Can Liu

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
172 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Can Liu is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Can Liu has authored 172 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 60 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 50 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Can Liu's work include Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (25 papers), Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (25 papers) and Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications (25 papers). Can Liu is often cited by papers focused on Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (25 papers), Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (25 papers) and Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications (25 papers). Can Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Can Liu's co-authors include Yunwu Zheng, Zhifeng Zheng, Xu Lin, Lei Tao, Yuanbo Huang, Yi Lu, Xiaoqin Yang, Jida Wang, Yuanbo Huang and Xiaoqing Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Functional Materials, Journal of The Electrochemical Society and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Can Liu

161 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Injectable Self‐Healing Natural Biopolymer‐Based Hydrogel Adhesive with Thermoresponsive Reversible Adhesion for Minimally Invasive Surgery

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Can Liu China	38	1.8k	1.1k	1.0k	689	464	172	4.3k
Xing Wang China	37	1.7k 1.0×	1.4k 1.2×	496 0.5×	579 0.8×	500 1.1×	188	4.3k
Zhan Li China	35	1.1k 0.6×	1.4k 1.3×	763 0.7×	883 1.3×	482 1.0×	163	4.5k
Bo Zhang China	47	2.6k 1.5×	1.5k 1.4×	1.5k 1.5×	330 0.5×	367 0.8×	172	6.2k
Xiangyu Li China	39	2.2k 1.2×	1.3k 1.2×	733 0.7×	547 0.8×	538 1.2×	167	5.2k
Zhifeng Zheng China	39	2.5k 1.4×	1.0k 0.9×	1.4k 1.3×	1.3k 1.9×	391 0.8×	219	5.0k
Yuan Xue China	40	2.7k 1.5×	1.1k 1.0×	620 0.6×	693 1.0×	417 0.9×	155	5.4k
Yanjuan Zhang China	36	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	507 0.5×	411 0.6×	609 1.3×	152	3.7k
Michael O. Daramola South Africa	36	1.6k 0.9×	857 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	392 0.6×	511 1.1×	234	4.1k
Mohd Hasbi Ab. Rahim Malaysia	38	1.8k 1.0×	2.5k 2.3×	757 0.7×	892 1.3×	338 0.7×	158	6.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Can Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Can Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Can Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Can Liu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Can Liu. Can Liu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Wang, Jida, Defa Hou, Fulin Yang, et al.. (2025). Unraveling the catalytic pyrolysis of oleic acid to produce biodiesel-range hydrocarbon fuel with Ni-loaded Ce-Zr mesoporous catalysts by tuning the crystal face structure. Fuel. 393. 134995–134995. 1 indexed citations

Hu, Yanping, Jingyan Liu, Jiang Xu, et al.. (2025). Functionalized Lignin Enables Co-Cross-Linking of Natural Rubber and Simultaneous Carbon Black Dispersion. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 8(1). 420–430.

Zhang, Jiahui, et al.. (2025). Highly water-resistant soy protein adhesives based on thermochemical activation and multiple cross-linking design. Industrial Crops and Products. 227. 120810–120810.

Li, Danyang, Can Liu, Shu Zhao, et al.. (2025). Enhanced Anionic Redox Reaction of Na-Layered Li-Containing Mn-Based Cathodes by Cu-Mediated Reductive Coupling Mechanism. Nanomaterials. 15(12). 893–893.

Zhao, Xizeng, et al.. (2025). A SPH method to assess the dynamic behavior for multiconnected floating photovoltaic units consisting of non-uniform supporting frames in waves. Ocean Engineering. 323. 120622–120622. 4 indexed citations

Yang, Xuewen, Fulin Yang, Can Liu, et al.. (2024). Adsorption characteristics and mechanism insights of K2FeO4 coupling with ZnCl2-assisted modified functionalized biochar for Pb (II) in wastewater. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(1). 115279–115279. 14 indexed citations

Wang, Hongyuan, Defa Hou, Yi Lu, et al.. (2024). Hydrothermal co-carbonization of medium-density fiberboard with N-rich compounds to produce N-containing compounds and N-doped biochar: Product distribution, nitrogen transformation pathway and electrochemical performance. Fuel. 381. 133584–133584. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Jiahui, et al.. (2024). An innovative biomass‐based wood adhesive generated from peony seed meal: Its preparation and properties. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 141(19). 2 indexed citations

Chen, Yifei, Defa Hou, Can Liu, et al.. (2023). Green diesel-like hydrocarbon production by H2-free catalytic deoxygenation of oleic acid via Ni/MgO-Al2O3 catalysts: Effect of the metal loading amount. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 11(5). 110520–110520. 28 indexed citations

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Liu, Can, Zhiwen Wu, Ankit Garg, et al.. (2023). Experimental investigation for dynamic characteristics of paraffin-graphite based CPCM (composite phase change material) amended expansive soil under dry-wet cycles. Construction and Building Materials. 404. 133170–133170. 10 indexed citations

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Li, Donghua, Yi Lu, Can Liu, et al.. (2023). Insight into the synergistic reaction mechanism of biomass pseudocomponents and polyamide by TG-MS and Py-GC/MS: Pyrolysis properties, reaction kinetics and N-containing species evolution. Industrial Crops and Products. 195. 116428–116428. 10 indexed citations

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Pei, Tao, Defa Hou, Fulin Yang, et al.. (2023). Enhanced adsorption of phenol from aqueous solution by KOH combined Fe-Zn bimetallic oxide co-pyrolysis biochar: Fabrication, performance, and mechanism. Bioresource Technology. 388. 129746–129746. 37 indexed citations

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Wang, Jida, Hongyuan Wang, Can Liu, et al.. (2023). Increased high selectivity light aromatics and furans production by co-feeding methanol to catalytic pyrolysis of cellulose with Lanthanum–Cerium bimetallic modified MCM-41 catalysts. Journal of the Energy Institute. 108. 101206–101206. 10 indexed citations

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Wang, Helin, et al.. (2023). A laboratory experiment on preparation of 3PbO·PbSO4·H2O using less solvent solid state reaction for undergraduate students. Education for Chemical Engineers. 43. 92–99. 7 indexed citations

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Liu, Can, et al.. (2023). Properties of Flue Gas Desulphurization Gypsum–Activated Steel Slag Fine Aggregate Red Mud–Based Concrete. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. 35(4). 8 indexed citations

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Li, Yan, Can Liu, Yulong An, et al.. (2021). Synthesis of color-tunable tannic acid-based carbon dots for multicolor/white light-emitting diodes. New Journal of Chemistry. 45(48). 22559–22563. 10 indexed citations

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Chen, Menglin, Can Liu, Yulong An, et al.. (2021). Red, green, and blue light-emitting carbon dots prepared from gallic acid for white light-emitting diode applications. Nanoscale Advances. 4(1). 14–18. 21 indexed citations

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An, Yulong, Xu Lin, Yuxi Zhou, et al.. (2021). Red, green, and blue light-emitting carbon dots prepared from o-phenylenediamine. RSC Advances. 11(43). 26915–26919. 52 indexed citations

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Zheng, Yunwu, Lei Tao, Xiaoqin Yang, et al.. (2018). Comparative study on pyrolysis and catalytic pyrolysis upgrading of biomass model compounds: Thermochemical behaviors, kinetics, and aromatic hydrocarbon formation. Journal of the Energy Institute. 92(5). 1348–1363. 68 indexed citations

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Yang, Xiaoqin, et al.. (2016). Analysis and characterization of rubber seed oil. 37(24). 128–131. 1 indexed citations

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