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 Zi-Kui Liu sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 693 publications — 95th percentile
95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.
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 Zi-Kui Liu sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 98 D-Index — 91st percentile
91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.
Zi-Kui Liu is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States and has a significant research output in the fields of engineering and materials science. Their work primarily focuses on mechanical engineering and materials chemistry, with additional contributions in organic chemistry, condensed matter physics, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.
The main topics covered in their research include intermetallics and advanced alloy properties, high entropy alloys studies, additive manufacturing materials and processes, machine learning in materials science, high temperature alloys and creep, metal and thin film mechanics, and nuclear materials and properties.
Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include Shun-Li Shang, Allison M. Beese, Yi Wang, Adam M. Krajewski, and Brandon Bocklund.
Zi-Kui Liu has published extensively in several academic venues. The most common publication platforms are arXiv (Cornell University), SSRN Electronic Journal, Calphad, Acta Materialia, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).
Some of their recent papers include:
Zi-Kui Liu received the ASM Fellow award in 2007 with a citation recognizing contributions to computational modeling of materials, particularly computational thermodynamics, and the transition to physics-based modeling that supports the production of stable engineering materials.
A. van de Walle;P. Tiwary;M. de Jong;D.L. Olmsted
Beth E. Carroll;Richard A. Otis;John Paul Borgonia;Jong Ook Suh
Y.L. Li;S.Y. Hu;Z.K. Liu;L.Q. Chen
Y. Wang;Z.-K. Liu;L.-Q. Chen
Xianghui Zeng;Alexej V. Pogrebnyakov;Armen Kotcharov;James E. Jones
J. F. Ihlefeld;J. F. Ihlefeld;N. J. Podraza;Z. K. Liu;R. C. Rai
Shun Li Shang;Yi Wang;Dong Eung Kim;Zi Kui Liu
Y. Wang;S. Curtarolo;C. Jiang;R. Arroyave
Lourdes D. Bobbio;Richard Otis;John Paul C. Borgonia;R. Peter Dillon
Zi Kui Liu
Y. L. Li;S. Y. Hu;Z. K. Liu;L. Q. Chen
Kiran Mathew;Kiran Mathew;Joseph H. Montoya;Alireza Faghaninia;Shyam Dwarakanath
Chao Jiang;C. Wolverton;Jorge Sofo;Long Qing Chen
Douglas C. Hofmann;Scott Roberts;Richard Otis;Richard Otis;Joanna Kolodziejska
S.L. Shang;A. Saengdeejing;Z.G. Mei;D.E. Kim
Y. L. Li;S. Y. Hu;Z. K. Liu;L. Q. Chen
M. Mantina;Y. Wang;R. Arroyave;L. Q. Chen
Shunli Shang;Yi Wang;Zi Kui Liu
M. Mantina;Y. Wang;L. Q. Chen;Z. K. Liu
Y Wang;J J Wang;W Y Wang;Z G Mei
S. Ganeshan;S.L. Shang;H. Zhang;Y. Wang
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