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Materials Science

D-Index
70
Citations
18191
World Ranking
4410
National Ranking
144

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
69
Citations
18317
World Ranking
1130
National Ranking
69

Derek Y. C. Chan publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Derek Y. C. Chan sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 241 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Derek Y. C. Chan D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Derek Y. C. Chan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Derek Y. C. Chan is affiliated with Swinburne University of Technology in Australia. Their research spans multiple fields, notably engineering and biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology. The work encompasses a range of subfields including molecular biology, electrical and electronic engineering, general health professions, computational mechanics, and endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism.

Their scholarly output addresses several specialized topics, such as:

  • Electromagnetic scattering and analysis
  • Electromagnetic simulation and numerical methods
  • Electromagnetic compatibility and measurements
  • Patient satisfaction in healthcare
  • Emergency and acute care studies
  • Geriatric care and nursing homes
  • Electrostatics and colloid interactions

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Derek Y. C. Chan include:

  • Field-only surface integral equations: scattering from a dielectric body, 2020, Journal of the Optical Society of America A
  • Treating acutely ill patients at home: Data from Singapore, 2022, Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore
  • On the derivation of the Smoluchowski result of electrophoretic mobility, 2020, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • Analytical solution for an acoustic boundary layer around an oscillating rigid sphere, 2020, Physics of Fluids
  • Attenuation of Human Growth Hormone-Induced Rash With Graded Dose Challenge, 2022, Cureus

The author collaborates frequently with several researchers, with multiple joint publications alongside:

  • Evert Klaseboer
  • Qiang Sun
  • Alex J. Yuffa
  • Stephanie Q Ko
  • Joel Goh

Key publication venues where Derek Y. C. Chan's work appears include:

  • Journal of the Optical Society of America A
  • Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore
  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • Physics of Fluids
  • Cureus

Best Publications

  • Measurement of surface and interfacial tension using pendant drop tensiometry

    Joseph David Berry;Joseph David Berry;Michael J Neeson;Raymond Riley Dagastine;Raymond Riley Dagastine;Derek Y C Chan;Derek Y C Chan

  • The drainage of thin liquid films between solid surfaces

    D. Y. C. Chan;R. G. Horn

  • Thermal evaluation of vertical greenery systems for building walls

    Nyuk Hien Wong;Alex Yong Kwang Tan;Yu Chen;Kannagi Sekar;Kannagi Sekar

  • Electric-Field-Directed Growth of Gold Nanorods in Aqueous Surfactant Solutions

    Jorge Perez-Juste;Luis M. Liz-Marzan;Steven Carnie;Derek Y. C. Chan

  • Stabilization of Leidenfrost vapour layer by textured superhydrophobic surfaces

    Ivan U. Vakarelski;Neelesh A. Patankar;Jeremy O. Marston;Derek Y. C. Chan;Derek Y. C. Chan

  • Film drainage and coalescence between deformable drops and bubbles

    Derek Y. C. Chan;Derek Y. C. Chan;Derek Y. C. Chan;Evert Klaseboer;Rogerio Manica

  • The interaction of colloidal particles collected at fluid interfaces

    D.Y.C Chan;J.D Henry;L.R White

  • A SIMPLE ALGORITHM FOR THE CALCULATION OF THE ELECTROSTATIC REPULSION BETWEEN IDENTICAL CHARGED SURFACES IN ELECTROLYTE

    Dyc Chan;Rm Pashley;Lr White

  • Electrokinetics of the silica-solution interface: a flat plate streaming potential study

    Peter J. Scales;Franz Grieser;Thomas W. Healy;Lee R. White

  • Regulation of surface potential at amphoteric surfaces during particle–particle interaction

    D. Chan;J. W. Perram;L. R. White;T. W. Healy

  • Direct force measurements between titanium dioxide surfaces

    Ian Larson;Calum J. Drummond;Derek Y. C. Chan;Franz Grieser

  • Double Layer Forces between Heterogeneous Charged Surfaces

    S. J. Miklavic;D. Y. C. Chan;L. R. White;T. W. Healy

  • Dynamic Forces Between Two Deformable Oil Droplets in Water

    Raymond R. Dagastine;Rogério Manica;Steven L. Carnie;D. Y. C. Chan

  • Calculations of Electric Double-Layer Force and Interaction Free Energy between Dissimilar Surfaces

    Drew McCormack;Steven L. Carnie;Derek Y.C. Chan

  • The electrostatic interaction in colloidal systems with low added electrolyte

    Bryan Beresford-Smith;Derek Y.C Chan;D.John Mitchell

  • Stability of interfacial nanobubbles.

    Xuehua Zhang;Derek Y. C. Chan;Dayang Wang;Nobuo Maeda

  • Drag Reduction by Leidenfrost Vapor Layers

    Ivan Uriev Vakarelski;Jeremy O. Marston;Derek Y. C. Chan;Derek Y. C. Chan;Sigurdur T. Thoroddsen

  • The structure of electrolytes at charged surfaces: Ion–dipole mixtures

    Steven L. Carnie;Derek Y. C. Chan

  • Dynamic interactions between microbubbles in water

    Ivan U. Vakarelski;Rogerio Manica;Xiaosong Tang;Sean J. O’Shea

  • Measurement and analysis of forces in bubble and droplet systems using AFM

    Richard Tabor;Franz Grieser;Raymond Riley Dagastine;Raymond Riley Dagastine;Derek Chan;Derek Chan

Frequent Co-Authors

Evert Klaseboer
Evert Klaseboer Institute of High Performance Computing
Raymond R. Dagastine
Raymond R. Dagastine University of Melbourne
Franz Grieser
Franz Grieser University of Melbourne
Geoffrey W. Stevens
Geoffrey W. Stevens University of Melbourne
Lee R. White
Lee R. White University of South Australia
Sigurdur T. Thoroddsen
Sigurdur T. Thoroddsen King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Barry W. Ninham
Barry W. Ninham Australian National University
Calum J. Drummond
Calum J. Drummond RMIT University
Thomas W. Healy
Thomas W. Healy University of Melbourne
John E. Sader
John E. Sader California Institute of Technology

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