Meng‐Sheng Liao

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Meng‐Sheng Liao is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Meng‐Sheng Liao has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Materials Chemistry, 19 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 18 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Meng‐Sheng Liao's work include Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (20 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (15 papers) and Magnetism in coordination complexes (12 papers). Meng‐Sheng Liao is often cited by papers focused on Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (20 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (15 papers) and Magnetism in coordination complexes (12 papers). Meng‐Sheng Liao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Puerto Rico. Meng‐Sheng Liao's co-authors include Steve Scheiner, John D. W. Watts, Ming‐Ju Huang, Carlos R. Cabrera, Chak‐Tong Au, Qianer Zhang, Yasuyuki Ishikawa, Yasuyuki Ishikawa, Yun Lü and Tapas Kar and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B and The Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

In The Last Decade

Meng‐Sheng Liao

52 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Electronic structure and bonding in metal phthalocyanines, Metal=Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Mg

2001 527 citations Meng‐Sheng Liao, Steve Scheiner The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Meng‐Sheng Liao United States	26	1.9k	954	754	547	427	52	3.0k
Thorsten Klüner Germany	28	1.4k 0.7×	570 0.6×	1.1k 1.4×	459 0.8×	288 0.7×	138	2.8k
Grigory Smolentsev Russia	33	1.6k 0.8×	568 0.6×	428 0.6×	820 1.5×	379 0.9×	88	2.9k
Karin Fink Germany	33	2.3k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	598 0.8×	373 0.7×	770 1.8×	120	3.8k
Mrinmay Das India	25	1.2k 0.6×	659 0.7×	984 1.3×	243 0.4×	626 1.5×	105	3.0k
Wolfgang Hieringer Germany	38	1.8k 0.9×	1.6k 1.6×	778 1.0×	626 1.1×	754 1.8×	71	4.6k
Susumu Yanagisawa Japan	20	1.3k 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	1.4k 1.8×	197 0.4×	232 0.5×	65	3.1k
Angela Rosa Italy	26	1.5k 0.8×	418 0.4×	552 0.7×	324 0.6×	488 1.1×	48	2.5k
David Schmidt Germany	35	2.3k 1.2×	1.3k 1.3×	285 0.4×	358 0.7×	443 1.0×	75	4.4k
John M. Papanikolas United States	39	2.6k 1.3×	1.5k 1.6×	1.1k 1.4×	1.8k 3.3×	847 2.0×	112	5.6k
Norman Herron United States	30	3.2k 1.6×	1.6k 1.7×	311 0.4×	372 0.7×	829 1.9×	66	4.2k

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Liao, Meng‐Sheng, Ming‐Ju Huang, & John D. W. Watts. (2013). Binding of O₂ and NO to Heme in Heme-Nitric Oxide/Oxygen-Binding (H-NOX) Proteins. A Theoretical Study. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 117(35). 10103–10114. 16 indexed citations

Liao, Meng‐Sheng, Ming‐Ju Huang, & John D. W. Watts. (2013). Effects of local protein environment on the binding of diatomic molecules to heme in myoglobins. DFT and dispersion-corrected DFT studies. Journal of Molecular Modeling. 19(8). 3307–3323. 6 indexed citations

Liao, Meng‐Sheng, Ming‐Ju Huang, & John D. W. Watts. (2012). Factors that distort the heme structure in Heme-Nitric Oxide/OXygen-Binding (H-NOX) protein domains. A theoretical study. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 118. 28–38. 3 indexed citations

Liao, Meng‐Sheng, Ming‐Ju Huang, & John D. W. Watts. (2012). Assessment of dispersion corrections in DFT calculations on large biological systems. Molecular Physics. 110(24). 3061–3076. 10 indexed citations

Liao, Meng‐Sheng, Ming‐Ju Huang, & John D. W. Watts. (2011). FeP(Im)−AB bonding energies evaluated with a large number of density functionals (P = porphine, Im = imidazole, AB = CO, NO, and O ₂ ). Molecular Physics. 109(16). 2035–2048. 11 indexed citations

