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D-Index
34
Citations
4960
World Ranking
9201
National Ranking
2584

R.D. Esman 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 R.D. Esman sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 142 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

R.D. Esman 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 R.D. Esman sits on this spectrum.

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: 34 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

R.D. Esman is affiliated with the United States Naval Research Laboratory in the United States. Their research contributions reflect engagement with this prominent institution, which is known for advancing various scientific and technical fields.

While detailed information about their recent papers, including titles and publication venues, is not available, Esman's profile indicates an active role within the research community at this institution.

There is no provided data about their frequent co-authors or common publication venues, suggesting a need for further bibliometric information to map out their collaboration network or preferred journals and conferences.

Similarly, no records are present regarding book publications or specific books authored, which might imply a focus primarily on articles or reports rather than monographs or textbooks.

Information on main fields of study, subfields, and main topics of work has not been documented, so it is unclear which scientific disciplines or thematic areas Esman specializes in within the broader scope of the Naval Research Laboratory's research agenda.

There are no awards or recognitions listed, indicating either the absence of publicly catalogued honors or that such distinctions have not been recorded in the available source data.

Esman is currently alive, and based on available information, continues to be identified mainly by their institutional affiliation.

Best Publications

  • Nonlinearities in p-i-n microwave photodetectors

    K.J. Williams;R.D. Esman;M. Dagenais

  • Fiber-optic prism true time-delay antenna feed

    R.D. Esman;M.Y. Frankel;J.L. Dexter;L. Goldberg

  • Design considerations for high-current photodetectors

    K.J. Williams;R.D. Esman

  • Fiber-optic tunable microwave transversal filter

    Michael Y. Frankel;Ronald D. Esman

  • Photodetector nonlinearity limitations on a high-dynamic range 3 GHz fiber optic link

    K.J. Williams;L.T. Nichols;R.D. Esman

  • True time-delay fiber-optic control of an ultrawideband array transmitter/receiver with multibeam capability

    M.Y. Frankel;R.D. Esman

  • Performance of a time- and wavelength-interleaved photonic sampler for analog-digital conversion

    T.R. Clark;J.U. Kang;R.D. Esman

  • Saturation characteristics of fast photodetectors

    Pao-Lo Liu;K.J. Williams;M.Y. Frankel;R.D. Esman

  • Effects of high space-charge fields on the response of microwave photodetectors

    K.J. Williams;R.D. Esman;M. Dagenais

  • Wideband efficiency improvement of fiber optic systems by carrier subtraction

    R.D. Esman;K.J. Williams

  • Optical single-sideband suppressed-carrier modulator for wide-band signal processing

    M.Y. Frankel;R.D. Esman

  • 6–34 GHz offset phase-locking of Nd:YAG 1319 nm nonplanar ring lasers

    K.J. Williams;L. Goldberg;R.D. Esman;M. Dagenais

  • Optically amplified downconverting link with shot-noise-limited performance

    K.J. Williams;R.D. Esman

  • Optimizing the ultrawide-band photonic link

    L.T. Nichols;K.J. Williams;R.D. Estman

  • A low-loss downconverting analog fiber-optic link

    G.K. Gopalakrishnan;R.P. Moeller;M.M. Howerton;W.K. Burns

  • SPECTRAL CHARACTERIZATION OF FIBER GRATINGS WITH HIGH RESOLUTION

    J E Román;M Y Frankel;R D Esman

  • Generation and control of microwave signals by optical techniques

    L. Goldberg;R.D. Esman;K.J. Williams

  • Single-polarisation fibre amplifier

    I.N. Duling;R.D. Esman

  • High-performance photonic analogue-digital converter

    M.Y. Frankel;Jin U.Kang;R.D. Esman

  • RF Photonics

    Unknown

  • Saturation characteristics of fast photodetectors

    Pao-Lo Liu;M.Y. Frankel;K.J. Williams;R.D. Esman

Frequent Co-Authors

Keith J. Williams
Keith J. Williams United States Naval Research Laboratory
Lew Goldberg
Lew Goldberg United States Naval Research Laboratory
Jin U. Kang
Jin U. Kang Johns Hopkins University
Mario Dagenais
Mario Dagenais University of Maryland, College Park

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