Zhen Liu

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
137 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Zhen Liu is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Liu has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 49 papers in Physiology and 35 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Zhen Liu's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (26 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (19 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (19 papers). Zhen Liu is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (26 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (19 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (19 papers). Zhen Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Zhen Liu's co-authors include Zhenzhong Li, Huaxiang Liu, Qian Li, Ruidian Su, Ping Xu, Weizhi Zhou, Zhiwei Wang, Xing Xu, Baoyu Gao and Longwei Yin and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Liu

129 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Diatomic "catalytic/co-catalytic" Fe/Mo catalysts promote Fenton-like reaction to treat organic wastewater through special interfacial reaction enhancement mechanism

2025 28 citations Zhen Liu, Xing Xu 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	29	764	410	370	353	332	137	2.6k
Byung‐Woo Kim South Korea	32	802 1.0×	242 0.6×	120 0.3×	221 0.6×	175 0.5×	203	3.2k
Ningning Guo China	29	819 1.1×	537 1.3×	98 0.3×	263 0.7×	501 1.5×	102	2.6k
Donghai Wu China	36	968 1.3×	255 0.6×	244 0.7×	313 0.9×	274 0.8×	126	4.3k
Yuqin Mao China	24	584 0.8×	173 0.4×	160 0.4×	185 0.5×	181 0.5×	74	1.9k
Fei Jing China	31	761 1.0×	209 0.5×	333 0.9×	142 0.4×	100 0.3×	124	3.0k
Qiao Chen China	23	893 1.2×	800 2.0×	198 0.5×	110 0.3×	228 0.7×	78	2.9k
Xiang Gao China	34	2.1k 2.7×	1.1k 2.6×	192 0.5×	156 0.4×	359 1.1×	111	4.3k
Cheng Guo China	37	1.7k 2.2×	318 0.8×	349 0.9×	440 1.2×	85 0.3×	164	4.9k
Yi Liu China	38	705 0.9×	366 0.9×	151 0.4×	612 1.7×	174 0.5×	204	5.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen Liu

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Wang, Junfeng, Yongjia Liu, Zhenghao Li, et al.. (2025). Modulation of sulfur vacancies in MoS2/Fe3P enhancing non-radical pathway of the Fenton-like reaction for complex real water. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 370. 125193–125193. 16 indexed citations

Chen, Jian, et al.. (2025). Integrative analysis of serum lipids and chronic gastritis: causal insights from mendelian randomization and experimental models. Lipids in Health and Disease. 24(1). 391–391.

Chang, Bohong, Yutong Wu, Zhen Liu, et al.. (2025). Edge/Corner‐Sharing 2D Perovskite Functional Layer for Efficient and Stable Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(39). e202509328–e202509328.

Liu, Zhen, et al.. (2025). Four new bat species from the Gaoligong Mountain and an updated catalogue of bats in China. Global Ecology and Conservation. 62. e03698–e03698.

Liu, Zhen, et al.. (2024). Study on the co-catalytic performance and mechanism of MoO2 in oil-contaminated wastewater treated by Fenton system. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 157. 105444–105444. 5 indexed citations

Liu, Zhen, Yuzhou Liu, Zhe Wang, et al.. (2024). Air-stable silicon hybrid solar cells constructed via hydrophobic polymer film. Journal of Materiomics. 11(3). 100935–100935.

Chang, Bohong, Lian Wang, Yutong Wu, et al.. (2024). Phase-Pure 2D/3D Tin-Based Perovskite Films for Solar Cells. ACS Energy Letters. 9(2). 363–372. 15 indexed citations

Chang, Bohong, Lian Wang, Yutong Wu, et al.. (2024). Surface Dedoping for Methylammonium-Free Tin–Lead Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS Energy Letters. 9(2). 400–409. 18 indexed citations

Xu, Wei, Zhen Liu, Jing Wang, et al.. (2024). Extending visual range of bacteria with upconversion nanoparticles and constructing NIR-responsive bio-microrobots. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 682. 608–618. 3 indexed citations

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Liu, Zhen, et al.. (2023). Activation of peroxydisulfate via Fe@sulfur-doped carbon-supported nanocomposite for degradation of norfloxacin: Efficiency and mechanism. Chemical Engineering Journal. 460. 141729–141729. 40 indexed citations

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Jin, Chenyang, Kai Jin, Zhen Liu, et al.. (2023). Living Materials Based Dynamic Information Encryption via Light‐Inducible Bacterial Biosynthesis of Quantum Dots. Angewandte Chemie. 136(3). 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Yue, Jian Zhang, Wei Wang, et al.. (2022). Accurate prediction of drug-induced heterogeneous response of red cell in vivo using a gravity-driven flow cytometry based on a microfluidic chip. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1221. 340151–340151. 5 indexed citations

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Liu, Zhen, et al.. (2018). Prevalence of Undernutrition and Related Dietary Factors among People Aged 75 Years or Older in China during 2010-2012.. PubMed. 31(6). 425–437. 5 indexed citations

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Liang, Ning, Xiaoming Song, Jian Xie, et al.. (2014). Effect of galectin-3 on the behavior of Eca-109 human esophageal cancer cells. Molecular Medicine Reports. 11(2). 896–902. 6 indexed citations

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Li, Yunfeng, et al.. (2013). Capsaicin-Induced Activation of ERK1/2 and Its Involvement in GAP-43 Expression and CGRP Depletion in Organotypically Cultured DRG Neurons. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 33(3). 433–441. 6 indexed citations

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Li, Yunfeng, Hao Li, Guixiang Liu, & Zhen Liu. (2013). Effects of neuregulin-1β on growth-associated protein 43 expression in dorsal root ganglion neurons with excitotoxicity induced by glutamate in vitro. Neuroscience Research. 76(1-2). 22–30. 3 indexed citations

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Liu, Zhen, Heng Cai, Ping Zhang, et al.. (2011). Activation of ERK1/2 and PI3K/Akt by IGF-1 on GAP-43 Expression in DRG Neurons with Excitotoxicity Induced by Glutamate In Vitro. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 32(2). 191–200. 38 indexed citations

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Wang, Pin, Tao Zeng, Cuili Zhang, et al.. (2009). Lipid Peroxidation was Involved in the Memory Impairment of Carbon Monoxide-induced Delayed Neuron Damage. Neurochemical Research. 34(7). 1293–1298. 45 indexed citations

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Liu, Zhen, et al.. (2007). GM1 and NGF modulate Ca²⁺homeostasis and GAP43 mRNA expression in cultured dorsal root ganglion neurons with excitotoxicity induced by glutamate. Nutritional Neuroscience. 10(3-4). 105–111. 14 indexed citations

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Yang, Xiangdong, Zhen Liu, Huaxiang Liu, et al.. (2007). Regulatory effect of nerve growth factor on release of substance P in cultured dorsal root ganglion neurons of rat. Neuroscience Bulletin. 23(4). 215–220. 20 indexed citations

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