Wei Liang

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
184 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Wei Liang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Liang has authored 184 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Materials Chemistry, 65 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 58 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Wei Liang's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (50 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (24 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (20 papers). Wei Liang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (50 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (24 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (20 papers). Wei Liang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Wei Liang's co-authors include Kewei Gao, Litao Kang, Xiaolu Pang, Hongjie Luo, Mangwei Cui, Yanfeng Gao, Chunyi Zhi, Fuyi Jiang, Jianjun Liu and Qian Li and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Nano, Applied Physics Letters and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Wei Liang

171 papers receiving 5.8k 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.

Nanoporous CaCO₃ Coatings Enabled Uniform Zn Stripping/Plating for Long‐Life Zinc Rechargeable Aqueous Batteries

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wei Liang China	38	2.9k	2.5k	1.7k	992	901	184	5.9k
Hang Su China	38	2.1k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	810 0.5×	722 0.7×	1.6k 1.8×	198	4.6k
Jacek Ryl Poland	38	2.4k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	474 0.5×	406 0.5×	230	4.7k
Shougang Chen China	41	2.4k 0.8×	913 0.4×	659 0.4×	879 0.9×	504 0.6×	126	4.5k
Tingting Li China	31	1.1k 0.4×	1.5k 0.6×	1.0k 0.6×	975 1.0×	289 0.3×	100	3.1k
Li Zhang China	42	3.0k 1.0×	854 0.3×	907 0.5×	197 0.2×	1.9k 2.1×	226	6.0k
Jung O. Park South Korea	31	907 0.3×	1.2k 0.5×	551 0.3×	242 0.2×	454 0.5×	66	2.6k
Dongchu Chen China	43	2.4k 0.8×	2.2k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	757 0.8×	1.1k 1.3×	161	5.6k
Xiutong Wang China	31	1.4k 0.5×	840 0.3×	1.2k 0.7×	568 0.6×	322 0.4×	157	3.0k
Carmel B. Breslin Ireland	36	2.2k 0.8×	1.4k 0.5×	331 0.2×	238 0.2×	472 0.5×	147	4.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Liang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wei Liang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wei Liang 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 Wei Liang. Wei Liang 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

Liang, Wei, Yuchen Wang, Guoqing Jia, et al.. (2025). In-situ doped Zr, Ce and La promoter on ZIF-67 derived cobalt-based catalysts for syngas to liquid fuels with low CH4 selectivity and high stability. Fuel. 393. 134929–134929.

Liu, Jie, Wei Liang, Changfeng Wan, & Jie‐Ping Wan. (2025). Photocatalytic free radical geminal carboamination of α-diazo esters toward chromone-derived α-amino acids. Chinese Chemical Letters. 37(5). 112202–112202.

Cheng, Wenping, Jie Dong, Wei Liang, et al.. (2025). Magnetically responsive intelligent fibers: nano-engineered materials and multifunctional integration for advanced applications. Materials Horizons. 12(23). 9870–9892.

Yang, Xiande, Yan Li, Meng Li, et al.. (2024). Highly efficient dual-functional Zn0.6Cd0.4S photocatalyst for dye removal and Pt co-catalyzed hydrogen evolution. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 170. 113330–113330.

Yang, Jing, et al.. (2024). Efficient cleavage of CαCβ bonds in lignin using tetrabutylammonium tetrafluoroborate as both the catalyst and auxiliary electrolyte. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 679(Pt A). 31–42. 2 indexed citations

Bai, Jing, Wang Chen, Xiangling Zhang, et al.. (2024). Revealing multi-level shortrange migration of electrons on full-spectrum response e-LDH/t-BiOCl/Bi2S3 and their essential role in the detoxification of Cr(VI) and refractory organic pollutants. Environmental Research. 266. 120479–120479.

Yang, Jing, et al.. (2024). Synthesis of a visible light driven Ag–CeO2/g-C3N5 heterojunction with efficient photocatalytic performance for organic dyes. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 187. 111867–111867. 9 indexed citations

Liang, Wei, Xiangling Zhang, Chen Wang, et al.. (2024). Visible-light-driven tetracycline hydrochloride degradation via ZnTi-LDHs/Ce2S3 Z-scheme heterojunctions: Performance and mechanistic analysis. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(2). 111997–111997. 14 indexed citations

Niu, Li, et al.. (2024). Insights into the enhanced mechanism of electron beam pretreatment on application performance for poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)/acetylated cellulose composite plastics. Carbohydrate Polymers. 330. 121840–121840. 4 indexed citations

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Liang, Wei, et al.. (2024). 3-D Shape Measurement Method Based on Phase Shifting Fringe Multiplexing. IEEE Sensors Journal. 24(23). 39443–39451.

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Liang, Wei, et al.. (2023). L21-strengthened face-centered cubic high-entropy alloy with well pitting resistance. Corrosion Science. 215. 111043–111043. 42 indexed citations

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Chen, Ying, Wei Liang, & Xiande Yang. (2023). A photocatalytic active surface for all-day clean water harvesting. Matter. 6(11). 3700–3701. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Huiyun, Liuwei Zheng, Xianming Meng, & Wei Liang. (2021). Effect of Electrochemical Hydrogen Charging on Hydrogen Embrittlement Sensitivity of Cr15 Ferritic and 304 Austenitic Stainless Steels. Zhongguo fushi yu fanghu xuebao. 41(2). 202–208. 1 indexed citations

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Liang, Wei, Jian Chen, Shuai Lyu, et al.. (2021). Isomorphic titanium-substituted mesoporous SBA-16 as support for cobalt Fischer–Tropsch synthesis catalysts: balance between dispersion and reduction. New Journal of Chemistry. 45(31). 13956–13963. 2 indexed citations

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Liang, Wei, et al.. (2021). High-performance electrochemical sensing platform based on sodium alginate-derived 3D hierarchically porous carbon for simultaneous determination of dihydroxybenzene isomers. Analytical Methods. 13(9). 1110–1120. 7 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yanxi, Wei Liang, Yuhua Zhang, et al.. (2020). Highly Dispersed CoO on Graphitic Mesoporous Carbon as an Efficient Catalyst for Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 59(7). 3279–3286. 7 indexed citations

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Liang, Wei, Zhihong Zhang, Yubao Liu, et al.. (2019). Effects of lanthanum addition on the microstructure and corrosion resistance of galvanized coating. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 784. 859–868. 25 indexed citations

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Liang, Wei, Xiaolu Pang, & Kewei Gao. (2015). CORROSION MECHANISM DISCUSSION OF X65 STEEL IN NaCl SOLUTION SATURATED WITH SUPERCRITICAL CO2. Acta Metallurgica Sinica. 51(6). 701–712. 8 indexed citations

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Liang, Wei, et al.. (2015). Corrosion behaviors of steels under supercritical CO ₂ conditions. Corrosion Reviews. 33(3-4). 151–174. 33 indexed citations

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Liang, Wei. (2006). Calculation of BET surface area of microporous materials at different relative pressure.

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