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Zhi-Pan Liu

Zhi-Pan Liu

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 79 3651 3309 679 668 199 20602

Zhi-Pan Liu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhi-Pan Liu between 1999 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhi-Pan Liu published across 28 years, from 1999 to 2026, averaging 10.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2024. 24 of the 300 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2024. 1999: 2 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 27 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 31 publications 2025: 23 publications 2026: 1 publication
1999 2026

300 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhi-Pan Liu: publications per year, 1999 to 2026
Year Publications
1999 2
2000 0
2001 4
2002 4
2003 5
2004 7
2005 4
2006 6
2007 6
2008 5
2009 5
2010 11
2011 7
2012 9
2013 15
2014 11
2015 11
2016 7
2017 12
2018 9
2019 14
2020 17
2021 21
2022 27
2023 26
2024 31
2025 23
2026 1
Total 300
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Zhi-Pan 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 Zhi-Pan Liu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 181–200 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 199 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344 199
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Zhi-Pan 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 Zhi-Pan Liu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 78–79 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388 79
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Zhi-Pan Liu is affiliated with Fudan University in China and has an extensive research portfolio in materials science and engineering. Their work intersects various specialized subfields, focusing particularly on materials chemistry, renewable energy, and catalysis.

The main fields of study for Liu include:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

The subfields of Liu's research explore topics such as:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Catalysis
  • Biomedical Engineering

Specific topics within their research cover:

  • Machine Learning in Materials Science
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Advanced battery technologies research

Liu has published in a number of academic journals repeatedly, highlighting several frequent venues for their scientific contributions:

  • ACS Catalysis
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Angewandte Chemie

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Cheng Shang
  • Yefei Li
  • Sicong Ma
  • Jili Li
  • Ming Gong

Among the recent papers authored by Liu are the following works:

  • In-situ reconstructed Ru atom array on α-MnO2 with enhanced performance for acidic water oxidation, 2021, Nature Catalysis
  • The role of Cu1-O3 species in single-atom Cu/ZrO2 catalyst for CO2 hydrogenation, 2022, Nature Catalysis
  • The nature of active sites for carbon dioxide electroreduction over oxide-derived copper catalysts, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Recognition of Surface Oxygen Intermediates on NiFe Oxyhydroxide Oxygen-Evolving Catalysts by Homogeneous Oxidation Reactivity, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Machine Learning for Atomic Simulation and Activity Prediction in Heterogeneous Catalysis: Current Status and Future, 2020, ACS Catalysis

Best Publications

  • Observation of an all-boron fullerene.

    Hua-Jin Zhai;Ya-Fan Zhao;Wei-Li Li;Qiang Chen

  • General Rules for Predicting Where a Catalytic Reaction Should Occur on Metal Surfaces: A Density Functional Theory Study of C−H and C−O Bond Breaking/Making on Flat, Stepped, and Kinked Metal Surfaces

    Zhi-Pan Liu;P Hu

  • Identification of general linear relationships between activation energies and enthalpy changes for dissociation reactions at surfaces.

    Angelos Michaelides;Z.-P. Liu;C. J. Zhang;Ali Alavi

  • Catalytic Role of Gold in Gold-Based Catalysts: A Density Functional Theory Study on the CO Oxidation on Gold

    Z.P. Liu;Peijun Hu;A. Alavi

  • Mechanism and Tafel lines of electro-oxidation of water to oxygen on RuO2(110).

    Ya-Hui Fang;Zhi-Pan Liu

  • Comprehensive mechanism and structure-sensitivity of ethanol oxidation on platinum: new transition-state searching method for resolving the complex reaction network.

    Hui-Fang Wang;Zhi-Pan Liu

  • Tafel Kinetics of Electrocatalytic Reactions: From Experiment to First-Principles

    Ya-Hui Fang;Ya-Hui Fang;Zhi-Pan Liu

  • Catalytic role of metal oxides in gold-based catalysts: a first principles study of CO oxidation on TiO2 supported Au.

    Zhi-Pan Liu;Xue-Qing Gong;Jorge Kohanoff;Cristián Sanchez

  • Origin and activity of oxidized gold in water-gas-shift catalysis.

    Zhi-Pan Liu;Stephen J. Jenkins;David A. King

  • Mechanism and activity of photocatalytic oxygen evolution on titania anatase in aqueous surroundings.

    Ye-Fei Li;Zhi-Pan Liu;LuLu Liu;Weiguo Gao

  • Stochastic Surface Walking Method for Structure Prediction and Pathway Searching.

    Cheng Shang;Zhi-Pan Liu

  • Particle size, shape and activity for photocatalysis on titania anatase nanoparticles in aqueous surroundings.

    Ye-Fei Li;Zhi-Pan Liu

  • A systematic study of CO oxidation on metals and metal oxides: density functional theory calculations.

    Xue-Qing Gong;Zhi-Pan Liu;Rasmita Raval;P. Hu

  • The nature of active sites for carbon dioxide electroreduction over oxide-derived copper catalysts

    Dongfang Cheng;Zhi-Jian Zhao;Gong Zhang;Piaoping Yang

  • Formic Acid Oxidation at Pt/H2O Interface from Periodic DFT Calculations Integrated with a Continuum Solvation Model

    Hui-Fang Wang;Zhi-Pan Liu

  • Aggregation-induced phosphorescent emission (AIPE) of iridium(III) complexes.

    Qiang Zhao;Lei Li;Fuyou Li;Mengxiao Yu

  • Origin and activity of gold nanoparticles as aerobic oxidation catalysts in aqueous solution.

    Cheng Shang;Zhi-Pan Liu

  • CO2 fixation into methanol at Cu/ZrO2 interface from first principles kinetic Monte Carlo

    Qian-Lin Tang;Qi-Jun Hong;Zhi-Pan Liu

  • Revealing the Size Effect of Platinum Cocatalyst for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution on TiO2 Support: A DFT Study

    Dong Wang;Dong Wang;Zhi-Pan Liu;Wei-Min Yang

  • A Robust Sulfonate-Based Metal–Organic Framework with Permanent Porosity for Efficient CO2 Capture and Conversion

    Guiyang Zhang;Guangfeng Wei;Zhipan Liu;Scott R. J. Oliver

  • A Density Functional Theory Study on the Active Center of Fe-Only Hydrogenase: Characterization and Electronic Structure of the Redox States

    Zhi-Pan Liu;P Hu

Frequent Co-Authors

Peijun Hu
Peijun Hu ShanghaiTech University
Kangnian Fan
Kangnian Fan Fudan University
T. S. Andy Hor
T. S. Andy Hor National University of Singapore
Zhen Hua Li
Zhen Hua Li Fudan University
William F. Schneider
William F. Schneider University of Notre Dame
Gemma C. Solomon
Gemma C. Solomon University of Copenhagen
Mingfei Zhou
Mingfei Zhou Fudan University
David A. King
David A. King University of Cambridge
Hongyu Chen
Hongyu Chen Nanjing Tech University
Gregory D. Scholes
Gregory D. Scholes Princeton University

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