Liping Heng

4.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
96 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Liping Heng is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Liping Heng has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 34 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 30 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Liping Heng's work include Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (47 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (25 papers) and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (12 papers). Liping Heng is often cited by papers focused on Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (47 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (25 papers) and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (12 papers). Liping Heng collaborates with scholars based in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Liping Heng's co-authors include Lei Jiang, Zubin Wang, Ben Zhong Tang, Pu Guo, Yuqi Zhang, Zhengping Liu, Xiaoliang Luo, Zhishan Bo, Yong Qiang Dong and Cuihong Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Liping Heng

95 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

Reversible Switching of the Emission of Diphenyldibenzofulvenes by Thermal and Mechanical Stimuli

2011 619 citations Liping Heng et al. Advanced Materials profile →
Slippery Graphene-Bridging Liquid Metal Layered Heterostructure Nanocomposite for Stable High-Performance Electromagnetic Interference Shielding

2023 114 citations Yue Sun, Xiao Han et al. ACS Nano profile →
Flexible solid-liquid bi-continuous electrically and thermally conductive nanocomposite for electromagnetic interference shielding and heat dissipation

2024 77 citations Yue Sun, Lei Jiang et al. profile →

Peers

Liping Heng

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Yannick Coffinier France

Jin Zhai China

Dongpo Zhu China

Seimei Shiratori Japan

Atsushi Hozumi Japan

Yu Huang China

Zhongjun Cheng China

Kenneth K. S. Lau United States

Hua Lai China

Meihua Jin China

Yannick Coffinier France

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432 ×0.8

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Countries citing papers authored by Liping Heng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Liping Heng

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liping Heng

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

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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

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Wang, Zubin, Lei Jiang, & Liping Heng. (2025). Liquid Adhesion Regulation on Bioinspired Slippery Surfaces: From Theory to Application. ACS Nano. 19(14). 13549–13566. 5 indexed citations

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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

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

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Sun, Yue, Keyu Han, Pengda Che, et al.. (2024). Infinite Self‐Propulsion of Circularly On/Discharged Droplets. Advanced Materials. 36(18). e2311729–e2311729. 19 indexed citations

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Wang, Qi, et al.. (2024). Noncontact Microfluidics of Highly Viscous Liquids for Accurate Self‐Splitting and Pipetting. Advanced Materials. 36(27). e2402779–e2402779. 15 indexed citations

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Han, Xiao, Pu Guo, Xuan Wang, et al.. (2023). Photothermal Solid Slippery Surfaces with Rapid Self‐Healing, Improved Anti/De‐Icing and Excellent Stability. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 44(6). e2200816–e2200816. 18 indexed citations

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Sun, Yue, Xiao Han, Pu Guo, et al.. (2023). Slippery Graphene-Bridging Liquid Metal Layered Heterostructure Nanocomposite for Stable High-Performance Electromagnetic Interference Shielding. ACS Nano. 17(13). 12616–12628. 114 indexed citations breakdown →

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Han, Xiao, et al.. (2023). Noncontact Charge Shielding Knife for Liquid Microfluidics. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(11). 6420–6427. 46 indexed citations

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Han, Keyu, Zubin Wang, Xiao Han, et al.. (2022). Active Manipulation of Functional Droplets on Slippery Surface. Advanced Functional Materials. 32(45). 37 indexed citations

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Che, Pengda, Xiao Han, Pu Guo, et al.. (2022). Robust yet flexible slippery layered composite surfaces with a programmable pressure-resistance response under extreme environmental conditions. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 10(28). 14933–14942. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Xuan, Kang Liu, Zubin Wang, Liping Heng, & Lei Jiang. (2022). A robust and renewable solar steam generator for high concentration dye wastewater purification. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 10(7). 3436–3442. 36 indexed citations

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Han, Keyu, Zubin Wang, Liping Heng, & Lei Jiang. (2021). Photothermal slippery surfaces towards spatial droplet manipulation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 9(31). 16974–16981. 46 indexed citations

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Guo, Pu, Zubin Wang, Liping Heng, et al.. (2019). Magnetocontrollable Droplet and Bubble Manipulation on a Stable Amphibious Slippery Gel Surface. Advanced Functional Materials. 29(11). 120 indexed citations

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Wang, Xuan, Zubin Wang, Liping Heng, & Lei Jiang. (2019). Stable Omniphobic Anisotropic Covalently Grafted Slippery Surfaces for Directional Transportation of Drops and Bubbles. Advanced Functional Materials. 30(1). 94 indexed citations

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Wang, Zubin, et al.. (2019). Temperature-induced switchable interfacial interactions on slippery surfaces for controllable liquid manipulation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 7(31). 18510–18518. 44 indexed citations

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Heng, Liping, et al.. (2018). Temperature-Responsive Anisotropic Slippery Surface for Smart Control of the Droplet Motion. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(8). 7442–7450. 97 indexed citations

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Meng, Xiangfu, et al.. (2018). A stable solid slippery surface with thermally assisted self-healing ability. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 6(34). 16355–16360. 63 indexed citations

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Han, Keyu, et al.. (2018). Slippery Surface Based on Photoelectric Responsive Nanoporous Composites with Optimal Wettability Region for Droplets' Multifunctional Manipulation. Advanced Science. 6(1). 1801231–1801231. 71 indexed citations

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Li, Ming, Quan Xu, Weijun Li, et al.. (2018). Tough Reversible Adhesion Properties of a Dry Self-Cleaning Biomimetic Surface. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(31). 26787–26794. 29 indexed citations

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