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Wayne H. Knox 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 Wayne H. Knox sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 409 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

Wayne H. Knox 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 Wayne H. Knox sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 1996 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his studies of fundamental physics of ultrafast lasers, development of novel and practical ultrafast lasers, and studies of ultrafast relaxation processes in semiconductors using such lasers

Overview

Wayne H. Knox is affiliated with the University of Rochester in the United States. Their research spans multiple interdisciplinary fields primarily within medicine and engineering, focusing extensively on biomedical engineering and ophthalmology. The scientist's work also covers radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, public health, environmental and occupational health, as well as biomaterials.

The main topics of Wayne H. Knox's research include:

  • Ocular and Laser Science Research
  • Optical Coherence Tomography Applications
  • Corneal Surgery and Disorders
  • Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
  • Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine
  • Biomedical and Engineering Education
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

Frequent co-authors on publications with Wayne H. Knox are:

  • Andrew J. Berger
  • Kaitlin T. Wozniak
  • Sam C. Butler
  • Len Zheleznyak
  • Jonathan Ellis

The scientist's publications appear regularly in venues such as:

  • Biomedical Optics Express
  • Applied Optics
  • Sustainability
  • Advanced Optical Technologies
  • Experimental Eye Research

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Wayne H. Knox include:

  • "Silicon Nanomembrane Filtration and Imaging for the Evaluation of Microplastic Entrainment along a Municipal Water Delivery Route," 2020, Sustainability
  • "Temporal evolution of the biological response to laser-induced refractive index change (LIRIC) in rabbit corneas," 2021, Experimental Eye Research
  • "Analytical optimization of the laser induced refractive index change (LIRIC) process: maximizing LIRIC without reaching the damage threshold," 2021, Advanced Optical Technologies
  • "Multiphoton scaling of femtosecond laser-induced refractive index change (LIRIC) in hydrogels and rabbit cornea," 2024, Biomedical Optics Express
  • "Directional phase-unwrapping algorithm and phase shift technique on hydrogel," 2021, Applied Optics

Wayne H. Knox has been recognized with awards including being named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2017. They were also awarded Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1996 for work in the fundamental physics of ultrafast lasers, development of novel ultrafast laser systems, and studies of ultrafast relaxation processes in semiconductors using those lasers.

Best Publications

  • Detectors and sources for ultrabroadband electro-optic sampling: Experiment and theory

    A. Leitenstorfer;S. Hunsche;J. Shah;M. C. Nuss

  • Femtosecond dynamics of resonantly excited excitons in room-temperature GaAs quantum wells.

    W. H. Knox;R. L. Fork;M. C. Downer;D. A. B. Miller

  • Soliton self-frequency shift in a short tapered air-silica microstructure fiber.

    X. Liu;C. Xu;W. H. Knox;J. K. Chandalia

  • Optical pulse compression to 8 fs at a 5‐kHz repetition rate

    W. H. Knox;R. L. Fork;M. C. Downer;R. H. Stolen

  • Spectral hole burning in large molecules probed with 10 fs optical pulses

    C.H. Brito Cruz;R.L. Fork;W.H. Knox;C.V. Shank

  • Amplified femtosecond optical pulses and continuum generation at 5-kHz repetition rate.

    W. H. Knox;M. C. Downer;R. L. Fork;Charles V. Shank

  • Observation of Polarization-Locked Vector Solitons in an Optical Fiber

    S. T. Cundiff;B. C. Collings;N. N. Akhmediev;J. M. Soto-Crespo

  • Femtosecond Charge Transport in Polar Semiconductors

    A. Leitenstorfer;S. Hunsche;J. Shah;M. C. Nuss

  • Stabilized pulse spacing in soliton lasers due to gain depletion and recovery

    J.N. Kutz;B.C. Collings;K. Bergman;W.H. Knox

  • Mode-locking ultrafast solid-state lasers with saturable Bragg reflectors

    S. Tsuda;W.H. Knox;S.T. Cundiff;W.Y. Jan

  • Femtosecond pulses from a continuously self-starting passively mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser

    U. Keller;G. W. ’tHooft;W. H. Knox;J. E. Cunningham

  • Low-loss intracavity AlAs/AlGaAs saturable Bragg reflector for femtosecond mode locking in solid-state lasers.

    S. Tsuda;W. H. Knox;E. A. de Souza;W. Y. Jan

  • Femtosecond high-field transport in compound semiconductors

    A. Leitenstorfer;S. Hunsche;J. Shah;M. C. Nuss

  • Femtosecond ac Stark effect in semiconductor quantum wells: Extreme low- and high-intensity limits.

    W. H. Knox;D. S. Chemla;D. A. B. Miller;J. B. Stark

  • Interferometric measurements of femtosecond group delay in optical components

    Wayne H. Knox;Nathaniel M. Pearson;Kathryn D. Li;Charles A. Hirlimann

  • High‐power switching with picosecond precision

    G. Mourou;W. Knox

  • Identifying the distinct phases of carrier transport in semiconductors with 10 fs resolution.

    B. B. Hu;E. A. de Souza;W. H. Knox;J. E. Cunningham

  • Coupled-cavity resonant passive mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser.

    Ursula Keller;Wayne H. Knox;H. Roskos

  • Polarization-locked temporal vector solitons in a fiber laser: experiment

    B C. Collings;Steven T. Cundiff;N N. Akhmediev;J M. Soto-Crespo

  • Resonant photodiffractive effect in semi-insulating multiple quantum wells

    D. D. Nolte;D. H. Olson;G. E. Doran;Wayne H. Knox

  • Observation of polarization-locked vector solitions in optical fiber

    Steven T. Cundiff;B C. Collings;N N. Akhmediev;J M. Soto-Crespo

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven T. Cundiff
Steven T. Cundiff University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Martin C. Nuss
Martin C. Nuss Nokia (United States)
Keren Bergman
Keren Bergman Columbia University
Daniel S. Chemla
Daniel S. Chemla Nokia (United States)
Gerard Mourou
Gerard Mourou École Polytechnique
Keith W. Goossen
Keith W. Goossen University of Delaware
Chris Xu
Chris Xu Cornell University
Nail Akhmediev
Nail Akhmediev Australian National University
Ursula Keller
Ursula Keller ETH Zurich
Joseph E. Ford
Joseph E. Ford University of California, San Diego

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