2026 Wei-Shun Chang: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	44	11923	11528	2767	2570	96	10890

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

3466
Citations
Optical characterization of single plasmonic nanoparticles

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

491
Citations
Chiral templating of self-assembling nanostructures by circularly polarized light

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

426
Citations
A plasmonic Fano switch.

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

406
Citations
Vivid, full-color aluminum plasmonic pixels

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

344
Citations
Plasmonic nanorod absorbers as orientation sensors

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

334
Citations
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

249
Citations
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

248
Citations
Chiral plasmonics of self-assembled nanorod dimers.

Wei Ma;Hua Kuang;Libing Wang;Liguang Xu

234
Citations
Plasmon emission quantum yield of single gold nanorods as a function of aspect ratio.

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

234
Citations
From tunable core-shell nanoparticles to plasmonic drawbridges: Active control of nanoparticle optical properties

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

203
Citations
Electromagnetic energy transport in nanoparticle chains via dark plasmon modes.

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

167
Citations
Single-Particle Spectroscopy Reveals Heterogeneity in Electrochemical Tuning of the Localized Surface Plasmon

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

167
Citations
Active modulation of nanorod plasmons.

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

158
Citations
Photoluminescence of Gold Nanorods: Purcell Effect Enhanced Emission from Hot Carriers.

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

153
Citations
Plasmonic Nanoparticles−Liquid Crystal Composites†

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

147
Citations
Circular Differential Scattering of Single Chiral Self-Assembled Gold Nanorod Dimers

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

139
Citations
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

132
Citations
Plasmonic Sensing and Control of Single-Nanoparticle Electrochemistry

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

122
Citations
A Plethora of Plasmonics from the Laboratory for Nanophotonics at Rice University

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

120
Citations
One-dimensional coupling of gold nanoparticle plasmons in self-assembled ring superstructures.

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

116
Citations
Toward plasmonic polymers.

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

115
Citations