Rate My Professor Anuj Sharma

Dr. Anuj Sharma serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Sciences at the National Institute of Technology, Delhi (NIT Delhi), and currently holds the position of Head of the Department of Applied Sciences, Humanities and Management. He obtained his M.Sc. degree in Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee in 2001 and his Ph.D. degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in 2006. Post-Ph.D., he was a Research Associate at IIT Delhi from 2006 to 2007. From 2007 to 2008, he conducted research as an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow at Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Germany. He then worked as a Technical Analyst at ASML Netherlands B.V. from 2008 to 2010, followed by a tenure as Assistant Professor in Applied Physics at Gautam Buddha University from 2010 to 2014. In 2014, he joined NIT Delhi as an Assistant Professor, advancing to Associate Professor in 2022.

Dr. Sharma's research specializations encompass chalcogenide materials, plasmonic bio/chemical sensors, near-infrared applications, fluoride glasses, 2D materials, group IV materials, phototransistors, evanescent wave optical sensors, and biomedical applications. His expertise lies in plasmonic sensors, optical fiber technology, electronic materials, and sensors. He has published extensively, with 175 journal articles, 11 book chapters, 18 conference proceedings, 6 reviews, and 1 book. Notable publications include "Fiber-optic sensors based on surface plasmon resonance: a comprehensive review" (IEEE Sensors Journal, 2007, 1188 citations), "On the performance of different bimetallic combinations in surface plasmon resonance based fiber optic sensors" (Journal of Applied Physics, 2007, 409 citations), "Sensitivity evaluation of a multi-layered surface plasmon resonance-based fiber optic sensor: a theoretical study" (Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2005, 387 citations), and "A review of advancements (2007–2017) in plasmonics-based optical fiber sensors" (Optical Fiber Technology, 2018, 221 citations). With an h-index of 38 and over 5,800 citations, his work has significant impact in the field. He has been ranked among the top 2% of the most-cited scientists worldwide for 2022. Additionally, Dr. Sharma serves as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Electronic Materials (since 2021), Optical Fiber Technology (since 2019), and IEEE Sensors Journal (since 2019).