Liao, Meng‐Sheng, et al.. (2010). Structure, Bonding, and Linear Optical Properties of a Series of Silver and Gold Nanorod Clusters: DFT/TDDFT Studies. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 114(48). 12701–12708. 58 indexed citations

Liao, Meng‐Sheng, et al.. (2009). Supramolecular interactions of fullerenes with (Cl)Fe- and Mn porphyrins. A theoretical study. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 11(29). 6072–6072. 6 indexed citations

Liao, Meng‐Sheng, John D. W. Watts, & Ming‐Ju Huang. (2009). Dispersion-corrected DFT calculations on C60-porphyrin complexes. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 11(21). 4365–4365. 22 indexed citations

Liao, Meng‐Sheng, John D. W. Watts, & Ming‐Ju Huang. (2008). ASSESSMENT OF SOME RECENTLY DEVELOPED DENSITY FUNCTIONALS FOR CALCULATIONS ON IRON PORPHYRINS. Journal of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry. 7(4). 615–628. 2 indexed citations

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Sarkar, Saikat, Meng‐Sheng Liao, Tapas Kar, et al.. (2008). An attempt towards coordination supramolecularity from Mn(II), Ni(II) and Cd(II) with a new hexadentate [N4O2] symmetrical Schiff base ligand: Syntheses, crystal structures, electrical conductivity and optical properties. Polyhedron. 27(16). 3359–3370. 25 indexed citations

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Liao, Meng‐Sheng, John D. W. Watts, & Ming‐Ju Huang. (2007). Electronic Structure of Some Substituted Iron(II) Porphyrins. Are They Intermediate or High Spin?. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 111(26). 5927–5935. 39 indexed citations

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Liao, Meng‐Sheng, John D. W. Watts, & Ming‐Ju Huang. (2006). Assessment of the performance of density‐functional methods for calculations on iron porphyrins and related compounds. Journal of Computational Chemistry. 27(13). 1577–1592. 75 indexed citations

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Kar, Tapas, Meng‐Sheng Liao, Saikat Sarkar, et al.. (2006). Spectroscopy, crystal structure, valance molecular orbital energy level diagram and DFT study of cis-[Cr(2,2′-bipy)2Cl2](Cl)0.38(PF6)0.62. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 65(3-4). 882–886. 12 indexed citations

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Liao, Meng‐Sheng, Tapas Kar, & Steve Scheiner. (2004). Actinyls in Expanded Porphyrin: A Relativistic Density-Functional Study. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 108(15). 3056–3063. 21 indexed citations

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Liao, Meng‐Sheng & Steve Scheiner. (2003). A DFT/TDDFT study of Group 4A metal porphyrins. Molecular Physics. 101(9). 1227–1238. 10 indexed citations

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Liao, Meng‐Sheng & Steve Scheiner. (2001). Electronic structure and bonding in metal phthalocyanines, Metal=Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Mg. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 114(22). 9780–9791. 527 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liao, Meng‐Sheng, et al.. (1997). A Theoretical Study of Complexes MH_x^2- and MCl_y^2- in Crystalline A₂MH_x and A₂MCl_y Compounds (A = Alkali, Alkaline Earth; M = Ni, Pd, Pt; x = 2, 4, 6; y = 4, 6). Inorganic Chemistry. 36(3). 396–405. 14 indexed citations

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Fan, Hongjun, Chun‐Wan Liu, & Meng‐Sheng Liao. (1997). Geometry, electronic structure and magnetism of small Co (n = 2−8) clusters. Chemical Physics Letters. 273(5-6). 353–359. 70 indexed citations

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Liao, Meng‐Sheng, et al.. (1995). HgHg bonding in mercurous Hg(I)2L2 compounds: the influence of ligand electronegativity. Journal of Molecular Structure THEOCHEM. 358(1-3). 195–203. 10 indexed citations

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Liao, Meng‐Sheng, et al.. (1995). Properties and Stabilities of MX, MX2, and M2X2 Compounds (M = Zn, Cd, Hg; X = F, Cl, Br, I). Inorganic Chemistry. 34(22). 5597–5605. 64 indexed citations

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