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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 68 1009 962 427 392 732 20442

Yeshaiahu Fainman publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yeshaiahu Fainman between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yeshaiahu Fainman published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 17.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 51 publications in 2016. 30 of the 790 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 51. Peak 51 publications in 2016. 1981: 2 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 13 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 12 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 23 publications 1999: 23 publications 2000: 18 publications 2001: 20 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 25 publications 2005: 38 publications 2006: 31 publications 2007: 28 publications 2008: 21 publications 2009: 23 publications 2010: 35 publications 2011: 35 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 39 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 51 publications 2017: 46 publications 2018: 27 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 14 publications
1981 2025

790 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yeshaiahu Fainman: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 2
1982 2
1983 0
1984 2
1985 0
1986 4
1987 2
1988 6
1989 5
1990 4
1991 5
1992 13
1993 10
1994 12
1995 7
1996 7
1997 11
1998 23
1999 23
2000 18
2001 20
2002 16
2003 17
2004 25
2005 38
2006 31
2007 28
2008 21
2009 23
2010 35
2011 35
2012 18
2013 22
2014 39
2015 25
2016 51
2017 46
2018 27
2019 20
2020 18
2021 21
2022 16
2023 12
2024 16
2025 14
Total 790
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Yeshaiahu Fainman 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 Yeshaiahu Fainman 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, 714–733 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: 732 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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 28 732
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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Yeshaiahu Fainman 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 Yeshaiahu Fainman 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, 68 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: 68 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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 68
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - SPIE Fellow

Overview

Yeshaiahu Fainman is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. The research emphasizes work across engineering and physics, with a particular focus on electrical and electronic engineering as well as atomic and molecular physics and optics. Their research portfolio spans multiple interconnected fields and subfields.

The main fields of study include Engineering and Physics and Astronomy. Subfields explored within these areas cover Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Biomedical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Biophysics.

Key topics addressed in their work are:

  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing
  • Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices
  • Advanced Photonic Communication Systems
  • Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors
  • Optical Network Technologies

Fainman has published extensively, with frequent contributions to scientific venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Optics Express, the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Nature Communications, and Optics Letters. The volume of publications is particularly high in arXiv and Optics Express, with 17 and 15 publications respectively.

Recent notable papers include:

  • Advances in cost-effective integrated spectrometers, 2022, Light Science & Applications
  • Photonic quantum Hall effect and multiplexed light sources of large orbital angular momenta, 2021, Nature Physics
  • On-chip spectrometers using stratified waveguide filters, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Quantum materials for energy-efficient neuromorphic computing: Opportunities and challenges, 2022, APL Materials
  • Thermo-optic properties of silicon-rich silicon nitride for on-chip applications, 2020, Optics Express

Frequent collaborators include Andrew Grieco, Karl Johnson, Prabhav Gaur, Si Hui Pan, and Tzu-Chien Hsueh. These coauthors have published multiple works with Fainman, indicating sustained research partnerships.

In recognition of professional standing, Fainman was awarded the SPIE Fellow distinction in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Lasing action from photonic bound states in continuum.

    Ashok Kodigala;Thomas Lepetit;Qing Gu;Babak Bahari

  • Helios: a hybrid electrical/optical switch architecture for modular data centers

    Nathan Farrington;George Porter;Sivasankar Radhakrishnan;Hamid Hajabdolali Bazzaz

  • Nonreciprocal lasing in topological cavities of arbitrary geometries

    Unknown

  • Nonreciprocal Light Propagation in a Silicon Photonic Circuit

    Liang Feng;Liang Feng;Maurice Ayache;Jingqing Huang;Ye-Long Xu

  • All-optical control of ferromagnetic thin films and nanostructures

    C-H Lambert;C-H Lambert;Stéphane Mangin;Stéphane Mangin;B. S. D. Ch S. Varaprasad;Y. K. Takahashi

  • Engineered materials for all-optical helicity-dependent magnetic switching.

    S. Mangin;S. Mangin;M. Gottwald;C. H. Lambert;C. H. Lambert;D. Steil

  • Thresholdless nanoscale coaxial lasers

    M. Khajavikhan;A. Simic;M. Katz;J. H. Lee;J. H. Lee

  • Room-temperature subwavelength metallo-dielectric lasers

    Maziar P. Nezhad;Aleksandar Simic;Olesya Bondarenko;Boris Slutsky

  • Thermal and Kerr nonlinear properties of plasma-deposited silicon nitride/ silicon dioxide waveguides.

    Kazuhiro Ikeda;Robert E Saperstein;Nikola Alic;Yeshaiahu Fainman

  • Gain assisted propagation of surface plasmon polaritons on planar metallic waveguides

    Maziar P. Nezhad;Kevin Tetz;Yeshaiahu Fainman

  • High-resolution surface plasmon resonance sensor based on linewidth-optimized nanohole array transmittance.

    Kevin A. Tetz;Lin Pang;Yeshaiahu Fainman

  • Integrating microsecond circuit switching into the data center

    George Porter;Richard Strong;Nathan Farrington;Alex Forencich

  • Advances in cost-effective integrated spectrometers

    Unknown

  • Optimal coherent image amplification by two-wave coupling in photorefractive BaTiO3

    Y. Fainman;E. Klancnik;Sing H. Lee

  • Cell type specificity of neurovascular coupling in cerebral cortex

    Hana Uhlirova;Kivilcim Kiliç;Peifang Tian;Peifang Tian;Martin Thunemann

  • Spectral sensitivity of two-dimensional nanohole array surface plasmon polariton resonance sensor

    Lin Pang;Grace M. Hwang;Boris Slutsky;Yeshaiahu Fainman

  • Optofluidics: Fundamentals, Devices, and Applications

    Yeshaiahu Fainman;Luke Lee;Demetri Psaltis;Changhuei Yang

  • Adaptive control of a micromachined continuous-membrane deformable mirror for aberration compensation

    Lijun Zhu;Pang-Chen Sun;Dirk-Uwe Bartsch;William R. Freeman

  • Incremental recording for photorefractive hologram multiplexing

    Yoshinao Taketomi;Joseph E. Ford;Hironori Sasaki;Jian Ma

  • Group velocity dispersion and self phase modulation in silicon nitride waveguides

    D. T. H. Tan;K. Ikeda;P. C. Sun;Y. Fainman

  • Engineering space-variant inhomogeneous media for polarization control

    Uriel Levy;Chia-Ho Tsai;Lin Pang;Yeshaiahu Fainman

  • Monolithic nonlinear pulse compressor on a silicon chip

    Dawn T H Tan;Pang C Sun;Yeshaiahu Fainman

  • Low threshold gain metal coated laser nanoresonators.

    Amit Mizrahi;Vitaliy Lomakin;Boris A. Slutsky;Maziar P. Nezhad

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazuhiro Ikeda
Kazuhiro Ikeda National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Dawn T. H. Tan
Dawn T. H. Tan Singapore University of Technology and Design
Sing H. Lee
Sing H. Lee University of California, San Diego
Nikola Alic
Nikola Alic University of California, San Diego
Joseph E. Ford
Joseph E. Ford University of California, San Diego
Anna Devor
Anna Devor Boston University
George Porter
George Porter University of California, San Diego
Zhaowei Liu
Zhaowei Liu University of California, San Diego
Eric E. Fullerton
Eric E. Fullerton University of California, San Diego
Michael J. Sailor
Michael J. Sailor University of California, San Diego

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