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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 49 4418 4248 876 872 158 7325

Jia Liu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jia Liu between 1999 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jia Liu published across 28 years, from 1999 to 2026, averaging 8.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2025. 38 of the 249 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2025. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 36 publications 2026: 2 publications
1999 2026

249 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jia Liu: publications per year, 1999 to 2026
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 3
2010 9
2011 7
2012 12
2013 4
2014 21
2015 14
2016 15
2017 9
2018 10
2019 19
2020 17
2021 17
2022 16
2023 16
2024 21
2025 36
2026 2
Total 249
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Jia Liu publications per year - data summary

  • Jia Liu, a Engineering and Technology scholar from Tianjin University, has 249 publications recorded across 28 years, from 1999 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1999 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2025, with 36 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1999, with 1 publication.
  • 9 of the 28 years in the span carry no publications at all (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 8.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 13.1 per year counting only the 19 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 91 publications, 37% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1999-2008: 1 publication (0.1 per year); 2009-2018: 104 publications (10.4 per year); 2019-2026: 144 publications (18.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Jia Liu publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 158–167 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 158 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415 158
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Jia Liu publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 38–47 to 804+ publications.
  • Jia Liu, a Engineering and Technology scholar from Tianjin University, records 158 publications - the 30th percentile of the discipline.
  • 30% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Jia Liu, and about 70% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 198–207 publications range, and Jia Liu ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 148–157 publications, holding 457 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 61% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 228–237 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 804 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Jia Liu D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 49 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246 49
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Jia Liu D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 30 to 107+ D-Index.
  • Jia Liu, a Engineering and Technology scholar from Tianjin University, records 49 D-Index - the 57th percentile of the discipline.
  • 57% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Jia Liu, and about 43% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 47 D-Index range, and Jia Liu ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 426 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Jia Liu is affiliated with Tianjin University in China and has an extensive research portfolio primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering. Their work spans subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Biomedical Engineering, and Water Science and Technology.

Their main topics of research focus on areas including Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation, Electrochemical sensors and biosensors, Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication, Advanced battery technologies research, and Advanced oxidation water treatment.

Jia Liu has published numerous papers in various journals, contributing notably in venues such as Chemical Engineering Journal, The Science of The Total Environment, SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal of Water Process Engineering, and Chemosphere.

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Oxygen vacancies-enriched Cu/Co bimetallic oxides catalysts for high-efficiency peroxymonosulfate activation to degrade TC: Insight into the increase of Cu+ triggered by Co doping, 2022, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • MOF-Derived Cu2O/Cu Nanospheres Anchored in Nitrogen-Doped Hollow Porous Carbon Framework for Increasing the Selectivity and Activity of Electrochemical CO2-to-Formate Conversion, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Advanced reconfigurable scaffolds fabricated by 4D printing for treating critical-size bone defects of irregular shapes, 2020, Biofabrication
  • Fabrication of Bi/Sn bimetallic electrode for high-performance electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to formate, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Characteristics of Wall Shear Stress and Pressure of Intracranial Atherosclerosis Analyzed by a Computational Fluid Dynamics Model: A Pilot Study, 2020, Frontiers in Neurology

The scientist collaborates frequently with several coauthors including Yujie Feng, Weihua He, Nan Li, Yunfei Li, and Naiyu Wang.

Best Publications

  • A horizontal plug flow and stackable pilot microbial fuel cell for municipal wastewater treatment

    Yujie Feng;Weihua He;Jia Liu;Xin Wang;Xin Wang

  • A 90-liter stackable baffled microbial fuel cell for brewery wastewater treatment based on energy self-sufficient mode

    Yue Dong;Youpeng Qu;Weihua He;Yue Du

  • Sequestration of CO2 discharged from anode by algal cathode in microbial carbon capture cells (MCCs)

    Xin Wang;Yujie Feng;Jia Liu;He Lee

  • A thermally regenerative ammonia-based battery for efficient harvesting of low-grade thermal energy as electrical power

    Fang Zhang;Jia Liu;Wulin Yang;Bruce E. Logan

  • Simultaneous water desalination and electricity generation in a microbial desalination cell with electrolyte recirculation for pH control

