Liming Sun

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Liming Sun is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Liming Sun has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Materials Chemistry, 49 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 21 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Liming Sun's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (41 papers), Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (18 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (14 papers). Liming Sun is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (41 papers), Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (18 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (14 papers). Liming Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and Belgium. Liming Sun's co-authors include Xiguang Han, Wenwen Zhan, Weiliu Fan, Xian Zhao, Xiaojun Wang, Chun‐Jiang Jia, Yusheng Yuan, Xiufeng Cheng, Yanli Zhao and Zhao Jin and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Nature Communications and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Liming Sun

81 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

Recent Progress on Engineering Highly Efficient Porous Semiconductor Photocatalysts Derived from Metal–Organic Frameworks

2019 587 citations Wenwen Zhan, Liming Sun et al. Nano-Micro Letters profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Liming Sun	3.0k	2.9k	1.9k	895	872	85	4.9k
Huiqin Wang	3.7k 1.2×	3.7k 1.3×	1.8k 0.9×	630 0.7×	502 0.6×	124	5.2k
Buyuan Guan	2.4k 0.8×	2.2k 0.7×	3.5k 1.8×	1.4k 1.5×	704 0.8×	52	5.6k
Hao Wu	2.1k 0.7×	2.6k 0.9×	2.5k 1.3×	995 1.1×	678 0.8×	131	5.4k
Lu Han	2.6k 0.9×	3.0k 1.0×	2.0k 1.0×	467 0.5×	347 0.4×	73	4.5k
Kamalakannan Kailasam	2.4k 0.8×	3.1k 1.1×	1.4k 0.7×	353 0.4×	771 0.9×	98	4.4k
Baodong Mao	3.2k 1.1×	3.6k 1.2×	2.3k 1.2×	673 0.8×	244 0.3×	114	5.2k
Yongjun Yuan	5.4k 1.8×	6.1k 2.1×	3.2k 1.6×	779 0.9×	410 0.5×	163	8.1k
Huaming Li	4.3k 1.4×	3.8k 1.3×	2.4k 1.2×	490 0.5×	309 0.4×	102	5.7k
Haijing Li	4.2k 1.4×	2.5k 0.9×	2.8k 1.4×	415 0.5×	429 0.5×	57	6.0k

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Yang, Yi, et al.. (2026). A cobalt-based metal-organic framework material featuring ultra-micropores and an exceptionally high density of open metal sites enables efficient H2/D2 separation: Molecular simulation and experimental study. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 205. 153264–153264.

Gao, Hao, Xiaoxiao He, Qiang Zhu, et al.. (2025). Constructing a visible-light-excited Z-scheme heterojunction by engineering the directional N–C/Cu insertion layer: overcoming work function mismatches. Chemical Science. 16(43). 20544–20552.

Gao, Hao, Feng‐Lei Yang, Liming Sun, et al.. (2024). Engineering the Sulfide Semiconductor/Photoinactive-MOF Heterostructure with a Hollow Cuboctahedral Structure to Enhance Photocatalytic CO₂-Epoxide-Cycloaddition Efficiency. Inorganic Chemistry. 63(9). 4078–4085. 8 indexed citations

Sun, Liming, et al.. (2024). Hybrid Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework‐Derived Co₃Mo/Mo₂C Heterostructure for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(18). 20 indexed citations

Liu, Lixia, et al.. (2024). Cu MOF-based electrocatalysts for CO₂ reduction to multi-carbon products. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 12(39). 26421–26438. 14 indexed citations

Liu, Qinhao, Siyu Yao, Siyuan Ma, et al.. (2024). Anticoagulant Activity of the Polysaccharide Fromgonad of Abalone Haliotis discus hannai Ino: The Role of Conjugate Protein. Foods. 13(24). 4003–4003.

