Simin Liu

4.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
122 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Simin Liu is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Simin Liu has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Organic Chemistry, 52 papers in Materials Chemistry and 46 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Simin Liu's work include Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (68 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (38 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (30 papers). Simin Liu is often cited by papers focused on Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (68 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (38 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (30 papers). Simin Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Simin Liu's co-authors include Lyle Isaacs, Peter Y. Zavalij, C. Ruspic, Sriparna Chakrabarti, Pritam Mukhopadhyay, Bruce C. Gibb, Feng Liang, Haijun Zhang, Kimoon Kim and Angel E. Kaifer and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Simin Liu

115 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Cucurbit[n]uril Family: Prime Components for Self-Sorting Systems

2005 750 citations Simin Liu, Peter Y. Zavalij et al. profile →
A synthetic host-guest system achieves avidin-biotin affinity by overcoming enthalpy–entropy compensation

2007 502 citations Simin Liu, Lyle Isaacs et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Simin Liu China	29	2.7k	1.8k	1.5k	1.2k	664	122	4.1k
Pritam Mukhopadhyay India	23	3.8k 1.4×	2.6k 1.5×	2.0k 1.3×	1.5k 1.2×	668 1.0×	36	5.2k
Carson J. Bruns United States	27	2.4k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	1.8k 1.1×	357 0.3×	471 0.7×	57	4.0k
Paul R. McGonigal United Kingdom	30	2.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	2.4k 1.6×	302 0.2×	596 0.9×	59	4.2k
Albert C. Fahrenbach United States	34	2.0k 0.7×	768 0.4×	1.8k 1.2×	403 0.3×	658 1.0×	76	3.6k
Jye‐Shane Yang Taiwan	38	2.1k 0.8×	1.7k 1.0×	3.8k 2.5×	882 0.7×	444 0.7×	125	5.6k
Serena Silvi Italy	42	4.3k 1.6×	2.3k 1.3×	3.6k 2.3×	683 0.5×	1.2k 1.8×	121	6.8k
Jungseok Heo South Korea	30	2.7k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	467 0.7×	48	4.2k
Masumi Asakawa Japan	32	1.9k 0.7×	876 0.5×	1.4k 0.9×	395 0.3×	532 0.8×	74	2.9k
Jean‐Pierre Sauvage France	35	2.7k 1.0×	1.0k 0.6×	2.2k 1.4×	647 0.5×	815 1.2×	70	4.5k
Sourav Saha United States	32	1.8k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	2.4k 1.5×	414 0.3×	540 0.8×	70	4.2k

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Liu, Simin, et al.. (2025). Numerical investigation on the effect of growth conditions on silicon carbide growth in chemical vapor deposition. Journal of Crystal Growth. 657. 128108–128108. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiangyang, Ruxue Liu, Simin Liu, et al.. (2025). Study on the Probability of Meteorological-to-Hydrological Drought Propagation Based on a Bayesian Network. Land. 14(3). 445–445. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Jun‐Li, et al.. (2024). Highly selective [4+4] cross-photodimerization of (4a-azonia)anthracenes driven by confinement of D-A hetero-guest pair in cucurbit[10]uril host. Chinese Chemical Letters. 36(3). 109967–109967. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Hehua, Simin Liu, Shengzhong Rong, et al.. (2024). Dual electrochemical signal “signal-on-off” sensor based on CHA-Td-HCR and CRISPR-Cas12a for MUC1 detection. Talanta. 279. 126665–126665. 11 indexed citations

Yang, Yuxuan, Yingying Huang, Hongyi Chen, et al.. (2024). Supramolecular hydrogels mediated by cucurbit[6]uril-modified Fe3O4 with self-healing, photothermal responsiveness and stretchability for flexible electronics. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 694. 134042–134042. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Yuxuan, Yingying Huang, Hongyi Chen, Simin Liu, & Xiongzhi Zhang. (2024). An interfacial host–guest inclusion complex regulated supramolecular nanocomposite hydrogel showing tunable mechanical strength, self-healing, strain sensitivity and NIR responsiveness. Soft Matter. 20(33). 6648–6654. 2 indexed citations

Wu, Yong, et al.. (2024). Cucurbit[8]uril-based host–guest complexation enhancing afterglow of a naphthalimide derivative for anti-counterfeiting printing. New Journal of Chemistry. 48(17). 7543–7547. 1 indexed citations

Yan, Zhengwei, et al.. (2024). Supramolecular PEG-DNA-Ferrocene Nanogels for Synergistically Amplified Chemodynamic Therapy via Cascade Reactions. Biomacromolecules. 25(11). 7123–7133. 1 indexed citations

Yan, Zhengwei, et al.. (2024). Supramolecular DNA nanogels through host–guest interaction for targeted drug delivery. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 12(25). 6137–6145. 4 indexed citations

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Wu, Fangfang, Chunyan Wu, Simin Liu, et al.. (2023). Sandwich-type immunosensor based on aminated 3D-rGOF-NH2 and CMK-3-Fc-MgAl-LDH multilayer nanocomposites for detection of CA125. Bioelectrochemistry. 156. 108613–108613. 6 indexed citations

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Yang, Hai, et al.. (2023). Cucurbit[7]uril-Based Supramolecular DNA Nanogel for Targeted Codelivery of Chemo/Photodynamic Drugs. ACS Macro Letters. 12(2). 295–301. 18 indexed citations

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Liu, Fengbo, Roselyne Rosas, David Bergé‐Lefranc, et al.. (2023). Controlled oligomeric guest stacking by cucurbiturils in water. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 21(47). 9433–9442. 1 indexed citations

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Gao, Jinyu, et al.. (2022). Self-assembly of alkyl–perylenebisdiimide–DNA amphiphiles and control of their morphology through cyclodextrin-based host–guest interaction. Soft Matter. 19(3). 342–346. 3 indexed citations

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Xiong, Wei, Xingyu Liu, Qianqian Qi, et al.. (2022). Supramolecular CRISPR-OFF switches with host–guest chemistry. Nucleic Acids Research. 50(3). 1241–1255. 12 indexed citations

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He, Suhang, Mingjun Sun, Yunchuan Li, et al.. (2022). Dynamic Interconversions of Single Molecules Probed by Recognition Tunneling at Cucurbit[7]uril‐Functionalized Supramolecular Junctions. Angewandte Chemie. 134(26). 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Liqiong, Haijun Zhang, Zili Huang, et al.. (2018). Facile synthesis of 1.3 nm monodispersed Ag nanoclusters in an aqueous solution and their antibacterial activities for E. coli. RSC Advances. 8(53). 30207–30214. 4 indexed citations

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Gong, Wanjun, Jun Ma, Zhiyong Zhao, et al.. (2017). Inhibition and Stabilization: Cucurbituril Induced Distinct Effects on the Schiff Base Reaction. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 82(6). 3298–3301. 21 indexed citations

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Gong, Wanjun, et al.. (2016). From Packed “Sandwich” to “Russian Doll”: Assembly by Charge‐Transfer Interactions in Cucurbit[10]uril. Chemistry - A European Journal. 22(49). 17493–17493. 2 indexed citations

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Gong, Wanjun, Xiran Yang, Peter Y. Zavalij, et al.. (2016). From Packed “Sandwich” to “Russian Doll”: Assembly by Charge‐Transfer Interactions in Cucurbit[10]uril. Chemistry - A European Journal. 22(49). 17612–17618. 56 indexed citations

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Liang, Feng, et al.. (2016). Catalytic Preparation of Carbon Nanotubes from Phenolic Resin Using Cobalt Nanoparticle. 44(9). 1380–1386. 2 indexed citations

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