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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 106 1326 1256 695 647 1368 45552

Robert R. Alfano publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert R. Alfano between 1966 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert R. Alfano published across 60 years, from 1966 to 2025, averaging 25.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 60 publications in 1996. 15 of the 1,508 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1966 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 60. Peak 60 publications in 1996. 1966: 2 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 5 publications 1969: 3 publications 1970: 7 publications 1971: 4 publications 1972: 8 publications 1973: 4 publications 1974: 6 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 5 publications 1977: 9 publications 1978: 6 publications 1979: 8 publications 1980: 7 publications 1981: 15 publications 1982: 16 publications 1983: 14 publications 1984: 15 publications 1985: 21 publications 1986: 35 publications 1987: 44 publications 1988: 50 publications 1989: 51 publications 1990: 42 publications 1991: 46 publications 1992: 59 publications 1993: 50 publications 1994: 35 publications 1995: 45 publications 1996: 60 publications 1997: 58 publications 1998: 48 publications 1999: 35 publications 2000: 36 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 19 publications 2003: 36 publications 2004: 39 publications 2005: 58 publications 2006: 47 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 21 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 31 publications 2012: 29 publications 2013: 38 publications 2014: 41 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 33 publications 2017: 30 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 29 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 5 publications
1966 2025

1,508 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert R. Alfano: publications per year, 1966 to 2025
Year Publications
1966 2
1967 0
1968 5
1969 3
1970 7
1971 4
1972 8
1973 4
1974 6
1975 3
1976 5
1977 9
1978 6
1979 8
1980 7
1981 15
1982 16
1983 14
1984 15
1985 21
1986 35
1987 44
1988 50
1989 51
1990 42
1991 46
1992 59
1993 50
1994 35
1995 45
1996 60
1997 58
1998 48
1999 35
2000 36
2001 13
2002 19
2003 36
2004 39
2005 58
2006 47
2007 20
2008 21
2009 16
2010 21
2011 31
2012 29
2013 38
2014 41
2015 24
2016 33
2017 30
2018 19
2019 24
2020 29
2021 15
2022 23
2023 15
2024 10
2025 5
Total 1,508
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Robert R. Alfano publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert R. Alfano sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 1,363–1,382 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 1,368 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6 1,368
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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Robert R. Alfano D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert R. Alfano sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 106–107 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

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Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87 106
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science, American Physical Society
  • 1975 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation Also approved by the Division of Biological Physics
  • 1975 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Robert R. Alfano is affiliated with the City College of New York in the United States. Their research spans several disciplines, primarily focusing on physics, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their work is frequently published in journals related to optics and photonics. Key publication venues include:

  • Optik
  • Optics Communications
  • Optics Letters
  • Applied Optics
  • Journal of Biophotonics

Their research encompasses a range of fields and subfields, including:

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Biophysics
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Spectroscopy

Main topics of their research include:

  • Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research
  • Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
  • Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
  • Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, this scientist has worked extensively with the following coauthors:

  • Lingyan Shi
  • Henry J. Meyer
  • Shah Faisal B. Mazhar
  • Sandra Mamani
  • Binlin Wu

Some representative publications by Robert R. Alfano include:

  • "Distinguishing metastatic triple-negative breast cancer from nonmetastatic breast cancer using second harmonic generation imaging and resonance Raman spectroscopy", 2020, Journal of Biophotonics
  • "A Handheld Visible Resonance Raman Analyzer Used in Intraoperative Detection of Human Glioma", 2023, Cancers
  • "Intraoperative detection of human meningioma using a handheld visible resonance Raman analyzer", 2021, Lasers in Medical Science
  • "Higher harmonic and supercontinuum generation arising from electronic self-phase modulation under ultrafast laser pulses for various states of matter", 2021, Optik
  • "Fano resonance line shapes in the Raman spectra of tubulin and microtubules reveal quantum effects", 2022, Biophysical Reports

The scientist's contributions have been recognized through multiple awards, including:

  • Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science, American Physical Society, 2013
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 1975 (Citation approved by the Division of Biological Physics)
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1975

Best Publications

  • The Supercontinuum Laser Source

    Robert R. Alfano

  • Emission in the Region 4000 to 7000 Å Via Four-Photon Coupling in Glass

    R. R. Alfano;S. L. Shapiro

  • Observation of Self-Phase Modulation and Small-Scale Filaments in Crystals and Glasses

    R. R. Alfano;S. L. Shapiro

  • Higher-order Poincaré sphere, stokes parameters, and the angular momentum of light

    Giovanni Milione;H. I. Sztul;D. A. Nolan;R. R. Alfano

  • Remote-controllable, micro-scale device for use in in vivo medical diagnosis and/or treatment

    Robert R. Alfano;Scott Alfano;Quan-Zhen Wang;Ping Pei Ho

  • Ballistic 2-d imaging through scattering walls using an ultrafast optical kerr gate.

    L. Wang;P. P. Ho;C. Liu;G. Zhang

  • Laser induced fluorescence spectroscopy from native cancerous and normal tissue

    R. Alfano;D. Tata;J. Cordero;P. Tomashefsky

  • Fluorescence spectra from cancerous and normal human breast and lung tissues

    R. Alfano;G. Tang;A. Pradhan;W. Lam

  • Optical polarization imaging

    S. G. Demos;R. R. Alfano

  • 4 × 20 Gbit/s mode division multiplexing over free space using vector modes and a q-plate mode (de)multiplexer

    Giovanni Milione;Martin P. J. Lavery;Hao Huang;Yongxiong Ren

  • Optical Kerr effect in liquids

    P. P. Ho;R. R. Alfano

  • Using the nonseparability of vector beams to encode information for optical communication

    Giovanni Milione;Thien An Nguyen;Jonathan Leach;Daniel A. Nolan

  • Deep optical imaging of tissue using the second and third near-infrared spectral windows

    Laura A. Sordillo;Yang Pu;Sebastião Pratavieira;Sebastião Pratavieira;Yury Budansky

  • Laser action in chromium-activated forsterite for near-infrared excitation: Is Cr4+ the lasing ion?

    V. Petricevic;S. K. Gayen;R. R. Alfano

  • Laser action in chromium-doped forsterite

    V. Petricevic;S. K. Gayen;R. R. Alfano;Kiyoshi Yamagishi

  • When does the diffusion approximation fail to describe photon transport in random media

    K. M. Yoo;Feng Liu;R. R. Alfano

  • Double-slit interference with Laguerre-Gaussian beams

    H. I. Sztul;R. R. Alfano

  • 4 X 20 Gbit/s mode division multiplexing over free space using vector modes and a q-plate mode (de)multiplexer

    Giovanni Milione;Martin P. J. Lavery;Hao Huang;Yongxiong Ren

  • Time-resolved fluorescence and photon migration studies in biomedical and model random media

    B B Das;Feng Liu;R R Alfano

  • Time-resolved coherent and incoherent components of forward light scattering in random media.

    K. M. Yoo;R. R. Alfano

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel A. Nolan
Daniel A. Nolan Corning (United States)
Hadis Morkoç
Hadis Morkoç Virginia Commonwealth University
Samuel Achilefu
Samuel Achilefu Washington University in St. Louis
Peter J. Delfyett
Peter J. Delfyett University of Central Florida
Teresa J. Bandosz
Teresa J. Bandosz City College of New York
Mykola Seredych
Mykola Seredych Drexel University
Jason A. Koutcher
Jason A. Koutcher Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Roberto Zamboni
Roberto Zamboni National Research Council (CNR)
Govind P. Agrawal
Govind P. Agrawal University of Rochester
Andrew Forbes
Andrew Forbes Monash University

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