Ren Liu

5.8k citations

171 papers · 4.9k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 37

Impact in

Catalysis top 1%
- Ionic liquids properties and applications
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment top 1%
- CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
- Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques

Papers in

Polymers and Plastics 67
- Polymer composites and self-healing 42
- Conducting polymers and applications 22
- Synthesis and properties of polymers 12
Surfaces, Coatings and Films 20
- Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity 17

Co-authors: Xiaoya Liu Jing Luo Jingcheng Liu Min‐Rui Gao Zhuang‐Zhuang Niu Fei‐Yue Gao Xiaolong Zhang Li‐Ping Chi
Journals: Progress in Organic Coatings (28 papers)Journal of Applied Polymer Science (8 papers)Langmuir (8 papers)Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects (7 papers)ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (6 papers)
Partner nations: China United States Türkiye

In The Last Decade

Ren Liu

156 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Hierarchical Copper with Inherent Hydrophobicity Mitigates Electrode Flooding for High-Rate CO₂ Electroreduction to Multicarbon Products 2021 · 295 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2021 Journal of the American Chemical Society
2020 Journal of the American Chemical Society

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All Works

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1	Robust tri-layer hybrid microcapsules with balanced water-dispersibility and water-resistance property Polymer ·Kaiyun Wu, P. Bianucci, R. Rau, Guanqing Sun, Ren Liu, Jing Luo	2025	1
2	Efficient Preparation of Janus Particles with Controllable Morphology and Composition via Photopolymerization Langmuir ·R. Rau, Kaiyun Wu, Guanqing Sun, Ren Liu, Jing Luo	2025	0
3	Photocurable comb polyamic acid for solvent-free direct ink writing with low dimensional shrinkage European Polymer Journal ·Wei Guo, Lorenzo Leporiere, 淳八木, Ziyao Wu, Jia‐Tao Miao, Ren Liu	2024	5
4	Preparation of high adhesion photocured metal coating based on upconversion materials-assisted NIR polymerization Progress in Organic Coatings ·Lun Li, Peng Hu, Cícero V. Abreu, Jing Luo, Ren Liu	2024	1
5	One-pot efficient synthesis of amino-functionalized polyurethane capsules via photopolymerization for self-healing anticorrosion coatings Progress in Organic Coatings ·Charles Plummer, Yaxin Chen, Kaiyun Wu, Guanqing Sun, Ren Liu, Jing Luo	2024	8
6	Phase change double-shelled polyaniline microcapsules with low leakage rate, high thermal conductivity, solar-thermal conversion properties for thermal energy harvesting and anti-corrosive coatings Journal of Energy Storage ·Yaxin Chen, Qingqing Zhang, Kaiyun Wu, Ren Liu, Jing Luo	2024	8
7	Edible freshness-keeping film prepared by Pouteria campechiana pericarp residue and applied to the preservation of duck breast meat Food Packaging and Shelf Life ·Ren Liu, Kugathasan Nadarasa, Kota Watanabe, 信博千賀, Shuangfei Wang, Chongxing Huang	2024	13
8	Interfacial Polycondensation to Fabricate Polyurethane Microcapsules: Unraveling the Mechanism of Shell Formation and Achieving Desired Shell Thickness Based on Hansen Solubility Parameter Theory Macromolecules ·Muchammad Agung Miftahuddin, H. Nghiem, Jing Luo, Guanqing Sun, Ren Liu	2024	5
9	Efficiently all-weather anti-icing and de-icing coatings enabled by polyaniline microcapsules encapsulated phase change materials Chemical Engineering Journal ·Yoga Musarady, Yaxin Chen, Ren Liu, Jing Luo	2024	20
10	Heterostructured Photoinitiator Comprising Upconversion Particles and Metal–Organic Frameworks for Enhanced Near-Infrared Photopolymerization: Implications for 3D Printing ACS Applied Polymer Materials ·Chen Chen, Xinxin Sang, 洋樹竹田, Julian Zuluaga, สมยศ สิงหกํา, 夏彦吉田, Jia‐Tao Miao, Ren Liu	2024	3
