Ren‐Min Ma

10.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
73 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Ren‐Min Ma is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ren‐Min Ma has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 39 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 34 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Ren‐Min Ma's work include Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research (33 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (27 papers) and Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (19 papers). Ren‐Min Ma is often cited by papers focused on Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research (33 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (27 papers) and Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (19 papers). Ren‐Min Ma collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Ren‐Min Ma's co-authors include Xiang Zhang, Rupert F. Oulton, Volker J. Sorger, Guy Bartal, Yuan Wang, Zi Jing Wong, Liang Feng, Lun Dai, Christopher Gladden and Thomas Zentgraf and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Ren‐Min Ma

67 papers receiving 7.9k citations

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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.

Plasmon lasers at deep subwavelength scale

2009 1.9k citations Rupert F. Oulton, Volker J. Sorger et al. Nature profile →
Single-mode laser by parity-time symmetry breaking

2014 1.3k citations Ren‐Min Ma, Xiang Zhang et al. profile →
Room-temperature sub-diffraction-limited plasmon laser by total internal reflection

2010 487 citations Ren‐Min Ma, Rupert F. Oulton et al. profile →
Applications of nanolasers

2018 379 citations Ren‐Min Ma, Rupert F. Oulton Nature Nanotechnology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ren‐Min Ma China	33	4.5k	4.3k	4.0k	2.5k	1.4k	73	8.2k
Alexander N. Poddubny Russia	37	4.7k 1.0×	3.4k 0.8×	2.2k 0.6×	3.2k 1.3×	1.1k 0.8×	168	7.6k
Michael Scalora United States	44	6.9k 1.5×	3.2k 0.7×	4.6k 1.1×	2.6k 1.0×	550 0.4×	288	8.9k
Jacob B. Khurgin United States	55	6.2k 1.4×	4.2k 1.0×	6.8k 1.7×	2.7k 1.1×	2.4k 1.7×	492	11.6k
Nicolae C. Panoiu United Kingdom	43	4.1k 0.9×	2.8k 0.6×	2.7k 0.7×	2.9k 1.2×	517 0.4×	178	6.5k
A. Femius Koenderink Netherlands	47	3.9k 0.9×	4.2k 1.0×	2.7k 0.7×	3.1k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	153	7.0k
Sven Burger Germany	35	4.5k 1.0×	1.8k 0.4×	1.6k 0.4×	1.8k 0.7×	472 0.3×	214	6.7k
Viktor A. Podolskiy United States	42	3.4k 0.8×	4.8k 1.1×	1.9k 0.5×	5.2k 2.1×	711 0.5×	143	7.7k
Duk‐Yong Choi Australia	59	6.3k 1.4×	3.8k 0.9×	6.9k 1.7×	3.8k 1.5×	2.1k 1.6×	318	11.5k
H. Q. Xu Sweden	49	6.7k 1.5×	3.6k 0.8×	5.1k 1.3×	1.3k 0.5×	5.3k 3.8×	276	11.6k
Kazuaki Sakoda Japan	40	5.5k 1.2×	1.7k 0.4×	3.7k 0.9×	1.1k 0.4×	1.5k 1.1×	248	6.7k

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Deng, Yu‐Hao, et al.. (2025). Colloidal quantum dots on macroscale perovskite single crystal with perfect lattice matching. Light Advanced Manufacturing. 6(1). 1–1. 1 indexed citations

Ma, Ren‐Min, Jing Luo, Xin Song, et al.. (2025). New mixed ligand based Cd(II) coordination polymer: An apt reversible turn-off-on photoluminescent sensor for dopamine and 2-hydroxybenzoic acid. Dyes and Pigments. 243. 113037–113037. 1 indexed citations

Luan, Hong-Yi, et al.. (2025). Singulonics: narwhal-shaped wavefunctions for sub-diffraction-limited nanophotonics and imaging. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1).

