Yahua Liu

4.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
60 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Yahua Liu is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Computational Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yahua Liu has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 30 papers in Computational Mechanics and 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yahua Liu's work include Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (43 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (29 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (10 papers). Yahua Liu is often cited by papers focused on Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (43 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (29 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (10 papers). Yahua Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Israel. Yahua Liu's co-authors include Zuankai Wang, Julia M. Yeomans, Jing Li, Tiezheng Qian, Xinpeng Xu, Chonglei Hao, Matthew Andrew, Shile Feng, Haiyang Zhan and Cong Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yahua Liu

57 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Pancake bouncing on superhydrophobic surfaces

2014 840 citations Yahua Liu, Julia M. Yeomans et al. profile →
Symmetry breaking in drop bouncing on curved surfaces

2015 411 citations Yahua Liu, Matthew Andrew et al. Nature Communications profile →
Three-dimensional capillary ratchet-induced liquid directional steering

2021 379 citations Shile Feng, Pingan Zhu et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yahua Liu China	24	2.9k	2.0k	843	728	623	60	3.5k
Cunjing Lv China	29	2.0k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	767 0.9×	776 1.1×	474 0.8×	86	3.0k
Longquan Chen China	32	3.1k 1.1×	1.9k 0.9×	1.1k 1.3×	1.2k 1.7×	709 1.1×	102	4.5k
Thomas M. Schutzius Switzerland	33	2.4k 0.8×	988 0.5×	780 0.9×	977 1.3×	581 0.9×	53	3.5k
Soumyadip Sett United States	31	1.8k 0.6×	979 0.5×	683 0.8×	614 0.8×	461 0.7×	68	2.7k
Shile Feng China	27	2.1k 0.7×	870 0.4×	846 1.0×	993 1.4×	528 0.8×	74	2.9k
Liwen Zhang China	26	2.0k 0.7×	647 0.3×	829 1.0×	1.2k 1.7×	810 1.3×	75	3.2k
Michael J. Kreder United States	8	3.0k 1.1×	754 0.4×	462 0.5×	895 1.2×	1.2k 1.8×	12	3.4k
Ali Dolatabadi Canada	33	1.1k 0.4×	1.6k 0.8×	720 0.9×	313 0.4×	354 0.6×	187	3.2k
Romain Rioboo Belgium	19	1.7k 0.6×	2.4k 1.2×	557 0.7×	269 0.4×	208 0.3×	27	2.9k
Pengyu Lv China	26	945 0.3×	833 0.4×	632 0.7×	794 1.1×	301 0.5×	88	2.2k

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Yahua, Keke Zhang, Bin He, et al.. (2025). Dual-bioinspired Superhydrophobic Coating with Physicochemical Synergy for Enhanced Antifouling Performance. Journal of Bionic Engineering. 22(6). 3108–3117.

Liu, Yahua, Seyed Ali Hosseini, Cong Liu, et al.. (2025). Transition time of a bouncing drop. Physical Review Fluids. 10(1). 1 indexed citations

Liu, Yahua, et al.. (2024). A fabric-based hydrovoltaic electricity generator with multi-component carbon black for sustainable energy output. RSC Advances. 14(26). 18832–18837. 5 indexed citations

Bai, Xiangge, Enming Cui, Xu Wang, et al.. (2024). Multibioinspired Hybrid Superwetting Surface for Efficient Fog Collection and Power Generation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(33). 44298–44304. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Renwei, et al.. (2024). Bionic dual-scale structured films for efficient passive radiative cooling accompanied by robust durability. Nanoscale Horizons. 9(8). 1354–1363. 5 indexed citations

Liu, Yahua, et al.. (2023). An electrothermal platform for active droplet manipulation. RSC Advances. 13(20). 14041–14047. 5 indexed citations

Bai, Xiangge, Zichao Yuan, Chenguang Lu, et al.. (2023). Recent advances in superwetting materials for separation of oil/water mixtures. Nanoscale. 15(11). 5139–5157. 34 indexed citations

Liu, Yihe, et al.. (2023). Bidirectional Underwater Drag Reduction on Bionic Flounder Two-Tier Structural Surfaces. Biomimetics. 8(1). 116–116. 3 indexed citations

Yuan, Zichao, Chenguang Lu, Cong Liu, et al.. (2023). Ultrasonic tweezer for multifunctional droplet manipulation. Science Advances. 9(16). eadg2352–eadg2352. 88 indexed citations

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Liu, Yahua, et al.. (2023). A mechanically durable induction heating coating with desirable anti-/de-icing performance. Surface Engineering. 39(4). 413–420. 2 indexed citations

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Lu, Chenguang, Cong Liu, Zichao Yuan, et al.. (2022). Gradient droplet distribution promotes spontaneous formation of frost-free zone. Communications Materials. 3(1). 14 indexed citations

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Liu, Yahua, Xiaojie Li, Chenguang Lu, et al.. (2022). High-Efficiency Directional Ejection of Coalesced Drops on a Circular Groove. Langmuir. 38(13). 4028–4035. 12 indexed citations

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Liu, Yahua, et al.. (2022). One-Step Fabrication of Hot-Water-Repellent Surfaces. Biomimetics. 7(2). 72–72. 3 indexed citations

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Feng, Shile, Pingan Zhu, Huanxi Zheng, et al.. (2021). Three-dimensional capillary ratchet-induced liquid directional steering. Science. 373(6561). 1344–1348. 379 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Cong, Chenguang Lu, Haiyang Zhan, et al.. (2021). Multibioinspired JANUS Membranes with Spatial Surface Refreshment for Enhanced Fog Collection. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 8(20). 12 indexed citations

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Liu, Cong, Chenguang Lu, Ying Liu, et al.. (2020). Robust Slippery Liquid-Infused Porous Network Surfaces for Enhanced Anti-icing/Deicing Performance. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(22). 25471–25477. 121 indexed citations

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Liu, Cong, et al.. (2020). One-step process for dual-scale ratchets with enhanced mobility of Leidenfrost droplets. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 569. 229–234. 15 indexed citations

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Legchenkova, Irina, Cong Liu, Chenguang Lu, et al.. (2019). Faceted and Circular Droplet Spreading on Hierarchical Superhydrophobic Surfaces. Langmuir. 36(2). 534–539. 24 indexed citations

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Wang, Hao, Cong Liu, Haiyang Zhan, & Yahua Liu. (2019). Droplet Asymmetric Bouncing on Inclined Superhydrophobic Surfaces. ACS Omega. 4(7). 12238–12243. 51 indexed citations

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Liu, Yahua, Matthew Andrew, Jing Li, Julia M. Yeomans, & Zuankai Wang. (2015). Symmetry breaking in drop bouncing on curved surfaces. Nature Communications. 6(1). 10034–10034. 411 indexed citations breakdown →

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