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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 66 5476 5296 1670 1663 205 12263
Chemistry 57 11283 10169 1814 1798 165 9873

Wei Liu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wei Liu between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wei Liu published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 10 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2022. 32 of the 281 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2022. 1998: 3 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 36 publications 2023: 33 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 15 publications
1998 2025

281 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wei Liu: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 3
1999 0
2000 4
2001 2
2002 3
2003 1
2004 2
2005 0
2006 1
2007 2
2008 0
2009 3
2010 7
2011 5
2012 6
2013 10
2014 15
2015 18
2016 19
2017 13
2018 11
2019 22
2020 15
2021 18
2022 36
2023 33
2024 17
2025 15
Total 281
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Wei 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 Wei 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, 190–209 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: 205 publications — 32nd percentile

32% 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
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891 205
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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Wei 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 Wei 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

Wei Liu is affiliated with Shandong University in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with a significant focus on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Organic Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, as well as Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics.

The main research topics covered by Wei Liu include:

  • Liquid Crystal Research Advancements
  • Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Photonic Crystals and Applications
  • Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography

Wei Liu has contributed to several recent publications, including:

  • Impact of cardiovascular disease and cardiac injury on in-hospital mortality in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2020), published in Heart
  • Thermochromic Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Microcapsules with Cellulose Nanocrystals and a Melamine Resin Hybrid Shell (2022), published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Remarkable surface-enhanced Raman scattering of highly crystalline monolayer Ti3C2 nanosheets (2020), published in Science China Materials
  • Circularly polarized luminescence from structurally coloured polymer films (2021), published in Chemical Communications
  • Enantioselective Synthesis of Azahelicenes through Organocatalyzed Multicomponent Reactions (2023), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition

The scientist frequently publishes in several journals, with notable numbers of publications in:

  • Liquid Crystals
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • New Journal of Chemistry
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Inorganic Chemistry

Wei Liu has collaborated frequently with a number of researchers, including:

  • Yonggang Yang
  • Yi Li
  • Limin Wu
  • Jinghua Zhao
  • Baozong Li

Best Publications

  • Highly Sensitive and Selective Uranium Detection in Natural Water Systems Using a Luminescent Mesoporous Metal-Organic Framework Equipped with Abundant Lewis Basic Sites: A Combined Batch, X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy, and First Principles Simulation Investigation.

    Wei Liu;Xing Dai;Zhuanling Bai;Yanlong Wang

  • Achieving superior electromagnetic wave absorbers through the novel metal-organic frameworks derived magnetic porous carbon nanorods

    Nannan Wu;Nannan Wu;Dongmei Xu;Zhou Wang;Fenglong Wang

  • Three Mechanisms in One Material: Uranium Capture by a Polyoxometalate–Organic Framework through Combined Complexation, Chemical Reduction, and Photocatalytic Reduction

    Hailong Zhang;Wei Liu;Wei Liu;Ao Li;Duo Zhang

  • Umbellate distortions of the uranyl coordination environment result in a stable and porous polycatenated framework that can effectively remove cesium from aqueous solutions.

    Yanlong Wang;Zhiyong Liu;Yuxiang Li;Zhuanling Bai

  • Carbon-Based MOF Derivatives: Emerging Efficient Electromagnetic Wave Absorption Agents

    Xue Zhang;Jing Qiao;Yanyan Jiang;Fenglong Wang

  • Enhanced Electromagnetic Wave Absorption of Three-Dimensional Porous Fe3O4/C Composite Flowers

    Nannan Wu;Nannan Wu;Chang Liu;Dongmei Xu;Jiurong Liu

  • Design and synthesis of TiO2/Co/carbon nanofibers with tunable and efficient electromagnetic absorption

    Jing Qiao;Xue Zhang;Dongmei Xu;Lingxin Kong

  • Ternary Transition Metal Sulfides Embedded in Graphene Nanosheets as Both the Anode and Cathode for High-Performance Asymmetric Supercapacitors

    Wei Liu;Hao Niu;Jiao Yang;Kui Cheng

  • Nanocellulose-Assisted Construction of Multifunctional MXene-Based Aerogels with Engineering Biomimetic Texture for Pressure Sensor and Compressible Electrode

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  • Conductive Metal-Organic Frameworks with Tunable Dielectric Properties for Boosting Electromagnetic Wave Absorption.

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  • Broadband microwave absorption of CoNi@C nanocapsules enhanced by dual dielectric relaxation and multiple magnetic resonances

    Han Wang;Yingying Dai;Wenjie Gong;Dianyu Geng

  • Highly Sensitive Detection of Ionizing Radiations by a Photoluminescent Uranyl Organic Framework

    Jian Xie;Yaxing Wang;Wei Liu;Xuemiao Yin

  • Sandwich-like NiCo layered double hydroxide/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite cathodes for high energy density asymmetric supercapacitors.

