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Pierre Petroff 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 Pierre Petroff sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 1,498 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Pierre Petroff 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 Pierre Petroff sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 170 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Physics in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Physics in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Physics in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Physics in France Leader Award
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1989 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For developing novel spectroscopic methods to characterize the structure and electronic properties of defects, interfaces, and superlattices of semiconductors

Overview

Pierre Petroff is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. The work is primarily situated within the field of physical sciences, focusing on the study of semiconductors and their properties.

Their academic and research contributions include recognized advancements in the characterization of semiconductor materials, specifically through the development of novel spectroscopic methods. These methods are designed to analyze the structure and electronic properties of defects, interfaces, and superlattices within semiconductor systems.

Throughout the career, Pierre Petroff has received notable recognition from established scientific organizations. In 1989, they were awarded the status of Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) with an official citation highlighting their work on innovative spectroscopic techniques applied to semiconductor research.

Further acknowledgment came in 2009 when they were named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Performance of the ATLAS trigger system in 2015

    M. Aaboud;G. Aad;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah

  • A Quantum Dot Single-Photon Turnstile Device

    P. Michler;A. Kiraz;C. Becher;W. V. Schoenfeld

  • Generalized synthesis of periodic surfactant/inorganic composite materials

    Qisheng Huo;David I. Margolese;Ulrike Ciesla;Pingyun Feng

  • Muon reconstruction performance of the ATLAS detector in proton–proton collision data at √ s =13 TeV

    G. Aad;B. Abbott;J. Abdallah;O. Abdinov

  • Direct formation of quantum‐sized dots from uniform coherent islands of InGaAs on GaAs surfaces

    D. Leonard;M. Krishnamurthy;C. M. Reaves;S. P. Denbaars

  • Luminosity determination in pp collisions at √s = 8 TeV using the ATLAS detector at the LHC

    Morad Aaboud;Alexander Kupco;Peter Davison;Samuel Webb

  • Topological cell clustering in the ATLAS calorimeters and its performance in LHC Run 1

    Georges Aad;Alexander Kupco;Peter Davison;Samuel Webb

  • Cooperative Formation of Inorganic-Organic Interfaces in the Synthesis of Silicate Mesostructures

    Alain Monnier;F. Schüth;F. Schüth;F. Schüth;Q. Huo;D. Kumar

  • The upgraded DØ detector

    V. M. Abazov;B. Abbott;M. Abolins;B. S. Acharya

  • ATLAS detector and physics performance : Technical Design Report, 1

    A. Airapetian;V. Dodonov;L. Micu;D. Axen

  • ATLAS: Technical proposal for a general-purpose p p experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN

    W.W. Armstrong;W. Burris;D.M. Gingrich;P. Green

  • Critical layer thickness for self-assembled InAs islands on GaAs.

    D. Leonard;K. Pond;P. M. Petroff

  • Ultrahigh-Density Nanowire Lattices and Circuits

    Nicholas A. Melosh;Nicholas A. Melosh;Akram Boukai;Akram Boukai;Frederic Diana;Brian Gerardot

  • Optical emission from a charge-tunable quantum ring

    R. J. Warburton;R. J. Warburton;C. Schäflein;D. Haft;F. Bickel

  • Spectroscopy of nanoscopic semiconductor rings.

    Axel Lorke;R. Johannes Luyken;Alexander O. Govorov;Jörg P. Kotthaus

  • Mesostructure Design with Gemini Surfactants: Supercage Formation in a Three-Dimensional Hexagonal Array

    Qisheng Huo;Rosa Leon;Pierre M. Petroff;Galen D. Stucky

  • Entangled Photon Pairs from Semiconductor Quantum Dots

    N. Akopian;N. H. Lindner;E. Poem;Y. Berlatzky

  • Spectroscopy of quantum levels in charge-tunable InGaAs quantum dots.

    H. Drexler;D. Leonard;W. Hansen;J. P. Kotthaus

  • Deterministic Coupling of Single Quantum Dots to Single Nanocavity Modes

    Antonio Badolato;Kevin Hennessy;Mete Atatüre;Jan Dreiser

  • Observation of single top-quark production

    V. M. Abazov;B. Abbott;M. Abolins;B. S. Acharya

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael A. Strauss
Michael A. Strauss University of Oklahoma
Kaushik De
Kaushik De The University of Texas at Arlington
Bobby Samir Acharya
Bobby Samir Acharya King's College London

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