Liwei Lin

42.7k total citations · 8 hit papers
886 papers, 27.8k citations indexed

About

Liwei Lin is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Liwei Lin has authored 886 papers receiving a total of 27.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 426 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 422 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 146 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Liwei Lin's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (181 papers), Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (135 papers) and Mechanical and Optical Resonators (90 papers). Liwei Lin is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (181 papers), Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (135 papers) and Mechanical and Optical Resonators (90 papers). Liwei Lin collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Taiwan. Liwei Lin's co-authors include Chieh Chang, Daoheng Sun, Tingping Lei, Albert P. Pisano, Xiaomei Cai, Junwen Zhong, Mu Chiao, Yiin‐Kuen Fuh, Xining Zang and Jr-Hung Tsai and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Liwei Lin

844 papers receiving 27.0k 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.

A critical analysis of the α, β and γ phases in poly(vinylidene fluoride) using FTIR

2017 1.3k citations Liwei Lin et al. profile →
Direct-Write Piezoelectric Polymeric Nanogenerator with High Energy Conversion Efficiency

2010 1.2k citations Liwei Lin et al. profile →
A comprehensive review on piezoelectric energy harvesting technology: Materials, mechanisms, and applications

2018 695 citations Junwen Zhong, Seung‐Wuk Lee et al. profile →
A review on chemiresistive room temperature gas sensors based on metal oxide nanostructures, graphene and 2D transition metal dichalcogenides

2018 630 citations Liwei Lin et al. profile →
Near-Field Electrospinning

2006 579 citations Liwei Lin et al. profile →
Encapsulation of Perovskite Nanocrystals into Macroscale Polymer Matrices: Enhanced Stability and Polarization

2016 437 citations Liwei Lin et al. profile →
Insect-scale fast moving and ultrarobust soft robot

2019 409 citations Zhichun Shao, Mingjing Qi et al. profile →
Functional gas sensing nanomaterials: A panoramic view

2020 345 citations Liwei Lin et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Liwei Lin	15.1k	12.3k	5.6k	4.1k	4.0k	886	27.8k
John A. Rogers	21.1k 1.4×	15.4k 1.2×	7.5k 1.3×	6.4k 1.6×	5.0k 1.3×	372	34.0k
Michael D. Dickey	19.9k 1.3×	10.8k 0.9×	5.8k 1.0×	4.9k 1.2×	7.6k 1.9×	341	29.4k
Yingying Zhang	13.5k 0.9×	8.6k 0.7×	6.3k 1.1×	6.7k 1.6×	2.5k 0.6×	560	25.5k
Seung Hwan Ko	15.7k 1.0×	12.0k 1.0×	5.0k 0.9×	4.8k 1.2×	2.9k 0.7×	372	24.5k
Lili Wang	10.2k 0.7×	12.4k 1.0×	10.6k 1.9×	4.1k 1.0×	1.7k 0.4×	751	27.3k
Yongqing Fu	10.5k 0.7×	12.0k 1.0×	11.7k 2.1×	3.5k 0.8×	5.0k 1.3×	991	28.2k
Wei Gao	26.0k 1.7×	8.9k 0.7×	4.0k 0.7×	5.0k 1.2×	5.4k 1.4×	228	35.2k
Xiaoming Tao	10.1k 0.7×	6.5k 0.5×	5.2k 0.9×	7.6k 1.9×	2.9k 0.7×	466	21.1k
Chris Bowen	12.3k 0.8×	7.5k 0.6×	9.9k 1.8×	3.4k 0.8×	5.2k 1.3×	630	25.2k
Xiaodong Chen	20.2k 1.3×	20.5k 1.7×	13.1k 2.3×	10.5k 2.6×	3.4k 0.9×	543	47.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liwei Lin

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Zhao, Hongfa, L. Ruan, Xiangyu Liu, et al.. (2025). Theoretical analysis of triboelectric nanogenerators: Charge mechanisms, energy conversion, and multifunctional applications. Nano Energy. 144. 111382–111382.

