Wei Gan

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Wei Gan is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Gan has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Materials Chemistry, 17 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 8 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Wei Gan's work include 2D Materials and Applications (17 papers), Graphene research and applications (11 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (7 papers). Wei Gan is often cited by papers focused on 2D Materials and Applications (17 papers), Graphene research and applications (11 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (7 papers). Wei Gan collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Wei Gan's co-authors include Lu Hua Li, Alexey Falin, Elton J. G. Santos, Qiran Cai, Declan Scullion, Takashi Taniguchi, Ying Chen, Kenji Watanabe, Shunying Zhang and Li Song and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nature Communications and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Wei Gan

43 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

High thermal conductivity of high-quality monolayer boron nitride and its thermal expansion

2019 437 citations Qiran Cai, Declan Scullion et al. Science Advances profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wei Gan China	16	991	433	297	224	196	45	1.5k
L. Huerta Mexico	21	763 0.8×	461 1.1×	178 0.6×	166 0.7×	137 0.7×	95	1.2k
Petr Knotek Czechia	21	776 0.8×	282 0.7×	158 0.5×	285 1.3×	88 0.4×	90	1.2k
Ivalina Avramova Bulgaria	21	874 0.9×	387 0.9×	479 1.6×	170 0.8×	124 0.6×	108	1.4k
Xin Ren China	22	739 0.7×	532 1.2×	320 1.1×	182 0.8×	229 1.2×	63	1.4k
Alireza Samavati Malaysia	21	860 0.9×	535 1.2×	229 0.8×	357 1.6×	339 1.7×	68	1.5k
Yankuan Liu China	17	870 0.9×	455 1.1×	162 0.5×	256 1.1×	162 0.8×	29	1.3k
Yahya Zakaria Qatar	16	813 0.8×	680 1.6×	225 0.8×	459 2.0×	280 1.4×	43	1.5k
Vidas Pakštas Lithuania	18	653 0.7×	694 1.6×	222 0.7×	111 0.5×	100 0.5×	103	1.2k
Andrei Kuncser Romania	18	643 0.6×	320 0.7×	188 0.6×	264 1.2×	232 1.2×	123	1.1k
Ashish Bhatnagar India	26	1.4k 1.5×	376 0.9×	146 0.5×	176 0.8×	211 1.1×	49	2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Wei Gan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Gan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wei Gan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wei Gan 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 Wei Gan. Wei Gan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhao, Changhui, et al.. (2025). Highly improved xylene sensing performance of SnO2/Zn2SnO4 nanocubes via surface-dispersed ultrafine Au nanoparticles. Surfaces and Interfaces. 62. 106272–106272. 2 indexed citations

Gan, Wei, Chentao Zhang, Liqiang Xu, et al.. (2025). Symmetry-reduction enhanced one-dimensional polarization-sensitive photodetectors for multi-functional applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(30). 24435–24442.

Zhang, Jingyao, Zhongjun Qin, Liqiang Xu, et al.. (2025). Polarization-Sensitive Photodetectors Based on Anisotropic 2D Selenium and Its Multifunctional Applications. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(39). 55074–55083.

Gan, Wei, Jun Guo, Jingtao Huang, et al.. (2024). Oxygen vacancy modulation S-scheme heterojunction mesoporous BiOBr-CoPc photocatalytic degradation of ofloxacin. Separation and Purification Technology. 360. 131034–131034. 7 indexed citations

Xiao, Rui‐Chun, Shu‐Hui Zhang, Wei Gan, et al.. (2024). Skin Effect of Nonlinear Optical Responses in Antiferromagnets. Physical Review Letters. 133(23). 236903–236903. 3 indexed citations

Gan, Wei, et al.. (2024). Optical fingerprints of two-dimensional interlayer-sliding multiferroic materials. Physical review. B.. 110(12). 1 indexed citations

Falin, Alexey, Haifeng Lv, Eli Janzen, et al.. (2023). Anomalous isotope effect on mechanical properties of single atomic layer Boron Nitride. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5331–5331. 6 indexed citations

Xiao, Rui‐Chun, Ding‐Fu Shao, Wei Gan, et al.. (2023). Classification of second harmonic generation effect in magnetically ordered materials. npj Quantum Materials. 8(1). 13 indexed citations

Gan, Wei, Jun Guo, Xucheng Fu, et al.. (2023). Introducing Oxygen-Doped G-C3n4 Onto G-C3n4/Tio2 Heterojunction for Efficient Catalytic Gatifloxacin Degradation and H2o2 Production. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Kemeng, Wei Gan, Rui‐Chun Xiao, et al.. (2023). Thickness dependence of superconductivity in layered GeP ₅. Rare Metals. 43(3). 1323–1328. 1 indexed citations

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Gan, Wei, Ming Jiang, Ming Li, et al.. (2023). Van der Waals heterostructure gas sensors based on narrow–wide bandgap semiconductors for superior sensitivity. Nanotechnology. 35(5). 05LT03–05LT03. 5 indexed citations

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Xiao, Rui‐Chun, et al.. (2022). Non-synchronous bulk photovoltaic effect in two-dimensional interlayer-sliding ferroelectrics. npj Computational Materials. 8(1). 40 indexed citations

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Xia, Kai, Wei Gan, Kemeng Yang, et al.. (2022). A tellurium short-wave infrared photodetector with fast response and high specific detectivity. Nanoscale. 14(36). 13187–13191. 25 indexed citations

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Cai, Qiran, Eli Janzen, James H. Edgar, et al.. (2021). Isotope effect on the thermal expansion coefficient of atomically thin boron nitride. 2D Materials. 8(3). 34006–34006. 7 indexed citations

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Li, Ji, Xiaodi Hao, Wei Gan, Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht, & Yuanyuan Wu. (2021). Recovery of extracellular biopolymers from conventional activated sludge: Potential, characteristics and limitation. Water Research. 205. 117706–117706. 85 indexed citations

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Cai, Qiran, Declan Scullion, Wei Gan, et al.. (2020). Outstanding Thermal Conductivity of Single Atomic Layer Isotope-Modified Boron Nitride. Physical Review Letters. 125(8). 85902–85902. 75 indexed citations

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Ong, Huei Ruey, et al.. (2019). Catalytic performance and antimicrobial activity of Mg(OH)2/MgO colloidal nanoparticles in alkyd resin nanocomposite derived from palm oil. Polymer Bulletin. 77(9). 4571–4586. 9 indexed citations

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Cai, Qiran, Declan Scullion, Wei Gan, et al.. (2019). High thermal conductivity of high-quality monolayer boron nitride and its thermal expansion. Science Advances. 5(6). eaav0129–eaav0129. 437 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Jian, Ke Zhu, Hequn Hao, et al.. (2019). A novel chitosan modified Au@Ag core-shell nanoparticles sensor for naked-eye detection of Hg²⁺. Materials Research Express. 6(12). 125045–125045. 3 indexed citations

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Haleem, Yasir A., Pin Song, Daobin Liu, et al.. (2016). The Effect of High Concentration and Small Size of Nanodiamonds on the Strength of Interface and Fracture Properties in Epoxy Nanocomposite. Materials. 9(7). 507–507. 15 indexed citations

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