Hongfang Liu

22.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
426 papers, 17.5k citations indexed

About

Hongfang Liu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Hongfang Liu has authored 426 papers receiving a total of 17.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 199 papers in Materials Chemistry, 150 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 98 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Hongfang Liu's work include Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (125 papers), Concrete Corrosion and Durability (67 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (60 papers). Hongfang Liu is often cited by papers focused on Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (125 papers), Concrete Corrosion and Durability (67 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (60 papers). Hongfang Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Hongfang Liu's co-authors include Bao Yu Xia, Hongwei Liu, Guoan Zhang, Kai Qi, Muhammad Asif, Hongming Wang, Zehua Dong, Ya Yan, Fei Xiao and Haitao Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Hongfang Liu

402 papers receiving 17.2k 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.

Engineering bunched Pt-Ni alloy nanocages for efficient oxygen reduction in practical fuel cells

2019 1.3k citations Hongfang Liu et al. profile →
Advanced Architectures and Relatives of Air Electrodes in Zn–Air Batteries

2018 756 citations Hongfang Liu et al. profile →
Digital twins for health: a scoping review

2024 220 citations Hongfang 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
Hongfang Liu China	69	8.2k	7.6k	6.8k	2.2k	2.1k	426	17.5k
Weihua Li China	61	2.5k 0.3×	8.6k 1.1×	1.9k 0.3×	632 0.3×	4.3k 2.1×	477	14.6k
Ying Li China	87	9.9k 1.2×	12.7k 1.7×	12.5k 1.8×	2.9k 1.3×	411 0.2×	712	27.6k
Xia Liu China	64	4.2k 0.5×	6.5k 0.9×	4.3k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	549 0.3×	587	16.6k
Qian Li China	80	6.6k 0.8×	13.9k 1.8×	4.7k 0.7×	1.9k 0.9×	222 0.1×	814	24.4k
Wei Gao New Zealand	61	4.9k 0.6×	7.5k 1.0×	2.1k 0.3×	1.6k 0.8×	319 0.2×	799	15.5k
Peng Wang China	60	5.3k 0.7×	10.0k 1.3×	2.7k 0.4×	1.6k 0.7×	429 0.2×	628	18.0k
Bo Chen China	88	12.5k 1.5×	14.9k 1.9×	12.4k 1.8×	4.0k 1.8×	382 0.2×	569	30.7k
Ying Li China	62	2.1k 0.3×	6.5k 0.8×	1.5k 0.2×	1.2k 0.5×	370 0.2×	546	12.8k
Cheng Yan China	68	8.0k 1.0×	5.7k 0.7×	2.2k 0.3×	3.3k 1.5×	943 0.5×	695	18.6k
Nageh K. Allam Egypt	57	5.2k 0.6×	5.7k 0.7×	4.6k 0.7×	3.3k 1.5×	255 0.1×	387	11.9k

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Afzal, Muhammad, et al.. (2025). In situ synthesis of a UIO-66-NH₂@Ti₃C₂ composite for advanced electrochemical detection of acetaminophen. Nanoscale. 17(8). 4444–4454. 7 indexed citations

Li, Dun, Heming Dong, Ziqi Zhao, et al.. (2025). Characterizations and performances of Ni/diatomite catalysts for methane decomposition to obtain carbon nanotubes and high-purity H2. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 109. 732–741.

Gu, Tingyue, Renyang He, Yi Fan, et al.. (2025). Microbial corrosion of high manganese austenitic steel by a sulfate reducing bacterium dominated by extracellular electron transfer and intergranular effect. Corrosion Science. 248. 112799–112799. 5 indexed citations

Yang, Junyou, Zhen Meng, Hongfang Liu, et al.. (2025). Enhanced Near‐Infrared Amplified Spontaneous Emission and Stability Improvement of Air‐Processed Pure Black‐Phase Formamidinium Lead Iodide Perovskite Films. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(24). 2 indexed citations

Xia, Wenlong, Hengzhi Liu, Hengzhi Liu, et al.. (2025). Interface-driven d-band modulation for dual-function anchoring and catalytic conversion of polysulfides in lithium-sulfur batteries. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 107. 919–928. 4 indexed citations

Niu, Lixin, Huiwen Zhang, Hongfang Liu, et al.. (2024). Application of carbon-based nutrient fertilizer improved soil fertility and seed yield of Paeonia ostii ‘Feng Dan’. Industrial Crops and Products. 212. 118348–118348. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Guoqing, et al.. (2024). A dual strengthened coating on magnesium alloy for intestinal environment with corrosion resistance and antibacterial activity. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1005. 176026–176026. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Tiansui, et al.. (2024). Highly efficient corrosion inhibitor for low charge voltage and long lifespan rechargeable aqueous zinc-air battery. Chemical Engineering Journal. 496. 153819–153819. 9 indexed citations

Zhang, Yizhe, Tiansui Zhang, Huihai Wan, Guangfang Li, & Hongfang Liu. (2023). Mechanism of microbiologically induced anaerobic water-line corrosion of 980 high strength steel in nutrient-rich artificial seawater. Corrosion Science. 220. 111268–111268. 13 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yuxuan, Zhengyu Jin, Hongfang Liu, et al.. (2023). Fungi corrosion of high-strength aluminum alloys with different microstructures caused by marine Aspergillus terreus under seawater drop. Corrosion Science. 212. 110960–110960. 21 indexed citations

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Chen, Wen, Guozhe Meng, Hongfang Liu, et al.. (2022). Characterizations of the biomineralization film caused by marine Pseudomonas stutzeri and its mechanistic effects on X80 pipeline steel corrosion. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 125. 15–28. 45 indexed citations

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Jin, Zhengyu, et al.. (2021). One-step preparation of inhibitor-loaded nanocontainers and their application in self-healing coatings. Corrosion Communications. 2. 63–71. 13 indexed citations

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Zhang, Q.H., Baoshan Hou, Y.Y. Li, et al.. (2021). Two amino acid derivatives as high efficient green inhibitors for the corrosion of carbon steel in CO2-saturated formation water. Corrosion Science. 189. 109596–109596. 137 indexed citations

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Khadom, Anees A., et al.. (2020). Portulaca grandiflora as new green corrosion inhibitor for mild steel protection in hydrochloric acid: Quantitative, electrochemical, surface and spectroscopic investigations. Surfaces and Interfaces. 20. 100595–100595. 52 indexed citations

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Liu, Hongwei, Hongwei Liu, Dake Xu, et al.. (2017). Corrosion of antibacterial Cu-bearing 316L stainless steels in the presence of sulfate reducing bacteria. Corrosion Science. 132. 46–55. 123 indexed citations

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Peng, Hongyun, et al.. (2015). Pb(II)の除去用EDTA官能化キトサン磁性吸着剤の容易な調製. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 132(32). 42384. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Fan, et al.. (2014). Research on the Long-lasting of imidazoline inhibition in CO2-saturated and SRB simulated sewage. Zhongguo fushi yu fanghu xuebao. 0–0. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Hongfang. (2009). APPLICATION AND PROGRESS IN BACTERICIDE OF SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA. Zhongguo fushi yu fanghu xuebao. 29(2). 154–160. 7 indexed citations

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Liu, Hongfang, et al.. (2009). SYNTHESIS AND BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY OF NOVEL QUATERNARY PHOSPHONIUM SALTS. Corrosion Science and Protetion Technology. 21(3). 316–319. 3 indexed citations

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Liu, Hongfang. (2006). Research on Optimize Algorithms of Command Relationship in Tailoring Military Force Structure. Journal of National University of Defense Technology. 1 indexed citations

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