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Siegfried Selberherr

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Austria
2026
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Engineering and Technology
Austria
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 55 2137 2049 4 4 1026 16366

Siegfried Selberherr publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Siegfried Selberherr between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Siegfried Selberherr published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 24.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 54 publications in 2013. 21 of the 1,119 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 54. Peak 54 publications in 2013. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 7 publications 1983: 9 publications 1984: 16 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 9 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 10 publications 1990: 12 publications 1991: 11 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 16 publications 1994: 16 publications 1995: 27 publications 1996: 20 publications 1997: 21 publications 1998: 31 publications 1999: 28 publications 2000: 27 publications 2001: 39 publications 2002: 41 publications 2003: 49 publications 2004: 52 publications 2005: 37 publications 2006: 40 publications 2007: 44 publications 2008: 32 publications 2009: 36 publications 2010: 26 publications 2011: 37 publications 2012: 36 publications 2013: 54 publications 2014: 51 publications 2015: 41 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 26 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 38 publications 2022: 27 publications 2023: 24 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 9 publications
1980 2025

1,119 publications in total across all disciplines

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Siegfried Selberherr: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 1
1982 7
1983 9
1984 16
1985 4
1986 5
1987 9
1988 6
1989 10
1990 12
1991 11
1992 9
1993 16
1994 16
1995 27
1996 20
1997 21
1998 31
1999 28
2000 27
2001 39
2002 41
2003 49
2004 52
2005 37
2006 40
2007 44
2008 32
2009 36
2010 26
2011 37
2012 36
2013 54
2014 51
2015 41
2016 23
2017 15
2018 25
2019 26
2020 19
2021 38
2022 27
2023 24
2024 12
2025 9
Total 1,119
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Siegfried Selberherr publications per year - data summary

  • Siegfried Selberherr, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from TU Wien, has 1,119 publications recorded across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1980 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2013, with 54 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1980 and 1981, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 24.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 24.3 per year counting only the 46 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 110 publications, 10% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1980-1995: 159 publications (9.9 per year); 1996-2011: 560 publications (35.0 per year); 2012-2025: 400 publications (28.6 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Siegfried Selberherr 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 Siegfried Selberherr 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, 1,014–1,033 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: 1,026 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
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 1,026
1,034–1,053 10
1,054–1,064 6
1,065+ 99
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Siegfried Selberherr publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 6,875 Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 53 ranges running from 34–53 to 1,065+ publications.
  • Siegfried Selberherr, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from TU Wien, records 1,026 publications - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Siegfried Selberherr, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 254–273 publications range, and Siegfried Selberherr ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 174–193 publications, holding 445 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 60% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 294–313 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Siegfried Selberherr 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 Siegfried Selberherr 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, 55 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: 55 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 55
56 111
57 102
58 108
59 120
60 103
61 93
62 92
63 74
64 77
65 73
66 64
67 69
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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Siegfried Selberherr D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 6,875 Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 82 ranges running from 30 to 111+ D-Index.
  • Siegfried Selberherr, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from TU Wien, records 55 D-Index - the 69th percentile of the discipline.
  • 69% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Siegfried Selberherr, and about 31% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 46 D-Index range, and Siegfried Selberherr ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32 D-Index, holding 263 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 60% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 50 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Austria Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Austria Leader Award
  • 2013 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1993 - IEEE Fellow For pioneering work in numerical analysis of semiconductor devices and their fabrication processes.
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Siegfried Selberherr is affiliated with TU Wien in Austria and has a significant body of work focused on engineering, physics and astronomy, and materials science. Their research spans multiple subfields, including electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, materials chemistry, and condensed matter physics.

The main topics covered by their research include magnetic properties of thin films, quantum and electron transport phenomena, advanced memory and neural computing, semiconductor materials and devices, ferroelectric and negative capacitance devices, advancements in semiconductor devices and circuit design, and magnetic properties and applications.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Siegfried Selberherr comprise:

  • Challenges for Nanoscale CMOS Logic Based on Two-Dimensional Materials, 2022, Nanomaterials
  • Application of Two-Dimensional Materials towards CMOS-Integrated Gas Sensors, 2022, Nanomaterials
  • Spin and charge drift-diffusion in ultra-scaled MRAM cells, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • A review of quantum transport in field-effect transistors, 2021, Semiconductor Science and Technology
  • The Level-Set Method for Multi-Material Wet Etching and Non-Planar Selective Epitaxy, 2020, IEEE Access

Frequent co-authors include Viktor Sverdlov, Wolfgang Goes, Simone Fiorentini, Roberto Lacerda de Orio, and Johannes Ender.

