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D-Index
115
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973
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Che Ting Chan publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Che Ting Chan sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 712 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

Che Ting Chan D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Che Ting Chan sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 115 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Physics in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Physics in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Physics in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Physics in China Leader Award
  • 1996 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his innovative contributions to the firstprinciples calculations and simulation of materials properties, including those of surface structures, clusters, and photonic bandgap materials

Overview

Che Ting Chan is affiliated with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in China. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a strong focus on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

Their work extensively covers subfields including Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering.

Chan's research topics feature:

  • Topological Materials and Phenomena
  • Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics
  • Photonic Crystals and Applications
  • Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
  • Mechanical and Optical Resonators

The scientist has published notable papers including:

  • Applications of bound states in the continuum in photonics, 2023, Nature Reviews Physics
  • Exceptional nexus with a hybrid topological invariant, 2020, Science
  • Merging bound states in the continuum by harnessing higher-order topological charges, 2022, Light Science & Applications
  • Topological One-Way Large-Area Waveguide States in Magnetic Photonic Crystals, 2021, Physical Review Letters
  • Topological Rainbow Concentrator Based on Synthetic Dimension, 2021, Physical Review Letters

Their frequent co-authors include Ruo-Yang Zhang, Dongyang Wang, Zhao-Qing Zhang, Mudi Wang, and Shuang Zhang.

Chan has published extensively in several venues, with the most frequent publication venues being:

  • Physical Review Letters
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review B
  • Nature Communications
  • Laser & Photonics Review

In addition to journal articles, Chan has contributed to book publications, notably a 2024 title titled Making a just transition toward environmental sustainability a reality for SMEs published by ILO eBooks.

Among honors received, Chan was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1996 for contributions to first-principles calculations and simulations of materials properties, which included studies on surface structures, clusters, and photonic bandgap materials.

Best Publications

  • Locally Resonant Sonic Materials

    Zhengyou Liu;Xixiang Zhang;Yiwei Mao;Yongyuan Zhu

  • Existence of a Photonic Gap in Periodic Dielectric Structures

    Kaiming Ho;Che Ting Chan;Costas M. Soukoulis

  • Transformation optics and metamaterials

    Huanyang Chen;Che Ting Chan;Ping Sheng

  • Double-negative acoustic metamaterial.

    Jensen Tsan Hang Li;Che Ting Chan

  • Acoustic cloaking in three dimensions using acoustic metamaterials

    Huanyang Chen;C. T. Chan

  • Superconductivity in 4 angstrom single-walled carbon nanotubes.

    Zikang Tang;Lixia Zhang;Ning Wang;Xixiang Zhang

  • Photonic band gaps in three dimensions: New layer-by-layer periodic structures

    Km Ho;Che Ting Chan;CM Soukoulis;R. Biswas

  • Dirac cones induced by accidental degeneracy in photonic crystals and zero-refractive-index materials

    Xueqin Huang;Yun Lai;Yun Lai;Zhi Hong Hang;Huihuo Zheng

  • Manipulating Electromagnetic Wave Polarizations by Anisotropic Metamaterials

    Jiaming Hao;Yu Yuan;Lixin Ran;Tao Jiang

  • Focusing of sound in a 3D phononic crystal.

    Suxia Yang;Suxia Yang;John H. Page;Zhengyou Liu;Michael L. Cowan

  • A transferable tight-binding potential for carbon

    CH Xu;CZ Wang;Che Ting Chan;KM Ho

  • Photonic band gap from a stack of positive and negative index materials.

    Jensen Tsan Hang Li;Lei Zhou;Che Ting Chan;Ping Sheng

  • Illusion optics: the optical transformation of an object into another object.

    Yun Lai;Jack Ng;Huan Yang Chen;De Zhuan Han

  • Optical pulling force

    Jun Chen;Jack Ng;Zhifang Lin;C. T. Chan

  • Geometric phase and band inversion in periodic acoustic systems

    Meng Xiao;Guancong Ma;Zhiyu Yang;Ping Sheng

  • Analytic model of phononic crystals with local resonances

    Zhengyou Liu;Zhengyou Liu;Che Ting Chan;Ping Sheng

  • Topological phases in acoustic and mechanical systems

    Guancong Ma;Meng Xiao;C. T. Chan

  • Complementary media invisibility cloak that cloaks objects at a distance outside the cloaking shell.

    Yun Lai;Huanyang Chen;Zhao-Qing Zhang;C. T. Chan

  • Experimental realization of self-guiding unidirectional electromagnetic edge states.

    Yin Poo;Rui-xin Wu;Zhifang Lin;Yan Yang

  • Transformation media that rotate electromagnetic fields

    Huanyang Chen;C. T. Chan

Frequent Co-Authors

Ping Sheng
Ping Sheng Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Kai-Ming Ho
Kai-Ming Ho Iowa State University
Weijia Wen
Weijia Wen Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Zikang Tang
Zikang Tang University of Macau
Steven G. Louie
Steven G. Louie University of California, Berkeley
Ning Wang
Ning Wang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Cai-Zhuang Wang
Cai-Zhuang Wang Iowa State University
Costas M. Soukoulis
Costas M. Soukoulis Iowa State University
Shining Zhu
Shining Zhu Nanjing University
Jiannong Wang
Jiannong Wang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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