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Sonia Martin-Lopez

Sonia Martin-Lopez

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
36
Citations
5218
World Ranking
8719
National Ranking
210

Sonia Martin-Lopez publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sonia Martin-Lopez sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 243 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Sonia Martin-Lopez D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sonia Martin-Lopez sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Sonia Martin-Lopez is affiliated with the University of Alcalá in Spain. Their research primarily lies at the intersection of Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, with significant focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics as subfields.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics, including:

  • Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors
  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Optical Network Technologies
  • Advanced Photonic Communication Systems
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques

Frequent coauthors in their publications include:

  • Miguel González-Herráez
  • María R. Fernández-Ruiz
  • Hugo F. Martins
  • Miguel Soriano-Amat
  • Vicente Durán

They have published extensively in several scientific venues, with a focus on:

  • Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • Optics Express
  • 27th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors
  • Optics Letters
  • Sensors

Selected recent papers illustrate the range and focus of their research:

  • Distributed acoustic sensing for seismic activity monitoring, 2020, APL Photonics
  • Time-expanded phase-sensitive optical time-domain reflectometry, 2021, Light Science & Applications
  • Seismic Monitoring With Distributed Acoustic Sensing From the Near-Surface to the Deep Oceans, 2021, Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • Surface Gravity Wave Interferometry and Ocean Current Monitoring With Ocean-Bottom DAS, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Noise Levels and Signals Observed on Submarine Fibers in the Canary Islands Using DAS, 2021, Seismological Research Letters

Best Publications

  • Single-shot distributed temperature and strain tracking using direct detection phase-sensitive OTDR with chirped pulses.

    J Pastor-Graells;H F Martins;A Garcia-Ruiz;S Martin-Lopez

  • Coherent Noise Reduction in High Visibility Phase-Sensitive Optical Time Domain Reflectometer for Distributed Sensing of Ultrasonic Waves

    Hugo F. Martins;Sonia Martin-Lopez;Pedro Corredera;Massimo L. Filograno

  • Toward Prevention of Pipeline Integrity Threats Using a Smart Fiber-Optic Surveillance System

    Javier Tejedor;Hugo F. Martins;Daniel Piote;Javier Macias-Guarasa

  • Real-Time Monitoring of Railway Traffic Using Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors

    M. L. Filograno;P. Corredera Guillen;A. Rodriguez-Barrios;S. Martin-Lopez

  • Phase-sensitive Optical Time Domain Reflectometer Assisted by First-order Raman Amplification for Distributed Vibration Sensing Over >100 km

    Hugo F. Martins;Sonia Martin-Lopez;Pedro Corredera;Massimo L. Filograno

  • Distributed Brillouin Fiber Sensor Assisted by First-Order Raman Amplification

    Félix Rodriguez-Barrios;Sonia Martin-Lopez;Ana Carrasco-Sanz;Pedro Corredera

  • Distributed acoustic sensing for seismic activity monitoring

    María R. Fernández-Ruiz;Marcelo A. Soto;Ethan F. Williams;Sonia Martin-Lopez

  • Modulation instability-induced fading in phase-sensitive optical time-domain reflectometry

    Hugo F. Martins;Sonia Martin-Lopez;Pedro Corredera;Pedro Salgado

  • The role of pump incoherence in continuous-wave supercontinuum generation

    Frédérique Vanholsbeeck;Sonia Martin-Lopez;Miguel González-Herráez;Stéphane Coen

  • Brillouin optical time-domain analysis assisted by second-order Raman amplification

    Sonia Martin-Lopez;Mercedes Alcon-Camas;Felix Rodriguez;Pedro Corredera

  • A Novel Fiber Optic Based Surveillance System for Prevention of Pipeline Integrity Threats

    Javier Tejedor;Javier Macias-Guarasa;Hugo F. Martins;Daniel Piote

  • Machine Learning Methods for Pipeline Surveillance Systems Based on Distributed Acoustic Sensing: A Review

    Javier Tejedor;Javier Macias-Guarasa;Hugo Fidalgo Martins;Juan Pastor-Graells

  • Extending the Real Remoteness of Long-Range Brillouin Optical Time-Domain Fiber Analyzers

    Marcelo A. Soto;Xabier Angulo-Vinuesa;Sonia Martin-Lopez;Sang-Hoon Chin

  • Real Field Deployment of a Smart Fiber-Optic Surveillance System for Pipeline Integrity Threat Detection: Architectural Issues and Blind Field Test Results

    Javier Tejedor;Javier Macias-Guarasa;Hugo F. Martins;Juan Pastor-Graells

  • Real time dynamic strain monitoring of optical links using the backreflection of live PSK data.

    H F Martins;K Shi;B C Thomsen;S Martin-Lopez

  • Raman-Assisted Brillouin Distributed Temperature Sensor Over 100 km Featuring 2 m Resolution and 1.2 $^{\circ}$ C Uncertainty

    X. Angulo-Vinuesa;S. Martin-Lopez;J. Nuno;P. Corredera

  • Distributed Vibration Sensing Over 125 km With Enhanced SNR Using Phi-OTDR Over a URFL Cavity

    Hugo F. Martins;Sonia Martin-Lopez;Pedro Corredera;Juan Diego Ania-Castanon

  • Time-expanded phase-sensitive optical time-domain reflectometry.

    Miguel Soriano-Amat;Hugo F. Martins;Vicente Durán;Luis Costa

  • Non-local effects in dual-probe-sideband Brillouin optical time domain analysis.

    Alejandro Dominguez-Lopez;Xabier Angulo-Vinuesa;Alexia Lopez-Gil;Sonia Martin-Lopez

  • Fully Distributed Optical Fiber Strain Sensor With 10 −12 ϵ/√Hz Sensitivity

    Luis Costa;Hugo F. Martins;Sonia Martin-Lopez;Maria R. Fernandez-Ruiz

  • Supercontinuum generation using a continuous-wave Raman fiber laser

    M. González-Herráez;S. Martı́n-López;P. Corredera;M.L. Hernanz

  • Raman-assisted Brillouin optical time-domain analysis with sub-meter resolution over 100 km.

    Xabier Angulo-Vinuesa;Sonia Martín-López;Pedro Corredera;Miguel González-Herráez

Frequent Co-Authors

Miguel Gonzalez-Herraez
Miguel Gonzalez-Herraez University of Alcalá
Luc Thévenaz
Luc Thévenaz École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Marcelo A. Soto
Marcelo A. Soto Federico Santa María Technical University
Orlando Frazão
Orlando Frazão Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering of Porto
Manuel Lopez-Amo
Manuel Lopez-Amo Universidad Publica De Navarra
Zhongwen Zhan
Zhongwen Zhan California Institute of Technology
Walter Margulis
Walter Margulis Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Deolinda Flores
Deolinda Flores University of Porto
Luca Palmieri
Luca Palmieri University of Padua
Stéphane Coen
Stéphane Coen University of Auckland

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