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D-Index
34
Citations
8151
World Ranking
5693
National Ranking
1938

Michael Wraback 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 Wraback sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 260 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

Michael Wraback 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 Wraback sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - OSA Fellows For outstanding contributions to the understanding of carrier dynamics in compound semiconductors using innovative optical characterization techniques.
  • 2011 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to the understanding of the physics of carrier dynamics and transport in semiconductor materials and devices for optoelectronic applications

Overview

Michael Wraback is affiliated with the United States Army Research Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within materials science, engineering, and physics and astronomy, with notable contributions in semiconductor materials and devices.

The main fields of study for Michael Wraback include:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering
  • Physics and Astronomy

Subfields of their research cover:

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials

The primary topics Michael Wraback has focused on involve:

  • Ga2O3 and related materials
  • GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials
  • Thin-Film Transistor Technologies
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence
  • Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies
  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Applied Physics Letters
  • Journal of Electronic Materials
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • physica status solidi (b)
  • IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Recent published papers by Michael Wraback feature work such as:

  • Enhanced far ultraviolet spectral response and gain in SiC avalanche photodiodes (2021, Applied Physics Letters)
  • Formation of Spontaneous Lateral Heterostructures in High Al content AlxGa1−xN Alloys Grown by High-Temperature Plasma-Assisted Molecular Beam Epitaxy (2024, Journal of Electronic Materials)
  • Ultrafast excitonic radiative recombination in Al-rich semipolar AlGaN quantum wells for far-UVC emitters (2023, Applied Physics Letters)
  • Spatial Nonuniformity of Photoresponse in SiC UV Avalanche Photodiodes Operating in Linear and Geiger Mode (2024, ECS Meeting Abstracts)
  • Time-resolved cathodoluminescence measurement of the effects of α-particle-related damage on minority hole lifetime in free-standing n-GaN (2024, Applied Physics Letters)

Collaborations have been frequent with coauthors including:

  • Anand V. Sampath
  • Gregory A. Garrett
  • Jonathan Schuster
  • LeighAnn S. Larkin
  • Jeremy Smith

Michael Wraback has received recognition in the professional community through awards such as:

  • OSA Fellows in 2013 for contributions to the understanding of carrier dynamics in compound semiconductors using optical characterization techniques
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2011 for work on carrier dynamics and transport physics in semiconductor materials and devices for optoelectronic applications

Best Publications

  • Ultrawide-Bandgap Semiconductors: Research Opportunities and Challenges

    J. Y. Tsao;S. Chowdhury;M. A. Hollis;D. Jena

  • Structural, optical, and surface acoustic wave properties of epitaxial ZnO films grown on (0112) sapphire by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition

    C. R. Gorla;N. W. Emanetoglu;S. Liang;W. E. Mayo

  • Ultraviolet detectors based on epitaxial ZnO films grown by MOVCD

    Y. Liu;C. R. Gorla;S. Liang;N. Emanetoglu

  • AlGaN Deep-Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes with External Quantum Efficiency above 10%

    Max Shatalov;Wenhong Sun;Alex Lunev;Xuhong Hu

  • Significantly improved minority carrier lifetime observed in a long-wavelength infrared III-V type-II superlattice comprised of InAs/InAsSb

    E. H. Steenbergen;B. C. Connelly;G. D. Metcalfe;H. Shen

  • In-polar InN grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy

    Chad S. Gallinat;Gregor Koblmüller;Jay S. Brown;Sarah Bernardis

  • High power AlGaN ultraviolet light emitters

    Max Shatalov;Wenhong Sun;Rakesh Jain;Alex Lunev

  • 270 nm Pseudomorphic Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes with Over 60 mW Continuous Wave Output Power

    James R. Grandusky;Jianfeng Chen;Shawn R. Gibb;Mark C. Mendrick

  • High contrast, ultrafast optically addressed ultraviolet light modulator based upon optical anisotropy in ZnO films grown on R-plane sapphire

    M. Wraback;H. Shen;S. Liang;C. R. Gorla

  • Direct minority carrier lifetime measurements and recombination mechanisms in long-wave infrared type II superlattices using time-resolved photoluminescence

    Blair C. Connelly;Grace D. Metcalfe;Hongen Shen;Michael Wraback

  • High Output Power from 260 nm Pseudomorphic Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes with Improved Thermal Performance

    James R. Grandusky;Shawn R. Gibb;Mark C. Mendrick;Craig Moe

  • GaN ultraviolet avalanche photodiodes with optical gain greater than 1000 grown on GaN substrates by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition

    J. B. Limb;D. Yoo;J. H. Ryou;W. Lee

  • Optimization of the surface and structural quality of N-face InN grown by molecular beam epitaxy

    G. Koblmüller;C. S. Gallinat;S. Bernardis;J. S. Speck

  • Time-resolved electroabsorption measurement of the electron velocity-field characteristic in GaN

    M. Wraback;H. Shen;J. C. Carrano;T. Li

  • Optically Modulated Multiband Terahertz Perfect Absorber

    Huseyin R Seren;George R Keiser;Lingyue Cao;Jingdi Zhang

  • Pseudomorphically Grown Ultraviolet C Photopumped Lasers on Bulk AlN Substrates

    Thomas Wunderer;Christopher L. Chua;Zhihong Yang;John E. Northrup

  • Excitation wavelength dependence of terahertz emission from InN and InAs

    Grace D. Chern;Eric D. Readinger;Hongen Shen;Michael Wraback

  • Optically pumped UV lasers grown on bulk AlN substrates

    T. Wunderer;C. L. Chua;J. E. Northrup;Z. Yang

  • Nonlinear terahertz metamaterial perfect absorbers using GaAs [Invited]

    Xiaoguang Zhao;Jingdi Zhang;Kebin Fan;Guangwu Duan

  • Optically tunable metamaterial perfect absorber on highly flexible substrate

    Xiaoguang Zhao;Kebin Fan;Jingdi Zhang;Huseyin R. Seren

  • Time-resolved electroabsorption measurement of the transient electron velocity overshoot in GaN

    M. Wraback;H. Shen;J. C. Carrano;C. J. Collins

Frequent Co-Authors

James S. Speck
James S. Speck University of California, Santa Barbara
Yicheng Lu
Yicheng Lu Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Joe C. Campbell
Joe C. Campbell University of Virginia
Gregor Koblmüller
Gregor Koblmüller Technical University of Munich
Steven P. DenBaars
Steven P. DenBaars University of California, Santa Barbara
Shuji Nakamura
Shuji Nakamura University of California, Santa Barbara
Michael Shur
Michael Shur Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Russell D. Dupuis
Russell D. Dupuis Georgia Institute of Technology
Richard D. Averitt
Richard D. Averitt University of California, San Diego
maxim shatalov
maxim shatalov CVD Equipment Corporation

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