目前以第一作者（共一）或通讯作者发表SCI论文31篇、中文核心期刊32篇，其中中华医学会系列杂志论文12篇。
1. Jie Li, et al., Zhen Liu(*). The prognosis and recovery of major postoperative neurological deficits after corrective surgery for scoliosis: an analysis of 65 cases at a single institution, Bone Joint J, 2022, 104-B(1): 103-111. （中科院1区）
2. Xu Y, et al. Liu Z(*). Selection of the optimal distal fusion level for Scheuermann kyphosis with different curve patterns: when can we stop above the sagittal stable vertebra? Eur Spine J. 2022 Jan 17. （中科院2区）
3. Liu Z, et al. Polymorphism of rs2767485 in leptin receptor gene is associated with the occurrence of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis[J]. Spine, 2015, 40(20): 1593-1598. （中科院2区）
4. Liu Z, et al. Abnormal leptin bioavailability in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: an important new finding. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2012; 37:599-604. （中科院2区）
5. Liu Z, et al. Lack of association between the promoter polymorphisms of MMP-3 and IL-6 genes and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a case-control study in a Chinese Han population. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2010; 35:1701-5.（中科院2区）