April Z. Gu

9.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
179 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

April Z. Gu is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, April Z. Gu has authored 179 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Pollution, 45 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 31 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in April Z. Gu's work include Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (58 papers), Phosphorus and nutrient management (23 papers) and Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (17 papers). April Z. Gu is often cited by papers focused on Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (58 papers), Phosphorus and nutrient management (23 papers) and Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (17 papers). April Z. Gu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Bangladesh. April Z. Gu's co-authors include Miao He, Annalisa Onnis‐Hayden, Jianmin Chen, Na Gou, Dan Li, Nehreen Majed, Ye Zhang, Carla Cherchi, Hanchang Shi and Xiangyang Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Analytical Chemistry and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

April Z. Gu

171 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

Machine Learning: New Ide... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2021 2016 200 400 600
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. Machine Learning: New Ideas and Tools in Environmental Science and Engineering
    2021 725 citations April Z. Gu et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  2. Subinhibitory Concentrations of Disinfectants Promote the Horizontal Transfer of Multidrug Resistance Genes within and across Genera
    2016 403 citations April Z. Gu, Dan Li et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
April Z. Gu United States 44 2.8k 1.2k 1.2k 1.1k 1.0k 179 6.2k
Ke Xu China 43 2.2k 0.8× 1.0k 0.8× 758 0.6× 764 0.7× 1.0k 1.0× 169 5.0k
Xin Jiang China 51 4.3k 1.5× 1.8k 1.5× 938 0.8× 764 0.7× 1.2k 1.2× 235 7.9k
Xiaohui Liu China 43 2.6k 0.9× 1.7k 1.4× 886 0.7× 469 0.4× 1.2k 1.2× 149 6.6k
Jing Ding China 51 3.6k 1.3× 1.4k 1.2× 965 0.8× 800 0.7× 1.7k 1.6× 261 9.3k
Yuyi Yang China 43 4.5k 1.6× 1.2k 0.9× 1.4k 1.2× 819 0.7× 984 1.0× 203 7.3k
Chang‐Ping Yu China 45 3.5k 1.3× 1.6k 1.3× 661 0.5× 911 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 161 6.7k
Xianghua Wen China 50 3.5k 1.3× 1.2k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 686 0.6× 2.9k 2.8× 174 7.1k
Lizhong Zhu China 45 2.4k 0.9× 1.5k 1.2× 548 0.5× 517 0.5× 1.5k 1.5× 187 6.9k
Yiliang He China 57 3.6k 1.3× 1.7k 1.4× 1.2k 1.0× 813 0.7× 3.0k 2.9× 258 9.9k
Daniel D. Snow United States 45 3.8k 1.4× 1.5k 1.3× 433 0.4× 547 0.5× 940 0.9× 216 6.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by April Z. Gu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of April Z. Gu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of April Z. Gu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of April Z. Gu 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 April Z. Gu. April Z. Gu 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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He, Peisheng, et al.. (2025). Assessment of bioavailability of polyphosphates and impacts on plant phosphorus uptake and phenotypes. The Science of The Total Environment. 966. 178667–178667.
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Majed, Nehreen, et al.. (2025). Advancements in phosphorus species profiling and bioavailability assessment with implications for phosphorus sustainability. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 93. 103295–103295. 2 indexed citations
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Tang, Yanfei, Eakalak Khan, April Z. Gu, & Daniel C.W. Tsang. (2025). Graphitic biochar-anammox achieved by multi-heme-based extracellular electron transfer. Water Research. 288(Pt B). 124704–124704.
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Gu, April Z., et al.. (2024). Orthophosphate uptake onto woodchips in denitrifying bioreactors is enhanced by anoxic-(anaerobic-)oxic cycling. The Science of The Total Environment. 951. 175515–175515. 1 indexed citations
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Lin, Yishan, Tao Jiang, Corey M. G. Carpenter, et al.. (2024). Long-term impact of Hurricane Maria on point-of-use drinking water quality in Puerto Rico and associated potential adverse health effects. Water Research. 265. 122213–122213. 5 indexed citations
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Yuan, Yan, Jangho Lee, Il Han, et al.. (2024). Comammox and unknown ammonia oxidizers contribute to nitrite accumulation in an integrated A-B stage process that incorporates side-stream EBPR (S2EBPR). Water Research. 253. 121220–121220. 9 indexed citations
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Ran, Ran, Jianfeng Sun, Sinan Müftü, April Z. Gu, & Kai‐Tak Wan. (2023). In-Plane Rotation of Prolate Colloids Adhered to a Planar Substrate in the Presence of Flow. Langmuir. 39(18). 6487–6494. 1 indexed citations
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Rahman, Sheikh Mokhlesur, Jiaqi Lan, Na Gou, Akram N. Alshawabkeh, & April Z. Gu. (2023). In Vitro Biodescriptors Derived from Time Series Toxicogenomics Data in In Silico QSAR Improve the Phenotypic Toxicity Prediction. ACS ES&T Water. 4(3). 1094–1106. 2 indexed citations
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Jiang, Tao, Yishan Lin, Carlo A. Amadei, et al.. (2021). Comparative and mechanistic toxicity assessment of structure-dependent toxicity of carbon-based nanomaterials. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 418. 126282–126282. 25 indexed citations
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Jiang, Tao, Carlo A. Amadei, Yishan Lin, et al.. (2021). Dependence of Graphene Oxide (GO) Toxicity on Oxidation Level, Elemental Composition, and Size. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(19). 10578–10578. 21 indexed citations
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Lin, Yishan, Maria Sevillano, Tao Jiang, et al.. (2020). Impact of Hurricane Maria on Drinking Water Quality in Puerto Rico. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(15). 9495–9509. 36 indexed citations
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Cherchi, Carla, Yishan Lin, & April Z. Gu. (2020). Nano-Titanium Dioxide Exposure Impacts Nitrogen Metabolism Pathways in Cyanobacteria. Environmental Engineering Science. 38(6). 469–480. 10 indexed citations
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Onnis‐Hayden, Annalisa, Nehreen Majed, Yueyun Li, et al.. (2019). Impact of solid residence time (SRT) on functionally relevant microbial populations and performance in full‐scale enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) systems. Water Environment Research. 92(3). 389–402. 40 indexed citations
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Rahman, Sheikh Mokhlesur, Matthew J. Eckelman, Annalisa Onnis‐Hayden, & April Z. Gu. (2018). Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Advanced Wastewater Treatment Processes for Removal of Chemicals of Emerging Concern. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(19). 11346–11358. 66 indexed citations
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Li, Yueyun, et al.. (2018). The Composition and Implications of Polyphosphate-Metal in Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Systems. Environmental Science & Technology. 53(3). 1536–1544. 33 indexed citations
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Li, Dan & April Z. Gu. (2018). Antimicrobial resistance: A new threat from disinfection byproducts and disinfection of drinking water?. Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health. 7. 83–91. 31 indexed citations
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Li, Yueyun, Sheikh Mokhlesur Rahman, Guangyu Li, et al.. (2018). Toward Better Understanding of EBPR Systems via Linking Raman-Based Phenotypic Profiling with Phylogenetic Diversity. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(15). 8596–8606. 28 indexed citations
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Lan, Jiaqi, Sheikh Mokhlesur Rahman, Na Gou, et al.. (2018). Genotoxicity Assessment of Drinking Water Disinfection Byproducts by DNA Damage and Repair Pathway Profiling Analysis. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(11). 6565–6575. 61 indexed citations

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