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Richard J. Temkin

Richard J. Temkin

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 67 1083 1032 457 421 615 17350

Richard J. Temkin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard J. Temkin between 1972 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard J. Temkin published across 52 years, from 1972 to 2023, averaging 12.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2011. 8 of the 667 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1972 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2011. 1972: 2 publications 1973: 5 publications 1974: 4 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 11 publications 1977: 4 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 10 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 7 publications 1985: 12 publications 1986: 10 publications 1987: 19 publications 1988: 16 publications 1989: 10 publications 1990: 12 publications 1991: 11 publications 1992: 20 publications 1993: 12 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 13 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 18 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 26 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 24 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 29 publications 2011: 33 publications 2012: 33 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 5 publications
1972 2023

667 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard J. Temkin: publications per year, 1972 to 2023
Year Publications
1972 2
1973 5
1974 4
1975 2
1976 11
1977 4
1978 3
1979 10
1980 3
1981 5
1982 5
1983 6
1984 7
1985 12
1986 10
1987 19
1988 16
1989 10
1990 12
1991 11
1992 20
1993 12
1994 11
1995 8
1996 13
1997 4
1998 8
1999 10
2000 10
2001 14
2002 18
2003 16
2004 14
2005 26
2006 18
2007 24
2008 19
2009 18
2010 29
2011 33
2012 33
2013 21
2014 25
2015 16
2016 21
2017 18
2018 14
2019 16
2020 9
2021 4
2022 3
2023 5
Total 667
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Richard J. Temkin 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 Richard J. Temkin 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, 614–633 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: 615 publications — 91st percentile

91% 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
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 50 615
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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Richard J. Temkin 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 Richard J. Temkin 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, 67 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: 67 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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
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 67
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1994 - IEEE Fellow For leadership in the development and application of millimeter-wave and infrared coherent sources.
  • 1992 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For leadership in the search and development of coherent sources of electromagnetic radiation, especially the highfrequency gyrotron

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Optics
  • Electron

Richard J. Temkin mainly investigates Gyrotron, Optics, Microwave, Polarization and Analytical chemistry. His Gyrotron study combines topics in areas such as Continuous wave, Optoelectronics, Nuclear magnetic resonance, Amplifier and Electrical engineering. In his study, Klystron is inextricably linked to Cathode ray, which falls within the broad field of Optics.

His Microwave research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Electromagnetic radiation, Gaussian beam, Cryogenics, Diffraction and Atomic physics. His research in Polarization intersects with topics in Spectroscopy, Electron and Magnetic field. He has included themes like Magic angle spinning, Amorphous solid, Spectrometer and Oscillation in his Analytical chemistry study.

His most cited work include:

  • Dynamic nuclear polarization at high magnetic fields (582 citations)
  • Vacuum Electronic High Power Terahertz Sources (571 citations)
  • Dynamic nuclear polarization with a cyclotron resonance maser at 5 T. (336 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Optics, Gyrotron, Optoelectronics, Power and Beam. The concepts of his Optics study are interwoven with issues in Microwave, Amplifier and Cathode ray, Electron gun. His work deals with themes such as Maser and Bandwidth, which intersect with Amplifier.

Richard J. Temkin combines subjects such as Magnetic field, Plasma, Cyclotron, Nuclear magnetic resonance and Electrical engineering with his study of Gyrotron. Richard J. Temkin focuses mostly in the field of Magnetic field, narrowing it down to topics relating to Polarization and, in certain cases, Spectrometer. As a member of one scientific family, he mostly works in the field of Optoelectronics, focusing on Laser and, on occasion, Atomic physics.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Optics (57.28%)
  • Gyrotron (41.80%)
  • Optoelectronics (21.21%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2021)?

  • Optics (57.28%)
  • Gyrotron (41.80%)
  • Optoelectronics (21.21%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in Optics, Gyrotron, Optoelectronics, Amplifier and Metamaterial. His Optics study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Power, Microwave and Electrical engineering. His study in Microwave is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Waveguide and Split-ring resonator.

His studies in Gyrotron integrate themes in fields like Plasma, Gaussian beam, Spectrometer, Transmission line and Nuclear magnetic resonance. His study on Photonic crystal is often connected to Fabrication as part of broader study in Optoelectronics. His research on Metamaterial also deals with topics like

  • Cathode ray and related Computational physics,
  • Electron which intersects with area such as Acceleration.

Between 2012 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • High Frequency Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (320 citations)
  • Photonic-band-gap traveling-wave gyrotron amplifier. (68 citations)
  • Design of a Metamaterial-Based Backward-Wave Oscillator (37 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Optics
  • Electron

Richard J. Temkin mainly focuses on Optics, Gyrotron, Optoelectronics, Microwave and Metamaterial. His research integrates issues of Power and Dielectric in his study of Optics. The various areas that Richard J. Temkin examines in his Gyrotron study include Gaussian beam, Spectrometer and Transmission line, Electric power transmission, Electrical engineering.

