2026 Saulius Juodkazis: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	90	1678	1614	61	61	806	31432

Research.com Recognitions

2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Australia Leader Award
2013 - OSA Fellows For outstanding contributions to three-dimensional optical structuring and manipulation of matter from micro- to nanoscale and their applications.
2012 - SPIE Fellow

Overview

Saulius Juodkazis is affiliated with Swinburne University of Technology in Australia. Their research contributions span several interconnected fields, primarily focusing on engineering, physics and astronomy, and materials science. Within these areas, Juodkazis's work covers key subfields such as biomedical engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, and computational mechanics.

Their scholarly output includes numerous papers authored over the years, with notable publications addressing various aspects of nanostructured surfaces, optical materials, and photonics. Some recent papers include:

Mechano-bactericidal actions of nanostructured surfaces, 2020, Nature Reviews Microbiology
Two-Photon Polymerization Lithography for Optics and Photonics: Fundamentals, Materials, Technologies, and Applications, 2023, Advanced Functional Materials
Antibacterial Action of Nanoparticles by Lethal Stretching of Bacterial Cell Membranes, 2020, Advanced Materials
The multi-faceted mechano-bactericidal mechanism of nanostructured surfaces, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
O-FIB: far-field-induced near-field breakdown for direct nanowriting in an atmospheric environment, 2020, Light Science & Applications

Juodkazis has frequently collaborated with several researchers, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach in their research activities. Frequent co-authors include Soon Hock Ng, Tomas Katkus, Vijayakumar Anand, Daniel Smith, and Denver P. Linklater.

Their research contributions are published extensively across a variety of scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues for Juodkazis include:

Preprints.org
arXiv (Cornell University)
Micromachines
Nanomaterials
Photonics

Juodkazis's research topics are diverse and cover a range of cutting-edge subjects in optical and materials sciences. Key topics of their work include:

Laser Material Processing Techniques
Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies
Digital Holography and Microscopy
Photonic and Optical Devices
Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies

Their contributions have been recognized by professional organizations. Juodkazis was named an OSA Fellow in 2013, noted for contributions to three-dimensional optical structuring and manipulation of matter at micro- to nanoscale and their applications. Additionally, Juodkazis was designated a SPIE Fellow in 2012.

Best Publications

Ultrafast laser processing of materials: from science to industry

Mangirdas Malinauskas;Albertas Žukauskas;Satoshi Hasegawa;Yoshio Hayasaki

1324
Citations
Bactericidal activity of black silicon

Elena P. Ivanova;Jafar Hasan;Hayden K. Webb;Gediminas Gervinskas;Gediminas Gervinskas

1001
Citations
Femtosecond laser-assisted three-dimensional microfabrication in silica.

Andrius Marcinkevičius;Saulius Juodkazis;Mitsuru Watanabe;Masafumi Miwa

949
Citations
Laser-induced microexplosion confined in the bulk of a sapphire crystal: evidence of multimegabar pressures

S. Juodkazis;K. Nishimura;S. Tanaka;H. Misawa

529
Citations
Mechano-bactericidal actions of nanostructured surfaces.

Denver P. Linklater;Denver P. Linklater;Vladimir A. Baulin;Saulius Juodkazis;Russell J. Crawford

500
Citations
Ultrafast laser nanostructuring of photopolymers: a decade of advances

Mangirdas Malinauskas;Maria Farsari;Algis Piskarskas;Saulius Juodkazis;Saulius Juodkazis

495
Citations
Laser-matter interaction in the bulk of a transparent solid: confined microexplosion and void formation

Eugene G. Gamaly;Saulius Juodkazis;Koichi Nishimura;Hiroaki Misawa

446
Citations
Femtosecond laser interference technique with diffractive beam splitter for fabrication of three-dimensional photonic crystals

Toshiaki Kondo;Shigeki Matsuo;Saulius Juodkazis;Hiroaki Misawa

421
Citations
Reversible phase transitions in polymer gels induced by radiation forces

Saulius Juodkazis;Naoki Mukai;Ryosuke Wakaki;Akira Yamaguchi

394
Citations
Two-photon lithography of nanorods in SU-8 photoresist

Saulius Juodkazis;Vygantas Mizeikis;Kock Khuen Seet;Masafumi Miwa

372
Citations
Nanoparticle plasmon-assisted two-photon polymerization induced by incoherent excitation source.

Kosei Ueno;Saulius Juodkazis;Toshiyuki Shibuya;Yukie Yokota

366
Citations
Surface and bulk structuring of materials by ripples with long and short laser pulses: Recent advances

Ričardas Buividas;Ričardas Buividas;Mindaugas Mikutis;Saulius Juodkazis;Saulius Juodkazis

338
Citations
Three‐Dimensional Spiral‐Architecture Photonic Crystals Obtained By Direct Laser Writing

Kock Khuen Seet;Vygantas Mizeikis;Shigeki Matsuo;Saulius Juodkazis

319
Citations
Antibacterial titanium nano-patterned arrays inspired by dragonfly wings.

Chris M. Bhadra;Vi Khanh Truong;Vy T. H. Pham;Mohammad Al Kobaisi

309
Citations
Arbitrary-lattice photonic crystals created by multiphoton microfabrication

Hong Bo Sun;Ying Xu;Saulius Juodkazis;Kai Sun

293
Citations
Optical vortices from liquid crystal droplets.

Etienne Brasselet;Naoki Murazawa;Hiroaki Misawa;Saulius Juodkazis

292
Citations
Mechanisms of three-dimensional structuring of photo-polymers by tightly focussed femtosecond laser pulses.

Mangirdas Malinauskas;Albertas Žukauskas;Gabija Bičkauskaitė;Roaldas Gadonas

279
Citations
Multiphoton fabrication of periodic structures by multibeam interference of femtosecond pulses

Toshiaki Kondo;Shigeki Matsuo;Saulius Juodkazis;Vygantas Mizeikis

250
Citations
Three-dimensional microfabrication of materials by femtosecond lasers for photonics applications

Saulius Juodkazis;Vygantas Mizeikis;Hiroaki Misawa

232
Citations
Engineering and Localization of Quantum Emitters in Large Hexagonal Boron Nitride Layers.

Sumin Choi;Toan Trong Tran;Christopher Elbadawi;Charlene Lobo

228
Citations