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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 44 3680 3534 1339 1252 261 9478

Wentai Liu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wentai Liu between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wentai Liu published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 6.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2005. 11 of the 299 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2005. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 10 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 5 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 5 publications 1994: 13 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 21 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 7 publications
1981 2025

299 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wentai Liu: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 1
1984 0
1985 1
1986 0
1987 1
1988 10
1989 1
1990 5
1991 1
1992 1
1993 5
1994 13
1995 5
1996 4
1997 7
1998 2
1999 6
2000 4
2001 6
2002 10
2003 15
2004 10
2005 21
2006 15
2007 9
2008 19
2009 18
2010 3
2011 7
2012 6
2013 4
2014 8
2015 8
2016 12
2017 8
2018 11
2019 6
2020 9
2021 4
2022 6
2023 5
2024 4
2025 7
Total 299
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Wentai Liu publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wentai Liu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 34–53 to 1,065+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 445. Most scientists, 445, have 174–193 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 254–273 publications, is where this scientist sits. 34–53 publications: 24 scientists 54–73 publications: 52 scientists 74–93 publications: 114 scientists 94–113 publications: 203 scientists 114–133 publications: 269 scientists 134–153 publications: 355 scientists 154–173 publications: 403 scientists 174–193 publications: 445 scientists 194–213 publications: 430 scientists 214–233 publications: 431 scientists 234–253 publications: 399 scientists 254–273 publications: 366 scientists 274–293 publications: 335 scientists 294–313 publications: 300 scientists 314–333 publications: 276 scientists 334–353 publications: 250 scientists 354–373 publications: 214 scientists 374–393 publications: 187 scientists 394–413 publications: 152 scientists 414–433 publications: 169 scientists 434–453 publications: 147 scientists 454–473 publications: 111 scientists 474–493 publications: 117 scientists 494–513 publications: 103 scientists 514–533 publications: 99 scientists 534–553 publications: 92 scientists 554–573 publications: 75 scientists 574–593 publications: 58 scientists 594–613 publications: 69 scientists 614–633 publications: 50 scientists 634–653 publications: 62 scientists 654–673 publications: 54 scientists 674–693 publications: 44 scientists 694–713 publications: 37 scientists 714–733 publications: 28 scientists 734–753 publications: 26 scientists 754–773 publications: 26 scientists 774–793 publications: 19 scientists 794–813 publications: 23 scientists 814–833 publications: 20 scientists 834–853 publications: 16 scientists 854–873 publications: 20 scientists 874–893 publications: 11 scientists 894–913 publications: 11 scientists 914–933 publications: 16 scientists 934–953 publications: 13 scientists 954–973 publications: 10 scientists 974–993 publications: 11 scientists 994–1,013 publications: 9 scientists 1,014–1,033 publications: 9 scientists 1,034–1,053 publications: 10 scientists 1,054–1,064 publications: 6 scientists 1,065+ publications: 99 scientists
34–53 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 261 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
34–53 24
54–73 52
74–93 114
94–113 203
114–133 269
134–153 355
154–173 403
174–193 445
194–213 430
214–233 431
234–253 399
254–273 366 261
274–293 335
294–313 300
314–333 276
334–353 250
354–373 214
374–393 187
394–413 152
414–433 169
434–453 147
454–473 111
474–493 117
494–513 103
514–533 99
534–553 92
554–573 75
574–593 58
594–613 69
614–633 50
634–653 62
654–673 54
674–693 44
694–713 37
714–733 28
734–753 26
754–773 26
774–793 19
794–813 23
814–833 20
834–853 16
854–873 20
874–893 11
894–913 11
914–933 16
934–953 13
954–973 10
974–993 11
994–1,013 9
1,014–1,033 9
1,034–1,053 10
1,054–1,064 6
1,065+ 99
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Wentai Liu D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wentai Liu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 111+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 263. Most scientists, 263, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 44 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 178 scientists 31 D-Index: 257 scientists 32 D-Index: 263 scientists 33 D-Index: 262 scientists 34 D-Index: 244 scientists 35 D-Index: 236 scientists 36 D-Index: 211 scientists 37 D-Index: 220 scientists 38 D-Index: 214 scientists 39 D-Index: 214 scientists 40 D-Index: 205 scientists 41 D-Index: 187 scientists 42 D-Index: 194 scientists 43 D-Index: 201 scientists 44 D-Index: 155 scientists 45 D-Index: 189 scientists 46 D-Index: 148 scientists 47 D-Index: 160 scientists 48 D-Index: 134 scientists 49 D-Index: 130 scientists 50 D-Index: 141 scientists 51 D-Index: 156 scientists 52 D-Index: 108 scientists 53 D-Index: 130 scientists 54 D-Index: 112 scientists 55 D-Index: 97 scientists 56 D-Index: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 102 scientists 58 D-Index: 108 scientists 59 D-Index: 120 scientists 60 D-Index: 103 scientists 61 D-Index: 93 scientists 62 D-Index: 92 scientists 63 D-Index: 74 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 73 scientists 66 D-Index: 64 scientists 67 D-Index: 69 scientists 68 D-Index: 60 scientists 69 D-Index: 39 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 59 scientists 72 D-Index: 46 scientists 73 D-Index: 49 scientists 74 D-Index: 38 scientists 75 D-Index: 35 scientists 76 D-Index: 32 scientists 77 D-Index: 35 scientists 78 D-Index: 31 scientists 79 D-Index: 22 scientists 80 D-Index: 34 scientists 81 D-Index: 31 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 23 scientists 84 D-Index: 18 scientists 85 D-Index: 30 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 20 scientists 89 D-Index: 8 scientists 90 D-Index: 17 scientists 91 D-Index: 7 scientists 92 D-Index: 14 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 10 scientists 98 D-Index: 10 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 16 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 8 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 13 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 5 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 8 scientists 111+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 47th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 178
31 257
32 263
33 262
34 244
35 236
36 211
37 220
38 214
39 214
40 205
41 187
42 194
43 201
44 155 44
45 189
46 148
47 160
48 134
49 130
50 141
51 156
52 108
53 130
54 112
55 97
56 111
57 102
58 108
59 120
60 103
61 93
62 92
63 74
64 77
65 73
66 64
67 69
68 60
69 39
70 57
71 59
72 46
73 49
74 38
75 35
76 32
77 35
78 31
79 22
80 34
81 31
82 34
83 23
84 18
85 30
86 19
87 19
88 20
89 8
90 17
91 7
92 14
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 12
97 10
98 10
99 12
100 16
101 5
102 7
103 7
104 8
105 9
106 13
107 4
108 5
109 10
110 8
111+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to electronically-aided neural prosthetic devices

