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Materials Science

D-Index
73
Citations
26009
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3760
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1028

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
66
Citations
24282
World Ranking
1374
National Ranking
454

Shan X. Wang publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Shan X. Wang sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 404 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Shan X. Wang D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Shan X. Wang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For seminal contributions to biomagnetics, nanomagnetics, and magnetic recording emphasizing fundamental physics and innovative applications of magnetic nanoparticles, spintronic sensors, and materials

Overview

Shan X. Wang is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and has a research focus predominantly in the field of Engineering, with significant contributions to Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Magnetic properties of thin films
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
  • Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices
  • Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing

Among notable recent publications are:

  • "Diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2 detection: A comprehensive review of the FDA-EUA COVID-19 testing landscape," 2020, Biosensors and Bioelectronics
  • "Carbon-coated FeCo nanoparticles as sensitive magnetic-particle-imaging tracers with photothermal and magnetothermal properties," 2020, Nature Biomedical Engineering
  • "A mountable toilet system for personalized health monitoring via the analysis of excreta," 2020, Nature Biomedical Engineering
  • "Observation of anti-damping spin-orbit torques generated by in-plane and out-of-plane spin polarizations in MnPd3," 2023, Nature Materials
  • "Field-free spin-orbit torque switching assisted by in-plane unconventional spin torque in ultrathin [Pt/Co]N," 2023, Nature Communications

Publication venues in which the scientist frequently appears include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Biosensors and Bioelectronics
  • Nature Biomedical Engineering
  • IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Shan X. Wang has coauthored extensively with several collaborators, notably Fen Xue, Wilman Tsai, Shy-Jay Lin, William Hwang, and Mahendra DC, with coauthorship counts ranging from 7 to 15 publications with these colleagues.

Recognition of their work includes election as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2012, with a citation highlighting contributions to biomagnetics, nanomagnetics, and magnetic recording. The citation specifically mentions foundational physics and innovative applications involving magnetic nanoparticles, spintronic sensors, and materials.

Best Publications

  • Monodisperse MFe2O4 (M = Fe, Co, Mn) Nanoparticles

    Shouheng Sun;Hao Zeng;David B Robinson;Simone Raoux

  • Electric-field control of local ferromagnetism using a magnetoelectric multiferroic

    Ying-hao Chu;Lane W. Martin;Lane W. Martin;Mikel B. Holcomb;Mikel B. Holcomb;Martin Gajek

  • Dumbbell-like Bifunctional Au−Fe3O4 Nanoparticles

    Heng Yu;Min Chen;Philip M. Rice;Shan X. Wang

  • Peptide-Labeled Near-Infrared Quantum Dots for Imaging Tumor Vasculature in Living Subjects

    Weibo Cai;Dong-Woon Shin;Kai Chen;Olivier Gheysens

  • Matrix-insensitive protein assays push the limits of biosensors in medicine

    Richard S Gaster;Drew A Hall;Carsten H Nielsen;Carsten H Nielsen;Carsten H Nielsen;Sebastian J Osterfeld

  • Shape-controlled synthesis and shape-induced texture of MnFe2O4 nanoparticles.

    Hao Zeng;Philip M. Rice;Shan X. Wang;Shouheng Sun

  • Advances in Giant Magnetoresistance Biosensors With Magnetic Nanoparticle Tags: Review and Outlook

    S.X. Wang;Guanxiong Li

  • Diagnostics for SARS-CoV-2 detection: A comprehensive review of the FDA-EUA COVID-19 testing landscape.

    Neeraja Ravi;Dana Lee Cortade;Elaine Ng;Shan X. Wang

  • Multiplex protein assays based on real-time magnetic nanotag sensing

    Sebastian J. Osterfeld;Heng Yu;Richard S. Gaster;Stefano Caramuta

  • Nanoscale control of exchange bias with BiFeO3 thin films

    Lane W. Martin;Ying-Hao Chu;Mikel B. Holcomb;Mark Huijben

  • Nanoscale control of exchange bias with BiFeO3 thin films.

    Lane W. Martin;Ying-hao Chu;Mikel B. Holcomb;Mikel B. Holcomb;Mark Huijben

  • Quantification of protein interactions and solution transport using high-density GMR sensor arrays

    Richard S. Gaster;Liang Xu;Shu-Jen Han;Robert J. Wilson

  • Inversion of Spin Polarization and Tunneling Magnetoresistance in Spin-Dependent Tunneling Junctions

    Manish Sharma;Shan X. Wang;Janice H. Nickel

  • Properties of a new soft magnetic material

    S. X. Wang;N. X. Sun;M. Yamaguchi;S. Yabukami

  • Detection of single micron-sized magnetic bead and magnetic nanoparticles using spin valve sensors for biological applications

    Guanxiong Li;Vikram Joshi;Robert L. White;Shan X. Wang

  • Spin valve sensors for ultrasensitive detection of superparamagnetic nanoparticles for biological applications.

    Guanxiong Li;Shouheng Sun;Robert J. Wilson;Robert L. White

  • Bio-functionalization of Monodisperse Magnetic Nanoparticles and Their Use as Biomolecular Labels in a Magnetic Tunnel Junction Based Sensor

    Stephanie G Grancharov;Hao Zeng;Shouheng Sun;Shan X Wang

  • Magnetic Information Storage Technology

    Shan X. Wang;Alex M. Taratorin

  • The Size of Mesenchymal Stem Cells is a Significant Cause of Vascular Obstructions and Stroke

    Jianfeng Ge;Ling Guo;Shan Wang;Yiling Zhang

  • Carbon-coated FeCo nanoparticles as sensitive magnetic-particle-imaging tracers with photothermal and magnetothermal properties.

    Guosheng Song;Michael Kenney;Yun Sheng Chen;Xianchuang Zheng

  • Linking Hydrophilic Macromolecules to Monodisperse Magnetite (Fe3O4) Nanoparticles via Trichloro-s-triazine

    Jin Xie;Chenjie Xu;Zhichuan Xu;Yanglong Hou

Frequent Co-Authors

Jun Hu
Jun Hu Tsinghua University
Jinliang He
Jinliang He Tsinghua University
Sanjiv S. Gambhir
Sanjiv S. Gambhir Stanford University
Shu-Jen Han
Shu-Jen Han IBM (United States)
Shouheng Sun
Shouheng Sun Brown University
Noriyuki Sato
Noriyuki Sato Sapporo Medical University
Robert Sinclair
Robert Sinclair Stanford University
Mark J. W. Rodwell
Mark J. W. Rodwell University of California, Santa Barbara
Ronald W. Davis
Ronald W. Davis Stanford University
Bruce M. Clemens
Bruce M. Clemens Stanford University

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