Weidong Liang

8.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
168 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Weidong Liang is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Weidong Liang has authored 168 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 65 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 61 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Weidong Liang's work include Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (68 papers), Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (52 papers) and Covalent Organic Framework Applications (45 papers). Weidong Liang is often cited by papers focused on Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (68 papers), Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (52 papers) and Covalent Organic Framework Applications (45 papers). Weidong Liang collaborates with scholars based in China, Slovakia and Kazakhstan. Weidong Liang's co-authors include Hanxue Sun, An Li, Zhaoqi Zhu, Peng Mu, Jingxian He, Fei Wang, Wei Bai, Jiyan Li, Yukang Fan and Chengjun Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Functional Materials, The Science of The Total Environment and Advanced Energy Materials.

In The Last Decade

Weidong Liang

167 papers receiving 7.4k 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.

Superwetting Monolithic Hollow‐Carbon‐Nanotubes Aerogels with Hierarchically Nanoporous Structure for Efficient Solar Steam Generation

2018 438 citations Peng Mu, Wei Bai et al. profile →
Encapsulation of phase change materials in conjugated microporous polymers hollow microspheres for continuous solar-driven seawater desalination

2025 30 citations Yanju Jing, Jiyan Li et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Weidong Liang China	46	4.0k	2.4k	1.9k	1.7k	1.5k	168	7.5k
Zhaoqi Zhu China	48	4.4k 1.1×	2.6k 1.1×	2.0k 1.0×	1.9k 1.1×	1.6k 1.1×	204	8.1k
Hanxue Sun China	49	4.7k 1.2×	3.2k 1.3×	2.2k 1.2×	2.1k 1.2×	1.9k 1.3×	240	9.4k
Peng Mu China	48	2.3k 0.6×	2.3k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	1.7k 1.0×	919 0.6×	99	7.0k
Jiang Gong China	55	3.6k 0.9×	2.5k 1.0×	1.4k 0.7×	1.9k 1.2×	481 0.3×	178	8.9k
Zongxue Yu China	43	1.7k 0.4×	3.5k 1.4×	495 0.3×	1.7k 1.0×	558 0.4×	154	6.4k
Jinlong Yang China	44	1.5k 0.4×	3.7k 1.5×	1.3k 0.7×	708 0.4×	334 0.2×	271	7.6k
Fengqiu Chen China	48	899 0.2×	2.5k 1.0×	793 0.4×	435 0.3×	645 0.4×	193	6.8k
Yi He China	48	1.2k 0.3×	3.9k 1.6×	1.0k 0.5×	2.2k 1.3×	267 0.2×	255	8.1k
Min Guo China	46	2.0k 0.5×	4.1k 1.7×	2.6k 1.3×	535 0.3×	529 0.4×	387	8.8k
Haojie Song China	52	1.7k 0.4×	3.3k 1.4×	2.3k 1.2×	762 0.5×	159 0.1×	262	8.6k

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Zhang, Jia, Rui Jiao, Hanxue Sun, et al.. (2024). Janus membranes derived from multi-shelled hollow spheres coated electrospun PVA membranes as phase change composites for photothermal conversion. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 662. 367–376. 7 indexed citations

Zhang, Guangyong, et al.. (2024). C/EBPβ: A transcription factor associated with the irreversible progression of Alzheimer's disease. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 30(4). e14721–e14721. 11 indexed citations

Yan, Lijuan, Xiaoyin Cao, Yanju Jing, et al.. (2023). PC@PPy porous membrane prepared by breath figure method with superior mechanical property for efficient solar interfacial evaporation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 469. 144059–144059. 26 indexed citations

Zhu, Zhaoqi, Yanjun Chen, Min Li, et al.. (2023). Preparation of DOPO coated conjugated microporous polymer hollow nanospheres with excellent flame retardancy and thermal insulation. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 681. 132834–132834. 10 indexed citations

