Jack Ng

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
73 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Jack Ng is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Biomedical Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Jack Ng has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 38 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 23 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Jack Ng's work include Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics (53 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (22 papers) and Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications (19 papers). Jack Ng is often cited by papers focused on Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics (53 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (22 papers) and Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications (19 papers). Jack Ng collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United States. Jack Ng's co-authors include C. T. Chan, Zhifang Lin, Jun Chen, Huanyang Chen, Yun Lai, Zhao-Qing Zhang, Jun‐Jun Xiao, Xiao Li, Ping Sheng and Kun Ding and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Jack Ng

69 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Optical pulling force

2011 538 citations Jun Chen, Jack Ng et al. profile →
Illusion Optics: The Optical Transformation of an Object into Another Object

2009 497 citations Yun Lai, Jack Ng et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jack Ng Hong Kong	25	2.3k	1.6k	1.1k	486	393	73	3.0k
Alexey Slobozhanyuk Russia	30	2.0k 0.9×	959 0.6×	1.4k 1.3×	661 1.4×	995 2.5×	104	3.2k
Yuanjie Yang China	20	1.8k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	609 0.5×	228 0.5×	304 0.8×	90	2.1k
Luping Du China	29	2.3k 1.0×	1.7k 1.0×	1.0k 0.9×	171 0.4×	727 1.8×	102	3.0k
José A. Sánchez‐Gil Spain	38	1.7k 0.8×	3.1k 1.9×	2.0k 1.7×	314 0.6×	1.4k 3.5×	127	4.3k
Yongyuan Jiang China	29	1.6k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	1.4k 1.3×	669 1.4×	986 2.5×	225	3.3k
Mikhail V. Rybin Russia	24	2.6k 1.1×	2.5k 1.6×	2.0k 1.8×	664 1.4×	2.0k 5.0×	124	4.4k
Etienne Brasselet France	33	2.7k 1.2×	1.7k 1.0×	1.5k 1.4×	162 0.3×	594 1.5×	149	3.6k
A. V. Zayats United Kingdom	20	2.1k 0.9×	1.9k 1.2×	1.4k 1.2×	237 0.5×	939 2.4×	31	3.2k
Zhaxylyk A. Kudyshev United States	20	869 0.4×	779 0.5×	946 0.8×	270 0.6×	786 2.0×	59	2.2k
Avi Niv Israel	24	2.0k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	370 0.8×	613 1.6×	57	2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Jack Ng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jack Ng

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jack Ng

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20 of 20 papers shown

Nan, Fan, et al.. (2025). Tunable photon-recoil forces and negative torque at flat-top beam edges. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9342–9342.

Li, Xiao, Shijie Wei, Hongfeng Liu, et al.. (2025). Solving non-Hermitian physics for optical manipulation on a quantum computer. Light Science & Applications. 14(1). 132–132. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Xixi, et al.. (2024). Conservative and nonconservative forces for Mie particles in acoustic trapping. New Journal of Physics. 26(2). 23019–23019. 1 indexed citations

Ng, Jack, et al.. (2024). Morphology-independent general-purpose optical surface tractor beam. Nature Communications. 15(1). 6836–6836. 4 indexed citations

Nan, Fan, Francisco J. Rodríguez‐Fortuño, Shaohui Yan, et al.. (2023). Creating tunable lateral optical forces through multipolar interplay in single nanowires. Nature Communications. 14(1). 6361–6361. 28 indexed citations

Wang, Dongyong, Xiao Li, & Jack Ng. (2023). Enhancing gradient force over scattering force for nano-trapping through compensating for aberration. New Journal of Physics. 25(12). 123050–123050. 3 indexed citations

Nan, Fan, Xiao Li, Shuailong Zhang, Jack Ng, & Zijie Yan. (2022). Creating stable trapping force and switchable optical torque with tunable phase of light. Science Advances. 8(46). eadd6664–eadd6664. 53 indexed citations

Li, Xiao & Jack Ng. (2022). Microdrones soar by recoiling light. Nature Nanotechnology. 17(5). 438–439. 4 indexed citations

Meng, Yan, Xiao Li, Zixian Liang, Jack Ng, & Jensen Li. (2020). Acoustic Pulling with a Single Incident Plane Wave. Physical Review Applied. 14(1). 7 indexed citations

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Chen, Huajin, Hongxia Zheng, Wanli Lu, et al.. (2020). Lateral Optical Force due to the Breaking of Electric-Magnetic Symmetry. Physical Review Letters. 125(7). 73901–73901. 41 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yongliang, Ruo-Yang Zhang, Jinglai Duan, et al.. (2019). Metric-Torsion Duality of Optically Chiral Structures. Physical Review Letters. 122(20). 200201–200201. 9 indexed citations

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Wang, Neng, Xiao Li, Jun Chen, Zhifang Lin, & Jack Ng. (2018). Gradient and scattering forces of anti-reflection-coated spheres in an aplanatic beam. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 17423–17423. 14 indexed citations

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Bai, Fan, Junhong Deng, Mengsu Yang, et al.. (2016). Two chiroptical modes of silver nanospirals. Nanotechnology. 27(11). 115703–115703. 23 indexed citations

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Ng, Jack, et al.. (2011). Ensemble method to measure the potential energy of nanoparticles in an optical trap. Optics Letters. 36(8). 1497–1497. 15 indexed citations

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Liu, Hui, Jack Ng, Shubo Wang, et al.. (2011). Strong Light-Induced Negative Optical Pressure Arising from Kinetic Energy of Conduction Electrons in Plasmon-Type Cavities. Physical Review Letters. 106(8). 87401–87401. 37 indexed citations

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Chen, Jun, Jack Ng, Pei Wang, & Zhifang Lin. (2010). Analytical partial wave expansion of vector Bessel beam and its application to optical binding. Optics Letters. 35(10). 1674–1674. 88 indexed citations

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Ng, Jack, Zhifang Lin, & C. T. Chan. (2010). Theory of Optical Trapping by an Optical Vortex Beam. Physical Review Letters. 104(10). 103601–103601. 323 indexed citations

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Lai, Yun, Jack Ng, Huanyang Chen, et al.. (2009). Illusion Optics: The Optical Transformation of an Object into Another Object. Physical Review Letters. 102(25). 253902–253902. 497 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ng, Jack & C. T. Chan. (2006). Localized vibrational modes in optically bound structures. Optics Letters. 31(17). 2583–2583. 9 indexed citations

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Ng, Jack, C. T. Chan, Ping Sheng, & Zhifang Lin. (2005). Strong optical force induced by morphology-dependent resonances. Optics Letters. 30(15). 1956–1956. 59 indexed citations

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