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D-Index
71
Citations
17988
World Ranking
5547
National Ranking
1020

Yan Liu 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 Yan Liu sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 294 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yan Liu 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 Yan Liu 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: 71 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yan Liu is affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry. Their research primarily focuses on Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry, with substantial work intersecting Molecular Biology and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The main research topics covered by Yan Liu include:

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions

Their publication record shows a notable presence in high-impact journals and specialized venues, with frequent contributions to:

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

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Yan Liu are:

  • Metal-Covalent Organic Frameworks (MCOFs): A Bridge Between Metal-Organic Frameworks and Covalent Organic Frameworks, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Chiral Metal-Organic Frameworks, 2022, Chemical Reviews
  • Crystalline C-C and CC Bond-Linked Chiral Covalent Organic Frameworks, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Reticular Synthesis of tbo Topology Covalent Organic Frameworks, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Highly Stable Zr(IV)-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks for Chiral Separation in Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Yan Liu's frequent collaborators include:

  • Yong Cui
  • Wei Gong
  • Jinqiao Dong
  • Omar K. Farha
  • Xianhui Tang

This collaboration network reflects interdisciplinary connections in the fields of chemistry and materials science, particularly in the study and development of metal-organic and covalent organic frameworks.

Best Publications

  • Engineering Homochiral Metal-Organic Frameworks for Heterogeneous Asymmetric Catalysis and Enantioselective Separation

    Yan Liu;Weimin Xuan;Yong Cui

  • Mesoporous metal-organic framework materials.

    Weimin Xuan;Chengfeng Zhu;Yan Liu;Yong Cui

  • Homochiral 2D Porous Covalent Organic Frameworks for Heterogeneous Asymmetric Catalysis

    Xiuren Wang;Xing Han;Jie Zhang;Xiaowei Wu

  • Chiral Metal-Organic Frameworks.

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  • Chiral Covalent Organic Frameworks with High Chemical Stability for Heterogeneous Asymmetric Catalysis

    Xing Han;Qingchun Xia;Jinjing Huang;Yan Liu

  • Chiral 3D Covalent Organic Frameworks for High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Enantioseparation.

    Xing Han;Jinjing Huang;Chen Yuan;Yan Liu

  • Metal-Covalent Organic Frameworks (MCOFs): A Bridge Between Metal-Organic Frameworks and Covalent Organic Frameworks.

    Jinqiao Dong;Xing Han;Yan Liu;Haiyang Li

  • Chiral covalent organic frameworks: design, synthesis and property

    Xing Han;Chen Yuan;Bang Hou;Lujia Liu

  • Multivariate Chiral Covalent Organic Frameworks with Controlled Crystallinity and Stability for Asymmetric Catalysis

    Jie Zhang;Xing Han;Xiaowei Wu;Yan Liu

  • Chiral BINOL-Based Covalent Organic Frameworks for Enantioselective Sensing

    Xiaowei Wu;Xing Han;Qisong Xu;Yuhao Liu

  • A chiral quadruple-stranded helicate cage for enantioselective recognition and separation.

    Weimin Xuan;Mengni Zhang;Yan Liu;Zhijie Chen

  • Design and Assembly of Chiral Coordination Cages for Asymmetric Sequential Reactions.

    Jingjing Jiao;Chunxia Tan;Zijian Li;Yan Liu

  • Control Interlayer Stacking and Chemical Stability of Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks via Steric Tuning.

    Xiaowei Wu;Xing Han;Yuhao Liu;Yan Liu

  • Multivariate Metal–Organic Frameworks as Multifunctional Heterogeneous Asymmetric Catalysts for Sequential Reactions

    Qingchun Xia;Zijian Li;Chunxia Tan;Yan Liu

  • Chiral induction in covalent organic frameworks.

    Xing Han;Jie Zhang;Jinjing Huang;Xiaowei Wu

  • Engineering chiral porous metal-organic frameworks for enantioselective adsorption and separation

    Yongwu Peng;Tengfei Gong;Kang Zhang;Xiaochao Lin

  • Nanochannels of Covalent Organic Frameworks for Chiral Selective Transmembrane Transport of Amino Acids.

    Chen Yuan;Xiaowei Wu;Rui Gao;Xing Han

  • Chiral nanoscale metal-organic tetrahedral cages: diastereoselective self-assembly and enantioselective separation.

    Taifeng Liu;Yan Liu;Weimin Xuan;Yong Cui

  • Microporous 3D Covalent Organic Frameworks for Liquid Chromatographic Separation of Xylene Isomers and Ethylbenzene.

    Jinjing Huang;Xing Han;Shi Yang;Yongyong Cao

  • Cation-dependent nonlinear optical behavior in an octupolar 3D anionic metal-organic open framework.

    Yan Liu;Gao Li;Xing Li;Yong Cui

  • Chiral octupolar metal-organoboron NLO frameworks with (14,3) topology.

    Yan Liu;Xin Xu;Fakun Zheng;Yong Cui;Yong Cui

  • Design and Assembly of a Chiral Metallosalen-Based Octahedral Coordination Cage for Supramolecular Asymmetric Catalysis.

    Chunxia Tan;Jingjing Jiao;Zijian Li;Yan Liu

  • Self-assembly of a homochiral nanoscale metallacycle from a metallosalen complex for enantioselective separation.

    Gao Li;Weibin Yu;Weibin Yu;Jia Ni;Taifeng Liu

  • Crystalline C-C and C═C Bond-Linked Chiral Covalent Organic Frameworks.

    Chen Yuan;Shiguo Fu;Kuiwei Yang;Bang Hou

Frequent Co-Authors

Yong Cui
Yong Cui Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Jie Song
Jie Song Emory University
Jianwen Jiang
Jianwen Jiang National University of Singapore
Minghua Liu
Minghua Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yonggang Ke
Yonggang Ke Georgia Institute of Technology
Michael X. Zhu
Michael X. Zhu The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Bin Li
Bin Li Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Daxiang Cui
Daxiang Cui Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Pengfei Duan
Pengfei Duan Center for Excellence in Education
Ying Yu
Ying Yu Central China Normal University

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