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Materials Science

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National Ranking
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Timothy Thatt Yang 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 Timothy Thatt Yang Tan sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 108 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Timothy Thatt Yang 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 Timothy Thatt Yang Tan sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Timothy Thatt Yang Tan is a researcher affiliated with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Their research spans several interconnected fields including Medicine, Materials Science, and Engineering, with a notable emphasis on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Dermatology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The main topics covered in their body of work include:

  • Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials
  • Dermatologic Treatments and Research
  • Wound Healing and Treatments
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Nanoplatforms for Cancer Theranostics
  • Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials

Their recent publications illustrate a focus on nanomedicine and therapeutic applications, with selected examples including:

  • Near-infrared-II activated inorganic photothermal nanomedicines, 2020, Biomaterials
  • Positive-charge tuned gelatin hydrogel-siSPARC injectable for siRNA anti-scarring therapy in post glaucoma filtration surgery, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Scar prevention through topical delivery of gelatin-tyramine-siSPARC nanoplex loaded in dissolvable hyaluronic acid microneedle patch across skin barrier, 2022, Biomaterials Science
  • Upconversion Nanoparticles-Based Multiplex Protein Activation to Neuron Ablation for Locomotion Regulation, 2020, Small
  • Dye-Sensitized Lanthanide-Doped Upconversion Nanoparticles for Water Detection in Organic Solvents, 2021, ACS Applied Nano Materials

The frequent publication venues where their work appears include:

  • Biomaterials Science
  • British Journal of Dermatology
  • Biomaterials
  • Scientific Reports
  • Small

Collaboration is evident in their research history, with notable frequent coauthors being:

  • Zhongzheng Yu
  • Wen Kiat Chan
  • Yong Yao Chun
  • Hong Liang Tey
  • Yan Zhang

Best Publications

  • Robust, Non‐Cytotoxic, Silica‐Coated CdSe Quantum Dots with Efficient Photoluminescence

    S. T. Selvan;T. T. Tan;J. Y. Ying

  • Functional and multifunctional nanoparticles for bioimaging and biosensing.

    Subramanian Tamil Selvan;Timothy Thatt Yang Tan;Dong Kee Yi;Nikhil R. Jana

  • Cytotoxicity of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles is shape and cell dependent.

    Xinxin Zhao;SuXiu Ng;Boon Chin Heng;Jun Guo

  • Recent development of cyclodextrin chiral stationary phases and their applications in chromatography.

    Yin Xiao;Siu-Choon Ng;Timothy Thatt Yang Tan;Yong Wang

  • Effects of nano-Ag particles loading on TiO2 photocatalytic reduction of selenate ions

    T.T.Y Tan;C.K Yip;D Beydoun;R Amal

  • Effects of organic hole scavengers on the photocatalytic reduction of selenium anions

    T. Tan;D. Beydoun;R. Amal

  • Cross Relaxation Induced Pure Red Upconversion in Activator- and Sensitizer-Rich Lanthanide Nanoparticles

    Wei Wei;Yan Zhang;Rui Chen;Julian Goggi

  • Graphene Oxide Quantum Dots Covalently Functionalized PVDF Membrane with Significantly-Enhanced Bactericidal and Antibiofouling Performances.

    Zhiping Zeng;Dingshan Yu;Ziming He;Jing Liu

  • Synthesis of Porous and Visible-Light Absorbing Bi2WO6/TiO2 Heterojunction Films with Improved Photoelectrochemical and Photocatalytic Performances

    Qing Chi Xu;Diana V. Wellia;Yun Hau Ng;Rose Amal

  • Architecture engineering of hierarchically porous chitosan/vacuum-stripped graphene scaffold as bioanode for high performance microbial fuel cell

    Ziming He;Jing Liu;Yan Qiao;Chang Ming Li;Chang Ming Li

  • Rare-Earth-Doped and Codoped Y 2O 3 Nanomaterials as Potential Bioimaging Probes

    Gautom Kumar Das;Timothy Thatt Yang Tan

  • Gadolinium oxide ultranarrow nanorods as multimodal contrast agents for optical and magnetic resonance imaging.

    Gautom Kumar Das;Boon Chin Heng;Sui-Choon Ng;Tim White

  • Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) and its derivatives for multifarious photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis

    Zhiping Zeng;Zhiping Zeng;Shufen Chen;Timothy Thatt Yang Tan;Fang-Xing Xiao;Fang-Xing Xiao

  • Size control, shape evolution, and silica coating of near-infrared-emitting PbSe quantum dots

    Timothy T. Tan;S. Tamil Selvan;Lan Zhao;Shujun Gao

  • Tuning sub-10 nm single-phase NaMnF3 nanocrystals as ultrasensitive hosts for pure intense fluorescence and excellent T1 magnetic resonance imaging.

    Yan Zhang;Jing Dong Lin;Vimalan Vijayaragavan;Kishore K. Bhakoo

  • Near-infrared-II activated inorganic photothermal nanomedicines.

    Zhongzheng Yu;Wen Kiat Chan;Yan Zhang;Timothy Thatt Yang Tan

  • Ultrasmall-Superbright Neodymium-Upconversion Nanoparticles via Energy Migration Manipulation and Lattice Modification: 808 nm-Activated Drug Release

    Yan Zhang;Zhongzheng Yu;Jingqiu Li;Yanxiao Ao

  • Nanostructure control of graphene-composited TiO2 by a one-step solvothermal approach for high performance dye-sensitized solar cells.

    Ziming He;Guanhong Guai;Jing Liu;Chunxian Guo

  • Engineering lanthanide-based materials for nanomedicine

    Yan Zhang;Wei Wei;Gautom Kumar Das;Timothy Thatt Yang Tan

  • Unraveling the cooperative synergy of zero-dimensional graphene quantum dots and metal nanocrystals enabled by layer-by-layer assembly

    Zhiping Zeng;Fang-Xing Xiao;Fang-Xing Xiao;Hung Phan;Shufen Chen

  • Nanoparticle, nanocrystal, nanocrystal solution, and method for making water-soluble nanoparticle

    Subramanian T Selvan;Timothy T Tan;Jackie Y Ying;ジャッキー ワイ. イン,

Frequent Co-Authors

Siu-Choon Ng
Siu-Choon Ng Nanyang Technological University
Joachim Say Chye Loo
Joachim Say Chye Loo Nanyang Technological University
Rose Amal
Rose Amal University of New South Wales
Say Chye Joachim Loo
Say Chye Joachim Loo Nanyang Technological University
Nguan Soon Tan
Nguan Soon Tan Nanyang Technological University
Jackie Y. Ying
Jackie Y. Ying King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Fang-Xing Xiao
Fang-Xing Xiao Fuzhou University
Chang Ming Li
Chang Ming Li Suzhou University of Science and Technology
Boon Chin Heng
Boon Chin Heng Peking University
Staffan Kjelleberg
Staffan Kjelleberg Nanyang Technological University

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