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Yan Liu

Engineering · Indiana University

Established · publishing since 1997Rising activity

Publications

577

Citations

15,159

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

29

Publishing since 1997

Research summary
AI-generated

The publications associated with this name span an unusually broad set of engineering and applied science areas, including semiconductor memory devices, functional coatings for medical lenses, materials for energy and environmental applications, and biomedical topics such as cancer biomarkers and nanomaterials for therapy. Because 'Yan Liu' is a very common name, this record likely combines the work of multiple different researchers, so the themes below should be read with caution. The listed work is heavily concentrated in recent years and appears in a wide range of chemistry, materials, and biomedical venues.

Functional and nanostructured materialsElectrochemistry for energy and environmental extractionSemiconductor and electronic devicesBiomedical nanoplatforms and biosensorsCancer biology and biomarkers

The record shows growing output over the decade, rising from the mid-20s per year to a peak near 2023 and averaging about 41 papers per year over the last five years, though this volume likely reflects multiple authors sharing the same name.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

Current awards run through May 2031 — about 5 years of funding on record from today. Awards are often renewed, so this is what is currently public, not a forecast.

  • ActiveNSF 2542272through May 2031 · $561k awarded

    CAREER: New Approaches to Analytical and Combinatorial Problems in Computer Science

  • ActiveNSF 2623149through Jun 2027 · $3k awarded

    Conference: GameSec 2026 Student Travel Support

7 earlier awards
  • NIH R01HL150624Jul 2019 – Jun 2023 · $394k awarded

    Molecular mechanisms underlying clonal expansion of hematopoietic stem cells

  • NIH R01EY029071Apr 2019 – Mar 2023 · $531k awarded

    Molecular mechanism of corneal epithelial stratification and innervation

  • NIH R21EY031051Sep 2020 – Aug 2022 · $231k awarded

    Role of Tgf-beta-signaling in corneal development and diseases

  • NIH R56DK119524Sep 2018 – Aug 2019 · $150k awarded

    Molecular mechanisms underlying clonal expansion of hematopoietic stem cells

  • NIH R01EY023680Sep 2015 – Aug 2019 · $420k awarded

    New Insights into the Ocular Surface in Health and Disease

  • NIH R56AG052501Sep 2017 – Aug 2018 · $255k awarded

    Mutant p53 rejuvenates aged stem cells through modulating epigenetic regulators

  • NIH R01EY021501Sep 2015 – Aug 2017 · $382k awarded

    Mouse Model for Eyelid Disease: Congenital Blepharophimosis

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 1,566 established Engineering PIs within our index
Citations: 15,159cohort median 1,768
h-index: 63cohort median 21
Publications / year (recent): 40.8cohort median 4.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~8 · 3% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 228 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 40.8/year recently
2017: 26 publications172018: 28 publications182019: 36 publications192020: 33 publications202021: 35 publications212022: 47 publications222023: 77 publications77232024: 31 publications242025: 49 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×17
  • International Journal of Nanomedicine×8
  • PubMed×8
  • Research Square×8
  • Chemical Engineering Journal×6
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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 27, 2026.

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