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Materials Science

D-Index
77
Citations
19637
World Ranking
3158
National Ranking
1009

Chemistry

D-Index
77
Citations
19081
World Ranking
4080
National Ranking
765

Mengtao 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 Mengtao Sun sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 341 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mengtao 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 Mengtao Sun sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • Nanoplasmonic waveguides: towards applications in integrated nanophotonic circuits

    Yurui Fang;Yurui Fang;Mengtao Sun

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

    Mengtao Sun;Hongxing Xu;Hongxing Xu

  • Carbon Dots: Synthesis, Properties and Applications

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  • 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

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

    Weiwei Li;Xiumei Geng;Yufen Guo;Jizan Rong

  • 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

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

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

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

    Xiumei Geng;Liang Niu;Zhenyuan Xing;Rensheng Song

  • 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

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

    Mengtao Sun;Zhenglong Zhang;Peijie Wang;Qiang Li

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

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

  • Exciton-plasmon coupling interactions: from principle to applications

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

  • 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

  • Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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

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

    Xianzhong Yang;Hua Yu;Xiao Guo;Qianqian Ding

  • Visualized method of chemical enhancement mechanism on SERS and TERS

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

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

    Weiwei Li;Song Gao;Liqiong Wu;Shengqiang Qiu

  • 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

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

    Mengtao Sun

Frequent Co-Authors

Hongxing Xu
Hongxing Xu Wuhan University
Tõnu Pullerits
Tõnu Pullerits Lund University
Ping Xu
Ping Xu Harbin Institute of Technology
Ke-Li Han
Ke-Li Han Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
Xiaowei Chen
Xiaowei Chen University of Cádiz
Jingfu Liu
Jingfu Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Licheng Sun
Licheng Sun Royal Institute of Technology
Liqiang Zhang
Liqiang Zhang China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Qiang Li
Qiang Li Brookhaven National Laboratory
Rongming Wang
Rongming Wang University of Science and Technology Beijing

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