Andrea J. Liu

18.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
193 papers, 13.7k citations indexed

About

Andrea J. Liu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrea J. Liu has authored 193 papers receiving a total of 13.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 110 papers in Materials Chemistry, 47 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 37 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Andrea J. Liu's work include Material Dynamics and Properties (99 papers), Theoretical and Computational Physics (41 papers) and Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions (17 papers). Andrea J. Liu is often cited by papers focused on Material Dynamics and Properties (99 papers), Theoretical and Computational Physics (41 papers) and Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions (17 papers). Andrea J. Liu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and China. Andrea J. Liu's co-authors include Sidney R. Nagel, Corey S. O’Hern, Leonardo E. Silbert, Bae‐Yeun Ha, Stephen A. Langer, Michael E. Fisher, Samuel S. Schoenholz, D. J. Durian, Glenn H. Fredrickson and Carl P. Goodrich and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Andrea J. Liu

190 papers receiving 13.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Jamming is not just cool any more

1998 1.4k citations Andrea J. Liu, Sidney R. Nagel profile →
Jamming at zero temperature and zero applied stress: The epitome of disorder

2003 1.2k citations Leonardo E. Silbert, Andrea J. Liu et al. profile →
The Jamming Transition and the Marginally Jammed Solid

2010 585 citations Andrea J. Liu, Sidney R. Nagel profile →
Random Packings of Frictionless Particles

2002 465 citations Andrea J. Liu, Sidney R. Nagel et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Andrea J. Liu United States	60	8.0k	3.2k	2.8k	2.3k	1.7k	193	13.7k
Masao Doi Japan	64	7.9k 1.0×	1.9k 0.6×	5.4k 1.9×	2.1k 0.9×	2.8k 1.6×	320	22.6k
Gerhard Gompper Germany	71	4.4k 0.5×	5.0k 1.6×	5.4k 1.9×	2.2k 1.0×	2.2k 1.2×	358	16.4k
Wilson C. K. Poon United Kingdom	66	9.6k 1.2×	3.0k 0.9×	4.6k 1.6×	1.1k 0.5×	1.9k 1.1×	232	15.7k
Michael E. Cates United Kingdom	75	9.8k 1.2×	7.6k 2.4×	4.1k 1.4×	2.5k 1.1×	2.1k 1.2×	287	21.7k
Igor S. Aranson United States	55	2.2k 0.3×	5.8k 1.8×	3.2k 1.2×	2.1k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	243	11.7k
Steve Granick United States	82	10.2k 1.3×	3.3k 1.0×	6.1k 2.2×	1.4k 0.6×	5.1k 2.9×	340	23.2k
Eric R. Weeks United States	46	5.5k 0.7×	1.6k 0.5×	2.3k 0.8×	966 0.4×	1.2k 0.7×	107	9.5k
Jack F. Douglas United States	81	16.2k 2.0×	3.2k 1.0×	7.1k 2.5×	2.2k 1.0×	2.4k 1.4×	548	28.7k
Giancarlo Ruocco Italy	60	7.2k 0.9×	2.8k 0.9×	3.3k 1.2×	558 0.2×	4.5k 2.6×	474	14.6k
David J. Pine United States	78	13.1k 1.6×	3.6k 1.1×	5.4k 1.9×	932 0.4×	3.0k 1.7×	186	22.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Jung, Gerhard, Victor Bapst, Daniele Coslovich, et al.. (2025). Roadmap on machine learning glassy dynamics. Nature Reviews Physics. 7(2). 91–104. 10 indexed citations

Stern, Menachem, Sam Dillavou, Dinesh Jayaraman, D. J. Durian, & Andrea J. Liu. (2024). Training self-learning circuits for power-efficient solutions. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 5 indexed citations

Biroli, Giulio, et al.. (2024). Dynamical Facilitation Governs the Equilibration Dynamics of Glasses. Physical Review X. 14(3). 3 indexed citations

Gado, Emanuela Del, Andrea J. Liu, & C. Patrick Royall. (2023). Slow dynamics in disordered materials across theory, experiments, and simulations. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 159(4). 1 indexed citations

Ridout, Sean A., et al.. (2023). Building a “trap model” of glassy dynamics from a local structural predictor of rearrangements. Europhysics Letters (EPL). 144(4). 47001–47001. 5 indexed citations

Dillavou, Sam, Menachem Stern, Andrea J. Liu, & D. J. Durian. (2022). Demonstration of Decentralized Physics-Driven Learning. Physical Review Applied. 18(1). 50 indexed citations

Vashisth, Manasvita, Sang-Kyun Cho, Jerome Irianto, et al.. (2021). Scaling concepts in ‘omics: Nuclear lamin-B scales with tumor growth and often predicts poor prognosis, unlike fibrosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(48). 16 indexed citations

Biroli, Giulio, et al.. (2021). Elastoplasticity Mediates Dynamical Heterogeneity Below the Mode Coupling Temperature. Physical Review Letters. 127(4). 48002–48002. 33 indexed citations

Richard, David, Misaki Ozawa, Sylvain Patinet, et al.. (2020). Predicting plasticity in disordered solids from structural indicators. Physical Review Materials. 4(11). 147 indexed citations

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Ma, Xiaoguang, Zoey S. Davidson, Tim Still, et al.. (2019). Heterogeneous Activation, Local Structure, and Softness in Supercooled Colloidal Liquids. Physical Review Letters. 122(2). 28001–28001. 44 indexed citations

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Sharp, Tristan A., Matthias Merkel, M. Lisa Manning, & Andrea J. Liu. (2019). Inferring statistical properties of 3D cell geometry from 2D slices. PLoS ONE. 14(2). e0209892–e0209892. 8 indexed citations

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Sharp, Tristan A., Spencer L. Thomas, Ekin D. Cubuk, et al.. (2018). Machine learning determination of atomic dynamics at grain boundaries. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(43). 10943–10947. 70 indexed citations

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Pfeifer, Charlotte R., Jerome Irianto, Rachel R. Bennett, et al.. (2017). Nuclear Constriction Segregates Mobile Nuclear Proteins Away from Chromatin. Biophysical Journal. 112(3). 337a–337a. 3 indexed citations

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Cubuk, Ekin D., Samuel S. Schoenholz, Jennifer M. Rieser, et al.. (2015). Identifying Structural Flow Defects in Disordered Solids Using Machine-Learning Methods. Physical Review Letters. 114(10). 108001–108001. 337 indexed citations

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Chen, Ke, Tim Still, Kevin B. Aptowicz, et al.. (2012). Phonons in pristine and imperfect two-dimensional soft colloidal crystals. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations

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Manning, M. Lisa & Andrea J. Liu. (2011). Vibrational Modes Identify Soft Spots in a Sheared Disordered Packing. Physical Review Letters. 107(10). 108302–108302. 301 indexed citations

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Xu, Ning, et al.. (2007). Excess Vibrational Modes in Model Glasses. Bulletin of the American Physical Society.

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Silbert, Leonardo E., Andrea J. Liu, & Sidney R. Nagel. (2006). Structural signatures of the unjamming transition at zero temperature. Physical Review E. 73(4). 41304–41304. 81 indexed citations

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Liu, Andrea J.. (2004). Jamming and the Glass Transition. APS March Meeting Abstracts. 2004. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Andrea J.. (1997). Morphology Development in Liquid-Crystal/Polymer Mixtures. Liquid Crystals Today. 7(4). 1–7. 1 indexed citations

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