Weihai Ni

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
38 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Weihai Ni is a scholar working on Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Weihai Ni has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 22 papers in Materials Chemistry and 18 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Weihai Ni's work include Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (27 papers), Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research (13 papers) and Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (9 papers). Weihai Ni is often cited by papers focused on Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (27 papers), Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research (13 papers) and Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (9 papers). Weihai Ni collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and Spain. Weihai Ni's co-authors include Jianfang Wang, Zhi Yang, Xiaoshan Kou, Huanjun Chen, Zhenhua Sun, Li Li, Luis M. Liz‐Marzán, Xuxing Lu, Man Hau Yeung and Qiangbin Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Weihai Ni

36 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.

Shape- and Size-Dependent Refractive Index Sensitivity of Gold Nanoparticles

2008 1.1k citations Huanjun Chen, Xiaoshan Kou et al. Langmuir profile →
Tailoring Longitudinal Surface Plasmon Wavelengths, Scattering and Absorption Cross Sections of Gold Nanorods

2008 502 citations Weihai Ni, Xiaoshan Kou et al. ACS Nano profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Weihai Ni Hong Kong	27	2.9k	2.3k	2.0k	1.2k	661	38	4.4k
Leonardo Scarabelli Spain	30	2.5k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	1.9k 1.0×	715 0.6×	549 0.8×	56	4.0k
Susie Eustis United States	14	2.4k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	2.2k 1.1×	772 0.7×	564 0.9×	18	4.2k
Colleen L. Nehl United States	13	2.7k 0.9×	2.3k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	965 0.8×	383 0.6×	17	3.6k
Xiaoshan Kou Hong Kong	16	2.5k 0.9×	1.6k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	925 0.8×	512 0.8×	17	3.5k
Lucas B. Thompson United States	15	2.0k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	994 0.8×	573 0.9×	21	3.5k
Anne-Isabelle Henry United States	23	4.7k 1.6×	3.3k 1.4×	2.2k 1.1×	1.9k 1.6×	621 0.9×	28	6.2k
Nordin Félidj France	37	3.4k 1.2×	2.9k 1.2×	1.4k 0.7×	976 0.8×	947 1.4×	104	4.8k
Song‐Yuan Ding China	27	3.5k 1.2×	2.5k 1.1×	2.2k 1.1×	1.5k 1.3×	1.1k 1.7×	46	5.7k
David I. Gittins United Kingdom	16	1.6k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	1.6k 0.8×	716 0.6×	1.0k 1.5×	27	3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Weihai Ni

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weihai Ni

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yin, Yaoyu, Weihai Ni, Sangseok Yu, et al.. (2025). Efficient CO ₂ ‐To‐HCOOH Conversion at Industrial Current Density in Strong Acid via Synergistic Water Activation. Advanced Functional Materials.

Khan, Majid, Cong Han, Hao Li, et al.. (2025). Single-particle insights into the optical activity of planar-layered chiral plasmonic superstructures. Nano Research. 18(7). 94907416–94907416.

Yang, Zhi, Zhaohui Li, Xuxing Lu, et al.. (2016). Controllable Biosynthesis and Properties of Gold Nanoplates Using Yeast Extract. Nano-Micro Letters. 9(1). 5–5. 41 indexed citations

Chen, Sheng, Pengyu Xu, Yue Li, et al.. (2016). Rapid Seedless Synthesis of Gold Nanoplates with Microscaled Edge Length in a High Yield and Their Application in SERS. Nano-Micro Letters. 8(4). 328–335. 25 indexed citations

He, Ting, Ying Du, Pengyu Xu, et al.. (2016). Massively Screening the Temporal Spectra of Single Nanoparticles to Uncover the Mechanism of Nanosynthesis. Small. 12(36). 5049–5057. 5 indexed citations

