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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Materials Science D-index 126 Citations 125,004 400 World Ranking 144 National Ranking 69
Chemistry D-index 114 Citations 82,309 517 World Ranking 230 National Ranking 122

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Awards & Achievements

2009 - SPIE Fellow

1984 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

1980 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

1965 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Organic chemistry
  • Electron

His scientific interests lie mostly in Nanoparticle, Nanotechnology, Nanorod, Plasmon and Surface plasmon resonance. Mostafa A. El-Sayed works on Nanoparticle which deals in particular with Colloidal gold. His biological study deals with issues like Scattering, which deal with fields such as Absorption, Rayleigh scattering and Raman spectroscopy.

His Nanorod research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Aspect ratio, Femtosecond, Transmission electron microscopy and Absorption spectroscopy, Analytical chemistry. His Plasmon research incorporates themes from Alloy and Scaling. His studies in Surface plasmon resonance integrate themes in fields like Noble metal, Optics, Molecular physics, Dielectric and Nanoshell.

His most cited work include:

  • Chemistry and properties of nanocrystals of different shapes. (5795 citations)
  • Cancer Cell Imaging and Photothermal Therapy in the Near-Infrared Region by Using Gold Nanorods (4081 citations)
  • Preparation and Growth Mechanism of Gold Nanorods (NRs) Using Seed-Mediated Growth Method (3665 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Nanoparticle, Photochemistry, Nanotechnology, Analytical chemistry and Plasmon. Mostafa A. El-Sayed works mostly in the field of Nanoparticle, limiting it down to topics relating to Catalysis and, in certain cases, Inorganic chemistry. His Photochemistry research includes themes of Bacteriorhodopsin, Excited state, Molecule, Photoisomerization and Phosphorescence.

Many of his studies involve connections with topics such as Scattering and Nanotechnology. His Analytical chemistry research integrates issues from Ion, Molecular physics and Laser, Picosecond. His research combines Surface plasmon resonance and Plasmon.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Nanoparticle (21.20%)
  • Photochemistry (20.40%)
  • Nanotechnology (20.80%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2021)?

  • Nanotechnology (20.80%)
  • Plasmon (15.60%)
  • Nanoparticle (21.20%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in Nanotechnology, Plasmon, Nanoparticle, Colloidal gold and Photothermal therapy. His Nanotechnology study combines topics in areas such as Cancer cell, Nanocages and Raman spectroscopy. Mostafa A. El-Sayed has included themes like Discrete dipole approximation, Nanorod and Surface plasmon resonance in his Plasmon study.

His Nanoparticle study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Nanoscopic scale and Metal. His Colloidal gold research incorporates elements of Squamous carcinoma and Flow cytometry. His study looks at the intersection of Photothermal therapy and topics like Cancer research with Immunology.

Between 2011 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • The golden age: gold nanoparticles for biomedicine (2039 citations)
  • Size matters: gold nanoparticles in targeted cancer drug delivery. (327 citations)
  • The Most Effective Gold Nanorod Size for Plasmonic Photothermal Therapy: Theory and In Vitro Experiments (204 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Organic chemistry
  • Electron

Mostafa A. El-Sayed focuses on Nanotechnology, Plasmon, Nanoparticle, Photothermal therapy and Colloidal gold. His work carried out in the field of Nanotechnology brings together such families of science as Cancer cell and Raman scattering, Raman spectroscopy. His work deals with themes such as Refractive index, Discrete dipole approximation, Surface plasmon resonance and Electrochromism, which intersect with Plasmon.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Nanoscopic scale, Ultrafast laser spectroscopy, Metal, Dielectric and Colloid. He has researched Photothermal therapy in several fields, including Cancer research, Programmed cell death, Nanorod, Biological imaging and Differential interference contrast microscopy. His Colloidal gold study incorporates themes from Biomedicine and Artificial molecules.

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Best Publications

Chemistry and properties of nanocrystals of different shapes.

Clemens Burda;Xiaobo Chen;Radha Narayanan;Mostafa A. El-Sayed.
Chemical Reviews (2005)

7977 Citations

Spectral Properties and Relaxation Dynamics of Surface Plasmon Electronic Oscillations in Gold and Silver Nanodots and Nanorods

Stephan Link and;Mostafa A. El-Sayed.
Journal of Physical Chemistry B (1999)

5605 Citations

Cancer Cell Imaging and Photothermal Therapy in the Near-Infrared Region by Using Gold Nanorods

Xiaohua Huang;Ivan H. El-Sayed;Wei Qian;Mostafa A. El-Sayed.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2006)

5247 Citations

Preparation and Growth Mechanism of Gold Nanorods (NRs) Using Seed-Mediated Growth Method

Babak Nikoobakht and;Mostafa A. El-Sayed.
Chemistry of Materials (2003)

4934 Citations

Calculated Absorption and Scattering Properties of Gold Nanoparticles of Different Size, Shape, and Composition: Applications in Biological Imaging and Biomedicine

Prashant K. Jain;Kyeong Seok Lee;Ivan H. El-Sayed;Mostafa A. El-Sayed.
Journal of Physical Chemistry B (2006)

4162 Citations

Noble Metals on the Nanoscale: Optical and Photothermal Properties and Some Applications in Imaging, Sensing, Biology, and Medicine

Prashant K. Jain;Xiaohua Huang;Ivan H. El-Sayed;Mostafa A. El-Sayed.
Accounts of Chemical Research (2008)

3723 Citations

Some interesting properties of metals confined in time and nanometer space of different shapes.

Mostafa A. El-Sayed.
Accounts of Chemical Research (2001)

3233 Citations

Size and temperature dependence of the plasmon absorption of colloidal gold nanoparticles

Stephan Link;Mostafa A. El-Sayed.
Journal of Physical Chemistry B (1999)

2825 Citations

Shape-Controlled Synthesis of Colloidal Platinum Nanoparticles

Temer S. Ahmadi;Zhong L. Wang;Travis C. Green;Arnim Henglein.
Science (1996)

2820 Citations

The golden age: gold nanoparticles for biomedicine

Erik C. Dreaden;Alaaldin M. Alkilany;Xiaohua Huang;Catherine J. Murphy.
Chemical Society Reviews (2012)

2556 Citations

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