Min Liu

66.0k total citations · 36 hit papers
1.1k papers, 51.6k citations indexed

About

Min Liu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Min Liu has authored 1.1k papers receiving a total of 51.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 439 papers in Materials Chemistry, 394 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 386 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Min Liu's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (179 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (173 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (120 papers). Min Liu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (179 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (173 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (120 papers). Min Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Min Liu's co-authors include Xiaoqing Qiu, Junwei Fu, Hui–Ming Cheng, Kang Liu, Feng Li, Hongmei Li, Dawei Wang, Gao Qing Lu, Edward H. Sargent and Oleksandr Voznyy and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Min Liu

1.1k papers receiving 50.8k citations

Hit Papers

3D Aperiodic Hierarchical Porous Graphitic Carbon Materia... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2016 2018 2019 2018 500 1000 1.5k
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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. 3D Aperiodic Hierarchical Porous Graphitic Carbon Material for High‐Rate Electrochemical Capacitive Energy Storage
    2007 1.9k citations Min Liu et al. profile →
  2. Enhanced electrocatalytic CO2 reduction via field-induced reagent concentration
    2016 1.7k citations Min Liu et al. profile →
  3. Defect-rich and ultrathin N doped carbon nanosheets as advanced trifunctional metal-free electrocatalysts for the ORR, OER and HER
    2018 1.3k citations Min Liu et al. profile →
  4. Product selectivity of photocatalytic CO2 reduction reactions
    2019 1.0k citations Junwei Fu, Min Liu et al. profile →
  5. Dopant-induced electron localization drives CO2 reduction to C2 hydrocarbons
    2018 1.0k citations Min Liu et al. profile →
  6. Multi-site electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution in neutral media by destabilization of water molecules
    2018 622 citations Min Liu et al. profile →
  7. Surface Modification of CoOx Loaded BiVO4 Photoanodes with Ultrathin p-Type NiO Layers for Improved Solar Water Oxidation
    2015 586 citations Min Liu et al. profile →
  8. Theory-driven design of high-valence metal sites for water oxidation confirmed using in situ soft X-ray absorption
    2017 583 citations Min Liu et al. profile →
  9. Modulating electronic structure of metal-organic frameworks by introducing atomically dispersed Ru for efficient hydrogen evolution
    2021 578 citations Kang Liu, Min Liu et al. profile →
  10. Missing-linker metal-organic frameworks for oxygen evolution reaction
    2019 574 citations Kang Liu, Min Liu et al. profile →
  11. Iron phthalocyanine with coordination induced electronic localization to boost oxygen reduction reaction
    2020 570 citations Kejun Chen, Kang Liu et al. profile →
  12. 3D Aperiodic Hierarchical Porous Graphitic Carbon Material for High‐Rate Electrochemical Capacitive Energy Storage
    2007 476 citations Min Liu et al. profile →
  13. Dopants fixation of Ruthenium for boosting acidic oxygen evolution stability and activity
    2020 464 citations Min Liu et al. profile →
  14. YAG:Ce3+ Transparent Ceramic Phosphors Brighten the Next‐Generation Laser‐Driven Lighting
    2020 452 citations Min Liu et al. profile →
  15. Insights into the activity of single-atom Fe-N-C catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction
    2022 451 citations Kang Liu, Junwei Fu et al. profile →
  16. Torsion strained iridium oxide for efficient acidic water oxidation in proton exchange membrane electrolyzers
    2021 442 citations Min Liu et al. profile →
  17. Microstructural evolution, nanoprecipitation behavior and mechanical properties of selective laser melted high-performance grade 300 maraging steel
    2017 432 citations Kesong Zhou, Min Liu et al. profile →
  18. Identification of the Highly Active Co–N4 Coordination Motif for Selective Oxygen Reduction to Hydrogen Peroxide
    2022 408 citations Kejun Chen, Junwei Fu et al. profile →
  19. Interfacial Electronic Structure Modulation of NiTe Nanoarrays with NiS Nanodots Facilitates Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution
    2019 371 citations Kang Liu, Min Liu et al. profile →
