2026 Zheng Liu: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	144	201	194	6	6	569	83866

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

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Materials Science

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83866

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Singapore Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Singapore Leader Award

Overview

Zheng Liu is affiliated with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and has a substantial publication record in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research primarily focuses on advanced materials and their applications, contributing extensively to both foundational science and applied engineering domains.

Their main fields of study include:

Materials Science
Engineering

Within these areas, Zheng Liu's work spans several subfields such as:

Materials Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Biomedical Engineering
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

The scientist has concentrated their research efforts on a number of key topics, notably:

2D Materials and Applications
Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
MXene and MAX Phase Materials
Perovskite Materials and Applications
Graphene research and applications
Topological Materials and Phenomena

Zheng Liu has published in prominent scientific venues, with a frequent presence in:

Advanced Materials
Nature Communications
arXiv (Cornell University)
Advanced Functional Materials
ACS Nano

Some of their recent publications include:

Bandgap engineering of two-dimensional semiconductor materials, 2020, npj 2D Materials and Applications
Atomically Dispersed Co₂-N₆ and Fe-N₄ Costructures Boost Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Both Alkaline and Acidic Media, 2021, Advanced Materials
2D Material Based Synaptic Devices for Neuromorphic Computing, 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
Architecting a Stable High-Energy Aqueous Al-Ion Battery, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
Engineering High-Spin State Cobalt Cations in Spinel Zinc Cobalt Oxide for Spin Channel Propagation and Active Site Enhancement in Water Oxidation, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Their network of frequent collaborators includes:

Ruihuan Duan
Jiadong Zhou
Chao Zhu
Manzhang Xu

Best Publications

Graphene quantum dots derived from carbon fibers.

Juan Peng;Wei Gao;Bipin Kumar Gupta;Bipin Kumar Gupta;Zheng Liu

2536
Citations
Vertical and in-plane heterostructures from WS2/MoS2 monolayers.

Yongji Gong;Junhao Lin;Xingli Wang;Gang Shi

2431
Citations
Intrinsic Structural Defects in Monolayer Molybdenum Disulfide

Wu Zhou;Xiaolong Zou;Sina Najmaei;Zheng Liu

2308
Citations
Large-Pore Apertures in a Series of Metal-Organic Frameworks

Hexiang Deng;Sergio Grunder;Kyle E. Cordova;Cory Valente

2226
Citations
Large-area vapor-phase growth and characterization of MoS(2) atomic layers on a SiO(2) substrate.

Yongjie Zhan;Zheng Liu;Sina Najmaei;Pulickel M. Ajayan

2115
Citations
Vapour phase growth and grain boundary structure of molybdenum disulphide atomic layers

Sina Najmaei;Zheng Liu;Wu Zhou;Wu Zhou;Xiaolong Zou

2066
Citations
A library of atomically thin metal chalcogenides

Jiadong Zhou;Junhao Lin;Xiangwei Huang;Yao Zhou

1660
Citations
Direct laser writing of micro-supercapacitors on hydrated graphite oxide films

Wei Gao;Neelam Singh;Li Song;Zheng Liu

1621
Citations
Bandgap engineering of two-dimensional semiconductor materials

A. Chaves;J. G. Azadani;Hussain Alsalman;Hussain Alsalman;D. R. da Costa

1152
Citations
Room-temperature ferroelectricity in CuInP2S6 ultrathin flakes.

Fucai Liu;Lu You;Kyle L. Seyler;Xiaobao Li

1131
Citations
Flexible Sensing Electronics for Wearable/Attachable Health Monitoring

Xuewen Wang;Zheng Liu;Ting Zhang

1079
Citations
In-plane heterostructures of graphene and hexagonal boron nitride with controlled domain sizes

Zheng Liu;Lulu Ma;Gang Shi;Wu Zhou;Wu Zhou

1038
Citations
High phase-purity 1T′-MoS 2 - and 1T′-MoSe 2 -layered crystals

Yifu Yu;Yifu Yu;Gwang-Hyeon Nam;Qiyuan He;Xue-Jun Wu

1018
Citations
Synthesis and characterization of chiral mesoporous silica

Shunai Che;Zheng Liu;Tetsu Ohsuna;Kazutami Sakamoto

892
Citations
Chemical vapor deposition growth of crystalline monolayer MoSe2.

Xingli Wang;Yongji Gong;Gang Shi;Wai Leong Chow

889
Citations
New Porous Crystals of Extended Metal-Catecholates

Mohamad Hmadeh;Zheng Lu;Zheng Liu;Felipe Gandara

884
Citations
Fracture toughness of graphene

Peng Zhang;Lulu Ma;Feifei Fan;Zhi Zeng

872
Citations
Ultrathin high-temperature oxidation-resistant coatings of hexagonal boron nitride.

Zheng Liu;Yongji Gong;Wu Zhou;Wu Zhou;Lulu Ma

794
Citations
Graphene Oxide: Structural Analysis and Application as a Highly Transparent Support for Electron Microscopy

Neil R. Wilson;Priyanka A. Pandey;Richard Beanland;Robert J. Young

772
Citations
Graphene-antenna sandwich photodetector.

Zheyu Fang;Zheng Liu;Yumin Wang;Pulickel M. Ajayan

772
Citations
Gated tunability and hybridization of localized plasmons in nanostructured graphene.

Zheyu Fang;Sukosin Thongrattanasiri;Andrea Schlather;Zheng Liu

756
Citations