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D-Index
52
Citations
8465
World Ranking
9661
National Ranking
155

Swee Ching 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 Swee Ching Tan sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 129 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Swee Ching 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 Swee Ching Tan 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: 52 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Swee Ching Tan is affiliated with the National University of Singapore in Singapore. Their research primarily spans across the fields of Engineering, Energy, and Materials Science. Within these broad disciplines, they have contributed extensively to subfields including Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Water Science and Technology.

The scientist's work covers multiple specialized topics, notably:

  • Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
  • Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics

Tan has coauthored frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Yaoxin Zhang
  • Shuai Guo
  • Hao Qu
  • Songlin Zhang
  • Sai Kishore Ravi

Major publication venues where Tan's work has appeared include:

  • Advanced Materials
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Nano Energy
  • Nature Communications
  • Advanced Science

Significant recent papers authored by Tan's collaborators or in their research network are as follows:

  • Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Membranes Assembled by Ionic Covalent Organic Nanosheets with Reduced Apertures for Gas Separation, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Structure Architecting for Salt-Rejecting Solar Interfacial Desalination to Achieve High-Performance Evaporation With In Situ Energy Generation, 2020, Advanced Science
  • Manipulating unidirectional fluid transportation to drive sustainable solar water extraction and brine-drenching induced energy generation, 2020, Energy & Environmental Science
  • Best practices for solar water production technologies, 2022, Nature Sustainability
  • Repurposing face mask waste to construct floating photothermal evaporator for autonomous solar ocean farming, 2022, EcoMat

Tan has contributed to book publications as well, including a title published by Springer Science+Business Media:

  • Solar Energy Harvesting with Photosynthetic Pigment-Protein Complexes, 2020

Their research contributions show an engagement with topics relevant to sustainable energy solutions, advanced material design, and environmental applications, particularly through solar technologies and membrane science.

Best Publications

  • Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Membranes Assembled by Ionic Covalent Organic Nanosheets with Reduced Apertures for Gas Separation

    Yunpan Ying;Minman Tong;Shoucong Ning;Sai Kishore Ravi

  • Solar Energy Triggered Clean Water Harvesting from Humid Air Existing above Sea Surface Enabled by a Hydrogel with Ultrahigh Hygroscopicity.

    Dilip Krishna Nandakumar;Yaoxin Zhang;Sai Kishore Ravi;Na Guo

  • Atomic structure of the 6H–SiC(0 0 0 1) nanomesh

    Wei Chen;Hai Xu;Lei Liu;Xingyu Gao

  • Manipulating unidirectional fluid transportation to drive sustainable solar water extraction and brine-drenching induced energy generation

    Yaoxin Zhang;Hong Zhang;Ting Xiong;Hao Qu

  • MXene Functionalized, Highly Breathable and Sensitive Pressure Sensors with Multi‐Layered Porous Structure

    Unknown

  • Food-derived carbonaceous materials for solar desalination and thermo-electric power generation

    Yaoxin Zhang;Sai Kishore Ravi;Swee Ching Tan

  • In Situ Growth of a Stable Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) on Flexible Fabric via a Layer-by-Layer Strategy for Versatile Applications.

    Unknown

  • Guaranteeing Complete Salt Rejection by Channeling Saline Water through Fluidic Photothermal Structure toward Synergistic Zero Energy Clean Water Production and In Situ Energy Generation

    Yaoxin Zhang;Ting Xiong;Lakshmi Suresh;Hao Qu

  • A bio-inspired nanocomposite membrane with improved light-trapping and salt-rejecting performance for solar-driven interfacial evaporation applications

    Peijin Ying;Bin Ai;Wei Hu;Yang Geng

  • ZnO film thickness effect on surface acoustic wave modes and acoustic streaming

    X.Y. Du;Yong Qing Fu;S. C. Tan;Jikui Luo

  • A Moisture-Hungry Copper Complex Harvesting Air Moisture for Potable Water and Autonomous Urban Agriculture

    Jiachen Yang;Xueping Zhang;Hao Qu;Zhi Gen Yu

  • Shadow enhanced self-charging power system for wave and solar energy harvesting from the ocean

    Qian Zhang;Qijie Liang;Dilip Krishna Nandakumar;Hao Qu

  • Energy Harvesting from Atmospheric Humidity by a Hydrogel-Integrated Ferroelectric-Semiconductor System

    Lin Yang;Dilip Krishna Nandakumar;Linqing Miao;Lakshmi Suresh

  • Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Strong Carbon Matrix Composites

    Songlin Zhang;Yan Ma;Lakshmi Suresh;Ayou Hao

  • Liquid-Exfoliated 2D Materials for Optoelectronic Applications.

    Fuad Indra Alzakia;Swee Ching Tan

  • Developing better ceramic membranes for water and wastewater Treatment: Where microstructure integrates with chemistry and functionalities

    Qilin Gu;Tze Chiang Albert Ng;Yueping Bao;How Yong Ng

  • Progress and perspectives in exploiting photosynthetic biomolecules for solar energy harnessing

    Sai Kishore Ravi;Swee Ching Tan

  • Inkjet-Printable Hydrochromic Paper for Encrypting Information and Anticounterfeiting.

    Varun Kumar Singh;Ramesh Kumar Chitumalla;Sai Kishore Ravi;Yaoxin Zhang

  • ZnO film for application in surface acoustic wave device

    X Y Du;Y Q Fu;S C Tan;J K Luo;J K Luo

  • Crystalline silicon core fibres from aluminium core preforms.

    Chong Hou;Xiaoting Jia;Lei Wei;Swee-Ching Tan

  • Robust, 3D-printed hydratable plastics for effective solar desalination

    J. Justin Koh;J. Justin Koh;Gwendolyn J.H. Lim;Souvik Chakraborty;Yaoxin Zhang

  • Impact of Water-Assisted Electrochemical Reactions on the OFF-State Degradation of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs

    Feng Gao;Swee Ching Tan;Jesus A. del Alamo;Carl V. Thompson

  • Generation of Alternating Current in Response to Discontinuous Illumination by Photoelectrochemical Cells Based on Photosynthetic Proteins

    Swee Ching Tan;Lucy I. Crouch;Michael R. Jones;Mark Welland

  • Photosynthetic Bioelectronic Sensors for Touch Perception, UV-Detection, and Nanopower Generation: Toward Self-Powered E-Skins.

    Sai Kishore Ravi;Tingfeng Wu;Vishnu Saran Udayagiri;Xuan Minh Vu

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew T. S. Wee
Andrew T. S. Wee National University of Singapore
Jikui Luo
Jikui Luo Zhejiang University
William I. Milne
William I. Milne University of Cambridge
Andrew J. Flewitt
Andrew J. Flewitt University of Cambridge
Yong Qing Fu
Yong Qing Fu Northumbria University
Mark E. Welland
Mark E. Welland University of Cambridge
Jun Ding
Jun Ding National University of Singapore
John Wang
John Wang National University of Singapore
Stephen J. Pennycook
Stephen J. Pennycook University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Dan Zhao
Dan Zhao National University of Singapore

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