    Youpeng Qu;Yujie Feng;Xin Wang;Jia Liu

  • Long‐Term Performance of Chemically and Physically Modified Activated Carbons in Air Cathodes of Microbial Fuel Cells

    Xiaoyuan Zhang;Xiaoyuan Zhang;Deepak Pant;Fang Zhang;Jia Liu

  • Enhanced electricity generation and extracellular electron transfer by polydopamine–reduced graphene oxide (PDA–rGO) modification for high-performance anode in microbial fuel cell

    Yunfei Li;Jia Liu;Xuepeng Chen;Xiaole Yuan

  • Flower-like ZnO–NiO–C films with high reversible capacity and rate capability for lithium-ion batteries

    Qinmin Pan;Liming Qin;Jia Liu;Hongbo Wang

  • Surface properties of activated sludge-derived biochar determine the facilitating effects on Geobacter co-cultures.

    Peng Zhang;Shiling Zheng;Jia Liu;Bingchen Wang

  • Enhanced removal of nitrate using starch/PCL blends as solid carbon source in a constructed wetland.

    Zhiqiang Shen;Yuexi Zhou;Jia Liu;Yu Xiao

  • Enhanced electron transfer and methane production from low-strength wastewater using a new granular activated carbon modified with nano-Fe3O4

    Xiangru Song;Jia Liu;Qing Jiang;Peng Zhang

  • Nanomaterials for facilitating microbial extracellular electron transfer: Recent progress and challenges.

    Peng Zhang;Jia Liu;Youpeng Qu;Da Li

  • Field tests of cubic-meter scale microbial electrochemical system in a municipal wastewater treatment plant

    Weihua He;Yue Dong;Chao Li;Xiaoyu Han

  • Enhancing Low-Grade Thermal Energy Recovery in a Thermally Regenerative Ammonia Battery Using Elevated Temperatures

    Fang Zhang;Fang Zhang;Nicole LaBarge;Wulin Yang;Jia Liu

  • Enhanced electricity generation for microbial fuel cell by using electrochemical oxidation to modify carbon cloth anode

    Jia Liu;Junfeng Liu;Weihua He;Youpeng Qu

  • MOF-Derived Cu2O/Cu Nanospheres Anchored in Nitrogen-Doped Hollow Porous Carbon Framework for Increasing the Selectivity and Activity of Electrochemical CO2-to-Formate Conversion.

    Da Li;Tongtong Liu;Zhengyu Yan;Liang Zhen

  • Electricity generation and pollutant degradation using a novel biocathode coupled photoelectrochemical cell.

    Yue Du;Yujie Feng;Youpeng Qu;Jia Liu

  • Methane production in microbial reverse-electrodialysis methanogenesis cells (MRMCs) using thermolytic solutions.

    Xi Luo;Fang Zhang;Jia Liu;Xiaoyuan Zhang

  • Application of nitrogen-doped carbon powders as low-cost and durable cathodic catalyst to air–cathode microbial fuel cells

    Xinxin Shi;Yujie Feng;Xin Wang;He Lee

  • Fabrication of Bi/Sn bimetallic electrode for high-performance electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to formate

    Zong Li;Yujie Feng;Yujie Feng;Yunfei Li;Xuepeng Chen

  • Salt removal using multiple microbial desalination cells under continuous flow conditions

    Youpeng Qu;Yujie Feng;Jia Liu;Weihua He

Frequent Co-Authors

Yujie Feng
Yujie Feng Harbin Institute of Technology
Bruce E. Logan
Bruce E. Logan Pennsylvania State University
Nanqi Ren
Nanqi Ren Harbin Institute of Technology
Xin Wang
Xin Wang Nankai University
Byung Hong Kim
Byung Hong Kim Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Fang Zhang
Fang Zhang Tsinghua University
Wulin Yang
Wulin Yang Peking University
Xiaoyuan Zhang
Xiaoyuan Zhang Tsinghua University
Xiuping Zhu
Xiuping Zhu Louisiana State University
Liang Zhen
Liang Zhen Harbin Institute of Technology

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