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2026

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Best Female Scientists

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151
Citations
80588
World Ranking
148
National Ranking
3

Materials Science

D-Index
155
Citations
86674
World Ranking
129
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Materials Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Australia Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Oxygen
  • Organic chemistry
  • Hydrogen

His main research concerns Anode, Lithium, Chemical engineering, Nanotechnology and Inorganic chemistry. His Anode study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Ion, Nanoparticle, Nanocomposite and Silicon. His Lithium research includes themes of Carbon, Carbon nanotube and Scanning electron microscope.

His Chemical engineering research integrates issues from Cathode, Composite number, Lithium-ion battery and Cyclic voltammetry. Hua-Kun Liu interconnects Capacitance and Mesoporous material in the investigation of issues within Nanotechnology. His work carried out in the field of Inorganic chemistry brings together such families of science as Electrolyte, Metal, Conductive polymer, Catalysis and Electrochemistry.

His most cited work include:

  • Enhancement of the critical current density and flux pinning of MgB2 superconductor by nanoparticle SiC doping (747 citations)
  • Preparation and Electrochemical Properties of SnO2 Nanowires for Application in Lithium‐Ion Batteries (738 citations)
  • Highly reversible lithium storage in spheroidal carbon-coated silicon nanocomposites as anodes for lithium-ion batteries. (585 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Chemical engineering, Lithium, Anode, Electrochemistry and Inorganic chemistry. His studies in Chemical engineering integrate themes in fields like Cathode, Carbon, Composite number and Electrode. His Lithium research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Dielectric spectroscopy, Composite material, Silicon and Mesoporous material.

In his research on the topic of Anode, Energy storage and Supercapacitor is strongly related with Nanotechnology. His Electrochemistry study combines topics in areas such as Electrolyte, Scanning electron microscope and Analytical chemistry. His study in Inorganic chemistry is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Hydrogen storage, Hydrogen, Sodium, Catalysis and Metal.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Chemical engineering (44.05%)
  • Lithium (29.98%)
  • Anode (28.64%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Chemical engineering (44.05%)
  • Anode (28.64%)
  • Electrochemistry (28.03%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Hua-Kun Liu mainly investigates Chemical engineering, Anode, Electrochemistry, Cathode and Nanotechnology. His research in Chemical engineering intersects with topics in Electrocatalyst, Sodium, Electrolyte, Energy storage and Carbon. His Carbon research includes elements of Nanoparticle, Composite number and Carbon nanotube.

His Anode research incorporates elements of Ion, Lithium-ion battery and Lithium. His Electrochemistry research incorporates themes from Inorganic chemistry, Phosphorus, Catalysis and Analytical chemistry. His Inorganic chemistry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Oxygen and Nickel.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Metal-Free Carbon Materials for CO2 Electrochemical Reduction. (253 citations)
  • CoS Quantum Dot Nanoclusters for High‐Energy Potassium‐Ion Batteries (232 citations)
  • Sodium-Ion Batteries: From Academic Research to Practical Commercialization (212 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Oxygen
  • Organic chemistry
  • Hydrogen

Hua-Kun Liu mainly focuses on Electrochemistry, Chemical engineering, Anode, Cathode and Nanotechnology. Hua-Kun Liu combines subjects such as Inorganic chemistry, Electrolyte, Catalysis and Synthesis methods with his study of Electrochemistry. His Chemical engineering study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Electrocatalyst, Composition, Prussian blue, Annealing and Oxygen reduction reaction.

The Anode study combines topics in areas such as Silicon, Intercalation, Lithium-ion battery, Graphite and Ion. The study incorporates disciplines such as Sodium, Electrode, Lithium and Energy storage in addition to Nanotechnology. His Lithium research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Surface coating, Battery, Nanoparticle, Carbon and Engineering physics.

Best Publications

  • Influenza neuraminidase inhibitors possessing a novel hydrophobic interaction in the enzyme active site: design, synthesis, and structural analysis of carbocyclic sialic acid analogues with potent anti-influenza activity.

    C U Kim;W Lew;M A Williams;H Liu

  • Preparation and Electrochemical Properties of SnO2 Nanowires for Application in Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Min-Sik Park;Guo-Xiu Wang;Yong-Mook Kang;David Wexler

  • Highly reversible lithium storage in spheroidal carbon-coated silicon nanocomposites as anodes for lithium-ion batteries.

