Yanming Liu

8.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
182 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Yanming Liu is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Biomedical Engineering and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanming Liu has authored 182 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 39 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 38 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Yanming Liu's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (32 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (30 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (23 papers). Yanming Liu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (32 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (30 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (23 papers). Yanming Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Yanming Liu's co-authors include Xie Quan, Shuo Chen, Hongtao Yu, Xinfei Fan, Huimin Zhao, Kun Zhao, Yan Su, Yaobin Zhang, Hua Wang and Jujiao Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Yanming Liu

170 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

Facile Ammonia Synthesis from Electrocatalytic N2 Reducti... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2018 2015 2023 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. Facile Ammonia Synthesis from Electrocatalytic N2 Reduction under Ambient Conditions on N-Doped Porous Carbon
    2018 536 citations Yanming Liu, Xie Quan et al. profile →
  2. Efficient Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Acetate on Nitrogen-Doped Nanodiamond
    2015 501 citations Yanming Liu, Shuo Chen et al. profile →
  3. Metal single-site catalyst design for electrocatalytic production of hydrogen peroxide at industrial-relevant currents
    2023 226 citations Peike Cao, Xie Quan et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

Yanming Liu
Jie Zhang China
Yu Yin China
Haitao Wang China
Yi Zhang China
Ming Ma China
Meng Xie China
Yuming Zhou China
Zhaoyang Liu China
Mingliang Du China
Dong Yang China
Jie Zhang China
Yanming Liu
Citations per year, relative to Yanming Liu Yanming Liu (= 1×) peers Jie Zhang

Countries citing papers authored by Yanming Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yanming Liu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanming Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yanming Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yanming 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 Yanming Liu. Yanming 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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Zou, Fangxin, Shuyang Yu, Wangping Qian, et al.. (2025). Mechanical performance and crack propagation characteristics of the recycled concrete using fractal gradation. Construction and Building Materials. 492. 143101–143101.
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Wu, Fan, Yanming Liu, Pengwen Guo, et al.. (2025). Adaptive spatial-temporal information processing based on in-memory attention-inspired devices. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7449–7449. 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Qinyue, Xinfei Fan, Bing Shan, et al.. (2025). Insights into lattice oxygen and strains of oxide-derived copper for ammonia electrosynthesis from nitrate. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3479–3479. 16 indexed citations
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Fan, Xinfei, et al.. (2025). Regulating active hydrogen supply and intermediate binding for pH-universal H2O2 electrosynthesis at ampere-level current density. Nature Communications. 16(1). 10784–10784. 1 indexed citations
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Fan, Xinfei, Xiaoyu Liu, Xuefeng Zhang, et al.. (2025). Synergic solar interfacial evaporation with heterogenous electro-Fenton: A near zero-discharge approach for water purification. Chemical Engineering Journal. 514. 163275–163275.
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Liu, Weiwei, Wanyang Li, Huanqiang Liu, et al.. (2024). Optimization of density and surface morphology of SS 316L/IN718 functionally graded thin-walled structures using hybrid prediction-multi-objective optimization method. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 120. 337–352. 14 indexed citations
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Cao, Peike, Xueyang Zhao, Yanming Liu, et al.. (2024). Highly Efficient Acidic Electrosynthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide at Industrial‐Level Current Densities Promoted by Alkali Metal Cations. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(30). e202406452–e202406452. 21 indexed citations
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Xu, Yuanlu, et al.. (2024). Facile electrophoretically deposited of iron/carbon nanotube-based electro-Fenton cathode for high-performance organics degradation. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(1). 115127–115127. 2 indexed citations
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Wu, Qinyue, et al.. (2024). Efficient and selective electroreduction of nitrate to ammonia via interfacial engineering of B-doped Cu nanoneedles. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 361. 124597–124597. 18 indexed citations
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Feng, Yujie, et al.. (2023). Enhanced electrochemical oxidation of perfluorooctanoic acid on Ti/SnO2-Sb electrode by surface morphology regulation. Chinese Chemical Letters. 35(3). 108704–108704. 15 indexed citations
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Dong, Ting, Wenhui Wang, Yuanming Zhang, et al.. (2023). A sustainable layered nanofiber/sheet aerogels enabling repeated life cycles for effective oil/water separation. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 454. 131474–131474. 29 indexed citations
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Liu, Yanming, Lusheng Liu, Zhaofeng Zhai, et al.. (2023). Effect of the interfacial microstructure on hardness of multi-layer diamond coatings. Surface and Coatings Technology. 464. 129541–129541. 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Weiwei, Wanyang Li, Huanqiang Liu, et al.. (2023). Additive manufacturing of functional gradient materials: A review of research progress and challenges. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 971. 172642–172642. 60 indexed citations
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Yang, Jia, et al.. (2023). Bifunctional Solar Evaporator with Co/N-Doped Graphene Oxide for Synergistic Steam Generation and Organic Pollutant Degradation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(38). 45441–45454. 17 indexed citations
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Xu, Yuanlu, Yanling Peng, Bowen Lv, et al.. (2023). Mineral scaling behavior in typical salt-resistant solar interfacial desalination: Edge-preferential crystallization vs. enhanced convection. Chemical Engineering Journal. 477. 146899–146899. 9 indexed citations
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Fan, Xinfei, et al.. (2022). Silver nanoparticles‐polydopamine‐wax gourd: An antimicrobial solar evaporator with enhanced steam generation. International Journal of Energy Research. 46(7). 8949–8961. 30 indexed citations
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Yue, Tao, et al.. (2020). New understanding of the pathogenesis and treatment of stroke-related sarcopenia. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 131. 110721–110721. 74 indexed citations
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Fan, Xinfei, Yanming Liu, Xiaochen Wang, Xie Quan, & Shuo Chen. (2019). Improvement of Antifouling and Antimicrobial Abilities on Silver–Carbon Nanotube Based Membranes under Electrochemical Assistance. Environmental Science & Technology. 53(9). 5292–5300. 56 indexed citations
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Fan, Xinfei, Yanming Liu, Xie Quan, & Shuo Chen. (2018). Highly Permeable Thin-Film Composite Forward Osmosis Membrane Based on Carbon Nanotube Hollow Fiber Scaffold with Electrically Enhanced Fouling Resistance. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(3). 1444–1452. 59 indexed citations

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