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Wenguang Liu

Wenguang Liu

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 90 1732 1666 557 553 250 23614

Wenguang Liu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wenguang Liu between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wenguang Liu published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 10.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2025. 63 of the 339 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2025. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 29 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 29 publications 2025: 34 publications
1995 2025

339 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wenguang Liu: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 3
1997 2
1998 0
1999 2
2000 2
2001 2
2002 7
2003 5
2004 8
2005 6
2006 9
2007 5
2008 8
2009 3
2010 7
2011 8
2012 15
2013 10
2014 15
2015 14
2016 6
2017 14
2018 21
2019 11
2020 19
2021 29
2022 21
2023 23
2024 29
2025 34
Total 339
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Wenguang 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 Wenguang 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, 250–269 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: 250 publications — 47th percentile

47% 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
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726 250
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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Wenguang 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 Wenguang 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, 90–91 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: 90 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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
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 90
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

Wenguang Liu is affiliated with Tianjin University in China and focuses on interdisciplinary research spanning Medicine, Engineering, and Materials Science. Their scholarly output includes significant work in Surgery, Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's research emphasizes key topics such as Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications, Polymer Surface Interaction Studies, Hydrogels including their synthesis, properties, and applications, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, 3D Printing within Biomedical Research, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, as well as Surgical Sutures and Adhesives.

Frequent collaboration forms a notable part of their work, with coauthors including:

  • Ziyang Xu
  • Chunyan Cui
  • Jianhai Yang
  • Tengling Wu
  • Chuanchuan Fan

The venues where Wenguang Liu most often publishes comprise Advanced Functional Materials, Bioactive Materials, Biomaterials Science, Science China Technological Sciences, and Chemical Engineering Journal. These journals reflect their focus on materials innovation and biomedical applications.

The following recent papers illustrate the scope and focus of their research:

  • Recent advances in wet adhesives: Adhesion mechanism, design principle and applications, 2021, Progress in Polymer Science
  • A Janus Hydrogel Wet Adhesive for Internal Tissue Repair and Anti-Postoperative Adhesion, 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Mechanically and biologically skin-like elastomers for bio-integrated electronics, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Multiple H-Bonding Chain Extender-Based Ultrastiff Thermoplastic Polyurethanes with Autonomous Self-Healability, Solvent-Free Adhesiveness, and AIE Fluorescence, 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
  • An Ultrasoft Self-Fused Supramolecular Polymer Hydrogel for Completely Preventing Postoperative Tissue Adhesion, 2021, Advanced Materials

Best Publications

  • Highly luminescent carbon nanodots by microwave-assisted pyrolysis

    Xinyun Zhai;Peng Zhang;Peng Zhang;Changjun Liu;Changjun Liu;Tao Bai

  • A Mechanically Strong, Highly Stable, Thermoplastic, and Self‐Healable Supramolecular Polymer Hydrogel

    Xiyang Dai;Yinyu Zhang;Lina Gao;Tao Bai

  • Nano-carrier for gene delivery and bioimaging based on carbon dots with PEI-passivation enhanced fluorescence.

    Changjun Liu;Peng Zhang;Xinyun Zhai;Feng Tian

  • Water-Triggered Hyperbranched Polymer Universal Adhesives: From Strong Underwater Adhesion to Rapid Sealing Hemostasis.

    Chunyan Cui;Chuanchuan Fan;Yuanhao Wu;Meng Xiao

  • Bioinspired fabrication of high strength hydrogels from non-covalent interactions

    Wei Wang;Yinyu Zhang;Wenguang Liu

  • Paintable and Rapidly Bondable Conductive Hydrogels as Therapeutic Cardiac Patches

    Shuang Liang;Yinyu Zhang;Hongbo Wang;Ziyang Xu

  • One-step synthesis of surface passivated carbon nanodots by microwave assisted pyrolysis for enhanced multicolor photoluminescence and bioimaging

    Changjun Liu;Changjun Liu;Peng Zhang;Feng Tian;Wenchen Li

  • Dipole–Dipole and H‐Bonding Interactions Significantly Enhance the Multifaceted Mechanical Properties of Thermoresponsive Shape Memory Hydrogels

    Yinyu Zhang;Yongmao Li;Wenguang Liu

  • Osteochondral Regeneration with 3D-Printed Biodegradable High-Strength Supramolecular Polymer Reinforced-Gelatin Hydrogel Scaffolds.

    Fei Gao;Ziyang Xu;Qingfei Liang;Haofei Li

  • Direct 3D Printing of High Strength Biohybrid Gradient Hydrogel Scaffolds for Efficient Repair of Osteochondral Defect

    Fei Gao;Ziyang Xu;Qingfei Liang;Bo Liu

  • An investigation on the physicochemical properties of chitosan/DNA polyelectrolyte complexes.

    Wenguang Liu;Shujun Sun;Zhiqiang Cao;Xin Zhang

  • A Janus Hydrogel Wet Adhesive for Internal Tissue Repair and Anti-Postoperative Adhesion

    Chunyan Cui;Tengling Wu;Xinyu Chen;Yang Liu

  • Mechanically and biologically skin-like elastomers for bio-integrated electronics

    Shuo Chen;Lijie Sun;Xiaojun Zhou;Yifan Guo

  • Multiple H‐Bonding Chain Extender‐Based Ultrastiff Thermoplastic Polyurethanes with Autonomous Self‐Healability, Solvent‐Free Adhesiveness, and AIE Fluorescence

    Yuan Yao;Ziyang Xu;Bo Liu;Meng Xiao

  • Recombinant human collagen for tissue engineered corneal substitutes.

    Wenguang Liu;Kimberley Merrett;May Griffith;Per Fagerholm

  • A hybrid injectable hydrogel from hyperbranched PEG macromer as a stem cell delivery and retention platform for diabetic wound healing.

    Qian Xu;Sigen A;Yongsheng Gao;Linru Guo

  • Water-soluble and phosphorus-containing carbon dots with strong green fluorescence for cell labeling

    Wei Wang;Wei Wang;Yongmao Li;Lu Cheng;Zhiqiang Cao

  • N-alkylated chitosan as a potential nonviral vector for gene transfection

    Wen Guang Liu;Xin Zhang;Shu Jun Sun;Guang Jie Sun

  • Biomimetic surface modification of poly(L-lactic acid) with chitosan and its effects on articular chondrocytes in vitro.

    Yuan Lu Cui;Ai Di Qi;Wen Guang Liu;Xiang Hui Wang

  • Collagen-phosphorylcholine interpenetrating network hydrogels as corneal substitutes.

    Wenguang Liu;Chao Deng;Christopher R. McLaughlin;Per Fagerholm

Frequent Co-Authors

William W. Lu
William W. Lu University of Hong Kong
Kangde Yao
Kangde Yao Tianjin University
Xiaoli Zhao
Xiaoli Zhao Tongji University
Chang-jun Liu
Chang-jun Liu Tianjin University
Wenxin Wang
Wenxin Wang University College Dublin
May Griffith
May Griffith University of Montreal
Liming Dai
Liming Dai University of New South Wales
Shaoyi Jiang
Shaoyi Jiang Cornell University
Yong Hu
Yong Hu University of Hong Kong
Qigang Wang
Qigang Wang Tongji University

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