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D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
61
Citations
13191
World Ranking
1550
National Ranking
630

Materials Science

D-Index
68
Citations
15121
World Ranking
4916
National Ranking
1296

Nian X. Sun publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nian X. Sun sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 299 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

Nian X. Sun D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nian X. Sun sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

Overview

Nian X. Sun is affiliated with Northeastern University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering and materials science, with significant contributions to subfields such as electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

The scientist has focused on various topics in their work, including multiferroics and related materials, acoustic wave resonator technologies, ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials, advanced photocatalysis techniques, magnetic properties of thin films, wireless power transfer systems, and energy harvesting in wireless networks.

Frequent publication venues for Nian X. Sun include:

  • IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

They have coauthored extensively with colleagues such as Atsufumi Hirohata, Jordi Sort, Johannes Paulides, Nicoleta Lupu, and Lucian Prejbeanu.

Among their recent papers are:

  • "A Portable Very Low Frequency (VLF) Communication System Based on Acoustically Actuated Magnetoelectric Antennas," 2020, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
  • "Ultra-compact dual-band smart NEMS magnetoelectric antennas for simultaneous wireless energy harvesting and magnetic field sensing," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Magnetoelectric materials and devices," 2021, APL Materials
  • "A Review of Thin-Film Magnetoelastic Materials for Magnetoelectric Applications," 2020, Sensors
  • "Roadmap on Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Best Publications

  • Giant Electric Field Tuning of Magnetic Properties in Multiferroic Ferrite/Ferroelectric Heterostructures

    Ming Liu;Ogheneyunume Obi;Jing Lou;Yajie Chen

  • Acoustically actuated ultra-compact NEMS magnetoelectric antennas.

    Tianxiang Nan;Hwaider Lin;Yuan Gao;Alexei Matyushov

  • Giant Electric Field Tuning of Magnetism in Novel Multiferroic FeGaB/Lead Zinc Niobate–Lead Titanate (PZN-PT) Heterostructures

    Jing Lou;Ming Liu;David Reed;Yuhang Ren

  • VOLTAGE CONTROL OF MAGNETISM IN MULTIFERROIC HETEROSTRUCTURES AND DEVICES

    Nian X. Sun;Gopalan Srinivasan

  • Properties of a new soft magnetic material

    S. X. Wang;N. X. Sun;M. Yamaguchi;S. Yabukami

  • Self-Biased 215MHz Magnetoelectric NEMS Resonator for Ultra-Sensitive DC Magnetic Field Detection

    Tianxiang Nan;Yu Hui;Matteo Rinaldi;Nian X. Sun

  • Ba-hexaferrite films for next generation microwave devices

    Vincent Girard Harris;Zhaohui Chen;Yajie Chen;Soack Dae Yoon

  • Ba-hexaferrite films for next generation microwave devices (invited)

    V. G. Harris;Zhaohui Chen;Yajie Chen;Soack Yoon

  • Comparison of spin-orbit torques and spin pumping across NiFe/Pt and NiFe/Cu/Pt interfaces

    Tianxiang Nan;Satoru Emori;Carl T. Boone;Xinjun Wang

  • Voltage-impulse-induced non-volatile ferroelastic switching of ferromagnetic resonance for reconfigurable magnetoelectric microwave devices.

    Ming Liu;Brandon M. Howe;Lawrence Grazulis;Krishnamurthy Mahalingam

  • Quantification of strain and charge co-mediated magnetoelectric coupling on ultra-thin Permalloy/PMN-PT interface.

    Tianxiang Nan;Ziyao Zhou;Ming Liu;Xi Yang

  • Soft magnetism, magnetostriction, and microwave properties of FeGaB thin films

    Jing Lou;R. E. Insignares;Zhuhua Cai;Katherine S. Ziemer

  • Electrostatically tunable magnetoelectric inductors with large inductance tunability

    Nian-Xiang Sun

  • Voltage tuning of ferromagnetic resonance with bistable magnetization switching in energy-efficient magnetoelectric composites.

    Ming Liu;Ziyao Zhou;Tianxiang Nan;Brandon M. Howe

  • A Portable Very Low Frequency (VLF) Communication System Based on Acoustically Actuated Magnetoelectric Antennas

    Cunzheng Dong;Xinjun Wang;Hwaider Lin;Yuan Gao

  • Challenges and opportunities for multi-functional oxide thin films for voltage tunable radio frequency/microwave components

    Guru Subramanyam;Melanie W. Cole;Nian X. Sun;Thottam S. Kalkur

  • Highly Sensitive Flexible Magnetic Sensor Based on Anisotropic Magnetoresistance Effect

    Zhiguang Wang;Zhiguang Wang;Xinjun Wang;Menghui Li;Yuan Gao

  • E‐Field Control of Exchange Bias and Deterministic Magnetization Switching in AFM/FM/FE Multiferroic Heterostructures

    Ming Liu;Jing Lou;Shandong Li;Nian X. Sun

  • Small Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Bandpass Filter With Notched Band

    Guo-Min Yang;R. Jin;C. Vittoria;V.G. Harris

  • Ultra-compact dual-band smart NEMS magnetoelectric antennas for simultaneous wireless energy harvesting and magnetic field sensing.

    Mohsen Zaeimbashi;Mehdi Nasrollahpour;Adam Khalifa;Anthony Romano

  • Synthesis of ordered arrays of multiferroic NiFe2O4-Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 core-shell nanowires

    Ming Liu;Xin Li;Hassan Imrane;Yajie Chen

  • Voltage control of magnetism in multiferroic heterostructures

    Ming Liu;Nian X. Sun

  • The influence of important factors on ultrafiltration of oil/water emulsion using PVDF membrane modified by nano-sized TiO2/Al2O3

    X.S. Yi;S.L. Yu;S.L. Yu;W.X. Shi;N. Sun;N. Sun

Frequent Co-Authors

Ming Liu
Ming Liu Fudan University
Yuan Gao
Yuan Gao Northeastern University
Carmine Vittoria
Carmine Vittoria Northeastern University
Guo-Min Yang
Guo-Min Yang Singapore Management University
Vincent G. Harris
Vincent G. Harris Northeastern University
Zuo-Guang Ye
Zuo-Guang Ye Simon Fraser University
Wei Ren
Wei Ren Shaanxi Normal University
Wei Ren
Wei Ren Xi'an Jiaotong University
Feng Xu
Feng Xu Xi'an Jiaotong University
Jenq-Gong Duh
Jenq-Gong Duh National Tsing Hua University

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