Yutang Liu

9.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
103 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Yutang Liu is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yutang Liu has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 57 papers in Materials Chemistry and 19 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yutang Liu's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (59 papers), 2D Materials and Applications (13 papers) and TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (12 papers). Yutang Liu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (59 papers), 2D Materials and Applications (13 papers) and TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (12 papers). Yutang Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and United States. Yutang Liu's co-authors include Longlu Wang, Chengbin Liu, Shenglian Luo, Tao Cai, Xinnian Xia, Shuqu Zhang, Wanyue Dong, Yunxiong Zeng, Jili Yuan and Luhua Shao and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Nano, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Yutang Liu

102 papers receiving 7.9k citations

Hit Papers

2 papers align trajectories

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.

MoS₂ Quantum Dot Growth Induced by S Vacancies in a ZnIn₂S₄ Monolayer: Atomic-Level Heterostructure for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production

2017 614 citations Shuqu Zhang, Xia Liu et al. ACS Nano profile →
Ag3PO4/Ti3C2 MXene interface materials as a Schottky catalyst with enhanced photocatalytic activities and anti-photocorrosion performance

2018 550 citations Tao Cai, Longlu Wang et al. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yutang Liu China	48	5.2k	4.9k	2.3k	1.4k	760	103	8.0k
Wenying Lv China	48	6.0k 1.2×	4.8k 1.0×	2.0k 0.9×	1.9k 1.4×	679 0.9×	143	8.0k
Dehua Xia China	48	4.8k 0.9×	4.2k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	1.0k 1.4×	113	6.9k
Ammar Houas Tunisia	34	4.8k 0.9×	3.8k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	664 0.9×	92	7.0k
Jianhui Sun China	48	5.2k 1.0×	4.1k 0.8×	2.5k 1.1×	892 0.7×	540 0.7×	101	7.0k
Yani Liu China	39	5.1k 1.0×	3.5k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	2.6k 1.9×	1.1k 1.5×	57	7.6k
Huayang Zhang Australia	50	5.6k 1.1×	4.2k 0.9×	2.4k 1.0×	2.1k 1.5×	1.1k 1.4×	144	8.3k
Vincenzo Vaiano Italy	49	5.3k 1.0×	3.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	695 0.9×	241	7.4k
Zipeng Xing China	59	8.4k 1.6×	6.8k 1.4×	3.3k 1.4×	867 0.6×	629 0.8×	174	10.5k
Mohammad H. Entezari Iran	44	4.4k 0.8×	4.5k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	1.5k 1.1×	1.3k 1.7×	123	8.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yutang Liu

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Wu, Panpan, et al.. (2024). ERoots: A three-dimensional dynamic growth model of rice roots coupled with soil. Biosystems Engineering. 244. 122–133. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Hui, Wengao Zeng, Yutang Liu, et al.. (2021). Unique MIL-53(Fe)/PDI Supermolecule Composites: Z-Scheme Heterojunction and Covalent Bonds for Uprating Photocatalytic Performance. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(14). 16364–16373. 52 indexed citations

Shao, Luhua, et al.. (2021). A dramatic enhancement of antibiotic photodegradation catalyzed by red mud-derived Bi5FeTi3O15. Separation and Purification Technology. 275. 119244–119244. 16 indexed citations

Zhu, Yanwei, Jing Chen, Luhua Shao, et al.. (2020). Oriented facet heterojunctions on CdS nanowires with high photoactivity and photostability for water splitting. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 268. 118744–118744. 69 indexed citations

Wang, Siyuan, et al.. (2020). Prognostic Role of Circular RNAs Expression in Bladder Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis. Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers. 24(11). 692–700. 9 indexed citations

Chen, Hui, Yutang Liu, Tao Cai, et al.. (2019). Boosting Photocatalytic Performance in Mixed-Valence MIL-53(Fe) by Changing Fe^II/Fe^III Ratio. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(32). 28791–28800. 162 indexed citations

Liu, Yutang, et al.. (2019). Effect of Straw Returning on Soil Aggregate Characteristics and Tobacco Yield and Quality. 40(6). 11–18. 1 indexed citations

Cai, Tao, Yutang Liu, Longlu Wang, et al.. (2018). “Dark Deposition” of Ag Nanoparticles on TiO₂: Improvement of Electron Storage Capacity To Boost “Memory Catalysis” Activity. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(30). 25350–25359. 67 indexed citations

Wei, Yuanfeng, Hui Liu, Chengbin Liu, et al.. (2018). Fast and efficient removal of As(III) from water by CuFe2O4 with peroxymonosulfate: Effects of oxidation and adsorption. Water Research. 150. 182–190. 189 indexed citations

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Dong, Wanyue, Yutang Liu, Guangming Zeng, et al.. (2018). Regionalized and vectorial charges transferring of Cd1−xZnxS twin nanocrystal homojunctions for visible-light driven photocatalytic applications. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 518. 156–164. 47 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shuqu, Xia Liu, Chengbin Liu, et al.. (2017). MoS₂ Quantum Dot Growth Induced by S Vacancies in a ZnIn₂S₄ Monolayer: Atomic-Level Heterostructure for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production. ACS Nano. 12(1). 751–758. 614 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hu, Liang, Yutang Liu, Guangming Zeng, et al.. (2017). Organic matters removal from landfill leachate by immobilized Phanerochaete chrysosporium loaded with graphitic carbon nitride under visible light irradiation. Chemosphere. 184. 1071–1079. 38 indexed citations

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Cai, Tao, Yutang Liu, Longlu Wang, et al.. (2017). Silver phosphate-based Z-Scheme photocatalytic system with superior sunlight photocatalytic activities and anti-photocorrosion performance. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 208. 1–13. 200 indexed citations

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Wang, Longlu, Xidong Duan, Xidong Duan, et al.. (2016). Omnidirectional enhancement of photocatalytic hydrogen evolution over hierarchical “cauline leaf” nanoarchitectures. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 186. 88–96. 119 indexed citations

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Ma, Jianhong, Guiyin Zhou, Lin Chu, et al.. (2016). Efficient Removal of Heavy Metal Ions with An EDTA Functionalized Chitosan/Polyacrylamide Double Network Hydrogel. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 5(1). 843–851. 206 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xuhong, Longlu Wang, Chengbin Liu, et al.. (2016). A bamboo-inspired hierarchical nanoarchitecture of Ag/CuO/TiO2 nanotube array for highly photocatalytic degradation of 2,4-dinitrophenol. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 313. 244–252. 94 indexed citations

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Liu, Yuping, Yuping Liu, Guanhua Zhang, et al.. (2014). Fe₃O₄/carbon composites obtained by electrospinning as an anode material with high rate capability for lithium ion batteries. RSC Advances. 4(77). 41179–41184. 30 indexed citations

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Luo, Shenglian, et al.. (2014). Amino siloxane oligomer-linked graphene oxide as an efficient adsorbent for removal of Pb(II) from wastewater. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 274. 145–155. 236 indexed citations

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Luo, Shenglian, Liang Chen, Jueliang Chen, et al.. (2011). Endophyte-assisted promotion of biomass production and metal-uptake of energy crop sweet sorghum by plant-growth-promoting endophyte Bacillus sp. SLS18. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 93(4). 1745–1753. 119 indexed citations

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Inoue, Osamu, Kazunori Seiji, Chui Jin, et al.. (1989). Relationship between vapor exposure and urinary metabolite excretion among workers exposed to trichloroethylene. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 15(1). 103–110. 25 indexed citations

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