Sa Liu

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Sa Liu is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Organic Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Sa Liu has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Biomaterials, 22 papers in Organic Chemistry and 19 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Sa Liu's work include Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (12 papers), Corneal Surgery and Treatments (11 papers) and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (10 papers). Sa Liu is often cited by papers focused on Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (12 papers), Corneal Surgery and Treatments (11 papers) and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (10 papers). Sa Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Sa Liu's co-authors include Li Ren, Yong‐Guang Jia, Yingjun Wang, Lin Wang, Yunhua Chen, Lili Cai, Jianwei Guo, Xuetao Shi, Weichang Li and S. Katharine Hammond and has published in prestigious journals such as Macromolecules, Langmuir and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Sa Liu

89 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Biomimetic cartilage-lubricating polymers regenerate cartilage in rats with early osteoarthritis

2021 141 citations Renjian Xie, Hang Yao et al. Nature Biomedical Engineering profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Sa Liu	757	679	348	333	246	92	2.2k
Ferdinand Brandl	869 1.1×	1.1k 1.5×	365 1.0×	158 0.5×	756 3.1×	29	2.6k
Gianluca Turco	904 1.2×	644 0.9×	176 0.5×	420 1.3×	190 0.8×	99	2.8k
Kai Su	867 1.1×	759 1.1×	147 0.4×	515 1.5×	202 0.8×	85	2.9k
Dandan Pei	799 1.1×	464 0.7×	118 0.3×	275 0.8×	121 0.5×	85	2.3k
Yufei Yan	1.1k 1.4×	1.1k 1.6×	195 0.6×	291 0.9×	252 1.0×	84	3.1k
Xingyu Chen	963 1.3×	588 0.9×	377 1.1×	434 1.3×	188 0.8×	110	3.2k
Weifeng Lin	855 1.1×	787 1.2×	346 1.0×	274 0.8×	328 1.3×	82	3.2k
Weichang Li	578 0.8×	635 0.9×	113 0.3×	218 0.7×	118 0.5×	84	1.7k
Heung Jae Chun	1.2k 1.5×	1.4k 2.1×	259 0.7×	165 0.5×	354 1.4×	137	3.0k
Eleonora Marsich	1.2k 1.5×	1.1k 1.6×	232 0.7×	512 1.5×	498 2.0×	100	3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Sa Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sa Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sa Liu

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Sa, et al.. (2025). pH-responsive starch-based bilayer film functionalized with alliin loaded MIL-101 (Fe) for active food packaging. Carbohydrate Polymers. 357. 123431–123431. 7 indexed citations

Liu, Sa, et al.. (2025). Xinmailong injection ameliorates Doxorubicin‑induced cardiotoxicity via the MDH2/OAA pathway. Phytomedicine. 145. 157010–157010. 1 indexed citations

Wei, Shanshan, et al.. (2024). Parthenolide alleviates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity via regulation of Cyp1a1 and Nppa and suppression of NLRP3 inflammasome. Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine. 15(7). 726–735.

Liu, Sa, Jiaqin Liu, Nan Su, et al.. (2024). An Integrated Network Pharmacology and RNA-seq Approach for Exploring the Protective Effect of Andrographolide in Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity. Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy. 39(3). 517–531. 5 indexed citations

Feng, Xiao‐Yan, Jiachen Li, Wentai Guo, et al.. (2023). Zwitterionic polymers as high-performance coatings for hemoperfusion adsorbents and their chemisorption of protein-bound toxins through computational simulations. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 680. 132710–132710. 6 indexed citations

Yang, Hai, Ruyu Yan, Qiuyi Chen, et al.. (2023). Functional nano drug delivery system with dual lubrication and immune escape for treating osteoarthritis. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 652(Pt B). 2167–2179. 20 indexed citations

Song, Wenjing, et al.. (2023). 3D bioprinting by reinforced bioink based on photocurable interpenetrating networks for cartilage tissue engineering. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 254(Pt 1). 127671–127671. 21 indexed citations

Liu, Sa, et al.. (2022). DLP printed β-tricalcium phosphate functionalized ceramic scaffolds promoted angiogenesis and osteogenesis in long bone defects. Ceramics International. 48(18). 26274–26286. 19 indexed citations

Liu, Sa, et al.. (2021). DLP 3D printing porous β-tricalcium phosphate scaffold by the use of acrylate/ceramic composite slurry. Ceramics International. 47(15). 21108–21116. 49 indexed citations

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Xie, Renjian, Hang Yao, Ye Zhu, et al.. (2021). Biomimetic cartilage-lubricating polymers regenerate cartilage in rats with early osteoarthritis. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 5(10). 1189–1201. 141 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cai, Lili, Sa Liu, Jianwei Guo, & Yong‐Guang Jia. (2020). Polypeptide-based self-healing hydrogels: Design and biomedical applications. Acta Biomaterialia. 113. 84–100. 143 indexed citations

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Chen, K. F., Sa Liu, Meng Gao, et al.. (2019). AIE-Active and Thermoresponsive Alternating Polyurethanes of Bile Acid and PEG for Cell Imaging. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 1(11). 2973–2980. 13 indexed citations

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Jia, Yong‐Guang, et al.. (2018). Self-Healing Hydrogels of Low Molecular Weight Poly(vinyl alcohol) Assembled by Host–Guest Recognition. Biomacromolecules. 19(2). 626–632. 71 indexed citations

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Jia, Yong‐Guang, Sa Liu, Jin Wang, et al.. (2018). “Biowheel-Axle” Assembly of β-Cyclodextrin Fitted onto Bile Acid Units Linked by PEG Spacers through Inclusion Polymerization. Macromolecules. 51(21). 8455–8460. 10 indexed citations

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Liu, Sa, Jun Nie, Yusha Li, et al.. (2017). Three-dimensional, isotropic imaging of mouse brain using multi-view deconvolution light sheet microscopy. Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences. 10(5). 1743006–1743006. 18 indexed citations

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Yao, Hang, Renjian Xie, Sa Liu, et al.. (2017). A novel glucosamine derivative with low cytotoxicity enhances chondrogenic differentiation of ATDC5. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 28(11). 170–170. 6 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xuelian, et al.. (2015). Laser line recognition for autonomous road roughness measurement. 436–440. 7 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xuan, Yang Liu, Weichang Li, et al.. (2015). Collagen based film with well epithelial and stromal regeneration as corneal repair materials: Improving mechanical property by crosslinking with citric acid. Materials Science and Engineering C. 55. 201–208. 43 indexed citations

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Liu, Sa, Elizabeth M. Noth, Christine Dixon-Ernst, et al.. (2014). Particle Size Distribution in Aluminum Manufacturing Facilities. PubMed. 3(4). 79–88. 5 indexed citations

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Liu, Sa, et al.. (2013). Concentrations and Potential Health Risks of Metals in Lip Products. Environmental Health Perspectives. 121(6). 705–710. 90 indexed citations

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