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Materials Science

D-Index
68
Citations
14573
World Ranking
4937
National Ranking
1525

Chemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
14817
World Ranking
6612
National Ranking
1172

You-Nian 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 You-Nian Liu sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 265 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

You-Nian 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 You-Nian Liu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

You-Nian Liu is affiliated with Central South University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science, Engineering, and Energy. Their research output includes 116 publications in Materials Science, 93 in Engineering, and 75 in Energy. Within these broad disciplines, their work frequently focuses on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The main topics of You-Nian Liu's research encompass advanced photocatalysis techniques, nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, covalent organic framework applications, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, advanced nanomaterials in catalysis, metal-organic framework synthesis and applications, and nanomaterials for catalytic reactions.

The scientist's recent publications illustrate the scope and diversity of their work:

  • In situ sprayed NIR-responsive, analgesic black phosphorus-based gel for diabetic ulcer treatment, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Construction of Bio-Piezoelectric Platforms: From Structures and Synthesis to Applications, 2021, Advanced Materials
  • Flexible Supercapacitor Based on Organohydrogel Electrolyte with Long-Term Anti-Freezing and Anti-Drying Property, 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
  • An alloy chemistry strategy to tailoring the d-band center of Ni by Cu for efficient and selective catalytic hydrogenation of furfural, 2020, Journal of Catalysis
  • Theory-Guided Regulation of FeN4Spin State by Neighboring Cu Atoms for Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis in Flexible Metal-Air Batteries, 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

You-Nian Liu has collaborated frequently with a number of researchers, including Jianhan Huang, Liu Deng, Wansong Chen, Liqiang Wang, and Haichuan He.

The scientist's work has appeared in several key academic journals and publication venues where they have multiple contributions. These venues include Chemical Engineering Journal, University Chemistry, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, and ACS Nano.

Best Publications

  • Black Phosphorus Nanosheet‐Based Drug Delivery System for Synergistic Photodynamic/Photothermal/Chemotherapy of Cancer

    Wansong Chen;Jiang Ouyang;Hong Liu;Min Chen

  • Black Phosphorus Nanosheets as a Neuroprotective Nanomedicine for Neurodegenerative Disorder Therapy

    Wansong Chen;Jiang Ouyang;Xinyao Yi;Yan Xu

  • Cell Membrane Camouflaged Hollow Prussian Blue Nanoparticles for Synergistic Photothermal-/Chemotherapy of Cancer

    Wansong Chen;Ke Zeng;Hong Liu;Jiang Ouyang

  • In situ sprayed NIR-responsive, analgesic black phosphorus-based gel for diabetic ulcer treatment

    Jiang Ouyang;Xiaoyuan Ji;Xingcai Zhang;Chan Feng

  • Construction of Bio-Piezoelectric Platforms: From Structures and Synthesis to Applications

    Qianqian Xu;Xinyu Gao;Senfeng Zhao;You Nian Liu

  • Flotation separation of waste plastics for recycling-A review.

    Chong-qing Wang;Hui Wang;Jian-gang Fu;You-nian Liu

  • A Cascade Nanozyme with Amplified Sonodynamic Therapeutic Effects through Comodulation of Hypoxia and Immunosuppression against Cancer.

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  • Artificial Enzyme Catalyzed Cascade Reactions: Antitumor Immunotherapy Reinforced by NIR-II Light.

    Mei Wen;Jiang Ouyang;Chuanwan Wei;Hui Li

  • Flexible Supercapacitor Based on Organohydrogel Electrolyte with Long-Term Anti-Freezing and Anti-Drying Property

    Xilong Li;Dongyang Lou;Hongyang Wang;Xiaoyi Sun

  • Gelatin-Based Hydrogels Blended with Gellan as an Injectable Wound Dressing

    Yueyuan Zheng;Yuqing Liang;Depan Zhang;Xiaoyi Sun

  • Preparation and characterization of ZrO2:Eu3+ phosphors

    Limiao Chen;Limiao Chen;Younian Liu;Yadong Li

  • An alloy chemistry strategy to tailoring the d-band center of Ni by Cu for efficient and selective catalytic hydrogenation of furfural

    Feiying Tang;Liqiang Wang;Maru Dessie Walle;Abdulhadi Mustapha

  • Synthesis of Triazine-Based Porous Organic Polymers Derived N-Enriched Porous Carbons for CO2 Capture

    Lishu Shao;Yong Li;Jianhan Huang;You-Nian Liu

  • Helically chiral ferrocene peptides containing 1'-aminoferrocene-1-carboxylic acid subunits as turn inducers.

    Lidija Barišić;Mojca Čakić;Khaled A. Mahmoud;You-nian Liu;You-nian Liu

  • MOF-Templated Fabrication of Hollow Co4N@N-Doped Carbon Porous Nanocages with Superior Catalytic Activity.

    Jianping Sheng;Liqiang Wang;Liu Deng;Min Zhang

  • Surface-enhanced Raman detection of melamine on silver-nanoparticle-decorated silver/carbon nanospheres: effect of metal ions.

    Li-Miao Chen;You-Nian Liu

  • Dual Roles of Protein as a Template and a Sulfur Provider: A General Approach to Metal Sulfides for Efficient Photothermal Therapy of Cancer

    Jianping Sheng;Liqiang Wang;Yajing Han;Wansong Chen

  • Organometallic Gold(III) Complexes Similar to Tetrahydroisoquinoline Induce ER-Stress-Mediated Apoptosis and Pro-Death Autophagy in A549 Cancer Cells

    Ke-Bin Huang;Feng-Yang Wang;Xiao-Ming Tang;Hai-Wen Feng

  • N-rich porous organic polymers based on Schiff base reaction for CO2 capture and mercury(II) adsorption

    Yafei Sang;Yiwen Cao;Lizhi Wang;Wei Yan

  • Two dimensional semiconductors for ultrasound-mediated cancer therapy: the case of black phosphorus nanosheets

    Jiang Ouyang;Liu Deng;Wansong Chen;Jianping Sheng

  • 2D Monoelemental Germanene Quantum Dots: Synthesis as Robust Photothermal Agents for Photonic Cancer Nanomedicine.

    Jiang Ouyang;Jiang Ouyang;Chan Feng;Xiaoyuan Ji;Li Li

  • CO2 capture by nitrogen-doped porous carbons derived from nitrogen-containing hyper-cross-linked polymers.

    Lishu Shao;Mingqiang Liu;Jianhan Huang;You-Nian Liu

  • Protein hydrogel networks: A unique approach to heteroatom self-doped hierarchically porous carbon structures as an efficient ORR electrocatalyst in both basic and acidic conditions

    Liqiang Wang;Kaixin Liang;Liu Deng;You-Nian Liu

  • A black phosphorus based synergistic antibacterial platform against drug resistant bacteria

    Jiang Ouyang;Ren-Yu Liu;Wansong Chen;Zhenjun Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiao-Qiu Zhou
Xiao-Qiu Zhou Sichuan Agricultural University
Pei Wu
Pei Wu Sichuan Agricultural University
Sheng-Yao Kuang
Sheng-Yao Kuang Sichuan Animal Science Academy
Hong Liang
Hong Liang Guangxi Normal University
Feimeng Zhou
Feimeng Zhou California State University Los Angeles
Suqin Liu
Suqin Liu Central South University
Kelong Huang
Kelong Huang Central South University
Yao-Yu Wang
Yao-Yu Wang Northwest University
Zhen-Feng Chen
Zhen-Feng Chen Guangxi Normal University
Minghui Yang
Minghui Yang Dalian University of Technology

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