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Michael J. Withford

Michael J. Withford

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 57 2007 1923 68 66 512 9957

Michael J. Withford publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael J. Withford between 1992 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael J. Withford published across 35 years, from 1992 to 2026, averaging 16.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 43 publications in 2011. 16 of the 571 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 43. Peak 43 publications in 2011. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 19 publications 2006: 28 publications 2007: 32 publications 2008: 27 publications 2009: 31 publications 2010: 34 publications 2011: 43 publications 2012: 26 publications 2013: 29 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 32 publications 2016: 29 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 15 publications 2026: 1 publication
1992 2026

571 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael J. Withford: publications per year, 1992 to 2026
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 0
1994 3
1995 4
1996 6
1997 5
1998 15
1999 4
2000 6
2001 8
2002 5
2003 12
2004 13
2005 19
2006 28
2007 32
2008 27
2009 31
2010 34
2011 43
2012 26
2013 29
2014 25
2015 32
2016 29
2017 23
2018 16
2019 12
2020 19
2021 12
2022 8
2023 10
2024 18
2025 15
2026 1
Total 571
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Michael J. Withford 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 Michael J. Withford 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, 494–513 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: 512 publications — 85th percentile

85% 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
474–493 117
494–513 103 512
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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Michael J. Withford 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 Michael J. Withford 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, 57 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: 57 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% 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 57
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
109 10
110 8
111+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - SPIE Fellow
  • 2015 - OSA Fellows Michael Withford Macquarie University, Australia For pioneering work developing novel 3-D optical chips, and on translating scientific research to end-users in the industry and university sectors.

Overview

Michael J. Withford is affiliated with Macquarie University in Australia and has made contributions primarily in the fields of Engineering and Physics and Astronomy. Their research includes a strong focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, as well as Computational Mechanics, Biomedical Engineering, and the study of Ceramics and Composites.

The scientist's work covers several topics, including photonic and optical devices, laser material processing techniques, advanced fiber laser technologies, glass properties and applications, semiconductor lasers and optical devices, adaptive optics and wavefront sensing, and optical coherence tomography applications.

Withford's recent papers include: Scalable photonic-based nulling interferometry with the dispersed multi-baseline GLINT instrument (2021, Nature Communications), Designer Glasses-Future of Photonic Device Platforms (2021, Advanced Functional Materials), Revisiting ultrafast laser inscribed waveguide formation in commercial alkali-free borosilicate glasses (2020, Optics Express), Thermally stable high numerical aperture integrated waveguides and couplers for the 3 μm wavelength range (2022, APL Photonics), and Experimental Demonstration of a Petabit per Second SDM Network Node (2020, Journal of Lightwave Technology).

The frequent collaborators who have co-authored multiple publications with Withford are:

  • Simon Gross
  • Toney Teddy Fernandez
  • Karen Privat
  • Barnaby Norris
  • Peter Tuthill

The scientist has published several papers in key venues, notably:

  • Optics Express
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nature Communications
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • APL Photonics

Awards received by Michael J. Withford include the SPIE Fellow designation in 2018 and the OSA Fellowship in 2015, the latter recognizing work on developing novel 3-D optical chips and efforts translating scientific research to industry and academic end-users.

Best Publications

  • Slit beam shaping method for femtosecond laser direct-write fabrication of symmetric waveguides in bulk glasses

    Martin Ams;G. D. Marshall;D. J. Spence;M. J. Withford

  • Laser written waveguide photonic quantum circuits

    Graham D. Marshall;Alberto Politi;Jonathan C. F. Matthews;Peter Dekker

  • Point-by-point written fiber-Bragg gratings and their application in complex grating designs

    Graham David Marshall;Robert J. Williams;Nemanja Jovanovic;M. J. Steel

  • Laser written circuits for quantum photonics

    Thomas Meany;Thomas Meany;Markus Gräfe;René Heilmann;Armando Perez-Leija

  • Direct laser written waveguide-Bragg gratings in bulk fused silica.

    Graham D Marshall;Martin Ams;Michael J Withford

  • Ultrafast laser written active devices

    Martin Ams;Graham D. Marshall;Peter Dekker;James A. Piper

  • Ultrafast-laser-inscribed 3D integrated photonics: challenges and emerging applications

    S. Gross;M. J. Withford

  • Investigation of Ultrafast Laser--Photonic Material Interactions: Challenges for Directly Written Glass Photonics

    M. Ams;G.D. Marshall;P. Dekker;M. Dubov

  • High aspect ratio taper-free microchannel fabrication using femtosecond Bessel beams

    M. K. Bhuyan;F. Courvoisier;P.-A. Lacourt;M. Jacquot

  • Two-photon quantum walks in an elliptical direct-write waveguide array

    J. O. Owens;M. A. Broome;D. N. Biggerstaff;M. E. Goggin;M. E. Goggin

  • Low bend loss waveguides enable compact, efficient 3D photonic chips

    Alexander Arriola;Simon Gross;Nemanja Jovanovic;Ned Charles

  • Fifty percent internal slope efficiency femtosecond direct-written Tm 3+:ZBLAN waveguide laser

    D. G. Lancaster;S. Gross;H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem;K. Kuan

  • Three-dimensional ultra-broadband integrated tapered mode multiplexers

    Simon Gross;Nicolas Riesen;Nicolas Riesen;John D. Love;Michael J. Withford

  • Cladding mode coupling in highly localized fiber Bragg gratings: modal properties and transmission spectra

    Jens Thomas;Nemanja Jovanovic;Ria G. Becker;Graham D. Marshall

  • Efficient diode double-end-pumped Nd:YVO4 laser operating at 1342nm.

    Hamish Ogilvy;Michael J. Withford;Peter Dekker;James A. Piper

  • Hybrid photonic circuit for multiplexed heralded single photons

    Thomas Meany;Lutfi A. Ngah;Matthew J. Collins;Alex S. Clark

  • Directly written monolithic waveguide laser incorporating a distributed feedback waveguide-Bragg grating

    Graham D. Marshall;Peter Dekker;Martin Ams;James A. Piper

  • Laser induced nanogratings beyond fused silica - periodic nanostructures in borosilicate glasses and ULE™

    Sören Richter;Christopher Miese;Sven Döring;Felix Zimmermann

  • Femtosecond laser modification of fused silica: the effect of writing polarization on Si-O ring structure

    Douglas J. Little;Martin Ams;Peter Dekker;Graham D. Marshall

  • Study of the influence of femtosecond laser polarisation on direct writing of waveguides

    M. Ams;G. D. Marshall;M. J. Withford

  • A Directly-Written Monolithic Waveguide-Laser Incorporating a DFB Waveguide-Bragg Grating

    Graham D. Marshall;Peter Dekker;Martin Ams;James A. Piper

Frequent Co-Authors

Graham D. Marshall
Graham D. Marshall University of Bristol
Peter G. Tuthill
Peter G. Tuthill University of Sydney
Stefan Nolte
Stefan Nolte Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Stuart D. Jackson
Stuart D. Jackson Macquarie University
Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem
Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem University of Adelaide
Andreas Tünnermann
Andreas Tünnermann Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Tanya M. Monro
Tanya M. Monro University of South Australia
Michael J. Ireland
Michael J. Ireland Australian National University
Jeremy L. O'Brien
Jeremy L. O'Brien University of Bristol
Siyuan Yu
Siyuan Yu Sun Yat-sen University

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