Nicholas X. Fang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nicholas X. Fang between 2001 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nicholas X. Fang published across 26 years, from 2001 to 2026, averaging 17.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 39 publications in 2009. 21 of the 454 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

10 20 30

2001 2026

454 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nicholas X. Fang: publications per year, 2001 to 2026
Year	Publications
2001	6
2002	3
2003	14
2004	9
2005	9
2006	10
2007	12
2008	14
2009	39
2010	25
2011	30
2012	18
2013	19
2014	23
2015	17
2016	22
2017	25
2018	20
2019	19
2020	21
2021	24
2022	15
2023	18
2024	21
2025	20
2026	1
Total	454

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Nicholas X. Fang 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 Nicholas X. Fang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

200 400 600 800

50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 368 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications	Scientists	This scientist
50–69	28
70–89	152
90–109	356
110–129	487
130–149	723
150–169	835
170–189	850
190–209	891
210–229	862
230–249	766
250–269	726
270–289	665
290–309	593
310–329	537
330–349	477
350–369	440	368
370–389	356
390–409	321
410–429	256
430–449	246
450–469	216
470–489	212
490–509	174
510–529	194
530–549	162
550–569	131
570–589	111
590–609	103
610–629	99
630–649	77
650–669	92
670–689	56
690–709	53
710–729	53
730–749	38
750–769	52
770–789	43
790–809	38
810–829	34
830–849	25
850–869	18
870–889	20
890–909	24
910–929	27
930–949	20
950–969	17
970–989	10
990–1,009	16
1,010–1,029	13
1,030–1,049	12
1,050–1,069	9
1,070–1,089	8
1,090–1,109	7
1,110–1,129	9
1,130–1,149	2
1,150–1,162	5
1,163+	100

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Nicholas X. Fang 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 Nicholas X. Fang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

200 400 600

40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index	Scientists	This scientist
40–41	211
42–43	450
44–45	612
46–47	612
48–49	598
50–51	657
52–53	667
54–55	621
56–57	597
58–59	610
60–61	587
62–63	606
64–65	533
66–67	490
68–69	469
70–71	378
72–73	421
74–75	359
76–77	323
78–79	299	78
80–81	230
82–83	210
84–85	195
86–87	203
88–89	175
90–91	175
92–93	142
94–95	121
96–97	117
98–99	107
100–101	88
102–103	85
104–105	68
106–107	62
108–109	57
110–111	45
112–113	49
114–115	50
116–117	34
118–119	38
120–121	37
122–123	29
124–125	28
126–127	24
128–129	33
130–131	28
132–133	21
134–135	20
136–137	23
138–139	17
140–141	12
142–143	17
144–145	21
146–147	13
148–149	11
150–151	14
152–153	13
154–155	9
156–157	10
158–159	7
160–161	4
162–163	4
164	3
165+	98

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Research.com Recognitions

2021 - OSA Fellows Nicholas Xuanlai Fang Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA For fundamental and practical innovations in plasmonic, acoustic, graphene-based and topological metamaterials

Overview

Nicholas X. Fang is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China. Their research spans multiple fields with a primary focus on Engineering and Materials Science. Within these areas, they have significant contributions to several subfields, including Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Automotive Engineering.

Their research topics cover a broad range of advanced technological and scientific issues. Notable areas of study include Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research, Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Advanced Materials and Mechanics, Underwater Acoustics Research, and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity.

Among frequent collaborators are the following coauthors:

Huifeng Du
Seok Kim
Young Tae Cho
Xinhao Li
Chang Liu

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Nature Communications
Physical Review Applied
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Science Advances

Some recent papers by Nicholas X. Fang are:

Projection micro stereolithography based 3D printing and its applications, 2020, International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing
Skin-electrode iontronic interface for mechanosensing, 2021, Nature Communications
Computational modelling of process-structure-property-performance relationships in metal additive manufacturing: a review, 2021, International Materials Reviews
Electromechanically reconfigurable optical nano-kirigami, 2021, Nature Communications
Dynamic thermal camouflage via a liquid-crystal-based radiative metasurface, 2020, Nanophotonics

Nicholas X. Fang was recognized as an OSA Fellow in 2021 for fundamental and practical innovations in plasmonic, acoustic, graphene-based, and topological metamaterials.

