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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Scientists 185 513 474 13 13 610 126070
Materials Science 194 42 40 13 13 559 136462

Zhuang Liu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhuang Liu between 1993 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhuang Liu published across 34 years, from 1993 to 2026, averaging 29 papers a year. Output peaked at 132 publications in 2023. 126 of the 985 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 132. Peak 132 publications in 2023. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 4 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 30 publications 2013: 37 publications 2014: 49 publications 2015: 46 publications 2016: 56 publications 2017: 43 publications 2018: 65 publications 2019: 40 publications 2020: 61 publications 2021: 50 publications 2022: 93 publications 2023: 132 publications 2024: 81 publications 2025: 113 publications 2026: 13 publications
1993 2026

985 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhuang Liu: publications per year, 1993 to 2026
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 1
1997 4
1998 0
1999 2
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 1
2004 0
2005 2
2006 3
2007 4
2008 17
2009 8
2010 11
2011 22
2012 30
2013 37
2014 49
2015 46
2016 56
2017 43
2018 65
2019 40
2020 61
2021 50
2022 93
2023 132
2024 81
2025 113
2026 13
Total 985
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Zhuang 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 Zhuang Liu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 550–569 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 559 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.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131 559
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Zhuang 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 Zhuang Liu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 165+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 194 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98 194
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award

Overview

Zhuang Liu is affiliated with Soochow University in China and has contributed extensively to research in Engineering and Medicine. Their scholarly work spans multiple subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Immunology, and Oncology.

The scientist's research focuses on several main topics such as Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery, Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, Extracellular vesicles in disease, and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques.

Among recent publications by Zhuang Liu are:

  • ROS-scavenging hydrogel to promote healing of bacteria infected diabetic wounds, 2020, Biomaterials
  • Recent progress of chemodynamic therapy-induced combination cancer therapy, 2020, Nano Today
  • Programmable probiotics modulate inflammation and gut microbiota for inflammatory bowel disease treatment after effective oral delivery, 2022, Nature Communications
  • A general strategy towards personalized nanovaccines based on fluoropolymers for post-surgical cancer immunotherapy, 2020, Nature Nanotechnology
  • Ultrafine Titanium Monoxide (TiO1+x) Nanorods for Enhanced Sonodynamic Therapy, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Zhuang Liu collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Qian Chen
  • Liang Cheng
  • Ziliang Dong
  • Liangzhu Feng
  • Nailin Yang

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, notably:

  • Biomaterials
  • ACS Nano
  • Advanced Materials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Small

Best Publications

  • PEGylated Nanographene Oxide for Delivery of Water-Insoluble Cancer Drugs

    Zhuang Liu;Joshua T. Robinson;Xiaoming Sun;Hongjie Dai

  • Nano-Graphene Oxide for Cellular Imaging and Drug Delivery.

    Xiaoming Sun;Zhuang Liu;Kevin Welsher;Joshua Tucker Robinson

  • Graphene in Mice: Ultrahigh In Vivo Tumor Uptake and Efficient Photothermal Therapy

    Kai Yang;Shuai Zhang;Guoxin Zhang;Xiaoming Sun

  • Drug delivery with carbon nanotubes for in vivo cancer treatment.

    Zhuang Liu;Kai Chen;Corrine Davis;Sarah Sherlock

  • Functional Nanomaterials for Phototherapies of Cancer

    Liang Cheng;Chao Wang;Liangzhu Feng;Kai Yang

  • Carbon Nanotubes in Biology and Medicine: In vitro and in vivo Detection, Imaging and Drug Delivery

    Zhuang Liu;Scott Tabakman;Kevin Welsher;Hongjie Dai

  • Upconversion nanophosphors for small-animal imaging

    Jing Zhou;Zhuang Liu;Fuyou Li

  • In vivo biodistribution and highly efficient tumour targeting of carbon nanotubes in mice

    Zhuang Liu;Weibo Cai;Lina He;Nozomi Nakayama

  • Nano-graphene in biomedicine: theranostic applications

    Kai Yang;Liangzhu Feng;Xiaoze Shi;Zhuang Liu

  • Supramolecular chemistry on water-soluble carbon nanotubes for drug loading and delivery.

    Zhuang Liu;Xiaoming Sun;Nozomi Nakayama-Ratchford;Hongjie Dai

  • Photothermal therapy with immune-adjuvant nanoparticles together with checkpoint blockade for effective cancer immunotherapy

    Qian Chen;Ligeng Xu;Chao Liang;Chao Wang

  • Hollow MnO 2 as a tumor-microenvironment-responsive biodegradable nano-platform for combination therapy favoring antitumor immune responses.

    Guangbao Yang;Ligeng Xu;Yu Chao;Jun Xu

  • Carbon nanotubes as photoacoustic molecular imaging agents in living mice.

    Adam De La Zerda;Cristina Zavaleta;Shay Keren;Srikant Vaithilingam

  • A route to brightly fluorescent carbon nanotubes for near-infrared imaging in mice

    Kevin Welsher;Zhuang Liu;Zhuang Liu;Sarah P. Sherlock;Joshua Tucker Robinson

  • Circulation and long-term fate of functionalized, biocompatible single-walled carbon nanotubes in mice probed by Raman spectroscopy

    Zhuang Liu;Corrine Davis;Weibo Cai;Lina He

  • Drug Delivery with PEGylated MoS2 Nano‐sheets for Combined Photothermal and Chemotherapy of Cancer

    Teng Liu;Chao Wang;Xing Gu;Hua Gong

  • PEGylated WS2 Nanosheets as a Multifunctional Theranostic Agent for in vivo Dual-Modal CT/Photoacoustic Imaging Guided Photothermal Therapy

    Liang Cheng;Jingjing Liu;Xing Gu;Hua Gong

  • Carbon Nanotubes as Intracellular Transporters for Proteins and DNA: An Investigation of the Uptake Mechanism and Pathway

    Nadine Wong Shi Kam;Zhuang Liu;Hongjie Dai

  • Photothermally Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy Delivered by Nano-Graphene Oxide

    Bo Tian;Chao Wang;Shuai Zhang;Liangzhu Feng

  • Innovative Strategies for Hypoxic-Tumor Photodynamic Therapy

    Xingshu Li;Nahyun Kwon;Tian Guo;Zhuang Liu

  • Temperature Sensing and In Vivo Imaging by Molybdenum Sensitized Visible Upconversion Luminescence of Rare‐Earth Oxides

    Bin Dong;Baosheng Cao;Yangyang He;Yangyang He;Zhuang Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Liang Cheng
Liang Cheng Brown University
Liangzhu Feng
Liangzhu Feng Soochow University
Kai Yang
Kai Yang Soochow University
Chao Liang
Chao Liang Xi'an Jiaotong University
Qian Chen
Qian Chen Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Hongjie Dai
Hongjie Dai University of Hong Kong
Xuan Yi
Xuan Yi Qilu University of Technology
Guosheng Song
Guosheng Song Hunan University
Weibo Cai
Weibo Cai University of Wisconsin–Madison
Shuit-Tong Lee
Shuit-Tong Lee Macau University of Science and Technology

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