United StatesOverall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Engineering
SubField 1:
Optics
SubField 2:
Aerospace & Aeronautics
Rank in SubField 1: 989 out of 80,301 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2025
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 229,949 | 226,680 |
| Total Cites | 229 | 249 |
| H-index | 8 | 9 |
| Hm-index | 4 | 4 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 9 | 9 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 3 | 3 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 37 | 37 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 63 | 74 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 120 | 120 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 216 | 234 |
| Composite Score | 2 | 2 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 167 | 177 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.37 | 1.41 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
8.03%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Physics & Astronomy
SubField 1:
Optics
SubField 2:
Energy
Rank in SubField 1: 883 out of 78,127 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2024
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 194,607 | 184,534 |
| Total Cites | 267 | 306 |
| H-index | 8 | 9 |
| Hm-index | 5 | 5 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 9 | 9 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 2 | 2 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 37 | 37 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 62 | 74 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 120 | 120 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 254 | 289 |
| Composite Score | 2 | 2 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 171 | 183 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.56 | 1.67 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
12.75%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Physics & Astronomy
SubField 1:
Optics
SubField 2:
Energy
Rank in SubField 1: 765 out of 64,789 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2023
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 205,664 | 174,270 |
| Total Cites | 248 | 304 |
| H-index | 7 | 9 |
| Hm-index | 4 | 5 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 9 | 9 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 3 | 3 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 37 | 37 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 64 | 85 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 120 | 120 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 236 | 292 |
| Composite Score | 2 | 2 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 168 | 175 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.48 | 1.74 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
18.42%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Physics & Astronomy
SubField 1:
Optics
SubField 2:
Energy
Rank in SubField 1: 768 out of 64,044 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2022
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 186,785 | 185,184 |
| Total Cites | 246 | 298 |
| H-index | 8 | 9 |
| Hm-index | 4 | 4 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 9 | 9 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 2 | 2 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 37 | 37 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 69 | 82 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 120 | 120 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 237 | 283 |
| Composite Score | 2 | 2 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 175 | 185 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.41 | 1.61 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
17.45%
|
|
Ma, Lin
University of Virginia,
2021 Rank: 137,686
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Physics & Astronomy
SubField 1:
Optics
SubField 2:
Aerospace & Aeronautics
Rank in SubField 1: 628 out of 64,512 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2021
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 137,686 | 104,809 |
| Total Cites | 440 | 601 |
| H-index | 13 | 14 |
| Hm-index | 6 | 7 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 9 | 9 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 2 | 3 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 37 | 37 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 130 | 166 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 118 | 118 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 423 | 579 |
| Composite Score | 2 | 2 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 284 | 308 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.55 | 1.95 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
26.79%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Engineering
SubField 1:
Optics
SubField 2:
Aerospace & Aeronautics
Rank in SubField 1: 583 out of 56,325 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2020
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 114,393 | 95,378 |
| Total Cites | 363 | 469 |
| H-index | 11 | 12 |
| Hm-index | 5 | 6 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 9 | 9 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 2 | 3 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 37 | 37 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 118 | 142 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 111 | 111 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 346 | 445 |
| Composite Score | 2 | 2 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 221 | 249 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.64 | 1.88 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
22.60%
|
|
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