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Niek F. van Hulst 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 Niek F. van Hulst sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 413 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Niek F. van Hulst 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 Niek F. van Hulst sits on this spectrum.

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40 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.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - OSA Fellows For pioneering contributions to the field of near-field optics and the development of optical antennas for enhanced photo emission.

Overview

Niek F. van Hulst is affiliated with the Institute of Photonic Sciences in Spain. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering, Physics and Astronomy, and Materials Science, with a strong focus on several specialized subfields. These include Biomedical Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Materials Chemistry, Biophysics, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's work covers various advanced topics, notably:

  • Digital Holography and Microscopy
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
  • Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications

The profile of publications showcases frequent contributions to several prominent venues. These include arXiv (Cornell University), Nano Letters, ACS Photonics, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, and Nature Nanotechnology.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with this researcher include Matz Liebel, Klaas-Jan Tielrooij, Giulio Cerullo, Alexander Block, and Luca Bolzonello.

Some notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Niek F. van Hulst are:

  • Surface-enhanced Raman scattering holography, 2020, Nature Nanotechnology
  • Photocurrent-Detected 2D Electronic Spectroscopy Reveals Ultrafast Hole Transfer in Operating PM6/Y6 Organic Solar Cells, 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • 3D tracking of extracellular vesicles by holographic fluorescence imaging, 2020, Science Advances
  • What is special about Y6; the working mechanism of neat Y6 organic solar cells, 2023, Materials Horizons
  • Nanoscale Imaging and Control of Hexagonal Boron Nitride Single Photon Emitters by a Resonant Nanoantenna, 2020, Nano Letters

The researcher was recognized as an OSA Fellow in 2012 for pioneering contributions to near-field optics and the development of optical antennas for enhanced photoemission.

Best Publications

  • Antennas for light

    Lukas Novotny;Niek van Hulst

  • Unidirectional emission of a quantum dot coupled to a nanoantenna

    Alberto G. Curto;Giorgio Volpe;Tim H. Taminiau;Mark P. Kreuzer

  • Optical antennas direct single-molecule emission

    T.H. Taminiau;F.D. Stefani;Franciscus B. Segerink;N.F. van Hulst

  • Tapping mode atomic force microscopy in liquid

    Constant A.J. Putman;Kees O. van der Werf;Bart G. de Grooth;Niek F. van Hulst

  • Real-Space Observation of Ultraslow Light in Photonic Crystal Waveguides

    H. Gersen;T.J. Karle;R.J.P. Engelen;W. Bogaerts

  • Spectroscopic Mode Mapping of Resonant Plasmon Nanoantennas

    Petru Ghenuche;Sudhir Cherukulappurath;Tim H. Taminiau;Niek F. van Hulst

  • λ/4 Resonance of an Optical Monopole Antenna Probed by Single Molecule Fluorescence

    Tim H. Taminiau;Robert J. Moerland;Frans B. Segerink;Laurens Kuipers

  • Quantum coherent energy transfer over varying pathways in single light-harvesting complexes.

    Richard Hildner;Daan Brinks;Jana B. Nieder;Richard J. Cogdell

  • Role of shape and localized resonances in extraordinary transmission through periodic arrays of subwavelength holes: Experiment and theory

    K.L. van der Molen;K.J. Klein Koerkamp;S. Enoch;Franciscus B. Segerink

  • Enhanced directional excitation and emission of single emitters by a nano-optical Yagi-Uda antenna.

    Tim H. Taminiau;Fernando D. Stefani;Niek F. van Hulst

  • A plasmonic /`antenna-in-box/' platform for enhanced single-molecule analysis at micromolar concentrations

    Deep Punj;Mathieu Mivelle;Satish Babu Moparthi;Thomas S. van Zanten

  • High definition aperture probes for near-field optical microscopy fabricated by focused ion beam milling

    J. A. Veerman;A. M. Otter;L. Kuipers;N. F. van Hulst

  • Roadmap on plasmonics

    Mark I. Stockman;Katrin Kneipp;Sergey I. Bozhevolnyi;Soham Saha

  • A detailed analysis of the optical beam deflection technique for use in atomic force microscopy

    Constant A.J. Putman;Bart G. de Grooth;Niek F. van Hulst;Jan Greve

  • Surface-enhanced nonlinear four-wave mixing.

    Jan Renger;Romain Quidant;Niek van Hulst;Lukas Novotny

  • Generation of photovoltage in graphene on a femtosecond timescale through efficient carrier heating

    K. J. Tielrooij;L. Piatkowski;M. Massicotte;Achim Woessner

  • Plasmonic Cavity Coupling

    James T. Hugall;Anshuman Singh;Niek F. van Hulst;Niek F. van Hulst

  • Microdomains of the C-type lectin DC-SIGN are portals for virus entry into dendritic cells

    Alessandra Cambi;Frank de Lange;Noortje M. van Maarseveen;Monique Nijhuis

  • Cell biology beyond the diffraction limit: near-field scanning optical microscopy.

    Frank de Lange;Alessandra Cambi;Richard Huijbens;Bärbel I. de Bakker

  • Quantifying the magnetic nature of light emission

    Tim H. Taminiau;Sinan Karaveli;Niek F. van Hulst;Rashid Zia

  • Multistep Energy Transfer in Single Molecular Photonic Wires

    Mike Heilemann;Philip Tinnefeld;Gabriel Sanchez Mosteiro;Maria Garcia Parajo

  • Multipolar Interference for Directed Light Emission

    Ion M. Hancu;Alberto G. Curto;Marta Castro-López;Martin Kuttge

  • Aluminum for nonlinear plasmonics: Resonance-driven polarized luminescence of Al, Ag, and Au nanoantennas

    Marta Castro-Lopez;Daan Brinks;Riccardo Sapienza;Niek van Hulst

  • Nitrocalix [4]arenes as Molecules for Second-Order Nonlinear Optics

    Erik Kelderman;Willem Verboom;Johan F. J. Engbersen;David N. Reinhoudt

  • Visualizing and controlling vibrational wave packets of single molecules

    Daan Brinks;Fernando Daniel Stefani;Florian Kulzer;Richard Hildner

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria F. Garcia-Parajo
Maria F. Garcia-Parajo Institute of Photonic Sciences
David N. Reinhoudt
David N. Reinhoudt University of Twente
Romain Quidant
Romain Quidant ETH Zurich
Lukas Novotny
Lukas Novotny ETH Zurich
L. Kuipers
L. Kuipers Delft University of Technology
Johan F.J. Engbersen
Johan F.J. Engbersen University of Twente
Iwan Moreels
Iwan Moreels Ghent University
Carl G. Figdor
Carl G. Figdor Radboud University
Richard J. Cogdell
Richard J. Cogdell University of Glasgow
G. Julius Vancso
G. Julius Vancso University of Twente

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