Charles Kao(1933–2018)
PhysicsCharles Kao is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics (2009) from China. They have received 2 major awards in total. Their primary field is Physics. They were educated at University of Greenwich and University of London. They have been affiliated with Imperial College London.
2
Major Awards
169
Publications
13,699
Citations
69
h-index
138
i10-index
81.1
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Nobel Prize in Physics
2009for groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication
IndependentMost Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#1
Novel Stress Migration Failure Analysis by EBSD-KAM
IEEE International Reliability Physics Symposium(2025)
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Nobel Lecture: Sand from centuries past: Send future voices fast *
Reviews of Modern Physics(2010)
36
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Recent Publications
View all worksNovel Stress Migration Failure Analysis by EBSD-KAM
IEEE International Reliability Physics Symposium2025
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1citations
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Sand from centuries past: Send future voices fast
Physics-Uspekhi2010
16citations
Nobel Lecture: Sand from centuries past: Send future voices fast *
Reviews of Modern Physics2010
36citations
Open Access0citations
28citations
Bell: inventor with a mission
Physics World1997
4citations
Career History
Researcher
LinkedIn (United States)
Sunnyvale, US
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
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Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Education
University of Greenwich
University of London
University College London
Doctoral Advisor
Harold Barlow
Career Timeline
Imperial College London?–present
Yale University?–present
The Chinese University of Hong Kong?–present
Top Publications
Powering Job Search at Scale: LLM-Enhanced Query Understanding in Job Matching Systems
Proceedings of the 34th ACM International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management20250 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
JS
Jack S. Kilby
Nobel Prize in Physics (2000)
JB
John Bardeen
Japan Prize (1985)
JC
John Clarke
Nobel Prize in Physics (2025)
Michel H. Devoret
Nobel Prize in Physics (2025)
John M. Martinis
Nobel Prize in Physics (2025)
Katalin Karikó
Gruber Prize in Neuroscience (2024)
Geoffrey E. Hinton
Nobel Prize in Physics (2024)
Vint Cerf
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2024)
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