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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 49 14645 13187 2276 2257 98 12930

Lichen Liu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lichen Liu between 2004 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lichen Liu published across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025, averaging 6.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2024. 45 of the 139 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2024. 2004: 1 publication 2005: 0 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 0 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 28 publications 2025: 17 publications
2004 2025

139 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lichen Liu: publications per year, 2004 to 2025
Year Publications
2004 1
2005 0
2006 2
2007 1
2008 0
2009 0
2010 2
2011 3
2012 3
2013 7
2014 7
2015 7
2016 3
2017 5
2018 6
2019 10
2020 7
2021 13
2022 6
2023 11
2024 28
2025 17
Total 139
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Lichen 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 Lichen Liu 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, 81–100 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: 98 publications — 2nd percentile

2% 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 98
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
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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Lichen 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 Lichen Liu 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, 48–49 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: 49 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% 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 49
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
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

Lichen Liu is affiliated with Tsinghua University in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with a focus on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Catalysis, Mechanical Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry, and Aerospace Engineering.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions, Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis, Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications, and High-Temperature Coating Behaviors.

Recent notable publications include:

  • Bimetallic Sites for Catalysis: From Binuclear Metal Sites to Bimetallic Nanoclusters and Nanoparticles (2023), Chemical Reviews
  • Confining isolated atoms and clusters in crystalline porous materials for catalysis (2020), Nature Reviews Materials
  • Structural modulation and direct measurement of subnanometric bimetallic PtSn clusters confined in zeolites (2020), Nature Catalysis
  • Evolution of Isolated Atoms and Clusters in Catalysis (2020), Trends in Chemistry
  • Structural transformations of solid electrocatalysts and photocatalysts (2021), Nature Reviews Chemistry

Lichen Liu has frequently published in established scientific venues such as:

  • ACS Catalysis
  • Science China Chemistry
  • JACS Au
  • Nature Catalysis
  • Journal of Catalysis

The collaboration network of Lichen Liu includes several frequent co-authors, among them:

  • Avelino Corma
  • Miguel López-Haro
  • Qichi Le
  • Débora Motta Meira
  • Zhe He

Best Publications

  • Metal Catalysts for Heterogeneous Catalysis: From Single Atoms to Nanoclusters and Nanoparticles.

    Lichen Liu;Avelino Corma

  • Generation of subnanometric platinum with high stability during transformation of a 2D zeolite into 3D

    Lichen Liu;Urbano Díaz;Raul Arenal;Giovanni Agostini

  • Bimetallic Sites for Catalysis: From Binuclear Metal Sites to Bimetallic Nanoclusters and Nanoparticles

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  • Regioselective generation and reactivity control of subnanometric platinum clusters in zeolites for high-temperature catalysis

    Lichen Liu;Miguel Lopez-Haro;Christian W. Lopes;Chengeng Li

  • Confining isolated atoms and clusters in crystalline porous materials for catalysis

    Lichen Liu;Avelino Corma

  • Structural modulation and direct measurement of subnanometric bimetallic PtSn clusters confined in zeolites

    Lichen Liu;Miguel Lopez-Haro;Christian W. Lopes;Sergio Rojas-Buzo

  • Complete Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 to Methane by H2 under Solar Light Irradiation

    Francesc Sastre;Alberto V. Puga;Lichen Liu;Avelino Corma

  • Determination of the Evolution of Heterogeneous Single Metal Atoms and Nanoclusters under Reaction Conditions: Which Are the Working Catalytic Sites?

    Lichen Liu;Debora M Meira;Debora M Meira;Raul Arenal;Patricia Concepcion

  • Investigation of the structure, acidity, and catalytic performance of CuO/Ti0.95Ce0.05O2 catalyst for the selective catalytic reduction of NO by NH3 at low temperature

    Xiaojiang Yao;Lei Zhang;Lulu Li;Lichen Liu

  • Non-noble metal catalysts for hydrogenation: A facile method for preparing Co nanoparticles covered with thin layered carbon

    Lichen Liu;Patricia Concepción;Avelino Corma

  • Evolution and stabilization of subnanometric metal species in confined space by in situ TEM.

    Lichen Liu;Dmitri N. Zakharov;Raul Arenal;Patricia Concepcion

  • Engineering the Cu2O–reduced graphene oxide interface to enhance photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants under visible light

    Weixin Zou;Lei Zhang;Lichen Liu;Xiaobo Wang

  • Evolution of Isolated Atoms and Clusters in Catalysis

    Lichen Liu;Avelino Corma

  • In Situ Loading Transition Metal Oxide Clusters on TiO2 Nanosheets As Co-catalysts for Exceptional High Photoactivity

    Lichen Liu;Zeyang Ji;Weixin Zou;Xianrui Gu

  • Structural transformations of solid electrocatalysts and photocatalysts

    Lichen Liu;Lichen Liu;Avelino Corma

  • Crystal-Plane Effects on the Catalytic Properties of Au/TiO2

    Lichen Liu;Xianrui Gu;Yuan Cao;Xiaojiang Yao

  • Sunlight-assisted hydrogenation of CO2 into ethanol and C2+ hydrocarbons by sodium-promoted Co@C nanocomposites

    Lichen Liu;Alberto V. Puga;Jorge Cored;Patricia Concepción

  • Base-Controlled Heck, Suzuki, and Sonogashira Reactions Catalyzed by Ligand-Free Platinum or Palladium Single Atom and Sub-Nanometer Clusters

    Estefanía Fernández;Miguel A. Rivero-Crespo;Irene Domínguez;Paula Rubio-Marqués

  • Efficient fabrication of active CuO-CeO2/SBA-15 catalysts for preferential oxidation of CO by solid state impregnation

    Changjin Tang;Jingfang Sun;Xiaojiang Yao;Yuan Cao

  • Hydrothermal Synthesis of Ruthenium Nanoparticles with a Metallic Core and a Ruthenium Carbide Shell for Low-Temperature Activation of CO2 to Methane.

    Jorge Cored;Andrea García-Ortiz;Sara Iborra;María J. Climent

  • In situ loading of ultra-small Cu2O particles on TiO2 nanosheets to enhance the visible-light photoactivity

    Lichen Liu;Xianrui Gu;Chuanzhi Sun;Hao Li

  • Nanolayered Co–Mo–S Catalysts for the Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes

    Iván Sorribes;Lichen Liu;Avelino Corma

Frequent Co-Authors

Avelino Corma
Avelino Corma Universitat Politècnica de València
Fei Gao
Fei Gao Nanjing University
Lin Dong
Lin Dong Nanjing University
Patricia Concepción
Patricia Concepción Universitat Politècnica de València
Changjin Tang
Changjin Tang Nanjing University
Antonio Leyva-Pérez
Antonio Leyva-Pérez Universitat Politècnica de València
José J. Calvino
José J. Calvino University of Cádiz
Raul Arenal
Raul Arenal University of Zaragoza
Rafael Gavara
Rafael Gavara Spanish National Research Council
Lei Zhang
Lei Zhang South China University of Technology

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