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Materials Science

D-Index
85
Citations
26452
World Ranking
2158
National Ranking
688

Chemistry

D-Index
79
Citations
24335
World Ranking
3572
National Ranking
660

Zhi 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 Zhi Liu sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 560 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhi 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 Zhi Liu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Zhi Liu is affiliated with ShanghaiTech University in China and has a significant publication record in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their research spans several subfields including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Catalysis, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The scientist's main topics of work include Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Advancements in Battery Materials, Fuel Cells and Related Materials, and Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Pan-Genome of Wild and Cultivated Soybeans, 2020, Cell
  • Structural Regulation with Atomic-Level Precision: From Single-Atomic Site to Diatomic and Atomic Interface Catalysis, 2020, Matter
  • Altering Hydrogenation Pathways in Photocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation by Tuning Local Electronic Structure of Oxygen Vacancy with Dopant, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Surface coordination layer passivates oxidation of copper, 2020, Nature
  • Reaction-Induced Strong Metal-Support Interactions between Metals and Inert Boron Nitride Nanosheets, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Zhi Liu frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including Hui Zhang, Fan Yang, Jun Cai, Yong Han, and Xinhe Bao.

Their research findings are often published in well-known venues such as:

  • Nature Communications
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Angewandte Chemie

Best Publications

  • Reaction-Driven Restructuring of Rh-Pd and Pt-Pd Core-Shell Nanoparticles

    Feng Tao;Feng Tao;Michael E. Grass;Michael E. Grass;Yawen Zhang;Yawen Zhang;Yawen Zhang;Derek R. Butcher;Derek R. Butcher

  • Quantum spin Hall state in monolayer 1T'-WTe2

    Shujie Tang;Chaofan Zhang;Chaofan Zhang;Dillon Wong;Zahra Pedramrazi

  • Break-Up of Stepped Platinum Catalyst Surfaces by High CO Coverage

    Feng Tao;Feng Tao;Sefa Dag;Lin-Wang Wang;Zhi Liu

  • The origin of high electrolyte-electrode interfacial resistances in lithium cells containing garnet type solid electrolytes

    Lei Cheng;Lei Cheng;Ethan J. Crumlin;Wei Chen;Ruimin Qiao

  • Threshold voltage model for deep-submicrometer MOSFETs

    Z.-H. Liu;C. Hu;J.-H. Huang;T.-Y. Chan

  • Ambient-Pressure XPS Study of a Ni-Fe Electrocatalyst for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

    Harri Ali-Löytty;Harri Ali-Löytty;Mary W. Louie;Mary W. Louie;Meenesh R. Singh;Meenesh R. Singh;Lin Li

  • Investigation of solid/vapor interfaces using ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

    D. E. Starr;Z. Liu;Michael Hävecker;Michael Hävecker;Axel Knop-Gericke

  • Properties of Disorder-Engineered Black Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles through Hydrogenation

    Xiaobo Chen;Lei Liu;Zhi Liu;Matthew A. Marcus

  • Unravelling the electrochemical double layer by direct probing of the solid/liquid interface

    Marco Favaro;Beomgyun Jeong;Beomgyun Jeong;Philip N. Ross;Junko Yano

  • Surface strontium enrichment on highly active perovskites for oxygen electrocatalysis in solid oxide fuel cells

    Ethan J. Crumlin;Eva Mutoro;Zhi Liu;Michael E. Grass

  • Using “Tender” X-ray Ambient Pressure X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy as A Direct Probe of Solid-Liquid Interface

    Stephanus Axnanda;Ethan J. Crumlin;Baohua Mao;Sana Rani

  • Altering Hydrogenation Pathways in Photocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation by Tuning Local Electronic Structure of Oxygen Vacancy with Dopant

    Yanan Bo;Haiyun Wang;Yunxiang Lin;Tian Yang

  • Surface Plasmon Enabling Nitrogen Fixation in Pure Water through a Dissociative Mechanism under Mild Conditions.

    Canyu Hu;Xing Chen;Jianbo Jin;Yong Han

  • Importance of the Metal–Oxide Interface in Catalysis: In Situ Studies of the Water–Gas Shift Reaction by Ambient‐Pressure X‐ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

    Kumudu Mudiyanselage;Sanjaya D. Senanayake;Leticia Feria;Shankhamala Kundu

  • Reaction-Induced Strong Metal–Support Interactions between Metals and Inert Boron Nitride Nanosheets

    Jinhu Dong;Qiang Fu;Haobo Li;Jianping Xiao

  • Surface coordination layer passivates oxidation of copper.

    Jian Peng;Bili Chen;Zhichang Wang;Zhichang Wang;Jing Guo

  • Pd-Modified ZnO-Au Enabling Alkoxy Intermediates Formation and Dehydrogenation for Photocatalytic Conversion of Methane to Ethylene.

    Wenbin Jiang;Jingxiang Low;Keke Mao;Delong Duan

  • Measuring fundamental properties in operating solid oxide electrochemical cells by using in situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

    Chunjuan Zhang;Michael E. Grass;Anthony H. McDaniel;Steven C. DeCaluwe

  • New ambient pressure photoemission endstation at Advanced Light Source beamline 9.3.2

    Michael E. Grass;Patrik G. Karlsson;Funda Aksoy;Måns Lundqvist

  • Evolution of structure and chemistry of bimetallic nanoparticle catalysts under reaction conditions.

    Feng Tao;Michael E. Grass;Yawen Zhang;Derek R. Butcher

  • Distinct charge dynamics in battery electrodes revealed by in situ and operando soft X-ray spectroscopy

    Xiaosong Liu;Dongdong Wang;Gao Liu;Venkat Srinivasan

  • Self-Assembly of Thiourea-Crosslinked Graphene Oxide Framework Membranes toward Separation of Small Molecules.

    Jingjing Yang;Jingjing Yang;Dian Gong;Guihua Li;Gaofeng Zeng;Gaofeng Zeng

Frequent Co-Authors

Bongjin Simon Mun
Bongjin Simon Mun Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
Gabor A. Somorjai
Gabor A. Somorjai University of California, Berkeley
Ethan J. Crumlin
Ethan J. Crumlin Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Zahid Hussain
Zahid Hussain Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Hendrik Bluhm
Hendrik Bluhm Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Miquel Salmeron
Miquel Salmeron Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Nobumichi Tamura
Nobumichi Tamura Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Roger Fabian W. Pease
Roger Fabian W. Pease Stanford University
Zhi-Xun Shen
Zhi-Xun Shen Stanford University
Philip N. Ross
Philip N. Ross Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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