  20. Atomically dispersed Pt and Fe sites and Pt–Fe nanoparticles for durable proton exchange membrane fuel cells
    2022 368 citations Min Liu et al. profile →
  21. Continuous-wave lasing in colloidal quantum dot solids enabled by facet-selective epitaxy
    2017 367 citations Min Liu et al. profile →
  22. Bright colloidal quantum dot light-emitting diodes enabled by efficient chlorination
    2018 363 citations Min Liu et al. profile →
  23. Unveiling the Proton‐Feeding Effect in Sulfur‐Doped Fe−N−C Single‐Atom Catalyst for Enhanced CO2 Electroreduction
    2022 304 citations Kejun Chen, Junwei Fu et al. profile →
  24. Unveiling Role of Sulfate Ion in Nickel‐Iron (oxy)Hydroxide with Enhanced Oxygen‐Evolving Performance
    2021 267 citations Min Liu et al. profile →
  25. Chemical Identification of Catalytically Active Sites on Oxygen‐doped Carbon Nanosheet to Decipher the High Activity for Electro‐synthesis Hydrogen Peroxide
    2021 266 citations Kejun Chen, Junwei Fu et al. profile →
  26. Engineering the Local Microenvironment over Bi Nanosheets for Highly Selective Electrocatalytic Conversion of CO2 to HCOOH in Strong Acid
    2022 253 citations Qiyou Wang, Min Liu et al. profile →
  27. CO2 electroreduction to multicarbon products in strongly acidic electrolyte via synergistically modulating the local microenvironment
    2022 238 citations Qiyou Wang, Min Liu et al. profile →
  28. Sustainable conversion of alkaline nitrate to ammonia at activities greater than 2 A cm−2
    2024 147 citations Kang Liu, Qiyou Wang et al. profile →
  29. Reappraisal of hard carbon anodes for practical lithium/sodium-ion batteries from the perspective of full-cell matters
    2023 134 citations Min Liu et al. profile →
  30. Issues and opportunities facing hydrolytic hydrogen production materials
    2023 128 citations Min Liu, Zhendong Yao et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →
  31. Structure–property–performance relationship of vanadium- and manganese-based metal–organic frameworks and their derivatives for energy storage and conversion applications
    2024 92 citations Qiyou Wang, Min Liu et al. profile →
  32. An operationally broadened alkaline water electrolyser enabled by highly stable poly(oxindole biphenylene) ion-solvating membranes
    2024 70 citations Xu Hu, Bin Hu et al. profile →
  33. Global and regional patterns of soil metal(loid) mobility and associated risks
    2025 43 citations Min Liu et al. profile →
  34. Metal vacancies in semiconductor oxides enhance hole mobility for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting
    2025 42 citations Kang Liu, Qiyou Wang et al. profile →
  35. Non-noble metal–organic frameworks in electrocatalytic urea-assisted hydrogen production and energy-saving regeneration
    2025 29 citations Min Liu et al. profile →
  36. From macro-, through meso- to micro-scale: Densification behavior, deformation response and microstructural evolution of selective laser melted Mg-RE alloy
    2025 21 citations Cheng Chang, Min Liu 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
Min Liu China 105 26.8k 22.8k 20.3k 6.9k 6.1k 1.1k 51.6k
Yushan Yan United States 112 21.3k 0.8× 21.3k 0.9× 18.6k 0.9× 4.2k 0.6× 4.1k 0.7× 514 44.4k
Huijun Zhao China 124 29.4k 1.1× 26.2k 1.2× 25.3k 1.3× 8.8k 1.3× 3.8k 0.6× 1.1k 60.7k
Yu Chen China 93 21.8k 0.8× 17.7k 0.8× 14.3k 0.7× 3.6k 0.5× 4.6k 0.7× 1.1k 38.5k
Tianyi Ma China 107 33.6k 1.3× 24.4k 1.1× 22.5k 1.1× 6.1k 0.9× 3.5k 0.6× 669 47.7k
Li Song China 132 31.0k 1.2× 32.0k 1.4× 34.8k 1.7× 9.2k 1.3× 6.4k 1.0× 1.1k 72.0k
Wei Li China 109 16.2k 0.6× 22.0k 1.0× 25.4k 1.3× 11.3k 1.6× 3.9k 0.6× 1.2k 54.1k
Hui Wang China 106 22.0k 0.8× 25.2k 1.1× 25.8k 1.3× 9.6k 1.4× 2.9k 0.5× 1.8k 62.3k
Yujie Xiong China 118 32.3k 1.2× 17.5k 0.8× 34.9k 1.7× 10.5k 1.5× 5.4k 0.9× 517 55.4k
Xin Wang China 130 42.7k 1.6× 39.0k 1.7× 31.8k 1.6× 11.7k 1.7× 6.2k 1.0× 1.1k 73.8k
