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Yeukuang Hwu

Yeukuang Hwu

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
46
Citations
8081
World Ranking
11438
National Ranking
143

Yeukuang Hwu 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 Yeukuang Hwu sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 300 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yeukuang Hwu 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 Yeukuang Hwu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Optics
  • Gene
  • Organic chemistry

Yeukuang Hwu spends much of his time researching Nanotechnology, Colloidal gold, Nanoparticle, Synchrotron and Optics. His Nanotechnology research includes elements of Oxide, Chemical engineering, Silicon and Phase. His work carried out in the field of Colloidal gold brings together such families of science as Colloid, X-ray, Particle size and Microscopy.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Polyethylene glycol, Drug delivery and Nuclear chemistry in addition to Nanoparticle. His Polyethylene glycol research includes elements of Radiochemistry, Ionizing radiation, Radiation sensitivity and Radiobiology. Yeukuang Hwu has included themes like Undulator, Radiology, Digital subtraction angiography and Coherence in his Synchrotron study.

His most cited work include:

  • Biocompatibility of Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles evaluated by in vitro cytotoxicity assays using normal, glia and breast cancer cells (174 citations)
  • Enhancement of cell radiation sensitivity by pegylated gold nanoparticles (168 citations)
  • Enhancement of cell radiation sensitivity by pegylated gold nanoparticles (168 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Yeukuang Hwu mainly investigates Nanotechnology, Optics, Synchrotron, Nanoparticle and Colloidal gold. His Nanotechnology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Chemical engineering and Particle size. His research integrates issues of Image resolution, Tomography, Radiology and Synchrotron radiation in his study of Synchrotron.

His research investigates the connection between Nanoparticle and topics such as Photoluminescence that intersect with issues in Luminescence. His studies in Colloidal gold integrate themes in fields like Biophysics, X-ray, Analytical chemistry, Colloid and Polyethylene glycol. In Microscopy, he works on issues like Biomedical engineering, which are connected to Microangiography and Angiogenesis.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Nanotechnology (39.34%)
  • Optics (23.22%)
  • Synchrotron (22.51%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Optics (23.22%)
  • Nanotechnology (39.34%)
  • Nanoparticle (34.36%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Optics, Nanotechnology, Nanoparticle, Colloidal gold and Synchrotron. His Nanotechnology research incorporates elements of Chemical engineering and Polyethylene glycol. As a member of one scientific family, Yeukuang Hwu mostly works in the field of Chemical engineering, focusing on Electroplating and, on occasion, X-ray.

His Nanoparticle research includes themes of X ray irradiation and Catalysis. The concepts of his Colloidal gold study are interwoven with issues in Luminescence, Photoluminescence and Biomedical engineering. His Synchrotron study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Image resolution, Computer vision, Artificial intelligence and Tomography.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Optimization of overlap uniformness for ptychography (105 citations)
  • Design and performance of an X-ray scanning microscope at the Hard X-ray Nanoprobe beamline of NSLS-II. (49 citations)
  • Optimizing cationic and neutral lipids for efficient gene delivery at high serum content. (33 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Optics
  • Organic chemistry
  • Gene

His primary areas of study are Optics, Microscope, Image resolution, Microscopy and Synchrotron. His research in the fields of Ptychography overlaps with other disciplines such as Instant centre of rotation. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Characterization, Beamline, National Synchrotron Light Source II and Resolution.

His Beamline research is multidisciplinary, relying on both X-ray and Field of view. His work deals with themes such as Nanoparticle, Glioma, Fluorescence-lifetime imaging microscopy, Targeted drug delivery and Internalization, which intersect with Microscopy. His biological study deals with issues like Tomography, which deal with fields such as Computer vision and Computer graphics.

Best Publications

  • Biocompatibility of Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles evaluated by in vitro cytotoxicity assays using normal, glia and breast cancer cells

    B Ankamwar;T C Lai;J H Huang;R S Liu

  • Enhancement of cell radiation sensitivity by pegylated gold nanoparticles

    Chi-Jen Liu;Chang-Hai Wang;Shin-Tai Chen;Hsiang-Hsin Chen

  • Electrochemistry: building on bubbles in metal electrodeposition.

