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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 36 8763 8447 2429 2254 203 4821

Ping Lu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ping Lu between 1971 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ping Lu published across 56 years, from 1971 to 2026, averaging 4.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2011. 11 of the 266 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2011. 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 28 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 10 publications 2026: 1 publication
1971 2026

266 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ping Lu: publications per year, 1971 to 2026
Year Publications
1971 1
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 1
1999 1
2000 3
2001 5
2002 2
2003 6
2004 2
2005 2
2006 3
2007 8
2008 8
2009 7
2010 9
2011 28
2012 12
2013 13
2014 17
2015 10
2016 14
2017 13
2018 25
2019 10
2020 14
2021 10
2022 8
2023 9
2024 14
2025 10
2026 1
Total 266
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Ping Lu publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ping Lu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 198–207 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 203 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403 203
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Ping Lu D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ping Lu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 36 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311 36
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Overview

Ping Lu is affiliated with Leidos in the United States and has an extensive publication record in the fields of engineering and physics and astronomy. Their research focuses on areas such as advanced fiber optic sensors, advanced fiber laser technologies, and photonic and optical devices.

The scientist has contributed to a variety of subfields, including electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, materials chemistry, acoustics and ultrasonics, and biomedical engineering.

Some of the main research topics covered in their work are:

  • Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors
  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Random lasers and scattering media
  • Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Magnetic properties of thin films

They have collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Stephen J. Mihailov
  • Xiaoyi Bao
  • Huimin Ding
  • Yanping Xu
  • Cyril Hnatovsky

Ping Lu has published in a number of recognized scientific venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • Optics Letters
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Sensors
  • IEEE Sensors Journal
  • Optics Express

Recent publications by Ping Lu include:

  • Optical Fiber Sensors for High-Temperature Monitoring: A Review, 2022, Sensors
  • Preparation and Properties of Biocomposite Films Based on Poly(vinyl alcohol) Incorporated with Eggshell Powder as a Biological Filler, 2020, Journal of Polymers and the Environment
  • Ultrafast Laser Processing of Optical Fibers for Sensing Applications, 2021, Sensors
  • High-Efficiency Random Fiber Laser Based on Strong Random Fiber Grating for MHz Ultrasonic Sensing, 2020, IEEE Sensors Journal
  • Compact single-end pumped Brillouin random fiber laser with enhanced distributed feedback, 2020, Optics Letters

Best Publications

  • Distributed optical fiber sensing: Review and perspective

    Ping Lu;Nageswara Lalam;Mudabbir Badar;Bo Liu;Bo Liu

  • Tapered fiber Mach–Zehnder interferometer for simultaneous measurement of refractive index and temperature

    Ping Lu;Liqiu Men;Kevin Sooley;Quiying Chen

  • Fiber bragg gratings made with a phase mask and 800-nm femtosecond radiation.

    Stephen J. Mihailov;Christopher W. Smelser;Ping Lu;Robert B. Walker

  • Bragg gratings written in all-SiO/sub 2/ and Ge-doped core fibers with 800-nm femtosecond radiation and a phase mask

    S.J. Mihailov;C.W. Smelser;D. Grobnic;R.B. Walker

  • Recent Advances in Machine Learning for Fiber Optic Sensor Applications

    Abhishek Venketeswaran;Nageswara Lalam;Jeffrey Wuenschell;P. R. Ohodnicki

  • Metal–Organic Framework Thin Film Coated Optical Fiber Sensors: A Novel Waveguide-Based Chemical Sensing Platform

    Ki-Joong Kim;Ping Lu;Jeffrey T. Culp;Paul R. Ohodnicki

  • Gold-patched graphene nano-stripes for high-responsivity and ultrafast photodetection from the visible to infrared regime

    Semih Cakmakyapan;Ping Keng Lu;Aryan Navabi;Mona Jarrahi

  • Long-Range High Spatial Resolution Distributed Temperature and Strain Sensing Based on Optical Frequency-Domain Reflectometry

    Jia Song;Wenhai Li;Ping Lu;Yanping Xu

  • A multiplexed fiber Bragg grating sensor for simultaneous salinity and temperature measurement

