1. Liu H-M. 2016. Embracing the pteridophyte classification of Ren-Chang Ching using a generic phylogeny of Chinese ferns and lycophytes. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 54: 307-335 (SCI, special Issue)
2. Liu H-M, Zhang S-Z, Wan T, Kamau PW, Wang Z-W, Grall A, Hemp A, Schneider H. 2016. Exploring the pteridophyte flora of the Eastern Afromontane biodiversity hotspot. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 54: 691-705 (SCI, special Issue)
3. Liu H-M*, Zhang X-C, Wang M-P, Shang H, Zhou S-L, Yan Y-H, Xu W-B, Schneider H. 2016. Phylogenetic placement of the enigmatic fern genus Trichoneuron informs on the infra-familial relationship of Dryopteridaceae. Plant Systematics and Evolution 302: 319-332. (SCI)
4. Clark J, Hidalgo O, Pellicer J, Liu H-M, Marquardt J, Robert Y, Christenhusz M, Zhang S-Z, Gibby M, Leitch IJ, Schneider H. 2016. Genome evolution of ferns: evidence for relative stasis of genome size across the fern phylogeny. New Phytologist 210: 1072-1082 (SCI)
5. Liu H-M*, Lu NT, Truong VD. 2014. Arthropteris guinanensis (Arthropteridaceae), a new record to the fern flora of Vietnam. Journal of Fairylake Botanical Garden 13(3-4): 11-13.
6. Liu H-M*, Yan Y-H, Wang F-G. 2014. A new loxogrammoid record in South China. Journal of Fairylake Botanical Garden 13(3-4): 14-16.
7. Wang F-G*, Liu H-M*, He C-M, Yang D-M, Xing F-W. 2015. Taxonomic and evolutionary implications of spore ornamentation in Davalliaceae. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 53(1): 72-81. (SCI, * equally contributed)
8. Schneider H, Liu H-M, Clark J, Hidalgo O, Pellicer J, Zhang S-Z, Kelly LJ, Fay MF, Leitch IJ. 2015. Are the genomes of royal ferns really frozen in time? Evidence for coinciding genome stability and limited evolvability in the royal ferns. New Phytologist 207, 10-13. (SCI)
9. Liu H-M*, He L-J, Schneider H. 2014. Towards the natural classification of tectarioid ferns: Confirming the phylogenetic relationships of Pleocnemia and Pteridrys (eupolypods I (eupolypods I). Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 52: 161-174. (SCI)
11. Liu H-M*, Jiang R-H, Guo J, Hovenkamp P, Perrie LR, Shepherd L, Hennequin S, Schneider H. 2013. Toward a phylogenetic classification of the climbing fern genus Arthropteris. Taxon, 62(4): 688-700. (SCI)
12. Liu H-M, Schneider H. 2013. Evidence supporting Davallia canariensis as a Late Miocene relict endemic to Macaronesia and Atlantic Europe. Australian Systematic Botany, 26: 378-385. (SCI)
13. Guo Z-Y, Liu H-M*. 2013. Gametophyte morphology and development of three species of Cyrtogonellum Ching (Dryopteridaceae). American Fern Journal, 103(3): 153-165. (SCI)
14. Liu H-M*, Dyer RJ, Guo Z-Y, Meng Z, Li J-H, Schneider H. 2012. The evolutionary dynamics of apomixis in ferns: a case study from polystichoid ferns. Journal of Botany, Volume 2012, Article ID 510478, 11 pages, doi:10.1155/2012/510478
15. Liu H-M, Zhang X-C, Wang W, Zeng H. 2010. Molecular phylogeny of two fern genera Cyrtogonellum and Cyrtomidictyum (Dryopteridaceae) from East Asia. Organisms, Diversity & Evolution, 10: 57-68. (SCI)