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D-Index
44
Citations
10890
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11921
National Ranking
2764

Wei-Shun Chang 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-Shun Chang sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 96 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wei-Shun Chang 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-Shun Chang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wei-Shun Chang is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within Materials Science and Engineering, focusing on the synthesis, characterization, and application of nanomaterials and plasmonic structures.

The main fields of study for this scientist include:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Their work cuts across several subfields, notably:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Wei-Shun Chang has contributed extensively to topics such as:

  • Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
  • Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
  • Mechanical and Optical Resonators
  • Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
  • Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies

The scientist has published in a range of journals, frequently appearing in:

  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Materials
  • Results in Surfaces and Interfaces

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Synthesis and Multipole Plasmon Resonances of Spherical Aluminum Nanoparticles" (2020) in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • "Acoustic Vibrations of Al Nanocrystals: Size, Shape, and Crystallinity Revealed by Single-Particle Transient Extinction Spectroscopy" (2020) in The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • "Acoustic Vibrations and Energy Dissipation Mechanisms for Lithographically Fabricated Plasmonic Nanostructures Revealed by Single-Particle Transient Extinction Spectroscopy" (2021) in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • "Catalysis driven by biohybrid nanozyme" (2022) in Advanced Sensor and Energy Materials
  • "Polarized evanescent waves reveal trochoidal dichroism" (2020) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Wei-Shun Chang has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Stephan Link
  • Behnaz Ostovar
  • Niklas Gross
  • John E. Sader
  • Md Elius

Best Publications

  • Plasmons in strongly coupled metallic nanostructures.

    Naomi J. Halas;Surbhi Lal;Wei-Shun Chang;Stephan Link

  • Optical characterization of single plasmonic nanoparticles

    Jana Olson;Sergio Dominguez-Medina;Anneli Hoggard;Lin-Yung Wang

  • Chiral templating of self-assembling nanostructures by circularly polarized light

    Jihyeon Yeom;Bongjun Yeom;Henry Chan;Kyle W. Smith

  • A plasmonic Fano switch.

    Wei-Shun Chang;J. Britt Lassiter;Pattanawit Swanglap;Heidar Sobhani

  • Vivid, full-color aluminum plasmonic pixels

    Jana Olson;Alejandro Manjavacas;Lifei Liu;Wei-Shun Chang

  • Plasmonic nanorod absorbers as orientation sensors

    Weishun Chang;Jiwon Ha;Liane Siu Slaughter;Stephan Link

  • One-Photon Plasmon Luminescence and Its Application to Correlation Spectroscopy as a Probe for Rotational and Translational Dynamics of Gold Nanorods

    Alexei Tcherniak;Sergio Dominguez-Medina;Weishun Chang;Pattanawit Swanglap

  • Using the Plasmon Linewidth To Calculate the Time and Efficiency of Electron Transfer between Gold Nanorods and Graphene

    Anneli Hoggard;Lin-Yung Wang;Lulu Ma;Ying Fang

  • Chiral plasmonics of self-assembled nanorod dimers.

    Wei Ma;Hua Kuang;Libing Wang;Liguang Xu

  • Plasmon emission quantum yield of single gold nanorods as a function of aspect ratio.

    Ying Fang;Wei-Shun Chang;Britain Willingham;Pattanawit Swanglap

  • From tunable core-shell nanoparticles to plasmonic drawbridges: Active control of nanoparticle optical properties

    Chad P. Byers;Hui Zhang;Dayne F. Swearer;Mustafa Yorulmaz

  • Electromagnetic energy transport in nanoparticle chains via dark plasmon modes.

    David Solis;Britain A. Willingham;Scott L. Nauert;Liane Siu Slaughter

  • Single-Particle Spectroscopy Reveals Heterogeneity in Electrochemical Tuning of the Localized Surface Plasmon

    Chad P. Byers;Benjamin S. Hoener;Wei-Shun Chang;Mustafa Yorulmaz

  • Active modulation of nanorod plasmons.

    Saumyakanti Khatua;Wei-Shun Chang;Pattanawit Swanglap;Jana Olson

  • Photoluminescence of Gold Nanorods: Purcell Effect Enhanced Emission from Hot Carriers.

    Yi-Yu Cai;Jun G. Liu;Lawrence J. Tauzin;Da Huang

  • Plasmonic Nanoparticles−Liquid Crystal Composites†

    Saumyakanti Khatua;Pramit Manna;Wei-Shun Chang;Alexei Tcherniak

  • Circular Differential Scattering of Single Chiral Self-Assembled Gold Nanorod Dimers

    Lin Yung Wang;Kyle W. Smith;Sergio Dominguez-Medina;Nicole Moody

  • Single-Particle Spectroscopy of Gold Nanorods beyond the Quasi-Static Limit: Varying the Width at Constant Aspect Ratio

    Liane Siu Slaughter;Weishun Chang;Pattanawit Swanglap;Alexei Tcherniak

  • Plasmonic Sensing and Control of Single-Nanoparticle Electrochemistry

    Benjamin S. Hoener;Silke R. Kirchner;Thomas S. Heiderscheit;Sean S.E. Collins

  • A Plethora of Plasmonics from the Laboratory for Nanophotonics at Rice University

    Naomi J. Halas;Surbhi Lal;Stephan Link;Wei-Shun Chang

  • One-dimensional coupling of gold nanoparticle plasmons in self-assembled ring superstructures.

    Weishun Chang;Liane Siu Slaughter;Bishnu P. Khanal;Pramit Manna

  • Toward plasmonic polymers.

    Liane S. Slaughter;Britain A. Willingham;Wei-Shun Chang;Maximilian H. Chester

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephan Link
Stephan Link Rice University
Peter Nordlander
Peter Nordlander Rice University
Naomi J. Halas
Naomi J. Halas Rice University
Eugene R. Zubarev
Eugene R. Zubarev Rice University
Paul F. Barbara
Paul F. Barbara The University of Texas at Austin
John E. Sader
John E. Sader California Institute of Technology
Nicholas A. Kotov
Nicholas A. Kotov University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Hsing-Yu Tuan
Hsing-Yu Tuan National Tsing Hua University
Jin-Wei Shi
Jin-Wei Shi National Central University
Arun Yethiraj
Arun Yethiraj University of Wisconsin–Madison

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