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Materials Science

D-Index
106
Citations
41215
World Ranking
816
National Ranking
278

Chemistry

D-Index
104
Citations
40359
World Ranking
1050
National Ranking
417

Nongjian Tao 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 Nongjian Tao sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 402 publications — 77th percentile

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

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

Nongjian Tao 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 Nongjian Tao sits on this spectrum.

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

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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

  • 2020 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Nongjian Tao was affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States. Their research spanned multiple fields, primarily focusing on Engineering and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these domains, their work included significant contributions in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Bioengineering.

The scientist's main topics of study encompassed a range of specialized areas:

  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications
  • Analytical Chemistry and Sensors
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

Among their recent publications were the following papers:

  • Total Iron Measurement in Human Serum With a Novel Smartphone-Based Assay, 2020, IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine
  • Plasmonic scattering imaging of single proteins and binding kinetics, 2020, Nature Methods
  • Colorimetric Sensor for Online Accurate Detection of Breath Acetone, 2020, ACS Sensors
  • Optical imaging of single-protein size, charge, mobility, and binding, 2020, Nature Communications
  • One-Step Digital Immunoassay for Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Cardiac Troponin I, 2020, ACS Sensors

The scientist collaborated frequently with several coauthors including Shaopeng Wang, Fenni Zhang, Yunze Yang, Erica Forzani, and Guangzhong Ma. Their publication record was notably concentrated in several scientific journals, with the most frequent venues being ACS Sensors, Analytical Chemistry, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Small, and IEEE Sensors Journal.

Nongjian Tao received recognition through several distinctions during their career, notably being named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2010 and Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Measurement of Single-Molecule Resistance by Repeated Formation of Molecular Junctions

    Bingqian Xu;Nongjian J. Tao

  • Measurement of the quantum capacitance of graphene.

    Jilin Xia;Fang Chen;Jinghong Li;Nongjian Tao

  • Design and construction of the BESIII detector

    M. Ablikim;Z.H. An;J.Z. Bai;Niklaus Berger

  • Electron transport in molecular junctions.

    Nongjian Tao

  • Effect of anchoring groups on single-molecule conductance: comparative study of thiol-, amine-, and carboxylic-acid-terminated molecules.

    Fang Chen;Xiulan Li;Joshua Hihath;Zhifeng Huang

  • Measurement of Single Molecule Conductance: Benzenedithiol and Benzenedimethanethiol

    Xiaoyin Xiao;Bingqian Xu;Nongjian J. Tao

  • Rectification and stability of a single molecular diode with controlled orientation

    Ismael Díez-Pérez;Joshua Hihath;Youngu Lee;Youngu Lee;Luping Yu

  • Conductance of single alkanedithiols: conduction mechanism and effect of molecule-electrode contacts.

    Xiulan Li;Jin He;Joshua Hihath;Bingqian Xu

  • Direct conductance measurement of single DNA molecules in aqueous solution

    Bingqian Xu;Peiming Zhang;Xiulan Li;Nongjian Tao

  • Probing potential-tuned resonant tunneling through redox molecules with scanning tunneling microscopy.

    N. J. Tao

  • Measurement of single-molecule conductance.

    Fang Chen;Joshua Hihath;Zhifeng Huang;Xiulan Li

  • Total iron measurement in human serum with a smartphone

    Michael Serhan;Mark Sprowls;David Jackemeyer;Mindy Long

  • Measurements of Single-Molecule Electromechanical Properties

    Bingqian Xu;Xiaoyin Xiao;Nongjian J Tao

  • Label-free imaging, detection, and mass measurement of single viruses by surface plasmon resonance.

    Shaopeng Wang;Xiaonan Shan;Urmez Patel;Xinping Huang;Xinping Huang

  • Electron Transport in Single Molecules: From Benzene to Graphene

    F. Chen;Nongjian Tao

  • Imaging Local Electrochemical Current via Surface Plasmon Resonance

    Xiaonan Shan;Urmez Patel;Shaopeng Wang;Rodrigo Alejandro Iglesias

  • Dielectric Screening Enhanced Performance in Graphene FET

    Fang Chen;Jilin Xia;David K. Ferry;Nongjian Tao

  • Large gate modulation in the current of a room temperature single molecule transistor.

    Bingqian Xu;Xiaoyin Xiao;Xiaomei Yang;Ling Zang

  • Imaging the electrocatalytic activity of single nanoparticles.

    Xiaonan Shan;Ismael Díez-Pérez;Ismael Díez-Pérez;Luojia Wang;Peter Wiktor

  • Electrochemical Gate-Controlled Charge Transport in Graphene in Ionic Liquid and Aqueous Solution

    Fang Chen;Quan Qing;Jilin Xia;Jinghong Li

  • A Conducting Polymer Nanojunction Sensor for Glucose Detection

    Erica S. Forzani;Haiqian Zhang;Larry A. Nagahara;Ishamshah Amlani

Frequent Co-Authors

J. P. Zheng
J. P. Zheng China University of Geosciences, Wuhan

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