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D-Index
102
Citations
57697
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1525
National Ranking
801

Qian Niu publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Qian Niu sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 477 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

Qian Niu D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Qian Niu sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to the theories of quantum transport

Overview

Qian Niu is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States and conducts research across multiple fields in physics and materials science. Their work primarily focuses on areas such as atomic and molecular physics, condensed matter physics, materials chemistry, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

Their research spans several main topics, including:

  • Topological Materials and Phenomena
  • Quantum and electron transport phenomena
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Magnetic properties of thin films
  • Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics

Qian Niu has been published extensively with a significant number of articles appearing in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical review. B./Physical review. B
  • Physical Review Letters
  • Physical Review Research
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Recent notable papers illustrate the diversity and depth of Niu's research:

  • "Engineering Corner States from Two-Dimensional Topological Insulators," 2020, Physical Review Letters
  • "Switching magnon chirality in artificial ferrimagnet," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Udwadia-Kalaba constraint-based tracking control for artificial swarm mechanical systems: dynamic approach," 2020, Nonlinear Dynamics
  • "Intrinsic Nonlinear Electric Spin Generation in Centrosymmetric Magnets," 2022, Physical Review Letters
  • "Thermoelectric generation of orbital magnetization in metals," 2021, Physical review. B./Physical review. B

Frequent collaborators include Yafei Ren, Zhenhua Qiao, Cong Xiao, Yulei Han, and Jiaqi An, indicating active collaboration within the research community and interdisciplinary approaches to their topics.

Recognition of Qian Niu's contributions includes being named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1999, specifically cited for contributions to the theories of quantum transport.

Best Publications

  • Berry phase effects on electronic properties

    Di Xiao;Ming Che Chang;Qian Niu

  • Valley-selective circular dichroism of monolayer molybdenum disulphide

    Ting Cao;Gang Wang;Wenpeng Han;Huiqi Ye

  • Universal intrinsic spin Hall effect.

    Jairo Sinova;Jairo Sinova;Dimitrie Culcer;Qian Niu;N. A. Sinitsyn

  • Valley-Contrasting Physics in Graphene : Magnetic Moment and Topological Transport

    Di Xiao;Wang Yao;Qian Niu

  • Crossover of the three-dimensional topological insulator Bi 2 Se 3 to the two-dimensional limit

    Yi Zhang;Ke He;Cui Zu Chang;Cui Zu Chang;Can Li Song

  • Crossover of the three-dimensional topological insulator Bi2Se3 to the two-dimensional limit

    Yi Zhang;Ke He;Cui Zu Chang;Cui Zu Chang;Can Li Song

  • Quantized Hall conductance as a topological invariant

    Qian Niu;D. J. Thouless;Yong-Shi Wu

  • Ground-state degeneracy of the fractional quantum Hall states in the presence of a random potential and on high-genus Riemann surfaces

    X. G. Wen;Q. Niu

  • Valley-dependent optoelectronics from inversion symmetry breaking

    Wang Yao;Di Xiao;Qian Niu

  • Wave-packet dynamics in slowly perturbed crystals: Gradient corrections and Berry-phase effects

    Ganesh Sundaram;Qian Niu

  • First Principles Calculation of Anomalous Hall Conductivity in Ferromagnetic bcc Fe

    Yugui Yao;Yugui Yao;Leonard Kleinman;Allan H Macdonald;Jairo Sinova;Jairo Sinova

  • Anomalous Hall effect in ferromagnetic semiconductors

    T. Jungwirth;Qian Niu;A. H. MacDonald

  • Anomalous Hall effect arising from noncollinear antiferromagnetism.

    Hua Chen;Qian Niu;Allan H Macdonald

  • Quantum anomalous Hall effect in graphene from Rashba and exchange effects

    Zhenhua Qiao;Shengyuan A. Yang;Wanxiang Feng;Wang Kong Tse

  • Superconductivity Modulated by Quantum Size Effects

    Yang Guo;Yan-Feng Zhang;Xin-Yu Bao;Tie-Zhu Han

  • The Geometric Phase in Quantum Systems: Foundations, Mathematical Concepts, and Applications in Molecular and Condensed Matter Physics

    Arno Bohm;Ali Mostafazadeh;Hiroyasu Koizumi;Qian Niu

  • Massive Dirac fermions and spin physics in an ultrathin film of topological insulator

    Hai Zhou Lu;Wen Yu Shan;Wang Yao;Qian Niu

  • Berry phase, hyperorbits, and the Hofstadter spectrum: semiclassical dynamics in magnetic Bloch bands

    Ming Che Chang;Qian Niu

  • Berry Phase Correction to Electron Density of States in Solids

    Di Xiao;Junren Shi;Qian Niu

  • Observation of atomic wannier-stark ladders in an accelerating optical potential

    S. R. Wilkinson;C. F. Bharucha;K. W. Madison;Qian Niu

Frequent Co-Authors

Allan H. MacDonald
Allan H. MacDonald The University of Texas at Austin
Di Xiao
Di Xiao Carnegie Mellon University
Wang Yao
Wang Yao University of Hong Kong
Ali Mostafazadeh
Ali Mostafazadeh Koç University
Jairo Sinova
Jairo Sinova Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Tomas Jungwirth
Tomas Jungwirth Czech Academy of Sciences
Franco Nori
Franco Nori University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Enge Wang
Enge Wang Peking University
Qi-Kun Xue
Qi-Kun Xue Southern University of Science and Technology

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