Zhu, Qiannan, Jian Wu, Junwei Zhao, & Weihai Ni. (2015). Role of Bromide in Hydrogen Peroxide Oxidation of CTAB-Stabilized Gold Nanorods in Aqueous Solutions. Langmuir. 31(14). 4072–4077. 64 indexed citations

Wu, Jian, Yi‐Jun Xu, Pengyu Xu, et al.. (2015). Surface-enhanced Raman scattering from AgNP–graphene–AgNP sandwiched nanostructures. Nanoscale. 7(41). 17529–17537. 35 indexed citations

Niu, Jian, Wang Dong, Haili Qin, et al.. (2014). Novel polymer-free iridescent lamellar hydrogel for two-dimensional confined growth of ultrathin gold membranes. Nature Communications. 5(1). 101 indexed citations

Wu, Jian, Xuxing Lu, Qiannan Zhu, et al.. (2014). Angle-Resolved Plasmonic Properties of Single Gold Nanorod Dimers. Nano-Micro Letters. 6(4). 372–380. 29 indexed citations

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Lu, Xuxing, Jian Wu, Qiannan Zhu, et al.. (2014). Circular dichroism from single plasmonic nanostructures with extrinsic chirality. Nanoscale. 6(23). 14244–14253. 92 indexed citations

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Otte, Marinus A., Borja Sepúlveda, Weihai Ni, et al.. (2009). Identification of the Optimal Spectral Region for Plasmonic and Nanoplasmonic Sensing. ACS Nano. 4(1). 349–357. 166 indexed citations

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Sun, Zhenhua, Zhi Yang, Jianhua Zhou, et al.. (2009). A General Approach to the Synthesis of Gold–Metal Sulfide Core–Shell and Heterostructures. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 48(16). 2881–2885. 184 indexed citations

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Ni, Weihai, Zhi Yang, Huanjun Chen, Li Li, & Jianfang Wang. (2008). Coupling between Molecular and Plasmonic Resonances in Freestanding Dye−Gold Nanorod Hybrid Nanostructures. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 130(21). 6692–6693. 167 indexed citations

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Ni, Weihai, Xiaoshan Kou, Zhi Yang, & Jianfang Wang. (2008). Tailoring Longitudinal Surface Plasmon Wavelengths, Scattering and Absorption Cross Sections of Gold Nanorods. ACS Nano. 2(4). 677–686. 502 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sun, Zhenhua, Weihai Ni, Zhi Yang, et al.. (2008). pH‐Controlled Reversible Assembly and Disassembly of Gold Nanorods. Small. 4(9). 1287–1292. 258 indexed citations

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Ni, Weihai, Xinli Kou, Man Hau Yeung, et al.. (2007). Formation of Gold and Silver Nanoparticle Arrays and Thin Shells on Mesostructured Silica Nanofibers. Advanced Functional Materials. 17(16). 3258–3266. 96 indexed citations

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Kou, Xiaoshan, Weihai Ni, Chia‐Kuang Tsung, et al.. (2007). Growth of Gold Bipyramids with Improved Yield and Their Curvature‐Directed Oxidation. Small. 3(12). 2103–2113. 214 indexed citations

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Yang, Zhiyu, Chao Ye, Weihai Ni, et al.. (2007). Amplified spontaneous emission from an infrared dye doped zirconia-organically modified silicate thin film waveguides. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology. 44(1). 53–57. 4 indexed citations

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Yang, Zhi, Xiaoshan Kou, Weihai Ni, et al.. (2007). Fluorescent Mesostructured Polythiophene–Silica Composite Particles Synthesized by in Situ Polymerization of Structure-Directing Monomers. Chemistry of Materials. 19(25). 6222–6229. 24 indexed citations

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Chen, Fei, Jun Wang, Chao Ye, et al.. (2005). Near infrared distributed feedback lasers based on LDS dye-doped zirconia-organically modified silicate channel waveguides. Optics Express. 13(5). 1643–1643. 20 indexed citations

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