Kewei Liu

7.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
129 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Kewei Liu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kewei Liu has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Materials Chemistry, 67 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 56 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kewei Liu's work include Ga2O3 and related materials (57 papers), ZnO doping and properties (54 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (28 papers). Kewei Liu is often cited by papers focused on Ga2O3 and related materials (57 papers), ZnO doping and properties (54 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (28 papers). Kewei Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and United States. Kewei Liu's co-authors include Makoto Sakurai, Masakazu Aono, Xing Chen, Binghui Li, Dezhen Shen, Zhenzhong Zhang, Hongyu Chen, Hongmei Cao, Hongjian Yan and Xiaosheng Fang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, ACS Nano and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Kewei Liu

122 papers receiving 6.1k 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.

New concept ultraviolet photodetectors

2015 777 citations Hongyu Chen, Kewei Liu et al. profile →
ZnO-Based Ultraviolet Photodetectors

2010 593 citations Kewei Liu, Makoto Sakurai et al. profile →
Covalent organic frameworks for photocatalytic applications

2020 431 citations Kewei 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
Kewei Liu China	39	4.8k	3.1k	2.9k	1.6k	909	129	6.3k
Fei Du China	65	4.4k 0.9×	10.1k 3.3×	4.4k 1.5×	1.1k 0.7×	749 0.8×	281	12.5k
Xuebin Zhu China	49	6.3k 1.3×	4.2k 1.4×	5.1k 1.8×	1.0k 0.6×	777 0.9×	449	10.1k
Jian Shi United States	45	4.9k 1.0×	4.5k 1.5×	1.6k 0.5×	1.6k 1.0×	1.3k 1.5×	182	8.1k
Xianghua Kong China	35	5.9k 1.2×	4.7k 1.5×	1.1k 0.4×	1.3k 0.8×	949 1.0×	110	8.8k
Zhigao Hu China	41	5.2k 1.1×	4.0k 1.3×	2.2k 0.8×	859 0.5×	1.2k 1.3×	423	7.5k
Rui Xiong China	36	3.3k 0.7×	1.6k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	1.5k 0.9×	955 1.1×	291	5.2k
Dinghua Bao China	48	5.0k 1.0×	5.0k 1.6×	2.4k 0.8×	1.8k 1.1×	1.6k 1.7×	225	8.2k
Xudong Zhao China	46	3.3k 0.7×	5.5k 1.8×	2.0k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	286 0.3×	113	7.6k
Isaac Abrahams United Kingdom	38	4.2k 0.9×	2.4k 0.8×	1.7k 0.6×	442 0.3×	1.6k 1.7×	278	5.9k
Juan C. Nino United States	45	5.6k 1.2×	3.0k 1.0×	1.7k 0.6×	350 0.2×	1.2k 1.4×	176	7.1k

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Liu, Kewei, Yongxue Zhu, Xing Chen, et al.. (2025). High-Performance Self-Powered c -MgZnO-Based Schottky and PIN Far-UVC Photodetectors. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(45). 62766–62774.

Zhan, Da, Jiaxu Yan, Pengtao Jing, et al.. (2025). Janus MoSeS nanoscrolls for ultrasensitive detection of surface-enhanced Raman scattering. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 13(27). 14061–14068.

Liu, Song, Da Zhan, Jiaxu Yan, et al.. (2025). Synthesis of Janus MoSSe on Ti-Au and its application for One-Step lithography fabrication of electrochemical micro-reactors. Applied Surface Science. 688. 162356–162356. 8 indexed citations

Guan, Jingwen, Dan Xu, Chengyin Wang, et al.. (2025). Advanced electrochemical impedance immunosensor based on PS-b-PAA film architecture for sensitive alpha-fetoprotein detection. Microchemical Journal. 219. 116234–116234.

