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Terahertz technology and applications

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Musa N. Hamza
University of Raparin
2
Jiaming Lyu
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
3
Ruiyun Zhou
Jiangsu University
4
Zeyan Zhang
Southwest Jiaotong University
5
Md. Ibrahim
Bangladesh University of Business and Technology
6
Mark Lyubarov
ITMO University
7
Hady Moussa
City University of New York
8
Benwen Chen
Nanjing University
9
Weinan Shi
Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University
10
Apostolos Zdagkas
University of Southampton

Rising Stars Papers

1
Advanced Terahertz Refractive Sensing And Fingerprint Recognition Through Metasurface‐Excited Surface Waves
Advanced Materials|2024
266 cit.
2
Designing a High-Sensitivity Microscale Triple-Band Biosensor Based on Terahertz MTMs to Provide a Perfect Absorber for Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Diagnostic
IEEE photonics journal|2024
69 cit.
3
Development of a Terahertz Metamaterial Micro-Biosensor for Ultrasensitive Multispectral Detection of Early Stage Cervical Cancer
IEEE Sensors Journal|2024
51 cit.
4
Design and experimental validation of a metamaterial-based sensor for microwave imaging in breast, lung, and brain cancer detection
Scientific Reports|2024
43 cit.
5
Terahertz Dual-Band Metamaterial Biosensor for Cervical-Cancer Diagnostics
IEEE photonics journal|2024
39 cit.
6
Ultra-compact quintuple-band terahertz metamaterial biosensor for enhanced blood cancer diagnostics
PLoS ONE|2025
35 cit.
7
Designing a High-Sensitivity Dual-Band Nano-Biosensor Based on Petahertz MTMs to Provide a Perfect Absorber for Early-Stage Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Diagnostic
IEEE Sensors Journal|2024
30 cit.
8
Advanced sensor for non-invasive breast cancer and brain cancer diagnosis using antenna array with metamaterial-based AMC
Engineering Science and Technology an International Journal|2024
30 cit.
9
Precision Multiband Terahertz Metamaterial Biosensor With Targeted Spectral Selectivity for Early Detection of MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells
IEEE Sensors Journal|2025
28 cit.
10
Design of MTM-Based Multiband Micro-Biosensor in Terahertz Region as Perfect Absorber for Early-Stage Leukemia Diagnosis With Sensitivity 18 626 373 THz/RIU
IEEE Sensors Journal|2024
27 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Chao Chang
Peking University
2
Jianyuan Qin
China Jiliang University
3
Liguo Zhu
Suzhou University of Science and Technology
4
Björn Globisch
Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute
5
M. Hassan Arbab
Stony Brook University
6
Zao Yi
Jishou University
7
Liuyang Zhang
Xi'an Jiaotong University
8
Kathirvel Nallappan
Polytechnique Montréal
9
Zhi Zhu
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
10
Jining Li
Nanjing Normal University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Ultrahigh-Flux Water Nanopumps Generated by Asymmetric Terahertz Absorption
Physical Review Letters|2024
155 cit.
2
Terahertz Photons Improve Cognitive Functions in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Research|2023
121 cit.
3
A four-narrowband terahertz tunable absorber with perfect absorption and high sensitivity
Materials Research Bulletin|2023
114 cit.
4
Design of high efficiency perovskite solar cells based on inorganic and organic undoped double hole layer
Solar Energy|2023
109 cit.
5
An ultra-sensitive metasurface biosensor for instant cancer detection based on terahertz spectra
Nano Research|2023
99 cit.
6
Hybrid energy-efficient scheduling measures for flexible job-shop problem with variable machining speeds
Expert Systems with Applications|2022
80 cit.
7
Inhibition of Cancer Cell Migration and Glycolysis by Terahertz Wave Modulation via Altered Chromatin Accessibility
Research|2022
75 cit.
8
Tunable Surface Wettability via Terahertz Electrowave Controlled Vicinal Subnanoscale Water Layer
Nano Letters|2024
75 cit.
9
Vanadium dioxide-assisted switchable multifunctional metamaterial structure
Optics Express|2022
71 cit.
10
A single dual-frequency reflective metasurface for simultaneous multi-mode orbital angular momentum multiplexing
Optics Communications|2024
66 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Martín Koch
Philipps University of Marburg
2
Daniel M. Mittleman
Brown University
3
Weili Zhang
Oklahoma State University
4
Xicheng Zhang
Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology
5
X.-C. Zhang
Beijing Institute of Technology
6
Richard D. Averitt
University of California San Diego
7
Keith A. Nelson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
8
Willie J. Padilla
Duke University
9
M. S. Shur
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
10
Hartmut G. Roskos
Goethe University Frankfurt

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Perfect Metamaterial Absorber
Physical Review Letters|2008
7.5k cit.
2
Active terahertz metamaterial devices
Nature|2006
2.3k cit.
3
Terahertz spectroscopy and imaging – Modern techniques and applications
Laser & Photonics Review|2010
2k cit.
4
Metamaterial Electromagnetic Wave Absorbers
Advanced Materials|2012
1.7k cit.
5
Taming the Blackbody with Infrared Metamaterials as Selective Thermal Emitters
Physical Review Letters|2011
1.5k cit.
6
A metamaterial absorber for the terahertz regime: design, fabrication and characterization
Optics Express|2008
1.5k cit.
7
Terahertz-field-induced insulator-to-metal transition in vanadium dioxide metamaterial
Nature|2012
1.4k cit.
8
Active control of electromagnetically induced transparency analogue in terahertz metamaterials
Nature Communications|2012
1.2k cit.
9
Infrared Spatial and Frequency Selective Metamaterial with Near-Unity Absorbance
Physical Review Letters|2010
1.2k cit.
10
Shallow water analogy for a ballistic field effect transistor: New mechanism of plasma wave generation by dc current
Physical Review Letters|1993
1.2k cit.

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