Atef Z. Elsherbeni

11.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
405 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Atef Z. Elsherbeni is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Atef Z. Elsherbeni has authored 405 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 295 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 228 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 129 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Atef Z. Elsherbeni's work include Antenna Design and Analysis (178 papers), Microwave Engineering and Waveguides (157 papers) and Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies (144 papers). Atef Z. Elsherbeni is often cited by papers focused on Antenna Design and Analysis (178 papers), Microwave Engineering and Waveguides (157 papers) and Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies (144 papers). Atef Z. Elsherbeni collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Atef Z. Elsherbeni's co-authors include Fan Yang, Payam Nayeri, Veysel Demir, Ahmed H. Abdelrahman, Charles E. Smith, Abdelnasser A. Eldek, Ahmed Khidre, Kai‐Fong Lee, Leena Ukkonen and Bassem R. Mahafza and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques and IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation.

In The Last Decade

Atef Z. Elsherbeni

371 papers receiving 7.8k citations

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Reflectarray Antennas

2018 369 citations Payam Nayeri, Fan Yang et al. profile →
Transmission Phase Limit of Multilayer Frequency-Selective Surfaces for Transmitarray Designs

2013 267 citations Atef Z. Elsherbeni, Fan Yang et al. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Atef Z. Elsherbeni United States	49	6.3k	4.8k	1.9k	1.3k	907	405	8.4k
Agostino Monorchio Italy	42	6.0k 1.0×	2.8k 0.6×	3.6k 1.9×	874 0.7×	667 0.7×	399	7.5k
Giuliano Manara Italy	34	3.9k 0.6×	2.7k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	909 0.7×	556 0.6×	327	5.2k
Fan Yang China	61	10.6k 1.7×	6.6k 1.4×	4.2k 2.2×	691 0.5×	1.1k 1.2×	477	13.6k
Constantine A. Balanis United States	40	10.8k 1.7×	9.9k 2.1×	1.7k 0.9×	1.7k 1.3×	1.5k 1.6×	328	14.8k
Bing‐Zhong Wang China	51	7.1k 1.1×	6.6k 1.4×	1.2k 0.7×	879 0.7×	1.1k 1.3×	711	9.9k
Vincent Fusco United Kingdom	43	5.4k 0.9×	5.2k 1.1×	1.8k 1.0×	478 0.4×	676 0.7×	624	8.0k
D.M. Pozar United States	54	11.0k 1.8×	8.1k 1.7×	1.6k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	432 0.5×	150	12.2k
Ahmed A. Kishk Canada	60	12.3k 2.0×	12.4k 2.6×	1.1k 0.6×	1.5k 1.2×	916 1.0×	780	14.9k
Omar M. Ramahi Canada	43	3.6k 0.6×	4.8k 1.0×	1.8k 1.0×	796 0.6×	1.6k 1.8×	389	6.6k
Christophe Fumeaux Australia	48	5.0k 0.8×	6.4k 1.3×	1.8k 1.0×	945 0.8×	2.5k 2.7×	382	8.7k

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Chen, Yi, et al.. (2025). A Unified Arbitrary-Order Symplectic FDTD^(p,q) Algorithm Based on Matrix Exponential Method for Anisotropic Time-Varying Plasma and PML. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. 73(8). 4630–4646. 1 indexed citations

Fang, Ming, Jie Zhao, Ke Xu, et al.. (2025). Spatial-Temporal Electromagnetic Field Simulation Based on Fourier Neural Operator. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 73(9). 7009–7014. 1 indexed citations

Aaen, Peter H., et al.. (2025). A Technique for Optimal On-Wafer Device Spacing at Millimeter-Wave Frequencies. IEEE Microwave and Wireless Technology Letters. 35(3). 370–373. 1 indexed citations

Feng, Naixing, Huan Wang, Yuxian Zhang, Zhixiang Huang, & Atef Z. Elsherbeni. (2024). Alternative Implementation of EM Propagation for 3-D Layered Lossy Media by SMM Method. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 72(8). 6599–6613. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Wenkai, Minquan Li, Xingang Ren, et al.. (2024). Transient Electromagnetic–Thermal Co-Simulation of Microwave/RF Integrated Circuits by the HIE-FDTD Method. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. 72(9). 5228–5244. 10 indexed citations

Li, Minquan, Yingsong Li, Xingang Ren, et al.. (2023). High-Order ME-CFS-PML Implementations for Terminating the FDTD Domain Composed of Arbitrary Media. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. 72(4). 2414–2426. 9 indexed citations

Xu, Ke, et al.. (2023). Extension of FLOD-FDTD Method for Multiterm Modified Lorentz Model. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 71(11). 8830–8840. 13 indexed citations

Elsherbeni, Atef Z., et al.. (2021). Human Tissues Parameters and Resolution for Accurate Simulations of Wearable Antennas. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Repository (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology). 1 indexed citations

Romisch, Stefania, et al.. (2021). Timing Offset and Timing Stability for a Dual-Clock Channel Sounder. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. 70. 1–11. 2 indexed citations

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Klionovski, Kirill, et al.. (2020). Antenna-on-Package Design: Achieving Near-Isotropic Radiation Pattern and Wide CP Coverage Simultaneously. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 69(7). 3740–3749. 19 indexed citations

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Bakr, Mohamed H., et al.. (2020). FDTD-Based Adjoint Sensitivity Analysis of High-Frequency Nonlinear Structures. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 68(6). 4727–4737. 5 indexed citations

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Elsherbeni, Atef Z., et al.. (2019). Quantifying Subgridding Errors when Modeling Multiscale Structures with FDTD.

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Nayeri, Payam, et al.. (2015). Printed-circuit realization of a segmented monopole for 2.4 GHz. 1–2. 1 indexed citations

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Elsherbeni, Atef Z., et al.. (2015). Bandwidth Enhancement of Dipole Antennas using Parasitic Elements. 1–2. 3 indexed citations

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Yu, Ang, Fan Yang, & Atef Z. Elsherbeni. (2006). CIRCULARLY POLARIZED DUAL BAND RING ANTENNA USING COMPOSITE RIGHT AND LEFT HANDED METAMATERIAL. ESASP. 626. 216. 3 indexed citations

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Demir, Veysel, Atef Z. Elsherbeni, & Ercüment Arvas. (2005). FDTD formulation for dispersive chiral media analysis using Z-transform. 8–11. 1 indexed citations

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Elsherbeni, Atef Z., et al.. (2004). Finite difference time domain simulation of moving objects. 439–445. 10 indexed citations

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Elsherbeni, Atef Z., et al.. (1990). Static characteristics of a cylindrical microstrip line on a multilayered dielectric substrate partially embedded in a perfectly conducting ground plane. 1 indexed citations

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Kishk, Ahmed A. & Atef Z. Elsherbeni. (1989). Radiation characteristics of dielectric resonator antennas loaded with a beam-forming ring. 43(3). 158–165. 5 indexed citations

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Elsherbeni, Atef Z. & M. Hamid. (1987). Novel cylindrical-wave spectrum for analysis of scattering by multiple bodies. 134(1). 35–44. 2 indexed citations

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