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Warren C. W. Chan

Warren C. W. Chan

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
94
Citations
81564
World Ranking
1353
National Ranking
24

Warren C. W. Chan 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 Warren C. W. Chan sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 223 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Warren C. W. Chan 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 Warren C. W. Chan sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 94 D-Index — 89th percentile

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

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

Overview

Warren C. W. Chan is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research spans multiple interconnected disciplines including Engineering, Materials Science, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The subfields of their work primarily focus on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Biomaterials, Infectious Diseases, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

Their research topics cover several key areas of nanotechnology and biomedical applications. These include Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery, Biosensors and Analytical Detection, Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery.

Several recent notable publications authored or co-authored by Warren C. W. Chan feature prominently in high-impact scientific journals. These include:

  • Diagnosing COVID-19: The Disease and Tools for Detection, 2020, ACS Nano
  • The entry of nanoparticles into solid tumours, 2020, Nature Materials
  • A framework for designing delivery systems, 2020, Nature Nanotechnology
  • The dose threshold for nanoparticle tumour delivery, 2020, Nature Materials
  • Why nanoparticles prefer liver macrophage cell uptake in vivo, 2022, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Warren C. W. Chan frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including Zachary P. Lin, Wayne Ngo, Shrey Sindhwani, Abdullah M. Syed, and Benjamin R. Kingston. These collaborations have contributed to the breadth and depth of research output.

Their work has been published repeatedly in leading scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • ACS Nano
  • Nano Letters
  • Nature Materials
  • Nature Nanotechnology
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Best Publications

  • Quantum Dot Bioconjugates for Ultrasensitive Nonisotopic Detection

    Warren C. W. Chan;Shuming Nie

  • Determining the size and shape dependence of gold nanoparticle uptake into mammalian cells.

    B Devika Chithrani;Arezou A Ghazani;Warren C W Chan

  • Analysis of nanoparticle delivery to tumours

    Stefan Wilhelm;Anthony J. Tavares;Qin Dai;Seiichi Ohta;Seiichi Ohta

  • Probing the Cytotoxicity Of Semiconductor Quantum Dots.

    Austin M Derfus;Warren C W Chan;Sangeeta N Bhatia

  • The effect of nanoparticle size, shape, and surface chemistry on biological systems.

    Alexandre Albanese;Peter S. Tang;Warren C. W. Chan

  • Nanoparticle-mediated cellular response is size-dependent

    Wen Jiang;Betty Y. S. Kim;James T. Rutka;Warren C. W. Chan

  • Luminescent quantum dots for multiplexed biological detection and imaging.

    Warren C.W Chan;Dustin J Maxwell;Xiaohu Gao;Robert E Bailey

  • Elucidating the Mechanism of Cellular Uptake and Removal of Protein-Coated Gold Nanoparticles of Different Sizes and Shapes

    B Devika Chithrani;Warren C W Chan

  • Nanoparticle size and surface chemistry determine serum protein adsorption and macrophage uptake.

    Carl D. Walkey;Jonathan B. Olsen;Hongbo Guo;Andrew Emili

  • Nanocrystal targeting in vivo

    Maria E. Åkerman;Warren C. W. Chan;Pirjo Laakkonen;Sangeeta N. Bhatia

  • Diagnosing COVID-19: The Disease and Tools for Detection

    Buddhisha Udugama;Pranav Kadhiresan;Hannah N Kozlowski;Ayden Malekjahani

  • Understanding and controlling the interaction of nanomaterials with proteins in a physiological environment

    Carl D. Walkey;Warren C. W. Chan

  • Mediating Tumor Targeting Efficiency of Nanoparticles Through Design

    Steven D Perrault;Carl Walkey;Travis Jennings;Hans C Fischer

  • The entry of nanoparticles into solid tumours

    Shrey Sindhwani;Abdullah Muhammad Syed;Jessica Ngai;Benjamin R. Kingston

  • Porphysome nanovesicles generated by porphyrin bilayers for use as multimodal biophotonic contrast agents

    Jonathan F. Lovell;Cheng S. Jin;Cheng S. Jin;Elizabeth Huynh;Elizabeth Huynh;Honglin Jin;Honglin Jin

  • Current concepts: Nanomedicine

    Betty Y.S. Kim;James T. Rutka;Warren C.W. Chan

  • Diverse Applications of Nanomedicine

    Beatriz Pelaz;Christoph Alexiou;Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla;Frauke Alves;Frauke Alves

  • Nanoparticle-liver interactions: Cellular uptake and hepatobiliary elimination

    Yi-Nan Zhang;Wilson Poon;Anthony J. Tavares;Ian D. McGilvray

  • Effect of gold nanoparticle aggregation on cell uptake and toxicity.

    Alexandre Albanese;Warren C.W. Chan

  • Mechanism of hard-nanomaterial clearance by the liver

    Kim M. Tsoi;Sonya A. Macparland;Xue Zhong Ma;Vinzent N. Spetzler

  • Nanotoxicity: the growing need for in vivo study

    Hans C Fischer;Warren C W Chan

Frequent Co-Authors

Shuming Nie
Shuming Nie University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Paul S. Weiss
Paul S. Weiss University of California, Los Angeles
Wolfgang J. Parak
Wolfgang J. Parak Universität Hamburg
Ali Khademhosseini
Ali Khademhosseini Terasaki Foundation
Andre E. Nel
Andre E. Nel University of California, Los Angeles
Nicholas A. Kotov
Nicholas A. Kotov University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Mark C. Hersam
Mark C. Hersam Northwestern University
Reginald M. Penner
Reginald M. Penner University of California, Irvine
Raymond E. Schaak
Raymond E. Schaak Pennsylvania State University
Molly M. Stevens
Molly M. Stevens University of Oxford

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