Ai-Yong Zhang

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
65 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Ai-Yong Zhang is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Water Science and Technology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ai-Yong Zhang has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 28 papers in Water Science and Technology and 18 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ai-Yong Zhang's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (39 papers), Advanced oxidation water treatment (22 papers) and TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (20 papers). Ai-Yong Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (39 papers), Advanced oxidation water treatment (22 papers) and TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (20 papers). Ai-Yong Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Finland and Germany. Ai-Yong Zhang's co-authors include Han‐Qing Yu, Dan-Ni Pei, Jie‐Jie Chen, Jingwei Feng, Yang Si, Lulu Long, Xing Zhang, Chang Liu, Chang Liu and Chao-Hai Gu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Ai-Yong Zhang

61 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Tuning electronic structure of metal-free dual-site catalyst enables exclusive singlet oxygen production and in-situ utilization
    2024 109 citations Chao-Hai Gu, Song Wang et al. Nature Communications profile →
  2. Upcycling waste sewage sludge into superior single-atom Fenton-like catalyst for sustainable water purification
    2024 103 citations Chao-Hai Gu, Ya Pan et al. Nature Water profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ai-Yong Zhang China 28 1.5k 999 782 534 321 65 2.4k
Yanqing Cong China 35 2.4k 1.6× 1.8k 1.8× 670 0.9× 1.1k 2.1× 314 1.0× 118 3.5k
Behrouz Vahid Iran 32 1.1k 0.7× 891 0.9× 1.1k 1.3× 306 0.6× 360 1.1× 71 2.2k
Xiuqin Huo China 21 1.7k 1.1× 1.2k 1.2× 788 1.0× 648 1.2× 271 0.8× 42 2.4k
N. Modirshahla Iran 20 1.7k 1.1× 1.1k 1.1× 1.2k 1.6× 296 0.6× 349 1.1× 23 3.0k
Zequan Zeng China 21 831 0.5× 735 0.7× 975 1.2× 253 0.5× 313 1.0× 50 1.8k
Ruobai Li China 22 1.7k 1.1× 1.2k 1.2× 757 1.0× 535 1.0× 270 0.8× 26 2.2k
Diwen Ying China 23 743 0.5× 412 0.4× 648 0.8× 472 0.9× 359 1.1× 47 1.9k
Yiming Tang China 32 1.4k 1.0× 1.3k 1.3× 488 0.6× 756 1.4× 181 0.6× 72 2.3k
Yongfang Rao China 25 1.5k 1.0× 898 0.9× 1.0k 1.3× 460 0.9× 412 1.3× 52 2.2k
Verónica Garcı́a-Molina Spain 10 972 0.6× 554 0.6× 1.4k 1.8× 161 0.3× 521 1.6× 20 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Ai-Yong Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ai-Yong Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ai-Yong Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ai-Yong Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ai-Yong Zhang based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ai-Yong Zhang. Ai-Yong Zhang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gu, Chao-Hai, et al.. (2025). Ultrafast Water Purification by Template‐Free Nanoconfined Catalysts Derived from Municipal Sludge. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(14). e202423629–e202423629. 14 indexed citations
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Liu, Yang, et al.. (2025). Bioinspired Unidirectional 3D Scaffold for Synergistic Enhanced Solar Evaporation and Efficient VOCs Degradation. Small. 21(37). e2501729–e2501729. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ai-Yong, Chi Zhang, Jiaying Li, et al.. (2024). Morphology-dependent piezoelectric decontamination of organoarsenicals on BaTiO3: The governing roles of TiO2 precursor and reaction mechanism tailored by surface chemistry. Separation and Purification Technology. 334. 126268–126268.
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Zhang, Ai-Yong, et al.. (2024). Oxygen-exfoliated cobalt-doped C3N4 from mixed carbon/nitrogen precursors: The interplay between performance and productivity for fenton-like catalysis in water purification. Separation and Purification Technology. 359. 130663–130663. 1 indexed citations
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Gu, Chao-Hai, Song Wang, Ai-Yong Zhang, et al.. (2024). Tuning electronic structure of metal-free dual-site catalyst enables exclusive singlet oxygen production and in-situ utilization. Nature Communications. 15(1). 5771–5771. 109 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gu, Chao-Hai, Ya Pan, Tingting Wei, et al.. (2024). Upcycling waste sewage sludge into superior single-atom Fenton-like catalyst for sustainable water purification. Nature Water. 2(7). 649–662. 103 indexed citations breakdown →
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Feng, Jingwei, et al.. (2024). Enhanced dewatering of dredging slurry by Fenton preoxidation and composite coagulants: optimization experiments and dewatering mechanisms. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 31(38). 50359–50371.
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Zhang, Ai-Yong, Song Hu, Dejin Wang, et al.. (2023). Oxygen-exfoliated cobalt-doped C3N4 for superior Fenton-like catalysis: The accessible metal exposure and synergistic pollutant adsorption from three-dimensional layered configuration. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 11(5). 111067–111067. 5 indexed citations
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Zhao, Lu, Hanlin Zhang, Zhipeng Dai, et al.. (2022). Recycling chestnut shell for superior peroxymonosulfate activation in contaminants degradation via the synergistic radical/non-radical mechanisms. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 430. 128471–128471. 22 indexed citations
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Feng, Jingwei, et al.. (2020). New Approach for Concentration Prediction of Aqueous Phenolic Contaminants by Using Wavelet Analysis and Support Vector Machine. Environmental Engineering Science. 37(5). 382–392. 4 indexed citations
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Feng, Jingwei, Liu Zhang, Jibiao Zhang, et al.. (2020). Purification Mechanism of Low-Pollution Water in Three Submerged Plants and Analysis of Bacterial Community Structure in Plant Rhizospheres. Environmental Engineering Science. 37(8). 560–571. 12 indexed citations
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Feng, Jingwei, et al.. (2020). Enhanced Removal of Aqueous Phosphorus by Zr–Fe-, Mn–Fe-, and Mn–Zr–Fe-Modified Natural Zeolites: Comparison Studies and Adsorption Mechanism. Environmental Engineering Science. 37(8). 572–584. 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zheng, et al.. (2019). Adsorption of phosphorus by using magnetic Mg–Al-, Zn–Al- and Mg–Fe-layered double hydroxides: comparison studies and adsorption mechanism. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 26(7). 7102–7114. 59 indexed citations
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Han, Xiangxiang, Jingwei Feng, Liu Zhang, et al.. (2019). Micro-Polluted Water Treatment by Biological Contact Oxidation Process: Aeration Mode and Bacteria Community Analysis. Environmental Engineering Science. 36(12). 1491–1502. 10 indexed citations
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Liu, Chang, Ai-Yong Zhang, Yang Si, Dan-Ni Pei, & Han‐Qing Yu. (2019). Photochemical Protection of Reactive Sites on Defective TiO2–x Surface for Electrochemical Water Treatment. Environmental Science & Technology. 53(13). 7641–7652. 28 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ai-Yong, Weikang Wang, Dan-Ni Pei, & Han‐Qing Yu. (2016). Degradation of refractory pollutants under solar light irradiation by a robust and self-protected ZnO/CdS/TiO2 hybrid photocatalyst. Water Research. 92. 78–86. 91 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ai-Yong, Minghua Zhou, Lu Han, & Qixing Zhou. (2010). Amperometric Determination of Chemical Oxygen Demand via the Functional Combination of Three Digestion Types. Electroanalysis. 22(24). 2947–2959. 5 indexed citations

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