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D-Index
108
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59662
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1235
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651

Zongfu Yu publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zongfu Yu sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 774 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

Zongfu Yu D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zongfu Yu sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 108 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - OSA Fellows Zongfu Yu University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA For outstanding and sustained contributions to nanophotonics, particularly nonreciprocal optics, photovoltaics optics, and multi-modal light sensors

Overview

Zongfu Yu is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, with notable contributions in subfields such as Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Artificial Intelligence, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

Their work frequently addresses topics including Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications, Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies, Photonic Crystals and Applications, Photonic and Optical Devices, Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing, Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies, and Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies.

Zongfu Yu has authored several recent papers, including:

  • A solution-processed radiative cooling glass, 2023, Science
  • Vapor condensation with daytime radiative cooling, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Computational spectrometers enabled by nanophotonics and deep learning, 2022, Nanophotonics
  • Inverse Design of Metasurfaces Based on Coupled-Mode Theory and Adjoint Optimization, 2021, ACS Photonics
  • Hybrid concentrated radiative cooling and solar heating in a single system, 2021, Cell Reports Physical Science

Their frequent co-authors include Ming Zhou, Yurui Qu, Shanhui Fan, Nanfang Yu, and Momchil Minkov.

Zongfu Yu regularly publishes in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), ACS Photonics, Applied Physics Letters, Optics Express, and the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics.

In 2020, Zongfu Yu was recognized as an OSA Fellow with a citation noting contributions in nanophotonics, particularly nonreciprocal optics, photovoltaics optics, and multi-modal light sensors.

Best Publications

  • The BABAR detector

    B. Aubert;A. Bazan;A. Boucham;D. Boutigny

  • Large single-molecule fluorescence enhancements produced by a bowtie nanoantenna

    Anika A. Kinkhabwala;Zongfu Yu;Shanhui Fan;Yuri Avlasevich

  • Measurement of the J/ψ meson and b-hadron production cross sections in pp̄ collisions at √s = 1960 GeV

    D. Acosta;J. Adelman;T. Affolder;T. Akimoto

  • Optical absorption enhancement in amorphous silicon nanowire and nanocone arrays.

    Jia Zhu;Zongfu Yu;George F. Burkhard;Ching-Mei Hsu

  • Self-assembly of highly efficient, broadband plasmonic absorbers for solar steam generation.

    Lin Zhou;Yingling Tan;Dengxin Ji;Bin Zhu

  • Realizing effective magnetic field for photons by controlling the phase of dynamic modulation

    Kejie Fang;Zongfu Yu;Shanhui Fan

  • Observation of a broad structure in the pi(+)pi(-)J/psi mass spectrum around 4.26 GeV/c(2)

    B. Aubert;R. Barate;D. Boutigny;F. Couderc

  • The BABAR detector: Upgrades, operation and performance

    B. Aubert;R. Barate;D. Boutigny;F. Couderc

  • Observation of the narrow state X(3872) → J/ψπ+π- in p̄p collisions at √s = 1.96 TeV

    D. Acosta;T. Affolder;M. H. Ahn;M. H. Ahn;M. H. Ahn;T. Akimoto

  • Fundamental limit of nanophotonic light-trapping in solar cells

    Zongfu Yu;Aaswath Raman;Shanhui Fan

  • Nanodome Solar Cells with Efficient Light Management and Self-Cleaning

    Jia Zhu;Ching-Mei Hsu;Zongfu Yu;Shanhui Fan

  • A transparent electrode based on a metal nanotrough network

    Hui Wu;Desheng Kong;Zhichao Ruan;Po-Chun Hsu

  • What is — and what is not — an optical isolator

    Dirk Jalas;Alexander Petrov;Manfred Eich;Wolfgang Freude

  • Complete optical isolation created by indirect interband photonic transitions

    Zongfu Yu;Shanhui Fan

  • Training Deep Neural Networks for the Inverse Design of Nanophotonic Structures

    Dianjing Liu;Yixuan Tan;Erfan Khoram;Zongfu Yu

  • Study of the B- → J/ΨK -π+π- decay and measurement of the B - → X(3872)K- branching fraction

    B. Aubert;R. Barate;D. Boutigny;F. Couderc

  • Electrically driven nonreciprocity induced by interband photonic transition on a silicon chip.

    Hugo Lira;Zongfu Yu;Shanhui Fan;Michal Lipson

  • Observation of a Narrow Meson State Decaying to Ds+π0 at a Mass of 2.32 GeV/c2

    B. Aubert;R. Barate;D. Boutigny;J. M. Gaillard

  • Absorption enhancement in ultrathin crystalline silicon solar cells with antireflection and light-trapping nanocone gratings.

    Ken Xingze Wang;Zongfu Yu;Victor Liu;Yi Cui

  • Extraordinary Photoluminescence and Strong Temperature/Angle-Dependent Raman Responses in Few-Layer Phosphorene

    Shuang Zhang;Jiong Yang;Renjing Xu;Fan Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

B. N. Ratcliff
B. N. Ratcliff Stanford University
D. G. Hitlin
D. G. Hitlin California Institute of Technology
A. Seiden
A. Seiden University of California, Santa Cruz
J. M. Roney
J. M. Roney University of Victoria
W. H. Toki
W. H. Toki Colorado State University
E. I. Rosenberg
E. I. Rosenberg Iowa State University
D. Kirkby
D. Kirkby University of California, Irvine
F. C. Porter
F. C. Porter California Institute of Technology
P. R. Burchat
P. R. Burchat Stanford University

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