Kesong Liu

11.0k total citations · 8 hit papers
97 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

Kesong Liu is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kesong Liu has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 29 papers in Materials Chemistry and 23 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kesong Liu's work include Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (65 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (21 papers) and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (16 papers). Kesong Liu is often cited by papers focused on Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (65 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (21 papers) and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (16 papers). Kesong Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and Taiwan. Kesong Liu's co-authors include Lei Jiang, Xi Yao, Shutao Wang, Moyuan Cao, Shi Xue Dou, Ye Tian, Li Zhou, Xiyao Zhang, Akira Fujishima and Kan Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Kesong Liu

94 papers receiving 9.5k 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.

Bioinspired Surfaces with Superwettability: New Insight on Theory, Design, and Applications

2015 1.4k citations Shutao Wang, Kesong Liu et al. Chemical Reviews profile →
Recent developments in bio-inspired special wettability

2010 934 citations Kesong Liu, Xi Yao et al. profile →
Bio-inspired design of multiscale structures for function integration

2011 629 citations Kesong Liu, Lei Jiang profile →
Bioinspired Multifunctional Foam with Self‐Cleaning and Oil/Water Separation

2013 520 citations Xiyao Zhang, Kesong Liu et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
Bio-Inspired Titanium Dioxide Materials with Special Wettability and Their Applications

2014 499 citations Kesong Liu, Moyuan Cao et al. Chemical Reviews profile →
Bio-inspired superoleophobic and smart materials: Design, fabrication, and application

2012 498 citations Kesong Liu, Lei Jiang et al. profile →
Bio-Inspired Self-Cleaning Surfaces

2012 432 citations Kesong Liu, Lei Jiang profile →
Fly‐Eye Inspired Superhydrophobic Anti‐Fogging Inorganic Nanostructures

2014 311 citations Ziqi Sun, Ting Liao et al. Small profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kesong Liu China	41	6.6k	3.7k	2.3k	2.1k	1.8k	97	9.6k
Yao Lu China	57	6.3k 1.0×	3.3k 0.9×	2.9k 1.3×	2.9k 1.4×	2.1k 1.2×	200	10.9k
Xu Deng China	41	6.4k 1.0×	3.4k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	148	9.9k
Shuhui Li China	48	6.5k 1.0×	4.4k 1.2×	3.6k 1.6×	2.8k 1.3×	1.4k 0.8×	120	12.9k
Anish Tuteja United States	40	9.3k 1.4×	4.8k 1.3×	3.2k 1.4×	2.3k 1.1×	3.0k 1.7×	75	13.1k
Xi Yao China	53	6.4k 1.0×	5.3k 1.4×	4.9k 2.2×	4.2k 2.0×	2.0k 1.1×	294	13.8k
Xuefeng Gao China	34	7.2k 1.1×	3.3k 0.9×	1.9k 0.9×	2.3k 1.1×	2.6k 1.5×	122	10.0k
Yong Chae Jung South Korea	47	5.5k 0.8×	3.5k 0.9×	2.8k 1.2×	1.9k 0.9×	2.5k 1.4×	160	11.0k
Jinlong Song China	44	6.1k 0.9×	2.9k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	1.9k 1.0×	169	8.1k
Jin Zhai China	43	9.1k 1.4×	5.4k 1.5×	4.4k 1.9×	4.0k 1.9×	2.7k 1.5×	93	14.5k
Sanjay S. Latthe India	46	4.8k 0.7×	2.2k 0.6×	2.1k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	93	6.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kesong Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kesong Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kesong 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 Kesong Liu. Kesong Liu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sun, Yue, et al.. (2025). Full-Range, High-Sensitivity, Linear Aerogel Pressure Sensor with Epidermal-Inspired Mechanoreception Networks. Chemical Engineering Journal. 511. 161886–161886. 5 indexed citations

Cheng, Long, Qinglin Yang, Feng Xue, et al.. (2025). Hydrophilic antifogging surfaces: Principle, fabrication, and progress. AIP Advances. 15(7).

