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Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Junxiong Xiao
Guizhou University
2
Longjun Rao
Fudan University
3
Hongfu Liu
Nanchang University
4
Mengke Shi
Wenzhou Medical University
5
Qianyi Shangguan
Yangtze University
6
Caiyue Wen
Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials
7
Zan Li
Southwest University of Science and Technology
8
Chunyang Xu
National University of Defense Technology
9
Geon Lee
Pohang University of Science and Technology
10
Qing An
Nanjing University of Science and Technology

Papers

1
Interfacial Polarization Loss Improvement Induced by the Hollow Engineering of Necklace‐like PAN/Carbon Nanofibers for Boosted Microwave Absorption
Advanced Functional Materials|2024
308 cit.
2
Publication in Photonics (2025) [161 citations, W4410069068]
Photonics|2025
161 cit.
3
Mechanically Robust and Thermal Insulating Nanofiber Elastomer for Hydrophobic, Corrosion‐Resistant, and Flexible Multifunctional Electromagnetic Wave Absorbers
Advanced Functional Materials|2024
121 cit.
4
Publication in Optics Communications (2025) [79 citations, W4408579199]
Optics Communications|2025
79 cit.
5
Integrated triboelectric nanogenerator and radiative cooler for all-weather transparent glass surfaces
Nature Communications|2024
68 cit.
6
Atomic Infusion Induced Reconstruction Enhances Multifunctional Thermally Conductive Films for Robust Low‐Frequency Electromagnetic Absorption
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2024
50 cit.
7
Heterointerface engineering in porous microspheres for magnetic-dielectric balance to boost electromagnetic wave absorption
Chemical Engineering Journal|2024
49 cit.
8
Publication in physica status solidi (RRL) - Rapid Research Letters (2025) [49 citations, W4413901190]
physica status solidi (RRL) - Rapid Research Letters|2025
49 cit.
9
Publication in Small (2024) [35 citations, W4393865259]
Small|2024
35 cit.
10
Timoshenko–Ehrenfest Beam‐Based Reconfigurable Elastic Metasurfaces for Multifunctional Wave Manipulation
Advanced Science|2024
25 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Zao Yi
Jishou University
2
Zirui Jia
Qingdao Center of Resource Chemistry and New Materials
3
Robert C. Devlin
Harvard University
4
Panbo Liu
Northwestern Polytechnical University
5
Yuezhan Feng
Zhengzhou University
6
Shubo Cheng
Yangtze University
7
Hualiang Lv
Wuhan University of Technology
8
Shuyuan Xiao
Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics
9
Zao Yi
Southwest University of Science and Technology
10
Mingliang Ma
Qingdao University of Technology

Papers

1
Electromagnetic absorption materials: Current progress and new frontiers
Progress in Materials Science|2022
780 cit.
2
Hierarchical Engineering of Double‐Shelled Nanotubes toward Hetero‐Interfaces Induced Polarization and Microscale Magnetic Interaction
Advanced Functional Materials|2022
325 cit.
3
High sensitivity five band tunable metamaterial absorption device based on block like Dirac semimetals
Optics Communications|2024
303 cit.
4
Staggered circular nanoporous graphene converts electromagnetic waves into electricity
Nature Communications|2023
284 cit.
5
Size-Dependent Oxidation-Induced Phase Engineering for MOFs Derivatives Via Spatial Confinement Strategy Toward Enhanced Microwave Absorption
Nano-Micro Letters|2022
239 cit.
6
Mixed-Dimensional Assembly Strategy to Construct Reduced Graphene Oxide/Carbon Foams Heterostructures for Microwave Absorption, Anti-Corrosion and Thermal Insulation
Nano-Micro Letters|2024
226 cit.
7
Tunable Co/ZnO/C@MWCNTs based on carbon nanotube-coated MOF with excellent microwave absorption properties
Journal of Material Science and Technology|2022
210 cit.
8
Synergistic Dielectric–Magnetic Enhancement via Phase‐Evolution Engineering and Dynamic Magnetic Resonance
Advanced Functional Materials|2023
207 cit.
9
Constructing multiple heterogeneous interfaces in one-dimensional carbon fiber materials for superior electromagnetic wave absorption
Carbon|2024
201 cit.
10
MOF-derived Ni-Co bimetal/porous carbon composites as electromagnetic wave absorber
Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials|2022
189 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Tie Jun Cui
Southeast University
2
Federico Capasso
Harvard University Press
3
David R. Smith
Duke University
4
Yuri S. Kivshar
Australian National University
5
Xiang Zhang
Shanghai University
6
Andrea Alù
The Graduate Center, CUNY
7
Costas M. Soukoulis
Ames National Laboratory
8
Cheng‐Wei Qiu
University of the Witwatersrand
9
Nader Engheta
University of Pennsylvania
10
Willie J. Padilla
Duke University

Papers

1
Composite Medium with Simultaneously Negative Permeability and Permittivity
Physical Review Letters|2000
8.7k cit.
2
Controlling Electromagnetic Fields
Science|2006
8.5k cit.
3
Metamaterial Electromagnetic Cloak at Microwave Frequencies
Science|2006
7.5k cit.
4
Perfect Metamaterial Absorber
Physical Review Letters|2008
7.5k cit.
5
Flat optics with designer metasurfaces
Nature Materials|2014
5.8k cit.
6
Discovery of intrinsic ferromagnetism in two-dimensional van der Waals crystals
Nature|2017
5k cit.
7
Metamaterials and Negative Refractive Index
Science|2004
4.5k cit.
8
Sub-Diffraction-Limited Optical Imaging with a Silver Superlens
Science|2005
4k cit.
9
Coding metamaterials, digital metamaterials and programmable metamaterials
Light Science & Applications|2014
3.6k cit.
10
A graphene-based broadband optical modulator
Nature|2011
3.4k cit.

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