Yu Han China 123 14.3k 0.5× 18.6k 0.8× 37.4k 1.8× 5.1k 0.7× 4.5k 0.7× 1.0k 61.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liu, Min, et al.. (2025). How to balance cadmium immobilization and greenhouse gas emissions when using microbial induced-calcite precipitation (MICP): Regulate the N/Ca molar ratio and dosage. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(3). 116351–116351. 1 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yang, Qiyuan Pan, Yanqing Ge, et al.. (2025). Red blood cell-mimetic hollow covalent organic framework with oxygen-replenishing and cavitation-amplified for enhanced sonodynamic therapy of periodontitis. Chemical Engineering Journal. 521. 167170–167170. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Jiapeng, et al.. (2025). Low-energy potential-induced helium trapping in nano-austenitic steels. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 606. 155636–155636. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Min, Mengdi Liu, Yingcai Fan, et al.. (2024). Exceptional PbS/CsPbCl3 heterostructure based on the structural, electronic and optical properties of PbS/CsPbX3(X=Cl, Br, I). Solid State Communications. 379. 115436–115436. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Kejun, Yao Tan, Qiuwen Liu, et al.. (2024). Proton feeding from defect-rich carbon support to cobalt phthalocyanine for efficient CO2 electroreduction. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION). 62. 190–197. 5 indexed citations
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Gu, Jing, Zhendong Yao, Jing Zhang, et al.. (2024). Self-sacrificial hydrogen channel enhances the poisoning resistance of ZrCo-based alloy. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 88. 69–77. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Yuanhua, et al.. (2024). Photoinduced palladium-catalyzed radical addition/cyclization of unactivated alkenes with alkyl halides toward alkylated ring-fused quinazolinones. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 1008. 123066–123066. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Yixin, Min Liu, Bin Hu, et al.. (2024). Optimization of alkaline water electrolysis performance with binaphthyl-derived polybenzimidazole ion-solvating gel membrane. Journal of Membrane Science. 713. 123350–123350. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Jin, Min Liu, Lu Zheng, & Yuyu Gao. (2024). Synthesis and properties of carbon-coated metal nanomaterials modified Li2SrSiO4:Eu3+ phosphors. Optical Materials. 149. 115012–115012. 9 indexed citations
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Wu, Jian, Xueshi Zhuo, Xiaofeng Zhang, et al.. (2024). Enhanced steam thermal cycle resistance of Yb2Si2O7 environmental barrier coatings via Al modification. Surface and Coatings Technology. 494. 131351–131351. 1 indexed citations
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Qin, Li‐Tang, et al.. (2024). Toxic interactions at the physiological and biochemical levels of green algae under stress of mixtures of three azole fungicides. The Science of The Total Environment. 926. 171771–171771. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Baoguo, et al.. (2024). Exploring the mechanism of gallium nitride surface quality enhancement by green organic additives in chemical mechanical polishing. Applied Surface Science. 670. 160646–160646. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Min, et al.. (2024). A comprehensive study on hydrolysis and electrochemistry of Li–Ca–Si alloys. Journal of Power Sources. 614. 234952–234952. 2 indexed citations
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Huang, Yingda, Feng Wang, Xu Hu, et al.. (2023). Insight into alkaline stability of N-heteroatom on N-dimethylpiperidinium based anion exchange membranes (AEMs) for alkaline water electrolysis. Journal of Membrane Science. 688. 122109–122109. 12 indexed citations
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Liu, Min, et al.. (2023). The synthesis of Cr and P codoped NiMoO4 nanospheres as efficient catalyst for urea oxidation and oxygen evolution reaction. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 48(97). 38143–38155. 8 indexed citations
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Zhu, Guangyan, Yajun Tian, Min Liu, et al.. (2023). Comprehensive competitiveness assessment of ammonia-hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles and their competitive routes. Energy. 285. 129471–129471. 22 indexed citations
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Luo, Gan, et al.. (2023). Improvement of carbon source composition reduces antibiotic resistance genes in the ectopic fermentation system. Bioresource Technology. 380. 129064–129064. 7 indexed citations
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Gao, Shuohong, Hanlin Liao, Xingchen Yan, et al.. (2023). Effects of heat treatment on the microstructures and magnetic properties of selective laser melted Fe-3 wt%Si functional soft magnet. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 951. 169840–169840. 10 indexed citations

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