    W. L. Tsai;P. C. Hsu;Y. Hwu;C. H. Chen

  • Half-metallic ferromagnetism with high magnetic moment and high Curie temperature in Co2FeSi

    Sabine Wurmehl;Gerhard H. Fecher;Vadim Ksenofontov;Frederick Casper

  • Nondestructive Nanoscale 3D Elemental Mapping and Analysis of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Anode

    Kyle N. Grew;Yong S. Chu;Jaemock Yi;Aldo A. Peracchio

  • Biosensing, cytotoxicity, and cellular uptake studies of surface-modified gold nanorods

    Harshala J. Parab;Hao Ming Chen;Tsung-Ching Lai;Jing Hong Huang

  • Electronic spectrum of the high-temperature superconducting state.

    Y Hwu;L Lozzi;M Marsi;La Rosa S

  • Enhanced x-ray irradiation-induced cancer cell damage by gold nanoparticles treated by a new synthesis method of polyethylene glycol modification

    Chi-Jen Liu;Chang-Hai Wang;Chia-Chi Chien;Chia-Chi Chien;Tsung-Yeh Yang

  • High-Resolution Synchrotron-Radiation Core-Level Spectroscopy of Decapped Gaas(100) Surfaces

    G. Le Lay;D. Mao;Antoine Kahn;Y. Hwu

  • Photothermal cancer therapy via femtosecond-laser-excited FePt nanoparticles.

    Cheng Lung Chen;Ling Ru Kuo;Shin Yu Lee;Yeu Kuang Hwu

  • Full-field hard x-ray microscopy below 30 nm: a challenging nanofabrication achievement

    Yu-Tung Chen;Yu-Tung Chen;Tsung-Nan Lo;Yong S Chu;Jaemock Yi

  • Coherence-enhanced synchrotron radiology : refraction versus diffraction mechanisms.

    Y. Hwu;H. H. Hsieh;M. J. Lu;W. L. Tsai

  • In situ real-time investigation of cancer cell photothermolysis mediated by excited gold nanorod surface plasmons.

    Cheng-Lung Chen;Ling-Ru Kuo;Ching-Lin Chang;Yeu-Kuang Hwu

  • Coherence-enhanced synchrotron radiology: simple theory and practical applications

    Y Hwu;Wen-Li Tsai;A Groso;G Margaritondo

  • Si-rich 6 H - and 4 H − SiC ( 0001 ) 3×3 surface oxidation and initial SiO 2 / S i C interface formation from 25 to 650 °C

    F. Amy;F. Amy;P. Soukiassian;P. Soukiassian;Y. K. Hwu;C. Brylinski

  • X-ray absorption of nanocrystal TiO2

    Y. Hwu;Y.D. Yao;N.F. Cheng;C.Y. Tung

  • Design and performance of an X-ray scanning microscope at the Hard X-ray Nanoprobe beamline of NSLS-II.

    E. Nazaretski;H. Yan;K. Lauer;K. Lauer;N. Bouet

  • Shape effects of iron nanowires on hyperthermia treatment

    Wei-Syuan Lin;Hong-Ming Lin;Hsiang-Hsin Chen;Yeu-Kuang Hwu

  • Optimizing the size and surface properties of polyethylene glycol (PEG)–gold nanoparticles by intense x-ray irradiation

    Chang-Hai Wang;Chi-Jen Liu;Cheng-Liang Wang;Tzu-En Hua

  • Full-field microimaging with 8 keV X-rays achieves a spatial resolutions better than 20 nm

    Tsung-Yu Chen;Yu-Tung Chen;Cheng-Liang Wang;Ivan M. Kempson

  • Atomic scale oxidation of a complex system: O2/alpha-SiC(0001)-( 3 x 3).

    Amy F;Enriquez H;Soukiassian P;Storino Pf

Frequent Co-Authors

Jung Ho Je
Jung Ho Je Pohang University of Science and Technology
Giorgio Margaritondo
Giorgio Margaritondo École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Ru-Shi Liu
Ru-Shi Liu National Taiwan University
Gan Moog Chow
Gan Moog Chow National University of Singapore
Michael Hsiao
Michael Hsiao Academia Sinica
Y. A. Chang
Y. A. Chang University of Wisconsin–Madison
Wen-Chang Chen
Wen-Chang Chen National Taiwan University
Fu-Rong Chen
Fu-Rong Chen City University of Hong Kong
Luca Lozzi
Luca Lozzi University of L'Aquila
Francis Levy
Francis Levy École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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