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D-Index
78
Citations
21158
World Ranking
2988
National Ranking
74

Handong Sun 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 Handong Sun sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 349 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Handong Sun 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 Handong Sun sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For outstanding contributions to optoelectronics with novel characterization and deep understanding of photonic materials and structures, leading to practical highperformance devices

Overview

Handong Sun is affiliated with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on materials science and engineering. Within these domains, they have contributed extensively to materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, biomedical engineering, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's main research topics include perovskite materials and applications, quantum dots synthesis and properties, crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, photonic and optical devices, chalcogenide semiconductor thin films, and solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography.

Handong Sun has published in numerous scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets include The Cambridge Structural Database, Advanced Materials, ACS Nano, Nature Communications, and arXiv (Cornell University).

Their recent publications highlight a breadth of topics and collaborations. Selected papers include:

  • Single-cell transcriptome analysis indicates fatty acid metabolism-mediated metastasis and immunosuppression in male breast cancer, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Higher-order topological polariton corner state lasing, 2023, Science Advances
  • State of the Art and Prospects for Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals, 2021, ACS Nano
  • Mitochondrial Genome-Derived circRNA mc-COX2 Functions as an Oncogene in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, 2020, Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids
  • Green Grinding-Coassembly Engineering toward Intrinsically Luminescent Tetracene in Cocrystals, 2020, ACS Nano

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Handong Sun include Lian Xiao, Pema-Tenzin Puno, Hilmi Volkan Demir, Yi Tian Thung, and Rui Duan, reflecting active collaborative work across related research fields.

Handong Sun was awarded the distinction of Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2016. The citation for this award notes contributions to optoelectronics through novel characterization techniques and a deep understanding of photonic materials and structures, with implications for high-performance devices.

Best Publications

  • State of the Art and Prospects for Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals.

    Amrita Dey;Junzhi Ye;Apurba De;Elke Debroye

  • All-Inorganic Colloidal Perovskite Quantum Dots: A New Class of Lasing Materials with Favorable Characteristics.

    Yue Wang;Xiaoming Li;Xiaoming Li;Jizhong Song;Lian Xiao

  • Nonlinear Absorption and Low-Threshold Multiphoton Pumped Stimulated Emission from All-Inorganic Perovskite Nanocrystals

    Yue Wang;Xiaoming Li;Xin Zhao;Lian Xiao

  • Ultrathin Three-Dimensional Thermal Cloak

    Hongyi Xu;Xihang Shi;Fei Gao;Handong Sun

  • Advances and prospects for whispering gallery mode microcavities

    Shancheng Yang;Yue Wang;Handong Sun

  • Novel properties and applications of carbon nanodots

    Lian Xiao;Handong Sun;Handong Sun

  • Amino-Mediated Anchoring Perovskite Quantum Dots for Stable and Low-Threshold Random Lasing

    Xiaoming Li;Yue Wang;Handong Sun;Haibo Zeng

  • Surface plasmon enhanced band edge luminescence of ZnO nanorods by capping Au nanoparticles

    C. W. Cheng;E. J. Sie;B. Liu;C. H. A. Huan

  • Hierarchical Assembly of ZnO Nanostructures on SnO 2 Backbone Nanowires: Low-Temperature Hydrothermal Preparation and Optical

    Chuanwei Cheng;Bo Liu;Huiying Yang;Weiwei Zhou

  • Solution-Processed Low Threshold Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers from All-Inorganic Perovskite Nanocrystals

    Yue Wang;Xiaoming Li;Xiaoming Li;Venkatram Nalla;Haibo Zeng

  • Room-temperature luminescence of excitons in ZnO/(Mg, Zn)O multiple quantum wells on lattice-matched substrates

    T. Makino;C. H. Chia;Nguen T. Tuan;H. D. Sun

  • Ultralarge All-Inorganic Perovskite Bulk Single Crystal for High-Performance Visible–Infrared Dual-Modal Photodetectors

    Jizhong Song;Qingzhi Cui;Jianhai Li;Jiayue Xu

  • Constructing Fast Carrier Tracks into Flexible Perovskite Photodetectors To Greatly Improve Responsivity

    Xiaoming Li;Dejian Yu;Jun Chen;Yue Wang

  • Room Temperature Excitonic Whispering Gallery Mode Lasing from High‐Quality Hexagonal ZnO Microdisks

    Rui Chen;Bo Ling;Xiao Wei Sun;Xiao Wei Sun;Han Dong Sun

  • TiO2/(CdS, CdSe, CdSeS) Nanorod Heterostructures and Photoelectrochemical Properties

    Jingshan Luo;Lin Ma;Tingchao He;Chin Fan Ng

  • Singlet fission in rubrene single crystal: direct observation by femtosecond pump–probe spectroscopy

    Lin Ma;Keke Zhang;Christian Kloc;Handong Sun

  • Mono-sized single-wall carbon nanotubes formed in channels of AlPO4-5 single crystal

    Zikang Tang;Handong Sun;Jiannong Wang;Jiesheng Chen

  • Cross Relaxation Induced Pure Red Upconversion in Activator- and Sensitizer-Rich Lanthanide Nanoparticles

    Wei Wei;Yan Zhang;Rui Chen;Julian Goggi

  • Stimulated emission and lasing from CdSe/CdS/ZnS core-multi-shell quantum dots by simultaneous three-photon absorption.

    Yue Wang;Van Duong Ta;Yuan Gao;Ting Chao He

  • Enhancement of exciton binding energies in ZnO/ZnMgO multiquantum wells

    H. D. Sun;T. Makino;Y. Segawa;M. Kawasaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Rui Chen
Rui Chen Southern University of Science and Technology
Martin D. Dawson
Martin D. Dawson University of Strathclyde
Hilmi Volkan Demir
Hilmi Volkan Demir Bilkent University
Tingchao He
Tingchao He Shenzhen University
Xiao Wei Sun
Xiao Wei Sun Southern University of Science and Technology
M. Pessa
M. Pessa Tampere University
Lin Wang
Lin Wang Yanshan University
Haibo Zeng
Haibo Zeng Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Zikang Tang
Zikang Tang University of Macau
Andrew C. Grimsdale
Andrew C. Grimsdale Nanyang Technological University

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