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D-Index
99
Citations
33276
World Ranking
1350
National Ranking
519

Tuan Vo-Dinh publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tuan Vo-Dinh sits on this spectrum.

61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 644 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 253 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 654 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Tuan Vo-Dinh D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 776 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 647 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 99 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Sir George Stokes Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 2017 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2004 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 2000 - SPIE Fellow

Overview

Tuan Vo-Dinh is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has made contributions primarily in the fields of Engineering, Materials Science, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research emphasizes Biomedical Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Molecular Biology, with additional work in Materials Chemistry and Biophysics.

Their publication record includes frequent contributions to several scientific journals. Key publication venues include:

  • The Analyst
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • ACS Applied Nano Materials
  • Analytica Chimica Acta
  • Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Tuan Vo-Dinh's research topics cover areas such as Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications, Biosensors and Analytical Detection, and Advanced Biosensing and Bioanalysis Techniques. Other significant topics include Nanoplatforms for Cancer Theranostics, Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging, Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research, and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses.

Some of the recent published works include:

  • "Machine learning using convolutional neural networks for SERS analysis of biomarkers in medical diagnostics" (2022, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy)
  • "Acoustic separation and concentration of exosomes for nucleotide detection: ASCENDx" (2024, Science Advances)
  • "Dual-Modal Colorimetric and Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS)-Based Lateral Flow Immunoassay for Ultrasensitive Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Using a Plasmonic Gold Nanocrown" (2024, Analytical Chemistry)
  • "Solution-Based Ultra-Sensitive Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Detection of the Toxin Bacterial Biomarker Pyocyanin in Biological Fluids Using Sharp-Branched Gold Nanostars" (2023, Analytical Chemistry)
  • "Ultra-trace SERS detection of cocaine and heroin using bimetallic gold-silver nanostars (BGNS-Ag)" (2023, Analytica Chimica Acta)

Frequent collaborators with whom Tuan Vo-Dinh has coauthored multiple publications include:

  • Supriya Atta
  • Aidan J. Canning
  • Ren Odion
  • Hsin-Neng Wang
  • Pietro Strobbia

Throughout their career, Tuan Vo-Dinh has received recognition through several awards, including:

  • Sir George Stokes Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), 2019
  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors, 2017
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), 2004
  • SPIE Fellow, 2000

Best Publications

  • Present and Future of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering

    Judith Langer;Dorleta Jimenez de Aberasturi;Javier Aizpurua;Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla

  • Gold nanostars: surfactant-free synthesis, 3D modelling, and two-photon photoluminescence imaging.

    Hsiangkuo Yuan;Christopher G Khoury;Hanjun Hwang;Christy M Wilson

  • Biosensors and biochips: advances in biological and medical diagnostics.

    T. Vo-Dinh;B. Cullum

  • Gold Nanostars For Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering: Synthesis, Characterization and Optimization

    Christopher G. Khoury;Tuan Vo-Dinh

  • Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy using metallic nanostructures

    Tuan Vo-Dinh

  • TAT Peptide-Functionalized Gold Nanostars: Enhanced Intracellular Delivery and Efficient NIR Photothermal Therapy Using Ultralow Irradiance

    Hsiangkuo Yuan;Andrew M. Fales;Tuan Vo-Dinh

  • Multicomponent analysis by synchronous luminescence spectrometry

    Tuan Vo-Dinh

  • Plant cell-surface GIPC sphingolipids sense salt to trigger Ca 2+ influx

    Zhonghao Jiang;Xiaoping Zhou;Ming Tao;Fang Yuan;Fang Yuan

  • Room Temperature Phosphorimetry for Chemical Analysis

    Tuan Vo-Dinh

  • Surface-enhanced Raman spectrometry for trace organic analysis

    Tuan. Vo-Dinh;M. Y. K. Hiromoto;G. M. Begun;R. L. Moody

  • Surface-Enhanced Raman Gene Probe for HIV Detection

    Narayana R. Isola;David L. Stokes;Tuan Vo-Dinh

  • Nanosensors and biochips: frontiers in biomolecular diagnostics

    Tuan Vo-Dinh;Brian M Cullum;David L Stokes

  • Surface-Enhanced Raman Gene Probes

    T. Vo-Dinh;K. Houck;D. L. Stokes

  • A Plasmonic Gold Nanostar Theranostic Probe for In Vivo Tumor Imaging and Photothermal Therapy

    Yang Liu;Jeffrey R Ashton;Everett J Moding;Hsiangkuo Yuan

  • Detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 DNA Sequence Using Plasmonics Nanoprobes

    Musundi B Wabuyele;Tuan Vo-Dinh

  • Cancer gene detection using surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)

    Tuan Vo-Dinh;Leonardo R. Allain;David L. Stokes

  • Surface-enhanced Raman scattering for medical diagnostics and biological imaging

    Tuan Vo-Dinh;Fei Yan;Musundi B. Wabuyele

  • Silica-coated gold nanostars for combined surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) detection and singlet-oxygen generation: a potential nanoplatform for theranostics.

    Andrew M. Fales;Hsiangkuo Yuan;Tuan Vo-Dinh

  • Plasmonic nanoprobes for SERS biosensing and bioimaging.

    Tuan Vo-Dinh;Hsin-Neng Wang;Jonathan Scaffidi

  • Sers diagnostic platforms, methods and systems including microarrays, biosensors and biochips

    Tuan Vo-Dinh

  • Near-field surface-enhanced Raman imaging of dye-labeled DNA with 100-nm resolution

    Volker Deckert;and Dieter Zeisel;Renato Zenobi;Tuan Vo-Dinh

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Sepaniak
Michael J. Sepaniak University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Tai-ping Sun
Tai-ping Sun Duke University
Joseph R. Lakowicz
Joseph R. Lakowicz University of Maryland, Baltimore
Veena Misra
Veena Misra North Carolina State University
Michael J. Therien
Michael J. Therien Duke University
Volker Deckert
Volker Deckert Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Kenneth M. Kemner
Kenneth M. Kemner Argonne National Laboratory
Urs P. Wild
Urs P. Wild École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Nelson J. Chao
Nelson J. Chao Duke University
Christopher W. Woods
Christopher W. Woods Duke University

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