Ao Liu

13.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
303 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

About

Ao Liu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ao Liu has authored 303 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 176 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 124 papers in Materials Chemistry and 46 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Ao Liu's work include ZnO doping and properties (76 papers), Thin-Film Transistor Technologies (64 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (40 papers). Ao Liu is often cited by papers focused on ZnO doping and properties (76 papers), Thin-Film Transistor Technologies (64 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (40 papers). Ao Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, South Korea and United States. Ao Liu's co-authors include Huihui Zhu, Yong‐Young Noh, Fukai Shan, Byoungchul Shin, Rodrigo Martins, Elvira Fortunato, You Meng, Yong Xu, Youjin Reo and Steven O. Marx and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ao Liu

269 papers receiving 9.4k citations

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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.

Bimolecularly passivated interface enables efficient and stable inverted perovskite solar cells

2023 457 citations Ao Liu, Huihui Zhu et al. profile →
Flexible resistive NO2 gas sensor of three-dimensional crumpled MXene Ti3C2Tx/ZnO spheres for room temperature application

2020 299 citations Zijie Yang, Junming He et al. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical profile →
High-performance inorganic metal halide perovskite transistors

2022 216 citations Ao Liu, Huihui Zhu et al. Nature Electronics profile →
Evolution and critical roles of particle properties in Pickering emulsion: A review

2023 108 citations Ao Liu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ao Liu China	57	6.5k	4.6k	2.1k	1.7k	1.0k	303	9.5k
Marco Rolandi United States	40	1.7k 0.3×	1.6k 0.4×	923 0.4×	1.9k 1.1×	611 0.6×	130	5.6k
Sui‐Dong Wang China	48	4.4k 0.7×	3.0k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	1.6k 0.9×	319 0.3×	199	7.6k
Fei Wu China	51	4.7k 0.7×	2.6k 0.6×	2.2k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	298	8.0k
Zhigang Zhu China	44	4.1k 0.6×	2.7k 0.6×	938 0.5×	2.1k 1.2×	875 0.9×	244	7.0k
Taeyoon Lee South Korea	48	3.5k 0.5×	2.4k 0.5×	2.0k 1.0×	5.0k 2.9×	272 0.3×	251	8.8k
Zheng Cui China	52	5.5k 0.8×	2.5k 0.5×	2.0k 1.0×	6.3k 3.7×	456 0.5×	323	10.6k
Min Gao China	48	2.4k 0.4×	3.5k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	2.0k 1.2×	630 0.6×	321	7.3k
Ming Liu China	72	14.2k 2.2×	6.3k 1.4×	3.3k 1.6×	1.5k 0.9×	332 0.3×	486	18.1k
Hong Meng China	64	10.7k 1.6×	4.6k 1.0×	6.4k 3.1×	1.8k 1.1×	234 0.2×	420	14.7k
Yuanyuan Cui China	42	1.5k 0.2×	2.4k 0.5×	1.3k 0.6×	621 0.4×	1.2k 1.2×	229	6.1k

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Guo, Yu, et al.. (2026). A towards-foundry strategy for creating fully interconnected two-dimensional microprocessors. Nature Electronics. 9(2). 159–169.

Chen, Keqiang, Xingyu Jiang, Weijun Liu, et al.. (2025). A novel multi-objective optimization of high-power laser directed energy deposition green processes: A case study of titanium alloy. Journal of Cleaner Production. 494. 144877–144877. 2 indexed citations

Xu, Kai, Zhaofeng Chen, Shijie Chen, et al.. (2025). Multilevel SiO2/melamine foam composites towards exceptional thermal insulation, flame retardancy and elasticity. Ceramics International. 51(18). 24640–24650.

