Wentao Liang

2.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
60 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Wentao Liang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wentao Liang has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 11 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Wentao Liang's work include Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (11 papers), Fuel Cells and Related Materials (8 papers) and CAR-T cell therapy research (7 papers). Wentao Liang is often cited by papers focused on Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (11 papers), Fuel Cells and Related Materials (8 papers) and CAR-T cell therapy research (7 papers). Wentao Liang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Wentao Liang's co-authors include Sanjeev Mukerjee, Qingying Jia, Michael K. Bates, Frédéric Jaouen, Moulay Tahar Sougrati, Huong Doan, Nagappan Ramaswamy, Kara Strickland, Urszula Tylus and Jingkun Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Wentao Liang

57 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Highly active oxygen reduction non-platinum group metal e... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2016 2015 200 400 600
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.

  1. Highly active oxygen reduction non-platinum group metal electrocatalyst without direct metal–nitrogen coordination
    2015 612 citations Qingying Jia, Wentao Liang et al. profile →
  2. Structural and mechanistic basis for the high activity of Fe–N–C catalysts toward oxygen reduction
    2016 510 citations Wentao Liang, Sanjeev Mukerjee et al. profile →
  3. Charge-Transfer Effects in Ni–Fe and Ni–Fe–Co Mixed-Metal Oxides for the Alkaline Oxygen Evolution Reaction
    2015 473 citations Michael K. Bates, Qingying Jia et al. ACS Catalysis profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wentao Liang China 19 1.7k 1.5k 454 257 196 60 2.5k
Can Huang China 26 704 0.4× 738 0.5× 264 0.6× 148 0.6× 589 3.0× 80 2.1k
Sung O Park South Korea 27 926 0.5× 1.5k 1.0× 1.0k 2.2× 131 0.5× 198 1.0× 49 2.7k
Shuhu Liu China 27 1.2k 0.7× 1.7k 1.2× 1.1k 2.5× 126 0.5× 337 1.7× 65 3.5k
Jian Kang China 17 888 0.5× 604 0.4× 383 0.8× 116 0.5× 272 1.4× 46 1.7k
Ye Wang China 24 712 0.4× 433 0.3× 1.4k 3.0× 111 0.4× 308 1.6× 66 2.7k
Lin Jing China 35 1.8k 1.0× 845 0.6× 2.3k 5.1× 67 0.3× 295 1.5× 101 3.4k
Tuo Zhao China 19 603 0.4× 638 0.4× 356 0.8× 56 0.2× 143 0.7× 41 1.4k
Ruihua Zhao China 28 358 0.2× 705 0.5× 533 1.2× 103 0.4× 502 2.6× 139 2.5k
Zirui Gao China 30 1.0k 0.6× 545 0.4× 1.4k 3.1× 65 0.3× 183 0.9× 66 2.9k
Peipei Huang China 33 1.2k 0.7× 812 0.6× 1.6k 3.4× 85 0.3× 394 2.0× 118 3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Wentao Liang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wentao Liang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wentao Liang

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Wenting, Wenjun Xiao, Gang Wang, et al.. (2025). Design and optimization of diatomic catalysts with synergistic effects for enhanced OER and ORR performance: Insights from a TM1TM2N8@BPN electrocatalyst. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1031. 180961–180961. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Yao, Gaofu Liu, Gang Wang, et al.. (2025). Revealing the role of surface reconstruction and charge redistribution in M1M2-N4-Grs for bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 121. 31–41. 2 indexed citations
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Cui, Yi, Kelu Zhou, Rui Cheng, et al.. (2025). Sustained release of a novel non-fibrate PPARα agonist from microparticles for neuroprotection in murine models of age-related macular degeneration. Journal of Controlled Release. 380. 910–926. 1 indexed citations
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Liang, Wentao, Wenjun Xiao, Linxing Meng, et al.. (2025). Unveiling d-band synergy in anti-sandwich dual-atom catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction: High-throughput DFT screening and machine learning insights. Applied Surface Science. 712. 164256–164256. 3 indexed citations
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Luo, Yang, Wenjun Xiao, Abuduwayiti Aierken, et al.. (2025). Polarization direction dependent single-atom catalysis on transition metal-doped In₂Se₃ for OER and ORR. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1035. 181612–181612. 2 indexed citations
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Liang, Wentao, Abuduwayiti Aierken, Degui Wang, et al.. (2024). Unraveling the synergistic mechanisms of dual-atom catalysts on BeN substrates for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction: A machine learning-assisted first-principles study. Applied Surface Science. 682. 161745–161745. 8 indexed citations
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Cui, Yi, et al.. (2024). Identification and Validation of the Pyroptosis‐Related Hub Gene Signature and the Associated Regulation Axis in Diabetic Keratopathy. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2024(1). 2920694–2920694. 2 indexed citations
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Liang, Wentao, Peng Wu, Changyong Li, et al.. (2024). Research on the Influencing Factors of Peristalsis Amplitude Based on an in Vitro Bionic Rat Stomach Model. Journal of Bionic Engineering. 21(5). 2379–2394.
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Liang, Wentao, Li Huang, Rui Cheng, et al.. (2023). A Method for Real-Time Assessment of Mitochondrial Respiration Using Murine Corneal Biopsy. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 64(11). 33–33. 4 indexed citations
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Real, R. P. del, et al.. (2021). Controlling devitrification in the FeSiB system without alloying additions. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 576. 121277–121277. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yunshan, Bingbing Xu, Wentao Liang, et al.. (2019). Multisite Injection of Bioengineered Hepatic Units from Collagen Hydrogel and Neonatal Liver Cells in Parenchyma Improves Liver Cirrhosis. Tissue Engineering Part A. 25(15-16). 1167–1174. 4 indexed citations
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Shi, Hongzhi, Yuning Wang, Xiaohui Huang, et al.. (2017). Serum HER2 as a predictive biomarker for tissue HER2 status and prognosis in patients with gastric cancer. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 23(10). 1836–1836. 14 indexed citations
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Bates, Michael K., Qingying Jia, Huong Doan, Wentao Liang, & Sanjeev Mukerjee. (2015). Charge-Transfer Effects in Ni–Fe and Ni–Fe–Co Mixed-Metal Oxides for the Alkaline Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ACS Catalysis. 6(1). 155–161. 473 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Songyan, Tingting Jia, Xiaohui Du, et al.. (2015). Combined therapy with CTL cells and oncolytic adenovirus expressing IL-15-induced enhanced antitumor activity. Tumor Biology. 36(6). 4535–4543. 32 indexed citations
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Xu, Meng, Zhigang Song, Cheng‐Xiong Xu, et al.. (2013). IL-17A Stimulates the Progression of Giant Cell Tumors of Bone. Clinical Cancer Research. 19(17). 4697–4705. 19 indexed citations
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Guo, Wen, Yahui Li, Wentao Liang, et al.. (2012). Beta-Mecaptoethanol Suppresses Inflammation and Induces Adipogenic Differentiation in 3T3-F442A Murine Preadipocytes. PLoS ONE. 7(7). e40958–e40958. 15 indexed citations
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Du, Xiaohui, Xiangyu Wang, Ning Ning, et al.. (2012). Dynamic tracing of immune cells in an orthotopic gastric carcinoma mouse model using near-infrared fluorescence live imaging. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine. 4(2). 221–225. 14 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yunshan, Yingxin Xu, Bofeng Zhang, et al.. (2009). In Vivo Generation of Thick, Vascularized Hepatic Tissue from Collagen Hydrogel-Based Hepatic Units. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 16(4). 653–659. 27 indexed citations

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