Yu, Yuan, et al.. (2023). Fabrication of ATP/PEG/MnO2NWs composite for solar steam generation with high conversion efficiency. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 648. 916–924. 20 indexed citations

Luo, Wenwen, Meichen Liu, Rui Jiao, et al.. (2023). Efficient antibiotic wastewater treatment via interfacial water evaporation based soot-coated conjugated microporous polymer hollow microspheres. Chemical Engineering Journal. 475. 146226–146226. 18 indexed citations

Yang, Lijuan, Hanxue Sun, Zhaoqi Zhu, et al.. (2023). Holey Ti3C2Tx nanosheets membrane with high PM removal efficiency for air pollution. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 11(5). 111113–111113. 1 indexed citations

Cao, Xiaoyin, Hanxue Sun, Jiyan Li, et al.. (2023). MXene nanosheets coated conjugated microporous polymers hollow microspheres incorporating with phase change material for continuous desalination. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 654(Pt B). 819–829. 33 indexed citations

Lü, Nan, Jia Zhang, Xiaoyin Cao, et al.. (2022). Carbonized conjugated microporous polymers hollow spheres incorporated with fatty alcohols for ultra-highly efficient energy storage and conversion. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 250. 112076–112076. 13 indexed citations

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Zhang, Rong, Jinfei Wei, Jiaojiao Zhang, et al.. (2022). Preparation of Stable Superhydrophobic Coatings on Complex‐Shaped Substrates. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 9(13). 20 indexed citations

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Yang, Lijuan, Jie Cui, Chengjun Wang, et al.. (2022). Fatty amine incorporated nickel foam bearing with CNTs nanoarray: A novel composite phase change material towards efficient light-to-thermal and electro-to-thermal conversion. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 651. 129516–129516. 13 indexed citations

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Wu, Shujuan, Zhaoqi Zhu, Chao Liu, et al.. (2020). Facile preparation of composite flame retardantbased on conjugated microporous polymer hollow spheres. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 586. 152–162. 29 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zheng, Peng Mu, Jingxian He, et al.. (2019). Superwetting and mechanically robust MnO₂ nanowire–reduced graphene oxide monolithic aerogels for efficient solar vapor generation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 7(30). 18092–18099. 72 indexed citations

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Mu, Peng, Wei Bai, Yukang Fan, et al.. (2019). Conductive hollow kapok fiber-PPy monolithic aerogels with excellent mechanical robustness for efficient solar steam generation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 7(16). 9673–9679. 154 indexed citations

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Wang, Fei, Yuanzhen Li, Tao Chen, et al.. (2019). Chitosan/reduced graphene oxide-modified spacer fabric as a salt-resistant solar absorber for efficient solar steam generation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 7(31). 18311–18317. 161 indexed citations

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Mu, Peng, Wei Bai, Zheng Zhang, et al.. (2018). Robust aerogels based on conjugated microporous polymer nanotubes with exceptional mechanical strength for efficient solar steam generation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 6(37). 18183–18190. 130 indexed citations

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Mu, Peng, Hanxue Sun, Zhaoqi Zhu, et al.. (2018). Monolithic nanofoam based on conjugated microporous polymer nanotubes with ultrahigh mechanical strength and flexibility for energy storage. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 6(25). 11676–11681. 47 indexed citations

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Wang, Fei, Feng Ren, Dan Ma, et al.. (2017). Particle and nanofiber shaped conjugated microporous polymers bearing hydantoin-substitution with high antibacterial activity for water cleanness. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 6(1). 266–274. 38 indexed citations

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Wang, Fei, Feng Ren, Peng Mu, et al.. (2017). Hierarchical porous spherical-shaped conjugated microporous polymers for the efficient removal of antibiotics from water. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 5(22). 11348–11356. 56 indexed citations

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Qin, Xiaojuan, Hanxue Sun, Zhaoqi Zhu, et al.. (2013). Superhydrophobic Mesoporous Graphene for Separation and Absorption. ChemPlusChem. 78(10). 1282–1287. 40 indexed citations

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