Liyu Chen

8.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
136 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Liyu Chen is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Liyu Chen has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Materials Chemistry, 57 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 43 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Liyu Chen's work include Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (54 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (30 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (26 papers). Liyu Chen is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (54 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (30 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (26 papers). Liyu Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and Taiwan. Liyu Chen's co-authors include Yingwei Li, Qiang Xü, Haofan Wang, Rafael Luque, Huan Pang, Stefan Kaskel, Kui Shen, Caixia Li, Ruiqi Fang and Xianfeng Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Liyu Chen

124 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

MOF-derived electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction, oxygen... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2020 2017 2020 2019 2023 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. MOF-derived electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction, oxygen evolution and hydrogen evolution reactions
    2020 1.4k citations Haofan Wang, Liyu Chen et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  2. Controllable design of tunable nanostructures inside metal–organic frameworks
    2017 616 citations Liyu Chen, Rafael Luque et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  3. Bimetallic metal–organic frameworks and their derivatives
    2020 471 citations Liyu Chen, Haofan Wang et al. Chemical Science profile →
  4. Metal-Organic Framework Composites for Catalysis
    2019 395 citations Liyu Chen et al. profile →
  5. Defect Engineered Metal–Organic Framework with Accelerated Structural Transformation for Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction
    2023 152 citations Jieting Ding, Nanshu Wang et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  6. Hierarchically Ordered Macro–Mesoporous Electrocatalyst with Hydrophilic Surface for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction
    2023 149 citations Wen Yao, Jieting Ding et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Liyu Chen China 41 3.8k 3.4k 3.1k 2.5k 1.1k 136 7.5k
Jinjie Qian China 46 3.5k 0.9× 2.9k 0.9× 4.1k 1.3× 3.8k 1.5× 582 0.5× 214 8.3k
Yibo Dou China 41 4.1k 1.1× 3.2k 1.0× 2.6k 0.8× 2.5k 1.0× 518 0.5× 103 7.6k
Qihao Yang China 25 3.0k 0.8× 2.5k 0.7× 2.1k 0.7× 1.1k 0.4× 896 0.8× 45 5.2k
Yusuke Ide Japan 44 4.1k 1.1× 1.6k 0.5× 2.8k 0.9× 2.1k 0.8× 765 0.7× 179 7.3k
Mingjun Jia China 42 4.2k 1.1× 2.3k 0.7× 1.4k 0.4× 1.2k 0.5× 1.4k 1.2× 184 6.5k
Ting He China 37 6.6k 1.7× 4.0k 1.2× 5.3k 1.7× 2.9k 1.1× 724 0.7× 73 9.5k
Lin Liang China 37 3.5k 0.9× 1.9k 0.6× 2.5k 0.8× 1.1k 0.4× 491 0.4× 81 5.3k
Siddulu Naidu Talapaneni Australia 35 3.4k 0.9× 1.3k 0.4× 2.0k 0.6× 1.9k 0.7× 558 0.5× 62 5.4k
Zhonghua Xiang China 50 5.2k 1.4× 3.1k 0.9× 4.7k 1.5× 4.3k 1.7× 470 0.4× 158 9.4k
Pradip Pachfule India 53 8.9k 2.3× 6.5k 1.9× 4.9k 1.5× 2.7k 1.1× 1.2k 1.1× 108 12.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ma, Chuanyi, et al.. (2025). Self-healing performance of concrete blended with novel high-strength capsules. Case Studies in Construction Materials. 22. e04470–e04470. 1 indexed citations
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Feng, Zemin, Chenghong Hu, Hua Tang, et al.. (2025). Dual-atomic Cu–Ag pairs boosting selective electroreduction of CO2 to acetate. Chemical Science. 16(21). 9385–9392. 2 indexed citations
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Wu, Ying-Qing, Shiwei Yan, Li Wang, et al.. (2025). Pyrrole-assisted molecular engineering of cellulose-derived polyfuran photocatalysts for efficient H2O2 production. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 375. 125418–125418. 2 indexed citations
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Qiu, Shuilai, Jiafeng Wu, Liyu Chen, & Yingwei Li. (2025). ZnO/Co3O4 supported on carbon nanotubes as anode materials for high-performance lithium-ion batteries. RSC Sustainability. 3(2). 995–1002. 1 indexed citations
