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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 44 3786 109 257 5742

R. Ludwig publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by R. Ludwig between 1986 and 2014, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. R. Ludwig published across 29 years, from 1986 to 2014, averaging 9.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 1998. 1 of the 264 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2014. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 1998. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 3 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 16 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 19 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 16 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 1 publication
1986 2014

264 publications in total across all disciplines

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R. Ludwig: publications per year, 1986 to 2014
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 3
1988 7
1989 4
1990 5
1991 3
1992 4
1993 5
1994 5
1995 5
1996 16
1997 10
1998 19
1999 10
2000 14
2001 16
2002 15
2003 7
2004 5
2005 16
2006 13
2007 17
2008 10
2009 15
2010 13
2011 19
2012 6
2013 0
2014 1
Total 264
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R. Ludwig 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 R. Ludwig 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, 254–273 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: 257 publications — 46th percentile

46% 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
214–233 431
234–253 399
254–273 366 257
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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R. Ludwig 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 R. Ludwig 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, 44 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: 44 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% 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 44
45 189
46 148
47 160
48 134
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

R. Ludwig is affiliated with the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute in Germany. The scientist's work is associated with this institute, which is known for research in telecommunications and related technologies.

There are no records of recent papers, frequent co-authors, book publications, main or subfields of study, main topics of work, publication venues, or awards available for R. Ludwig at this time. Therefore, details about specific research contributions or collaborations are not provided.

This profile reflects the available factual data about R. Ludwig, focusing on institutional association without speculative interpretation or missing details.

Best Publications

  • Four-wave mixing in semiconductor optical amplifiers for frequency conversion and fast optical switching

    S. Diez;C. Schmidt;R. Ludwig;H.G. Weber

  • Single channel 1.28 Tbit/s and 2.56 Tbit/s DQPSK transmission

    H.G. Weber;S. Ferber;M. Kroh;C. Schmidt-Langhorst

  • Fiber loop optical buffer

    R. Langenhorst;M. Eiselt;W. Pieper;G. Grosskopf

  • Ultrahigh-Speed OTDM-Transmission Technology

    H.-G. Weber;R. Ludwig;S. Ferber;C. Schmidt-Langhorst

  • Polarization insensitive frequency conversion of a 10-channel OFDM signal using four-wave-mixing in a semiconductor laser amplifier

    R. Schnabel;U. Hilbk;T. Hermes;P. Meissner

  • Gain-transparent SOA-switch for high-bitrate OTDM add/drop multiplexing

    S. Diez;R. Ludwig;H.G. Weber

  • 140 Mbit/s DPSK transmission using an all-optical frequency convertor with a 4000 GHz conversion range

    G. Grosskopf;R. Ludwig;H.G. Weber

  • Transmission of Single-Channel 16-QAM Data Signals at Terabaud Symbol Rates

    T. Richter;E. Palushani;C. Schmidt-Langhorst;R. Ludwig

  • All-optical clock recovery module based on self-pulsating DFB laser

    B. Sartorius;C. Bornholdt;O. Brox;H.J. Ehrke

  • 160 Gbit/s clock recovery with electro-optical PLL using bidirectionally operated electroabsorption modulator as phase comparator

    C. Boerner;C. Schubert;C. Schmidt;E. Hilliger

  • BER measurements of frequency converted signals using four-wave mixing in a semiconductor laser amplifier at 1, 2.5, 5 and 10 Gbit/s

    R. Ludwig;G. Raybon

  • Comparison of interferometric all-optical switches for demultiplexing applications in high-speed OTDM systems

    C. Schubert;J. Berger;S. Diez;H.J. Ehrke

  • Single wavelength channel 10.2 Tb/s TDM-data capacity using 16-QAM and coherent detection

    T. Richter;E. Palushani;C. Schmidt-Langhorst;M. Nolle

  • Turn-key-ready wavelength-, repetition rate- and pulsewidth-tunable femtosecond hybrid modelocked semiconductor laser

    R. Ludwig;A. Ehrhardt

  • 160-Gb/s all-optical demultiplexing using a gain-transparent ultrafast-nonlinear interferometer (GT-UNI)

    C. Schubert;S. Diez;J. Berger;R. Ludwig

  • 160 Gbit/s transmission over 116 km field-installed fibre using 160 Gbit/s OTDM and 40 Gbit/s ETDM

    U. Feiste;R. Ludwig;C. Schubert;J. Berger

  • 160 Gbit/s optical 3R-regenerator in a fiber transmission experiment

    S. Watanabe;F. Futami;R. Okabe;Y. Takita

  • 160-Gb/s optical sampling by gain-transparent four-wave mixing in a semiconductor optical amplifier

    S. Diez;R. Ludwig;C. Schmidt;U. Feiste

  • Nonlinearity-insensitive standard-fibre transmission based on optical-phase conjugation in a semiconductor-laser amplifier

    W. Pieper;C. Kurtzke;R. Schnabel;D. Breuer

  • All-optical switch for TDM and WDM/TDM systems demonstrated in a 640 Gbit/s demultiplexing experiment

    S. Diez;R. Ludwig;H.G. Weber

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Georg Weber
Hans-Georg Weber Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute
Klaus Petermann
Klaus Petermann Technical University of Berlin
Hao Hu
Hao Hu Technical University of Denmark
Bernhard Schmauss
Bernhard Schmauss University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Michael Eiselt
Michael Eiselt ADVA Optical Networking (Germany)
Andreas Beling
Andreas Beling University of Virginia
Lars Zimmermann
Lars Zimmermann Technical University of Berlin
Fred Buchali
Fred Buchali Nokia (United States)
Gerd Leuchs
Gerd Leuchs Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Leif Katsuo Oxenløwe
Leif Katsuo Oxenløwe Technical University of Denmark

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