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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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 →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weidong Liang

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

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Janus membranes derived from multi-shelled hollow spheres coated electrospun PVA membranes as phase change composites for photothermal conversion 2024 ·Journal of Colloid and Interface Science ·(unknown), Jia Zhang, (unknown), Rui Jiao, (unknown), Hanxue Sun, Jiyan Li, Weidong Liang, An Li	7
2	C/EBPβ: A transcription factor associated with the irreversible progression of Alzheimer's disease 2024 ·CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Guangyong Zhang, (unknown), Xiuqin Rao, Jun Ying, Weidong Liang, Fuzhou Hua	11
3	PC@PPy porous membrane prepared by breath figure method with superior mechanical property for efficient solar interfacial evaporation 2023 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Lijuan Yan, (unknown), Xiaoyin Cao, Yanju Jing, Min Su, Jiyan Li, Zhaoqi Zhu, Weidong Liang, Hanxue Sun, An Li	26
4	Preparation of DOPO coated conjugated microporous polymer hollow nanospheres with excellent flame retardancy and thermal insulation 2023 ·Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects ·Zhaoqi Zhu, Yanjun Chen, Min Li, Jia Zhang, (unknown), Hanxue Sun, Jiyan Li, Weidong Liang, An Li	10
5	Fabrication of ATP/PEG/MnO2NWs composite for solar steam generation with high conversion efficiency 2023 ·Journal of Colloid and Interface Science ·(unknown), Yuan Yu, Hanxue Sun, Zhaoqi Zhu, Jiyan Li, Weidong Liang	20
6	Efficient antibiotic wastewater treatment via interfacial water evaporation based soot-coated conjugated microporous polymer hollow microspheres 2023 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Wenwen Luo, Meichen Liu, Rui Jiao, Yunjia Wang, Jiyan Li, (unknown), Weidong Liang, Hanxue Sun, An Li	18
7	Holey Ti3C2Tx nanosheets membrane with high PM removal efficiency for air pollution 2023 ·Journal of environmental chemical engineering ·(unknown), Lijuan Yang, Hanxue Sun, Zhaoqi Zhu, Weidong Liang, Jiyan Li, An Li	1
8	MXene nanosheets coated conjugated microporous polymers hollow microspheres incorporating with phase change material for continuous desalination 2023 ·Journal of Colloid and Interface Science ·(unknown), (unknown), Xiaoyin Cao, (unknown), Hanxue Sun, Jiyan Li, Zhaoqi Zhu, Rui Jiao, Weidong Liang, An Li	33
9	Carbonized conjugated microporous polymers hollow spheres incorporated with fatty alcohols for ultra-highly efficient energy storage and conversion 2022 ·Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells ·(unknown), Nan Lü, (unknown), Jia Zhang, Xiaoyin Cao, Jiyan Li, Zhaoqi Zhu, Hanxue Sun, Weidong Liang, An Li	13
10	Preparation of Stable Superhydrophobic Coatings on Complex‐Shaped Substrates 2022 ·Advanced Materials Interfaces ·Rong Zhang, Jinfei Wei, Jiaojiao Zhang, (unknown), Yanfei Yang, Hua Xie, Weidong Liang, Junping Zhang	20
11	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 2022 ·Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects ·(unknown), Lijuan Yang, Jie Cui, (unknown), Chengjun Wang, Zhaoqi Zhu, Hanxue Sun, Jiyan Li, Weidong Liang, An Li	13
12	Facile preparation of composite flame retardantbased on conjugated microporous polymer hollow spheres 2020 ·Journal of Colloid and Interface Science ·Shujuan Wu, Zhaoqi Zhu, Chao Liu, Yanning Su, Fei Wang, Wei Bai, Hanxue Sun, Weidong Liang, An Li	29
13	Superwetting and mechanically robust MnO₂ nanowire–reduced graphene oxide monolithic aerogels for efficient solar vapor generation 2019 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Zheng Zhang, Peng Mu, (unknown), Jingxian He, Zhaoqi Zhu, Hanxue Sun, Weidong Liang, An Li	72
14	Conductive hollow kapok fiber-PPy monolithic aerogels with excellent mechanical robustness for efficient solar steam generation 2019 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Peng Mu, Wei Bai, Yukang Fan, Zheng Zhang, Hanxue Sun, Zhaoqi Zhu, Weidong Liang, An Li	154
15	Chitosan/reduced graphene oxide-modified spacer fabric as a salt-resistant solar absorber for efficient solar steam generation 2019 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Fei Wang, (unknown), Yuanzhen Li, Tao Chen, Peng Mu, Hanxue Sun, Zhaoqi Zhu, Weidong Liang, An Li	161
16	Robust aerogels based on conjugated microporous polymer nanotubes with exceptional mechanical strength for efficient solar steam generation 2018 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Peng Mu, Wei Bai, Zheng Zhang, Jingxian He, Hanxue Sun, Zhaoqi Zhu, Weidong Liang, An Li	130
17	Monolithic nanofoam based on conjugated microporous polymer nanotubes with ultrahigh mechanical strength and flexibility for energy storage 2018 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Peng Mu, Hanxue Sun, Zhaoqi Zhu, Jingxian He, Weidong Liang, An Li	47
18	Particle and nanofiber shaped conjugated microporous polymers bearing hydantoin-substitution with high antibacterial activity for water cleanness 2017 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Fei Wang, Feng Ren, Dan Ma, Peng Mu, Huijuan Wei, Chaohu Xiao, Zhaoqi Zhu, Hanxue Sun, Weidong Liang, Jixiang Chen, Lihua Chen, An Li	38
19	Hierarchical porous spherical-shaped conjugated microporous polymers for the efficient removal of antibiotics from water 2017 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Fei Wang, Feng Ren, Peng Mu, Zhaoqi Zhu, Hanxue Sun, Chonghua Ma, Chaohu Xiao, Weidong Liang, Lihua Chen, An Li	56
20	Superhydrophobic Mesoporous Graphene for Separation and Absorption 2013 ·ChemPlusChem ·(unknown), Xiaojuan Qin, Hanxue Sun, Zhaoqi Zhu, Chunjuan Pei, Weidong Liang, (unknown), (unknown), Peiqing La, An Li, Wei Deng	40

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