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Ding, Jieting, et al.. (2025). Ultrastable Ni─Fe─P‐Based Heterostructures for Seawater Electrolysis. Advanced Functional Materials.
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Wu, Yucheng, Li Wang, Ze Qin, et al.. (2025). Mirror‐Symmetric Nanoarray Networks of Atomic Ni‐Incorporated Tungsten Oxynitride for Efficient and Robust Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(52). e18043–e18043. 1 indexed citations
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Ding, Jieting, Chenghong Hu, Meihua Zhao, et al.. (2025). Creating Abundant Open Metal Sites in MOFs by Dual‐Coordination Design for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(43). e202515653–e202515653.
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Wang, Xian, Ze Qin, Jinjie Qian, Liyu Chen, & Kui Shen. (2024). FeNi-LDH nanoflakes on Co-encapsulated CNT networks for stable and efficient ampere-level current density oxygen evolution. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 359. 124506–124506. 22 indexed citations
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Chen, Liyu, et al.. (2024). Hierarchically ordered meso-/macroporous MOF-based materials for catalysis and energy applications. 6(6). 100137–100137. 18 indexed citations
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Fu, Hang, Song Lu, Xin Yu, et al.. (2024). In situ bulk hydrogen intercalation in a mirror-symmetric Ru/WO3−x nanoarray boosts neutral electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia. Energy & Environmental Science. 18(2). 818–830. 50 indexed citations
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Tao, Wenju, Jiaxin Yang, Liyu Chen, et al.. (2023). Environmentally friendly and efficient green recovery of fluoride from waste aluminum electrolytic sediment using Al2O3. Separation and Purification Technology. 317. 123934–123934. 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Yutao, Liyu Chen, Lifeng Yang, et al.. (2023). Porous framework materials for energy & environment relevant applications: A systematic review. Green Energy & Environment. 9(2). 217–310. 93 indexed citations
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Hu, Chenghong, Wen Yao, Xianfeng Yang, et al.. (2023). Atomically Dispersed ZnN4 Sites Anchored on P‐Functionalized Carbon with Hierarchically Ordered Porous Structures for Boosted Electroreduction of CO2. Advanced Science. 11(4). e2306095–e2306095. 14 indexed citations
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Chen, Ming-Jer, An Hsu, Pei‐Yi Lin, et al.. (2023). Development of a Predictive Model for Optimization of Embryo Transfer Timing Using Blood-Based microRNA Expression Profile. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(1). 76–76. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Yimin, Liyu Chen, Yingwei Li, & Kui Shen. (2023). Metal‐Organic Frameworks as a New Platform to Construct Ordered Mesoporous Ce‐Based Oxides for Efficient CO2 Fixation under Ambient Conditions. Small. 19(40). e2303235–e2303235. 15 indexed citations
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Ding, Jieting, Nanshu Wang, Haofan Wang, et al.. (2023). Defect Engineered Metal–Organic Framework with Accelerated Structural Transformation for Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(43). e202311909–e202311909. 152 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yao, Wen, Chenghong Hu, Yajie Zhang, et al.. (2022). Hierarchically ordered porous carbon with atomically dispersed cobalt for oxidative esterification of furfural. 1(1). 106–116. 34 indexed citations
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Chen, Liyu, Rafael Luque, & Yingwei Li. (2018). Encapsulation of metal nanostructures into metal–organic frameworks. Dalton Transactions. 47(11). 3663–3668. 47 indexed citations
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Chen, Liyu, Rafael Luque, & Yingwei Li. (2017). Controllable design of tunable nanostructures inside metal–organic frameworks. Chemical Society Reviews. 46(15). 4614–4630. 616 indexed citations breakdown →

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