Xianhu Liu

24.8k total citations · 17 hit papers
365 papers, 21.4k citations indexed

About

Xianhu Liu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Xianhu Liu has authored 365 papers receiving a total of 21.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 129 papers in Materials Chemistry, 110 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 98 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Xianhu Liu's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (61 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (45 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (44 papers). Xianhu Liu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (61 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (45 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (44 papers). Xianhu Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Xianhu Liu's co-authors include Chuntai Liu, Changyu Shen, Yamin Pan, Dirk W. Schubert, Yiwen Li, Zhanhu Guo, Guoqiang Zheng, Lei Wang, Rui‐Ting Gao and Gaigai Duan and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Xianhu Liu

354 papers receiving 21.1k citations

Hit Papers

Electrically conductive polymer composites for smart flex... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2018 2021 2017 2021 2020 100 200 300 400 500
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. Electrically conductive polymer composites for smart flexible strain sensors: a critical review
    2018 593 citations Xianhu Liu, Chuntai Liu et al. profile →
  2. Spin-polarized oxygen evolution reaction under magnetic field
    2021 516 citations Xianhu Liu et al. Nature Communications profile →
  3. Continuously prepared highly conductive and stretchable SWNT/MWNT synergistically composited electrospun thermoplastic polyurethane yarns for wearable sensing
    2017 420 citations Xianhu Liu, Chuntai Liu et al. profile →
  4. Polydopamine antibacterial materials
    2021 417 citations Xianhu Liu et al. profile →
  5. Polyphenol scaffolds in tissue engineering
    2020 325 citations Xianhu Liu et al. profile →
  6. Highly Compressible and Robust Polyimide/Carbon Nanotube Composite Aerogel for High-Performance Wearable Pressure Sensor
    2019 315 citations Xianhu Liu, Chuntai Liu et al. profile →
  7. Flexible multilayered MXene/thermoplastic polyurethane films with excellent electromagnetic interference shielding, thermal conductivity, and management performances
    2021 312 citations Yamin Pan, Chuntai Liu et al. profile →
  8. Hierarchical Engineering of Double‐Shelled Nanotubes toward Hetero‐Interfaces Induced Polarization and Microscale Magnetic Interaction
    2022 288 citations Xianhu Liu et al. profile →
  9. Ni Flower/MXene-Melamine Foam Derived 3D Magnetic/Conductive Networks for Ultra-Efficient Microwave Absorption and Infrared Stealth
    2022 288 citations Haoran Cheng, Yamin Pan et al. Nano-Micro Letters profile →
  10. Highly Sensitive Ultrathin Flexible Thermoplastic Polyurethane/Carbon Black Fibrous Film Strain Sensor with Adjustable Scaffold Networks
    2021 283 citations Xianhu Liu, Dirk W. Schubert et al. Nano-Micro Letters profile →
  11. MOF-Derived Ni1−xCox@Carbon with Tunable Nano–Microstructure as Lightweight and Highly Efficient Electromagnetic Wave Absorber
    2020 271 citations Xianhu Liu et al. Nano-Micro Letters profile →
  12. Ultrathin flexible poly(vinylidene fluoride)/MXene/silver nanowire film with outstanding specific EMI shielding and high heat dissipation
    2021 248 citations Haoran Cheng, Yamin Pan et al. profile →
  13. Remarkable Magnetic Exchange Coupling via Constructing Bi‐Magnetic Interface for Broadband Lower‐Frequency Microwave Absorption
    2022 200 citations Xianhu Liu et al. profile →
  14. Constructing nickel chain/MXene networks in melamine foam towards phase change materials for thermal energy management and absorption-dominated electromagnetic interference shielding
    2022 185 citations Haoran Cheng, Yamin Pan et al. profile →
  15. Hierarchically Superhydrophobic Stereo‐Complex Poly (Lactic Acid) Aerogel for Daytime Radiative Cooling
    2022 170 citations Xianhu Liu, Yamin Pan et al. profile →
  16. Single-atomic-site platinum steers photogenerated charge carrier lifetime of hematite nanoflakes for photoelectrochemical water splitting
    2023 162 citations Rui‐Ting Gao, Xianhu Liu et al. Nature Communications profile →
  17. Photoelectrochemical production of disinfectants from seawater
    2025 31 citations Rui‐Ting Gao, Nhat Truong Nguyen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xianhu Liu China 82 6.9k 6.7k 5.7k 5.1k 5.0k 365 21.4k
Qiuyu Zhang China 86 4.5k 0.7× 12.2k 1.8× 6.2k 1.1× 6.2k 1.2× 5.2k 1.0× 753 28.9k
Li Liu China 74 6.0k 0.9× 10.6k 1.6× 3.6k 0.6× 3.7k 0.7× 4.0k 0.8× 688 21.7k
Hu Liu China 98 6.8k 1.0× 8.4k 1.3× 12.0k 2.1× 7.4k 1.4× 8.7k 1.7× 445 30.1k
Yonggang Yao China 77 11.4k 1.6× 6.9k 1.0× 4.8k 0.8× 4.0k 0.8× 2.4k 0.5× 228 25.3k
Hui Wu China 73 13.6k 2.0× 7.0k 1.0× 5.5k 0.9× 5.8k 1.1× 3.0k 0.6× 329 23.7k
Hongli Zhu United States 74 10.4k 1.5× 4.8k 0.7× 4.7k 0.8× 5.4k 1.1× 2.3k 0.5× 256 20.6k
Chao Gao China 70 6.9k 1.0× 11.5k 1.7× 9.6k 1.7× 8.2k 1.6× 4.0k 0.8× 336 23.7k
Xuehong Lu Singapore 68 5.4k 0.8× 4.4k 0.7× 3.8k 0.7× 3.7k 0.7× 5.5k 1.1× 217 14.5k
Dan Liŭ China 70 8.5k 1.2× 7.8k 1.2× 4.6k 0.8× 3.6k 0.7× 2.6k 0.5× 620 20.2k
