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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 57 1989 1906 101 97 556 11606

Steven Gao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Steven Gao between 2003 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Steven Gao published across 24 years, from 2003 to 2026, averaging 25 papers a year. Output peaked at 70 publications in 2025. 72 of the 599 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 70. Peak 70 publications in 2025. 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 2 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 27 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 58 publications 2018: 44 publications 2019: 63 publications 2020: 53 publications 2021: 45 publications 2022: 44 publications 2023: 47 publications 2024: 45 publications 2025: 70 publications 2026: 2 publications
2003 2026

599 publications in total across all disciplines

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Steven Gao: publications per year, 2003 to 2026
Year Publications
2003 1
2004 2
2005 0
2006 0
2007 1
2008 2
2009 5
2010 7
2011 4
2012 16
2013 20
2014 20
2015 27
2016 23
2017 58
2018 44
2019 63
2020 53
2021 45
2022 44
2023 47
2024 45
2025 70
2026 2
Total 599
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Steven Gao 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 Steven Gao 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, 554–573 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: 556 publications — 88th percentile

88% 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 75 556
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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Steven Gao 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 Steven Gao 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, 57 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: 57 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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
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 57
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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Overview

Steven Gao is affiliated with the University of Kent in the United Kingdom. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Engineering, with a focused interest in subfields including Aerospace Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Biomedical Engineering, and Signal Processing.

Their work encompasses multiple topics related to antenna technology and wireless communications. These include:

  • Antenna Design and Analysis
  • Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies
  • Microwave Engineering and Waveguides
  • Antenna Design and Optimization
  • Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks
  • Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
  • Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling

Steven Gao has a substantial publication record in several prominent venues, with the most frequent venues being:

  • IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
  • IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
  • IEEE Access
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal

Recent papers by Steven Gao include:

  • Filtering Antennas: Design Methods and Recent Developments, 2021, IEEE Microwave Magazine
  • Low-Profile All-Textile Multiband Microstrip Circular Patch Antenna for WBAN Applications, 2022, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
  • A Review of Broadband Low-Cost and High-Gain Low-Terahertz Antennas for Wireless Communications Applications, 2020, IEEE Access
  • Dual-Band Circularly Polarized Transmitarray With Single Linearly Polarized Feed, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
  • Millimeter-Wave Dual-Polarized Differentially Fed 2-D Multibeam Patch Antenna Array, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Among frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Steven Gao are:

  • Xue-Xia Yang
  • Qi Luo
  • Lehu Wen
  • Benito Sanz-Izquierdo
  • Wei Hu

Best Publications

  • Circularly Polarized Antennas

    Steven Gao;Qi Luo;Fuguo Zhu

  • Space Antenna Handbook

    William A. Imbriale;Steven Shichang Gao;Luigi Boccia

  • Free-space optical communication employing subcarrier modulation and spatial diversity in atmospheric turbulence channel

    Wasiu Oyewole Popoola;Zabih Ghassemlooy;Joe Allen;Erich Leitgeb

  • A broad-band dual-polarized microstrip patch antenna with aperture coupling

    S. Gao;L.W. Li;M.S. Leong;T.S. Yeo

  • A Shared-Aperture Dual-Band Dual-Polarized Filtering-Antenna-Array With Improved Frequency Response

    Chun-Xu Mao;Steven Gao;Yi Wang;Qi Luo

  • Antennas for Modern Small Satellites

    S. Gao;K. Clark;M. Unwin;J. Zackrisson

  • Multimode Resonator-Fed Dual-Polarized Antenna Array With Enhanced Bandwidth and Selectivity

    Chun-Xu Mao;Steven Gao;Yi Wang;Fan Qin

  • Antenna assembly and system

    Tian Hong Loh;Haitao Liu;Steven Gao

  • Dual-Band Circularly Polarized Shared-Aperture Array for $C$ -/ $X$ -Band Satellite Communications

    Chun-Xu Mao;Steven Gao;Yi Wang;Qing-Xin Chu

  • Dual-Band Patch Antenna With Filtering Performance and Harmonic Suppression

    Chun Xu Mao;Steven Gao;Yi Wang;Benito Sanz-Izquierdo

  • An Integrated Filtering Antenna Array With High Selectivity and Harmonics Suppression

    Chun-Xu Mao;Steven Gao;Yi Wang;Zhengpeng Wang

  • Advanced Antennas for Small Satellites

    Steven Gao;Yahya Rahmat-Samii;Richard E. Hodges;Xue-Xia Yang

  • Multiple Band-Notched UWB Antenna With Band-Rejected Elements Integrated in the Feed Line

    Fuguo Zhu;Steven Gao;Anthony T. S. Ho;Raed A. Abd-Alhameed

  • Compact-Size Low-Profile Wideband Circularly Polarized Omnidirectional Patch Antenna With Reconfigurable Polarizations

    Yuan-Ming Cai;Steven Gao;Yingzeng Yin;Wenting Li

  • A Transmission Metasurface for Generating OAM Beams

    Fan Qin;Lulan Wan;Lihong Li;Hailin Zhang

  • Planar Sub-Millimeter-Wave Array Antenna With Enhanced Gain and Reduced Sidelobes for 5G Broadcast Applications

    Chun-Xu Mao;Mohsen Khalily;Pei Xiao;Tim W. C. Brown

  • Multimode Decoupling Technique With Independent Tuning Characteristic for Mobile Terminals

    Hang Xu;Hai Zhou;Steven Gao;Hanyang Wang

  • Dual-polarized broad-band microstrip antennas fed by proximity coupling

    S. Gao;A. Sambell

  • Single-Feed Ultra-Wideband Circularly Polarized Antenna With Enhanced Front-to-Back Ratio

    Long Zhang;Steven Gao;Qi Luo;Paul R. Young

  • Low-Cost X/Ku/Ka-Band Dual-Polarized Array With Shared Aperture

    Chun-Xu Mao;Steven Gao;Qi Luo;Tobias Rommel

  • A Simple Low-Cost Shared-Aperture Dual-Band Dual-Polarized High-Gain Antenna for Synthetic Aperture Radars

    Fan Qin;Steven Shichang Gao;Qi Luo;Chun-Xu Mao

  • Polarization-Reconfigurable Circularly Polarized Planar Antenna Using Switchable Polarizer

    Wenting Li;Steven Gao;Yuanming Cai;Qi Luo

  • Broadband High-Gain Beam-Scanning Antenna Array for Millimeter-Wave Applications

    Chun-Xu Mao;Steven Gao;Yi Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Chun-Xu Mao
Chun-Xu Mao University of Surrey
Xue-Xia Yang
Xue-Xia Yang Shanghai University
Wei Hu
Wei Hu Xidian University
Yi Wang
Yi Wang University of Birmingham
Yingzeng Yin
Yingzeng Yin Xidian University
Benito Sanz-Izquierdo
Benito Sanz-Izquierdo University of Kent
Marwan Younis
Marwan Younis Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Raed A. Abd-Alhameed
Raed A. Abd-Alhameed University of Bradford
Yejun He
Yejun He Shenzhen University
Sai-Wai Wong
Sai-Wai Wong Shenzhen University

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