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Steven G. Johnson

Steven G. Johnson

MIT
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 96 1842 1753 956 897 460 56085

Steven G. Johnson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Steven G. Johnson between 1993 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Steven G. Johnson published across 34 years, from 1993 to 2026, averaging 16.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2021. 21 of the 555 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2021. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 3 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 17 publications 2002: 30 publications 2003: 35 publications 2004: 19 publications 2005: 19 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 24 publications 2011: 32 publications 2012: 27 publications 2013: 31 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 30 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 38 publications 2022: 31 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 19 publications 2026: 2 publications
1993 2026

555 publications in total across all disciplines

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Steven G. Johnson: publications per year, 1993 to 2026
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 1
1995 1
1996 2
1997 1
1998 3
1999 6
2000 6
2001 17
2002 30
2003 35
2004 19
2005 19
2006 12
2007 15
2008 16
2009 22
2010 24
2011 32
2012 27
2013 31
2014 20
2015 30
2016 15
2017 11
2018 13
2019 18
2020 23
2021 38
2022 31
2023 10
2024 5
2025 19
2026 2
Total 555
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Steven G. Johnson 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 G. Johnson 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, 443–462 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: 460 publications — 49th percentile

49% 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
443–462 131 460
463–482 131
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 G. Johnson 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 G. Johnson 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, 96–97 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: 96 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% 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
94–95 102
96–97 112 96
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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Overview

Steven G. Johnson is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has an extensive research profile in engineering and physics. Their work spans 108 publications in engineering and 82 in physics and astronomy, with a focus on several subfields including atomic and molecular physics, optics, electrical and electronic engineering, and biomedical engineering.

Their research prominently addresses topics such as metamaterials and metasurfaces applications, photonic crystals and applications, photonic and optical devices, advanced antenna and metasurface technologies, random lasers and scattering media, plasmonic and surface plasmon research, and orbital angular momentum in optics.

Johnson's recent papers include:

  • Inverse design enables large-scale high-performance meta-optics reshaping virtual reality (2022, Nature Communications)
  • Empowering Metasurfaces with Inverse Design: Principles and Applications (2022, ACS Photonics)
  • A framework for scintillation in nanophotonics (2022, Science)
  • Notes on Perfectly Matched Layers (PMLs) (2021, arXiv (Cornell University))
  • Multifidelity deep neural operators for efficient learning of partial differential equations with application to fast inverse design of nanoscale heat transport (2022, Physical Review Research)

Frequent co-authors working with Johnson include Zin Lin, Raphaël Pestourie, Marin Soljačić, Charles Roques-Carmes, and Arka Majumdar.

Johnson's work has appeared in several publication venues, with the most frequent being arXiv (Cornell University), ACS Photonics, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Optics Express, and Physical Review Applied.

Best Publications

  • Photonic Crystals: Molding the Flow of Light

    John D. Joannopoulos;Steven G. Johnson;Joshua N. Winn;Robert D. Meade

  • Block-iterative frequency-domain methods for Maxwell’s equations in a planewave basis

    Steven G. Johnson;John D. Joannopoulos

  • Meep: A flexible free-software package for electromagnetic simulations by the FDTD method

    Ardavan F. Oskooi;David Roundy;Mihai Ibanescu;Peter Bermel

  • Guided modes in photonic crystal slabs

    Steven G. Johnson;Shanhui Fan;Pierre R. Villeneuve;J. D. Joannopoulos

  • Observation of trapped light within the radiation continuum

    Chia Wei Hsu;Bo Zhen;Jeongwon Lee;Song-Liang Chua

  • All-angle negative refraction without negative effective index

    Chiyan Luo;Steven G. Johnson;J. D. Joannopoulos;J. B. Pendry

  • Photonic Crystals: Molding the Flow of Light - Second Edition

    John D. Joannopoulos;Steven G. Johnson;Joshua N. Winn;Robert D. Meade

  • Photonic Crystals: The Road from Theory to Practice

    John D. Joannopoulos;Steven G. Johnson

  • Photonic-crystal slow-light enhancement of nonlinear phase sensitivity

    Marin Soljačić;Steven G. Johnson;Shanhui Fan;Mihai Ibanescu

  • Linear waveguides in photonic-crystal slabs

    Steven G. Johnson;Pierre R. Villeneuve;Shanhui Fan;J. D. Joannopoulos

  • A three-dimensional optical photonic crystal with designed point defects.

    Minghao Qi;Elefterios Lidorikis;Peter T. Rakich;Steven G. Johnson

  • Improving accuracy by subpixel smoothing in the finite-difference time domain.

    A. Farjadpour;David Roundy;Alejandro Rodriguez;M. Ibanescu

  • Perturbation theory for Maxwell's equations with shifting material boundaries

    Steven G. Johnson;M. Ibanescu;M. A. Skorobogatiy;O. Weisberg

  • Three-dimensional control of light in a two-dimensional photonic crystal slab

    Edmond Chow;S.Y. Lin;S.G. Johnson;P.R. Villeneuve

  • Subwavelength imaging in photonic crystals

    Chiyan Luo;Steven G. Johnson;J. D. Joannopoulos;J. B. Pendry

  • The Casimir effect in microstructured geometries

    Alejandro W. Rodriguez;Alejandro W. Rodriguez;Federico Capasso;Steven G. Johnson

  • Low-loss asymptotically single-mode propagation in large-core OmniGuide fibers.

    Steven G. Johnson;Mihai Ibanescu;M. Skorobogatiy;Ori Weisberg

  • Evanescent-wave bonding between optical waveguides

    Michelle L. Povinelli;Marko Lončar;Mihai Ibanescu;Elizabeth J. Smythe

  • High-density integrated optics

    C. Manolatou;S.G. Johnson;S. Fan;P.R. Villeneuve

  • Physics-informed neural networks with hard constraints for inverse design

    Lu Lu;Raphaël Pestourie;Wenjie Yao;Zhicheng Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

John D. Joannopoulos
John D. Joannopoulos MIT
Marin Soljacic
Marin Soljacic MIT
Yoel Fink
Yoel Fink MIT
Federico Capasso
Federico Capasso Harvard University
Shanhui Fan
Shanhui Fan Stanford University
Marko Loncar
Marko Loncar Harvard University
Jacob K. White
Jacob K. White MIT
Maksim Skorobogatiy
Maksim Skorobogatiy Polytechnique Montréal
Elefterios Lidorikis
Elefterios Lidorikis University of Ioannina
Erich P. Ippen
Erich P. Ippen MIT

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