His Spectrometer study which covers Nuclear magnetic resonance that intersects with Polarization and Spectral line. His Optoelectronics study incorporates themes from Dispersion relation, Coupling, Amplifier and Laser. His Microwave study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Plasma, Plasma diagnostics and Excitation.

Best Publications

  • Vacuum Electronic High Power Terahertz Sources

    J. H. Booske;R. J. Dobbs;C. D. Joye;C. L. Kory

  • Dynamic nuclear polarization at high magnetic fields

    Thorsten Maly;Galia T. Debelouchina;Vikram S. Bajaj;Kan-Nian Hu

  • High Frequency Dynamic Nuclear Polarization

    Qing Zhe Ni;Eugenio Daviso;Thach V. Can;Evgeny Markhasin

  • Dynamic nuclear polarization with a cyclotron resonance maser at 5 T.

    Lino R. Becerra;Lino R. Becerra;Gary J. Gerfen;Gary J. Gerfen;Richard J. Temkin;Richard J. Temkin;David J. Singel;David J. Singel

  • High-Field Dynamic Nuclear Polarization for Solid and Solution Biological NMR

    A. B. Barnes;G. De Paëpe;P. C. A. van der Wel;K.-N. Hu

  • Solid-state dynamic nuclear polarization at 263 GHz: spectrometer design and experimental results.

    Melanie Rosay;Leo Tometich;Shane Pawsey;Reto Bader

  • Characteristics and applications of fast-wave gyrodevices

    K.L. Felch;B.G. Danly;H.R. Jory;K.E. Kreischer

  • Dynamic nuclear polarization at 9 T using a novel 250 GHz gyrotron microwave source

    V.S. Bajaj;C.T. Farrar;M.K. Hornstein;I. Mastovsky

  • Generalized nonlinear harmonic gyrotron theory

    B. G. Danly;R. J. Temkin

  • Observation of frequency-locked coherent terahertz Smith-Purcell radiation.

    S. E. Korbly;A. S. Kesar;J. R. Sirigiri;R. J. Temkin

  • THz Dynamic Nuclear Polarization NMR

    E. A. Nanni;A. B. Barnes;R. G. Griffin;R. J. Temkin

  • Second harmonic operation at 460 GHz and broadband continuous frequency tuning of a gyrotron oscillator

    M.K. Hornstein;V.S. Bajaj;R.G. Griffin;K.E. Kreischer

  • 250 GHz CW Gyrotron Oscillator for Dynamic Nuclear Polarization in Biological Solid State NMR

    Vikram S. Bajaj;Melissa K. Hornstein;Kenneth E. Kreischer;Jagadishwar R. Sirigiri

  • High frequency (140 GHz) dynamic nuclear polarization: Polarization transfer to a solute in frozen aqueous solution

    G. J. Gerfen;L. R. Becerra;D. A. Hall;R. G. Griffin

  • Continuous-Wave Operation of a Frequency-Tunable 460-GHz Second-Harmonic Gyrotron for Enhanced Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

    Antonio C Torrezan;Seong-Tae Han;Ivan Mastovsky;Michael A Shapiro

  • A Spectrometer for Dynamic Nuclear Polarization and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance at High Frequencies

    L.R. Becerra;G.J. Gerfen;B.F. Bellew;J.A. Bryant

  • Single-mode operation of a high-power, step-tunable gyrotron.

    KE Kreischer;RJ Temkin

  • Photonic-Band-Gap Resonator Gyrotron

    J. R. Sirigiri;K. E. Kreischer;J. Machuzak;I. Mastovsky

  • Operation of a Continuously Frequency-Tunable Second-Harmonic CW 330-GHz Gyrotron for Dynamic Nuclear Polarization

    A. C. Torrezan;M. A. Shapiro;J. R. Sirigiri;R. J. Temkin

  • Observation of Large Arrays of Plasma Filaments in Air Breakdown by 1.5-MW 110-GHz Gyrotron Pulses

    Yoshiteru Hidaka;EunMi Choi;I. Mastovsky;M. A. Shapiro

  • Modeling the structure of amorphous tetrahedrally coordinated semiconductors. I

    G. A. N. Connell;R. J. Temkin

Frequent Co-Authors

Judith Herzfeld
Judith Herzfeld Brandeis University
Manfred Thumm
Manfred Thumm Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Thomas M. Antonsen
Thomas M. Antonsen University of Maryland, College Park
H. Zohm
H. Zohm Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Gennady Shvets
Gennady Shvets Cornell University
Baruch Levush
Baruch Levush United States Naval Research Laboratory
William Paul
William Paul Harvard University
Martin A. Gundersen
Martin A. Gundersen University of Southern California

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