Xiaofei Liu

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Xiaofei Liu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaofei Liu has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Materials Chemistry, 16 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 12 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xiaofei Liu's work include Graphene research and applications (25 papers), 2D Materials and Applications (14 papers) and MXene and MAX Phase Materials (9 papers). Xiaofei Liu is often cited by papers focused on Graphene research and applications (25 papers), 2D Materials and Applications (14 papers) and MXene and MAX Phase Materials (9 papers). Xiaofei Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Xiaofei Liu's co-authors include Wanlin Guo, Zhuhua Zhang, Jun Yin, Shu Ping Lau, Jianhua Hao, Ngai Yui Chan, Yeung Yu Hui, Wenjing Jie, Yu‐Te Hsu and Lain‐Jong Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Xiaofei Liu

53 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Exceptional Tunability of Band Energy in a Compressively ... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 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. Exceptional Tunability of Band Energy in a Compressively Strained Trilayer MoS2 Sheet
    2013 567 citations Xiaofei Liu, Wanlin Guo 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
Xiaofei Liu China 24 1.9k 969 405 315 226 57 2.7k
Bin Feng China 30 2.0k 1.0× 963 1.0× 398 1.0× 515 1.6× 198 0.9× 130 2.9k
Thierry Belmonte France 31 1.1k 0.6× 1.5k 1.5× 415 1.0× 180 0.6× 206 0.9× 134 2.7k
Erik J. Luber Canada 26 1.1k 0.6× 1.8k 1.8× 244 0.6× 520 1.7× 151 0.7× 59 2.7k
Yan Gao China 30 1.5k 0.8× 1.2k 1.2× 473 1.2× 429 1.4× 213 0.9× 90 2.6k
Yuping He United States 28 1.6k 0.8× 984 1.0× 433 1.1× 515 1.6× 241 1.1× 72 2.5k
Yongsheng Wang China 29 2.0k 1.1× 2.2k 2.2× 507 1.3× 633 2.0× 247 1.1× 177 3.5k
Guohong Zhou China 26 1.5k 0.8× 787 0.8× 165 0.4× 98 0.3× 101 0.4× 94 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiaofei Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaofei Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaofei Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiaofei Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiaofei 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 Xiaofei Liu. Xiaofei 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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Zeng, Weijia, Wenxiang Wang, Ling Wang, et al.. (2025). Transparency of Graphene to Solid-Solid van der Waals Interactions. Physical Review Letters. 135(15). 156202–156202.
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Wang, Xiao, Ruixi Qiao, Baowen Li, et al.. (2025). Many-body van der Waals interactions in multilayer structures studied by atomic force microscopy. Nature Communications. 16(1). 324–324. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiao, et al.. (2025). Substrate contribution to van der Waals interaction on surface of monolayer boron nitride. Applied Surface Science. 700. 163261–163261. 1 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jiantao, Wen He, Xiaofei Liu, et al.. (2025). Defect-induced pore engineering in HKUST-1 by N-doped graphene quantum dots for CO2 adsorption enhancement. Journal of Environmental Management. 395. 127913–127913.
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Li, Zhaopeng, Wencheng Ma, Dan Zhong, et al.. (2024). Applications of machine learning in drinking water quality management: A critical review on water distribution system. Journal of Cleaner Production. 481. 144171–144171. 6 indexed citations
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Chen, Fangyuan, et al.. (2023). Interedge van der Waals interaction between two-dimensional materials. Physical review. B.. 108(11). 2 indexed citations
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Li, Xinhui, Yanda Jiang, Jian Wang, et al.. (2023). Unraveling bilayer interfacial features and their effects in polar polymer nanocomposites. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5707–5707. 50 indexed citations
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Liu, Chengyi, Wen Nie, Xiaofei Liu, et al.. (2021). Behavior of the particulate matter (PM) emitted by trackless rubber-tyred vehicle (TRTV) at an idle speed under different movement conditions and ventilation optimization. The Science of The Total Environment. 783. 147008–147008. 57 indexed citations
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Fan, Lulu, et al.. (2020). Technical Progress and Industrialization Analysis of Dieless Rolling for Turbine Disk. Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 56(14). 44–44.
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Li, Baowen, Jun Yin, Xiaofei Liu, et al.. (2019). Probing van der Waals interactions at two-dimensional heterointerfaces. Nature Nanotechnology. 14(6). 567–572. 130 indexed citations
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Yu, Maolin, Xiaofei Liu, & Wanlin Guo. (2018). Novel two-dimensional ferromagnetic semiconductors: Ga-based transition-metal trichalcogenide monolayers. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 20(9). 6374–6382. 40 indexed citations
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Sapnik, Adam F., Xiaofei Liu, Hanna L. B. Boström, et al.. (2017). Uniaxial negative thermal expansion and metallophilicity in Cu3[Co(CN)6]. Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 258. 298–306. 10 indexed citations
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Wang, Tao, et al.. (2015). Nano-partical sensing based on Raman laser in the whispering gallery mode microresonators. Acta Physica Sinica. 64(16). 164212–164212. 4 indexed citations
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Xu, Ying, Xiaofei Liu, & Wanlin Guo. (2014). Tensile strain induced switching of magnetic states in NbSe2and NbS2single layers. Nanoscale. 6(21). 12929–12933. 56 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaofei & Wanlin Guo. (2014). Intrinsic Rashba-like splitting in asymmetric Bi2Te3/Sb2Te3 heterogeneous topological insulator films. Applied Physics Letters. 105(8). 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaofei, Tao Xu, Xing‐Long Wu, et al.. (2013). Top–down fabrication of sub-nanometre semiconducting nanoribbons derived from molybdenum disulfide sheets. Nature Communications. 4(1). 1776–1776. 220 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaofei, Zhuhua Zhang, & Wanlin Guo. (2013). Universal Rule on Chirality‐Dependent Bandgaps in Graphene Antidot Lattices. Small. 9(8). 1405–1410. 34 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaofei, et al.. (2011). G-quadruplex DNAzyme-based Hg2+ and cysteine sensors utilizing Hg2+-mediated oligonucleotide switching. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 27(1). 148–152. 92 indexed citations
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Wang, Lijun, et al.. (2010). Field Electron Emission from Caterpillar-Like Clavae Nano-Structure Carbon Thin Films. Chinese Physics Letters. 27(8). 87901–87901. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaofei. (2009). CHARACTERISTICS ANALYSIS ON AEROSOL OPTICAL THICKNESSES OBSERVED IN QINGDAO ONSHORE SITE AND COMPARISON WITH THOSE OBSERVED IN THE BOHAI SEA. Haiyang huzhao tongbao.

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