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Researcher · University of Quindío · Colombia

Gerardo Fonthal

Gerardo Fonthal publishes mostly in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Materials Chemistry, on topics such as Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices, Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials and Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices.

ORCID 0000-0003-0672-079X OpenAlex
World rank
#6,486,173
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in Colombia
#16,419
of 23,024
Works
38
Citations
214
Citations per work
5.6
h-index
5
i10-index 3Top 89% in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Gerardo Fonthal

What does Gerardo Fonthal research?

Gerardo Fonthal's work is mostly in Engineering (45%), Physics and Astronomy (22%), Materials Science (11%).

Physical Sciences: 30 works · 78.3% of their workEngineering: 17 works · 45.4% of their workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 16 works · 42.0% of their workBiomedical Engineering: 1 works · 3.4% of their workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 works · 21.6% of their workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 8 works · 21.6% of their workMaterials Science: 4 works · 11.3% of their workMaterials Chemistry: 3 works · 6.8% of their workPolymers and Plastics: 2 works · 4.5% of their workEverything else: 6 works · 14.9% of their workLife Sciences: 3 works · 6.8% of their workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 works · 6.8% of their workPlant Science: 3 works · 6.8% of their workTHEIR WORKGerardo Fonthal38works
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences78%

Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.

The fields and subfields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1745.4%
    2. Physics and Astronomy821.6%
    3. Materials Science411.3%
  2. Everything else614.9%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences36.8%
  1. 1Electrical and Electronic Engineering42% of their works
  2. 2Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics22% of their works
  3. 3Materials Chemistry7% of their works
  4. 4Plant Science7% of their works
  5. 5Polymers and Plastics4% of their works
  6. 6Biomedical Engineering3% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Gerardo Fonthal's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Quantum Dots, Semiconductor, Infrared Detectors, Semiconductor Materials, Optical Interconnects, Semiconductor Lasers, Atomic Layer Deposition and High-k Dielectrics.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 16 words, with their numbers
  1. Quantum Dots151 topic
  2. Semiconductor151 topic
  3. Infrared Detectors101 topic
  4. Semiconductor Materials101 topic
  5. Optical Interconnects71 topic
  6. Semiconductor Lasers71 topic
  7. Atomic Layer Deposition51 topic
  8. High-k Dielectrics51 topic
  9. Optical Modulators41 topic
  10. Silicon Photonics41 topic
  11. Bamboo31 topic
  12. Nanoparticles31 topic
  13. Nanowire Transistors31 topic
  14. Porous Silicon31 topic
  15. Structural Applications31 topic
  16. Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors31 topic

Where does Gerardo Fonthal work?

Gerardo Fonthal's main affiliation in the publication record is University of Quindío, Colombia.

How many publications and citations does Gerardo Fonthal have?

OpenAlex counts 38 works and 214 citations for Gerardo Fonthal, an h-index of 5, ranking #6,486,173 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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