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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 66 5233 5062 306 296 119 24921

Na Liu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Na Liu between 2006 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Na Liu published across 21 years, from 2006 to 2026, averaging 13.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 46 publications in 2023. 47 of the 278 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2006 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 46. Peak 46 publications in 2023. 2006: 2 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 38 publications 2023: 46 publications 2024: 32 publications 2025: 46 publications 2026: 1 publication
2006 2026

278 publications in total across all disciplines

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Na Liu: publications per year, 2006 to 2026
Year Publications
2006 2
2007 7
2008 9
2009 3
2010 11
2011 7
2012 8
2013 3
2014 5
2015 4
2016 4
2017 7
2018 11
2019 10
2020 11
2021 13
2022 38
2023 46
2024 32
2025 46
2026 1
Total 278
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Na Liu 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 Na Liu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 110–129 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 119 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487 119
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Na Liu 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 Na Liu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 66–67 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490 66
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Overview

Na Liu is affiliated with the University of Stuttgart in Germany and works extensively in the fields of materials science and engineering. Their research primarily explores materials chemistry, molecular biology, electrical and electronic engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, as well as biomedical engineering.

The scientist's recent publications include the following papers:

  • DNA Origami, 2021, Nature Reviews Methods Primers
  • Metasurface-enabled On-chip Multiplexed Diffractive Neural Networks in the Visible, 2022, Light Science & Applications
  • Recent Advances in DNA Origami-Engineered Nanomaterials and Applications, 2023, Chemical Reviews
  • Emerging Approaches to DNA Data Storage: Challenges and Prospects, 2022, ACS Nano
  • Multidimensional Nanoscopic Chiroptics, 2021, Nature Reviews Physics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Na Liu include:

  • Pengfei Zhan
  • Frank Neubrech
  • Andreas Peil
  • Hao Yan
  • Xiaoyang Duan

The venues where Na Liu regularly publishes cover a range of journals and platforms, including:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • ACS Nano
  • Nano Letters
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • ACS Photonics

Key research topics in Na Liu's work encompass:

  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Plasmonic and surface plasmon research
  • Metamaterials and metasurfaces applications
  • Supercapacitor materials and fabrication
  • Gold and silver nanoparticles synthesis and applications
  • RNA interference and gene delivery
  • Photonic and optical devices

Best Publications

  • Infrared Perfect Absorber and Its Application As Plasmonic Sensor

    Na Liu;Martin Mesch;Thomas Weiss;Mario Hentschel

  • Plasmonic analogue of electromagnetically induced transparency at the Drude damping limit.

    Na Liu;Lutz Langguth;Thomas Weiss;Jürgen Kästel

  • Planar metamaterial analogue of electromagnetically induced transparency for plasmonic sensing.

    Na Liu;Thomas Weiss;Martin Mesch;Lutz Langguth

  • Three-dimensional metamaterials at optical frequencies

    N. Liu;L.W. Fu;H.C. Guo;S. Kaiser

  • Nanoantenna-enhanced gas sensing in a single tailored nanofocus

    Na Liu;Ming L. Tang;Mario Hentschel;Harald Giessen

  • Chiral plasmonics

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  • Reconfigurable 3D plasmonic metamolecules

    Anton Kuzyk;Robert Schreiber;Hui Zhang;Alexander O. Govorov

  • DNA origami

    Swarup Dey;Chunhai Fan;Kurt V. Gothelf;Jiang Li

  • Transition from Isolated to Collective Modes in Plasmonic Oligomers

    Mario Hentschel;Michael Saliba;Michael Saliba;Ralf Vogelgesang;Harald Giessen

  • Three-Dimensional Plasmon Rulers

    Na Liu;Mario Hentschel;Thomas Weiss;A. Paul Alivisatos

  • Dynamic plasmonic colour display

    Xiaoyang Duan;Simon Kamin;Na Liu

  • Addressable metasurfaces for dynamic holography and optical information encryption

    Jianxiong Li;Simon Kamin;Guoxing Zheng;Frank Neubrech

  • Palladium-based plasmonic perfect absorber in the visible wavelength range and its application to hydrogen sensing.

    Andreas Tittl;Patrick Mai;Richard Taubert;Daniel Dregely

  • Three-dimensional chiral plasmonic oligomers.

    Mario Hentschel;Martin Schäferling;Thomas Weiss;Na Liu

  • Rolling Up Gold Nanoparticle-Dressed DNA Origami into Three-Dimensional Plasmonic Chiral Nanostructures

    Xibo Shen;Chen Song;Jinye Wang;Dangwei Shi

  • Coupling effects in optical metamaterials.

    Na Liu;Harald Giessen

  • Plasmonic oligomers: The role of individual particles in collective behavior

    Mario Hentschel;Na Liu;Daniel Dregely;Harald Giessen

  • A plasmonic nanorod that walks on DNA origami

    Chao Zhou;Xiaoyang Duan;Na Liu

  • Magnetoinductive and Electroinductive Coupling in Plasmonic Metamaterial Molecules

    Na Liu;Stefan Kaiser;Harald Giessen

  • A light-driven three-dimensional plasmonic nanosystem that translates molecular motion into reversible chiroptical function

    Anton Kuzyk;Yangyang Yang;Xiaoyang Duan;Xiaoyang Duan;Simon Stoll;Simon Stoll

  • Three-dimensional plasmonic chiral tetramers assembled by DNA origami.

    Xibo Shen;Ana Asenjo-Garcia;Qing Liu;Qiao Jiang

Frequent Co-Authors

Harald Giessen
Harald Giessen University of Stuttgart
Mario Hentschel
Mario Hentschel University of Stuttgart
Shuang Zhang
Shuang Zhang University of Hong Kong
Alexander O. Govorov
Alexander O. Govorov Ohio University
Peer Fischer
Peer Fischer Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
A. Paul Alivisatos
A. Paul Alivisatos University of Chicago
Baoquan Ding
Baoquan Ding National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China
Yonggang Ke
Yonggang Ke Georgia Institute of Technology
Hao Yan
Hao Yan Arizona State University
Naomi J. Halas
Naomi J. Halas Rice University

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