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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 77 4010 3637 751 740 358 21232

Liang Chen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Liang Chen between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Liang Chen published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 14.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 63 publications in 2021. 87 of the 623 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 63. Peak 63 publications in 2021. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 35 publications 2014: 29 publications 2015: 30 publications 2016: 31 publications 2017: 53 publications 2018: 52 publications 2019: 47 publications 2020: 54 publications 2021: 63 publications 2022: 53 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 51 publications 2025: 36 publications
1983 2025

623 publications in total across all disciplines

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Liang Chen: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 1
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 5
2000 2
2001 3
2002 1
2003 0
2004 0
2005 1
2006 2
2007 9
2008 6
2009 12
2010 5
2011 11
2012 11
2013 35
2014 29
2015 30
2016 31
2017 53
2018 52
2019 47
2020 54
2021 63
2022 53
2023 18
2024 51
2025 36
Total 623
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Liang Chen 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 Liang Chen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 341–360 publications, is where this scientist sits. 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
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 358 publications — 74th percentile

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

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628 358
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Liang Chen 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 Liang Chen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 76–77 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437 77
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Liang Chen is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has a research focus primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their academic output includes a significant body of work in subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Mechanical Engineering, and Catalysis.

Their research addresses a range of topics, notably:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Advancements in Battery Materials

Liang Chen has contributed extensively to publications in several prominent venues including:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database (20 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (10 publications)
  • Advanced Materials (9 publications)
  • Advanced Energy Materials (5 publications)
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (5 publications)

Frequent collaborators in their work include Ziqi Tian, Yichao Lin, Zhiyi Lu, Qiuju Zhang, and Jianwei Su, reflecting ongoing partnerships in various research projects.

Some notable papers authored or coauthored by Liang Chen are:

  • Recent Advance of Transition-Metal-Based Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets: Synthesis, Properties, Modification, and Electrocatalytic Applications, 2021, Advanced Energy Materials
  • Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Acidic Media, 2022, Advanced Materials
  • Peroxydisulfate activation by sulfur-doped ordered mesoporous carbon: Insight into the intrinsic relationship between defects and 1O2 generation, 2022, Water Research
  • Ammonia Thermal Treatment Toward Topological Defects in Porous Carbon for Enhanced Carbon Dioxide Electroreduction, 2020, Advanced Materials
  • Atomically dispersed Lewis acid sites boost 2-electron oxygen reduction activity of carbon-based catalysts, 2020, Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Ion sieving in graphene oxide membranes via cationic control of interlayer spacing

    Liang Chen;Guosheng Shi;Jie Shen;Bingquan Peng

  • Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis via Nitrogen Reduction Reaction on a MoS2 Catalyst: Theoretical and Experimental Studies.

    Ling Zhang;Ling Zhang;Xuqiang Ji;Xiang Ren;Yongjun Ma

  • Promotional Effect of Ce-doped V2O5-WO3/TiO2 with Low Vanadium Loadings for Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx by NH3

    Liang Chen;Junhua Li;Maofa Ge

  • Assembling Ultrasmall Copper-Doped Ruthenium Oxide Nanocrystals into Hollow Porous Polyhedra: Highly Robust Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution in Acidic Media.

    Jianwei Su;Ruixiang Ge;Kemin Jiang;Yan Dong

  • Ultrahigh-energy photons up to 1.4 petaelectronvolts from 12 γ-ray Galactic sources

    Zhen Cao;F A Aharonian;F A Aharonian;Q An;Axikegu

  • A review of reproductive toxicity of microcystins

    Liang Chen;Jun Chen;Xuezhen Zhang;Ping Xie

  • Al-Doped CoP nanoarray: a durable water-splitting electrocatalyst with superhigh activity.

    Rong Zhang;Chun Tang;Rongmei Kong;Gu Du

  • Electrochemical N2 fixation to NH3 under ambient conditions: Mo2N nanorod as a highly efficient and selective catalyst.

    Xiang Ren;Xiang Ren;Guanwei Cui;Liang Chen;Fengyu Xie

  • Morphology-Dependent Electrochemical Performance of Zinc Hexacyanoferrate Cathode for Zinc-Ion Battery.

    Leyuan Zhang;Liang Chen;Xufeng Zhou;Zhaoping Liu

  • Adsorption of Antibiotics on Graphene and Biochar in Aqueous Solutions Induced by π-π Interactions.

    Bingquan Peng;Liang Chen;Liang Chen;Chenjing Que;Ke Yang

  • Toxic effects of fluoride on organisms.

    Huan Zuo;Liang Chen;Ming Kong;Lipeng Qiu

  • High-Performance Electrohydrogenation of N2 to NH3 Catalyzed by Multishelled Hollow Cr2O3 Microspheres under Ambient Conditions

    Ya Zhang;Ya Zhang;Weibin Qiu;Yongjun Ma;Yonglan Luo

  • Selective phosphidation: an effective strategy toward CoP/CeO2 interface engineering for superior alkaline hydrogen evolution electrocatalysis

    Rong Zhang;Xiang Ren;Shuai Hao;Ruixiang Ge

  • Ultrafine Defective RuO2 Electrocatayst Integrated on Carbon Cloth for Robust Water Oxidation in Acidic Media

    Ruixiang Ge;Lei Li;Lei Li;Jianwei Su;Yichao Lin

  • In situ formation of a 3D core/shell structured Ni3N@Ni–Bi nanosheet array: an efficient non-noble-metal bifunctional electrocatalyst toward full water splitting under near-neutral conditions

    Lisi Xie;Fengli Qu;Zhiang Liu;Xiang Ren

  • Graphene oxide-DNA based sensors.

    Li Gao;Chaoqun Lian;Yang Zhou;Lirong Yan

  • Preparation and evaluation of magnetic nanoparticles impregnated chitosan beads for arsenic removal from water

    Jing Wang;Weihong Xu;Liang Chen;Xingjiu Huang

  • Self-supported CoMoS 4 nanosheet array as an efficient catalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction at neutral pH

    Xiang Ren;Dan Wu;Ruixiang Ge;Xu Sun

  • Visible-Light-Induced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation on Dye-Sensitized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube/Pt Catalyst

    Qiuye Li;Liang Chen;Gongxuan Lu

  • A Ni(OH)2–PtO2 hybrid nanosheet array with ultralow Pt loading toward efficient and durable alkaline hydrogen evolution

    Lisi Xie;Xiang Ren;Qin Liu;Guanwei Cui

Frequent Co-Authors

Ziqi Tian
Ziqi Tian Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yanchun Han
Yanchun Han Chinese Academy of Sciences
Abdullah M. Asiri
Abdullah M. Asiri King Abdulaziz University
Minghong Wu
Minghong Wu Shanghai University
Ping Xie
Ping Xie Chinese Academy of Sciences
Rui Zhang
Rui Zhang National University of Singapore
Xiang Ren
Xiang Ren University of Jinan
Felix Aharonian
Felix Aharonian Dublin Institute For Advanced Studies
John P. Giesy
John P. Giesy University of Saskatchewan
Chao-Qing Dai
Chao-Qing Dai Zhejiang A & F University

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