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D-Index
51
Citations
11844
World Ranking
9782
National Ranking
2363

Hong Ma 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 Hong Ma sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 140 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hong Ma 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 Hong Ma sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% 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

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2004 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Hong Ma is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and has a research portfolio spanning Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work is distributed across multiple subfields including Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Cancer Research, Genetics, and Surgery.

The scientist's recent publications range from 2021 to 2022 and include notable papers such as:

  • Viral vector platforms within the gene therapy landscape, 2021, Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
  • Randomized Trial of Left Bundle Branch vs Biventricular Pacing for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, 2022, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase in cell metabolism: Roles and mechanisms beyond gluconeogenesis, 2021, Molecular Metabolism
  • Overcoming innate immune barriers that impede AAV gene therapy vectors, 2021, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Piezo1-Mediated Mechanotransduction Promotes Cardiac Hypertrophy by Impairing Calcium Homeostasis to Activate Calpain/Calcineurin Signaling, 2021, Hypertension

The topics frequently addressed in Hong Ma's research include:

  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research

Hong Ma has published mainly in venues such as Fertility and Sterility, Biomolecules, Nature Communications, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), showing a breadth of engagement across both peer-reviewed journals and preprint platforms. The top publication venues by quantity include:

  • Fertility and Sterility (5 publications)
  • Biomolecules (4 publications)
  • Nature Communications (3 publications)
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology (3 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (3 publications)

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Hong Ma's career, with frequent co-authors comprising Meixiang Xiang, Yao Xie, Amy Koski, Crystal Van Dyken, and Aleksei Mikhalchenko.

Recognition for Hong Ma's contributions includes being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2010 and a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Polymer-based optical waveguides: Materials, processing, and devices

    Hong Ma;Alex K.-Y. Jen;Larry R. Dalton

  • Interface Engineering for Organic Electronics

    Hong Ma;Hin-Lap Yip;Fei Huang;Fei Huang;Alex K.-Y. Jen

  • Facile synthesis of water-soluble, highly fluorescent graphene quantum dots as a robust biological label for stem cells

    Mo Zhang;Linling Bai;Weihu Shang;Wenjing Xie

  • Polymer Solar Cells That Use Self‐Assembled‐Monolayer‐ Modified ZnO/Metals as Cathodes

    Hin-Lap Yip;Steven K. Hau;Nam Seob Baek;Hong Ma

  • Interfacial modification to improve inverted polymer solar cells

    Steven K. Hau;Hin-Lap Yip;Orb Acton;Nam Seob Baek

  • High performance ambient processed inverted polymer solar cells through interfacial modification with a fullerene self-assembled monolayer

    Steven K. Hau;Hin-Lap Yip;Hong Ma;Alex K.-Y. Jen

  • Highly Efficient and Thermally Stable Nonlinear Optical Dendrimer for Electrooptics

    Hong Ma;Baoquan Chen;Takafumi Sassa;Larry R. Dalton

  • Highly Efficient and Thermally Stable Electro‐Optical Dendrimers for Photonics

    H. Ma;S. Liu;J. Luo;S. Suresh

  • Effect of Chemical Modification of Fullerene-Based Self-Assembled Monolayers on the Performance of Inverted Polymer Solar Cells

    Steven K. Hau;You-Jung Cheng;Hin-Lap Yip;Yong Zhang

  • Functional Dendrimers for Nonlinear Optics

    H. Ma;A. K.-Y. Jen

  • Multifunctional phosphonic acid self-assembled monolayers on metal oxides as dielectrics, interface modification layers and semiconductors for low-voltage high-performance organic field-effect transistors

    Hong Ma;Orb Acton;Daniel O. Hutchins;Nathan Cernetic

  • Nanoscale architectural control and macromolecular engineering of nonlinear optical dendrimers and polymers for electro-optics

    Jingdong Luo;Marnie Haller;Hong Ma;Sen Liu

  • Design, Synthesis, and Properties of Highly Efficient Side‐Chain Dendronized Nonlinear Optical Polymers for Electro‐Optics

    Jingdong Luo;Sen Liu;Marnie Haller;Lu Liu

  • Focused microwave-assisted synthesis of 2,5-dihydrofuran derivatives as electron acceptors for highly efficient nonlinear optical chromophores

    Sen Liu;Marnie A. Haller;Hong Ma;Larry R. Dalton

  • Triarylamine-Containing Poly(perfluorocyclobutane) as Hole-Transporting Material for Polymer Light-Emitting Diodes

    Sen Liu;Xuezhong Jiang;Hong Ma;Michelle S. Liu

  • π‐σ‐Phosphonic Acid Organic Monolayer/Sol–Gel Hafnium Oxide Hybrid Dielectrics for Low‐Voltage Organic Transistors

    Orb Acton;Guy Ting;Hong Ma;Jae Won Ka

  • Binary Chromophore Systems in Nonlinear Optical Dendrimers and Polymers for Large Electrooptic Activities

    Tae-Dong Kim;Jingdong Luo;Yen-Ju Cheng;Zhengwei Shi

  • Self-assembled Electroactive Phosphonic Acids on ITO : Maximizing Hole-Injection in Polymer Light-Emitting Diodes

    Julie A. Bardecker;Hong Ma;Taedong Kim;Fei Huang

  • Dielectric Surface-Controlled Low-Voltage Organic Transistors via n-Alkyl Phosphonic Acid Self-Assembled Monolayers on High-k Metal Oxide

    Orb Acton;Guy G. Ting;Patrick J. Shamberger;Fumio S. Ohuchi

  • In situ growth of amino-functionalized ZIF-8 on bacterial cellulose foams for enhanced CO2 adsorption.

    Hong Ma;Zhongguo Wang;Xiong-Fei Zhang;Meili Ding

  • Directed self-immobilization of alkaline phosphatase on micro-patterned substrates via genetically fused metal-binding peptide.

    Turgay Kacar;Melvin T. Zin;Christopher So;Brandon Wilson

Frequent Co-Authors

Alex K.-Y. Jen
Alex K.-Y. Jen City University of Hong Kong
Hin-Lap Yip
Hin-Lap Yip City University of Hong Kong
Larry R. Dalton
Larry R. Dalton University of Washington
Jingdong Luo
Jingdong Luo City University of Hong Kong
Mehmet Sarikaya
Mehmet Sarikaya University of Washington
Tae-Wook Kim
Tae-Wook Kim Jeonbuk National University
Tobias Weidner
Tobias Weidner Aarhus University
Curtis W. Frank
Curtis W. Frank Stanford University
Candan Tamerler
Candan Tamerler University of Kansas
David G. Castner
David G. Castner University of Washington

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