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Wei-Qiang Liao

Wei-Qiang Liao

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 60 9570 8661 1612 1597 188 16382

Wei-Qiang Liao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wei-Qiang Liao between 2009 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wei-Qiang Liao published across 18 years, from 2009 to 2026, averaging 19.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 54 publications in 2019. 27 of the 351 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2009 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 54. Peak 54 publications in 2019. 2009: 1 publication 2010: 0 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 0 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 47 publications 2019: 54 publications 2020: 28 publications 2021: 32 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 27 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 26 publications 2026: 1 publication
2009 2026

351 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wei-Qiang Liao: publications per year, 2009 to 2026
Year Publications
2009 1
2010 0
2011 1
2012 0
2013 9
2014 12
2015 25
2016 24
2017 25
2018 47
2019 54
2020 28
2021 32
2022 21
2023 27
2024 18
2025 26
2026 1
Total 351
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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.

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, 181–200 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: 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.

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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 1,344 188
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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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.

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, 60–61 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: 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.

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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 60
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

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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