Guo, Ying, Kai Shen, Zhaofeng Chen, et al.. (2025). 3D-printed fumed silica/sodium alginate aerogels for thermal insulation. Ceramics International. 51(13). 17492–17502. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Yuhui, et al.. (2025). Visible-light driven photoelectric synaptic transistors based on the ZnO/SnO ₂ heterostructure for neuromorphic computing. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 13(22). 11207–11213. 1 indexed citations

Hao, Dandan, et al.. (2025). All‐Solid‐State Electrolyte‐Gated Synaptic Transistor Array for Deep Learning Hardware Accelerators. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(45).

Park, Geonwoong, et al.. (2024). High-performance tin perovskite transistors through formate pseudohalide engineering. Materials Science and Engineering R Reports. 159. 100806–100806. 12 indexed citations

Qu, Chengkai, Yang Ding, Xiao‐Shui Li, et al.. (2024). Cross-media transfer of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Naples metropolitan area, southern Italy. The Science of The Total Environment. 941. 173695–173695. 3 indexed citations

Yang, Kun, et al.. (2024). The self-healing and robust photostability of (PEA)2PbI4 perovskite via pressure-induced amorphization and recrystallization. Optical Materials. 152. 115449–115449. 3 indexed citations

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Guo, Jun, et al.. (2024). Multimodal competition shapes enzymatic ATP hydrolysis: Deciphering microscale confinement by vibrational strong coupling. Chemical Engineering Journal. 496. 154197–154197. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Ao, et al.. (2024). Genome-wide identification of cold shock proteins (CSPs) in sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) and exploring the differential responses of PavCSP1 and PavCSP3 to low temperature and salt stress. Genes & Genomics. 46(9). 1023–1036. 1 indexed citations

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Zou, Taoyu, et al.. (2024). Printed quantum dot photodetectors for applications from the high-energy to the infrared region. Nano Energy. 125. 109539–109539. 15 indexed citations

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Zhang, Tianrui, Ao Liu, Yin Li, & Yanping Zhang. (2024). Construction of a redox-coupled pathway co-metabolizing glucose and acetate for high-yield production of butyl butyrate in Escherichia coli. Bioresource Technology. 413. 131437–131437. 3 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yang, et al.. (2023). MS3, physical properties, and formation mechanism of TiV1/3Cr1/3Nb1/3AlC powders: Experimental and first-principles investigation. Ceramics International. 49(22). 36942–36949. 4 indexed citations

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Tong, Jialin, Ao Liu, Shanshan Huang, et al.. (2023). Deep‐red Emitting Ir(III) Complexes as Type‐I Photosensitizers for Lipid Droplets Targeted Photodynamic Therapy. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 18(12). e202300175–e202300175. 9 indexed citations

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Liu, Ao, Xuming Liu, Yunfeng Xu, et al.. (2020). Reassigning Hessian fly resistance genes H7 and H8 to chromosomes 6A and 2B of the wheat cultivar ‘Seneca’ using genotyping‐by‐sequencing. Crop Science. 60(3). 1488–1498. 10 indexed citations

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Meng, You, Chao Wang, Zhao Yao, et al.. (2019). Enhancement-mode field-effect transistors based on Ti-doped In ₂ O ₃ nanowires fabricated by electrospinning. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 52(22). 225102–225102. 11 indexed citations

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Liu, Fangmeng, Rui You, Zijie Yang, et al.. (2019). YSZ-based solid electrolyte type sensor utilizing ZnMoO4 sensing electrode for fast detection of ppb-level H2S. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 302. 127205–127205. 33 indexed citations

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Yang, Lin, Alexander N. Katchman, Jared Kushner, et al.. (2018). Cardiac CaV1.2 channels require β subunits for β-adrenergic–mediated modulation but not trafficking. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 129(2). 647–658. 44 indexed citations

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Katchman, Alexander N., Lin Yang, Sergey I. Zakharov, et al.. (2017). Proteolytic cleavage and PKA phosphorylation of α _1C subunit are not required for adrenergic regulation of Ca _V 1.2 in the heart. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(34). 9194–9199. 31 indexed citations

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