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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 98 205 199 98 92 869 40132

Yahya Rahmat-Samii publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yahya Rahmat-Samii between 1973 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yahya Rahmat-Samii published across 53 years, from 1973 to 2025, averaging 17.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2005. 22 of the 922 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2005. 1973: 2 publications 1974: 3 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 10 publications 1978: 11 publications 1979: 7 publications 1980: 5 publications 1981: 10 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 6 publications 1986: 9 publications 1987: 8 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 19 publications 1991: 22 publications 1992: 17 publications 1993: 18 publications 1994: 24 publications 1995: 21 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 14 publications 1998: 17 publications 1999: 24 publications 2000: 23 publications 2001: 22 publications 2002: 20 publications 2003: 33 publications 2004: 33 publications 2005: 36 publications 2006: 31 publications 2007: 32 publications 2008: 34 publications 2009: 28 publications 2010: 26 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 27 publications 2013: 28 publications 2014: 26 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 24 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 27 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 27 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 6 publications
1973 2025

922 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yahya Rahmat-Samii: publications per year, 1973 to 2025
Year Publications
1973 2
1974 3
1975 2
1976 3
1977 10
1978 11
1979 7
1980 5
1981 10
1982 3
1983 5
1984 5
1985 6
1986 9
1987 8
1988 8
1989 5
1990 19
1991 22
1992 17
1993 18
1994 24
1995 21
1996 9
1997 14
1998 17
1999 24
2000 23
2001 22
2002 20
2003 33
2004 33
2005 36
2006 31
2007 32
2008 34
2009 28
2010 26
2011 17
2012 27
2013 28
2014 26
2015 24
2016 20
2017 24
2018 22
2019 27
2020 14
2021 27
2022 20
2023 19
2024 16
2025 6
Total 922
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Yahya Rahmat-Samii 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 Yahya Rahmat-Samii 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, 854–873 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: 869 publications — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 20 869
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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Yahya Rahmat-Samii 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 Yahya Rahmat-Samii 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, 98 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: 98 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 98
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2011 - IEEE Electromagnetics Award “For fundamental contributions to reflector antennas, near-field measurements and diagnostics, antenna and human interactions, and optimization algorithms in electromagnetics.”
  • 2008 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the design and measurement of reflector and handheld-device antennas.
  • 1985 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to reflector antennas, near-field measurement techniques, and high-frequency electromagnetic diffraction.

Overview

Yahya Rahmat-Samii is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with significant contributions to aerospace engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and biomedical engineering. Additional work touches on civil and structural engineering as well as atomic and molecular physics and optics.

The main topics of their work include antenna design and analysis, advanced antenna and metasurface technologies, microwave engineering and waveguides, antenna design and optimization, energy harvesting in wireless networks, wireless body area networks, and millimeter-wave propagation and modeling.

Frequent coauthors in their research are:

  • Junbo Wang
  • Anastasios Papathanasopoulos
  • Lingnan Song
  • Botian Zhang
  • Arman Afsari

Key recent papers authored by collaborators include:

  • 3-D Printed Microfluidics Channelizing Liquid Metal for Multipolarization Reconfigurable Extended E-Shaped Patch Antenna, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
  • Enabling the Internet of Things With CubeSats: A review of representative beamsteerable antenna concepts, 2020, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine
  • Optimization Assisted by Neural Network-Based Machine Learning in Electromagnetic Applications, 2023, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
  • 3-D-Printed Shaped and Material-Optimized Lenses for Next-Generation Spaceborne Wind Scatterometer Weather Radars, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
  • Adaptive Beamforming by Compact Arrays Using Evolutionary Optimization of Schelkunoff Polynomials, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Publication venues in which this scientist frequently appears include:

  • IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
  • IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine
  • 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (APS/URSI)
  • 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (AP-S/URSI)
  • IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters

Yahya Rahmat-Samii has been recognized with multiple awards, including the IEEE Electromagnetics Award in 2011 for contributions related to reflector antennas, near-field measurements and diagnostics, antenna and human interactions, and optimization algorithms in electromagnetics. They were elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2008 for contributions to the design and measurement of reflector and handheld-device antennas. Additionally, they were named IEEE Fellow in 1985 for work on reflector antennas, near-field measurement techniques, and high-frequency electromagnetic diffraction.

