Ying D. Liu

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
134 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Ying D. Liu is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ying D. Liu has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 18 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Ying D. Liu's work include Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (93 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (77 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (45 papers). Ying D. Liu is often cited by papers focused on Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (93 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (77 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (45 papers). Ying D. Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Ying D. Liu's co-authors include Zheng‐Xiang Li, Xian‐Hua Li, J. D. Richardson, Peter D. Kinny, Hanwen Zhou, S. D. Bale, J. G. Luhmann, J. W. Belcher, Emilia Kilpua and Christian Möstl and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nature Communications and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Ying D. Liu

127 papers receiving 4.1k citations

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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.

U–Pb zircon geochronology, geochemistry and Nd isotopic study of Neoproterozoic bimodal volcanic rocks in the Kangdian Rift of South China: implications for the initial rifting of Rodinia

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ying D. Liu China	35	2.8k	1.2k	717	527	232	134	4.4k
D. S. Ebel United States	35	3.3k 1.2×	1.9k 1.6×	234 0.3×	290 0.6×	144 0.6×	206	4.3k
Wenlong Liu China	27	1.6k 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	587 0.8×	211 0.4×	52 0.2×	111	2.4k
C. A. Raymond United States	43	5.8k 2.1×	1.5k 1.3×	448 0.6×	117 0.2×	66 0.3×	399	6.7k
M. Trieloff Germany	31	2.4k 0.9×	1.8k 1.6×	72 0.1×	184 0.3×	96 0.4×	177	3.6k
Paul Tackley Switzerland	59	1.9k 0.7×	8.5k 7.2×	990 1.4×	215 0.4×	88 0.4×	227	10.1k
P. Lamy France	34	4.7k 1.7×	261 0.2×	451 0.6×	161 0.3×	27 0.1×	234	5.1k
S. Labrosse France	29	1.1k 0.4×	2.7k 2.3×	1.3k 1.8×	63 0.1×	74 0.3×	68	3.8k
H. Higuchi Japan	24	607 0.2×	1.1k 0.9×	66 0.1×	313 0.6×	315 1.4×	95	2.3k
A. Wittmann Germany	26	1.5k 0.5×	692 0.6×	112 0.2×	160 0.3×	52 0.2×	141	1.9k
Frank D. Stacey Australia	43	977 0.3×	4.5k 3.9×	1.9k 2.7×	176 0.3×	28 0.1×	145	6.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ying D. Liu

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Wu, Rui, Ying D. Liu, Benhua Sun, et al.. (2025). Earthworms mitigate drought effects on microbial decomposition of straw under varying microplastic conditions. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 495. 139108–139108. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Ying D., et al.. (2024). Origin and Properties of the Near-subsonic Solar Wind Observed by Parker Solar Probe. The Astrophysical Journal. 967(1). 58–58. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Ying D., et al.. (2024). Formation of a Magnetic Cloud from the Merging of Two Successive Coronal Mass Ejections. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 969(1). L4–L4.

Parks, G. K., et al.. (2023). Rayleigh‐Taylor Instability Observed at the Dayside Magnetopause Under Northward Interplanetary Magnetic Field. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 128(7). 2 indexed citations

Wang, Jiawei, Wenfeng Cai, Ming Cheng, et al.. (2023). Dynamic propagation of an Airy beam in metasurface‐enabled gradiently‐aligned liquid crystals. Nanophotonics. 12(22). 4205–4214. 8 indexed citations

Liu, Ying D., et al.. (2023). Properties of Steady Sub-Alfvénic Solar Wind in Comparison with Super-Alfvénic Wind from Parker Solar Probe Measurements. The Astrophysical Journal. 960(1). 42–42. 11 indexed citations

Liu, Ying D., et al.. (2023). Observations of Mini Coronal Dimmings Caused by Small-scale Eruptions in the Quiet Sun. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 952(2). L29–L29. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Ying D., et al.. (2023). On the Generation and Evolution of Switchbacks and the Morphology of the Alfvénic Transition: Low Mach-number Boundary Layers. The Astrophysical Journal. 944(2). 116–116. 17 indexed citations

Meng, Mingming, et al.. (2022). Analysis of the Distribution, Rotation and Scale Characteristics of Solar Wind Switchbacks: Comparison between the First and Second Encounters of Parker Solar Probe. Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics. 22(3). 35018–35018. 6 indexed citations

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Yang, Zhongwei, Ying D. Liu, Bertrand Lembège, et al.. (2022). Properties of a Supercritical Quasi-perpendicular Interplanetary Shock Propagating in the Terrestrial Foreshock Region. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 263(1). 11–11.

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Zhou, Xinping, Yuandeng Shen, Ying D. Liu, et al.. (2022). Observations of a Flare-ignited Broad Quasiperiodic Fast-propagating Wave Train. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 930(1). L5–L5. 15 indexed citations

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Sun, Tianran, Chi Wang, Li Ji, et al.. (2022). Solar Wind Charge Exchange Soft X-Ray Emissions in the Magnetosphere during an Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejection Compared to Its Driven Sheath. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 932(1). L1–L1. 11 indexed citations

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Richardson, J. D., L. F. Burlaga, H. A. Elliott, et al.. (2022). Observations of the Outer Heliosphere, Heliosheath, and Interstellar Medium. Space Science Reviews. 218(4). 35–35. 34 indexed citations

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Liu, Ying D., et al.. (2018). Roles of Photospheric Motions and Flux Emergence in the Major Solar Eruption on 2017 September 6. The Astrophysical Journal. 869(2). 90–90. 15 indexed citations

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Parks, G. K., Eungkyu Lee, S. Y. Fu, et al.. (2016). TRANSPORT OF SOLAR WIND H⁺ AND He⁺⁺ IONS ACROSS EARTH’S BOW SHOCK. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 825(2). L27–L27. 5 indexed citations

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Kilpua, Emilia, N. Olspert, M. J. Käpylä, et al.. (2015). STATISTICAL STUDY OF STRONG AND EXTREME GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCES AND SOLAR CYCLE CHARACTERISTICS. The Astrophysical Journal. 806(2). 272–272. 48 indexed citations

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Cheng, Xin, M. D. Ding, Kai Liu, et al.. (2015). A TWO-RIBBON WHITE-LIGHT FLARE ASSOCIATED WITH A FAILED SOLAR ERUPTION OBSERVED BYONSET,SDO, andIRIS. The Astrophysical Journal. 809(1). 46–46. 23 indexed citations

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Möstl, Christian, T. Rollett, R. A. Frahm, et al.. (2015). Strong coronal channelling and interplanetary evolution of a solar storm up to Earth and Mars. Nature Communications. 6(1). 7135–7135. 120 indexed citations

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Liu, Ying D., J. G. Luhmann, Primož Kajdič, et al.. (2014). Observations of an extreme storm in interplanetary space caused by successive coronal mass ejections. Nature Communications. 5(1). 3481–3481. 166 indexed citations

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Ranitovic, Predrag, Xiao‐Min Tong, Craig Hogle, et al.. (2011). Controlling the XUV Transparency of Helium Using Two-Pathway Quantum Interference. Physical Review Letters. 106(19). 193008–193008. 60 indexed citations

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