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N. Asger Mortensen
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Materials Science
Denmark
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 80 2710 2617 10 9 459 22116
Physics 84 2687 2557 19 19 511 24572

N. Asger Mortensen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by N. Asger Mortensen between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. N. Asger Mortensen published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 19.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 2017. 36 of the 548 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 37. Peak 37 publications in 2017. 1998: 1 publication 1999: 5 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 24 publications 2004: 21 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 24 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 21 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 32 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 30 publications 2013: 35 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 33 publications 2017: 37 publications 2018: 30 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 26 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 26 publications 2025: 10 publications
1998 2025

548 publications in total across all disciplines

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N. Asger Mortensen: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 1
1999 5
2000 4
2001 7
2002 9
2003 24
2004 21
2005 14
2006 24
2007 16
2008 21
2009 22
2010 32
2011 22
2012 30
2013 35
2014 17
2015 23
2016 33
2017 37
2018 30
2019 20
2020 17
2021 26
2022 9
2023 13
2024 26
2025 10
Total 548
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N. Asger Mortensen publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where N. Asger Mortensen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 503–522 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 511 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106 511
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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N. Asger Mortensen D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where N. Asger Mortensen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 84–85 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

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Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166 84
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

N. Asger Mortensen is affiliated with the University of Southern Denmark in Denmark. Their research spans several interconnected fields including Engineering, Physics and Astronomy, and Materials Science.

The principal areas of study in their work include Biomedical Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The research topics Mortensen is involved with cover a range of subjects related to nanophotonics and materials science. These include:

  • Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
  • Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Strong Light-Matter Interactions
  • Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Photonic Crystals and Applications

Mortensen has contributed extensively to scientific literature. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Nanophotonic Structural Colors," 2020, published in ACS Photonics
  • "Plasmon-emitter interactions at the nanoscale," 2020, published in Nature Communications
  • "Quantum Nanophotonics in Two-Dimensional Materials," 2021, published in ACS Photonics
  • "Mesoscopic electrodynamics at metal surfaces," 2021, published in Nanophotonics
  • "Strong Light-Matter Interactions Enabled by Polaritons in Atomically Thin Materials," 2020, published in Advanced Optical Materials

Frequent co-authors of Mortensen include Christos Tserkezis, Christian Wolff, N. M. R. Peres, Joel D. Cox, and Vladimir A. Zenin.

Mortensen's works are published predominantly in a set of recognized scientific venues such as Nanophotonics, arXiv (Cornell University), ACS Photonics, Advanced Optical Materials, and Physical Review B.

Best Publications

  • Plasmonic colour generation

    Anders Kristensen;Joel K. W. Yang;Sergey I. Bozhevolnyi;Stephan Link

  • Graphene antidot lattices: designed defects and spin qubits.

    Thomas Garm Pedersen;Christian Flindt;Christian Flindt;Jesper Pedersen;Niels Asger Mortensen

  • A generalized non-local optical response theory for plasmonic nanostructures

    N. Asger Mortensen;Søren Raza;Martijn Wubs;Thomas Søndergaard

  • Effective area of photonic crystal fibers

    Niels Asger Mortensen

  • Nonlocal optical response in metallic nanostructures

    Søren Raza;Sergey I Bozhevolnyi;Martijn Wubs;N Asger Mortensen

  • Modal cutoff and the V parameter in photonic crystal fibers

    Niels Asger Mortensen;Jacob Riis Folkenberg;Martin D Nielsen;Kim P Hansen

  • Plasmonic colour laser printing

    Xiaolong Zhu;Christoph Vannahme;Emil Højlund-Nielsen;N. Asger Mortensen

  • Reexamination of Hagen-Poiseuille flow: Shape dependence of the hydraulic resistance in microchannels

    Niels Asger Mortensen;Fridolin Okkels;Henrik Bruus

  • Plasmonic Metasurfaces for Coloration of Plastic Consumer Products

    Jeppe Sandvik Clausen;Emil Højlund-Nielsen;Alexander Bruun Christiansen;Sadegh Yazdi

  • Resonance shifts and spill-out effects in self-consistent hydrodynamic nanoplasmonics

    Giuseppe Toscano;Jakob Straubel;Alexander Kwiatkowski;Carsten Rockstuhl

  • Resonant laser printing of structural colors on high-index dielectric metasurfaces

    Xiaolong Zhu;Wei Yan;Uriel Levy;N. Asger Mortensen

  • Unusual resonances in nanoplasmonic structures due to nonlocal response

    Søren Raza;Giuseppe Toscano;Antti-Pekka Jauho;Martijn Wubs

  • Modified field enhancement and extinction by plasmonic nanowire dimers due to nonlocal response.

    Giuseppe Toscano;Søren Raza;Antti-Pekka Jauho;N. Asger Mortensen

  • Nanophotonic Structural Colors

    Soroosh Daqiqeh Rezaei;Zhaogang Dong;John You En Chan;Jonathan Trisno

  • Modified field enhancement in plasmonic nanowire dimers due to nonlocal response

    Giuseppe Toscano;Søren Raza;Antti-Pekka Jauho;N. Asger Mortensen

  • Enhanced light-matter interaction in graphene-covered gold nanovoid arrays

    Xiaolong Zhu;Lei Shi;Michael S. Schmidt;Anja Boisen

  • Improved large-mode-area endlessly single-mode photonic crystal fibers

    N. A. Mortensen;M. D. Nielsen;J. R. Folkenberg;A. Petersson

  • Effective Electro-Optical Modulation with High Extinction Ratio by a Graphene–Silicon Microring Resonator

    Yunhong Ding;Xiaolong Zhu;Sanshui Xiao;Hao Hu

  • Blueshift of the surface plasmon resonance in silver nanoparticles studied with EELS

    Søren Raza;Nicolas Stenger;Shima Kadkhodazadeh;Søren Vang Fischer

  • Enhanced Light–Matter Interactions in Graphene-Covered Gold Nanovoid Arrays

    Xiaolong Zhu;Lei Shi;Michael Stenbæk Schmidt;Anja Boisen

  • Modal cut-off and the V-parameter in photonic crystal fibers

    N. A. Mortensen;J. R. Folkenberg;M. D. Nielsen;K. P. Hansen

Frequent Co-Authors

Sanshui Xiao
Sanshui Xiao Technical University of Denmark
Sergey I. Bozhevolnyi
Sergey I. Bozhevolnyi University of Southern Denmark
Antti-Pekka Jauho
Antti-Pekka Jauho Technical University of Denmark
Anders Kristensen
Anders Kristensen Technical University of Denmark
Nuno M. R. Peres
Nuno M. R. Peres University of Minho
Yunhong Ding
Yunhong Ding Technical University of Denmark
Andrei V. Lavrinenko
Andrei V. Lavrinenko Technical University of Denmark
Kristian Sommer Thygesen
Kristian Sommer Thygesen Technical University of Denmark
Hao Hu
Hao Hu Technical University of Denmark
Ole Hansen
Ole Hansen Technical University of Denmark

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