Ghosh, Mithun Kumar, Ren‐Min Ma, Lu Lu, et al.. (2024). A tetrahedral zinc(II) coordination polymer: Synthesis, characterisation, and application in ascorbic Acid fluorescence sensing. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1322. 140530–140530. 3 indexed citations

Ma, Ren‐Min, Mithun Kumar Ghosh, Xin Song, et al.. (2024). Development of luminescent zinc coordination polymers: Synthesis, characterization and applications for sensing of dopamine and ferric ions. Microchemical Journal. 208. 112300–112300. 5 indexed citations

Sang, Yungang, et al.. (2022). Topological polarization singular lasing with highly efficient radiation channel. Nature Communications. 13(1). 6485–6485. 25 indexed citations

Ma, Ren‐Min, et al.. (2022). Twisted lattice nanocavity with theoretical quality factor exceeding 200 billion. Fundamental Research. 3(4). 537–543. 13 indexed citations

Zhang, Zhe, et al.. (2021). Lasing-enhanced surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy and sensing. Photonics Research. 9(9). 1699–1699. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Yang, Jianyu Yu, Yifei Mao, et al.. (2020). Stable, high-performance sodium-based plasmonic devices in the near infrared. Nature. 581(7809). 401–405. 156 indexed citations

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Yang, Zhen-Qian, Zengkai Shao, Hua‐Zhou Chen, Xinrui Mao, & Ren‐Min Ma. (2020). Spin-Momentum-Locked Edge Mode for Topological Vortex Lasing. Physical Review Letters. 125(1). 13903–13903. 101 indexed citations

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Hao, Jing, Ru‐Wen Peng, Ren‐Min Ma, et al.. (2020). Flexible Ultrathin Single-Crystalline Perovskite Photodetector. Nano Letters. 20(10). 7144–7151. 158 indexed citations

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Azzam, Shaimaa I., Alexander V. Kildishev, Ren‐Min Ma, et al.. (2020). Ten years of spasers and plasmonic nanolasers. Light Science & Applications. 9(1). 90–90. 232 indexed citations

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Shao, Zengkai, Hua‐Zhou Chen, Suo Wang, et al.. (2019). A high-performance topological bulk laser based on band-inversion-induced reflection. Nature Nanotechnology. 15(1). 67–72. 208 indexed citations

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Wang, Suo, Xingyuan Wang, Bo Li, et al.. (2017). Unusual scaling laws for plasmonic nanolasers beyond the diffraction limit. Nature Communications. 8(1). 1889–1889. 101 indexed citations

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Ma, Ren‐Min, Sadao Ota, Yimin Li, Sui Yang, & Xiang Zhang. (2014). Active Surface Plasmon Sensor. 434. FM3K.7–FM3K.7. 1 indexed citations

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Ma, Ren‐Min, Rupert F. Oulton, Volker J. Sorger, & Xiang Zhang. (2012). Plasmon lasers: coherent light source at molecular scales. Laser & Photonics Review. 7(1). 1–21. 258 indexed citations

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Sorger, Volker J., Rupert F. Oulton, Ren‐Min Ma, & Xiang Zhang. (2012). Toward integrated plasmonic circuits. MRS Bulletin. 37(8). 728–738. 219 indexed citations

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Ma, Ren‐Min, Xianlong Wei, Lun Dai, et al.. (2009). Light Coupling and Modulation in Coupled Nanowire Ring−Fabry-Pérot Cavity. Nano Letters. 9(7). 2697–2703. 41 indexed citations

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Oulton, Rupert F., Volker J. Sorger, Thomas Zentgraf, et al.. (2009). Plasmon lasers at deep subwavelength scale. Nature. 461(7264). 629–632. 1944 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fang, Zheyu, Chenfang Lin, Ren‐Min Ma, Shan Huang, & Xing Zhu. (2009). Planar Plasmonic Focusing and Optical Transport Using CdS Nanoribbon. ACS Nano. 4(1). 75–82. 51 indexed citations

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