Bowen Liu

9.0k total citations · 9 hit papers
184 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Bowen Liu is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Bowen Liu has authored 184 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 52 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 44 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Bowen Liu's work include Flame retardant materials and properties (45 papers), Synthesis and properties of polymers (30 papers) and Polymer composites and self-healing (18 papers). Bowen Liu is often cited by papers focused on Flame retardant materials and properties (45 papers), Synthesis and properties of polymers (30 papers) and Polymer composites and self-healing (18 papers). Bowen Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, France and United States. Bowen Liu's co-authors include Yu‐Zhong Wang, Haibo Zhao, Li Chen, Wei Huang, Yan Tian, Xianghui Fu, Sailan Zou, De‐Ming Guo, Fu‐Rong Zeng and Xiu‐Li Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Bowen Liu

173 papers receiving 7.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Targeting STAT3 in Cancer Immunotherapy

2020 741 citations Bowen Liu et al. profile →
Advanced Flame‐Retardant Methods for Polymeric Materials

2021 665 citations Bowen Liu, Haibo Zhao et al. profile →
Flame-Retardant multifunctional epoxy resin with high performances

2021 212 citations Yan‐Fang Xiao, Bowen Liu et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →
Fully recyclable multifunctional adhesive with high durability, transparency, flame retardancy, and harsh-environment resistance

2022 174 citations Bowen Liu, Fu‐Rong Zeng et al. profile →
A photoluminescent hydrogen-bonded biomass aerogel for sustainable radiative cooling

2024 170 citations Fu‐Rong Zeng, Bowen Liu et al. profile →
Hierarchical Ti3C2Tx@ZnO Hollow Spheres with Excellent Microwave Absorption Inspired by the Visual Phenomenon of Eyeless Urchins

2022 160 citations Yanqin Wang, Haibo Zhao et al. profile →
Thermo‐Responsive Self‐Ceramifiable Robust Aerogel with Exceptional Strengthening and Thermal Insulating Performance at Ultrahigh Temperatures

2023 139 citations Bowen Liu, Haibo Zhao et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
Synergistic Catalysts with Fe Single Atoms and Fe₃C Clusters for Accelerated Oxygen Adsorption Kinetics in Oxygen Reduction Reaction

2025 33 citations Bowen Liu et al. profile →
H2 and CH4 adsorption on coal: Insights from experiment and mathematical model

2025 20 citations Bowen Liu, Yu Pang et al. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bowen Liu China	45	3.0k	1.4k	1.0k	983	972	184	7.3k
Wei Cai China	53	4.6k 1.5×	2.6k 1.8×	935 0.9×	943 1.0×	917 0.9×	230	8.3k
Chenyang Liu China	38	1.9k 0.6×	1.3k 0.9×	1.3k 1.3×	594 0.6×	1.2k 1.2×	171	5.4k
He Liu China	51	2.7k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	2.1k 2.1×	1.0k 1.1×	2.7k 2.8×	291	9.7k
Yanfeng Li China	49	1.5k 0.5×	1.7k 1.2×	763 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	1.4k 1.4×	191	7.0k
Lin Ye China	41	1.8k 0.6×	1.5k 1.1×	1.4k 1.3×	675 0.7×	1.6k 1.7×	243	6.0k
Li Wang China	48	1.7k 0.6×	2.2k 1.5×	1.3k 1.2×	476 0.5×	1.1k 1.2×	340	7.5k
Jiajun Fu China	54	2.8k 0.9×	3.0k 2.1×	1.2k 1.2×	465 0.5×	1.8k 1.9×	174	7.5k
Haojie Yu China	53	2.4k 0.8×	3.1k 2.2×	1.6k 1.6×	750 0.8×	1.8k 1.8×	379	10.4k
Bin Yan China	53	2.0k 0.7×	2.2k 1.6×	2.1k 2.0×	730 0.7×	3.6k 3.7×	226	9.0k

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Liu, Bowen, Yu Pang, Ruijin Li, et al.. (2025). H2 and CH4 adsorption on coal: Insights from experiment and mathematical model. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 120. 542–557. 20 indexed citations breakdown →

He, Fengming, Yan‐Fang Xiao, Min Jiang, et al.. (2025). Functional design of caprolactam for aliphatic polyamide with enhanced flame retardancy, mechanical robustness, and chemical recyclability. Chemical Engineering Journal. 505. 159551–159551. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Bowen, et al.. (2025). Grain and texture optimisation with dynamic recrystallisation behaviour in laser ablation of 5083 aluminium alloy. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 34834–34834.

