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65
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Luca Dal Negro publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Luca Dal Negro sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 287 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Luca Dal Negro D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Luca Dal Negro sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - OSA Fellows Luca Dal Negro Boston Univ., USA For numerous contributions in the theoretical and experimental aspects of wave interaction with aperiodic nanostructures, nanophotonics and plasmonics leading to novel engineering applications.

Overview

Luca Dal Negro is affiliated with Boston University in the United States, focusing on research at the intersection of physics, astronomy, and engineering. Their work primarily explores wave interaction with complex nanostructures and photonics, contributing to both theoretical and experimental advancements in these areas.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Engineering

Within these areas, they concentrate on several subfields:

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

Their research topics cover various aspects of photonics and materials science, with notable themes including:

  • Photonic Crystals and Applications
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Random lasers and scattering media
  • Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
  • Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing
  • Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
  • Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies

Luca Dal Negro's publication record features papers in prominent venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Physical Review B, Applied Physics Letters, APL Photonics, and Optical Materials Express. Their recent scientific articles include:

  • "Physics-informed neural networks for imaging and parameter retrieval of photonic nanostructures from near-field data" (2022, APL Photonics)
  • "Subdiffusive wave transport and weak localization transition in three-dimensional stealthy hyperuniform disordered systems" (2022, Physical Review B)
  • "Cavity-enhanced light-matter interaction in Vogel-spiral devices as a platform for quantum photonics" (2021, Applied Physics Letters)
  • "Cavity quantum electro-dynamics with solid-state emitters in aperiodic nano-photonic spiral devices" (2020, Applied Physics Letters)
  • "Structure-dependent optical nonlinearity of indium tin oxide" (2022, Applied Physics Letters)

Collaboration forms a significant part of the scientist's work. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Yuyao Chen
  • Fabrizio Sgrignuoli
  • Wesley A. Britton
  • Yilin Zhu
  • Tornike Shubitidze

The scientist has authored books in addition to journal articles. One notable book publication is:

  • "Waves in Complex Media" (2022), published by Cambridge University Press

Among the awards received, Luca Dal Negro was named an OSA Fellow in 2018 for contributions to wave interaction with aperiodic nanostructures, nanophotonics, and plasmonics, which have led to novel engineering applications.

Best Publications

  • Physics-informed neural networks for inverse problems in nano-optics and metamaterials.

    Yuyao Chen;Lu Lu;George Em Karniadakis;Luca Dal Negro

  • Engineered SERS substrates with multiscale signal enhancement: nanoparticle cluster arrays.

    Bo Yan;Anupama Thubagere;W Ranjith Premasiri;Lawrence D Ziegler

  • Will silicon be the photonic material of the third millenium

    L Pavesi

  • Light transport through the band-edge states of Fibonacci quasicrystals.

    Luca Dal Negro;Claudio J. Oton;Zeno Gaburro;Lorenzo Pavesi

  • Optical super-resolution by high-index liquid-immersed microspheres

    Arash Darafsheh;Gary F Walsh;Luca Dal Negro;Vasily N Astratov

  • Silver Nanoparticles with Broad Multiband Linear Optical Absorption

    Osman M. Bakr;Osman M. Bakr;Vincenzo Amendola;Christine M. Aikens;Wim Wenseleers

  • Deterministic aperiodic arrays of metal nanoparticles for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)

    Ashwin Gopinath;Svetlana V Boriskina;Björn M Reinhard;Luca Dal Negro

  • Modeling and perspectives of the Si nanocrystals-Er interaction for optical amplification

    Domenico Pacifici;Giorgia Franzo;Francesco Priolo;Fabio Iacona

  • Plasmonic Nanogalaxies: Multiscale Aperiodic Arrays for Surface-Enhanced Raman Sensing

    Ashwin Gopinath;Svetlana V. Boriskina;W. Ranjith Premasiri;Lawrence Ziegler

  • Enhanced third-harmonic generation in Si-compatible epsilon-near-zero indium tin oxide nanolayers.

    Antonio Capretti;Yu Wang;Nader Engheta;Luca Dal Negro

  • Nano-and Micropatterning of Optically Transparent, Mechanically Robust, Biocompatible Silk Fibroin Films

    Hannah Perry;Ashwin Gopinath;David L. Kaplan;Luca Dal Negro

  • Dynamics of stimulated emission in silicon nanocrystals

    L. Dal Negro;M. Cazzanelli;L. Pavesi;Stefano Ossicini

  • Stimulated emission in nanocrystalline silicon superlattices

    J. Ruan;P. M. Fauchet;L. Dal Negro;M. Cazzanelli

  • Comparative Study of Second-Harmonic Generation from Epsilon-Near-Zero Indium Tin Oxide and Titanium Nitride Nanolayers Excited in the Near-Infrared Spectral Range

    Antonio Capretti;Yu Wang;Nader Engheta;Luca Dal Negro

  • Rapid Nanoimprinting of Silk Fibroin Films for Biophotonic Applications

    Jason J. Amsden;Peter Domachuk;Ashwin Gopinath;Robert D. White

  • Photonic-Plasmonic Scattering Resonances in Deterministic Aperiodic Structures

    Ashwin Gopinath;Svetlana V. Boriskina;Ning-Ning Feng;Björn M. Reinhard

  • Applicability conditions and experimental analysis of the variable stripe length method for gain measurements

    L.Dal Negro;P Bettotti;M Cazzanelli;D Pacifici

  • Stimulated emission in plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposited silicon nanocrystals

    L. Dal Negro;M. Cazzanelli;N. Daldosso;Z. Gaburro

  • Towards the First Silicon Laser

    Lorenzo Pavesi;Sergey Gaponenko;Luca Negro

  • Light emission from silicon-rich nitride nanostructures

    L. Dal Negro;J. H. Yi;L. C. Kimerling;S. Hamel

  • Optical gain in silicon nanocrystals

    Lorenzo Pavesi;Luca Dal Negro;Massimo Cazzanelli;Georg Pucker

Frequent Co-Authors

Jelena Vuckovic
Jelena Vuckovic Stanford University
Hui Cao
Hui Cao Yale University
Fiorenzo G. Omenetto
Fiorenzo G. Omenetto Tufts University
Theodore D. Moustakas
Theodore D. Moustakas Boston University
Lorenzo Pavesi
Lorenzo Pavesi University of Trento
Roberto Paiella
Roberto Paiella Boston University
David L. Kaplan
David L. Kaplan Tufts University
Minoru Fujii
Minoru Fujii Kobe University
Anna Fontcuberta i Morral
Anna Fontcuberta i Morral École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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