Overview

Wentai Liu is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans multiple intersecting fields primarily within medicine and neuroscience, with a particular focus on neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, gastroenterology, physiology, and biomedical engineering.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Spinal Cord Injury Research
  • Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on neural interfaces, neuromodulation, and physiological response mechanisms. Notable works include:

  • "Stretchable, dynamic covalent polymers for soft, long-lived bioresorbable electronic stimulators designed to facilitate neuromuscular regeneration," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Sciatic nerve stimulation alleviates acute neuropathic pain via modulation of neuroinflammation and descending pain inhibition in a rodent model," 2022, Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • "Crosstalk in polymer microelectrode arrays," 2021, Nano Research
  • "Acute neuromodulation restores spinally-induced motor responses after severe spinal cord injury," 2020, Experimental Neurology
  • "The effect of colonic tissue electrical stimulation and celiac branch of the abdominal vagus nerve neuromodulation on colonic motility in anesthetized pigs," 2020, Neurogastroenterology & Motility

Frequent coauthors in Liu's research collaborations include:

  • Muriel Larauche
  • Mulugeta Million
  • Po-Min Wang
  • Giuliano Taccola
  • Stanislav Culaclii

Publications by Wentai Liu have appeared regularly in various scientific venues. Among the most frequent are:

  • Nature Communications
  • Experimental Neurology
  • Algorithms
  • Gastroenterology
  • Physiology

Liu's contributions to the field have been recognized through awards such as the IEEE Fellow honor awarded in 2017 for contributions to electronically-aided neural prosthetic devices.

