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D-Index
63
Citations
12842
World Ranking
6256
National Ranking
1881

Wei Ma 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 Wei Ma sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 134 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wei Ma 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 Wei Ma 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: 63 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wei Ma is affiliated with Jiangnan University in China. Their research spans biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and materials science, with a significant focus on molecular biology and materials chemistry as key subfields.

The main topics of Wei Ma's work include:

  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Nanocluster synthesis and applications
  • Advanced nanomaterials in catalysis
  • Gold and silver nanoparticles synthesis and applications
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Perovskite materials and applications
  • Nanopore and nanochannel transport studies

Their frequent collaborators include Yuan Zhao, Chuanlai Xu, Hua Kuang, Liguang Xu, and Changlong Hao.

Wei Ma has published extensively in venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Talanta
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Small
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Recent publications highlight their research across multiple areas and include:

  • Polarization-sensitive optoionic membranes from chiral plasmonic nanoparticles (2022, Nature Nanotechnology)
  • Stimulation of neural stem cell differentiation by circularly polarized light transduced by chiral nanoassemblies (2020, Nature Biomedical Engineering)
  • Chiral Plasmonic Triangular Nanorings with SERS Activity for Ultrasensitive Detection of Amyloid Proteins in Alzheimer's Disease (2021, Advanced Materials)
  • DNA-Driven Two-Layer Core-Satellite Gold Nanostructures for Ultrasensitive MicroRNA Detection in Living Cells (2020, Small)
  • Aptamer-Gated Ion Channel for Ultrasensitive Mucin 1 Detection (2021, Analytical Chemistry)

Best Publications

  • Chiral Inorganic Nanostructures

    Wei Ma;Liguang Xu;André F. de Moura;Xiaoling Wu

  • Attomolar DNA detection with chiral nanorod assemblies

    Wei Ma;Hua Kuang;Liguang Xu;Li Ding

  • Dual-Mode Ultrasensitive Quantification of MicroRNA in Living Cells by Chiroplasmonic Nanopyramids Self-Assembled from Gold and Upconversion Nanoparticles

    Si Li;Liguang Xu;Wei Ma;Xiaoling Wu

  • Self-Assembly of Chiral Nanoparticle Pyramids with Strong R/S Optical Activity

    Wenjing Yan;Liguang Xu;Chuanlai Xu;Wei Ma;Wei Ma

  • Unexpected chirality of nanoparticle dimers and ultrasensitive chiroplasmonic bioanalysis.

    Xiaoling Wu;Liguang Xu;Liqiang Liu;Wei Ma

  • SERS Encoded Silver Pyramids for Attomolar Detection of Multiplexed Disease Biomarkers

    Liguang Xu;Wenjing Yan;Wei Ma;Hua Kuang

  • Regiospecific Plasmonic Assemblies for in Situ Raman Spectroscopy in Live Cells

    Liguang Xu;Hua Kuang;Chuanlai Xu;Wei Ma;Wei Ma

  • Dual Quantification of MicroRNAs and Telomerase in Living Cells

    Wei Ma;Pan Fu;Maozhong Sun;Liguang Xu

  • Hierarchical Plasmonic Nanorods and Upconversion Core–Satellite Nanoassemblies for Multimodal Imaging-Guided Combination Phototherapy

    Maozhong Sun;Liguang Xu;Wei Ma;Xiaoling Wu

  • Site-selective photoinduced cleavage and profiling of DNA by chiral semiconductor nanoparticles.

    Maozhong Sun;Liguang Xu;Aihua Qu;Peng Zhao

  • A SERS active gold nanostar dimer for mercury ion detection

    Wei Ma;Maozhong Sun;Liguang Xu;Libing Wang

  • Chiral plasmonics of self-assembled nanorod dimers.

    Wei Ma;Hua Kuang;Libing Wang;Liguang Xu

  • Analytical methods and recent developments in the detection of melamine

    Fengxia Sun;Wei Ma;Liguang Xu;Yinyue Zhu

  • SERS-active Au@Ag nanorod dimers for ultrasensitive dopamine detection.

    Lijuan Tang;Si Li;Fei Han;Liqiang Liu

  • A SERS-active sensor based on heterogeneous gold nanostar core–silver nanoparticle satellite assemblies for ultrasensitive detection of aflatoxinB1

    Aike Li;Lijuan Tang;Dan Song;Shanshan Song

  • Nanoparticle-based environmental sensors

    Libing Wang;Wei Ma;Wei Ma;Liguang Xu;Liguang Xu;Wei Chen;Wei Chen

  • Shell-engineered chiroplasmonic assemblies of nanoparticles for zeptomolar DNA detection.

    Yuan Zhao;Liguang Xu;Wei Ma;Libing Wang

  • An aptamer-based chromatographic strip assay for sensitive toxin semi-quantitative detection.

    Libing Wang;Wenwei Ma;Wei Chen;Liqiang Liu

  • Fluorescent strip sensor for rapid determination of toxins

    Libing Wang;Wei Chen;Wenwei Ma;Liqinag Liu

  • Unusual Circularly Polarized Photocatalytic Activity in Nanogapped Gold–Silver Chiroplasmonic Nanostructures

    Changlong Hao;Liguang Xu;Wei Ma;Xiaoling Wu

  • Recent developments in analytical applications of quantum dots

    Hua Kuang;Yuan Zhao;Wei Ma;Liguang Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Chuanlai Xu
Chuanlai Xu Jiangnan University
Hua Kuang
Hua Kuang Jiangnan University
Liguang Xu
Liguang Xu Jiangnan University
Libing Wang
Libing Wang Jiangnan University
Nicholas A. Kotov
Nicholas A. Kotov University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Wei Chen
Wei Chen Jiangnan University
Tung-Shi Huang
Tung-Shi Huang Auburn University
Luis M. Liz-Marzán
Luis M. Liz-Marzán CIC biomaGUNE
Zhengyu Jin
Zhengyu Jin Jiangnan University
Mingyuan Gao
Mingyuan Gao Chinese Academy of Sciences

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