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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 75 3396 3278 1093 1087 159 27652

Hai-Wei Liang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hai-Wei Liang between 2009 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hai-Wei Liang published across 17 years, from 2009 to 2025, averaging 12.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2023. 39 of the 209 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2009 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2023. 2009: 2 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 27 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 19 publications
2009 2025

209 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hai-Wei Liang: publications per year, 2009 to 2025
Year Publications
2009 2
2010 3
2011 7
2012 9
2013 13
2014 10
2015 14
2016 6
2017 4
2018 8
2019 14
2020 16
2021 13
2022 24
2023 27
2024 20
2025 19
Total 209
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Hai-Wei Liang publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hai-Wei Liang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 150–169 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 159 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835 159
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Hai-Wei Liang D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hai-Wei Liang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 74–75 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359 75
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Overview

Hai-Wei Liang is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China in China. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and energy, with substantial contributions within the subfields of renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, and organic chemistry.

The scientist's main areas of work involve electrocatalysts for energy conversion, fuel cells and related materials, catalytic processes in materials science, catalysis and hydrodesulfurization studies, advanced battery technologies research, nanomaterials for catalytic reactions, and advanced photocatalysis techniques.

Hai-Wei Liang has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • Non-iridium-based electrocatalyst for durable acidic oxygen evolution reaction in proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (2022, Nature Materials)
  • Sulfur-anchoring synthesis of platinum intermetallic nanoparticle catalysts for fuel cells (2021, Science)
  • Multilayer stabilization for fabricating high-loading single-atom catalysts (2020, Nature Communications)
  • A Novel Heterostructure Based on RuMo Nanoalloys and N-doped Carbon as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (2020, Advanced Materials)
  • Sulfur stabilizing metal nanoclusters on carbon at high temperatures (2021, Nature Communications)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Hai-Wei Liang include:

  • Lei Tong
  • Peng Yin
  • Shi-Long Xu
  • Shengqi Chu
  • Ming J. Zuo

The scientist often publishes in venues such as:

  • Nature Communications
  • Small
  • Nano Research
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Advanced Materials

Best Publications

  • Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped Porous Carbon Nanofibers as an Efficient Electrode Material for Supercapacitors

    Li-Feng Chen;Xu-Dong Zhang;Hai-Wei Liang;Mingguang Kong

  • Mesoporous Metal–Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Electrocatalysts for Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Hai-Wei Liang;Wei Wei;Zhong-Shuai Wu;Xinliang Feng

  • Hierarchically porous carbons with optimized nitrogen doping as highly active electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction

    Hai-Wei Liang;Xiaodong Zhuang;Sebastian Brüller;Xinliang Feng

  • Non-iridium-based electrocatalyst for durable acidic oxygen evolution reaction in proton exchange membrane water electrolysis

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  • Bacterial-cellulose-derived carbon nanofiber@MnO₂ and nitrogen-doped carbon nanofiber electrode materials: an asymmetric supercapacitor with high energy and power density.

    Li-Feng Chen;Zhi-Hong Huang;Hai-Wei Liang;Qing-Fang Guan

  • Ultralight, flexible, and fire-resistant carbon nanofiber aerogels from bacterial cellulose.

    Zhen-Yu Wu;Chao Li;Hai-Wei Liang;Jia-Fu Chen

  • Sulfur-anchoring synthesis of platinum intermetallic nanoparticle catalysts for fuel cells.

    Cheng-Long Yang;Li-Na Wang;Peng Yin;Jieyuan Liu

  • Macroscopic‐Scale Template Synthesis of Robust Carbonaceous Nanofiber Hydrogels and Aerogels and Their Applications

    Hai-Wei Liang;Qing-Fang Guan;Li-Feng Chen;Zhu Zhu

  • Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon Nanosheets with Size‐Defined Mesopores as Highly Efficient Metal‐Free Catalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Wei Wei;Haiwei Liang;Khaled Parvez;Xiaodong Zhuang

  • Iron Carbide Nanoparticles Encapsulated in Mesoporous Fe‐N‐Doped Carbon Nanofibers for Efficient Electrocatalysis

    Zhen-Yu Wu;Xing-Xing Xu;Bi-Cheng Hu;Hai-Wei Liang

  • Molecular metal–N x centres in porous carbon for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

    Hai-Wei Liang;Sebastian Brüller;Renhao Dong;Jian Zhang

  • Three‐Dimensional Heteroatom‐Doped Carbon Nanofiber Networks Derived from Bacterial Cellulose for Supercapacitors

    Li-Feng Chen;Zhi-Hong Huang;Hai-Wei Liang;Huai-Ling Gao

  • Large-Area, Free-Standing, Two-Dimensional Supramolecular Polymer Single-Layer Sheets for Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

    Renhao Dong;Martin Pfeffermann;Haiwei Liang;Zhikun Zheng

  • Flexible all-solid-state high-power supercapacitor fabricated with nitrogen-doped carbon nanofiber electrode material derived from bacterial cellulose

    Li-Feng Chen;Zhi-Hong Huang;Hai-Wei Liang;Wei-Tang Yao

  • High-Performance Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Derived from Cobalt Porphyrin-Based Conjugated Mesoporous Polymers

    Zhong-Shuai Wu;Long Chen;Junzhi Liu;Khaled Parvez

  • Bacterial cellulose derived nitrogen-doped carbon nanofiber aerogel: An efficient metal-free oxygen reduction electrocatalyst for zinc-air battery

    Hai-Wei Liang;Zhen-Yu Wu;Li-Feng Chen;Chao Li

  • Two-Dimensional Carbon-Coated Graphene/Metal Oxide Hybrids for Enhanced Lithium Storage

    Yuezeng Su;Shuang Li;Dongqing Wu;Fan Zhang

  • Reversing the charge transfer between platinum and sulfur-doped carbon support for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

    Qiang-Qiang Yan;Dao-Xiong Wu;Sheng-Qi Chu;Zhi-Qin Chen

  • Stability and Reactivity: Positive and Negative Aspects for Nanoparticle Processing.

    Liang Xu;Hai-Wei Liang;Yuan Yang;Shu-Hong Yu

  • Carbon Nanofibers Decorated with Molybdenum Disulfide Nanosheets: Synergistic Lithium Storage and Enhanced Electrochemical Performance

    Fei Zhou;Sen Xin;Sen Xin;Hai-Wei Liang;Lu-Ting Song

  • Bacterial Cellulose: A Robust Platform for Design of Three Dimensional Carbon-Based Functional Nanomaterials.

    Zhen-Yu Wu;Hai-Wei Liang;Li-Feng Chen;Bi-Cheng Hu

  • A free-standing Pt-nanowire membrane as a highly stable electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction.

    Hai-Wei Liang;Xiang Cao;Fei Zhou;Chun-Hua Cui

Frequent Co-Authors

Shu-Hong Yu
Shu-Hong Yu University of Science and Technology of China
Xinliang Feng
Xinliang Feng TU Dresden
Klaus Müllen
Klaus Müllen Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Yue Lin
Yue Lin University of Science and Technology of China
Xiaodong Zhuang
Xiaodong Zhuang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Fan Zhang
Fan Zhang Fudan University
Dongqing Wu
Dongqing Wu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Hong-Bin Yao
Hong-Bin Yao University of Science and Technology of China
Qingwen Wang
Qingwen Wang South China Agricultural University
Zhi-You Zhou
Zhi-You Zhou Xiamen University

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