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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 77 3058 2953 982 977 282 33596

Ping-Heng Tan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ping-Heng Tan between 1997 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ping-Heng Tan published across 30 years, from 1997 to 2026, averaging 12.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2022. 29 of the 367 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2022. 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 28 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 25 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 30 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 27 publications 2025: 28 publications 2026: 1 publication
1997 2026

367 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ping-Heng Tan: publications per year, 1997 to 2026
Year Publications
1997 2
1998 2
1999 4
2000 4
2001 10
2002 5
2003 5
2004 6
2005 3
2006 6
2007 14
2008 5
2009 2
2010 7
2011 8
2012 7
2013 13
2014 15
2015 16
2016 18
2017 28
2018 16
2019 25
2020 15
2021 22
2022 30
2023 23
2024 27
2025 28
2026 1
Total 367
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Ping-Heng Tan 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 Ping-Heng Tan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 270–289 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 282 publications — 55th percentile

55% 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
270–289 665 282
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
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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Ping-Heng Tan 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 Ping-Heng Tan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 76–77 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% 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 77
78–79 299
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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Overview

Ping-Heng Tan is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research focuses extensively on materials science, engineering, and physics and astronomy, with a particular emphasis on subfields such as materials chemistry, atomic and molecular physics and optics, electrical and electronic engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, and biomedical engineering.

The main topics of Ping-Heng Tan's work include:

  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Topological Materials and Phenomena
  • Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
  • Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
  • Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications

Ping-Heng Tan has published in various well-known venues. Some of the frequent publication venues are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nano Letters
  • Journal of Raman Spectroscopy
  • Advanced Materials
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Recent papers showcasing the range and focus of their research include:

  • Phonon renormalization in reconstructed MoS₂ moiré superlattices, 2021, PubMed
  • Application of Raman spectroscopy to probe fundamental properties of two-dimensional materials, 2020, npj 2D Materials and Applications
  • Long-range ordered porous carbons produced from C60, 2023, Nature
  • Directional Anisotropy of the Vibrational Modes in 2D-Layered Perovskites, 2020, ACS Nano
  • High-performance polarization-sensitive photodetectors on two-dimensional β-InSe, 2021, National Science Review

Collaborations have been a significant part of Ping-Heng Tan's career. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Miao-Ling Lin
  • Xue-Lu Liu
  • Jun Zhang
  • Heng Wu
  • Yu-Chen Leng

Best Publications

  • Valley-selective circular dichroism of monolayer molybdenum disulphide

    Ting Cao;Gang Wang;Wenpeng Han;Huiqi Ye

  • Evolution of Electronic Structure in Atomically Thin Sheets of WS2 and WSe2

    Weijie Zhao;Zohreh Ghorannevis;Leiqiang Chu;Minglin Toh

  • Evolution of Electronic Structure in Atomically Thin Sheets of WS2 and WSe2

    Weijie Zhao;Zohreh Ghorannevis;Leiqiang Chua;Minglin Toh

  • Raman spectroscopy of graphene-based materials and its applications in related devices.

    Jiang-Bin Wu;Miao-Ling Lin;Xin Cong;He-Nan Liu

  • Strong Photoluminescence Enhancement of MoS2 through Defect Engineering and Oxygen Bonding

    Haiyan Nan;Zilu Wang;Wenhui Wang;Zheng Liang

  • Synthesis of Few-Layer GaSe Nanosheets for High Performance Photodetectors

    PingAn Hu;Zhenzhong Wen;Lifeng Wang;Pingheng Tan

  • Lattice dynamics in mono- and few-layer sheets of WS2 and WSe2

    Weijie Zhao;Zohreh Ghorannevis;Kiran Kumar Amara;Jing Ren Pang

  • Nanotube–Polymer Composites for Ultrafast Photonics

    Tawfique Hasan;Zhipei Sun;Fengqiu Wang;Francesco Bonaccorso

  • Phonon and Raman scattering of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides from monolayer, multilayer to bulk material

    Xin Zhang;Xiao-Fen Qiao;Wei Shi;Jiang-Bin Wu

  • The shear mode of multilayer graphene

    P.H. Tan;W.P. Han;W.J. Zhao;Z.H. Wu

  • Lattice dynamics in mono- and few-layer sheets of WS2 and WSe2

    Weijie Zhao;Zohreh Ghorannevis;Amara Kiran Kumar;Jing Ren Pang

  • Raman spectroscopy of shear and layer breathing modes in multilayer MoS 2

    X Zhang;WP Han;JB Wu;Silvia Milana;Silvia Milana

  • Epitaxial monolayer MoS2 on mica with novel photoluminescence.

    Qingqing Ji;Yanfeng Zhang;Teng Gao;Yu Zhang

  • The Shear Mode of Multi-Layer Graphene

    P. H. Tan;W. P. Han;W. J. Zhao;Z. H. Wu

  • Robust optical emission polarization in MoS2 monolayers through selective valley excitation

    G. Sallen;L. Bouet;X. Marie;G. Wang

  • Strain tuning of optical emission energy and polarization in monolayer and bilayer MoS2

    C. R. Zhu;G. Wang;B. L. Liu;X. Marie

  • Review on the Raman spectroscopy of different types of layered materials

    Xin Zhang;Qing-Hai Tan;Jiang-Bin Wu;Wei Shi

  • Black phosphorus ink formulation for inkjet printing of optoelectronics and photonics

    Guohua Hu;Tom Albrow-Owen;Xinxin Jin;Ayaz Ali

  • Carrier and polarization dynamics in monolayer MoS2.

    D Lagarde;L Bouet;X Marie;CR Zhu

  • Intercalation of Few-Layer Graphite Flakes with FeCl3: Raman Determination of Fermi Level, Layer by Layer Decoupling, and Stability

    Weijie Zhao;Ping Heng Tan;Jian Liu;Andrea C. Ferrari

  • Raman scattering of non-planar graphite: arched edges, polyhedral crystals, whiskers and cones.

    PingHeng Tan;Svetlana Dimovski;Yury Gogotsi

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea C. Ferrari
Andrea C. Ferrari University of Cambridge
Tawfique Hasan
Tawfique Hasan University of Cambridge
Yang Xu
Yang Xu Zhejiang University
Francesco Bonaccorso
Francesco Bonaccorso Italian Institute of Technology
Litao Sun
Litao Sun Southeast University
Xiangfeng Duan
Xiangfeng Duan University of California, Los Angeles
PingAn Hu
PingAn Hu Harbin Institute of Technology
Feng Miao
Feng Miao Nanjing University
William I. Milne
William I. Milne University of Cambridge
Jun Zhang
Jun Zhang Inner Mongolia University

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