Gang Liu

63.8k total citations · 26 hit papers
678 papers, 56.3k citations indexed

About

Gang Liu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Gang Liu has authored 678 papers receiving a total of 56.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 375 papers in Materials Chemistry, 327 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 287 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Gang Liu's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (278 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (101 papers) and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (82 papers). Gang Liu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (278 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (101 papers) and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (82 papers). Gang Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Gang Liu's co-authors include Hui–Ming Cheng, Gao Qing Lu, Lianzhou Wang, Ping Niu, Chenghua Sun, Hua Gui Yang, Sean C. Smith, Jiaguo Yu, Lichang Yin and Lili Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Gang Liu

663 papers receiving 55.7k citations

Hit Papers

Anatase TiO2 single cryst... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2012 2010 2009 2011 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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.

  1. Anatase TiO2 single crystals with a large percentage of reactive facets
    2008 3.7k citations Gang Liu et al. profile →
  2. Graphene‐Like Carbon Nitride Nanosheets for Improved Photocatalytic Activities
    2012 3.3k citations Gang Liu et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  3. Unique Electronic Structure Induced High Photoreactivity of Sulfur-Doped Graphitic C3N4
    2010 1.9k citations Gang Liu et al. profile →
  4. Solvothermal Synthesis and Photoreactivity of Anatase TiO2 Nanosheets with Dominant {001} Facets
    2009 1.2k citations Gang Liu et al. profile →
  5. On the True Photoreactivity Order of {001}, {010}, and {101} Facets of Anatase TiO2 Crystals
    2011 1.1k citations Gang Liu et al. profile →
  6. Titania-based photocatalysts—crystal growth, doping and heterostructuring
    2009 986 citations Gang Liu et al. profile →
  7. Titanium Dioxide Crystals with Tailored Facets
    2014 951 citations Gang Liu et al. Chemical Reviews profile →
  8. Crystal facet engineering of semiconductor photocatalysts: motivations, advances and unique properties
    2011 891 citations Gang Liu et al. profile →
  9. An Amorphous Carbon Nitride Photocatalyst with Greatly Extended Visible‐Light‐Responsive Range for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation
    2015 851 citations Yongqiang Yang, Gang Liu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  10. Synthetic nacre by predesigned matrix-directed mineralization
    2016 840 citations Gang Liu et al. profile →
  11. Crystal Facet Engineering of Photoelectrodes for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting
    2019 716 citations Gang Liu et al. Chemical Reviews profile →
  12. Recent advances in 2D materials for photocatalysis
    2016 712 citations Gang Liu et al. profile →
  13. Increasing the Visible Light Absorption of Graphitic Carbon Nitride (Melon) Photocatalysts by Homogeneous Self‐Modification with Nitrogen Vacancies
    2014 709 citations Yongqiang Yang, Gang Liu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  14. Hollow Nanostructures for Photocatalysis: Advantages and Challenges
    2018 682 citations Gang Liu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  15. High-Performance Chemical Sensing Using Schottky-Contacted Chemical Vapor Deposition Grown Monolayer MoS2 Transistors
    2014 646 citations Bilu Liu, Gang Liu et al. profile →
  16. Nitrogen Vacancy-Promoted Photocatalytic Activity of Graphitic Carbon Nitride
    2012 621 citations Gang Liu et al. profile →
  17. Selective Breaking of Hydrogen Bonds of Layered Carbon Nitride for Visible Light Photocatalysis
    2016 588 citations Yongqiang Yang, Gang Liu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  18. Battery Performance and Photocatalytic Activity of Mesoporous Anatase TiO2 Nanospheres/Graphene Composites by Template‐Free Self‐Assembly
    2011 583 citations Gang Liu et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  19. Visible Light Responsive Nitrogen Doped Anatase TiO2 Sheets with Dominant {001} Facets Derived from TiN
    2009 556 citations Gang Liu et al. profile →
  20. New BiVO4 Dual Photoanodes with Enriched Oxygen Vacancies for Efficient Solar‐Driven Water Splitting
    2018 532 citations Gang Liu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  21. Enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution by prolonging the lifetime of carriers in ZnO/CdS heterostructures
    2009 509 citations Gang Liu et al. profile →
  22. Emerging Era of Electrolyte Solvation Structure and Interfacial Model in Batteries
    2022 486 citations Haoran Cheng, Qujiang Sun et al. profile →
  23. Inorganic perovskite photocatalysts for solar energy utilization
    2016 467 citations Gang Liu et al. profile →
  24. Non-Noble Plasmonic Metal-Based Photocatalysts
    2022 451 citations Mahmoud Sayed, Jiaguo Yu et al. Chemical Reviews profile →
  25. Weak Solvent–Solvent Interaction Enables High Stability of Battery Electrolyte
    2023 133 citations Zhen Cao, Gang Liu et al. profile →
  26. Self-Triggering a Locally Alkaline Microenvironment of Co4Fe6 for Highly Efficient Neutral Ammonia Electrosynthesis
    2025 26 citations Yuning Wang, Ali Han et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gang Liu China 110 39.0k 38.5k 23.0k 6.3k 3.7k 678 56.3k
Yongfa Zhu China 136 46.0k 1.2× 40.7k 1.1× 24.9k 1.1× 5.7k 0.9× 3.9k 1.0× 676 59.8k
Zhigang Zou China 125 50.1k 1.3× 45.2k 1.2× 25.7k 1.1× 6.5k 1.0× 2.9k 0.8× 1.1k 64.5k
Lianzhou Wang Australia 120 27.2k 0.7× 33.5k 0.9× 27.0k 1.2× 7.3k 1.2× 4.5k 1.2× 766 54.3k
Hui Xu China 102 28.6k 0.7× 25.4k 0.7× 16.6k 0.7× 4.5k 0.7× 3.0k 0.8× 801 40.1k
Xiaobo Chen United States 73 36.5k 0.9× 32.3k 0.8× 13.8k 0.6× 5.3k 0.8× 2.2k 0.6× 212 46.4k
Jimmy C. Yu Hong Kong 122 33.1k 0.9× 31.0k 0.8× 12.7k 0.6× 4.4k 0.7× 4.2k 1.1× 501 48.7k
Samuel S. Mao United States 60 22.9k 0.6× 29.0k 0.8× 14.1k 0.6× 5.7k 0.9× 4.6k 1.2× 203 41.3k
Xiaojun Wu China 107 15.9k 0.4× 23.7k 0.6× 20.4k 0.9× 4.9k 0.8× 3.3k 0.9× 603 42.4k
Tierui Zhang China 124 40.4k 1.0× 33.4k 0.9× 21.5k 0.9× 5.3k 0.8× 3.6k 1.0× 434 53.9k
Hailiang Wang United States 86 26.7k 0.7× 19.3k 0.5× 31.9k 1.4× 9.4k 1.5× 3.9k 1.0× 301 49.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gang Liu

