Xiaohui Liu

17.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
338 papers, 14.4k citations indexed

About

Xiaohui Liu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaohui Liu has authored 338 papers receiving a total of 14.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 169 papers in Materials Chemistry, 132 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 96 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xiaohui Liu's work include Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (98 papers), Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (76 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (58 papers). Xiaohui Liu is often cited by papers focused on Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (98 papers), Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (76 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (58 papers). Xiaohui Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and United States. Xiaohui Liu's co-authors include Yanqin Wang, Yong Guo, Qineng Xia, Jiawen Ren, Guanzhong Lu, Guanzhong Lu, Yun Guo, Yaxuan Jing, Jianjian Wang and Yanglong Guo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Xiaohui Liu

326 papers receiving 14.2k citations

Hit Papers

Catalytic Production of Value-Added Chemicals and Liquid ... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2019 2017 2016 2022 100 200 300 400
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. Catalytic Production of Value-Added Chemicals and Liquid Fuels from Lignocellulosic Biomass
    2019 442 citations Yong Guo, Xiaohui Liu et al. profile →
  2. Selective production of arenes via direct lignin upgrading over a niobium-based catalyst
    2017 399 citations Dong Lin, Xiaohui Liu et al. Nature Communications profile →
  3. Direct hydrodeoxygenation of raw woody biomass into liquid alkanes
    2016 388 citations Haifeng Wang, Xiaohui Liu et al. Nature Communications profile →
  4. A unique Co@CoO catalyst for hydrogenolysis of biomass-derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-dimethylfuran
    2022 165 citations Yong Guo, Xiaohui Liu et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xiaohui Liu China 67 8.0k 5.4k 5.1k 2.2k 2.2k 338 14.4k
Zehui Zhang China 58 6.8k 0.9× 4.5k 0.8× 2.7k 0.5× 3.3k 1.5× 1.1k 0.5× 216 11.4k
In Kyu Song South Korea 50 2.3k 0.3× 6.2k 1.2× 2.4k 0.5× 1.5k 0.7× 3.9k 1.8× 370 9.4k
Ivo F.J. Vankelecom Belgium 85 9.1k 1.1× 5.9k 1.1× 10.6k 2.1× 2.2k 1.0× 1.4k 0.7× 440 25.6k
J.L. Valverde Spain 56 3.5k 0.4× 5.7k 1.1× 2.7k 0.5× 739 0.3× 3.3k 1.5× 317 10.9k
Xing Tang China 47 5.9k 0.7× 1.7k 0.3× 2.6k 0.5× 1.5k 0.7× 977 0.5× 200 7.7k
Zhi Wang China 72 5.7k 0.7× 4.9k 0.9× 7.2k 1.4× 720 0.3× 744 0.3× 395 16.1k
David P. Serrano Spain 70 5.6k 0.7× 7.4k 1.4× 5.1k 1.0× 737 0.3× 2.0k 0.9× 288 15.1k
Jixiao Wang China 73 6.3k 0.8× 4.2k 0.8× 6.4k 1.2× 637 0.3× 628 0.3× 297 15.0k
Tiejun Wang China 52 5.7k 0.7× 2.9k 0.5× 4.2k 0.8× 884 0.4× 2.2k 1.0× 285 9.0k
Weihong Xing China 54 4.0k 0.5× 3.6k 0.7× 3.6k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 546 0.3× 460 11.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaohui Liu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaohui Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiaohui Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiaohui 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 Xiaohui Liu. Xiaohui 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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Guo, Yanyan, et al.. (2025). Enhanced catalytic oxidation of aniline to azobenzene using Ultrasound-Assisted thermocatalysis with a Phosphomolybdate-Based heterogeneous catalyst. Separation and Purification Technology. 365. 132687–132687. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Ziqi, Yitong Li, Meixuan Li, et al.. (2025). Advances in ionic liquid-mediated protein crystallization. CrystEngComm. 27(24). 4040–4054. 1 indexed citations
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Jiang, Yangyang, et al.. (2025). Efficient recycling of polyamide 6 to ε-caprolactam under mild conditions. Catalysis Today. 456. 115344–115344. 1 indexed citations
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Jiang, Lina, et al.. (2024). Eco-friendly, efficient and durable flame retardant lyocell fabrics prepared via a feasible grafting of taurine. Industrial Crops and Products. 218. 118925–118925. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Jia, Jianjian Wang, Mohsen Shakouri, et al.. (2024). Pt enhanced C–H bond activation for efficient and low-methane-selectivity hydrogenolysis of polyethylene over alloyed RuPt/ZrO2. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 353. 124046–124046. 32 indexed citations
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Liu, Shuyan, Yuxin Jiang, Peng Zhao, et al.. (2024). Molecular behavior of 1-acetoxymethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate and DMSO binary system. Chemical Physics. 588. 112467–112467.
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Li, Xinhui, Like Chen, Hongwei Yang, et al.. (2024). Cu@SiO2 catalyst with high copper dispersion for chemoselective hydrogenation of p-chloronitrobenzene. Chemical Engineering Journal. 487. 150652–150652. 12 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaohui, et al.. (2024). First-principles study of oxygen vacancies in LiNbO3-type ferroelectrics. RSC Advances. 14(13). 9169–9174. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaohui, et al.. (2024). Highly active and stable Ni@SiO2 catalyst for ammonia decomposition. Fuel. 368. 131543–131543. 16 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaohui, et al.. (2023). From cyclohexanol to aniline: A novel dehydrogenation-amination-dehydrogenation strategy based on Pt-based catalyst. Journal of Catalysis. 429. 115233–115233. 4 indexed citations
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Huang, Jiaying, et al.. (2023). Metal-free coordination of porphyrin-based porous organic polymers for efficient photocatalytic oxidative coupling of amines under visible light. Molecular Catalysis. 546. 113248–113248. 18 indexed citations
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Xia, Jie, Dong Lin, Xiaohui Liu, et al.. (2023). Identifying the Activity Origin of a Single-Atom Au1/Nb2O5 Catalyst for Hydrodeoxygenation of Methylcatechol: A Stable Substitutional Au+ Site. ACS Catalysis. 13(9). 6093–6103. 19 indexed citations
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Wang, Siyu, Xiaohui Liu, Mohsen Shakouri, et al.. (2023). Ruthenium co-anchored by nitrogen and oxygen on lignin derived carbon for high-efficient hydrogen evolution. Carbon. 217. 118611–118611. 19 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaofeng, Xiaohui Liu, Jiamao Hao, et al.. (2022). Strong Metal–Support Interactions of Ni-CeO2 Effectively Improve the Performance of a Molten Hydroxide Direct Carbon Fuel Cell. ACS Omega. 7(28). 24646–24655. 24 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhen, Preeti Bhauriyal, Hafeesudeen Sahabudeen, et al.. (2022). Cation-selective two-dimensional polyimine membranes for high-performance osmotic energy conversion. Nature Communications. 13(1). 3935–3935. 117 indexed citations
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Zheng, Xiang, Yanglong Guo, Yun Guo, et al.. (2015). Epoxidation of propylene by molecular oxygen over unsupported AgCu x bimetallic catalyst. Rare Metals. 34(7). 477–490. 31 indexed citations

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