Zhu, Suling, et al.. (2025). Environmental and health benefits of clean winter heating policies in northern China. Journal of Environmental Management. 382. 125388–125388. 2 indexed citations

Ding, Rong, et al.. (2024). One-step green synthesis of multi-morphological carbon nanotube forests for superior microwave absorption and electrocatalysis. Composites Part B Engineering. 288. 111932–111932. 5 indexed citations

Chen, Dongdong, Bowen Liu, Yang An, et al.. (2024). High-temperature ball milling: An efficient method to fabricate Ti and its alloy powder for additive manufacturing. Advanced Powder Technology. 35(3). 104377–104377. 7 indexed citations

Chen, Hao, Yanqin Wang, Rong Ding, et al.. (2024). Satellite-like shielding for dual single-atom catalysis, boosting ampere-level alkaline seawater splitting. Matter. 7(9). 3189–3204. 30 indexed citations

Ding, Rong, Yifeng Zhou, Hao Chen, et al.. (2024). Air‐Pyrolysis Precision Synthesis of Functional Porous Carbon Materials. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(6). 11 indexed citations

Xie, Heping, Cunbao Li, Jianjun Hu, et al.. (2024). Effect of complex void structures on flow channeling and heterogeneous heat transfer in fractured rocks. Journal of Hydrology. 639. 131654–131654. 10 indexed citations

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Wu, Jianing, Lin Zhang, Lin Chen, et al.. (2024). Tailoring cross-linking temperature via hydrogen bonding and steric hindrance towards high-performance fire-Safe Polymer. Polymer. 298. 126908–126908. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, Jianglin, Xueqing Qiu, Shirong Sun, et al.. (2024). Synthesis of highly dispersed carbon-encapsulated Ru–FeNi nanocatalysts by a lignin–metal supramolecular framework strategy for durable water-splitting electrocatalysis. Green Chemistry. 26(13). 8020–8029. 52 indexed citations

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Chen, Xuelian, Fu‐Rong Zeng, Wenxiong Li, et al.. (2023). Durable flame-retardant, smoke-suppressant, and thermal-insulating biomass polyurethane foam enabled by a green bio-based system. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 162. 179–188. 71 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhihao, Bowen Liu, Xiaolei Wang, et al.. (2023). Interface-induced enhancement of paired electrolysis in 5-hydroxymethylfurfural-H2O system on symbiotic nickel/molybdenum nitride heterostructure. Chemical Engineering Journal. 476. 146490–146490. 10 indexed citations

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Ding, Rong, et al.. (2023). A One‐Step Self‐Flowering Method toward Programmable Ultrathin Porous Carbon‐Based Materials for Microwave Absorption and Hydrogen Evolution. Small. 19(36). e2302132–e2302132. 23 indexed citations

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Yang, Xuefeng, et al.. (2023). Interface characteristics and reinforcement mechanism of large-size WC-18Co reinforced Fe-matrix composites. International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials. 113. 106166–106166. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qin, Guorui Zhu, Qingsong Liu, et al.. (2023). Controllable micro cross-linking towards multifunctional flame-retardant aliphatic polyamide. Chemical Engineering Journal. 472. 144983–144983. 26 indexed citations

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Long, Jia-Wei, Li Chen, Bowen Liu, et al.. (2020). Tuning the Pendent Groups of Semiaromatic Polyamides toward High Performance. Macromolecules. 53(9). 3504–3513. 12 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiaolin, et al.. (2020). Bio-based removable pressure-sensitive adhesives derived from carboxyl-terminated polyricinoleate and epoxidized soybean oil. Chinese Chemical Letters. 32(2). 875–879. 20 indexed citations

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Pan, Yu, Xin Lu, Alex A. Volinsky, et al.. (2019). Tribological and mechanical properties of copper matrix composites reinforced with carbon nanotube and alumina nanoparticles. Materials Research Express. 6(11). 116524–116524. 28 indexed citations

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Zhu, Nengwu, Yu Lü, Bowen Liu, et al.. (2017). CoMn2O4-supported functionalized carbon nanotube: efficient catalyst for oxygen reduction in microbial fuel cells. Journal of Nanoparticle Research. 19(10). 6 indexed citations

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