Chen, Xing, Kewei Liu, Xuan Sun, et al.. (2025). Research on the Ga ₂ O ₃ /ZnGa ₂ O ₄ mixed-phase films and solar-blind photodetectors prepared directly by annealing Zn alloying Ga ₂ O ₃ films. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 13(20). 10062–10071. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Kewei, Zhen Cheng, Jialin Yang, et al.. (2025). Ultrahigh performance of self-powered far-UVC detector based on MOCVD-grown α-Ga2O3 thin film on c-Al2O3 without any phase stabilizer. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1041. 183842–183842. 1 indexed citations

Zheng, Zhaoqiang, Kewei Liu, Yiwen Zhou, et al.. (2025). Sensing mechanisms of hierarchical bismuth‐doped antimony tungstate microspheres for CO ₂ detection at ambient temperatures. Rare Metals. 44(8). 5580–5593.

Yang, Jialin, Kewei Liu, Yongxue Zhu, et al.. (2024). High-performance solar-blind UV bipolar junction phototransistor based on a vertical Pt/Ga2O3/p-Si Schottky emitter structure. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1008. 176668–176668. 5 indexed citations

Liu, Kewei, Xing Chen, Jialin Yang, et al.. (2024). Self-Powered Vertical Schottky Junction Solar-Blind Photodetector Constructed by Direct MOCVD Epitaxy ZnGa₂O₄ on Platinum. IEEE Sensors Journal. 24(18). 28761–28767. 5 indexed citations

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Bao, Yang, Hai Xu, Jiaxu Yan, et al.. (2024). Making Patterned Single Defects in MoS₂ Thermally with the MoS₂/Au Moiré Interface. ACS Nano. 18(40). 27411–27419. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, Kewei, Jialin Yang, Zhen Cheng, et al.. (2024). A self-powered flexible UV photodetector based on an individual ZnO-amorphous Ga₂O₃ core–shell heterojunction microwire. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 12(26). 9623–9629. 11 indexed citations

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Lin, Chun‐Ho, Changxu Liu, Jialin Yang, et al.. (2024). Regulating the Phase and Optical Properties of Mixed‐Halide Perovskites via Hot‐Electron Engineering. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(38). 11 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhe, et al.. (2023). Analysis of urban turbulence intensity observed by Beijing 325-m tower and comparison with the IEC turbulence model for small wind turbines. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics. 241. 105511–105511. 4 indexed citations

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Wu, Xinyu, Pengtao Jing, Da Zhan, et al.. (2023). Single Photon Emitters in Hexagonal Boron Nitride Fabricated by Focused Helium Ion Beam. Advanced Optical Materials. 12(9). 15 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chao, Kewei Liu, Qiu Ai, et al.. (2023). High-performance fully transparent Ga2O3 solar-blind UV photodetector with the embedded indium–tin–oxide electrodes. Materials Today Physics. 33. 101034–101034. 71 indexed citations

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Zheng, Zhiyao, Kewei Liu, Xing Chen, et al.. (2021). High-performance flexible UV photodetector based on self-supporting ZnO nano-networks fabricated by substrate-free chemical vapor deposition. Nanotechnology. 32(47). 475201–475201. 13 indexed citations

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Chen, Hongyu, Kewei Liu, Xing Chen, et al.. (2014). Realization of a self-powered ZnO MSM UV photodetector with high responsivity using an asymmetric pair of Au electrodes. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 2(45). 9689–9694. 192 indexed citations

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Liu, Jishan, Chongxin Shan, Binghui Li, et al.. (2013). MgZnO p–n heterostructure light-emitting devices. Optics Letters. 38(12). 2113–2113. 19 indexed citations

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Liu, Kewei, Makoto Sakurai, & Masakazu Aono. (2012). Enhancing the Humidity Sensitivity of Ga₂O₃/SnO₂ Core/Shell Microribbon by Applying Mechanical Strain and Its Application as a Flexible Strain Sensor. Small. 8(23). 3599–3604. 32 indexed citations

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Jiang, Dayong, Jiying Zhang, Kewei Liu, et al.. (2007). Ultraviolet Schottky detector based on epitaxial ZnO thin film. Solid-State Electronics. 52(5). 679–682. 71 indexed citations

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