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Hongwei Liu

Hongwei Liu

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
80
Citations
24254
World Ranking
2686
National Ranking
854

Chemistry

D-Index
87
Citations
27366
World Ranking
2408
National Ranking
443

Hongwei Liu publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hongwei Liu sits on this spectrum.

61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 502 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Hongwei Liu D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hongwei Liu sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Hongwei Liu is affiliated with Xidian University in China and has a research portfolio primarily focused on engineering and materials science. Their work spans multiple subfields including materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, and aerospace engineering.

Their research topics include:

  • Aluminum alloy microstructure properties
  • Advancements in battery materials
  • Aluminum alloys composites properties
  • Supercapacitor materials and fabrication
  • Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
  • Shape memory alloy transformations
  • Microstructure and mechanical properties

Frequent publication venues for Hongwei Liu are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • Materials Science Forum
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of Materials Research and Technology

Their recent papers include:

  • "Observation of hydrogen trapping at dislocations, grain boundaries, and precipitates," 2020, Science
  • "Defect Engineering in Atomic-Layered Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Greatly Extended Visible-Light Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution," 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Nitrogen and Sulfur Vacancies in Carbon Shell to Tune Charge Distribution of Co6Ni3S8 Core and Boost Sodium Storage," 2020, Advanced Energy Materials
  • "A Novel Hybrid Method for Landslide Susceptibility Mapping-Based GeoDetector and Machine Learning Cluster: A Case of Xiaojin County, China," 2021, ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
  • "Aerobic Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethyl-furfural to 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid at 20 °C by Optimizing Adsorption on AgPd Alloy Nanoparticle Catalysts," 2022, ACS Catalysis

Among frequent coauthors collaborating with Hongwei Liu are:

  • Zhe Li
  • Kai Wen
  • Yuanlei Zhang
  • Yiming Cao
  • Xiwu Li

This extensive record reflects a multidisciplinary approach within materials science and engineering domains, focusing on crystalline structures, energy materials, and catalysis, among other areas.

Best Publications

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Cobalt Hydroxide, Cobalt Oxyhydroxide, and Cobalt Oxide Nanodiscs

    Jing Yang;Hongwei Liu;Wayde N. Martens;Ray L. Frost

  • Parabacteroides distasonis Alleviates Obesity and Metabolic Dysfunctions via Production of Succinate and Secondary Bile Acids

    Kai Wang;Mingfang Liao;Nan Zhou;Li Bao

  • An Efficient Photocatalyst Structure: TiO2(B) Nanofibers with a Shell of Anatase Nanocrystals

    Dongjiang Yang;Hongwei Liu;Zhanfeng Zheng;Yong Yuan

  • Coordination of Atomic Co-Pt Coupling Species at Carbon Defects as Active Sites for Oxygen Reduction Reaction.

    Longzhou Zhang;Julia Melisande Theresa Agatha Fischer;Yi Jia;Xuecheng Yan

  • Reduction of Nitroaromatic Compounds on Supported Gold Nanoparticles by Visible and Ultraviolet Light

    Huaiyong Zhu;Xuebin Ke;Xuzhuang Yang;Xuzhuang Yang;Sarina Sarina

  • Observation of hydrogen trapping at dislocations, grain boundaries, and precipitates

    Yi-Sheng Chen;Hongzhou Lu;Jiangtao Liang;Alexander Rosenthal

  • Enhancing catalytic performance of palladium in gold and palladium alloy nanoparticles for organic synthesis reactions through visible light irradiation at ambient temperatures.

    Sarina Sarina;Huai Yong Zhu;Esa Jaatinen;Qi Xiao

  • A multi-omic map of the lipid-producing yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides

    Zhiwei Zhu;Zhiwei Zhu;Sufang Zhang;Hongwei Liu;Hongwei Shen

  • A Defect-Driven Metal-free Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction in Acidic Electrolyte

    Daohao Li;Yi Jia;Guojing Chang;Jun Chen

  • Photostable fluorescent organic dots with aggregation-induced emission (AIE dots) for noninvasive long-term cell tracing.

    Kai Li;Wei Qin;Dan Ding;Nikodem Tomczak

  • Heterojunctions in g-C3N4/TiO2(B) nanofibres with exposed (001) plane and enhanced visible-light photoactivity

    Lin Zhang;Dengwei Jing;Xilin She;Hongwei Liu

  • Amorphous Bimetallic Oxide-Graphene Hybrids as Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysts for Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries.

    Li Wei;H. Enis Karahan;Shengli Zhai;Shengli Zhai;Hongwei Liu

  • Titanate nanofibers as intelligent absorbents for the removal of radioactive ions from water.

    Dong Jiang Yang;Zhan Feng Zheng;Huai Yong Zhu;Hong Wei Liu

  • Capture of Radioactive Cesium and Iodide Ions from Water by Using Titanate Nanofibers and Nanotubes

    Dongjiang Yang;Sarina Sarina;Huaiyong Zhu;Hongwei Liu

  • High rate capability caused by surface cubic spinels in Li-rich layer-structured cathodes for Li-ion batteries

    Bohang Song;Hongwei Liu;Zongwen Liu;Pengfei Xiao

  • Efficient photocatalytic Suzuki cross-coupling reactions on Au-Pd alloy nanoparticles under visible light irradiation

    Qi Xiao;Sarina Sarina;Esa Jaatinen;Jianfeng Jia

  • Atomic healing of defects in transition metal dichalcogenides.

    Junpeng Lu;Alexandra Carvalho;Xinhui Kim Chan;Hongwei Liu

  • A [001]-Oriented Hittorf's Phosphorus Nanorods/Polymeric Carbon Nitride Heterostructure for Boosting Wide-Spectrum-Responsive Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution from Pure Water.

    Yukun Zhu;Yukun Zhu;Chunxiao Lv;Zhuocheng Yin;Jun Ren

  • Defect-Induced Pt-Co-Se Coordinated Sites with Highly Asymmetrical Electronic Distribution for Boosting Oxygen-Involving Electrocatalysis

    Linzhou Zhuang;Yi Jia;Hongli Liu;Xin Wang

  • Visible Light-Driven Cross-Coupling Reactions at Lower Temperatures Using a Photocatalyst of Palladium and Gold Alloy Nanoparticles

    Qi Xiao;Sarina Sarina;Arixin Bo;Jianfeng Jia

  • Single crystal SnO2 zigzag nanobelts.

    Junhong Duan;Shaoguang Yang;Hongwei Liu;Jiangfeng Gong

  • Layered Titanate Nanofibers as Efficient Adsorbents for Removal of Toxic Radioactive and Heavy Metal Ions from Water

    Dongjang Yang;Zhanfeng Zheng;Hongwei Liu;Huai Zhu

Frequent Co-Authors

Dongjiang Yang
Dongjiang Yang Qingdao University
Huaiyong Zhu
Huaiyong Zhu Queensland University of Technology
Zhanfeng Zheng
Zhanfeng Zheng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chorng Haur Sow
Chorng Haur Sow National University of Singapore
Simon P. Ringer
Simon P. Ringer University of Sydney
Zongwen Liu
Zongwen Liu University of Sydney
Xinhai Zhang
Xinhai Zhang Southern University of Science and Technology
Eric R. Waclawik
Eric R. Waclawik Queensland University of Technology
Shuang-Nan Zhang
Shuang-Nan Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Huijun Zhao
Huijun Zhao Griffith University

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