Qi Liu

4.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
119 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Qi Liu is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Qi Liu has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Organic Chemistry, 42 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 39 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Qi Liu's work include Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (39 papers), Magnetism in coordination complexes (19 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (11 papers). Qi Liu is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (39 papers), Magnetism in coordination complexes (19 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (11 papers). Qi Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Switzerland. Qi Liu's co-authors include Hexiang Deng, Hengjiang Cong, Yue‐Biao Zhang, Omar M. Yaghi, Hai‐Hua Zhou, Zubing Li, Lihua Xu, Yan‐Qiong Sun, Yi‐Ping Chen and Yin Chi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Qi Liu

112 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Principles of Designing Extra-Large Pore Openings and Cag... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2020 50 100 150 200
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. Principles of Designing Extra-Large Pore Openings and Cages in Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks
    2017 215 citations Qi Liu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  2. Anisotropic reticular chemistry
    2020 213 citations Qi 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
Qi Liu China 30 1.3k 1.3k 896 390 325 119 3.3k
Ali Reza Rezvani Iran 27 538 0.4× 790 0.6× 592 0.7× 398 1.0× 48 0.1× 199 2.7k
Yu Cui China 39 727 0.5× 2.3k 1.9× 361 0.4× 700 1.8× 179 0.6× 234 4.9k
Junwei Ye China 34 1.7k 1.2× 2.3k 1.8× 500 0.6× 679 1.7× 50 0.2× 146 4.3k
Ming Luo China 27 263 0.2× 769 0.6× 993 1.1× 191 0.5× 78 0.2× 168 2.7k
Ling Liang China 30 255 0.2× 1.3k 1.1× 657 0.7× 96 0.2× 101 0.3× 72 2.9k
Jichang Liu China 29 1.1k 0.8× 1.6k 1.3× 311 0.3× 341 0.9× 38 0.1× 259 3.9k
Xiaomin Zhu China 30 170 0.1× 1.2k 1.0× 798 0.9× 332 0.9× 148 0.5× 148 2.8k
Chang Liu China 32 345 0.3× 1.6k 1.3× 436 0.5× 231 0.6× 46 0.1× 138 3.0k
Cheng Zhang Australia 41 428 0.3× 2.0k 1.6× 948 1.1× 469 1.2× 32 0.1× 151 5.1k
Weijin Li China 36 1.1k 0.8× 1.6k 1.3× 267 0.3× 845 2.2× 51 0.2× 111 3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Qi Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qi Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qi Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Qi Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Qi 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 Qi Liu. Qi Liu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lu, Tao, et al.. (2025). Conically channeled membranes designed for fast and efficient transport of macromolecules. Separation and Purification Technology. 364. 132484–132484.
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Liu, Qi, Pierre Braunstein, & Jian‐Ping Lang. (2025). Photoresponsive Coordination Polymer Single Crystal Platforms: Design and Applications. Accounts of Materials Research. 6(2). 183–194. 10 indexed citations
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Liu, Ying, Qi Liu, Hongyan Liu, et al.. (2025). Covalent Organic Polymer Membranes with Exceptional Selectivities for Advanced High‐Pressure Stable Gas Separations. Small. 21(49). e04998–e04998.
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Chi, Heng‐Yu, Shuqing Song, Kangning Zhao, et al.. (2025). Non-van-der-Waals Oriented Two-Dimensional UiO-66 Films by Rapid Aqueous Synthesis at Room Temperature. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(9). 7255–7263. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Yong, Qiaoqiao Zhang, Qi Liu, Brendan F. Abrahams, & Jian‐Ping Lang. (2024). The Use of Photocycloaddition Reactions to Drive Mechanical Motions Resembling Humanoid Movements. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(38). e202409472–e202409472. 14 indexed citations
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Wang, Yaqin, Junrong Zheng, Qi Liu, et al.. (2024). Site-Selective Bimetallic Heterogeneous Nanostructures for Plasmon-Enhanced Photocatalysis of Nitrobenzene Hydrogenation. ACS Catalysis. 14(9). 6547–6557. 18 indexed citations
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Wang, Zijian, Qi Liu, Li‐Ming Wu, et al.. (2024). Impact Force Algorithm and Parameters of Rolling Stone Impact Pier in Mountain Area. Advances in Civil Engineering. 2024(1).
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Wang, Yong, Qiaoqiao Zhang, Qi Liu, Brendan F. Abrahams, & Jian‐Ping Lang. (2024). The Use of Photocycloaddition Reactions to Drive Mechanical Motions Resembling Humanoid Movements. Angewandte Chemie. 136(38). 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Qi, Yurun Miao, Luis Francisco Villalobos, et al.. (2023). Unit-cell-thick zeolitic imidazolate framework films for membrane application. Nature Materials. 22(11). 1387–1393. 68 indexed citations
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Wang, Meng-Fan, Yun‐Hu Deng, Jiahui Gu, et al.. (2023). In situ observation of a stepwise [2 + 2] photocycloaddition process using fluorescence spectroscopy. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7766–7766. 18 indexed citations
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Liu, Qi, Jian Zheng, Xue Zhang, & Shengming Ma. (2022). Photo and copper dual catalysis for allene syntheses from propargylic derivatives via one-electron process. Nature Communications. 13(1). 3302–3302. 26 indexed citations
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Liu, Qi, Yuling Li, Yuan Yao, et al.. (2021). Pyrinap ligands for enantioselective syntheses of amines. Nature Communications. 12(1). 19–19. 33 indexed citations
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Zheng, Xiu, Jing Zhao, Qi Liu, et al.. (2020). Chitosan modified Ti-PILC supported PdOx catalysts for coupling reactions of aryl halides with terminal alkynes. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 158. 67–74. 6 indexed citations
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Pan, Yucong, Quansheng Liu, Jianping Liu, Qi Liu, & Xiaoxuan Kong. (2018). Full-scale linear cutting tests in Chongqing Sandstone to study the influence of confining stress on rock cutting efficiency by TBM disc cutter. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 80. 197–210. 61 indexed citations
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Paresi, Chelsea, Qi Liu, & Yue‐Ming Li. (2016). Benzimidazole covalent probes and the gastric H+/K+-ATPase as a model system for protein labeling in a copper-free setting. Molecular BioSystems. 12(6). 1772–1780. 3 indexed citations
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Zhou, Hai‐Hua, Qi Liu, Rongtao Yang, Zhi Li, & Zubing Li. (2015). Maxillofacial Fractures in Women and Men: A 10-Year Retrospective Study. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 73(11). 2181–2188. 24 indexed citations
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Zhou, Hai‐Hua, Qi Liu, Rongtao Yang, Zhi Li, & Zubing Li. (2014). Ocular Trauma in Patients With Maxillofacial Fractures. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 25(2). 519–523. 13 indexed citations
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Liu, Qi, Qilong Wan, Rongtao Yang, Hai‐Hua Zhou, & Zubing Li. (2012). Effects of intermittent versus continuous parathyroid hormone administration on condylar chondrocyte proliferation and differentiation. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 424(1). 182–188. 25 indexed citations

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