Liran Ma

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
105 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Liran Ma is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Liran Ma has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 37 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 25 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Liran Ma's work include Lubricants and Their Additives (29 papers), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (27 papers) and Tribology and Lubrication Engineering (16 papers). Liran Ma is often cited by papers focused on Lubricants and Their Additives (29 papers), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (27 papers) and Tribology and Lubrication Engineering (16 papers). Liran Ma collaborates with scholars based in China, Israel and United States. Liran Ma's co-authors include Jianbin Luo, Jacob Klein, Nir Kampf, Xuefeng Xu, Yu Tian, Chenhui Zhang, Yonggang Meng, Dan Guo, Pengpeng Bai and Xiangli Wen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Liran Ma

98 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Origins of hydration lubrication

2015 326 citations Liran Ma et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Liran Ma China	23	880	802	345	324	298	105	1.8k
Sriram Sundararajan United States	27	933 1.1×	1.1k 1.3×	677 2.0×	459 1.4×	583 2.0×	96	2.3k
Shaohua Chen China	28	532 0.6×	1.2k 1.5×	813 2.4×	505 1.6×	329 1.1×	134	2.5k
Jun Young Chung United States	21	934 1.1×	643 0.8×	352 1.0×	1.2k 3.7×	234 0.8×	31	2.5k
Zhilong Peng China	22	315 0.4×	672 0.8×	278 0.8×	362 1.1×	157 0.5×	88	1.5k
Shijie Song China	24	332 0.4×	402 0.5×	1.0k 3.0×	254 0.8×	280 0.9×	115	2.0k
Monika Jenko Slovenia	28	1.2k 1.3×	675 0.8×	1.8k 5.1×	496 1.5×	185 0.6×	121	2.9k
Guoxin Xie China	22	1.2k 1.3×	968 1.2×	1.2k 3.4×	416 1.3×	383 1.3×	67	2.4k
Wulff Possart Germany	25	542 0.6×	575 0.7×	718 2.1×	470 1.5×	108 0.4×	96	1.9k
Xiangjun Zhang China	18	474 0.5×	447 0.6×	204 0.6×	243 0.8×	165 0.6×	64	1.1k
Pengpeng Bai China	27	742 0.8×	532 0.7×	971 2.8×	219 0.7×	155 0.5×	88	1.8k

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Fang, Liran Ma, Pan Ye, et al.. (2025). Spatial confinement of Co-N/O nanocatalyst into hollow carbon nanosphere for water purification and its biotoxicity assessment. Chemical Engineering Journal. 506. 159797–159797. 7 indexed citations

Sun, Yukai, et al.. (2025). Structural modulation of bioinspired slippery surface for enhanced underwater drag reduction. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 727. 138303–138303.

Wei, Yukun, et al.. (2025). PDMS@SiO₂-AAO superhydrophobic surfaces performance in underwater drag reduction and corrosion resistance. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 725. 137630–137630.

Ma, Liran, et al.. (2024). Macroscopic and stable gas film obtained by superhydrophobic step and its drag reduction performance. Physics of Fluids. 36(3). 7 indexed citations

Song, Changhui, et al.. (2024). Structured-porous-enhanced mechanoluminescence of ZnS:Cu/PDMS elastomer. Materials Research Bulletin. 181. 113099–113099. 1 indexed citations

Bai, Pengpeng, et al.. (2024). High-pressure rheological properties of polyalphaolefin and ester oil blends and their impact on lubrication. Tribology International. 201. 110262–110262. 7 indexed citations

Tian, Yu, et al.. (2024). A durable superhydrophobic surface with bud-particle structure prepared by one-step spray method. Applied Surface Science. 679. 161255–161255. 7 indexed citations

Zhang, Yanping, et al.. (2024). Adsorption behavior of graphite‐like walnut shell biochar modified with ammonia for ciprofloxacin in aqueous solution. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 100(1). 90–103. 4 indexed citations

Han, Ke, et al.. (2024). Friction Reduction Achieved by Ultraviolet Illumination on TiO2 Surface. Materials. 17(7). 1680–1680. 1 indexed citations

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Wen, Gang, Xiangli Wen, Pengpeng Bai, et al.. (2023). Fabrication of Ti3C2 MXene and tetradecylphosphonic acid@MXene and their excellent friction-reduction and anti-wear performance as lubricant additives. Tribology International. 186. 108590–108590. 40 indexed citations

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Liu, Yuan, Chang Dong, Xianzhang Wang, et al.. (2023). Effect of droplet size on the film formation of O/W emulsion. Industrial Lubrication and Tribology. 75(8). 849–857. 3 indexed citations

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Tian, Jilei, et al.. (2023). Operando formation of multiphase heterostructure for achieving macroscale superlubricity with ultra-long lifetime under high contact stress. Materials Today Chemistry. 28. 101363–101363. 11 indexed citations

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Wen, Xiangli, Pengpeng Bai, Wenqing Chen, et al.. (2023). Post-impact squeeze-out behavior of oils with different pressure-dependent rheological properties. Tribology International. 187. 108695–108695. 5 indexed citations

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Wei, Peng, Qingkun Liu, Qiong Zhou, et al.. (2023). Effect of cyanide content on the tribological performance of nitrile butadiene rubber. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 141(9). 1 indexed citations

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Bai, Pengpeng, Jingyang Li, Yuanzhe Li, et al.. (2023). MoS2 reinforced PEEK composite for improved aqueous boundary lubrication. Friction. 11(9). 1660–1672. 31 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yanping, et al.. (2022). Enhanced dewaterability of sludge by Fe(II)-sludge biochar activate persulfate. Environmental Technology. 45(5). 854–866. 4 indexed citations

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Gao, Yuan, Liran Ma, & Jianbin Luo. (2021). Temperature-controlled Friction Coefficient Lubricated by Liquid Crystal. Liquid Crystals. 49(1). 66–71. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yanan, Jile Jiang, Yonggang Meng, et al.. (2021). Effect of base oil lubrication properties on magnetorheological fluids. Smart Materials and Structures. 30(9). 95011–95011. 15 indexed citations

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Jia, Wenpeng, Pengpeng Bai, Xiao Zhang, et al.. (2019). On Lubrication States after a Running-In Process in Aqueous Lubrication. Langmuir. 35(48). 15435–15443. 17 indexed citations

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Zhang, Kai, Liran Ma, Xuefeng Xu, Jianbin Luo, & Dan Guo. (2014). Temperature distribution along the surface of evaporating droplets. Physical Review E. 89(3). 32404–32404. 46 indexed citations

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