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Christian A. Nijhuis

Christian A. Nijhuis

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
59
Citations
12703
World Ranking
7368
National Ranking
93

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.

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50 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.

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.

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40 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.

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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