Best Publications

  • Particle swarm optimization in electromagnetics

    J. Robinson;Y. Rahmat-Samii

  • Microstrip antennas integrated with electromagnetic band-gap (EBG) structures: a low mutual coupling design for array applications

    Fan Yang;Y. Rahmat-Samii

  • Electromagnetic Optimization by Genetic Algorithms

    Yahya Rahmat-Samii;Eric Michielssen

  • Wide-band E-shaped patch antennas for wireless communications

    F. Yang;Xue-Xia Zhang;Xiaoning Ye;Y. Rahmat-Samii

  • Reflection phase characterizations of the EBG ground plane for low profile wire antenna applications

    Fan Yang;Y. Rahmat-Samii

  • Electromagnetic Band Gap Structures in Antenna Engineering

    Fan Yang;Yahya Rahmat-Samii

  • Fractal antennas: a novel antenna miniaturization technique, and applications

    J.P. Gianvittorio;Y. Rahmat-Samii

  • Implanted antennas inside a human body: simulations, designs, and characterizations

    Jaehoon Kim;Y. Rahmat-Samii

  • Advances in Particle Swarm Optimization for Antenna Designs: Real-Number, Binary, Single-Objective and Multiobjective Implementations

    Nanbo Jin;Y. Rahmat-Samii

  • Electromagnetic Penetration Through Apertures in Conducting Surfaces

    Chalmers M. Butler;Yahya Rahmat-Samii;Raj Mittra

  • EM interaction of handset antennas and a human in personal communications

    M.A. Jensen;Y. Rahmat-Samii

  • Particle swarm, genetic algorithm, and their hybrids: optimization of a profiled corrugated horn antenna

    J. Robinson;S. Sinton;Y. Rahmat-Samii

  • A reconfigurable patch antenna using switchable slots for circular polarization diversity

    Fan Yang;Y. Rahmat-Samii

  • Patch antennas on externally perforated high dielectric constant substrates

    J.S. Colburn;Y. Rahmat-Samii

  • Performance analysis of antennas for hand-held transceivers using FDTD

    M.A. Jensen;Y. Rahmat-Samii

  • Low-profile enhanced-bandwidth PIFA antennas for wireless communications packaging

    K.L. Virga;Y. Rahmat-Samii

  • Fractal FSS: a novel dual-band frequency selective surface

    J. Romeu;Y. Rahmat-Samii

  • Parallel particle swarm optimization and finite- difference time-domain (PSO/FDTD) algorithm for multiband and wide-band patch antenna designs

    N. Jin;Y. Rahmat-Samii

  • PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION FOR RECONFIGURABLE PHASE- DIFFERENTIATED ARRAY DESIGN

    Dennis Gies;Yahya Rahmat-Samii

  • Genetic algorithms and method of moments (GA/MOM) for the design of integrated antennas

    J.M. Johnson;Y. Rahmat-Samii

Frequent Co-Authors

Fan Yang
Fan Yang Tsinghua University
Leena Ukkonen
Leena Ukkonen Tampere University
Raj Mittra
Raj Mittra Pennsylvania State University
Lauri Sydanheimo
Lauri Sydanheimo Tampere University
Toni Bjorninen
Toni Bjorninen Tampere University
Michael A. Jensen
Michael A. Jensen Brigham Young University
Hossein Mosallaei
Hossein Mosallaei Northeastern University
John L. Volakis
John L. Volakis Florida International University
Mahta Moghaddam
Mahta Moghaddam University of Southern California
Eni G. Njoku
Eni G. Njoku Jet Propulsion Lab

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