Kristina Liu

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
19 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Kristina Liu is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kristina Liu has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 9 papers in Spectroscopy and 7 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Kristina Liu's work include Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (5 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (5 papers) and Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications (4 papers). Kristina Liu is often cited by papers focused on Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (5 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (5 papers) and Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications (4 papers). Kristina Liu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Taiwan. Kristina Liu's co-authors include Richard J. Saykally, J. D. Cruzan, M. G. Brown, Jonathon K. Gregory, David C. Clary, Jeffrey A. Reimer, Carlos A. Meriles, Dieter Suter, Ashok Ajoy and Emanuel Druga and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kristina Liu

19 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Water Clusters 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 1996 100 200 300 400 500
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. Water Clusters
    1996 576 citations Kristina Liu, J. D. Cruzan et al. Science profile →
  2. Characterization of a cage form of the water hexamer
    1996 564 citations Kristina Liu, M. G. Brown et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kristina Liu United States 14 1.3k 685 344 276 272 19 2.0k
Michele Pavanello United States 27 1.4k 1.1× 360 0.5× 534 1.6× 205 0.7× 96 0.4× 82 2.0k
Susan T. Arnold United States 30 1.7k 1.3× 838 1.2× 317 0.9× 543 2.0× 292 1.1× 75 2.6k
Ryan P. Steele United States 21 1.1k 0.8× 460 0.7× 279 0.8× 116 0.4× 129 0.5× 57 1.6k
Stefano Stranges Italy 27 1.9k 1.4× 851 1.2× 347 1.0× 237 0.9× 104 0.4× 127 2.4k
Gary E. Douberly United States 28 1.9k 1.5× 1.0k 1.5× 185 0.5× 388 1.4× 126 0.5× 92 2.5k
A. Naves de Brito Sweden 34 2.9k 2.2× 1.1k 1.6× 477 1.4× 334 1.2× 226 0.8× 139 3.5k
M.-J. Hubin-Frańskin Belgium 25 1.8k 1.3× 970 1.4× 251 0.7× 356 1.3× 120 0.4× 101 2.2k
Taisuke Nakanaga Japan 25 1.4k 1.0× 1.2k 1.8× 200 0.6× 418 1.5× 107 0.4× 100 2.0k
Kenichiro Tanaka Japan 30 1.6k 1.2× 975 1.4× 534 1.6× 270 1.0× 86 0.3× 159 3.2k
A. Kivimäki Finland 35 3.4k 2.5× 1.1k 1.7× 561 1.6× 245 0.9× 273 1.0× 192 4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Kristina Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kristina Liu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Kristina Liu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Kristina Liu. The network helps show where Kristina Liu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kristina Liu

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

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Jin, Xiuyu, Ziting Zhu, Fang Chen, et al.. (2025). Green Electrode Processing Enabled by Fluoro‐Free Multifunctional Binders for Lithium‐Ion Batteries. Advanced Science. 12(17). e2416995–e2416995. 3 indexed citations
2.
Liu, Kristina, A. Lisa Semrau, Alex Henning, et al.. (2022). Using Metal–Organic Frameworks to Confine Liquid Samples for Nanoscale NV-NMR. Nano Letters. 22(24). 9876–9882. 9 indexed citations
3.
Ajoy, Ashok, Emanuel Druga, Kristina Liu, et al.. (2020). Room temperature “optical nanodiamond hyperpolarizer”: Physics, design, and operation. Review of Scientific Instruments. 91(2). 27 indexed citations
4.
Ajoy, Ashok, Xudong Lv, Emanuel Druga, et al.. (2019). Wide dynamic range magnetic field cycler: Harnessing quantum control at low and high fields. Review of Scientific Instruments. 90(1). 13112–13112. 13 indexed citations
5.
Ajoy, Ashok, Han Bo-ping, Kristina Liu, et al.. (2019). Hyperpolarized relaxometry based nuclear T1 noise spectroscopy in diamond. Nature Communications. 10(1). 5160–5160. 35 indexed citations
6.
Korenchan, David E., Robert Bok, Renuka Sriram, et al.. (2019). Hyperpolarized in vivo pH imaging reveals grade-dependent acidification in prostate cancer. Oncotarget. 10(58). 6096–6110. 19 indexed citations
7.
Zangara, Pablo R., Siddharth Dhomkar, Ashok Ajoy, et al.. (2019). Dynamics of frequency-swept nuclear spin optical pumping in powdered diamond at low magnetic fields. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(7). 2512–2520. 28 indexed citations
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Ajoy, Ashok, Kristina Liu, Xudong Lv, et al.. (2018). Orientation-independent room temperature optical<sup>13</sup>C hyperpolarization in powdered diamond. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 61 indexed citations
9.
Ajoy, Ashok, Kristina Liu, Xudong Lv, et al.. (2018). Enhanced dynamic nuclear polarization via swept microwave frequency combs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(42). 10576–10581. 42 indexed citations
10.
Lott, Jason P., Kristina Liu, W. Allan Nix, et al.. (2013). Atypical hand-foot-and-mouth disease associated with coxsackievirus A6 infection. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 69(5). 736–741. 61 indexed citations
11.
Zhou, Qin, Kristina Liu, & Liwei Lin. (2011). Direct growth of single walled carbon nanotubes on paper. 4. 2590–2593. 1 indexed citations
12.
Chiu, Ming‐Jang, Kristina Liu, Ming H. Hsieh, & Hai‐Gwo Hwu. (2005). Dual-modality impairment of implicit learning of letter-strings versus color-patterns in patients with schizophrenia. Behavioral and Brain Functions. 1(1). 23–23. 2 indexed citations
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Hsieh, Ming H., Kristina Liu, Shi-Kai Liu, et al.. (2004). Memory impairment and auditory evoked potential gating deficit in schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging. 130(2). 161–169. 48 indexed citations
14.
Turns, Jennifer, et al.. (2002). Moving toward knowledge-building communities in health information website design. 521–521. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Kristina, M. G. Brown, J. D. Cruzan, & Richard J. Saykally. (1997). Terahertz Laser Spectroscopy of the Water Pentamer:  Structure and Hydrogen Bond Rearrangement Dynamics. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 101(48). 9011–9021. 88 indexed citations
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Liu, Kristina, M. G. Brown, & Richard J. Saykally. (1997). Terahertz Laser Vibration−Rotation Tunneling Spectroscopy and Dipole Moment of a Cage Form of the Water Hexamer. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 101(48). 8995–9010. 192 indexed citations
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Liu, Kristina, M. G. Brown, J. D. Cruzan, & Richard J. Saykally. (1996). Vibration-Rotation Tunneling Spectra of the Water Pentamer: Structure and Dynamics. Science. 271(5245). 62–64. 240 indexed citations
18.
Liu, Kristina, J. D. Cruzan, & Richard J. Saykally. (1996). Water Clusters. Science. 271(5251). 929–933. 576 indexed citations breakdown →
19.
Liu, Kristina, et al.. (1996). Characterization of a cage form of the water hexamer. Nature. 381(6582). 501–503. 564 indexed citations breakdown →

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