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Mark L. Brongersma

Mark L. Brongersma

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 108 115 112 55 52 457 59071
Materials Science 108 743 708 251 230 442 58756
Physics 109 1191 1126 624 579 471 59716

Mark L. Brongersma publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mark L. Brongersma between 1993 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mark L. Brongersma published across 34 years, from 1993 to 2026, averaging 15.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2011. 18 of the 518 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2011. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 21 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 31 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 32 publications 2012: 26 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 30 publications 2015: 31 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 30 publications 2019: 25 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 17 publications 2026: 1 publication
1993 2026

518 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mark L. Brongersma: publications per year, 1993 to 2026
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 2
1995 2
1996 2
1997 2
1998 1
1999 3
2000 10
2001 10
2002 3
2003 3
2004 5
2005 15
2006 16
2007 21
2008 18
2009 31
2010 22
2011 32
2012 26
2013 21
2014 30
2015 31
2016 23
2017 23
2018 30
2019 25
2020 18
2021 20
2022 18
2023 16
2024 20
2025 17
2026 1
Total 518
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Mark L. Brongersma 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 Mark L. Brongersma 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, 454–473 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: 457 publications — 81st percentile

81% 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
454–473 111 457
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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Mark L. Brongersma 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 Mark L. Brongersma 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, 108 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: 108 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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
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 5 108
109 10
110 8
111+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2011 - SPIE Fellow
  • 2010 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering contributions and seminal works on plasmonics and silicon nanophotonics
  • 2009 - OSA Fellows For pioneering and seminal works on plasmonics and silicon nanophotonics.

Overview

Mark L. Brongersma is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spans key domains within engineering and materials science, with a particularly strong focus on biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and the study of electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

Their work is concentrated on several main topics including:

  • Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
  • Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Photonic Crystals and Applications
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications

Mark L. Brongersma has published extensively, with frequent appearances in journals and conference venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • ACS Photonics
  • Science
  • Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
  • Nature Communications

Some of their recent scientific contributions include:

  • "All-solid-state spatial light modulator with independent phase and amplitude control for three-dimensional LiDAR applications," 2020, Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Metasurface-driven OLED displays beyond 10,000 pixels per inch," 2020, Science
  • "Roadmap for Optical Metasurfaces," 2024, ACS Photonics
  • "High quality factor phase gradient metasurfaces," 2020, Nature Nanotechnology
  • "High-specific-power flexible transition metal dichalcogenide solar cells," 2021, Nature Communications

Collaboration is a significant part of their research approach. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Qitong Li
  • Jorik van de Groep
  • Jung-Hwan Song
  • Pieter G. Kik
  • Jung-Hwan Song

Over the course of their career, Mark L. Brongersma has been recognized with several distinctions including:

  • SPIE Fellow, 2011
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), 2010 - Citation for pioneering contributions and seminal works on plasmonics and silicon nanophotonics
  • OSA Fellow, 2009 - For pioneering and seminal works on plasmonics and silicon nanophotonics

Best Publications

  • Plasmonics for extreme light concentration and manipulation.

    Jon A. Schuller;Edward S. Barnard;Wenshan Cai;Young Chul Jun

  • Plasmon-induced hot carrier science and technology

    Mark L. Brongersma;Naomi J. Halas;Peter Nordlander

  • Optically resonant dielectric nanostructures

    Arseniy I. Kuznetsov;Andrey E. Miroshnichenko;Mark L. Brongersma;Yuri S. Kivshar

  • Dielectric gradient metasurface optical elements.

    Dianmin Lin;Pengyu Fan;Erez Hasman;Mark L. Brongersma

  • Plasmonics—A Route to Nanoscale Optical Devices

    Stefan A. Maier;Mark L. Brongersma;Pieter G. Kik;Sheffer Meltzer

  • Polarization-sensitive broadband photodetector using a black phosphorus vertical p–n junction

    Hongtao Yuan;Xiaoge Liu;Farzaneh Afshinmanesh;Wei Li

  • Self-limited plasmonic welding of silver nanowire junctions

    Erik C. Garnett;Wenshan Cai;Judy J. Cha;Fakhruddin Mahmood;Fakhruddin Mahmood

  • Electromagnetic energy transfer and switching in nanoparticle chain arrays below the diffraction limit

    Mark L. Brongersma;John W. Hartman;Harry A. Atwater

  • Plasmonics: the next chip-scale technology

    Rashid Zia;Jon A. Schuller;Anu Chandran;Mark L. Brongersma

  • Engineering light absorption in semiconductor nanowire devices

    Linyou Cao;Justin S. White;Joon Shik Park;Jon A. Schuller

  • Light management for photovoltaics using high-index nanostructures.

    Mark L. Brongersma;Yi Cui;Shanhui Fan

  • Design of Plasmonic Thin‐Film Solar Cells with Broadband Absorption Enhancements

    Ragip A. Pala;Justin White;Edward Barnard;John Liu

  • Spatiotemporal light control with active metasurfaces

    Amr M. Shaltout;Vladimir M. Shalaev;Mark L. Brongersma

  • Geometries and materials for subwavelength surface plasmon modes.

    Rashid Zia;Mark D. Selker;Peter B. Catrysse;Mark L. Brongersma

  • Nanowire Solar Cells

    Erik C. Garnett;Mark L. Brongersma;Yi Cui;Michael D. McGehee

  • The Case for Plasmonics

    Mark L. Brongersma;Vladimir M. Shalaev

  • SURFACE PLASMON NANOPHOTONICS

    Mark L Brongersma;Pieter G Kik

  • Semiconductor Nanowire Optical Antenna Solar Absorbers

    Linyou Cao;Pengyu Fan;Alok P. Vasudev;Justin S. White

  • Planar lenses based on nanoscale slit arrays in a metallic film.

    Lieven Verslegers;Peter B. Catrysse;Zongfu Yu;Justin S. White

  • Observation of near-field coupling in metal nanoparticle chains using far-field polarization spectroscopy

    Stefan A. Maier;Mark L. Brongersma;Pieter G. Kik;Harry A. Atwater

Frequent Co-Authors

Shanhui Fan
Shanhui Fan Stanford University
Yi Cui
Yi Cui Stanford University
Harry A. Atwater
Harry A. Atwater California Institute of Technology
Wenshan Cai
Wenshan Cai Georgia Institute of Technology
Zongfu Yu
Zongfu Yu University of Wisconsin–Madison
Krishna C. Saraswat
Krishna C. Saraswat Stanford University
Linyou Cao
Linyou Cao North Carolina State University
Albert Polman
Albert Polman Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics
Hongtao Yuan
Hongtao Yuan Nanjing University
Michael D. McGehee
Michael D. McGehee University of Colorado Boulder

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