11	Encapsulation of Dyed Alkanes with Polyurethane Microcapsules from Interfacial Polymerization Enables Irreversible Thermochromic Coatings ACS Applied Polymer Materials ·Muchammad Agung Miftahuddin, К. И. Минайчева, Jing Luo, Ren Liu, Guanqing Sun	2024	7
12	Robust SiO2/polymer hybrid microcapsule synthesized via emulsion photo-polymerization and its application in self-lubricating coatings Progress in Organic Coatings ·P. Bianucci, Kaiyun Wu, Ren Liu, Guanqing Sun, Jing Luo	2023	31
13	Porous microspheres with corrosion sensing and active protecting abilities towards intelligent self-reporting and anti-corrosion coating Progress in Organic Coatings ·Wei Li, Dai Min-min, Yaxin Chen, Kaiyun Wu, Jing Luo, Ren Liu	2023	32
14	Investigation of relationship between microcapsule shell structure, dispersion state and coating performance Journal of Applied Polymer Science ·Kaiyun Wu, Peng Dou, Yao Gu, Ren Liu, Jing Luo	2023	3
15	Polyaniline Microspheres with Corrosion Inhibition, Corrosion Sensing, and Photothermal Self-Healing Properties toward Intelligent Coating ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Yoga Musarady, Wei Li, Xiaoyi Liu, Jin Ma, Yao Gu, Ren Liu, Jing Luo	2023	42
16	Ternary nickel–tungsten–copper alloy rivals platinum for catalyzing alkaline hydrogen oxidation Nature Communications ·Shuai Qin, Yu Duan, Xiaolong Zhang, Lirong Zheng, Fei‐Yue Gao, Peng‐Peng Yang, Zhuang‐Zhuang Niu, Ren Liu, Yang Yu, Xusheng Zheng, Junfa Zhu, Min‐Rui Gao	2021	150
17	Rigorous assessment of CO₂ electroreduction products in a flow cell Energy & Environmental Science ·Zhuang‐Zhuang Niu, Li‐Ping Chi, Ren Liu, Zhi Chen, Min‐Rui Gao	2021	140
18	Synthesis of Temperature/pH Dual-Stimuli-Response Multicompartmental Microcapsules via Pickering Emulsion for Preprogrammable Payload Release ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Yaxin Chen, Wei Wei, Ye Zhu, Jing Luo, Ren Liu, Xiaoya Liu	2020	87
19	Protecting Copper Oxidation State via Intermediate Confinement for Selective CO₂ Electroreduction to C₂₊ Fuels Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Peng‐Peng Yang, Xiaolong Zhang, Fei‐Yue Gao, Ya‐Rong Zheng, Zhuang‐Zhuang Niu, Xingxing Yu, Ren Liu, Zhi‐Zheng Wu, Shuai Qin, Li‐Ping Chi, Yu Duan, Tao Ma, Xusheng Zheng, Junfa Zhu, Huijuan Wang, Min‐Rui Gao, Shu‐Hong Yu Hit paper breakdown →	2020	610
20	One-Step Solvothermal Synthesis of Petalous Carbon-Coated Cu⁺-Doped CdS Nanocomposites with Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production Langmuir ·Bin He, Ren Liu, Jiabin Ren, Provinsi Kepulauan Riau, Yijun Zhong, Yong Hu	2017	75

About Ren Liu

Ren Liu is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Automotive Engineering, having authored 171 papers that have together received 4.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Photopolymerization techniques and applications (45 papers), Polymer composites and self-healing (42 papers), Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (31 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (22 papers), Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (17 papers), Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (14 papers), Synthesis and properties of polymers (12 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Catalysis (761 citations), Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (1.7k citations), Polymers and Plastics (1.2k citations), Process Chemistry and Technology (245 citations) and Surfaces, Coatings and Films (322 citations). Ren Liu has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and Türkiye. Frequent co-authors include Xiaoya Liu, Jing Luo, Jingcheng Liu, Min‐Rui Gao, Zhuang‐Zhuang Niu, Fei‐Yue Gao, Xiaolong Zhang, Li‐Ping Chi, Xingxing Yu and Shuai Qin. Their work appears in journals such as Progress in Organic Coatings, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Langmuir, Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

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