His research focuses on synthesis, assembly and optical spectroscopy of colloidal semiconductor and metal nanocrystals and their hybrid structures, and their use for energy-related applications. He authored over 550 scientific publications (h-index 2023: 138) in these fields that have been extensively (over 70,000) cited, which him as Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate Analytics) – Cross-Field 2018 & 2019 and Material Science 2020-2022. His distinctions include the RGC Senior Research Fellowship (Hong Kong, 2023), the Croucher Senior Research Fellowship (Hong Kong, 2019), the Carl Friedrich von Siemens Research Award of the Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation (Germany, 2018), the CityU President’s Award (2017), the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (Germany, 2000), the Ikerbasque Fellowship of the Basque Country (Spain, 2012), the Grand Research Excellence Award from City University of Hong Kong (2011), the Walton Award from the Science Foundation Ireland (2005), as well as NRC COBASE (USA, 1999), British Telecom (UK, 1998) and DAAD (Germany, 1995) Fellowships.

Andrey Rogach is a Foreign Member of the Academia Europaea, and a Fellow of the Electromagnetic Academy, USA. He served as an Associate Editor of ACS Nano in 2011-2023.