The most common publication venues for Siegfried Selberherr are Solid-State Electronics, Micromachines, IEEE Journal of the Electron Devices Society, Physica B Condensed Matter, and Microelectronics Reliability.

In addition to journal articles, the scientist has authored books published under the publisher Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering & Technology. One notable book is "Stochastic Approaches to Electron Transport in Micro- and Nanostructures," published in 2021.

Awards received by Siegfried Selberherr include membership in Academia Europaea (2013), IEEE Fellow status awarded in 1993 for pioneering work in numerical analysis of semiconductor devices and their fabrication processes, and membership in the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Best Publications

  • Analysis and simulation of semiconductor devices

    Siegfried Selberherr

  • MINIMOS - A Two-Dimensional MOS Transistor Analyzer

    S. Selberherr;A. Schutz;H.W. Potzl

  • SIMON-A simulator for single-electron tunnel devices and circuits

    C. Wasshuber;H. Kosina;S. Selberherr

  • A review of hydrodynamic and energy-transport models for semiconductor device simulation

    T. Grasser;Ting-Wei Tang;H. Kosina;S. Selberherr

  • Simulation of Semiconductor Devices and Processes

    Siegfried Selberherr;Hannes Stippel;Ernst Strasser

  • The Effect of General Strain on the Band Structure and Electron Mobility of Silicon

    E. Ungersboeck;S. Dhar;G. Karlowatz;V. Sverdlov

  • MOS device modeling at 77 K

    S. Selberherr

  • A CMOS IC for portable EEG acquisition systems

    R. Martins;S. Selberherr;F.A. Vaz

  • Unified particle approach to Wigner-Boltzmann transport in small semiconductor devices

    M. Nedjalkov;H. Kosina;S. Selberherr;Christian Ringhofer

  • Physically based models of electromigration: From Black’s equation to modern TCAD models

    R. L. de Orio;Hajdin Ceric;Siegfried Selberherr

  • A temperature dependent model for the saturation velocity in semiconductor materials

    R Quay;C Moglestue;V Palankovski;S Selberherr

  • Simulation of critical IC fabrication processes using advanced physical and numerical methods

    W. Jungling;P. Pichler;S. Selberherr;E. Guerrero

  • Finite boxes—A generalization of the finite-difference method suitable for semiconductor device simulation

    A.F. Franz;G.A. Franz;S. Selberherr;C. Ringhofer

  • Modeling of tunneling current and gate dielectric reliability for nonvolatile memory devices

    A. Gehring;S. Selberherr

  • Electron mobility model for strained-Si devices

    S. Dhar;H. Kosina;V. Palankovski;S.E. Ungersboeck

  • CMOS-compatible spintronic devices: a review

    Alexander Makarov;Thomas Windbacher;Viktor Sverdlov;Siegfried Selberherr

  • The evolution of the minimos mobility model

    Siegfried Selberherr;Wilfried Hänsch;Marden Seavey;Jan Slotboom

  • Emerging memory technologies: Trends, challenges, and modeling methods

    Alexander Makarov;Viktor Sverdlov;Siegfried Selberherr

  • The Economic Limit to Moore's Law

    K Rupp;S Selberherr

  • Simulation of Critical IC-Fabrication Steps

    P. Pichler;W. Jungling;S. Selberherr;E. Guerrero

Frequent Co-Authors

Asen Asenov
Asen Asenov University of Glasgow
Peter A. Markowich
Peter A. Markowich King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Robert W. Dutton
Robert W. Dutton Stanford University
David K. Ferry
David K. Ferry Arizona State University
Dragica Vasileska
Dragica Vasileska Arizona State University
Francisco Gamiz
Francisco Gamiz University of Granada
David Esseni
David Esseni University of Udine
Yoshio Nishi
Yoshio Nishi Stanford University
Krishna C. Saraswat
Krishna C. Saraswat Stanford University

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