Zekun Liu

2.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
73 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Zekun Liu is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zekun Liu has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 21 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 17 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zekun Liu's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (15 papers), Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (14 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (14 papers). Zekun Liu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (15 papers), Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (14 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (14 papers). Zekun Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Zekun Liu's co-authors include Yi Li, Zhenhua Wu, Shuai Zhang, Zhiyu Hu, Tianxue Zhu, Yuekun Lai, Erzhen Mu, Jiashen Li, Heng Zhai and Zijian Zheng and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Zekun Liu

66 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A transparent superhydrophobic coating with mechanochemical robustness for anti-icing, photocatalysis and self-cleaning

2020 361 citations Tianxue Zhu, Yan Cheng et al. profile →
Thermoelectric converter: Strategies from materials to device application

2021 202 citations Zhenhua Wu, Shuai Zhang et al. Nano Energy profile →
Functionalized Fiber-Based Strain Sensors: Pathway to Next-Generation Wearable Electronics

2022 201 citations Zekun Liu, Tianxue Zhu et al. profile →
Multi-bioinspired flexible thermal emitters for all-day radiative cooling and wearable self-powered thermoelectric generation

2024 48 citations Shuai Zhang, Zekun Liu et al. Nano Energy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zekun Liu China	22	966	617	526	420	335	73	2.0k
Weidong Yang China	33	1.5k 1.6×	969 1.6×	985 1.9×	801 1.9×	269 0.8×	110	3.4k
Jeng‐Hun Lee Hong Kong	20	1.6k 1.7×	595 1.0×	298 0.6×	711 1.7×	93 0.3×	22	2.2k
Leitao Cao China	25	1.6k 1.6×	400 0.6×	259 0.5×	480 1.1×	324 1.0×	59	2.6k
Youngjin Jeong South Korea	25	866 0.9×	880 1.4×	753 1.4×	520 1.2×	128 0.4×	94	2.1k
Xiangyu Yin China	23	686 0.7×	258 0.4×	569 1.1×	363 0.9×	374 1.1×	67	2.0k
Gaojian Lin China	19	713 0.7×	376 0.6×	348 0.7×	691 1.6×	148 0.4×	37	2.0k
Shun Zhang China	22	883 0.9×	459 0.7×	549 1.0×	190 0.5×	74 0.2×	69	1.8k
Sida Luo China	25	1.3k 1.4×	684 1.1×	826 1.6×	435 1.0×	100 0.3×	72	2.3k
Junsoo Kim South Korea	22	1.1k 1.1×	698 1.1×	278 0.5×	498 1.2×	204 0.6×	63	2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Zekun Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zekun Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zekun Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zekun Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zekun 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 Zekun Liu. Zekun Liu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Zekun, et al.. (2025). Effect of two-phase flow characteristics on the clearance volume in ionic compressors. Applied Thermal Engineering. 268. 125842–125842. 3 indexed citations

Zhu, Tianxue, Yan Cheng, Zekun Liu, et al.. (2025). Materials, structure design, performances of multifunctional flexible devices for healthcare. Progress in Materials Science. 153. 101491–101491. 6 indexed citations

Liu, Zekun, Yingying Fu, Wei Zheng, et al.. (2025). Additive‐Induced Fibrillation of Acceptor Enhances the Efficiency of Sequentially Deposited Organic Solar Cells Approaching 20%. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(10).

Liu, Zekun, et al.. (2025). High-performance multifunctional semitransparent organic solar cells enabled by aperiodic band-pass filters. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 110. 760–767.

Zhang, Lin, Junxiang Ruan, Fudan Gao, et al.. (2024). Thylakoid protein FPB1 synergistically cooperates with PAM68 to promote CP47 biogenesis and Photosystem II assembly. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3122–3122. 8 indexed citations

Liu, Zekun, Shuai Zhang, Zhenhua Wu, et al.. (2024). Visual‐Audio Thermoelectric Detectors for Images and Sound Recognition. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(46). 7 indexed citations

Liu, Zekun, et al.. (2024). Soft bioreactor systems: a necessary step toward engineered MSK soft tissue?. Frontiers in Robotics and AI. 11. 1287446–1287446. 9 indexed citations

Wang, Weilai, et al.. (2024). Micro-nano H2 bubbles enhanced hydrodehalogenation of 3-chloro-4-fluoroaniline: Mass transfer and action mechanism. Chemosphere. 363. 142816–142816. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Zekun, Shuai Zhang, Zhenhua Wu, et al.. (2023). High-performance integrated chip-level thermoelectric device for power generation and microflow detection. Nano Energy. 114. 108611–108611. 25 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shuai, Zhenhua Wu, Zekun Liu, & Zhiyu Hu. (2023). An Emerging Energy Technology: Self‐Uninterrupted Electricity Power Harvesting from the Sun and Cold Space. Advanced Energy Materials. 13(19). 45 indexed citations

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Gao, Xiu-Feng, et al.. (2023). Modeling and development of a liquid piston hydrogen compressor with a double buffer structure: A new insight. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 48(33). 12410–12423. 15 indexed citations

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Dong, Surong, et al.. (2023). Combustion and performance characteristics of a diesel engine fueled with coal-based hybrid fuel at various altitudes. International Journal of Green Energy. 21(2). 256–267. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Zhenghong, Zekun Liu, Yan Zheng, et al.. (2022). Flexible unimodal strain sensors for human motion detection and differentiation. npj Flexible Electronics. 6(1). 33 indexed citations

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Liu, Zekun, Zhenhua Wu, Shuai Zhang, et al.. (2022). Recognitions of colored fabrics/laser-patterned metals based on photothermoelectric effects. Science Advances. 8(33). eabo7500–eabo7500. 14 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shuai, et al.. (2022). Nanostructured Broadband Solar Absorber for Effective Photothermal Conversion and Electricity Generation. Energies. 15(4). 1354–1354. 13 indexed citations

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Wu, Zhenhua, Zekun Liu, Shuai Zhang, Erzhen Mu, & Zhiyu Hu. (2022). Interfacial‐Modulated Growth of Nanostructured Bi₂Te₃ Films for Enhancing Thermoelectric Performance. physica status solidi (a). 219(16). 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shuai, Zhenhua Wu, Zekun Liu, et al.. (2022). Power Generation on Chips: Harvesting Energy From the Sun and Cold Space. Advanced Materials Technologies. 7(12). 25 indexed citations

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Wu, Zhenhua, et al.. (2021). Bipolar Resistive Switching in the Ag/Sb₂Te₃/Pt Heterojunction. ACS Applied Electronic Materials. 3(6). 2766–2773. 8 indexed citations

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Liu, Zekun, Zhaozhu Zheng, Kaili Chen, et al.. (2019). A heparin-functionalized woven stent graft for endovascular exclusion. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 180. 118–126. 21 indexed citations

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Liu, Zekun, Gang Li, Zhaozhu Zheng, et al.. (2018). Silk fibroin-based woven endovascular prosthesis with heparin surface modification. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 29(4). 46–46. 20 indexed citations

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