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Materials Science

D-Index
54
Citations
9479
World Ranking
8970
National Ranking
2191

Chemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
10369
World Ranking
11711
National Ranking
3154

Dipanjan Pan 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 Dipanjan Pan sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 205 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dipanjan Pan 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 Dipanjan Pan sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Dipanjan Pan is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within science and engineering, with primary focus areas including Materials Science, Engineering, and Medicine. Their work extensively covers subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The main topics of Dipanjan Pan's research include:

  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials

Dipanjan Pan has contributed to a significant number of publications, with frequent appearances in scientific journals such as:

  • ACS Nano
  • Advanced Science
  • Biosensors and Bioelectronics
  • Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Some of the recent papers that feature Dipanjan Pan's work include:

  • "Selective Naked-Eye Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Mediated by N Gene Targeted Antisense Oligonucleotide Capped Plasmonic Nanoparticles" (2020, ACS Nano)
  • "Rapid, Ultrasensitive, and Quantitative Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Using Antisense Oligonucleotides Directed Electrochemical Biosensor Chip" (2020, ACS Nano)
  • "Unraveling the Fluorescence Mechanism of Carbon Dots with Sub-Single-Particle Resolution" (2020, ACS Nano)
  • "Carbon Dots: From Synthesis to Unraveling the Fluorescence Mechanism" (2023, Small)
  • "RNA-extraction-free nano-amplified colorimetric test for point-of-care clinical diagnosis of COVID-19" (2021, Nature Protocols)

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers in their field. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Parikshit Moitra
  • Maha Alafeef
  • Ketan Dighe
  • Indrajit Srivastava
  • Nivetha Gunaseelan

Dipanjan Pan's interdisciplinary research involves developing novel biosensing platforms and nanomaterials with applications in medical diagnostics and therapeutics. Their focus on carbon and quantum dot materials intersects with biosensing technology and disease detection, especially concerning SARS-CoV-2.

Best Publications

  • Selective Naked-Eye Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Mediated by N Gene Targeted Antisense Oligonucleotide Capped Plasmonic Nanoparticles.

    Parikshit Moitra;Maha Alafeef;Maha Alafeef;Maha Alafeef;Ketan Dighe;Matthew B. Frieman

  • Erratum: Point-of-service, quantitative analysis of ascorbic acid in aqueous humor for evaluating anterior globe integrity (Scientific Reports (2016) 5:16011 DOI: 10.1038/srep16011)

    Manas R. Gartia;Santosh K. Misra;Mao Ye;Aaron Schwartz-Duval

  • Rapid, Ultrasensitive, and Quantitative Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Using Antisense Oligonucleotides Directed Electrochemical Biosensor Chip.

    Maha Alafeef;Maha Alafeef;Maha Alafeef;Ketan Dighe;Ketan Dighe;Parikshit Moitra;Dipanjan Pan;Dipanjan Pan;Dipanjan Pan

  • Manganese-based MRI contrast agents: past, present and future.

    Dipanjan Pan;Anne H. Schmieder;Samuel A. Wickline;Gregory M. Lanza

  • 64Cu-Labeled Folate-Conjugated Shell Cross-Linked Nanoparticles for Tumor Imaging and Radiotherapy: Synthesis, Radiolabeling, and Biologic Evaluation

    Raffaella Rossin;Dipanjan Pan;Kai Qi;Jeffrey L. Turner

  • A green synthesis of carbon nanoparticles from honey and their use in real-time photoacoustic imaging

    Lina Wu;Lina Wu;Xin Cai;Kate Nelson;Wenxin Xing

  • Ligand-directed nanobialys as theranostic agent for drug delivery and manganese-based magnetic resonance imaging of vascular targets

    Dipanjan Pan;Shelton D. Caruthers;Grace Hu;Angana Senpan

  • Revisiting an old friend: manganese-based MRI contrast agents.

