N. Liu

787 total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 618 citations indexed

About

N. Liu is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, N. Liu has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 618 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 6 papers in Materials Chemistry and 5 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in N. Liu's work include Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (6 papers), Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (5 papers) and Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties (4 papers). N. Liu is often cited by papers focused on Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes (6 papers), Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (5 papers) and Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties (4 papers). N. Liu collaborates with scholars based in China and Australia. N. Liu's co-authors include Huiping Tang, Ma Qian, Jian Wang, Shenglu Lu, David H. StJohn, Lei Jia, Joe Elambasseril, Milan Brandt, Kun Yang and Chenghao Song and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Functional Materials, Materials Science and Engineering A and Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A.

In The Last Decade

N. Liu

9 papers receiving 593 citations

Hit Papers

Effect of Powder Reuse Times on Additive Manufacturing of... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300
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.

  1. Effect of Powder Reuse Times on Additive Manufacturing of Ti-6Al-4V by Selective Electron Beam Melting
    2015 363 citations Huiping Tang, Ma Qian et al. JOM profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
N. Liu China 7 583 429 201 41 33 9 618
Daniel Greitemeier Germany 6 732 1.3× 546 1.3× 254 1.3× 59 1.4× 24 0.7× 8 762
Gunnel Fredriksson Sweden 10 682 1.2× 376 0.9× 127 0.6× 47 1.1× 32 1.0× 16 712
Brian Torries United States 9 674 1.2× 477 1.1× 225 1.1× 32 0.8× 53 1.6× 13 707
Arash Soltani-Tehrani United States 11 487 0.8× 343 0.8× 120 0.6× 30 0.7× 47 1.4× 22 516
Antonio Cutolo Belgium 14 641 1.1× 435 1.0× 103 0.5× 88 2.1× 60 1.8× 23 687
Alexey Orlov Russia 9 395 0.7× 274 0.6× 93 0.5× 44 1.1× 26 0.8× 30 465
Hiroshige Masuo Japan 4 642 1.1× 415 1.0× 146 0.7× 33 0.8× 70 2.1× 6 668
Mohammadreza Asherloo United States 8 448 0.8× 273 0.6× 110 0.5× 35 0.9× 34 1.0× 11 492
James Damon Germany 11 491 0.8× 276 0.6× 83 0.4× 32 0.8× 63 1.9× 15 513
Marie Fischer France 8 388 0.7× 203 0.5× 197 1.0× 77 1.9× 25 0.8× 12 437

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Fields of papers citing papers by N. Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of N. Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of N. Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of N. Liu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with N. Liu. N. Liu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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Li, Xinyu, N. Liu, Chunxu Xiang, et al.. (2023). Back Contact Plasma Treatment Enables 14.5% Efficient Solution‐Processed CuIn(S,Se)2 Solar Cells. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(8). 5 indexed citations
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Xiang, Chunxu, Hongfei Zhou, N. Liu, et al.. (2023). 4.3% efficient kesterite solar cell modules. Science Bulletin. 68(14). 1497–1499. 3 indexed citations
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Elambasseril, Joe, Shenglu Lu, N. Liu, et al.. (2019). 3D characterization of defects in deep-powder-bed manufactured Ti–6Al–4V and their influence on tensile properties. Materials Science and Engineering A. 761. 138031–138031. 53 indexed citations
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Tang, Huiping, Jian Wang, Chenghao Song, et al.. (2017). Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, and Flatness of SEBM Ti-6Al-4V Sheet in As-Built and Hot Isostatically Pressed Conditions. JOM. 69(3). 466–471. 27 indexed citations
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Tang, Huiping, et al.. (2015). Effect of Powder Reuse Times on Additive Manufacturing of Ti-6Al-4V by Selective Electron Beam Melting. JOM. 67(3). 555–563. 363 indexed citations breakdown →

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