Bo Zhen

5.9k citations

23 papers · 4.3k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 14

Impact in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.5%
- Photonic Crystals and Applications
- Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics
- Topological Materials and Phenomena
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials top 2%
- Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications

Papers in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 21
- Photonic Crystals and Applications 12
- Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics 3
- Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics 3
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 4
- Nonlinear Photonic Systems 3

Co-authors: Marin Soljačić John D. Joannopoulos Chia Wei Hsu A. Douglas Stone Song-Liang Chua Ido Kaminer Y. Igarashi Ofer Shapira
Journals: Physical Review Letters (3 papers)Science Advances (2 papers)Nature (2 papers)Physical Review X (1 paper)Light Science & Applications (1 paper)
Partner nations: United States Israel Japan

In The Last Decade

Bo Zhen

23 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Dynamically Encircling Exceptional Points: Exact Evolution and Polarization State Conversion 2017 · 241 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2017 Physical Review Letters
2016 Nature Reviews Materials
2015 Nature

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All Works

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1	Spectrally and Spatially Resolved Smith-Purcell Radiation in Plasmonic Crystals with Short-Range Disorder Physical Review Letters ·Roy Shiloh, Roei Remez, Ady Arie, Ido Kaminer, Steven E. Kooi, Bo Zhen, Y. Shen, Josué J. López, Scott A. Skirlo, Yan Yang, John D. Joannopoulos, Marin Soljačić	2017	5
2	Dynamically Encircling Exceptional Points: Exact Evolution and Polarization State Conversion Physical Review Letters ·Absar U. Hassan, Bo Zhen, Marin Soljačić, Mercedeh Khajavikhan, Demetrios N. Christodoulides Hit paper breakdown →	2017	241
3	Topologically Enabled Optical Nanomotors Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics ·Ognjen Ilic, Ido Kaminer, Bo Zhen, Owen D. Miller, Hrvoje Buljan, Marin Soljačić	2017	2
4	Spectrally and Spatially Resolved Smith-Purcell Radiation in Plasmonic Crystals with Short-Range Disorder Physical Review X ·Ido Kaminer, Steven E. Kooi, Roy Shiloh, Bo Zhen, Yichen Shen, Josué J. López, Roei Remez, Scott A. Skirlo, Yi Yang, John D. Joannopoulos, Ady Arie, Marin Soljačić	2017	65
5	Symmetry, stability, and computation of degenerate lasing modes Physical review. A ·David Liu, Bo Zhen, Li Ge, Felipe Hernández, Adi Pick, Ruth Crowe, Matthias Liertzer, Stefan Rotter, Steven G. Johnson	2017	4
6	Optically Thin Metallic Films for High-Radiative-Efficiency Plasmonics Nano Letters ·Yi Yang, Bo Zhen, Chia Wei Hsu, Owen D. Miller, John D. Joannopoulos, Marin Soljačić	2016	13
7	Bound states in the continuum Nature Reviews Materials ·Chia Wei Hsu, Bo Zhen, A. Douglas Stone, John D. Joannopoulos, Marin Soljačić Hit paper breakdown →	2016	2260
8	Direct imaging of isofrequency contours in photonic structures Science Advances ·Emma C. Regan, Y. Igarashi, Bo Zhen, Ido Kaminer, Chia Wei Hsu, Yichen Shen, John D. Joannopoulos, Marin Soljačić	2016	31
9	Shrinking light to allow forbidden transitions on the atomic scale Science ·Nicholas Rivera, Ido Kaminer, Bo Zhen, John D. Joannopoulos, Marin Soljačić	2016	176
10	Perfect single-sided radiation and absorption without mirrors Optica ·Hengyun Zhou, Bo Zhen, Chia Wei Hsu, Owen D. Miller, Steven G. Johnson, John D. Joannopoulos, Marin Soljačić	2016	78
11	Spawning rings of exceptional points out of Dirac cones Nature ·Bo Zhen, Chia Wei Hsu, Y. Igarashi, Ling Lü, Ido Kaminer, Adi Pick, Song-Liang Chua, John D. Joannopoulos, Marin Soljačić Hit paper breakdown →	2015	627
12	Spawning Rings of Exceptional Points out of Dirac Cones Bo Zhen, Chia Wei Hsu, Y. Igarashi, Ling Lü, Ido Kaminer, Adi Pick, Song-Liang Chua, John D. Joannopoulos, Marin Soljačić	2015	36
13	Transparent displays enabled by resonant nanoparticle scattering Nature Communications ·Chia Wei Hsu, Bo Zhen, Wenjun Qiu, Ofer Shapira, Brendan G. DeLacy, John D. Joannopoulos, Marin Soljačić	2014	180
14	Topological Nature of Bound States in the Continuum Bo Zhen, Chia Wei Hsu, Ling Lü, Kety Lozano de la Cruz, Marin Soljačić	2014	2
15	Transparent Displays Enabled by Resonant Nanoparticle Scattering Chia Wei Hsu, Bo Zhen, Qiu Wang, Ofer Shapira, Brendan G. DeLacy, John D. Joannopoulos, Marin Soljačić	2014	7
16	Enabling Enhanced Emission and Low Threshold Lasing of Organic Molecules Using Special Fano Resonances of Macroscopic Photonic Crystals Bo Zhen, Song-Liang Chua, Jeongwon Lee, Alejandro W. Rodríguez, Xiangdong Liang, Steven G. Johnson, John D. Joannopoulos, Marin Soljačić, Ofer Shapira	2014	2
17	Bloch surface eigenstates within the radiation continuum Nature ·Chia Wei Hsu, Bo Zhen, Song-Liang Chua, Steven G. Johnson, John D. Joannopoulos, Marin Soljačić	2013	6
18	Observation of Trapped Light Within the Radiation Continuum Chia Wei Hsu, Bo Zhen, Jenny Paredes Martínez, Yingmeng Miu, Steven G. Johnson, John D. Joannopoulos, Marin Soljačić	2013	52
19	Bloch surface eigenstates within the radiation continuum Light Science & Applications ·Chia Wei Hsu, Bo Zhen, Song-Liang Chua, Steven G. Johnson, John D. Joannopoulos, Marin Soljačić	2013	167
20	Observation and Differentiation of Unique High-Q Optical Resonances Near Zero Wave Vector in Macroscopic Photonic Crystal Slabs DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) ·Jeongwon Lee, Bo Zhen, Song-Liang Chua, Wenjun Qiu, John D. Joannopoulos, Marin Soljačić, Ofer Shapira	2012	24

About Bo Zhen

Bo Zhen is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Condensed Matter Physics, having authored 23 papers that have together received 4.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research (12 papers), Photonic Crystals and Applications (12 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (7 papers), Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics (3 papers), Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (3 papers), Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics (3 papers), Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications (3 papers) and Nonlinear Photonic Systems (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (3.1k citations), Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (1.5k citations), Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (829 citations), Acoustics and Ultrasonics (50 citations) and Biomedical Engineering (1.8k citations). Bo Zhen has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Israel and Japan. Frequent co-authors include Marin Soljačić, John D. Joannopoulos, Chia Wei Hsu, A. Douglas Stone, Song-Liang Chua, Ido Kaminer, Y. Igarashi, Ofer Shapira, Wenjun Qiu and Ling Lü. Their work appears in journals such as Physical Review Letters, Science Advances, Nature, Physical Review X and Light Science & Applications.

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