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Wei-Qiang Liao

Wei-Qiang Liao

Nanchang University
China

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
16382
World Ranking
9570
National Ranking
1612

Wei-Qiang Liao 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 Wei-Qiang Liao sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 188 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wei-Qiang Liao 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 Wei-Qiang Liao sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wei-Qiang Liao is a researcher affiliated with Nanchang University in China. Their academic work focuses primarily on materials science and engineering, with significant contributions to subfields such as materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, biomedical engineering, and polymers and plastics.

Their research encompasses a range of topics, including:

  • Crystallization and solubility studies
  • X-ray diffraction in crystallography
  • Perovskite materials and applications
  • Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Liquid crystal research advancements
  • Acoustic wave resonator technologies

Wei-Qiang Liao's frequent publication venues indicate a strong presence in chemistry and materials journals. These include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Chemical Communications

They have collaborated extensively with several co-authors, notable among them:

  • Ren-Gen Xiong
  • Hang Peng
  • Xian-Jiang Song
  • Yong Ai
  • Hui-Peng Lv

Some of Wei-Qiang Liao's recent papers include:

  • "An anti-freezing hydrogel based stretchable triboelectric nanogenerator for biomechanical energy harvesting at sub-zero temperature," 2020, published in Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • "A Chiral Thermochromic Ferroelastic with Seven Physical Channel Switches," 2020, published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "A Three-Dimensional Lead Halide Perovskite-Related Ferroelectric," 2020, published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Molecular Ferroelectrics-Driven High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells," 2020, published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Precise Molecular Design Toward Organic-Inorganic Zinc Chloride ABX3 Ferroelectrics," 2020, published in Journal of the American Chemical Society

Best Publications

  • An organic-inorganic perovskite ferroelectric with large piezoelectric response

    Yu-Meng You;Wei-Qiang Liao;Dewei Zhao;Heng-Yun Ye

  • Lead-Free Inverted Planar Formamidinium Tin Triiodide Perovskite Solar Cells Achieving Power Conversion Efficiencies up to 6.22.

    Weiqiang Liao;Weiqiang Liao;Dewei Zhao;Yue Yu;Corey R. Grice

  • Low-bandgap mixed tin-lead iodide perovskite absorbers with long carrier lifetimes for all-perovskite tandem solar cells

    Dewei Zhao;Yue Yu;Changlei Wang;Changlei Wang;Weiqiang Liao;Weiqiang Liao

  • Metal-free three-dimensional perovskite ferroelectrics

    Heng-Yun Ye;Yuan-Yuan Tang;Peng-Fei Li;Wei-Qiang Liao;Wei-Qiang Liao

  • A lead-halide perovskite molecular ferroelectric semiconductor

    Wei-Qiang Liao;Yi Zhang;Chun-Li Hu;Jiang-Gao Mao

  • Symmetry breaking in molecular ferroelectrics

    Ping-Ping Shi;Yuan-Yuan Tang;Peng-Fei Li;Wei-Qiang Liao

  • Employing Lead Thiocyanate Additive to Reduce the Hysteresis and Boost the Fill Factor of Planar Perovskite Solar Cells.

    Weijun Ke;Weijun Ke;Weijun Ke;Chuanxiao Xiao;Changlei Wang;Bayrammurad Saparov

  • A molecular perovskite solid solution with piezoelectricity stronger than lead zirconate titanate.

    Wei-Qiang Liao;Dewei Zhao;Yuan-Yuan Tang;Yi Zhang

  • Fabrication of Efficient Low-Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells by Combining Formamidinium Tin Iodide with Methylammonium Lead Iodide.

    Weiqiang Liao;Dewei Zhao;Yue Yu;Niraj Shrestha

  • Highly Efficient Red-Light Emission in An Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Ferroelectric: (Pyrrolidinium)MnCl₃.

    Yi Zhang;Wei-Qiang Liao;Da-Wei Fu;Heng-Yun Ye

  • Bandgap Engineering of Lead-Halide Perovskite-Type Ferroelectrics.

    Heng-Yun Ye;Wei-Qiang Liao;Chun-Li Hu;Yi Zhang

  • The First 2D Homochiral Lead Iodide Perovskite Ferroelectrics: [R- and S-1-(4-Chlorophenyl)ethylammonium] 2 PbI 4

    Chen-Kai Yang;Wang-Nan Chen;Yan-Ting Ding;Jing Wang

  • The First Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Luminescent Multiferroic: (Pyrrolidinium)MnBr3

    Yi Zhang;Wei-Qiang Liao;Da-Wei Fu;Heng-Yun Ye

  • High-Temperature Ferroelectricity and Photoluminescence in a Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Compound: (3-Pyrrolinium)MnCl3

    Heng-Yun Ye;QiongHua Zhou;XiangHong Niu;Wei-Qiang Liao

  • Atomistic Mechanism of Broadband Emission in Metal Halide Perovskites.

    Xiaoming Wang;Weiwei Meng;Weiwei Meng;Weiqiang Liao;Jianbo Wang

  • Low-temperature plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition of tin oxide electron selective layers for highly efficient planar perovskite solar cells

    Changlei Wang;Changlei Wang;Dewei Zhao;Corey R. Grice;Weiqiang Liao

  • Synergistic Effects of Lead Thiocyanate Additive and Solvent Annealing on the Performance of Wide-Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells

    Yue Yu;Changlei Wang;Corey R. Grice;Niraj Shrestha

  • Two-Dimensional Organic–Inorganic Perovskite Ferroelectric Semiconductors with Fluorinated Aromatic Spacers

    Ping-Ping Shi;Si-Qi Lu;Xian-Jiang Song;Xiao-Gang Chen

  • Understanding and Eliminating Hysteresis for Highly Efficient Planar Perovskite Solar Cells

    Changlei Wang;Changlei Wang;Chuanxiao Xiao;Yue Yu;Dewei Zhao

  • A Room-Temperature Hybrid Lead Iodide Perovskite Ferroelectric.

    Xiu-Ni Hua;Wei-Qiang Liao;Yuan-Yuan Tang;Peng-Fei Li

  • Precise Molecular Design of High-Tc 3D Organic–Inorganic Perovskite Ferroelectric: [MeHdabco]RbI3 (MeHdabco = N-Methyl-1,4-diazoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane)

    Wan-Ying Zhang;Yuan-Yuan Tang;Peng-Fei Li;Ping-Ping Shi

  • Improving the Performance of Formamidinium and Cesium Lead Triiodide Perovskite Solar Cells using Lead Thiocyanate Additives.

    Yue Yu;Changlei Wang;Corey R. Grice;Niraj Shrestha

  • Compositional and morphological engineering of mixed cation perovskite films for highly efficient planar and flexible solar cells with reduced hysteresis

    Changlei Wang;Changlei Wang;Dewei Zhao;Yue Yu;Niraj Shrestha

Frequent Co-Authors

Ren-Gen Xiong
Ren-Gen Xiong Southeast University
Peng-Fei Li
Peng-Fei Li Nanchang University
Yi Zhang
Yi Zhang Southeast University
Heng-Yun Ye
Heng-Yun Ye Jiangxi University of Science and Technology
Yuan-Yuan Tang
Yuan-Yuan Tang Nanchang University
Changlei Wang
Changlei Wang Soochow University
Dewei Zhao
Dewei Zhao Sichuan University
Yanfa Yan
Yanfa Yan University of Toledo
Yu-Meng You
Yu-Meng You Southeast University
Da-Wei Fu
Da-Wei Fu Zhejiang Normal University

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