Best Publications

  • A neuro-stimulus chip with telemetry unit for retinal prosthetic device

    W. Liu;K. Vichienchom;M. Clements;S.C. DeMarco

  • Design and analysis of an adaptive transcutaneous power telemetry for biomedical implants

    Guoxing Wang;Wentai Liu;M. Sivaprakasam;G.A. Kendir

  • A 128-Channel 6 mW Wireless Neural Recording IC With Spike Feature Extraction and UWB Transmitter

    Moo Sung Chae;Zhi Yang;M.R. Yuce;Linh Hoang

  • An Integrated 256-Channel Epiretinal Prosthesis

    Kuanfu Chen;Zhi Yang;Linh Hoang;J Weiland

  • Wave-pipelining: a tutorial and research survey

    W.P. Burleson;M. Ciesielski;F. Klass;W. Liu

  • An optimal design methodology for inductive power link with class-E amplifier

    G.A. Kendir;Wentai Liu;Guoxing Wang;M. Sivaprakasam

  • Stretchable, dynamic covalent polymers for soft, long-lived bioresorbable electronic stimulators designed to facilitate neuromuscular regeneration.

    Yeon Sik Choi;Yuan-Yu Hsueh;Jahyun Koo;Quansan Yang

  • A 128-Channel 6mW Wireless Neural Recording IC with On-the-Fly Spike Sorting and UWB Tansmitter

    Moosung Chae;Wentai Liu;Zhi Yang;Tungchien Chen

  • Inductor Modeling in Wireless Links for Implantable Electronics

    Zhi Yang;Wentai Liu;E. Basham

  • A variable range bi-phasic current stimulus driver circuitry for an implantable retinal prosthetic device

    M. Sivaprakasam;Wentai Liu;M.S. Humayun;J.D. Weiland

  • Wireless wearable big data brain machine interface

    Wentai Liu;Mau-Chung Frank Chang;Yen-Cheng Kuan;Yi-kai Lo

  • Transparent arrays of bilayer-nanomesh microelectrodes for simultaneous electrophysiology and two-photon imaging in the brain

    Yi Qiang;Pietro Artoni;Kyung Jin Seo;Stanislav Culaclii

  • Design Optimization for Integrated Neural Recording Systems

    Moo Sung Chae;Wentai Liu;M. Sivaprakasam

  • A dual band wireless power and data telemetry for retinal prosthesis.

    Guoxing Wang;Wentai Liu;Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam;Mingcui Zhou

  • Analysis of Dual Band Power and Data Telemetry for Biomedical Implants

    Guoxing Wang;Peijun Wang;Yina Tang;Wentai Liu

  • Computed SAR and thermal elevation in a 0.25-mm 2-D model of the human eye and head in response to an implanted retinal stimulator - part I: models and methods

    G. Lazzi;S.C. DeMarco;Wentai Liu;J.D. Weiland

  • Wireless Body Sensor Network Using Medical Implant Band

    Mehmet R. Yuce;Steven W. Ng;Naung L. Myo;Jamil Y. Khan

  • Retinal prosthesis

    Wentai Liu;M.S. Hurnayun

  • An arbitrary waveform stimulus circuit for visual prostheses using a low-area multibias DAC

    S.C. DeMarco;Wentai Liu;P.R. Singh;G. Lazzi

  • Architecture tradeoffs in high-density microstimulators for retinal prosthesis

    M. Sivaprakasam;Wentai Liu;Guoxing Wang;J.D. Weiland

Frequent Co-Authors

James D. Weiland
James D. Weiland University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Mark S. Humayun
Mark S. Humayun University of Southern California
Mehmet Rasit Yuce
Mehmet Rasit Yuce Monash University
Paul D. Franzon
Paul D. Franzon North Carolina State University
Qi Zhao
Qi Zhao University of Minnesota
Liang-Gee Chen
Liang-Gee Chen National Taiwan University
Robert J. Greenberg
Robert J. Greenberg Johns Hopkins University
Yu-Chong Tai
Yu-Chong Tai California Institute of Technology
Yvette Taché
Yvette Taché University of California, Los Angeles
Minkyu Je
Minkyu Je Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

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