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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 39 4657 4470 1641 1536 276 7021

Stephen J. Mihailov publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stephen J. Mihailov between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stephen J. Mihailov published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 7.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2007. 22 of the 290 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2007. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 2 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 3 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 8 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 19 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 25 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 8 publications
1985 2025

290 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stephen J. Mihailov: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 1
1987 2
1988 2
1989 0
1990 2
1991 1
1992 2
1993 2
1994 6
1995 0
1996 0
1997 1
1998 3
1999 4
2000 1
2001 2
2002 1
2003 8
2004 15
2005 19
2006 16
2007 25
2008 12
2009 14
2010 15
2011 15
2012 8
2013 0
2014 4
2015 5
2016 11
2017 14
2018 17
2019 10
2020 10
2021 10
2022 5
2023 4
2024 14
2025 8
Total 290
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Stephen J. Mihailov 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 Stephen J. Mihailov 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, 274–293 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: 276 publications — 52nd percentile

52% 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
274–293 335 276
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
1,034–1,053 10
1,054–1,064 6
1,065+ 99
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Stephen J. Mihailov 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 Stephen J. Mihailov 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, 39 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: 39 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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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 39
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
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - OSA Fellows For research and development of fiber gratings applied to communication and sensors.

Overview

Stephen J. Mihailov is affiliated with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and physics, with significant contributions in electrical and electronic engineering and atomic and molecular physics, particularly optics.

The researcher specializes in several main topics, including:

  • Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors
  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Random lasers and scattering media
  • Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
  • Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing
  • Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics

Stephen J. Mihailov has published numerous papers in notable venues. Among these:

  • "Ultrafast Laser Processing of Optical Fibers for Sensing Applications," 2021, Sensors
  • "Fiber Bragg Grating Wavelength Drift in Long-Term High Temperature Annealing," 2021, Sensors
  • "High-Efficiency Random Fiber Laser Based on Strong Random Fiber Grating for MHz Ultrasonic Sensing," 2020, IEEE Sensors Journal
  • "Strain measurement range enhanced chirped pulse φ-OTDR for distributed static and dynamic strain measurement based on random fiber grating array," 2020, Optics Letters
  • "Stabilizing Brillouin random laser with photon localization by feedback of distributed random fiber grating array," 2022, Optics Express

The frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Mihailov include:

  • Cyril Hnatovsky
  • Ping Lü
  • Huimin Ding
  • Xiaoyi Bao
  • Robert B. Walker

The primary publication venues for their work feature:

  • Optics Letters
  • Sensors
  • Optics Express
  • IEEE Sensors Journal
  • APL Photonics

Stephen J. Mihailov's research fields encompass:

  • Engineering
  • Physics and Astronomy

Subfields of study include:

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Materials Chemistry

Award recognition includes the title of OSA Fellow awarded in 2013, cited for research and development of fiber gratings applied to communication and sensors.

Best Publications

  • Fiber Bragg grating sensors for harsh environments.

    Stephen J. Mihailov

  • Fiber bragg gratings made with a phase mask and 800-nm femtosecond radiation.

    Stephen J. Mihailov;Christopher W. Smelser;Ping Lu;Robert B. Walker

  • Formation of Type I-IR and Type II-IR gratings with an ultrafast IR laser and a phase mask.

    Christopher W. Smelser;Stephen J. Mihailov;Dan Grobnic

  • Sapphire fiber Bragg grating sensor made using femtosecond laser radiation for ultrahigh temperature applications

    D. Grobnic;S.J. Mihailov;C.W. Smelser;Huimin Ding

  • Bragg gratings written in all-SiO/sub 2/ and Ge-doped core fibers with 800-nm femtosecond radiation and a phase mask

    S.J. Mihailov;C.W. Smelser;D. Grobnic;R.B. Walker

  • Long-term thermal stability tests at 1000 °C of silica fibre Bragg gratings made with ultrafast laser radiation

    D Grobnic;C W Smelser;S J Mihailov;R B Walker

  • Generation of pure two-beam interference grating structures in an optical fiber with a femtosecond infrared source and a phase mask.

    C. W. Smelser;D. Grobnic;S. J. Mihailov

  • Fabrication of refractive microlens arrays by excimer laser ablation of amorphous Teflon.

    Stephen Mihailov;Sylvain Lazare

  • Extreme Environment Sensing Using Femtosecond Laser-Inscribed Fiber Bragg Gratings

    Stephen J Mihailov;Dan Grobnic;Cyril Hnatovsky;Robert B Walker

  • Ultrafast femtosecond-laser-induced fiber Bragg gratings in air-hole microstructured fibers for high-temperature pressure sensing.

    Charles M. Jewart;Qingqing Wang;John Canning;Dan Grobnic

  • Bragg grating inscription in various optical fibers with femtosecond infrared lasers and a phase mask

    Stephen J. Mihailov;Dan Grobnic;Christopher W. Smelser;Ping Lu

  • High-temperature multiparameter sensor based on sapphire fiber Bragg gratings.

    Stephen J. Mihailov;Dan Grobnic;Christopher W. Smelser

  • Fiber Bragg gratings with suppressed cladding modes made in SMF-28 with a femtosecond IR laser and a phase mask

    D. Grobnic;C.W. Smelser;S.J. Mihailov;R.B. Walker

  • Variable-attenuation tunable optical router

    Koichi Abe;Gary Stephen Duck;Mark Farries;Jinghui Li

  • Dependence of the damage and transmission properties of fused silica fibers on the excimer laser wavelength.

    Rod S. Taylor;Kurt E. Leopold;Robert K. Brimacombe;Stephen Mihailov

  • Highly sensitive fiber random-grating-based random laser sensor for ultrasound detection.

    Yanping Xu;Liang Zhang;Song Gao;Ping Lu

  • Multiple-beam interference patterns in optical fiber generated with ultrafast pulses and a phase mask

    Christopher W. Smelser;Stephen J. Mihailov;Dan Grobnic;Ping Lu

  • Plane-by-Plane Inscription of Grating Structures in Optical Fibers

    Ping Lu;Stephen J. Mihailov;Huimin Ding;Dan Grobnic

  • Characterization of the Birefringence in Fiber Bragg Gratings Fabricated With an Ultrafast-Infrared Laser

    Ping Lu;D. Grobnic;S.J. Mihailov

  • Femtosecond IR laser fabrication of Bragg gratings in photonic crystal fibers and tapers

    S.J. Mihailov;D. Grobnic;Huimin Ding;C.W. Smelser

  • Multi-Wavelength Brillouin Random Fiber Laser via Distributed Feedback From a Random Fiber Grating

    Liang Zhang;Yanping Xu;Ping Lu;Stephen Mihailov

  • Hydrogen loading for fiber grating writing with a femtosecond laser and a phase mask

    Christopher W. Smelser;Stephen J. Mihailov;Dan Grobnic

Frequent Co-Authors

Ping Lu
Ping Lu Leidos (United States)
Xiaoyi Bao
Xiaoyi Bao University of Ottawa
Liang Chen
Liang Chen University of Ottawa
Kevin P. Chen
Kevin P. Chen University of Pittsburgh
Jianping Yao
Jianping Yao University of Ottawa
Ming-Jun Li
Ming-Jun Li Corning (United States)
Eric Udd
Eric Udd Philips (Finland)
John Canning
John Canning University of Technology Sydney
Eric Magi
Eric Magi University of Sydney
Benoit Simard
Benoit Simard National Research Council Canada

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