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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 48 3066 2939 1155 1077 213 9546

Pai-Yen Chen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Pai-Yen Chen between 2006 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pai-Yen Chen published across 20 years, from 2006 to 2025, averaging 16.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2023. 45 of the 326 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2006 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2023. 2006: 1 publication 2007: 6 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 30 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 26 publications 2022: 31 publications 2023: 33 publications 2024: 23 publications 2025: 22 publications
2006 2025

326 publications in total across all disciplines

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Pai-Yen Chen: publications per year, 2006 to 2025
Year Publications
2006 1
2007 6
2008 2
2009 2
2010 5
2011 11
2012 17
2013 14
2014 14
2015 16
2016 30
2017 10
2018 22
2019 24
2020 17
2021 26
2022 31
2023 33
2024 23
2025 22
Total 326
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Pai-Yen Chen 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 Pai-Yen Chen 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, 194–213 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: 213 publications — 33rd percentile

33% 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
194–213 430 213
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
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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Pai-Yen Chen 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 Pai-Yen Chen 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, 48 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: 48 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% 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 48
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
109 10
110 8
111+ 96
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Overview

Pai-Yen Chen is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on engineering and physics, with a notable number of publications dedicated to electrical and electronic engineering as well as atomic and molecular physics and optics.

Their work covers subfields such as biomedical engineering, aerospace engineering, and statistical and nonlinear physics. Key research topics include antenna design and analysis, quantum mechanics and non-Hermitian physics, energy harvesting in wireless networks, advanced antenna and metasurface technologies, metamaterials and metasurfaces applications, advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, and mechanical and optical resonators.

Frequent publication venues for Pai-Yen Chen include the following:

  • IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
  • IEEE Sensors Journal
  • Optics Express
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Their collaboration network involves several coauthors with whom they have published extensively, including:

  • Minye Yang
  • Zhilu Ye
  • Branislav M. Notaroš
  • Cynthia Furse
  • Francesco P. Andriulli

Representative recent papers authored by or involving Pai-Yen Chen include:

  • "Pencil-paper on-skin electronics," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "PT-Symmetric Absorber-Laser Enables Electromagnetic Sensors with Unprecedented Sensitivity," 2020, ACS Photonics
  • "Improved Contacts and Device Performance in MoS2 Transistors Using a 2D Semiconductor Interlayer," 2020, ACS Nano
  • "Robust extended-range wireless power transfer using a higher-order PT-symmetric platform," 2020, Physical Review Research
  • "A Breathable, Reusable, and Zero-Power Smart Face Mask for Wireless Cough and Mask-Wearing Monitoring," 2022, ACS Nano

Best Publications

  • Giant nonlinear response from plasmonic metasurfaces coupled to intersubband transitions

    Jongwon Lee;Mykhailo Tymchenko;Christos Argyropoulos;Pai Yen Chen

  • Atomically thin surface cloak using graphene monolayers.

    Pai Yen Chen;Andrea Alù

  • Mantle cloaking using thin patterned metasurfaces

    Pai Yen Chen;Andrea Alù

  • Generalized parity–time symmetry condition for enhanced sensor telemetry

    Pai-Yen Chen;Maryam Sakhdari;Mehdi Hajizadegan;Qingsong Cui

  • Polarization Encoded Color Image Embedded in a Dielectric Metasurface.

    Xiaofei Zang;Xiaofei Zang;Fengliang Dong;Fuyong Yue;Chunmei Zhang

  • Invisibility and Cloaking Based on Scattering Cancellation

    Pai Yen Chen;Jason Soric;Andrea Alù

  • Boosting optical nonlinearities in ε-near-zero plasmonic channels

    Christos Argyropoulos;Pai Yen Chen;Giuseppe D'Aguanno;Nader Engheta

  • Analytical modeling of conformal mantle cloaks for cylindrical objects using sub-wavelength printed and slotted arrays

    Yashwanth R. Padooru;Alexander B. Yakovlev;Pai Yen Chen;Andrea Alù

  • Unique Gap Structure and Symmetry of the Charge Density Wave in Single-Layer VSe_{2}.

    P. Chen;P. Chen;Woei Wu Pai;Y.-H. Chan;V. Madhavan

  • Broadening the cloaking bandwidth with non-Foster metasurfaces.

    Pai Yen Chen;Christos Argyropoulos;Andrea Alu

  • Terahertz Antenna Phase Shifters Using Integrally-Gated Graphene Transmission-Lines

    Pai-Yen Chen;Christos Argyropoulos;Andrea Alu

  • Nanostructured graphene metasurface for tunable terahertz cloaking

    Pai Yen Chen;Jason Soric;Yashwanth R. Padooru;Hossein M. Bernety

  • Nonlinear plasmonic cloaks to realize giant all-optical scattering switching.

    Christos Argyropoulos;Pai Yen Chen;Francesco Monticone;Giuseppe D'Aguanno

  • Holographic aperture antenna configured to define selectable, arbitrary complex electromagnetic fields

    Pai-Yen Chen;Tom Driscoll;Siamak Ebadi;John Desmond Hunt

  • Pencil-paper on-skin electronics.

    Yadong Xu;Ganggang Zhao;Liang Zhu;Qihui Fei

  • Demonstration of an ultralow profile cloak for scattering suppression of a finite-length rod in free space

    J. C. Soric;P. Y. Chen;Aaron J Kerkhoff;David L Rainwater

  • Surface scattering antennas with lumped elements

    Pai-yen Chen;Tom Driscoll;Siamak Ebadi;John Desmond Hunt

  • P T Symmetry and Singularity-Enhanced Sensing Based on Photoexcited Graphene Metasurfaces

    Pai Yen Chen;Jeil Jung

  • Optical nanoantenna arrays loaded with nonlinear materials

    Pai Yen Chen;Andrea Alu

  • Terahertz Metamaterial Devices Based on Graphene Nanostructures

    Pai-Yen Chen;Andrea Alu

  • Giant nonlinear response from plasmonic metasurfaces coupled to intersubband transitions

    Jongwon Lee;Christos Argyropoulos;Pai-Yen Chen;Mykhailo Tymchenko

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Alù
Andrea Alù City University of New York
Christos Argyropoulos
Christos Argyropoulos Pennsylvania State University
Sébastien Guenneau
Sébastien Guenneau Imperial College London
Hakan Bagci
Hakan Bagci King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Deji Akinwande
Deji Akinwande The University of Texas at Austin
Yue Li
Yue Li Tsinghua University
Khaled N. Salama
Khaled N. Salama King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
David R. Smith
David R. Smith Duke University
Mikhail A. Belkin
Mikhail A. Belkin Technical University of Munich
Mauro Ferrari
Mauro Ferrari Houston Methodist

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