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Xichen Liang

Materials Science · The Ohio State University

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2013Rising activity
Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsGraphene research and applicationsFullerene Chemistry and Applications

Publications

24

Citations

794

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

14

Publishing since 2013

Research summary
AI-generated

This researcher works on materials science topics involving surfaces, fluids, and nanomaterials, including how light-responsive chemicals can control the movement of droplets and bubbles, and the design of materials for gas sensing and catalysis (using light or heat to help convert CO2 into other chemicals). Some publications also involve fabricating oxide materials with engineered defects to improve their performance as catalysts or sensors. Note that a few listed publications concern an unrelated medical topic (heart rhythm treatment), which may reflect a data-matching issue with a different author of the same name rather than this researcher's actual work.

Photoresponsive surfactants and droplet/fluid manipulationGas sensing nanomaterialsPhotothermal and photocatalytic materials (e.g., CO2 conversion)Surface and interfacial chemistryDefect engineering in metal oxide nanomaterials

Publication output has grown from near zero in 2017-2018 to a peak of 6 in 2023, with a recent slight decline but sustained activity averaging about 3 papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.2/year recently
17182019: 2 publications192020: 2 publications202021: 1 publication212022: 3 publications222023: 6 publications6232024: 4 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Droplet×3
  • Advanced Materials×2
  • ACS Central Science×2
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×2
  • Figshare×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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