Pal, Subhajit, Salzman Ew, H. Chen, et al.. (2025). Versatile Solid-State Medical Superglue Precursors of α-Lipoic Acid. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(16). 13377–13384. 5 indexed citations

Lin, Liwei, et al.. (2025). LEGO: LLM-enhanced genetic optimization for underwater robot image restoration. Pattern Recognition. 168. 111782–111782.

Mueller, Mark W., et al.. (2025). Untethered subcentimeter flying robots. Science Advances. 11(13). eads6858–eads6858. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Chunming, et al.. (2025). Plasmonic coffee-ring biosensing for AI-assisted point-of-care diagnostics. Nature Communications. 16(1). 4597–4597. 5 indexed citations

Yuán, Yǒulù, Ming Tan, Min Zhou, et al.. (2024). Drought priming‐induced stress memory improves subsequent drought or heat tolerance via activation of γ‐aminobutyric acid‐regulated pathways in creeping bentgrass. Plant Biology. 8 indexed citations

Aida, Yasuhiro, et al.. (2024). MID-AIR PARTICLE MANIPULATIONS BY A 2X2 PMUT ARRAY. 209–212.

Ha, J. K., et al.. (2024). SIMULTANEOUS DETECTION OF FLUID VISCOSITY DENSITY VIA PMUTS ASSISTED BY MACHINE LEARNING. 398–401.

Lin, Liwei, et al.. (2024). Rapid preparation of P/O doped nano-porous carbon by microwave method for high-performance supercapacitors. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 689. 133695–133695. 8 indexed citations

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Li, Zhenhao, Zhian Chen, Yutong Wang, et al.. (2024). Icariside I enhances the effects of immunotherapy in gastrointestinal cancer via targeting TRPV4 and upregulating the cGAS-STING-IFN-I pathway. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 177. 117134–117134. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yuzhe, Siyu Wu, Minghao Pan, et al.. (2024). Superhydrophobic, conductive and magnetic sponge for high performance oil-water separation and recycled oil absorption. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(6). 114943–114943. 9 indexed citations

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Yeh, P., Li Liu, James Weger‐Lucarelli, et al.. (2024). Development of a self-powered digital LAMP microfluidic chip (SP-dChip) for the detection of emerging viruses. Lab on a Chip. 24(14). 3490–3497. 5 indexed citations

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Chen, Chunming, Xiaobing Yu, Megha Acharya, et al.. (2024). High sound pressure piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers using sputtered potassium sodium niobate. Microsystems & Nanoengineering. 10(1). 205–205. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Zihan, et al.. (2024). Stretchable Liquid Metal E-Skin for Soft Robot Proprioceptive Vibration Sensing. IEEE Sensors Journal. 24(11). 18327–18335. 6 indexed citations

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Guo, Ruiqi, et al.. (2022). Deep learning for non-parameterized MEMS structural design. Microsystems & Nanoengineering. 8(1). 91–91. 28 indexed citations

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Long, Yu, Peisheng He, Zhichun Shao, et al.. (2021). Moisture-induced autonomous surface potential oscillations for energy harvesting. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5287–5287. 48 indexed citations

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Sweet, Eric, et al.. (2020). Finger-powered fluidic actuation and mixing via MultiJet 3D printing. Lab on a Chip. 20(18). 3375–3385. 26 indexed citations

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Eovino, Benjamin E., Yue Liang, Sina Akhbari, & Liwei Lin. (2018). A single-chip flow sensor based on bimorph PMUTs with differential readout capabilities. 1084–1087. 21 indexed citations

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Liu, Zhiwei, et al.. (2018). Design of flexible hinges in electromagnetically driven artificial flapping-wing insects for improved lift force. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 29(1). 15011–15011. 7 indexed citations

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Lin, Liwei, et al.. (2009). Efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine for the Management of Constipation: A Systematic Review. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 15(12). 1335–1346. 37 indexed citations

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