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Yuning, Wenyu Zhang, Yang Yang, et al.. (2025). A Self‐Recycling Ruthenium Incorporated CuFe 2 O 4 Electrocatalyst for Efficient Neutral Ammonia Electrosynthesis. Advanced Materials. 37(39). e2507277–e2507277. 11 indexed citations
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Jiang, Yuxuan, Xingkun Ning, Renhui Liu, et al.. (2025). 2D ferroelectric narrow-bandgap semiconductor Wurtzite’ type α-In2Se3 and its silicon-compatible growth. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7364–7364. 3 indexed citations
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Shan, Lianwei, Huanyan Xu, Xiaojing Li, et al.. (2025). Polarization engineering and design strategies of ferroelectric materials in photocatalytic CO2 reduction. Surfaces and Interfaces. 72. 107202–107202. 6 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yaowei, Jun Sun, Yongxing Lin, et al.. (2024). MOF-derived carbon nanotube bridged Co/MoC@NC composites for enhanced electromagnetic wave absorption. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1010. 177346–177346. 6 indexed citations
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Du, Peipei, Zhonghua Li, Zhonghua Li, et al.. (2024). Effective CO2 activation of enriched oxygen vacancies for photothermal CO2 methanation. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 189. 203–210. 24 indexed citations
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Chang, Shufang, Li Shi, Jinxing Yu, et al.. (2023). Boosted Z-scheme photocatalytic overall water splitting with faceted Bi4TaO8Cl crystals as water oxidation photocatalyst. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 328. 122541–122541. 15 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yulong, et al.. (2023). Nano-engineered catalysts for high-performance oxygen reduction reaction. Chinese Chemical Letters. 35(10). 109423–109423. 10 indexed citations
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Han, Ali & Gang Liu. (2023). Recent advances in metal-based electrocatalysts: from fundamentals and structural regulations to applications in anion-exchange membrane fuel cells. Materials Chemistry Frontiers. 8(4). 903–929. 17 indexed citations
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Shi, Lei, Gang Liu, Yushen Zhang, & Zhanxu Yang. (2023). Na, O co-doping and cyano groups synergistically adjust the band structure of g-C3N4 for improving photocatalytic oxygen evolution. Materials Research Bulletin. 167. 112423–112423. 34 indexed citations
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Jiang, Liqin, et al.. (2023). First-principles study of NO adsorption on S vacancy of MoS2 monolayer. Chemical Physics Letters. 833. 140949–140949. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Gang, Yifa Chen, Yifa Chen, et al.. (2023). Flowing scalable production of sulfenamides by active site-tuned lacunary polyoxometalate foams. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 11(23). 12258–12265. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Gang, Lijuan Han, Jingwei Wang, et al.. (2023). Continuous near-complete photocatalytic degradation of toluene by V/N-doped TiO2 loaded on honeycomb ceramics under UV irradiation. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 174. 188–194. 21 indexed citations
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Sayed, Mahmoud, Jiaguo Yu, Gang Liu, & Mietek Jaroniec. (2022). Non-Noble Plasmonic Metal-Based Photocatalysts. Chemical Reviews. 122(11). 10484–10537. 451 indexed citations breakdown →
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Feng, Tao, et al.. (2021). Research on the dispersion of carbon nanotubes and their application in solution-processed polymeric matrix composites: A review. Advances in nano research. 10(6). 559. 3 indexed citations
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Fang, Ju, Di Guo, Chenxia Kang, et al.. (2019). Enhanced hetero‐elements doping content in biomass waste‐derived carbon for high performance supercapacitor. International Journal of Energy Research. 31 indexed citations
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Lei, Wanying, Yang Mi, Rongjuan Feng, et al.. (2018). Hybrid 0D–2D black phosphorus quantum dots–graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets for efficient hydrogen evolution. Nano Energy. 50. 552–561. 168 indexed citations
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Sun, Xinying, Xu Liu, Xiuyi Lin, et al.. (2015). THREE-DIMENSIONAL GRAPHENE FOAM-CNT-PDMS COMPOSITES WITH EXCEPTIONAL MICROWAVE AND NOISE SHIELDING. Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology). 2 indexed citations

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