    Liqiu Men;Ping Lu;Qiying Chen

  • Optical Fiber Sensors for High-Temperature Monitoring: A Review

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  • Extreme Environment Sensing Using Femtosecond Laser-Inscribed Fiber Bragg Gratings

    Stephen J Mihailov;Dan Grobnic;Cyril Hnatovsky;Robert B Walker

  • Corrosion Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring of Oil and Natural Gas Infrastructure: A Review

    Ruishu F. Wright;Ping Lu;Jagannath Devkota;Fei Lu

  • Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of $\Phi $ -OTDR Based on Polarization Diversity Detection

    Meiqi Ren;Ping Lu;Liang Chen;Xiaoyi Bao

  • Bragg grating inscription in various optical fibers with femtosecond infrared lasers and a phase mask

    Stephen J. Mihailov;Dan Grobnic;Christopher W. Smelser;Ping Lu

  • Ultrathin graphene diaphragm-based extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometer for ultra-wideband fiber optic acoustic sensing.

    Wenjun Ni;Ping Lu;Xin Fu;Wei Zhang

  • Fiber Bragg gratings with suppressed cladding modes made in SMF-28 with a femtosecond IR laser and a phase mask

    D. Grobnic;C.W. Smelser;S.J. Mihailov;R.B. Walker

  • Fast state of polarization changes in aerial fiber under different climatic conditions

    D.S. Waddy;Ping Lu;Liang Chen;Xiaoyi Bao

  • Highly sensitive fiber random-grating-based random laser sensor for ultrasound detection.

    Yanping Xu;Liang Zhang;Song Gao;Ping Lu

  • Highly sensitive curvature sensor based on single-mode fiber using core-offset splicing

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  • Frequency stabilized coherent Brillouin random fiber laser: theory and experiments

    Meng Pang;Xiaoyi Bao;Liang Chen;Zengguang Qin

  • Multiple-beam interference patterns in optical fiber generated with ultrafast pulses and a phase mask

    Christopher W. Smelser;Stephen J. Mihailov;Dan Grobnic;Ping Lu

  • Asymmetrical Fiber Mach–Zehnder Interferometer for Simultaneous Measurement of Axial Strain and Temperature

    Ping Lu;Qiying Chen

  • Plane-by-Plane Inscription of Grating Structures in Optical Fibers

    Ping Lu;Stephen J. Mihailov;Huimin Ding;Dan Grobnic

  • Characterization of the Birefringence in Fiber Bragg Gratings Fabricated With an Ultrafast-Infrared Laser

    Ping Lu;D. Grobnic;S.J. Mihailov

  • Multi-Wavelength Brillouin Random Fiber Laser via Distributed Feedback From a Random Fiber Grating

    Liang Zhang;Yanping Xu;Ping Lu;Stephen Mihailov

  • Vibration sensing using a tapered bend-insensitive fiber based Mach-Zehnder interferometer.

    Yanping Xu;Ping Lu;Zengguang Qin;Jeremie Harris

  • Highly sensitive in-fiber interferometric refractometer with temperature and axial strain compensation.

    Jeremie Harris;Ping Lu;Hugo Larocque;Yanping Xu

  • Fiber Bragg grating sensor for simultaneous measurement of flow rate and direction

    Ping Lu;Qiying Chen

  • In-fiber Mach–Zehnder interferometric refractive index sensors with guided and leaky modes

    Jeremie Harris;Ping Lu;Hugo Larocque;Liang Chen

  • Recent Developments in Micro-Structured Fiber Optic Sensors

    Yanping Xu;Ping Lu;Liang Chen;Xiaoyi Bao

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen J. Mihailov
Stephen J. Mihailov National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Xiaoyi Bao
Xiaoyi Bao University of Ottawa
Liang Chen
Liang Chen University of Ottawa
Paul R. Ohodnicki
Paul R. Ohodnicki University of Pittsburgh
Kevin P. Chen
Kevin P. Chen University of Pittsburgh
Gang-Ding Peng
Gang-Ding Peng University of New South Wales
Libo Yuan
Libo Yuan Harbin Engineering University
Jianping Yao
Jianping Yao University of Ottawa
Eric Udd
Eric Udd Philips (Finland)
Benoit Simard
Benoit Simard National Research Council Canada

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