Jian‐Gang Zhu

8.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
178 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Jian‐Gang Zhu is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Jian‐Gang Zhu has authored 178 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 136 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 69 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 61 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Jian‐Gang Zhu's work include Magnetic properties of thin films (105 papers), Magnetic Properties and Applications (50 papers) and Photonic and Optical Devices (30 papers). Jian‐Gang Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Magnetic properties of thin films (105 papers), Magnetic Properties and Applications (50 papers) and Photonic and Optical Devices (30 papers). Jian‐Gang Zhu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Jian‐Gang Zhu's co-authors include Lan Yang, Lina He, Şahin Kaya Özdemir, Chando Park, Youfeng Zheng, Xiaochun Zhu, G. A. Prinz, Yuhui Tang, Yun‐Feng Xiao and H.N. Bertram and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Jian‐Gang Zhu

168 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

On-chip single nanoparticle detection and sizing by mode ... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2009 2006 2011 2000 2007 250 500 750
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.

  1. On-chip single nanoparticle detection and sizing by mode splitting in an ultrahigh-Q microresonator
    2009 885 citations Jian‐Gang Zhu, Şahin Kaya Özdemir et al. profile →
  2. Magnetic tunnel junctions
    2006 522 citations Jian‐Gang Zhu, Chando Park Materials Today profile →
  3. Detecting single viruses and nanoparticles using whispering gallery microlasers
    2011 510 citations Şahin Kaya Özdemir, Jian‐Gang Zhu et al. profile →
  4. Ultrahigh density vertical magnetoresistive random access memory (invited)
    2000 494 citations Jian‐Gang Zhu, Youfeng Zheng et al. Journal of Applied Physics profile →
  5. Microwave Assisted Magnetic Recording
    2007 437 citations Jian‐Gang Zhu, Yuhui Tang et al. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jian‐Gang Zhu United States 33 4.9k 2.9k 1.8k 1.2k 999 178 6.2k
Tong Zhang China 41 3.1k 0.6× 3.1k 1.1× 1.7k 1.0× 1.9k 1.6× 447 0.4× 326 8.0k
Tow Chong Chong Singapore 34 1.8k 0.4× 2.6k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 1.3k 1.1× 764 0.8× 312 5.3k
M.H. Kryder United States 36 4.0k 0.8× 2.0k 0.7× 2.5k 1.4× 1.2k 1.0× 897 0.9× 289 5.8k
D. A. Allwood United Kingdom 31 3.7k 0.8× 1.9k 0.6× 1.8k 1.0× 738 0.6× 1.3k 1.3× 111 5.6k
P. Vavassori Italy 42 3.7k 0.8× 1.6k 0.6× 2.2k 1.2× 2.2k 1.9× 1.6k 1.6× 255 5.8k
J. Fidler Austria 49 5.5k 1.1× 2.0k 0.7× 5.5k 3.1× 1.8k 1.6× 1.7k 1.7× 315 8.9k
D. Atkinson United Kingdom 28 3.9k 0.8× 1.5k 0.5× 2.2k 1.2× 619 0.5× 1.4k 1.4× 122 5.0k
Johan Åkerman Sweden 48 6.9k 1.4× 3.8k 1.3× 2.5k 1.4× 1.7k 1.4× 2.2k 2.2× 297 8.7k
Navab Singh Singapore 47 2.6k 0.5× 5.1k 1.8× 2.0k 1.1× 3.6k 3.0× 762 0.8× 305 8.2k
Kai Chang United States 60 5.1k 1.0× 8.6k 2.9× 1.1k 0.6× 1.3k 1.1× 990 1.0× 536 14.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Jian‐Gang Zhu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jian‐Gang Zhu

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Du, Jun & Jian‐Gang Zhu. (2025). A decision support model for nursing chair design driven by patent literature analysis and trapezoidal fuzzy AHP. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. 110. 103811–103811. 1 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jian‐Gang, et al.. (2025). Advancing wooden furniture manufacturing through intelligent manufacturing: the past, recent research activities and future perspectives. Wood Material Science and Engineering. 21(1). 717–738. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Zuzheng, Jian‐Gang Zhu, Yanzheng Yang, et al.. (2024). Scale effect of landscape characteristics on undergrowth vegetation variance with different ecological traits. Ecological Frontiers. 44(6). 1269–1279.
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Zhu, Jian‐Gang, et al.. (2023). AHP and GCA Combined Approach to Green Design Evaluation of Kindergarten Furniture. Sustainability. 16(1). 1–1. 13 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shuangjie, et al.. (2022). Furniture online consumer experience: A literature review. BioResources. 17(1). 1627–1642. 16 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jian‐Gang, et al.. (2022). SYNOPTIC REVIEW OF FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS TRADE AND PRODUCTION IN AFRICA. Mercator. 21(1). 1–18. 1 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jian‐Gang, et al.. (2021). Research on User Experience Evaluation of Mobile Applications in Government Services. IEEE Access. 9. 52634–52641. 12 indexed citations
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Wang, Guokun, et al.. (2020). Research on packaging optimization in customized panel furniture enterprises. BioResources. 16(1). 1186–1206. 10 indexed citations
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Zohrabi, M., et al.. (2019). Enhancement of third-order nonlinearity of thermally evaporated GeSbSe waveguides through annealing. Optics Express. 27(23). 33606–33606. 14 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jian‐Gang, Şahin Kaya Özdemir, Huzeyfe Yılmaz, et al.. (2014). Interfacing whispering-gallery microresonators and free space light with cavity enhanced Rayleigh scattering. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 6396–6396. 47 indexed citations
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Yang, En, et al.. (2012). Columnar grain growth of FePt(L1) thin films. Journal of Applied Physics. 111(7). 33 indexed citations
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Bromberg, David M., Daniel H. Morris, Larry Pileggi, & Jian‐Gang Zhu. (2012). Novel STT-MTJ Device Enabling All-Metallic Logic Circuits. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 48(11). 3215–3218. 54 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jian‐Gang & Yiming Wang. (2011). SNR Enhancement in Segmented Perpendicular Media. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 47(10). 4066–4072. 15 indexed citations
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Luo, Peng, A.F. Torabi, James Wang, et al.. (2007). Return Field-Induced Partial Erasure in Perpendicular Recording Using Trailing-Edge Shielded Writers. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 43(2). 600–604. 20 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jian‐Gang & Chando Park. (2006). Magnetic tunnel junctions. Materials Today. 9(11). 36–45. 522 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhu, Jian‐Gang. (2003). New heights for hard disk drives. Materials Today. 6(7-8). 22–31. 38 indexed citations
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Han, De‐hua, Jian‐Gang Zhu, J.H. Judy, & J.M. Sivertsen. (1997). Effect of stress on exchange coupling field, coercivity, and uniaxial anisotropy field of NiFe/NiO bilayer thin films. Applied Physics Letters. 70(5). 664–666. 26 indexed citations
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Zheng, Youfeng & Jian‐Gang Zhu. (1996). Micromagnetics of spin valve memory cells. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 32(5). 4237–4239. 32 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jian‐Gang, et al.. (1996). Micromagnetics of dual spin-valve GMR heads. Journal of Applied Physics. 79(8). 5886–5888. 4 indexed citations

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