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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Rising Stars 39 682 682 103 103 163 7874
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 40 4419 4240 1577 1474 171 8697

Zhe Zhao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhe Zhao between 2008 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhe Zhao published across 18 years, from 2008 to 2025, averaging 10.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2019. 11 of the 191 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2008 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2019. 2008: 1 publication 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 26 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 24 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 4 publications 2025: 7 publications
2008 2025

191 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhe Zhao: publications per year, 2008 to 2025
Year Publications
2008 1
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 2
2013 2
2014 8
2015 16
2016 26
2017 18
2018 18
2019 28
2020 24
2021 24
2022 12
2023 1
2024 4
2025 7
Total 191
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Zhe Zhao 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 Zhe Zhao 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, 154–173 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: 171 publications — 20th percentile

20% 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
154–173 403 171
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
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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Zhe Zhao 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 Zhe Zhao 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, 40 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: 40 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% 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 40
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
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

  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Zhe Zhao is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research spans across multiple interconnected fields, primarily focused within Engineering and Physics and Astronomy.

Their work emphasizes subfields such as Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Biomedical Engineering; Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials; and Aerospace Engineering.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
  • Optical Network Technologies
  • Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
  • Optical Wireless Communication Technologies
  • Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Photonic and Optical Devices

Zhao has contributed to recent publications such as:

  • High-capacity free-space optical communications using wavelength- and mode-division-multiplexing in the mid-infrared region, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Roadmap on spatiotemporal light fields, 2023, Journal of Optics
  • Perspectives on advances in high-capacity, free-space communications using multiplexing of orbital-angular-momentum beams, 2021, APL Photonics
  • Turbulence-resilient pilot-assisted self-coherent free-space optical communications using automatic optoelectronic mixing of many modes, 2021, Nature Photonics
  • Adiabatic Frequency Conversion Using a Time-Varying Epsilon-Near-Zero Metasurface, 2021, Nano Letters

Their frequent co-authors include Hao Song, Moshe Tur, Kai Pang, Runzhou Zhang, and Haoqian Song.

Zhao's publications commonly appear in journals and conferences such as Optics Letters, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Optics Communications, Frontiers in Optics / Laser Science, and Optics Express.

Best Publications

  • Optical communications using orbital angular momentum beams

    A. E. Willner;H. Huang;Y. Yan;Y. Ren

  • High-capacity millimetre-wave communications with orbital angular momentum multiplexing

    Yan Yan;Guodong Xie;Martin P. J. Lavery;Hao Huang

  • Orbital Angular Momentum-based Space Division Multiplexing for High-capacity Underwater Optical Communications.

    Yongxiong Ren;Long Li;Zhe Wang;Seyedeh Mahsa Kamali

  • Metamaterials-based broadband generation of orbital angular momentum carrying vector beams

    Zhe Zhao;Jian Wang;Shuhui Li;Alan E Willner

  • Performance metrics and design considerations for a free-space optical orbital-angular-momentum-multiplexed communication link

    Guodong Xie;Long Li;Yongxiong Ren;Hao Huang

  • Recent advances in high-capacity free-space optical and radio-frequency communications using orbital angular momentum multiplexing

    Alan E. Willner;Yongxiong Ren;Guodong Xie;Yan Yan

  • High-capacity free-space optical communications using wavelength- and mode-division-multiplexing in the mid-infrared region

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  • Line-of-Sight Millimeter-Wave Communications Using Orbital Angular Momentum Multiplexing Combined With Conventional Spatial Multiplexing

    Yongxiong Ren;Long Li;Guodong Xie;Yan Yan

  • Experimental characterization of a 400 Gbit/s orbital angular momentum multiplexed free-space optical link over 120 m.

    Yongxiong Ren;Zhe Wang;Peicheng Liao;Long Li

  • Nonlinear conversion efficiency in Kerr frequency comb generation.

    Changjing Bao;Lin Zhang;Andrey Matsko;Yan Yan

  • Free-space optical communications using orbital-angular-momentum multiplexing combined with MIMO-based spatial multiplexing.

    Yongxiong Ren;Zhe Wang;Guodong Xie;Long Li

  • Phase correction for a distorted orbital angular momentum beam using a Zernike polynomials-based stochastic-parallel-gradient-descent algorithm

    Guodong Xie;Yongxiong Ren;Hao Huang;Martin P. J. Lavery

  • High-Capacity Free-Space Optical Communications Between a Ground Transmitter and a Ground Receiver via a UAV Using Multiplexing of Multiple Orbital-Angular-Momentum Beams

    Long Li;Runzhou Zhang;Zhe Zhao;Guodong Xie

  • Experimental demonstration of a 200-Gbit/s free-space optical link by multiplexing Laguerre-Gaussian beams with different radial indices.

    Guodong Xie;Yongxiong Ren;Yan Yan;Hao Huang

  • Perspectives on advances in high-capacity, free-space communications using multiplexing of orbital-angular-momentum beams

    Alan E. Willner;Zhe Zhao;Cong Liu;Runzhou Zhang

  • Atmospheric turbulence mitigation in an OAM-based MIMO free-space optical link using spatial diversity combined with MIMO equalization.

    Yongxiong Ren;Zhe Wang;Guodong Xie;Long Li

  • Using a complex optical orbital-angular-momentum spectrum to measure object parameters.

    Guodong Xie;Haoqian Song;Zhe Zhao;Giovanni Milione

  • Turbulence-resilient pilot-assisted self-coherent free-space optical communications using automatic optoelectronic mixing of many modes

    Runzhou Zhang;Nanzhe Hu;Huibin Zhou;Kaiheng Zou

  • Underwater optical communications using orbital angular momentum-based spatial division multiplexing

    Alan E. Willner;Zhe Zhao;Yongxiong Ren;Long Li

  • Experimental demonstration of 20 Gbit/s data encoding and 2 ns channel hopping using orbital angular momentum modes.

    Asher J Willner;Yongxiong Ren;Guodong Xie;Zhe Zhao

  • Experimental demonstration of 16-Gbit/s millimeter-wave communications link using thin metamaterial plates to generate data-carrying orbital-angular-momentum beams

    Zhe Zhao;Yongxiong Ren;Guodong Xie;Yan Yan

  • Experimental demonstration of 16 Gbit/s millimeter-wave communications using MIMO processing of 2 OAM modes on each of two transmitter/receiver antenna apertures

    Yongxiong Ren;Long Li;Guodong Xie;Yan Yan

  • Mode-Division-Multiplexing of Multiple Bessel-Gaussian Beams Carrying Orbital-Angular-Momentum for Obstruction-Tolerant Free-Space Optical and Millimetre-Wave Communication Links

    Nisar Ahmed;Zhe Zhao;Long Li;Hao Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan E. Willner
Alan E. Willner University of Southern California
Moshe Tur
Moshe Tur Tel Aviv University
Guodong Xie
Guodong Xie University of Southern California
Yongxiong Ren
Yongxiong Ren University of Southern California
Yan Yan
Yan Yan University of Southern California
Nisar Ahmed
Nisar Ahmed University of Southern California
Solyman Ashrafi
Solyman Ashrafi NxGen Partners
Robert W. Boyd
Robert W. Boyd University of Ottawa
Andreas F. Molisch
Andreas F. Molisch University of Southern California
Martin P. J. Lavery
Martin P. J. Lavery University of Glasgow

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