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Robert W. Boyd

Robert W. Boyd

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 127 625 597 14 14 1320 59777

Robert W. Boyd publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert W. Boyd between 1972 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert W. Boyd published across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025, averaging 27.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 78 publications in 2021. 56 of the 1,498 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1972 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 78. Peak 78 publications in 2021. 1972: 1 publication 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 5 publications 1979: 5 publications 1980: 7 publications 1981: 6 publications 1982: 11 publications 1983: 9 publications 1984: 19 publications 1985: 15 publications 1986: 24 publications 1987: 26 publications 1988: 20 publications 1989: 23 publications 1990: 12 publications 1991: 15 publications 1992: 33 publications 1993: 17 publications 1994: 12 publications 1995: 11 publications 1996: 15 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 21 publications 2002: 26 publications 2003: 35 publications 2004: 40 publications 2005: 36 publications 2006: 45 publications 2007: 55 publications 2008: 48 publications 2009: 34 publications 2010: 27 publications 2011: 46 publications 2012: 56 publications 2013: 40 publications 2014: 56 publications 2015: 59 publications 2016: 62 publications 2017: 49 publications 2018: 51 publications 2019: 55 publications 2020: 76 publications 2021: 78 publications 2022: 36 publications 2023: 76 publications 2024: 34 publications 2025: 22 publications
1972 2025

1,498 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert W. Boyd: publications per year, 1972 to 2025
Year Publications
1972 1
1973 1
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 3
1978 5
1979 5
1980 7
1981 6
1982 11
1983 9
1984 19
1985 15
1986 24
1987 26
1988 20
1989 23
1990 12
1991 15
1992 33
1993 17
1994 12
1995 11
1996 15
1997 10
1998 12
1999 9
2000 14
2001 21
2002 26
2003 35
2004 40
2005 36
2006 45
2007 55
2008 48
2009 34
2010 27
2011 46
2012 56
2013 40
2014 56
2015 59
2016 62
2017 49
2018 51
2019 55
2020 76
2021 78
2022 36
2023 76
2024 34
2025 22
Total 1,498
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Robert W. Boyd 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 W. Boyd 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, 1,303–1,322 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: 1,320 publications — 96th percentile

96% 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 1,320
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
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 W. Boyd 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 W. Boyd 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, 126–127 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: 127 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% 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
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 42 127
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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Overview

Robert W. Boyd is affiliated with the University of Ottawa in Canada. Their research spans multiple disciplines with primary focus in the fields of Engineering and Physics and Astronomy. Within these fields, significant subfields of study involve Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, as well as Artificial Intelligence.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, including:

  • Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
  • Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Quantum optics and atomic interactions
  • Optical Network Technologies

Robert W. Boyd's recent publications illustrate active engagement in the optics and photonics community. Notable papers include:

  • "Broadband frequency translation through time refraction in an epsilon-near-zero material," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Compensation-free high-dimensional free-space optical communication using turbulence-resilient vector beams," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Roadmap on quantum light spectroscopy," 2020, Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics
  • "Perspectives on advances in high-capacity, free-space communications using multiplexing of orbital-angular-momentum beams," 2021, APL Photonics
  • "Roadmap on photonic metasurfaces," 2024, Applied Physics Letters

Frequent coauthors in their research include Orad Reshef, M. Zahirul Alam, Ksenia Dolgaleva, Boris Braverman, and Jeremy Upham. Collaboration with these researchers highlights ongoing partnerships within the fields of optics and photonics.

Regarding publication venues, Robert W. Boyd has contributed extensively to several respected outlets, including:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
  • Optics Letters
  • OSA Advanced Photonics Congress (AP) 2020 (IPR, NP, NOMA, Networks, PVLED, PSC, SPPCom, SOF)
  • ACS Photonics

Best Publications

  • "Two-Photon" coincidence imaging with a classical source

    Ryan S. Bennink;Sean J. Bentley;Robert W. Boyd

  • Tunable all-optical delays via Brillouin slow light in an optical fiber.

    Yoshitomo Okawachi;Matthew S. Bigelow;Jay E. Sharping;Zhaoming Zhu

  • Superluminal and Slow Light Propagation in a Room-Temperature Solid

    Matthew S. Bigelow;Nick N. Lepeshkin;Robert W. Boyd

  • Large optical nonlinearity of indium tin oxide in its epsilon-near-zero region

    M. Zahirul Alam;Israel De Leon;Israel De Leon;Robert W. Boyd;Robert W. Boyd

  • Observation of ultraslow light propagation in a ruby crystal at room temperature.

    Matthew S. Bigelow;Nick N. Lepeshkin;Robert W. Boyd

  • Generating optical orbital angular momentum at visible wavelengths using a plasmonic metasurface

    Ebrahim Karimi;Sebastian A Schulz;Israel De Leon;Hammam Qassim

  • Colloquium : Understanding quantum weak values: Basics and applications

    Justin Dressel;Justin Dressel;Mehul Malik;Mehul Malik;Filippo M. Miatto;Andrew N. Jordan

  • Radiometry and the detection of optical radiation

    Robert W. Boyd

  • Quantum correlations in optical angle-orbital angular momentum variables

    Jonathan Leach;Barry Jack;Jacqui Romero;Anand K. Jha

  • Realization of the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Paradox Using Momentum- and Position-Entangled Photons from Spontaneous Parametric Down Conversion

    John C. Howell;Ryan S. Bennink;Sean J. Bentley;R. W. Boyd

  • Coupled-Resonator-Induced Transparency

    David D. Smith;David D. Smith;Hongrok Chang;Hongrok Chang;Kirk A. Fuller;Kirk A. Fuller;A. T. Rosenberger

  • Noise initiation of stimulated Brillouin scattering

    Robert W. Boyd;Kazimierz Rza̧ewski;Paul Narum

  • Sensitive disk resonator photonic biosensor

    Robert W. Boyd;John E. Heebner

  • High-dimensional quantum cryptography with twisted light

    Mohammad Mirhosseini;Omar S Magaña-Loaiza;Malcolm N O’Sullivan;Brandon Rodenburg

  • Quantum and classical coincidence imaging.

    Ryan S. Bennink;Sean J. Bentley;Robert W. Boyd;John C. Howell

  • Four-wave parametric interactions in a strongly driven two-level system

    Robert W. Boyd;Michael G. Raymer;Paul Narum;Donald J. Harter

  • Efficient separation of the orbital angular momentum eigenstates of light

    Mohammad Mirhosseini;Mehul Malik;Mehul Malik;Zhimin Shi;Zhimin Shi;Robert W. Boyd;Robert W. Boyd

  • The physics of ghost imaging

    Jeffrey H. Shapiro;Robert W. Boyd

  • High-dimensional intracity quantum cryptography with structured photons

    Alicia Sit;Frédéric Bouchard;Robert Fickler;Jérémie Gagnon-Bischoff

  • Nonlinear optical effects in epsilon-near-zero media

    Orad Reshef;Israel De Leon;M. Zahirul Alam;Robert W. Boyd;Robert W. Boyd

Frequent Co-Authors

Miles J. Padgett
Miles J. Padgett University of Glasgow
Alexander L. Gaeta
Alexander L. Gaeta Columbia University
Alan E. Willner
Alan E. Willner University of Southern California
Jonathan Leach
Jonathan Leach Heriot-Watt University
John E. Sipe
John E. Sipe University of Toronto
Gerd Leuchs
Gerd Leuchs Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Martin P. J. Lavery
Martin P. J. Lavery University of Glasgow
Moshe Tur
Moshe Tur Tel Aviv University
Girish S. Agarwal
Girish S. Agarwal Texas A&M University

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