Yingjun Liu

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Yingjun Liu is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Organic Chemistry and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Yingjun Liu has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 13 papers in Organic Chemistry and 12 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Yingjun Liu's work include Polymer composites and self-healing (23 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (12 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (7 papers). Yingjun Liu is often cited by papers focused on Polymer composites and self-healing (23 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (12 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (7 papers). Yingjun Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and Czechia. Yingjun Liu's co-authors include Baochun Guo, Zhenghai Tang, Siwu Wu, Yi Chen, Xuhui Zhang, Liqun Zhang, Da‐Zhen Xu, Dong Wang, Yongmei Wang and Chengfeng Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Macromolecules, Scientific Reports and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

In The Last Decade

Yingjun Liu

35 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Covalently Cross-Linked Elastomers with Self-Healing and ... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300
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. Covalently Cross-Linked Elastomers with Self-Healing and Malleable Abilities Enabled by Boronic Ester Bonds
    2018 349 citations Yi Chen, Zhenghai Tang 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
Yingjun Liu China 16 1.7k 969 542 513 392 36 2.1k
Mikihiro Hayashi Japan 22 1.2k 0.7× 893 0.9× 399 0.7× 516 1.0× 216 0.6× 77 1.6k
Michael B. Sims United States 11 1.2k 0.7× 1.4k 1.4× 476 0.9× 591 1.2× 368 0.9× 16 2.1k
Tingcheng Li China 19 722 0.4× 613 0.6× 286 0.5× 556 1.1× 203 0.5× 75 1.6k
Jacob J. Lessard United States 18 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 1.2× 379 0.7× 456 0.9× 275 0.7× 31 1.8k
Marc Guerre France 26 1.9k 1.1× 1.6k 1.7× 487 0.9× 812 1.6× 469 1.2× 48 2.7k
Nabarun Roy India 16 794 0.5× 555 0.6× 339 0.6× 483 0.9× 302 0.8× 28 1.4k
Kailong Jin United States 21 1.3k 0.8× 816 0.8× 566 1.0× 461 0.9× 376 1.0× 45 1.9k
Wim Denissen Belgium 4 2.8k 1.6× 1.7k 1.7× 599 1.1× 843 1.6× 525 1.3× 6 3.0k
Progyateg Chakma United States 15 1.2k 0.7× 907 0.9× 369 0.7× 433 0.8× 332 0.8× 20 1.7k
Judit Canadell Spain 12 913 0.5× 612 0.6× 298 0.5× 275 0.5× 258 0.7× 15 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Yingjun Liu

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Yingjun Liu's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Yingjun Liu with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Yingjun Liu more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Yingjun Liu

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yingjun Liu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Yingjun Liu. The network helps show where Yingjun Liu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yingjun Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yingjun Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yingjun 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 Yingjun Liu. Yingjun 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
1.
Li, Hongjuan, Bao Meng, Yingjun Liu, et al.. (2025). One stone three birds: hydrophobic, self-healing and UV-resistant polyurethane composite coating based on FPANI@CeO2 for anti-corrosion applications. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 199. 109236–109236. 1 indexed citations
2.
Xiang, Ming, Xinyan Li, Jiahao Chen, et al.. (2025). Mechanically robust, creep resistant and photo-stimuli-responsive elastomer vitrimer enabled by integrating boronic ester bond and carboxyl-Fe3+ complex. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 693. 137568–137568. 2 indexed citations
3.
4.
Liu, Yingjun, et al.. (2025). Supervised optimal control in complex continuous systems with trajectory imitation and reinforcement learning. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 19479–19479. 1 indexed citations
5.
Wang, Lidan, Kai‐Wen Li, Ruibin Guo, et al.. (2025). Self-limiting selective phase separation of graphene oxide and polymer composite solution. Nanoscale. 17(5). 2793–2799. 1 indexed citations
6.
Feng, Wei, et al.. (2024). Biomimetic design of elastomers with improved mechanical properties by integrating hydrogen bonds with covalent crosslinking bonds. Reactive and Functional Polymers. 205. 106068–106068. 2 indexed citations
7.
Liu, Long, et al.. (2024). Shifting the mechanical strength-healing efficiency trade-off of polyurethanes by incorporating boronic ester bonds and hydrogen bonding. European Polymer Journal. 206. 112776–112776. 9 indexed citations
8.
Liu, Yingjun & Fuchun Liu. (2024). Optimal control of discrete event systems under uncertain environment based on supervisory control theory and reinforcement learning. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 25077–25077. 1 indexed citations
9.
10.
Wang, Lin, et al.. (2023). Mechanically robust, creep resistant and malleability retentive elastomer vitrimer enabled by integrating hydrogen bonds and boronic easters. European Polymer Journal. 193. 112101–112101. 23 indexed citations
11.
12.
Wei, Liping, et al.. (2023). Multifunctional Applications of Ionic Liquids in Polymer Materials: A Brief Review. Molecules. 28(9). 3836–3836. 13 indexed citations
13.
14.
15.
Yang, Qi, Xiaohua Wang, Beibei Wang, et al.. (2021). Toward Sustainable and Strong ABA‐Type Thermoplastic Elastomers with Poly(ε‐Caprolactone‐co‐4‐Methyl‐ε‐Caprolactone) Soft Midblock and Polystyrene Hard End Blocks. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. 222(4). 4 indexed citations
16.
Chen, Yi, Zhenghai Tang, Yingjun Liu, Siwu Wu, & Baochun Guo. (2019). Mechanically Robust, Self-Healable, and Reprocessable Elastomers Enabled by Dynamic Dual Cross-Links. Macromolecules. 52(10). 3805–3812. 296 indexed citations
17.
Tang, Zhenghai, et al.. (2018). A real recycling loop of sulfur-cured rubber through transalkylation exchange of C–S bonds. Green Chemistry. 20(24). 5454–5458. 59 indexed citations
18.
Feng, Wenhao, Peixi Liu, Yu Wu, et al.. (2017). Heparin and rosuvastatin calcium-loaded poly(l-lactide-co-caprolactone) nanofiber-covered stent-grafts for aneurysm treatment. New Journal of Chemistry. 41(17). 9014–9023. 15 indexed citations
19.
Xu, Da‐Zhen, et al.. (2010). A simple, efficient and green procedure for Knoevenagel condensation catalyzed by [C4dabco][BF4] ionic liquid in water. Green Chemistry. 12(3). 514–514. 131 indexed citations
20.
Xu, Da‐Zhen, et al.. (2009). Pyrrolidine–pyridine base catalysts for the enantioselective Michael addition of ketones to chalcones. Tetrahedron. 65(45). 9344–9349. 23 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Mikihiro Hayashi Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Michael B. Sims Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Tingcheng Li Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Jacob J. Lessard Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Marc Guerre Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Nabarun Roy Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Kailong Jin Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Wim Denissen Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Progyateg Chakma Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Judit Canadell
Rankless by CCL
2026