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84
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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.

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50 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.

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.

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40 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.

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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