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Materials Science
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2022

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 84 2269 2193 81 81 299 24646

Ken-Tye Yong publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ken-Tye Yong between 2004 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ken-Tye Yong published across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025, averaging 17.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2017. 34 of the 389 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2017. 2004: 1 publication 2005: 0 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 29 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 30 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 26 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 13 publications
2004 2025

389 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ken-Tye Yong: publications per year, 2004 to 2025
Year Publications
2004 1
2005 0
2006 6
2007 11
2008 9
2009 17
2010 21
2011 17
2012 29
2013 24
2014 12
2015 23
2016 25
2017 30
2018 16
2019 24
2020 25
2021 19
2022 26
2023 20
2024 21
2025 13
Total 389
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Ken-Tye Yong 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 Ken-Tye Yong sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 290–309 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 299 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593 299
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Ken-Tye Yong 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 Ken-Tye Yong sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 84–85 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195 84
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2020 - OSA Fellows Ken-Tye Yong Nanyang Technological University, Singapore For significant contributions to develop optical functional nanomaterials and devices for biophotonic and nanophotonic applications

Overview

Ken-Tye Yong is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and specializes in research areas encompassing engineering and materials science. Their work extensively covers several subfields including biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, molecular biology, electrical and electronic engineering, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

The research topics addressed by Ken-Tye Yong comprise advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, plasmonic and surface plasmon research, gold and silver nanoparticles synthesis and applications, nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, luminescence and fluorescent materials, and RNA interference and gene delivery.

Ken-Tye Yong has authored numerous papers, with recent contributions including:

  • Stimuli-responsive functional materials for soft robotics (2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry B)
  • Defect Engineering of MOF-Based Membrane for Gas Separation (2023, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • Recent advances in solar-driven evaporation systems (2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry A)
  • Advanced low-dimensional carbon materials for flexible devices (2020, InfoMat)
  • Gold Nanorod Assisted Enhanced Plasmonic Detection Scheme of COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein (2020, Advanced Theory and Simulations)

The frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Ken-Tye Yong include Gaixia Xu, Zhourui Xu, Chandreyee Manas Das, Chengbin Yang, and Yihang Jiang.

Ken-Tye Yong's publications are commonly found in several scientific venues, such as:

  • Advanced Theory and Simulations
  • Advanced Optical Materials
  • ACS Applied Nano Materials
  • Chemical Society Reviews
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

In recognition of scientific contributions, Ken-Tye Yong was named an OSA Fellow in 2020 for work related to developing optical functional nanomaterials and devices for biophotonic and nanophotonic applications.

Best Publications

  • Nanomaterials enhanced surface plasmon resonance for biological and chemical sensing applications

    Shuwen Zeng;Dominique Baillargeat;Ho-Pui Ho;Ken-Tye Yong

  • A Review on Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles for Biosensing Applications

    Shuwen Zeng;Shuwen Zeng;Ken-Tye Yong;Indrajit Roy;Xuan-Quyen Dinh

  • Biocompatible luminescent silicon quantum dots for imaging of cancer cells.

    Folarin Erogbogbo;Ken-Tye Yong;Indrajit Roy;GaiXia Xu

  • New Generation Cadmium-Free Quantum Dots for Biophotonics and Nanomedicine

    Gaixia Xu;Shuwen Zeng;Butian Zhang;Mark T. Swihart

  • Nanocarbons for Biology and Medicine: Sensing, Imaging, and Drug Delivery

    Nishtha Panwar;Alana Mauluidy Soehartono;Kok Ken Chan;Shuwen Zeng;Shuwen Zeng

  • Nanotoxicity assessment of quantum dots: from cellular to primate studies

    Ken Tye Yong;Wing Cheung Law;Rui Hu;Ling Ye

  • A pilot study in non-human primates shows no adverse response to intravenous injection of quantum dots

    Ling Ye;Ken-Tye Yong;Ken-Tye Yong;Liwei Liu;Indrajit Roy

  • Graphene–MoS2 hybrid nanostructures enhanced surface plasmon resonance biosensors

    Shuwen Zeng;Shuwen Zeng;Siyi Hu;Siyi Hu;Jing Xia;Tommy Anderson

  • In vivo targeted cancer imaging, sentinel lymph node mapping and multi-channel imaging with biocompatible silicon nanocrystals.

    Folarin Erogbogbo;Ken-Tye Yong;Indrajit Roy;Rui Hu

  • Sensitivity Enhancement of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides/Silicon Nanostructure-based Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensor

    Qingling Ouyang;Shuwen Zeng;Shuwen Zeng;Li Jiang;Liying Hong

  • Imaging pancreatic cancer using bioconjugated InP quantum dots.

    Ken Tye Yong;Hong Ding;Indrajit Roy;Wing Cheung Law

  • Lasing in nanocomposite random media

    Feng Luan;Bobo Gu;Bobo Gu;Anderson S.L. Gomes;Ken-Tye Yong

  • Functionalized quantum dots for biosensing and bioimaging and concerns on toxicity.

    Yucheng Wang;Rui Hu;Guimiao Lin;Indrajit Roy

  • Graphene–Gold Metasurface Architectures for Ultrasensitive Plasmonic Biosensing

    Shuwen Zeng;Shuwen Zeng;Kandammathe Valiyaveedu Sreekanth;Jingzhi Shang;Ting Yu

  • Sensitivity Improved Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensor for Cancer Biomarker Detection Based on Plasmonic Enhancement

    Wing Cheung Law;Ken Tye Yong;Ken Tye Yong;Alexander Baev;Paras N. Prasad

  • Precise Two‐Photon Photodynamic Therapy using an Efficient Photosensitizer with Aggregation‐Induced Emission Characteristics

    Bobo Gu;Wenbo Wu;Gaixia Xu;Guangxue Feng

  • Biocompatible magnetofluorescent probes: luminescent silicon quantum dots coupled with superparamagnetic iron(III) oxide.

    Folarin Erogbogbo;Ken Tye Yong;Rui Hu;Wing Cheung Law

  • Gold Nanorods Coated with Multilayer Polyelectrolyte as Contrast Agents for Multimodal Imaging

    Hong Ding;Ken Tye Yong;Indrajit Roy;Haridas E. Pudavar

  • Nanotechnology approach for drug addiction therapy: gene silencing using delivery of gold nanorod-siRNA nanoplex in dopaminergic neurons.

    Adela C. Bonoiu;Supriya D. Mahajan;Hong Ding;Indrajit Roy

  • Quantum Rod Bioconjugates as Targeted Probes for Confocal and Two-Photon Fluorescence Imaging of Cancer Cells

    † Ken-Tye Yong;Jun Qian;Jun Qian;Indrajit Roy;Hoon Hi Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Paras N. Prasad
Paras N. Prasad University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Indrajit Roy
Indrajit Roy University of Delhi
Wing-Cheung Law
Wing-Cheung Law Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Mark T. Swihart
Mark T. Swihart University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Swee Chuan Tjin
Swee Chuan Tjin Nanyang Technological University
Junle Qu
Junle Qu Shenzhen University
Stanley A. Schwartz
Stanley A. Schwartz University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Ho-Pui Ho
Ho-Pui Ho Chinese University of Hong Kong
Guang S. He
Guang S. He University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Sailing He
Sailing He Zhejiang University

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