Ben Bin Xu United Kingdom 65 5.0k 0.7× 3.6k 0.5× 3.3k 0.6× 3.9k 0.8× 2.6k 0.5× 318 13.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xianhu Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xianhu Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xianhu Liu 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 Xianhu Liu. Xianhu Liu 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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Han, Gaojie, Yuezhan Feng, Jingwen Dong, et al.. (2025). Efficient thermal management of electronic devices by constructing interlayer phonon bridges. Nature Communications. 16(1). 10533–10533. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qiaoran, Daiqin Yang, Jingjing An, et al.. (2025). Dual-Mode Polyimide Composite Membrane with a Hierarchical Structure for Passive Thermoregulation. ACS Applied Electronic Materials. 7(5). 1914–1920. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Xianhu, et al.. (2025). A Transparent Polymer-Composite Film for Window Energy Conservation. Nano-Micro Letters. 17(1). 151–151. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Yang, Mingjie Zhang, Jianing Chen, et al.. (2025). Ceramic-based electromagnetic interference shielding materials: Mechanisms, optimization strategies, and pathways to next-generation applications. Journal of Advanced Ceramics. 14(12). 9221194–9221194.
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Liu, Xianhu, et al.. (2024). Radiation cooling textiles countering urban heat islands. Science Bulletin. 69(21). 3318–3320. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Mingtao, et al.. (2024). SC crystals of porous PLA via thermally–induced phase separation: Effects of process conditions, solvent composition and nucleating agent. European Polymer Journal. 213. 113095–113095. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Tengrui, Xianhu Liu, Chuntai Liu, & Changyu Shen. (2024). Scalable fabrication of magnetic soft microfiberbots for robotic embolization. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(4). 20240006–20240006. 2 indexed citations
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Ren, Shijie, Rui‐Ting Gao, Yang Yang, et al.. (2024). Enhanced Charge‐Carrier Dynamics and Efficient Photoelectrochemical Nitrate‐to‐Ammonia Conversion on Antimony Sulfide‐Based Photocathodes. Angewandte Chemie. 136(48). 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Weijian, Mingtao Zhang, Qiang Chen, & Xianhu Liu. (2024). Stereo-complex polylactide composite aerogel for crude oil adsorption. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 263(Pt 1). 130283–130283. 15 indexed citations
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Gao, Mingze, et al.. (2023). Engineering single Pt Atoms on hybrid amorphous/crystalline CoFe layered double hydroxide accelerates the charge transfer for solar water splitting. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 336. 122920–122920. 34 indexed citations
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Gao, Rui‐Ting, et al.. (2023). Heterogeneous doping via charge carrier transport improves Photoelectrochemical H2O oxidative H2O2 synthesis. Chemical Engineering Journal. 466. 142984–142984. 12 indexed citations
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Su, Meng, Yijing Qin, Chuntai Liu, et al.. (2023). Photothermal ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene/MXene aerogel for crude oil adsorption and water evaporation. 2D Materials. 10(2). 24007–24007. 28 indexed citations
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Li, Sheng, Wei Zhang, Yingxue Cui, et al.. (2022). Effect of homojunction structure in boosting sodium-ion storage: The case of MoO2. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 78. 115–122. 13 indexed citations
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Cheng, Haoran, Yamin Pan, Xin Wang, et al.. (2022). Ni Flower/MXene-Melamine Foam Derived 3D Magnetic/Conductive Networks for Ultra-Efficient Microwave Absorption and Infrared Stealth. Nano-Micro Letters. 14(1). 63–63. 288 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zu, Meng, Xiaosong Zhou, Shengsen Zhang, et al.. (2020). Sustainable engineering of TiO2-based advanced oxidation technologies: From photocatalyst to application devices. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 78. 202–222. 72 indexed citations
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Pan, Yamin, Xiaoqiong Hao, Yaming Wang, et al.. (2019). Facile Construction of Copper Mesh Surface from Superhydrophilic to Superhydrophobic for Various Oil-Water Separations. Engineered Science. 38 indexed citations
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Pan, Yamin, Dirk W. Schubert, Jong Eun Ryu, et al.. (2018). Dynamic oscillatory rheological properties of polystyrene/poly(methyl methacrylate) blends and their composites in the presence of carbon black. Engineered Science. 24 indexed citations
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Liu, Xianhu, Weihua Ding, Yishi Wu, et al.. (2017). Penicillamine-protected Ag20nanoclusters and fluorescence chemosensing for trace detection of copper ions. Nanoscale. 9(11). 3986–3994. 34 indexed citations
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