2026 Robert R. Alfano: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

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

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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 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.

103 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.

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.

70 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.

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

1530
Citations
Emission in the Region 4000 to 7000 Å Via Four-Photon Coupling in Glass

R. R. Alfano;S. L. Shapiro

1217
Citations
Observation of Self-Phase Modulation and Small-Scale Filaments in Crystals and Glasses

R. R. Alfano;S. L. Shapiro

1097
Citations
Higher-order Poincaré sphere, stokes parameters, and the angular momentum of light

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

938
Citations
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

781
Citations
Ballistic 2-d imaging through scattering walls using an ultrafast optical kerr gate.

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

747
Citations
Laser induced fluorescence spectroscopy from native cancerous and normal tissue

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

672
Citations
Fluorescence spectra from cancerous and normal human breast and lung tissues

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

561
Citations
Optical polarization imaging

S. G. Demos;R. R. Alfano

534
Citations
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

491
Citations
Optical Kerr effect in liquids

P. P. Ho;R. R. Alfano

478
Citations
Using the nonseparability of vector beams to encode information for optical communication

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

414
Citations
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

410
Citations
Laser action in chromium-activated forsterite for near-infrared excitation: Is Cr4+ the lasing ion?

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

393
Citations
Laser action in chromium-doped forsterite

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

390
Citations
When does the diffusion approximation fail to describe photon transport in random media

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

390
Citations
Double-slit interference with Laguerre-Gaussian beams

H. I. Sztul;R. R. Alfano

358
Citations
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

357
Citations
Time-resolved fluorescence and photon migration studies in biomedical and model random media

B B Das;Feng Liu;R R Alfano

356
Citations
Time-resolved coherent and incoherent components of forward light scattering in random media.

K. M. Yoo;R. R. Alfano

339
Citations