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51
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11172
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9809
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2366

Li-Ming Wu 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 Li-Ming Wu sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 302 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Li-Ming Wu 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 Li-Ming Wu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Li-Ming Wu is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science, with a significant emphasis on materials chemistry. Their work spans multiple subfields including materials chemistry, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, electrical and electronic engineering, inorganic chemistry, and civil and structural engineering.

The scientist's main topics of study cover a wide range of areas related to crystallization and structural analysis. Key topics they have contributed to include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystal Structures and Properties
  • Nonlinear Optical Materials Research
  • Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
  • Solid-state Spectroscopy and Crystallography
  • Advancements in Battery Materials

Li-Ming Wu has published extensively, with their work appearing frequently in several established scientific journals and databases. Prominent publication venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Crystal Growth & Design

Recent papers authored by Li-Ming Wu illustrate their focus on nonlinear optical materials and thermoelectric performance. Notable publications include:

  • "Discovery of NLO Semiorganic (C5H6ON)+(H2PO4): Dipole Moment Modulation and Superior Synergy in Solar-Blind UV Region" (2021), Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "A General Principle for DUV NLO Materials: π-Conjugated Confinement Enlarges Band Gap" (2021), Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Driving Nonlinear Optical Activity with Dipolar 2-Aminopyrimidinium Cations in (C4H6N3)+(H2PO3)" (2022), Chemistry of Materials
  • "α-CsCu5Se3: Discovery of a Low-Cost Bulk Selenide with High Thermoelectric Performance" (2020), Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Solid-State Nonlinear Optical Switch with the Widest Switching Temperature Range Owing to Its Continuously Tunable Tc" (2020), Journal of the American Chemical Society

Throughout their career, Li-Ming Wu has collaborated extensively with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Ling Chen
  • Lin Xiong
  • Xin Liu
  • Jing-Yuan Liu
  • Xue-Bin Deng

Best Publications

  • Hard carbons for sodium-ion batteries: Structure, analysis, sustainability, and electrochemistry

    Xinwei Dou;Ivana Hasa;Damien Saurel;Christoph Vaalma

  • Synthesis, structure, and fluorescence of the novel cadmium(II)-trimesate coordination polymers with different coordination architectures.

    Jing-Cao Dai;Xin-Tao Wu;Zhi-Yong Fu;Chuan-Peng Cui

  • Structural overview and structure–property relationships of iodoplumbate and iodobismuthate

    Li-Ming Wu;Xin-Tao Wu;Ling Chen

  • Deep-ultraviolet nonlinear optical crystals: Ba3P3O10X (X = Cl, Br).

    Peng Yu;Li-Ming Wu;Liu-Jiang Zhou;Ling Chen

  • Anatase TiO2 nanoparticles for high power sodium-ion anodes

    Liming Wu;Daniel Buchholz;Dominic Bresser;Luciana Gomes Chagas

  • Unfolding the Mechanism of Sodium Insertion in Anatase TiO2 Nanoparticles

    Liming Wu;Dominic Bresser;Daniel Buchholz;Guinevere A. Giffin

  • Pb2B5O9I: an iodide borate with strong second harmonic generation.

    Yi-Zhi Huang;Li-Ming Wu;Xin-Tao Wu;Long-Hua Li

  • First-Principles Study of Lithium Adsorption and Diffusion on Graphene with Point Defects

    Liu-Jiang Zhou;Z. F. Hou;Li-Ming Wu

  • Comprehensive Insights into the Reactivity of Electrolytes Based on Sodium Ions.

    Gebrekidan Gebresilassie Eshetu;Sylvie Grugeon;Sylvie Grugeon;Huikyong Kim;Huikyong Kim;Sangsik Jeong

  • Apple‐Biowaste‐Derived Hard Carbon as a Powerful Anode Material for Na‐Ion Batteries

    Liming Wu;Daniel Buchholz;Christoph Vaalma;Guinevere A. Giffin

  • Ba2NaClP2O7: Unprecedented Phase Matchability Induced by Symmetry Breaking and Its Unique Fresnoite-Type Structure.

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  • SiC2 siligraphene and nanotubes: novel donor materials in excitonic solar cells.

    Liu-Jiang Zhou;Yong-Fan Zhang;Li-Ming Wu

  • A novel ribbon-candy-like supramolecular architecture of cadmium(II)–terephthalate polymer with giant rhombic channels: twofold interpenetration of the 3D 8210-a net

    Jing-Cao Dai;Jing-Cao Dai;Xin-Tao Wu;Zhi-Yong Fu;Sheng-Min Hu

  • Concerted Rattling in CsAg5Te3 Leading to Ultralow Thermal Conductivity and High Thermoelectric Performance

    Hua Lin;Gangjian Tan;Jin Ni Shen;Shiqiang Hao

  • Functionalization based on the substitutional flexibility: strong middle IR nonlinear optical selenides AX(II)(4)X(III)(5)Se12.

