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D-Index
57
Citations
14069
World Ranking
7886
National Ranking
100

Willem L. Vos publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Willem L. Vos sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 414 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Willem L. Vos D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Willem L. Vos sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to our understanding of multiple scattering of light in photonic band gap crystals and random media
  • 2012 - OSA Fellows For seminal contributions, both theoretical and experimental, to the understanding of light propagation and emission in random and periodic media.

Overview

Willem L. Vos is affiliated with the University of Twente in the Netherlands. Their research spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Engineering, with a significant focus on subfields such as Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Acoustics and Ultrasonics; Biomedical Engineering; and Surfaces, Coatings and Films.

The main topics of their scientific work involve Photonic Crystals and Applications, Random lasers and scattering media, Photonic and Optical Devices, Optical Coatings and Gratings, Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies, Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics, and Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices.

Willem L. Vos has published extensively in several recognized venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Optics Express
  • Physical Review A
  • Physical Review B

Notable recent papers authored by or co-authored with Willem L. Vos include:

  • "Spatially Shaping Waves to Penetrate Deep inside a Forbidden Gap," 2021, Physical Review Letters
  • "Local density of optical states in the three-dimensional band gap of a finite photonic crystal," 2020, Physical Review B
  • "Quantitative Determination of Dark Chromophore Population Explains the Apparent Low Quantum Yield of Red Fluorescent Proteins," 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • "Targeted Positioning of Quantum Dots Inside 3D Silicon Photonic Crystals Revealed by Synchrotron X-ray Fluorescence Tomography," 2022, ACS Nano
  • "Deep reactive ion etching of cylindrical nanopores in silicon for photonic crystals," 2023, Nanotechnology

Frequent collaborators of Willem L. Vos include Ad Lagendijk, J.J.W. van der Vegt, Alfredo Rates, Marek Kozoň, and Matthias Schlottbom.

Willem L. Vos has been recognized within the scientific community by receiving fellowship honors. These include:

  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), awarded in 2013, for contributions to the understanding of multiple scattering of light in photonic band gap crystals and random media
  • OSA Fellow, awarded in 2012, for contributions to the understanding of light propagation and emission in random and periodic media

Best Publications

  • Preparation of photonic crystals made of air spheres in titania

    Judith E. G. J. Wijnhoven;Willem L. Vos

  • Controlling the dynamics of spontaneous emission from quantum dots by photonic crystals

    Peter Lodahl;A. Floris van Driel;Ivan S. Nikolaev;Arie Irman

  • Novel H 2 -H 2 O clathrates at high pressures

    Willem L. Vos;Larry W. Finger;Russell J. Hemley;Ho-kwang Mao

  • Scattering lens resolves sub-100 nm structures with visible light.

    E.G. van Putten;D. Akbulut;J. Bertolotti;J. Bertolotti;Willem L. Vos

  • Spectroscopy of Fluorescein (FITC) Dyed Colloidal Silica Spheres

    A. Imhof;M. Megens;J.J. Engelberts;D.T.N. de Lang

  • Broad-band and Omnidirectional Antireflection Coatings Based on Semiconductor Nanorods

    Silke L. Diedenhofen;Gabriele Vecchi;Rienk E. Algra;Alex Hartsuiker

  • Strong effects of photonic band structures on the diffraction of colloidal crystals

    W.L. Vos;R. Sprik;A. van Blaaderen;A. van Blaaderen;A. Imhof

  • Structure and formation of a gel of colloidal disks

    Mark Kroon;Willem L. Vos;Gerard H. Wegdam

  • Frequency-Dependent Spontaneous Emission Rate from CdSe and CdTe Nanocrystals: Influence of Dark States

    A.F. van Driel;G. Allan;C. Delerue;P. Lodahl

  • Electrochemical assembly of ordered macropores in gold

    Judith E.G.J. Wijnhoven;Stephan J.M. Zevenhuizen;Michel A. Hendriks;Daniël Vanmaekelbergh

  • Fluorescence lifetimes and linewidths of dye in photonic crystals

    Mischa Megens;Judith E. G. J. Wijnhoven;Ad Lagendijk;Willem L. Vos

  • Statistical analysis of time-resolved emission from ensembles of semiconductor quantum dots: Interpretation of exponential decay models

    A.F. van Driel;I.S. Nikolaev;I.S. Nikolaev;P. Vergeer;P. Lodahl;P. Lodahl

  • Fabrication and Characterization of Large Macroporous Photonic Crystals in Titania

    Judith E. G. J. Wijnhoven;Lydia Bechger;Willem L. Vos

  • Large Dispersive Effects near the Band Edges of Photonic Crystals

    Arnout Imhof;Willem L. Vos;Rudolf Sprik;Ad Lagendijk

  • Multiple Bragg wave coupling in photonic band-gap crystals

    Henry M. van Driel;Willem L. Vos

  • Directional fluorescence spectra of laser dye in opal and inverse opal photonic crystals.

    Lydia Bechger;Peter Lodahl;Willem L. Vos

  • Optical extinction due to intrinsic structural variations of photonic crystals

    A. Femius Koenderink;Ad Lagendijk;Willem L. Vos

  • INHIBITED LIGHT PROPAGATION AND BROADBAND REFLECTION IN PHOTONIC AIR-SPHERE CRYSTALS

    Michiel S. Thijssen;Rudolf Sprik;Judith E. G. J. Wijnhoven;Mischa Megens

  • Focusing light through random photonic media by binary amplitude modulation

    D. Akbulut;T.J. Huisman;E.G. van Putten;W.L. Vos

  • X-ray Diffraction of Photonic Colloidal Single Crystals

    W.L. Vos;M. Megens;C.M. van Kast;P. Boesecke

  • Broadband fivefold reduction of vacuum fluctuations probed by dyes in photonic crystals.

    A. Femius Koenderink;Lydia Bechger;H. P. Schriemer;Ad Lagendijk

Frequent Co-Authors

Ad Lagendijk
Ad Lagendijk University of Twente
Jean-Michel Gérard
Jean-Michel Gérard Grenoble Alpes University
Vinod Subramaniam
Vinod Subramaniam Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Peter Cloetens
Peter Cloetens European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Otto L. Muskens
Otto L. Muskens University of Southampton
Albert Polman
Albert Polman Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics
Daniel Vanmaekelbergh
Daniel Vanmaekelbergh Utrecht University
William L. Barnes
William L. Barnes University of Exeter
Jurriaan Huskens
Jurriaan Huskens University of Twente
John J. Kelly
John J. Kelly Utrecht University

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