近年来主要研究领域包括：大数据管理与应用、科学计量学、科学学与情报学，共发表学术论文30余篇。部分著作和论文列表如下：

[25] Weishu Liu, Xuping Huangfu, & Haifeng Wang* (2023). Citation advantage of COVID-19-related publications. Journal of Information Science, in press.（领域核心期刊）

[24]倪蓉,刘维树*,胡光元(2022).中国原始创新人才成长路径研究——基于《自然》《科学》论文作者的分析.中国科技论坛,(01),28-35.

[23] Weishu Liu*(2021). Caveats for the use of Web of Science Core Collection in old literature retrieval and historical bibliometric analysis. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 172, 121023. (领域核心期刊)

[22] Weishu Liu, Meiting Huang, & Haifeng Wang*(2021). Same journal but different numbers of published records indexed in Scopus and Web of Science Core Collection: causes, consequences, and solutions. Scientometrics, 126(5),4541-4550（领域核心期刊）

[21] Weishu Liu(2021). A matter of time: publication dates in Web of Science Core Collection. Scientometrics, 126(1), 849-857.（领域核心期刊）

[20] Guangyuan Hu, Lei Wang, Rong Ni & Weishu Liu*(2020). Which h-index? An exploration within the Web of Science. Scientometrics, 123(3), 1225-1233.（领域核心期刊）

[19] Junwen Zhu & Weishu Liu*(2020). Comparing like with like: China ranks first in SCI-indexed research articles since 2018. Scientometrics, 124, 1691-1700.（领域核心期刊）

[18] Junwen Zhu & Weishu Liu*(2020). A tale of two databases: the use of Web of Science and Scopus in academic papers. Scientometrics, 123(1), 321-335.（领域核心期刊，ESI高被引论文）

[17] Weishu Liu, Li Tang & Guangyuan Hu*(2020). Funding information in Web of Science: An updated overview. Scientometrics, 122(3), 1509-1524.（领域核心期刊）

[16] Weishu Liu(2019). The data source of this study is Web of Science Core Collection? Not enough. Scientometrics, 121(3), 1815-1824.（领域核心期刊）

[15] Fang Liu, Yu-wang Chen, Jian-bo Yang, Dong-ling Xu & Weishu Liu*(2019). Solving multiple-criteria R&D project selection problems with a data-driven evidential reasoning rule. International Journal of Project Management, 37(1), 87-97.（领域核心期刊）

[14] Junwen Zhu, Guangyuan Hu & Weishu Liu*(2019). DOI errors and possible solutions for Web of Science. Scientometrics, 118(2), 709-718.（领域核心期刊,ESI高被引论文）

[13] Weishu Liu, Guangyuan Hu & Li Tang*(2018). Missing author address information in Web of Science—An explorative study. Journal of Informetrics, 12(3), 985-997.（领域Top期刊）

[12] Weishu Liu, Fang Liu, Chao Zuo & Junwen Zhu*(2018). The effect of publishing a highly cited paper on a journal's impact factor: A case study of the Review of Particle Physics. Learned Publishing, 31(3), 261-266.（领域核心期刊）

[11] Fang Liu, Guangyuan Hu, Li Tang & Weishu Liu*(2018). The penalty of containing more non-English articles. Scientometrics, 114(1), 359-366.（领域核心期刊）

[10] Weishu Liu & Yanchao Li*(2018). Open access publications in sciences and social sciences: A comparative analysis. Learned Publishing, 31(2), 107-119.（领域核心期刊）

[09] Weishu Liu(2017). The changing role of non‐English papers in scholarly communication: Evidence from Web of Science's three journal citation indexes. Learned Publishing, 30(2), 115-123.（领域核心期刊）

[08]唐莉,胡光元,刘维树,杨寓涵, &赵炜. (2017).创新型城市的基础科研发展评估:基于深圳的实证分析.公共行政评论,10(6), 47-64.

[07] Maria Karaulova, Oliver Shackleton, Weishu Liu, Abdullah Gök & Philip Shapira*(2017). Institutional change and innovation system transformation: A tale of two academies. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 116, 196-207.（领域核心期刊）

[06] Li Tang, Guangyuan Hu & Weishu Liu*(2017). Funding acknowledgment analysis: Queries and caveats. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 68(3), 790-794.（领域Top期刊，ESI高被引论文）

[05] Weishu Liu, Guangyuan Hu* & Mengdi Gu (2016). The probability of publishing in first-quartile journals. Scientometrics, 106(3), 1273-1276.（领域核心期刊）

[04] Guangyuan Hu* & Weishu Liu(2015). Nano/micro-electro mechanical systems: a patent view. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 17(12), 1-10.

[03] Weishu Liu, Guangyuan Hu, Li Tang* & Yuandi Wang (2015). China's global growth in social science research: Uncovering evidence from bibliometric analyses of SSCI publications (1978–2013). Journal of Informetrics, 9(3), 555-569.（领域Top期刊，ESI高被引论文）

[02] Weishu Liu, Li Tang, Mengdi Gu & Guangyuan Hu*(2015). Feature report on China: A bibliometric analysis of China-related articles. Scientometrics, 102(1), 503-517.（领域核心期刊）

[01] Weishu Liu*, Mengdi Gu, Guangyuan Hu, Chao Li, Huchang Liao, Li Tang & Philip Shapira (2014). Profile of developments in biomass-based bioenergy research: a 20-year perspective. Scientometrics, 99(2), 507-521.（领域核心期刊）