    See-How Ng;Jiazhao Wang;David Wexler;Konstantin Konstantinov

  • Enhancement of the critical current density and flux pinning of MgB2 superconductor by nanoparticle SiC doping

    S X Dou;Saeid Soltanian;J. Horvat;Xiaolin Wang

  • Boosted Charge Transfer in SnS/SnO2 Heterostructures: Toward High Rate Capability for Sodium‐Ion Batteries

    Yang Zheng;Yang Zheng;Tengfei Zhou;Chaofeng Zhang;Jianfeng Mao

  • Sodium-Ion Batteries: From Academic Research to Practical Commercialization

    Jianqiu Deng;Jianqiu Deng;Wenbin Luo;Shulei Chou;Hua-Kun Liu

  • Metal-Free Carbon Materials for CO2 Electrochemical Reduction.

    Xiaochuan Duan;Xiaochuan Duan;Jiantie Xu;Zengxi Wei;Jianmin Ma

  • Transition metal based battery-type electrodes in hybrid supercapacitors: A review

    Huan Liu;Xuan Liu;Shulan Wang;Hua-Kun Liu

  • Superior stability and high capacity of restacked molybdenum disulfide as anode material for lithium ion batteries.

    Guodong Du;Zaiping Guo;Shiquan Wang;Rong Zeng

  • Enhanced sodium-ion battery performance by structural phase transition from two-dimensional hexagonal-SnS2 to orthorhombic-SnS.

    Tengfei Zhou;Wei Kong Pang;Chaofeng Zhang;Jianping Yang

  • In situ chemical synthesis of SnO2–graphene nanocomposite as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries

    Jane Yao;Xiaoping Shen;Bei Wang;Huakun Liu

  • Reduced graphene oxide with superior cycling stability and rate capability for sodium storage

    Yun-Xiao Wang;Shu-Lei Chou;Hua-Kun Liu;Shi-Xue Dou

  • Hard carbon anodes: fundamental understanding and commercial perspectives for Na-ion batteries beyond Li-ion and K-ion counterparts

    Ling Fei Zhao;Zhe Hu;Wei Hong Lai;Ying Tao

  • Reversible structural evolution of sodium-rich rhombohedral Prussian blue for sodium-ion batteries.

    Wanlin Wang;Yong Gang;Zhe Hu;Zichao Yan

  • Regulation methods for the Zn/electrolyte interphase and the effectiveness evaluation in aqueous Zn-ion batteries

    Libei Yuan;Libei Yuan;Junnan Hao;Chun-Chuan Kao;Chao Wu

  • Electrodeposition of MnO2 nanowires on carbon nanotube paper as free-standing, flexible electrode for supercapacitors

    Shu-Lei Chou;Jia-Zhao Wang;Sau-Yen Chew;Hua-Kun Liu

  • Enhanced reversible lithium storage in a nanosize silicon/graphene composite

    Shu-Lei Chou;Jia-Zhao Wang;Mohammad Choucair;Hua-Kun Liu

  • Recent Progress in Graphite Intercalation Compounds for Rechargeable Metal (Li, Na, K, Al)-Ion Batteries

    Jiantie Xu;Yuhai Dou;Zengxi Wei;Jianmin Ma

  • Comparison of GO, GO/MWCNTs composite and MWCNTs as potential electrode materials for supercapacitors

    Seyed Hamed Aboutalebi;Alfred T. Chidembo;Maryam Salari;Konstantin Konstantinov

  • Lithium‐Ion Conducting Electrolyte Salts for Lithium Batteries

    Vanchiappan Aravindan;Joe Gnanaraj;Srinivasan Madhavi;Hua-Kun Liu

  • Sulfur–mesoporous carbon composites in conjunction with a novel ionic liquid electrolyte for lithium rechargeable batteries

    J. Wang;S.Y. Chew;Z.W. Zhao;S. Ashraf

  • Graphene-encapsulated Fe3O4 nanoparticles with 3D laminated structure as superior anode in lithium ion batteries.

    Jia‐Zhao Wang;Chao Zhong;David Wexler;Nurul Hayati Idris

  • Atomic Interface Engineering and Electric-Field Effect in Ultrathin Bi 2 MoO 6 Nanosheets for Superior Lithium Ion Storage

    Yang Zheng;Tengfei Zhou;Xudong Zhao;Wei Kong Pang

Frequent Co-Authors

Shi Xue Dou
Shi Xue Dou University of Wollongong
Zaiping Guo
Zaiping Guo City University of Hong Kong
Jiazhao Wang
Jiazhao Wang University of Wollongong
Shulei Chou
Shulei Chou Wenzhou University
Xuebin Yu
Xuebin Yu Fudan University
Konstantin Konstantinov
Konstantin Konstantinov University of Wollongong
David Wexler
David Wexler University of Wollongong
Guoxiu Wang
Guoxiu Wang University of Technology Sydney
Zhixin Chen
Zhixin Chen University of Wollongong
Yunxiao Wang
Yunxiao Wang University of Wollongong

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