Best Publications

Sub-Diffraction-Limited Optical Imaging with a Silver Superlens

Nicholas Fang;Hyesog Lee;Cheng Sun;Xiang Zhang

4978
Citations
Ultralight, ultrastiff mechanical metamaterials

Xiaoyu Zheng;Howon Lee;Todd H. Weisgraber;Maxim Shusteff

2426
Citations
Ultrasonic metamaterials with negative modulus

Nicholas Fang;Dongjuan Xi;Jianyi Xu;Muralidhar Ambati

2268
Citations
Terahertz magnetic response from artificial materials.

T. J. Yen;T. J. Yen;T. J. Yen;W. J. Padilla;W. J. Padilla;W. J. Padilla;N. Fang;N. Fang;N. Fang;D. C. Vier;D. C. Vier;D. C. Vier

2049
Citations
Polaritons in layered two-dimensional materials

Tony Low;Andrey Chaves;Joshua D. Caldwell;Anshuman Kumar;Anshuman Kumar

1296
Citations
Multimaterial 4D Printing with Tailorable Shape Memory Polymers

Qi Ge;Amir Hosein Sakhaei;Howon Lee;Conner K. Dunn

1153
Citations
Broadband acoustic cloak for ultrasound waves.

Shu Zhang;Chunguang Xia;Nicholas Fang

1112
Citations
Projection micro-stereolithography using digital micro-mirror dynamic mask

C. Sun;N. Fang;D.M. Wu;X. Zhang

1097
Citations
Ultrabroadband light absorption by a sawtooth anisotropic metamaterial slab

Yanxia Cui;Kin Hung Fung;Kin Hung Fung;Jun Xu;Jun Xu;Hyungjin Ma

1076
Citations
Ultra-broadband Light Absorption by a Sawtooth Anisotropic Metamaterial Slab

Yanxia Cui;Kin Hung Fung;Jun Xu;Hyungjin Ma

932
Citations
Polaritons in layered 2D materials

Tony Low;Andrey Chaves;Joshua D. Caldwell;Anshuman Kumar

931
Citations
Mechanical Metamaterials and Their Engineering Applications

James Utama Surjadi;Libo Gao;Huifeng Du;Xiang Li

888
Citations
Multiscale metallic metamaterials

Xiaoyu Zheng;William Smith;Julie Jackson;Bryan Moran

887
Citations
Focusing ultrasound with an acoustic metamaterial network.

Shu Zhang;Leilei Yin;Nicholas Fang

742
Citations
Lightweight Mechanical Metamaterials with Tunable Negative Thermal Expansion

Qiming Wang;Julie A. Jackson;Qi Ge;Qi Ge;Jonathan B. Hopkins

494
Citations
Imaging properties of a metamaterial superlens

Nicholas Fang;Xiang Zhang

464
Citations
Application of plasmonic bowtie nanoantenna arrays for optical trapping, stacking, and sorting.

Brian J. Roxworthy;Kaspar D. Ko;Anil Kumar;Kin Hung Fung

451
Citations
Ultrasmooth silver thin films deposited with a germanium nucleation layer.

Logeeswaran Vj;Nobuhiko P. Kobayashi;M. Saif Islam;Wei Wu

415
Citations
Projection micro stereolithography based 3D printing and its applications

Qi Ge;Zhiqin Li;Zhaolong Wang;Kavin Kowsari

405
Citations
Broadband Light Management with Thermochromic Hydrogel Microparticles for Smart Windows

Xin-Hao Li;Chang Liu;Chang Liu;Shien-Ping Feng;Nicholas Xuanlai Fang

403
Citations
Tunable Light–Matter Interaction and the Role of Hyperbolicity in Graphene–hBN System

Anshuman Kumar;Tony Low;Kin Hung Fung;Phaedon Avouris

341
Citations