Wang, Yu, Wenwen Zhan, Lei Yang, et al.. (2023). Construction of a micro–nano reactor assembled by TiO₂/N–C ultrathin sheets for photocatalytic H₂ evolution. Chemical Communications. 59(52). 8131–8134.

Chen, Xiangjian, Yang Li, Jinshan Li, et al.. (2022). Modification of polylactide by poly(ionic liquid)-b-polylactide copolymer and bio-based ionomers: Excellent toughness, transparency and antibacterial property. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 221. 1512–1526. 12 indexed citations

Li, Yazhuo, et al.. (2020). Residue Char Derived from Microwave-Assisted Pyrolysis of Sludge as Adsorbent for the Removal of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solutions. Processes. 8(8). 979–979. 4 indexed citations

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Cao, Yingxiu, et al.. (2019). Enhancing surfactin production by using systematic CRISPRi repression to screen amino acid biosynthesis genes in Bacillus subtilis. Microbial Cell Factories. 18(1). 90–90. 61 indexed citations

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Sun, Liming, Rong Li, Wenwen Zhan, et al.. (2019). Double-shelled hollow rods assembled from nitrogen/sulfur-codoped carbon coated indium oxide nanoparticles as excellent photocatalysts. Nature Communications. 10(1). 2270–2270. 151 indexed citations

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Zhan, Wenwen, Liming Sun, & Xiguang Han. (2019). Recent Progress on Engineering Highly Efficient Porous Semiconductor Photocatalysts Derived from Metal–Organic Frameworks. Nano-Micro Letters. 11(1). 1–1. 587 indexed citations breakdown →

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Han, Xiguang, Xiguang Han, Xiaoxiao He, et al.. (2018). Increasing Effectiveness of Photogenerated Carriers by in Situ Anchoring of Cu₂O Nanoparticles on a Nitrogen-Doped Porous Carbon Yolk–Shell Cuboctahedral Framework. ACS Catalysis. 8(4). 3348–3356. 122 indexed citations

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Long, Zhouyang, et al.. (2018). P-Doped carbons derived from cellulose as highly efficient metal-free catalysts for aerobic oxidation of benzyl alcohol in water under an air atmosphere. Chemical Communications. 54(65). 8991–8994. 35 indexed citations

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Fan, Liming, Xiutang Zhang, Weiliu Fan, et al.. (2014). Syntheses, crystal structures and UV-visible absorption properties of five metal–organic frameworks constructed from terphenyl-2,5,2′,5′-tetracarboxylic acid and bis(imidazole) bridging ligands. Dalton Transactions. 43(18). 6701–6710. 60 indexed citations

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Yang, Jingfeng, Beiwei Zhu, Jie Zheng, et al.. (2013). Stimulation of lymphocyte proliferation by oyster glycogen sulfated at C-6 position. Carbohydrate Polymers. 94(1). 301–308. 42 indexed citations

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Sun, Liming, Yue Qi, Chun‐Jiang Jia, Zhao Jin, & Weiliu Fan. (2013). Enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity of g-C3N4/Zn2GeO4 heterojunctions with effective interfaces based on band match. Nanoscale. 6(5). 2649–2649. 232 indexed citations

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Sun, Liming, Xian Zhao, Chun‐Jiang Jia, et al.. (2012). Enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity of g-C3N4–ZnWO4 by fabricating a heterojunction: investigation based on experimental and theoretical studies. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 22(44). 23428–23428. 238 indexed citations

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Liu, Li, Weiliu Fan, Xian Zhao, et al.. (2012). Surface Dependence of CO₂ Adsorption on Zn₂GeO₄. Langmuir. 28(28). 10415–10424. 72 indexed citations

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Li, Pan, Xian Zhao, Chun‐Jiang Jia, et al.. (2012). Mechanism of Morphology Transformation of Tetragonal Phase LaVO₄ Nanocrystals Controlled by Surface Chemistry: Experimental and Theoretical Insights. Crystal Growth & Design. 12(10). 5042–5050. 22 indexed citations

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