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Steven A. Cummer

Steven A. Cummer

Duke University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 92 2084 1980 1066 995 470 40454

Steven A. Cummer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Steven A. Cummer between 1995 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Steven A. Cummer published across 32 years, from 1995 to 2026, averaging 17.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2014. 21 of the 559 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2014. 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 5 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 21 publications 2007: 22 publications 2008: 25 publications 2009: 26 publications 2010: 24 publications 2011: 30 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 34 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 29 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 32 publications 2019: 33 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 17 publications 2026: 4 publications
1995 2026

559 publications in total across all disciplines

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Steven A. Cummer: publications per year, 1995 to 2026
Year Publications
1995 2
1996 1
1997 5
1998 5
1999 5
2000 8
2001 6
2002 5
2003 10
2004 10
2005 13
2006 21
2007 22
2008 25
2009 26
2010 24
2011 30
2012 24
2013 22
2014 34
2015 24
2016 29
2017 22
2018 32
2019 33
2020 22
2021 21
2022 18
2023 20
2024 19
2025 17
2026 4
Total 559
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Steven A. Cummer 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 Steven A. Cummer 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, 463–482 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: 470 publications — 51st percentile

51% 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
463–482 131 470
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
1,323–1,342 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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Steven A. Cummer 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 Steven A. Cummer 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, 92–93 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: 92 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% 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 92
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
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2011 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to lightning remote sensing and artificial electromagnetic materials

Overview

Steven A. Cummer is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research spans a broad range of topics primarily within the fields of physics, astronomy, and engineering. The scientist's work includes significant contributions to areas such as lightning and electromagnetic phenomena, acoustic wave phenomena research, ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, and applications of metamaterials and metasurfaces.

They have published extensively on topics that include:

  • Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena
  • Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research
  • Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics
  • Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
  • Fire Effects on Ecosystems
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • High Voltage Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Steven A. Cummer include:

  • "Dispersion tuning and route reconfiguration of acoustic waves in valley topological phononic crystals," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Sound vortex diffraction via topological charge in phase gradient metagratings," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Acoustofluidic Holography for Micro- to Nanoscale Particle Manipulation," 2020, ACS Nano
  • "Emerging topics in nanophononics and elastic, acoustic, and mechanical metamaterials: an overview," 2023, Nanophotonics
  • "Achromatic metasurfaces by dispersion customization for ultra-broadband acoustic beam engineering," 2022, National Science Review

The scientist often collaborates with other researchers, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Junfei Li
  • Yunjiao Pu
  • Chen Shen
  • Fanchao Lyu
  • Xiuyuan Peng

Steven A. Cummer's work has appeared repeatedly in major scientific publication venues such as:

  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Applied Physics Letters

Within their main fields of study, the scientist has made 96 publications related to physics and astronomy and 84 related to engineering. Their subfield expertise includes astronomy and astrophysics, biomedical engineering, electronic, optical, and magnetic materials, electrical and electronic engineering, and global and planetary change.

Steven A. Cummer has been recognized by their peers through awards such as being named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2016 and an IEEE Fellow in 2011, citing contributions to lightning remote sensing and artificial electromagnetic materials.

Best Publications

  • Metamaterial Electromagnetic Cloak at Microwave Frequencies

    D. Schurig;J. J. Mock;B. J. Justice;S. A. Cummer

  • Controlling sound with acoustic metamaterials

    Steven A. Cummer;Johan Christensen;Andrea Alù

  • One path to acoustic cloaking

    Steven A Cummer;David Schurig

  • Full-wave simulations of electromagnetic cloaking structures.

    Steven A. Cummer;Bogdan Ioan Popa;David Schurig;David R. Smith

  • Wavefront modulation and subwavelength diffractive acoustics with an acoustic metasurface

    Yangbo Xie;Wenqi Wang;Huanyang Chen;Adam Konneker

  • Design of electromagnetic cloaks and concentrators using form-invariant coordinate transformations of Maxwell’s equations

    Marco Rahm;David Schurig;Daniel A. Roberts;Steven A. Cummer

  • Three-dimensional broadband omnidirectional acoustic ground cloak

    Lucian Zigoneanu;Bogdan Ioan Popa;Steven A. Cummer

  • Scattering Theory Derivation of a 3D Acoustic Cloaking Shell

    Steven A. Cummer;Bogdan Ioan Popa;David Schurig;David R. Smith

  • Optical design of reflectionless complex media by finite embedded coordinate transformations.

    Marco Rahm;Steven A. Cummer;David Schurig;John B. Pendry

  • Experimental demonstration of electromagnetic tunneling through an epsilon-near-zero metamaterial at microwave frequencies.

    Ruopeng Liu;Qiang Cheng;Thomas Hand;Jack J. Mock

  • Experimental Acoustic Ground Cloak in Air

    Bogdan Ioan Popa;Lucian Zigoneanu;Steven A. Cummer

  • Non-reciprocal and highly nonlinear active acoustic metamaterials.

    Bogdan Ioan Popa;Steven A. Cummer

  • Measurement of a broadband negative index with space-coiling acoustic metamaterials.

    Yangbo Xie;Bogdan Ioan Popa;Lucian Zigoneanu;Steven A. Cummer

  • High-Energy Atmospheric Physics: Terrestrial Gamma-Ray Flashes and Related Phenomena

    Joseph R. Dwyer;David M. Smith;Steven A. Cummer

  • Tunable Asymmetric Transmission via Lossy Acoustic Metasurfaces.

    Yong Li;Chen Shen;Chen Shen;Yangbo Xie;Junfei Li

  • Ionospheric D region remote sensing using VLF radio atmospherics

    S. A. Cummer;U. S. Inan;T. F. Bell

  • Modeling electromagnetic propagation in the Earth-ionosphere waveguide

    S.A. Cummer

  • Systematic design and experimental demonstration of bianisotropic metasurfaces for scattering-free manipulation of acoustic wavefronts.

    Junfei Li;Chen Shen;Ana Díaz-Rubio;Sergei A. Tretyakov

  • A sound absorbing metasurface with coupled resonators

    Junfei Li;Wenqi Wang;Yangbo Xie;Bogdan Ioan Popa

  • Submillisecond imaging of sprite development and structure

    Steven A. Cummer;Nicolas Jaugey;Jingbo Li;Walter A. Lyons

Frequent Co-Authors

Bogdan Ioan Popa
Bogdan Ioan Popa University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Walter A. Lyons
Walter A. Lyons American Meteorological Society
Umran S. Inan
Umran S. Inan Stanford University
Nikolai Østgaard
Nikolai Østgaard University of Bergen
David R. Smith
David R. Smith Duke University
Michael S. Briggs
Michael S. Briggs University of Alabama in Huntsville
Timothy J. Lang
Timothy J. Lang Marshall Space Flight Center
Richard J. Blakeslee
Richard J. Blakeslee Marshall Space Flight Center
Steven A. Rutledge
Steven A. Rutledge Colorado State University
Paul R. Krehbiel
Paul R. Krehbiel New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

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