    Dipanjan Pan;Shelton D. Caruthers;Angana Senpan;Ann H. Schmieder

  • Computed Tomography in Color: NanoK-Enhanced Spectral CT Molecular Imaging

    Dipanjan Pan;Ewald Roessl;Jens Peter Schlomka;Shelton D. Caruthers

  • Unraveling the Fluorescence Mechanism of Carbon Dots with Sub-Single-Particle Resolution.

    Huy A. Nguyen;Indrajit Srivastava;Dipanjan Pan;Martin Gruebele

  • Near infrared photoacoustic detection of sentinel lymph nodes with gold nanobeacons.

    Dipanjan Pan;Manojit Pramanik;Angana Senpan;Soumojit Ghosh

  • Molecular photoacoustic imaging of angiogenesis with integrin-targeted gold nanobeacons

    Dipanjan Pan;Manojit Pramanik;Angana Senpan;John S. Allen

  • Folic acid-conjugated nanostructured materials designed for cancer cell targeting

    Dipanjan Pan;Jeffrey L. Turner;Karen L. Wooley

  • An early investigation of ytterbium nanocolloids for selective and quantitative "multicolor" spectral CT imaging.

    Dipanjan Pan;Carsten O. Schirra;Angana Senpan;Anne H. Schmieder

  • Nanomedicine: perspective and promises with ligand-directed molecular imaging.

    Dipanjan Pan;Gregory M. Lanza;Samuel A. Wickline;Shelton D. Caruthers;Shelton D. Caruthers

  • Synthesis of Gadolinium‐Labeled Shell‐Crosslinked Nanoparticles for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Applications

    Jeffrey L. Turner;Dipanjan Pan;Ronda Plummer;Zhiyun Chen

  • RNA-extraction-free nano-amplified colorimetric test for point-of-care clinical diagnosis of COVID-19.

    Maha Alafeef;Parikshit Moitra;Ketan Dighe;Ketan Dighe;Dipanjan Pan;Dipanjan Pan;Dipanjan Pan

  • Nano-enabled sensing approaches for pathogenic bacterial detection.

    Maha Alafeef;Parikshit Moitra;Dipanjan Pan

  • 3D-Printed Multidrug-Eluting Stent from Graphene-Nanoplatelet-Doped Biodegradable Polymer Composite

    Santosh K. Misra;Fatemeh Ostadhossein;Ramya Babu;Joseph Kus

  • Photoacoustic Sentinel Lymph Node Imaging with Self-Assembled Copper Neodecanoate Nanoparticles

    Dipanjan Pan;Xin Cai;Ceren Yalaz;Angana Senpan

  • Detecting vascular biosignatures with a colloidal, radio-opaque polymeric nanoparticle.

    Dipanjan Pan;Todd A. Williams;Angana Senpan;John S. Allen

  • Nanomedicine strategies for molecular targets with MRI and optical imaging.

    Dipanjan Pan;Shelton D Caruthers;Junjie Chen;Patrick M Winter

  • Machine Learning-Assisted Array-Based Biomolecular Sensing Using Surface-Functionalized Carbon Dots.

    Subhendu Pandit;Tuseeta Banerjee;Indrajit Srivastava;Shuming Nie

  • Molecular Photoacoustic Tomography with Colloidal Nanobeacons

    Dipanjan Pan;Manojit Pramanik;Angana Senpan;Xinmai Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Samuel A. Wickline
Samuel A. Wickline University of South Florida
Lihong V. Wang
Lihong V. Wang California Institute of Technology
Rohit Bhargava
Rohit Bhargava University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Karen L. Wooley
Karen L. Wooley Texas A&M University
Manojit Pramanik
Manojit Pramanik Iowa State University
Edward V. Prochownik
Edward V. Prochownik University of Pittsburgh
Hoong-Kun Fun
Hoong-Kun Fun Universiti Sains Malaysia
Shuming Nie
Shuming Nie University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Matthew L. Becker
Matthew L. Becker Duke University
Martin Gruebele
Martin Gruebele University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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