Zhang, Chunhui, et al.. (2025). Desert Beetle Inspired Heterogeneous Electrode for Large Current Density Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(33). 1 indexed citations

Sheng, Siyu, Zhijie Zhang, Zhihong Zhao, et al.. (2025). Photo/Electro‐Thermal Superhydrophobic Wood with Phase Change Materials for Highly Efficient Anti‐/Deicing. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(33). 13 indexed citations

Han, Xiao, et al.. (2025). Droplets Self-Draining on the Horizontal Slippery Surface for Real-Time Anti-/De-Icing. Nano-Micro Letters. 18(1). 60–60. 1 indexed citations

Guo, Pu, et al.. (2024). Photoelectric synergy solid slippery surface for all-day contactless evaporation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 497. 154784–154784. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Chunhui, Chao Teng, Shihao Guo, et al.. (2024). Superaerophilic/Superaerophobic NiFe-LDHs Electrode for Enhancing Overall Water Splitting in Alkaline Media. Nano Letters. 24(6). 1959–1966. 28 indexed citations

Ning, Yuzhen, Zhihong Zhao, Shuang Ben, et al.. (2024). Unidirectional movement behavior of underwater bubbles on the wettability gradient mesh via asymmetrical bounce. Science China Chemistry. 67(8). 2606–2613. 6 indexed citations

Zhang, Chunhui, Shihao Guo, Cunming Yu, et al.. (2024). Directional liquid dynamics on superwetting interfaces. Applied Physics Reviews. 11(2). 13 indexed citations

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Guo, Shihao, Xixi Liu, Changqing Guo, et al.. (2023). Bioinspired Underwater Superoleophilic Two-Dimensional Surface with Asymmetric Oleophobic Barriers for Unidirectional and Long-Distance Oil Transport. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(18). 22684–22691. 13 indexed citations

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Jin, Jiafeng, Kaihe Lv, Jinsheng Sun, et al.. (2022). Robust superhydrophobic TiO2@carbon nanotubes inhibitor with bombax structure for strengthening wellbore in water-based drilling fluid. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 370. 120946–120946. 12 indexed citations

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Zhao, Zhihong, Yuzhen Ning, Jin Xu, et al.. (2020). Molecular-Structure-Induced Under-Liquid Dual Superlyophobic Surfaces. ACS Nano. 14(11). 14869–14877. 51 indexed citations

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Wang, Guangyan, Tianyi Zhao, Lie Chen, et al.. (2020). Fabrication of Elastic Macroporous Polymers with Enhanced Oil Absorbability and Antiwaxing Performance. Langmuir. 36(36). 10794–10802. 5 indexed citations

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Cao, Moyuan, Jin Xu, Yun Peng, et al.. (2017). Unidirectional Wetting Properties on Multi‐Bioinspired Magnetocontrollable Slippery Microcilia. Advanced Materials. 29(23). 205 indexed citations

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Wang, Shutao, Kesong Liu, Xi Yao, & Lei Jiang. (2015). Bioinspired Surfaces with Superwettability: New Insight on Theory, Design, and Applications. Chemical Reviews. 115(16). 8230–8293. 1412 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xu, Jin, Xiaohan Pei, Xiyao Zhang, et al.. (2014). Bio‐Inspired Multifunctional Metallic Foams Through the Fusion of Different Biological Solutions. Advanced Functional Materials. 24(18). 2721–2726. 51 indexed citations

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Sun, Ziqi, Ting Liao, Kesong Liu, et al.. (2014). Fly‐Eye Inspired Superhydrophobic Anti‐Fogging Inorganic Nanostructures. Small. 10(15). 3001–3006. 311 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sun, Ziqi, Ting Liao, Jae Geun Kim, et al.. (2013). Architecture designed ZnO hollow microspheres with wide-range visible-light photoresponses. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 1(42). 6924–6924. 28 indexed citations

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Liu, Juan, Qinglin Yang, Jingjing Xu, et al.. (2012). Adhesive materials inspired by gecko and mussel. Huaxue jinzhan. 24(10). 1946–1954. 5 indexed citations

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Liu, Kesong & Lei Jiang. (2009). 仿生结构及其功能材料研究进展. Chinese Science Bulletin (Chinese Version). 54(18). 2667–2681. 3 indexed citations

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