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D-Index
52
Citations
12580
World Ranking
2498
National Ranking
138

Ralph P. Tatam 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 Ralph P. Tatam sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 490 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

Ralph P. Tatam 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 Ralph P. Tatam sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - SPIE Fellow

Overview

Ralph P. Tatam is affiliated with Cranfield University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with significant contributions to electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, civil and structural engineering, and spectroscopy.

Their main topics of work cover advanced fiber optic sensors, advanced measurement and metrology techniques, spectroscopy and laser applications, optical measurement and interference techniques, advanced sensor technologies research, structural health monitoring techniques, and atmospheric ozone and climate.

Ralph P. Tatam has published multiple papers across a variety of scientific journals. Recent papers include:

  • Application of fibre optic sensing systems to measure rotor blade structural dynamics, 2021, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
  • High sensitivity pressure measurement using optical fibre sensors mounted on a composite diaphragm, 2021, Optics Express
  • Production process monitoring and post-production strain measurement on a full-size carbon-fibre composite aircraft tail cone assembly using embedded optical fibre sensors, 2020, Measurement Science and Technology
  • Compact methane sensor using an integrating sphere and interband cascade laser at 3313 nm, 2023, Sensors and Actuators B Chemical
  • In-process range-resolved interferometric (RRI) 3D layer height measurements for wire + arc additive manufacturing (WAAM), 2021, Measurement Science and Technology

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Tatam include Thomas Kissinger, Stephen E. Staines, J. Hodgkinson, Stephen W. James, and Edmon Chehura. These collaborations have contributed to a broad range of multi-disciplinary studies and publications.

The most common venues for their work are Measurement Science and Technology, Scientific Reports, Optics Express, Smart Materials and Structures, and Sensors. Measurement Science and Technology is the highest among these with six publications.

Ralph P. Tatam was recognized as a SPIE Fellow in 2005, an award indicating distinction in the fields related to optics and photonics.

Best Publications

  • Optical gas sensing: a review

    Jane Hodgkinson;Ralph P Tatam

  • Optical fibre long-period grating sensors: characteristics and application

    Stephen W James;Ralph P Tatam

  • Simultaneous independent temperature and strain measurement using in-fibre Bragg grating sensors

    S.W. James;M.L. Dockney;R.P. Tatam

  • Optical fiber long-period gratings with Langmuir–Blodgett thin-film overlays

    Nicholas D. Rees;Stephen W. James;Ralph P. Tatam;Geoffery J. Ashwell

  • Fiber-optic liquid-level sensor using a long-period grating

    Sarfraz Khaliq;Stephen W. James;Ralph P. Tatam

  • Shearography technology and applications: a review

    D Francis;D Francis;Ralph P. Tatam;Roger M. Groves

  • Non-dispersive infra-red (NDIR) measurement of carbon dioxide at 4.2μm in a compact and optically efficient sensor

    Jane Hodgkinson;Richard Smith;Wah On Ho;John R. Saffell

  • Biomedical application of optical fibre sensors

    R. Correia;S. James;S. W. Lee;S. P. Morgan

  • Tapered Optical Fibre Sensors: Current Trends and Future Perspectives

    Sergiy Korposh;Stephen W. James;Seung-Woo Lee;Ralph P. Tatam

  • Temperature and strain discrimination using a single tilted fibre Bragg grating

    Edmon Chehura;Stephen W. James;Ralph P. Tatam

  • Simultaneous temperature and bend sensing with long-period fiber gratings

    C. C. Ye;S. W. James;R. P. Tatam

  • Enhanced sensitivity fibre optic long period grating temperature sensor

    Sarfraz Khaliq;Stephen W James;Ralph P Tatam

  • Interferometric chromatic dispersion measurements on short lengths of monomode optical fiber

    P.A. Merritt;R.P. Tatam;D.A. Jackson

  • Characterization of the response of fibre Bragg gratings fabricated in stress and geometrically induced high birefringence fibres to temperature and transverse load

    Edmon Chehura;Chen-Chun Ye;Stephen E Staines;Stephen W James

  • Fibre optic sensors with nano-structured coatings

    Stephen W James;Ralph P Tatam

  • Strain response of fibre Bragg grating sensors at cryogenic temperatures

    Stephen W James;Ralph P Tatam;Andrew Twin;Mungo Morgan

  • A single-headed fibre optic laser Doppler anemometer probe for the measurement of flow angles

    Gerald D Byrne;Stephen W James;Ralph P Tatam

  • Modification of the refractive index response of long period gratings using thin film overlays

    Imran M. Ishaq;Antonio Quintela;Stephen W. James;Geoffrey J. Ashwell

  • Optical fibre long period grating based selective vapour sensing of volatile organic compounds

    Stephen M. Topliss;Stephen W. James;Frank Davis;Seamus P. J. Higson

  • An ammonia sensor based on Lossy Mode Resonances on a tapered optical fibre coated with porphyrin-incorporated titanium dioxide

    Divya Tiwari;Kevin Mullaney;Serhiy Korposh;Stephen W. James

  • Enhanced sensitivity fibre optic long period grating temperature sensor

    S.W. James;S. Khaliq;R.P. Tatam

  • Multiplexed fibre optic sensors for monitoring resin infusion, flow, and cure in composite material processing

    Edmon Chehura;Renata Jarzebinska;Elisabete F R Da Costa;Alexandros A. Skordos

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen W. James
Stephen W. James Cranfield University
Sergiy Korposh
Sergiy Korposh University of Nottingham
Julian D. C. Jones
Julian D. C. Jones Heriot-Watt University
Ivana K. Partridge
Ivana K. Partridge University of Bristol
Peter Smith
Peter Smith University of Aberdeen
Stewart W. Williams
Stewart W. Williams Cranfield University
Jialuo Ding
Jialuo Ding Cranfield University
David J. Webb
David J. Webb Aston University
Lembe Samukelo Magwaza
Lembe Samukelo Magwaza Cranfield University
Leon A. Terry
Leon A. Terry Cranfield University

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