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Christian A. Nijhuis

Christian A. Nijhuis

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 59 7368 7124 93 85 181 12703

Christian A. Nijhuis publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christian A. Nijhuis between 2004 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christian A. Nijhuis published across 23 years, from 2004 to 2026, averaging 9.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2016. 4 of the 210 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2016. 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 8 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 3 publications 2026: 1 publication
2004 2026

210 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christian A. Nijhuis: publications per year, 2004 to 2026
Year Publications
2004 3
2005 3
2006 4
2007 4
2008 2
2009 1
2010 8
2011 4
2012 4
2013 3
2014 12
2015 17
2016 22
2017 13
2018 16
2019 12
2020 15
2021 21
2022 21
2023 14
2024 7
2025 3
2026 1
Total 210
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Christian A. Nijhuis publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christian A. Nijhuis sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 170–189 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 181 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850 181
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Christian A. Nijhuis D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christian A. Nijhuis sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58–59 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610 59
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Overview

Christian A. Nijhuis is affiliated with the University of Twente in the Netherlands. Their research spans fields primarily centered on Engineering and Materials Science, with notable contributions to subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Materials Chemistry, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The scientist's work focuses extensively on topics including:

  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
  • Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
  • Quantum and Electron Transport Phenomena
  • Advanced Biosensing and Bioanalysis Techniques
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications

Christian A. Nijhuis has published research in prominent journals. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Advanced Materials
  • Nature Nanotechnology
  • Nature Communications

Some of their recent papers are:

  • Smart Eutectic Gallium-Indium: From Properties to Applications, 2022, Advanced Materials
  • Electric-field-driven dual-functional molecular switches in tunnel junctions, 2020, Nature Materials
  • Charge disproportionate molecular redox for discrete memristive and memcapacitive switching, 2020, Nature Nanotechnology
  • Plasmonic phenomena in molecular junctions: principles and applications, 2022, Nature Reviews Chemistry
  • Dynamic molecular switches with hysteretic negative differential conductance emulating synaptic behaviour, 2022, Nature Materials

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers including Damien Thompson, Senthil Kumar Karuppannan, Enrique del Barco, Dongchen Qi, and Yingmei Han. The number of collaborations with these co-authors ranges from 13 to 21 joint works.

Best Publications

  • Electrochemical sensing in paper-based microfluidic devices

    Zhihong Nie;Christian A. Nijhuis;Jinlong Gong;Xin Chen

  • Quantum plasmon resonances controlled by molecular tunnel junctions.

    Shu Fen Tan;Lin Wu;Joel K.W. Yang;Joel K.W. Yang;Ping Bai

  • Multistep nucleation of nanocrystals in aqueous solution

    N. Duane Loh;Soumyo Sen;Michel Bosman;Michel Bosman;Shu Fen Tan

  • The role of van der Waals forces in the performance of molecular diodes

    Nisachol Nerngchamnong;Li Yuan;Dong-Chen Qi;Jiang Li

  • Molecular Rectification in Metal−SAM−Metal Oxide−Metal Junctions

    Christian A. Nijhuis;William F. Reus;George M. Whitesides

  • Molecular diodes with rectification ratios exceeding 105 driven by electrostatic interactions.

    Xiaoping Chen;Max Roemer;Li Yuan;Wei Du

  • Robust resistive memory devices using solution-processable metal-coordinated azo aromatics

    Sreetosh Goswami;Adam J. Matula;Santi P. Rath;Svante Hedström

  • A model for describing the thermodynamics of multivalent host-guest interactions at interfaces

    Jurriaan Huskens;Alart Mulder;Tomasso Auletta;Christian A. Nijhuis

  • Electrical Resistance of Ag-TS-S(CH2)(n-1)CH3//Ga2O3/EGaln Tunneling Junctions

    Ludovico Cademartiri;Martin M. Thuo;Christian A. Nijhuis;William F. Reus

  • Charge Transport and Rectification in Arrays of SAM-Based Tunneling Junctions

    Christian A. Nijhuis;William F. Reus;Jabulani Randall Barber;Michael D. Dickey

  • Smart Eutectic Gallium–Indium: From Properties to Applications

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  • Controlling the direction of rectification in a molecular diode

    Li Yuan;Nisachol Nerngchamnong;Liang Cao;Hicham Hamoudi

  • Odd-even effects in charge transport across self-assembled monolayers.

    Martin M. Thuo;William F. Reus;Christian A. Nijhuis;Jabulani Randall Barber

  • Mechanism of Rectification in Tunneling Junctions Based on Molecules with Asymmetric Potential Drops

    Christian A. Nijhuis;William F. Reus;George M. Whitesides

  • Electric-field-driven dual-functional molecular switches in tunnel junctions

    Yingmei Han;Cameron Nickle;Ziyu Zhang;Hippolyte P. A. G. Astier

  • Writing Patterns of Molecules on Molecular Printboards

    Tommaso Auletta;Barbara Dordi;Alart Mulder;Andrea Sartori

  • Surface Plasmon Damping Quantified with an Electron Nanoprobe

    Michel Bosman;Enyi Ye;Shu Fen Tan;Christian A. Nijhuis

  • Highly efficent on-chip direct electronic-plasmonic transducers

    Wei Du;Tao Wang;Christian Albertus Nijhuis

  • The SAM, Not the Electrodes, Dominates Charge Transport in Metal-Monolayer//Ga2O3/Gallium–Indium Eutectic Junctions

    William F. Reus;Martin M. Thuo;Nathan D. Shapiro;Christian A. Nijhuis;Christian A. Nijhuis

  • A Molecular Diode with a Statistically Robust Rectification Ratio of Three Orders of Magnitude.

    Li Yuan;Rochus Breuer;Li Jiang;Michael Schmittel

  • Few-Layer Black Phosphorus Carbide Field-Effect Transistor via Carbon Doping.

    Wee Chong Tan;Yongqing Cai;Rui Jie Ng;Li Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

George M. Whitesides
George M. Whitesides Harvard University
David N. Reinhoudt
David N. Reinhoudt University of Twente
Jurriaan Huskens
Jurriaan Huskens University of Twente
Michel Bosman
Michel Bosman National University of Singapore
Kian Ping Loh
Kian Ping Loh National University of Singapore
Joel K. W. Yang
Joel K. W. Yang Singapore University of Technology and Design
Bart Jan Ravoo
Bart Jan Ravoo University of Münster
Soo Jin Chua
Soo Jin Chua National University of Singapore
Jaume Veciana
Jaume Veciana Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona
Luisa De Cola
Luisa De Cola University of Strasbourg

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