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Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Yuying Dang
Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics
2
Meihui Wang
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
3
Fangchao Gu
South China University of Technology
4
Yeran Shi
Northwestern Polytechnical University
5
Zhenyang Cao
Xi'an Jiaotong University
6
Andreas Gottscholl
University of Würzburg
7
M. H. Abobeih
Harvard University
8
Jixiang Jing
University of Hong Kong
9
Guangkai Jin
Northwestern Polytechnical University
10
Huifeng Tian
Peking University

Papers

1
Publication in Acta Materialia (2024) [126 citations, W4402700582]
Acta Materialia|2024
126 cit.
2
Publication in Advanced Materials (2025) [85 citations, W4407260438]
Advanced Materials|2025
85 cit.
3
Publication in Journal of Material Science and Technology (2024) [40 citations, W4396834925]
Journal of Material Science and Technology|2024
40 cit.
4
Publication in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2024) [38 citations, W4399092382]
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces|2024
38 cit.
5
Publication in International Journal of Plasticity (2025) [37 citations, W4408129148]
International Journal of Plasticity|2025
37 cit.
6
Publication in Vacuum (2024) [16 citations, W4391470249]
Vacuum|2024
16 cit.
7
Publication in Journal of Materials Research and Technology (2024) [10 citations, W4395697094]
Journal of Materials Research and Technology|2024
10 cit.
8
Enhancing the electrical readout of the spin-dependent recombination current in SiC JFETs for EDMR based magnetometry using a tandem (de-)modulation technique
Scientific Reports|2024
4 cit.
9
Growth Kinetics of Graphene on Cu(111) Foils from Methane, Ethyne, Ethylene, and Ethane
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2024
4 cit.
10
Publication in Green Carbon (2026) [4 citations, W7125606667]
Green Carbon|2026
4 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Romana Schirhagl
University Medical Center Groningen
2
Weibo Gao
Centre for Quantum Technologies
3
Philipp Neumann
University of Stuttgart
4
M. Hamer
University of Victoria
5
Nathalie P. de Leon
Princeton University
6
Qiusheng Yan
Guangdong University of Technology
7
Jean‐Philippe Tetienne
RMIT University
8
Xinchun Chen
Tsinghua University
9
Weifeng He
Air Force Engineering University
10
Qiye Zheng
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Papers

1
Quantum-metric-induced nonlinear transport in a topological antiferromagnet
Nature|2023
270 cit.
2
Strain Quantum Sensing with Spin Defects in Hexagonal Boron Nitride
Nano Letters|2022
86 cit.
3
Probing Spin Dynamics on Diamond Surfaces Using a Single Quantum Sensor
PRX Quantum|2022
74 cit.
4
Metasurface-enabled broadband multidimensional photodetectors
Nature Communications|2024
74 cit.
5
Disentangling Losses in Tantalum Superconducting Circuits
Physical Review X|2023
71 cit.
6
Nanoscale covariance magnetometry with diamond quantum sensors
Science|2022
70 cit.
7
Twin and dislocation induced grain subdivision and strengthening in laser shock peened Ti
International Journal of Plasticity|2022
64 cit.
8
Excited-State Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance of Spin Defects in Hexagonal Boron Nitride
Physical Review Letters|2022
63 cit.
9
Quantum sensing of radio-frequency signal with NV centers in SiC
Science Advances|2023
58 cit.
10
Functionalized Fluorescent Nanodiamonds for Simultaneous Drug Delivery and Quantum Sensing in HeLa Cells
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces|2022
56 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
John Robertson
University of Cambridge
2
Jörg Wrachtrup
University of Stuttgart
3
A. K. Geǐm
University of Manchester
4
Mikhail D. Lukin
Harvard University Press
5
Andrea C. Ferrari
University of Cambridge
6
George M. Pharr
Texas A&M University
7
Fedor Jelezko
Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology
8
D. D. Awschalom
Argonne National Laboratory
9
Kian Ping Loh
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
10
A. Matthews
University of Manchester

Papers

1
The rise of graphene
Nature Materials|2007
39.5k cit.
2
An improved technique for determining hardness and elastic modulus using load and displacement sensing indentation experiments
Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources|1992
26.6k cit.
3
The electronic properties of graphene
Reviews of Modern Physics|2009
24.6k cit.
4
Interpretation of Raman spectra of disordered and amorphous carbon
Physical review. B, Condensed matter|2000
15.2k cit.
5
Raman Spectrum of Graphene and Graphene Layers
Physical Review Letters|2006
14.9k cit.
6
Graphene: Status and Prospects
Science|2009
13.9k cit.
7
Two-dimensional atomic crystals
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2005
11.6k cit.
8
Fine Structure Constant Defines Visual Transparency of Graphene
Science|2008
9k cit.
9
Measurement of hardness and elastic modulus by instrumented indentation: Advances in understanding and refinements to methodology
Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources|2004
7.8k cit.
10
Graphene photonics and optoelectronics
Nature Photonics|2010
7.7k cit.

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