Zhen Liu

9.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
385 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Zhen Liu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Liu has authored 385 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 122 papers in Materials Chemistry, 111 papers in Organic Chemistry and 83 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhen Liu's work include Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (56 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (54 papers) and CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (28 papers). Zhen Liu is often cited by papers focused on Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (56 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (54 papers) and CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (28 papers). Zhen Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Zhen Liu's co-authors include Bo Liu, Ruihua Cheng, Xuelian He, Xinyu Zhang, Min Shi, Hongliang Jiang, Selçuk Poyraz, Chunzhong Li, Wangxin Ge and Jeremy N. Harvey and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Liu

368 papers receiving 7.6k citations

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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.

Dynamically Formed Surfactant Assembly at the Electrified Electrode–Electrolyte Interface Boosting CO₂ Electroreduction

2022 283 citations Wangxin Ge, Yihua Zhu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhen Liu China	47	2.5k	2.1k	1.8k	1.3k	1.1k	385	7.7k
Nan Li China	48	3.6k 1.4×	2.2k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	2.2k 1.8×	779 0.7×	261	7.9k
Jiaheng Zhang China	65	5.5k 2.2×	2.6k 1.2×	1.9k 1.1×	898 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	362	12.3k
Feng Liu China	45	3.9k 1.5×	1.9k 0.9×	2.0k 1.1×	1.5k 1.2×	2.5k 2.3×	363	8.3k
Jun He China	54	4.2k 1.7×	2.6k 1.2×	2.4k 1.3×	993 0.8×	1.4k 1.3×	319	9.0k
Ning Zhang China	43	3.1k 1.2×	1.4k 0.7×	2.0k 1.1×	967 0.8×	434 0.4×	333	7.1k
Zhonghua Wu China	47	2.9k 1.2×	1.9k 0.9×	649 0.4×	1.5k 1.2×	989 0.9×	399	8.0k
Zheng Li China	40	4.3k 1.7×	2.0k 1.0×	793 0.4×	1.5k 1.2×	1.9k 1.7×	138	7.3k
Yu Fu China	41	2.7k 1.1×	2.2k 1.0×	770 0.4×	1.5k 1.2×	860 0.8×	296	7.0k
Ying Chen China	48	3.9k 1.5×	3.2k 1.5×	904 0.5×	1.9k 1.5×	1.1k 1.0×	318	9.3k
Kun Zhang China	46	3.6k 1.4×	1.1k 0.5×	2.1k 1.2×	1.5k 1.2×	792 0.7×	291	7.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhen Liu

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Liu, Zhen, Shicheng Wei, Wei Huang, et al.. (2025). Controlled self-assembled FeNi alloy/graphene foam composite for lightweight and broadband microwave absorption. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 13(34). 17662–17673. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Zhen, et al.. (2025). Multimodal sensing and machine learning for continuous monitoring of agitation in dementia. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 21(S3). e101188–e101188.

Jiang, Jie, et al.. (2025). Architecting CO₂-Based Tri-Segmented Polyols via the Cerium-Modified Double Metal Cyanide Catalyst for Sustainable Polyurethane Elastomers. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 7(11). 7337–7349. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Qing, et al.. (2024). Unraveling the mechanism of substrate-induced reactivity change in the trimerization of isocyanates: A comprehensive DFT study. Molecular Catalysis. 566. 114391–114391. 2 indexed citations

Wei, Shicheng, Xinyang Wang, Yujiang Wang, et al.. (2024). Constructing and optimizing epoxy resin-based carbon Nanotube/Barium ferrite microwave absorbing coating system. Materials Research Bulletin. 179. 112928–112928. 10 indexed citations

Zhu, Youcai, et al.. (2024). The formation of nickelalactone in CO2/C2H4 coupling reaction: A benchmark, dispersion correction, and energy decomposition analysis. Molecular Catalysis. 558. 113996–113996. 1 indexed citations

Guo, Yaolin, Misbah Sehar Abbasi, Zhen Liu, et al.. (2024). Density functional theory exploration of the stress-induced structural transition and opto-electronic properties of metastable 5-5 phase ZnO. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 185. 108872–108872.

Sun, Li, et al.. (2024). ZnGA/DMC catalysts for the synthesis of high molecular weight poly(propylene carbonate): The crucial role of water treatment. Molecular Catalysis. 564. 114267–114267. 1 indexed citations

Ge, Wangxin, Chaochen Wang, Yihua Zhu, et al.. (2024). Modulating Interfacial Hydrogen-Bond Environment by Electrolyte Engineering Promotes Acidic CO₂ Electrolysis. ACS Catalysis. 14(14). 10529–10537. 18 indexed citations

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Lin, Jiawei, Zhen Liu, Yang‐Peng Lin, et al.. (2024). Optical Property Regulation through Host–Guest Interaction in a Zero-Dimensional Zr Chloride. Chemistry of Materials. 36(9). 4600–4606. 11 indexed citations

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Wang, Xinyang, Shicheng Wei, Yi Liang, et al.. (2023). MOF-derived porous helical carbon nanotube/doped barium ferrite composites for enhanced microwave absorption. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 671. 131678–131678. 14 indexed citations

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Liu, Zhen, Shicheng Wei, Wei Huang, et al.. (2023). Novel preparation of FeCo alloy/graphene foam composites for efficient microwave absorption. Carbon. 215. 118452–118452. 37 indexed citations

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Ning, Bo, et al.. (2023). Research on Green Electricity Certificate Trading Based on Alliance Blockchain. 2 indexed citations

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Yang, Xiaoling, Xing Guo, Jianhua Shen, et al.. (2023). Ni−CeO₂ Heterostructure Promotes Hydrogen Evolution Reaction via Tuning of the O−H Bond Length of Adsorbed Water at the Electrolyte/Electrode Interface. ChemSusChem. 16(17). e202300348–e202300348. 9 indexed citations

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Mu, Yue, et al.. (2023). Design of Cr-PNP catalysts for ethylene tri-/tetramerization assisted by a data-driven approach. Journal of Catalysis. 428. 115127–115127. 9 indexed citations

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Chen, Long, et al.. (2023). Computer-aided ligand screening to develop polymer-free catalyst in Cr-catalyzed ethylene oligomerization. Journal of Catalysis. 429. 115279–115279. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xu, et al.. (2020). Comparative N-glycoproteome analysis provides novel insights into the regulation mechanism in tomato (solanum lycopersicum L.) During fruit ripening process. Plant Science. 293. 110413–110413. 20 indexed citations

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Zhu, Liang, Xuelian He, Ruihua Cheng, et al.. (2018). Effects of Ti/Mg molar ratio on bi-supported SiO2/MgCl2 (ethoxide type)/TiCl4 catalysts in ethylene homopolymerization and ethylene/1-hexene copolymerization. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Cheng, Ruihua, et al.. (2016). Imido-modified SiO2-supported Ti/Mg Ziegler-Natta catalysts for ethylene polymerization and ethylene/1-hexene copolymerization. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Zhen, Jingze Zhang, Wenyuan Gao, & Changxiao Liu. (2013). Antinociceptive activity and chemical composition of Wei–Chang–An–Wan extracts. Pharmaceutical Biology. 51(6). 790–797. 9 indexed citations

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