Yiwei Liu

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
126 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Yiwei Liu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yiwei Liu has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Materials Chemistry, 54 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 20 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Yiwei Liu's work include Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (50 papers), Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications (36 papers) and Covalent Organic Framework Applications (21 papers). Yiwei Liu is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (50 papers), Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications (36 papers) and Covalent Organic Framework Applications (21 papers). Yiwei Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Yiwei Liu's co-authors include Shuxia Liu, Yadong Li, Zhan Shi, Zhi Li, Jun Miao, Zhiqiang Niu, Xing Cao, Shufang Ji, Yuanjun Chen and Shubo Tian and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Yiwei Liu

113 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

Well-Defined Materials for Heterogeneous Catalysis: From ... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 250 500 750 1000
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. Well-Defined Materials for Heterogeneous Catalysis: From Nanoparticles to Isolated Single-Atom Sites
    2019 1.0k citations Zhi Li, Shufang Ji et al. Chemical Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yiwei Liu China 31 3.0k 2.0k 1.1k 844 692 126 4.7k
Yong Yang China 36 2.2k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 2.3k 2.7× 362 0.5× 176 5.2k
Hengjiang Cong China 43 2.2k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 1.1k 1.0× 1.7k 2.0× 1.8k 2.6× 123 5.8k
Mo Xie China 39 2.9k 1.0× 2.2k 1.1× 719 0.6× 622 0.7× 1.0k 1.4× 123 5.2k
Lien‐Yang Chou United States 31 3.0k 1.0× 2.6k 1.3× 811 0.7× 508 0.6× 1.8k 2.5× 57 5.7k
Yong Xie China 29 1.5k 0.5× 604 0.3× 900 0.8× 526 0.6× 655 0.9× 110 3.8k
Xinping Wang China 40 1.3k 0.4× 2.3k 1.1× 848 0.7× 3.2k 3.8× 1.1k 1.6× 226 5.5k
Jie Zhang China 32 1.2k 0.4× 1.5k 0.7× 588 0.5× 2.5k 3.0× 347 0.5× 257 4.7k
Qiaohong Li China 43 3.9k 1.3× 1.4k 0.7× 2.6k 2.3× 457 0.5× 2.1k 3.0× 213 7.2k
Chunyu Wang China 34 2.2k 0.7× 545 0.3× 415 0.4× 1.6k 1.9× 774 1.1× 132 4.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yiwei Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yiwei Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yiwei Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yiwei 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 Yiwei Liu. Yiwei 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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Xu, Yalan, et al.. (2025). Raspberry-derived carbon dots for specific detection of intracellular copper ions. Analytical Methods. 17(16). 3239–3248. 1 indexed citations
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Pang, Xin, Hongyi Li, Yaru Yang, et al.. (2025). Machine Learning-Enhanced River Ice Identification in the Complex Tibetan Plateau. Remote Sensing. 17(11). 1889–1889.
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Han, Guoying, Ruixin Zhao, Chunmei Jia, et al.. (2025). Defect engineered Ti-MOFs and their applications. Chemical Society Reviews. 54(10). 5081–5107. 13 indexed citations
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Liu, Yiwei, et al.. (2025). De Novo Production of 1,6-Hexanediol and 1,6-Hexamethylenediamine from Glucose by Metabolic Engineered Escherichia coli. ACS Synthetic Biology. 14(2). 598–608. 2 indexed citations
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Su, Hai‐Sheng, Yiwei Liu, Hao Tian, et al.. (2024). Selective C–H Bond Activation in Propane with Molecular Oxygen over Cu(I)-ZSM-5 at Ambient Conditions. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(25). 17170–17179. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Ying‐Ya, Yu Gai, Guoying Han, et al.. (2024). Catalytic open metal sites in Ti-MOFs obtained through plasma treatment for oxidative desulfurization. Chemical Engineering Journal. 492. 152139–152139. 11 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhong, Xujiao Ma, Yameng Li, et al.. (2024). Heterovalent Metal Pair Sites on Metal–Organic Framework Ordered Macropores for Multimolecular Co-Activation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(12). 8425–8434. 26 indexed citations
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He, Xiang, Jian Huang, Wei Wang, et al.. (2023). Atomically dispersed Fe/Co dual site electrocatalysts derived from covalent triazine frameworks for boosting oxygen reduction. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 11(11). 5902–5909. 17 indexed citations
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Wang, Hui, et al.. (2023). Porous graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets with three-dimensional interconnected network as electrode for supercapacitors. Journal of Energy Storage. 63. 106935–106935. 21 indexed citations
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Tian, Hao, Yiwei Liu, & Bingjun Xu. (2023). Kinetic investigations of oxidative dehydrogenation of propane on boron oxide in confined spaces. Catalysis Today. 420. 114048–114048. 11 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhong, Peng Tao, Hongrui Tian, et al.. (2020). Chelation-Assisted Selective Etching Construction of Hierarchical Polyoxometalate-Based Metal–Organic Framework. Chemistry of Materials. 32(13). 5550–5557. 49 indexed citations
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Li, Zhi, Shufang Ji, Yiwei Liu, et al.. (2019). Well-Defined Materials for Heterogeneous Catalysis: From Nanoparticles to Isolated Single-Atom Sites. Chemical Reviews. 120(2). 623–682. 1033 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Yiwei, Shumei Liu, Jun Miao, et al.. (2015). Polyoxometalate‐Modified Sponge‐Like Graphene Oxide Monolith with High Proton‐Conducting Performance. Advanced Functional Materials. 25(28). 4480–4485. 108 indexed citations
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Li, Ning, Yiwei Liu, Ying Lü, et al.. (2015). An arsenicniobate-based 3D framework with selective adsorption and anion-exchange properties. New Journal of Chemistry. 40(3). 2220–2224. 24 indexed citations
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Liu, Yiwei, Xiao Yang, Jun Miao, et al.. (2014). Polyoxometalate-functionalized metal–organic frameworks with improved water retention and uniform proton-conducting pathways in three orthogonal directions. Chemical Communications. 50(70). 10023–10026. 97 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xin, et al.. (2013). Hydrothermal Syntheses and Characterization of Two Multi-vanadium Capped Keggin Polyoxoniobates Derivatives. Gaodeng xuexiao huaxue xuebao. 34(9). 2046. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Yiwei. (2007). The influence of Fe elements on sulfate reduction process and the response of microbial community. China Environmental Science. 2 indexed citations

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