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D-Index
58
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17981
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7559
National Ranking
1871

Zhaowei Liu 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 Zhaowei Liu sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 220 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhaowei Liu 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 Zhaowei Liu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Zhaowei Liu is a researcher affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their work spans multiple disciplines including engineering, physics and astronomy, and materials science. The primary focus of their research lies in biomedical engineering, atomic and molecular physics, and optics. They also engage extensively in the study of electronic, optical, and magnetic materials, biophysics, and materials chemistry.

The scientist's main research topics involve the development and application of metamaterials and metasurfaces, advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques, and plasmonic and surface plasmon research. Their investigations cover digital holography and microscopy, near-field optical microscopy, advanced antenna and metasurface technologies, and the study of orbital angular momentum in optics.

  • Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
  • Digital Holography and Microscopy
  • Near-Field Optical Microscopy
  • Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies
  • Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics

Their contributions have been published repeatedly in several scientific venues, including:

  • Nano Letters
  • Nature Communications
  • Advanced Materials
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Advanced Science

Zhaowei Liu has collaborated frequently with several coauthors over their career. Notable coauthors include Junxiang Zhao, Junxiao Zhou, Yeon Ui Lee, Shilong Li, and Zachary Burns.

  • Junxiang Zhao
  • Junxiao Zhou
  • Yeon Ui Lee
  • Shilong Li
  • Zachary Burns

Selected recent publications illustrate the scientist's areas of expertise and research evolution:

  • "Metasurface enabled quantum edge detection", 2020, Science Advances
  • "Two-dimensional optical spatial differentiation and high-contrast imaging", 2020, National Science Review
  • "Roadmap on Label-Free Super-Resolution Imaging", 2023, Laser & Photonics Review
  • "Metamaterial assisted illumination nanoscopy via random super-resolution speckles", 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Roadmap on electromagnetic metamaterials and metasurfaces", 2024, Journal of Physics Photonics

Best Publications

  • Far-field optical hyperlens magnifying sub-diffraction-limited objects.

    Zhaowei Liu;Hyesog Lee;Yi Xiong;Cheng Sun

  • Superlenses to overcome the diffraction limit.

    Xiang Zhang;Zhaowei Liu

  • Optical Negative Refraction in Bulk Metamaterials of Nanowires

    Jie Yao;Zhaowei Liu;Yongmin Liu;Yuan Wang

  • Hyperbolic metamaterials and their applications

    Lorenzo Ferrari;Chihhui Wu;Chihhui Wu;Dominic Lepage;Xiang Zhang;Xiang Zhang

  • Focusing surface plasmons with a plasmonic lens.

    Zhaowei Liu;Jennifer M. Steele;Werayut Srituravanich;Yuri Pikus

  • Hyperlenses and metalenses for far-field super-resolution imaging

    Dylan Lu;Zhaowei Liu

  • Enhancing spontaneous emission rates of molecules using nanopatterned multilayer hyperbolic metamaterials

    Dylan Lu;Jimmy J. Kan;Eric E. Fullerton;Zhaowei Liu

  • Far-field optical superlens.

    Zhaowei Liu;Stéphane Durant;Hyesog Lee;Yuri Pikus

  • Spherical hyperlens for two-dimensional sub-diffractional imaging at visible frequencies

    Junsuk Rho;Ziliang Ye;Yi Xiong;Xiaobo Yin;Xiaobo Yin

  • Surface plasmon interference nanolithography.

    Zhao-Wei Liu;Qi-Huo Wei;Xiang Zhang

  • Optical edge detection based on high-efficiency dielectric metasurface

    Junxiao Zhou;Haoliang Qian;Ching-Fu Chen;Junxiang Zhao

  • Large positive and negative lateral optical beam displacements due to surface plasmon resonance

    Xiaobo Yin;Lambertus Hesselink;Zhaowei Liu;Nicholas Fang

  • Magnetic plasmon hybridization and optical activity at optical frequencies in metallic nanostructures

    H. Liu;D. A. Genov;D. M. Wu;Y. M. Liu

  • Development of optical hyperlens for imaging below the diffraction limit.

    Hyesog Lee;Zhaowei Liu;Yi Xiong;Cheng Sun

  • Rapid growth of evanescent wave by a silver superlens

    Zhaowei Liu;Nicholas Fang;Ta-Jen Yen;Xiang Zhang

  • Two-Dimensional Imaging by Far-Field Superlens at Visible Wavelengths

    Yi Xiong;Zhaowei Liu;Cheng Sun;Xiang Zhang

  • Theory of the transmission properties of an optical far-field superlens for imaging beyond the diffraction limit

    Stéphane Durant;Zhaowei Liu;Jennifer M. Steele;Xiang Zhang

  • Plasmonic structured illumination microscopy.

    Feifei Wei;Zhaowei Liu

  • Resonant and non-resonant generation and focusing of surface plasmons with circular gratings

    Jennifer M. Steele;Zhaowei Liu;Yuan Wang;Xiang Zhang

  • 3D branched nanowire heterojunction photoelectrodes for high-efficiency solar water splitting and H2 generation

    Ke Sun;Yi Jing;Chun Li;Chun Li;Xiaofeng Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiang Zhang
Xiang Zhang University of Hong Kong
Cheng Sun
Cheng Sun Northwestern University
Eric E. Fullerton
Eric E. Fullerton University of California, San Diego
Lorenzo Ferrari
Lorenzo Ferrari University of Pisa
Yeshaiahu Fainman
Yeshaiahu Fainman University of California, San Diego
Sungho Jin
Sungho Jin University of California, San Diego
Renkun Chen
Renkun Chen University of California, San Diego
Xiaobo Yin
Xiaobo Yin University of Hong Kong
Yongfeng Mei
Yongfeng Mei Fudan University
Nicholas X. Fang
Nicholas X. Fang University of Hong Kong

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