2026 Mengtao Sun: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	77	3160	3053	1008	1002	341	19637
Chemistry	77	4080	3709	765	754	312	19081

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Materials Science

3160

3053

1008

1002

341

19637

Chemistry

4080

3709

765

754

312

19081

Materials Science

D-Index

Citations

19637

World Ranking

3160

National Ranking

1008

Chemistry

D-Index

Citations

19081

World Ranking

4080

National Ranking

765

Overview

Mengtao Sun is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology Beijing in China. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with a considerable output in the subfields of materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, electrical and electronic engineering, and atomic and molecular physics and optics.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including:

Gold and silver nanoparticles synthesis and applications
2D materials and applications
Plasmonic and surface plasmon research
Graphene research and applications
MXene and MAX phase materials
Perovskite materials and applications
Quantum dots synthesis and properties

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Mengtao Sun include:

Yuqing Cheng
Xijiao Mu
Yi Cao
Yuqiang Wu
Yichuan Chen

Publications have appeared most often in the following venues:

Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
The Chemical Record
Nanoscale

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Mengtao Sun include:

Carbon Dots: Synthesis, Properties and Applications (2021) in Nanomaterials
Synthesis of homogeneous carbon quantum dots by ultrafast dual-beam pulsed laser ablation for bioimaging (2020) in Materials Today Nano
Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Properties and Biomedical Applications (2020) in The Chemical Record
Two-dimensional WS₂/MoS₂ heterostructures: properties and applications (2021) in Nanoscale
Graphene plasmon for optoelectronics (2021) in Reviews in Physics

In addition to journal articles, Mengtao Sun has contributed to book publications with Springer Nature, including:

Linear and Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy and Microscopy (2024)
Computational Simulation in Nanophotonics and Spectroscopy (2023)

Best Publications

Graphene, hexagonal boron nitride, and their heterostructures: properties and applications

Jingang Wang;Fengcai Ma;Mengtao Sun;Mengtao Sun;Mengtao Sun

818
Citations
Nanoplasmonic waveguides: towards applications in integrated nanophotonic circuits

Yurui Fang;Yurui Fang;Mengtao Sun

698
Citations
A Novel Application of Plasmonics: Plasmon-Driven Surface-Catalyzed Reactions

Mengtao Sun;Hongxing Xu;Hongxing Xu

606
Citations
Carbon Dots: Synthesis, Properties and Applications

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521
Citations
Electrical properties and applications of graphene, hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), and graphene/h-BN heterostructures

Jingang Wang;Jingang Wang;Fengcai Ma;Wenjie Liang;Mengtao Sun;Mengtao Sun;Mengtao Sun

492
Citations
Reduced graphene oxide electrically contacted graphene sensor for highly sensitive nitric oxide detection.

Weiwei Li;Xiumei Geng;Yufen Guo;Jizan Rong

443
Citations
Ascertaining p,p′-Dimercaptoazobenzene Produced from p-Aminothiophenol by Selective Catalytic Coupling Reaction on Silver Nanoparticles

Yurui Fang;Yuanzuo Li;Hongxing Xu;Hongxing Xu;Mengtao Sun

407
Citations
In-situ plasmon-driven chemical reactions revealed by high vacuum tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Mengtao Sun;Zhenglong Zhang;Zhenglong Zhang;Hairong Zheng;Hongxing Xu

385
Citations
Aqueous-Processable Noncovalent Chemically Converted Graphene–Quantum Dot Composites for Flexible and Transparent Optoelectronic Films

Xiumei Geng;Liang Niu;Zhenyuan Xing;Rensheng Song

355
Citations
Photoinduced Intramolecular Charge Transfer and S2 Fluorescence in Thiophene-π-Conjugated Donor–Acceptor Systems: Experimental and TDDFT Studies

Guang-Jiu Zhao;Rui-Kui Chen;Meng-Tao Sun;Jian-Yong Liu

294
Citations
Remotely excited Raman optical activity using chiral plasmon propagation in Ag nanowires

Mengtao Sun;Zhenglong Zhang;Peijie Wang;Qiang Li

269
Citations
Theoretical Characterization of the PC60BM:PDDTT Model for an Organic Solar Cell

Yuanzuo Li;Yuanzuo Li;Tönu Pullerits;Meiyu Zhao;Meiyu Zhao;Mengtao Sun

254
Citations
Exciton-plasmon coupling interactions: from principle to applications

En Cao;En Cao;Weihua Lin;Weihua Lin;Mengtao Sun;Mengtao Sun;Mengtao Sun;Wenjie Liang

242
Citations
Substrate-, Wavelength-, and Time-Dependent Plasmon-Assisted Surface Catalysis Reaction of 4-Nitrobenzenethiol Dimerizing to p,p′-Dimercaptoazobenzene on Au, Ag, and Cu Films

Bin Dong;Bin Dong;Yurui Fang;Xiaowei Chen;Hongxing Xu;Hongxing Xu

237
Citations
Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

Zhenglong Zhang;Shaoxiang Sheng;Rongming Wang;Mengtao Sun;Mengtao Sun

235
Citations
Nanowire-supported plasmonic waveguide for remote excitation of surface-enhanced Raman scattering

Yingzhou Huang;Yingzhou Huang;Yurui Fang;Zhenglong Zhang;Zhenglong Zhang;Ling Zhu

223
Citations
Synthesis of homogeneous carbon quantum dots by ultrafast dual-beam pulsed laser ablation for bioimaging

L. Cui;X. Ren;J. Wang;M. Sun

211
Citations
Plasmon-driven reaction controlled by the number of graphene layers and localized surface plasmon distribution during optical excitation

Zhi-gao Dai;Xiang-heng Xiao;Wei Wu;Yu-peng Zhang

200
Citations
Plasmon-exciton coupling of monolayer MoS2-Ag nanoparticles hybrids for surface catalytic reaction

Xianzhong Yang;Hua Yu;Xiao Guo;Qianqian Ding

192
Citations
Visualized method of chemical enhancement mechanism on SERS and TERS

Lixin Xia;Lixin Xia;Maodu Chen;Xiuming Zhao;Zhenglong Zhang;Zhenglong Zhang

187
Citations
High-Density Three-Dimension Graphene Macroscopic Objects for High-Capacity Removal of Heavy Metal Ions

Weiwei Li;Song Gao;Liqiong Wu;Shengqiang Qiu

180
Citations
The pH-Controlled Plasmon-Assisted Surface Photocatalysis Reaction of 4-Aminothiophenol to p,p '-Dimercaptoazobenzene on Au, Ag, and Cu Colloids

Mengtao Sun;Yingzhou Huang;Lixin Xia;Xiaowei Chen

177
Citations
Control of structure and photophysical properties by protonation and subsequent intramolecular hydrogen bonding.

Mengtao Sun

169
Citations