinwa;R emy Polaert;Antonius J. M. Hafkamp

  • Active Electrodes for Wearable EEG Acquisition: Review and Electronics Design Methodology

    Jiawei Xu;Srinjoy Mitra;Chris Van Hoof;Refet Firat Yazicioglu

  • A 4 GHz Continuous-Time $\Delta\Sigma$ ADC With 70 dB DR and $-$ 74 dBFS THD in 125 MHz BW

    M. Bolatkale;L. J. Breems;R. Rutten;K. A. A. Makinwa

  • A 2.4GHz 830pJ/bit duty-cycled wake-up receiver with −82dBm sensitivity for crystal-less wireless sensor nodes

    Salvatore Drago;Domine M. W Leenaerts;Fabio Sebastiano;Lucien J. Breems

  • A 21 nV/ $\surd$ Hz Chopper-Stabilized Multi-Path Current-Feedback Instrumentation Amplifier With 2 $\mu$ V Offset

    Qinwen Fan;Johan H. Huijsing;Kofi A. A. Makinwa

  • A 1.2V 10µW NPN-based temperature sensor in 65nm CMOS with an inaccuracy of ±0.2°C (3s) from −70°C to 125°C

    Fabio Sebastiano;Lucien J. Breems;Kofi A. A. Makinwa;Salvatore Drago

  • A CMOS Chopper Offset-Stabilized Opamp

    J.F. Witte;K.A.A. Makinwa;J.H. Huijsing

  • A 0.12 mm $^{2}$ 7.4 $\mu$ W Micropower Temperature Sensor With an Inaccuracy of $\pm$ 0.2 $^{\circ}$ C (3 $\sigma$ ) From $-$ 30 $^{\circ}$ C to 125 $^{\circ}$ C

    K. Souri;K. A. A. Makinwa

  • A capacitance-to-digital converter for displacement sensing with 17b resolution and 20μs conversion time

    Sha Xia;Kofi Makinwa;Stoyan Nihtianov

  • A 160μW 8-channel active electrode system for EEG monitoring

    Jiawei Xu;Refet Firat Yazicioglu;Pieter Harpe;Kofi A. A. Makinwa

Frequent Co-Authors

Johan H. Huijsing
Johan H. Huijsing Delft University of Technology
Fabio Sebastiano
Fabio Sebastiano Delft University of Technology
Youngcheol Chae
Youngcheol Chae Yonsei University
Bram Nauta
Bram Nauta University of Twente
Refet Firat Yazicioglu
Refet Firat Yazicioglu Galvani Bioelectronics
Pieter Harpe
Pieter Harpe Eindhoven University of Technology
Gerard C. M. Meijer
Gerard C. M. Meijer Delft University of Technology
Boris Murmann
Boris Murmann University of Hawaii at Manoa
Terri S. Fiez
Terri S. Fiez University of Colorado Boulder

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