    Kai Le;Zhou Wang;Fenglong Wang;Qi Wang

  • Hydrolytically Stable Luminescent Cationic Metal Organic Framework for Highly Sensitive and Selective Sensing of Chromate Anions in Natural Water Systems.

    Wei Liu;Yanlong Wang;Zhuanling Bai;Yuxiang Li

  • Emergence of Uranium as a Distinct Metal Center for Building Intrinsic X-ray Scintillators.

    Yaxing Wang;Yaxing Wang;Xuemiao Yin;Wei Liu;Jian Xie

  • Non-Magnetic Bimetallic MOF-Derived Porous Carbon-Wrapped TiO2/ZrTiO4 Composites for Efficient Electromagnetic Wave Absorption.

    Jing Qiao;Xue Zhang;Chang Liu;Longfei Lyu

  • Graphene Oxide‐Assisted Multiple Cross‐Linking of MXene for Large‐Area, High‐Strength, Oxidation‐Resistant, and Multifunctional Films

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  • Optimal electromagnetic-wave absorption by enhanced dipole polarization in Ni/C nanocapsules

    Han Wang;Huaihong Guo;Yingying Dai;Dianyu Geng

  • Ultrathin high-performance electromagnetic wave absorbers with facilely fabricated hierarchical porous Co/C crabapples

    Nannan Wu;Nannan Wu;Chang Liu;Dongmei Xu;Jiurong Liu

  • Facile Synthesis of Porous Nickel/Carbon Composite Microspheres with Enhanced Electromagnetic Wave Absorption by Magnetic and Dielectric Losses.

    Song Qiu;Hailong Lyu;Jiurong Liu;Yuzhen Liu

  • Bicontinuous, High-Strength, and Multifunctional Chemical-Cross-Linked MXene/Superaligned Carbon Nanotube Film

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  • Carbon nanotubes enhance CpG uptake and potentiate antiglioma immunity.

    Dongchang Zhao;Darya Alizadeh;Leying Zhang;Wei Liu

  • Improved Biocompatibility of Black Phosphorus Nanosheets by Chemical Modification

    Guangbo Qu;Wei Liu;Yuetao Zhao;Jie Gao

  • High-Efficiency Electromagnetic Wave Absorption of Cobalt-Decorated NH2-UIO-66-Derived Porous ZrO2/C.

    Xue Zhang;Jing Qiao;Jinbo Zhao;Dongmei Xu

  • MOF-derived hierarchical core-shell hollow iron-cobalt sulfides nanoarrays on Ni foam with enhanced electrochemical properties for high energy density asymmetric supercapacitors

    Kai Le;Mengjiao Gao;Wei Liu;Jiurong Liu

  • Synthesis of Nestlike ZnO Hierarchically Porous Structures and Analysis of Their Gas Sensing Properties

    Xinzhen Wang;Wei Liu;Jiurong Liu;Fenglong Wang

  • Novel nanoporous carbon derived from metal–organic frameworks with tunable electromagnetic wave absorption capabilities

    Xiaohui Liang;Bin Quan;Guangbin Ji;Wei Liu

  • Metal sulfides based composites as promising efficient microwave absorption materials: A review

    Bin Li;Fenglong Wang;Kejun Wang;Jing Qiao

  • Synthesis, Structure, Spectroscopic Properties, and Electrochemistry of Rare Earth Sandwich Compounds with Mixed 2,3‐Naphthalocyaninato and Octaethylporphyrinato Ligands

    Jianzhuang Jiang;Yongzhong Bian;Fumio Furuya;Wei Liu

  • Facile synthesis of hollow porous cobalt spheres and their enhanced electromagnetic properties

    Cuizhu He;Song Qiu;Xinzhen Wang;Jiurong Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Fenglong Wang
Fenglong Wang Shandong University
Jianzhuang Jiang
Jianzhuang Jiang University of Science and Technology Beijing
Zhanhu Guo
Zhanhu Guo Northumbria University
Vignesh Murugadoss
Vignesh Murugadoss Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute
Dennis P. Arnold
Dennis P. Arnold Queensland University of Technology
Dennis K. P. Ng
Dennis K. P. Ng Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Liu
Hong Liu Shandong University
Yuanhua Sang
Yuanhua Sang Shandong University
Hu Liu
Hu Liu Zhengzhou University
Qian Shao
Qian Shao Shandong University of Science and Technology

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