    Hua Lin;Ling Chen;Liu-Jiang Zhou;Li-Ming Wu

  • Dislocations that Decrease Size Mismatch within the Lattice Leading to Ultrawide Band Gap, Large Second-Order Susceptibility, and High Nonlinear Optical Performance of AgGaS2.

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  • Water sensitivity of layered P2/P3-NaxNi0.22Co0.11Mn0.66O2 cathode material

    Daniel Buchholz;Daniel Buchholz;Luciana Gomes Chagas;Luciana Gomes Chagas;Christoph Vaalma;Christoph Vaalma;Liming Wu;Liming Wu

  • A General Principle for DUV NLO Materials: π-Conjugated Confinement Enlarges Band Gap.

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  • Synthesis and Photocatalysis of ZnIn2S4 Nano/Micropeony

    Fang Fang;Ling Chen;Yu-Biao Chen;Li-Ming Wu

  • Solvent- and anion-controlled photochromism of viologen-based metal–organic hybrid materials

    Jian-Ke Sun;Peng Wang;Qing-Xia Yao;Yong-Juan Chen

  • Unexpected performance of layered sodium-ion cathode material in ionic liquid-based electrolyte

    Luciana Gomes Chagas;Daniel Buchholz;Liming Wu;Britta Vortmann

  • Synthesis of uniform Cu2S nanowires from copper-thiolate polymer precursors by a solventless thermolytic method.

    Ling Chen;Yu-Biao Chen;Li-Ming Wu

  • Syntheses, Growth Mechanism, and Optical Properties of [001] Growing Bi2S3 Nanorods

    Yue Wang;Jing Chen;Peng Wang;Ling Chen

  • New stannite-like p-type thermoelectric material Cu3SbSe4

    Chongyin Yang;Fuqiang Huang;Liming Wu;Ke Xu

  • Three-dimensional carbon network confined antimony nanoparticle anodes for high-capacity K-ion batteries

    Chunhua Han;Kang Han;Xuanpeng Wang;Chenyang Wang

  • Interpenetration in [Cd(isonicotinate)2(1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane)0.5(H2O)]n, a novel octahedral polymer containing an unusual two-dimensional bilayer motif generated by self-assembly of rectangle building blocks

    Zhi-Yong Fu;Xin-Tao Wu;Jing-Cao Dai;Li-Ming Wu

  • ZnSe Microsphere/Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Composites as High-Rate and Long-Life Anodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries

    Chunjuan Tang;Chunjuan Tang;Xiujuan Wei;Xinyin Cai;Qinyou An

  • Silver Iodobismuthates: Syntheses, Structures, Properties, and Theoretical Studies of [Bi2Ag2I102-]n and [Bi4Ag2I162-]n

    Wen-Xiang Chai;Li-Ming Wu;Jun-Qian Li;Ling Chen

  • A Series of New Copper Iodobismuthates: Structural Relationships, Optical Band Gaps Affected by Dimensionality, and Distinct Thermal Stabilities

    Wen-Xiang Chai;Li-Ming Wu;Jun-Qian Li;Ling Chen

  • Structure-controlled solventless thermolytic synthesis of uniform silver nanodisks.

    Yu-Biao Chen;Ling Chen;Li-Ming Wu

  • The Structure‐Controlling Solventless Synthesis and Optical Properties of Uniform Cu2S Nanodisks

    Yu-Biao Chen;Ling Chen;Li-Ming Wu

  • Ba6Zn7Ga2S16: A Wide Band Gap Sulfide with Phase-Matchable Infrared NLO Properties

    Yan-Yan Li;Peng-Fei Liu;Li-Ming Wu

  • Functionalization Based on the Substitutional Flexibility: Strong Middle IR Nonlinear Optical Selenides AXII4XIII5Se12.

    Hua Lin;Ling Chen;Liu‐Jiang Zhou;Li‐Ming Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Xintao Wu
Xintao Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ling Chen
Ling Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Liujiang Zhou
Liujiang Zhou University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Yi Liu
Yi Liu Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Thomas Frauenheim
Thomas Frauenheim University of Bremen
Qi-Long Zhu
Qi-Long Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peng Yu
Peng Yu Southern University of Science and Technology
John D. Corbett
John D. Corbett Iowa State University
Jiang-Gao Mao
Jiang-Gao Mao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jing-Tai Zhao
Jing-Tai Zhao Guilin University of Electronic Technology

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