Qifeng Ruan

5.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
63 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Qifeng Ruan is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Qifeng Ruan has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 30 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 22 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Qifeng Ruan's work include Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (21 papers), Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research (18 papers) and Photonic Crystals and Applications (18 papers). Qifeng Ruan is often cited by papers focused on Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (21 papers), Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research (18 papers) and Photonic Crystals and Applications (18 papers). Qifeng Ruan collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, China and Hong Kong. Qifeng Ruan's co-authors include Jianfang Wang, Xiaolu Zhuo, Joel K. W. Yang, Ximin Cui, Runfang Fu, Yang Li, Hongxing Xu, Xinyue Xia, Jingtian Hu and Hao Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Qifeng Ruan

62 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

Photothermal Nanomaterials: A Powerful Light-to-Heat Converter

2023 1.1k citations Qifeng Ruan et al. profile →
Nanophotonic Structural Colors

2020 249 citations Soroosh Daqiqeh Rezaei, Zhaogang Dong et al. ACS Photonics profile →
Two‐Photon Polymerization Lithography for Optics and Photonics: Fundamentals, Materials, Technologies, and Applications

2023 217 citations Wang Zhang, Hongtao Wang et al. profile →

Peers

Qifeng Ruan

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Xiaolu Zhuo China

Jingtian Hu United States

Zhiwei Li China

Magnus P. Jonsson Sweden

Han Lin Australia

Yuhei Hayamizu Japan

Tobias A. F. König Germany

Tobias Kraus Germany

Seunghyun Lee South Korea

Huigao Duan China

Xiaolu Zhuo China

Qifeng Ruan

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1.6k ×1.0

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661 ×0.7

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417 ×0.5

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Citations per year, relative to Qifeng Ruan Qifeng Ruan (= 1×) peers Xiaolu Zhuo

Countries citing papers authored by Qifeng Ruan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qifeng Ruan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Qifeng Ruan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Qifeng Ruan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Qifeng Ruan. Qifeng Ruan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Zhang, Yao, Geyang Qu, Qifeng Ruan, et al.. (2025). On-chip integration of achromatic metalens arrays. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7485–7485. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Wang, Hongtao Wang, Hao Wang, et al.. (2025). Nanoscale 3D printing of glass photonic crystals with near-unity reflectance in the visible spectrum. Science Advances. 11(21). eadv0267–eadv0267. 1 indexed citations

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Gao, Yaping, Xiaojie Zhou, Qifeng Ruan, et al.. (2023). Superior solar water purification achieved by the excellent photothermal conversion and thermal management of porous plasmonic TiN nanoparticles. Chemical Engineering Journal. 475. 146078–146078. 15 indexed citations

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Wang, Hongtao, Hao Wang, Qifeng Ruan, et al.. (2023). Coloured vortex beams with incoherent white light illumination. Nature Nanotechnology. 18(3). 264–272. 68 indexed citations

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Finet, Cédric, Qifeng Ruan, John You En Chan, et al.. (2023). Multi-scale dissection of wing transparency in the clearwing butterfly Phanus vitreus. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 20(202). 20230135–20230135. 8 indexed citations

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Wang, Kaiyang, Can Huang, Qifeng Ruan, et al.. (2023). Emission Control in Metal Halide Perovskite Lasers. ACS Photonics. 10(7). 2091–2101. 8 indexed citations

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Xu, Juan, Lihui Xu, Qifeng Ruan, et al.. (2023). Plasmonic and catalytic Au NBP@AgPd nanoframes for highly efficient photocatalytic reactions. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 25(18). 13189–13197. 6 indexed citations

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Pan, Chengfeng, Hao Wang, Qifeng Ruan, et al.. (2023). 3D-printed multilayer structures for high–numerical aperture achromatic metalenses. Science Advances. 9(51). eadj9262–eadj9262. 53 indexed citations

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Dong, Zhaogang, Lei Jin, Soroosh Daqiqeh Rezaei, et al.. (2022). Schrödinger’s red pixel by quasi-bound-states-in-the-continuum. Science Advances. 8(8). eabm4512–eabm4512. 105 indexed citations

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Zhang, Wang, Hao Wang, Hongtao Wang, et al.. (2022). 2.5D, 3D and 4D printing in nanophotonics - a progress report. Materials Today Proceedings. 70. 304–309. 9 indexed citations

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Chan, John You En, Qifeng Ruan, Hongtao Wang, et al.. (2022). Full Geometric Control of Hidden Color Information in Diffraction Gratings under Angled White Light Illumination. Nano Letters. 22(20). 8189–8195. 29 indexed citations

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Zhang, Wang, Hao Wang, Alvin T. L. Tan, et al.. (2022). Stiff Shape Memory Polymers for High-Resolution Reconfigurable Nanophotonics. Nano Letters. 22(22). 8917–8924. 29 indexed citations

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Xu, Juan, et al.. (2021). Synthesis of Pd nanorod arrays on Au nanoframes for excellent ethanol electrooxidation. Nanoscale. 14(3). 736–743. 12 indexed citations

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Ruan, Qifeng, Wang Zhang, Hao Wang, et al.. (2021). Reconfiguring Colors of Single Relief Structures by Directional Stretching. Advanced Materials. 34(6). e2108128–e2108128. 40 indexed citations

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Wang, Hongtao, Hao Wang, Qifeng Ruan, et al.. (2021). Optical Fireworks Based on Multifocal Three-Dimensional Color Prints. ACS Nano. 15(6). 10185–10193. 32 indexed citations

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Li, Hao, Huan Shang, Fuze Jiang, et al.. (2021). Plasmonic O₂ dissociation and spillover expedite selective oxidation of primary C–H bonds. Chemical Science. 12(46). 15308–15317. 16 indexed citations

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Chan, John You En, Qifeng Ruan, Menghua Jiang, et al.. (2021). High-resolution light field prints by nanoscale 3D printing. Nature Communications. 12(1). 3728–3728. 48 indexed citations

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Zhu, Xingzhong, et al.. (2020). Realization of red plasmon shifts by the selective etching of Ag nanorods. CrystEngComm. 22(45). 7870–7876. 8 indexed citations

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Xu, Juan, Changshun Wang, Manman Li, et al.. (2020). Gold nanobipyramid-embedded silver–platinum hollow nanostructures for monitoring stepwise reduction and oxidation reactions. Nanoscale. 12(46). 23663–23672. 17 indexed citations

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Chan, John You En, Qifeng Ruan, Ray Jia Hong Ng, Cheng‐Wei Qiu, & Joel K. W. Yang. (2019). Rotation-Selective Moiré Magnification of Structural Color Pattern Arrays. ACS Nano. 13(12). 14138–14144. 28 indexed citations

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