Banghai Liu

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
26 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Banghai Liu is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Banghai Liu has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Water Science and Technology, 14 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 6 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Banghai Liu's work include Advanced oxidation water treatment (16 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (14 papers) and Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (4 papers). Banghai Liu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced oxidation water treatment (16 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (14 papers) and Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (4 papers). Banghai Liu collaborates with scholars based in China and United States. Banghai Liu's co-authors include Wanqian Guo, Huazhe Wang, Haichao Luo, Qishi Si, Qi Zhao, Nanqi Ren, Qinglian Wu, Shanshan Zheng, Wenrui Jia and Jin Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Banghai Liu

24 papers receiving 3.1k 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.

Edge-nitrogenated biochar for efficient peroxydisulfate activation: An electron transfer mechanism

2019 740 citations Huazhe Wang, Wanqian Guo et al. Water Research profile →
Sludge-derived biochar as efficient persulfate activators: Sulfurization-induced electronic structure modulation and disparate nonradical mechanisms

2020 313 citations Huazhe Wang, Wanqian Guo et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Banghai Liu China	19	2.3k	1.9k	818	779	446	26	3.1k
Qishi Si China	22	2.1k 0.9×	1.9k 1.0×	775 0.9×	803 1.0×	419 0.9×	33	3.0k
Xiuwei Ao China	23	1.8k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	633 0.8×	449 0.6×	669 1.5×	36	2.7k
Minghao Sui China	21	1.4k 0.6×	955 0.5×	547 0.7×	761 1.0×	328 0.7×	72	2.3k
Zahara M. de Pedro Spain	33	1.4k 0.6×	927 0.5×	962 1.2×	741 1.0×	707 1.6×	68	2.9k
Amir Ikhlaq Pakistan	25	1.7k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	599 0.7×	739 0.9×	269 0.6×	99	2.7k
Aimal Khan China	23	1.7k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	605 0.7×	810 1.0×	199 0.4×	72	2.5k
Hugo Olvera‐Vargas Mexico	30	2.1k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	662 0.8×	363 0.5×	326 0.7×	49	2.9k
Tongcai Liu China	22	1.3k 0.6×	969 0.5×	422 0.5×	473 0.6×	357 0.8×	44	2.0k
Zhoujie Pi China	24	1.1k 0.5×	979 0.5×	529 0.6×	410 0.5×	228 0.5×	37	2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Banghai Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Banghai Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Banghai Liu 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 Banghai Liu. Banghai Liu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Banghai, Xinping Huang, Cheng Cheng, et al.. (2025). Defect-induced electric field effects direct Fenton-like oxidation pathways towards polymerization for sustainable water treatment. Nature Communications. 16(1). 10963–10963.

Wang, Xiaorui, et al.. (2025). Synergistic crystal facet and defect engineering in Co3O4 drive selective CoIVO formation for efficient peracetic acid activation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 519. 165473–165473. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Xiaorui, et al.. (2025). Oxygen vacancies induced capture effect for enhancing peracetic acid activation and selective high-valent cobalt-oxo species formation. Separation and Purification Technology. 364. 132366–132366. 2 indexed citations

Wan, Qian, Banghai Liu, Xin Dai, et al.. (2025). Synergistic degradation of bisphenol A by multi-reactive species via Mg-doped CuO enhanced peracetic acid activation. Separation and Purification Technology. 380. 135346–135346.

Liu, Banghai, Xinping Huang, Wanqian Guo, et al.. (2024). Tailoring the selective generation of high-valent cobalt-oxo by asymmetrically coordinated single-atom cobalt-activated peracetic acid for efficient water decontamination. Chemical Engineering Journal. 499. 156042–156042. 20 indexed citations

Zhao, Qi, Wanqian Guo, Haichao Luo, et al.. (2022). Dissecting the roles of conductive materials in attenuating antibiotic resistance genes: Evolution of physiological features and bacterial community. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 438. 129411–129411. 17 indexed citations

Zheng, Shanshan, Wanqian Guo, Hao Lü, et al.. (2022). Machine learning approaches to predict the apparent rate constants for aqueous organic compounds by ferrate. Journal of Environmental Management. 329. 116904–116904. 10 indexed citations

Lu, Hao, Huazhe Wang, Qinglian Wu, et al.. (2022). Automatic control and optimal operation for greenhouse gas mitigation in sustainable wastewater treatment plants: A review. The Science of The Total Environment. 855. 158849–158849. 34 indexed citations

Liu, Banghai, Wanqian Guo, Wenrui Jia, et al.. (2021). Insights into the oxidation of organic contaminants by Co(II) activated peracetic acid: The overlooked role of high-valent cobalt-oxo species. Water Research. 201. 117313–117313. 239 indexed citations

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Zhao, Qi, Wanqian Guo, Haichao Luo, et al.. (2021). Deciphering the transfers of antibiotic resistance genes under antibiotic exposure conditions: Driven by functional modules and bacterial community. Water Research. 205. 117672–117672. 153 indexed citations

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Si, Qishi, Wanqian Guo, Huazhe Wang, et al.. (2021). Bio-CQDs surface modification BiOCl for the BPA elimination and evaluation in visible light: The contribution of C-localized level. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 602. 1–13. 33 indexed citations

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Wang, Huazhe, Wanqian Guo, Qishi Si, et al.. (2021). Multipath elimination of bisphenol A over bifunctional polymeric carbon nitride/biochar hybrids in the presence of persulfate and visible light. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 417. 126008–126008. 55 indexed citations

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Liu, Banghai, Wanqian Guo, Wenrui Jia, et al.. (2021). Novel Nonradical Oxidation of Sulfonamide Antibiotics with Co(II)-Doped g-C₃N₄-Activated Peracetic Acid: Role of High-Valent Cobalt–Oxo Species. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(18). 12640–12651. 241 indexed citations

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Liu, Banghai, Wanqian Guo, Huazhe Wang, et al.. (2021). Peroxymonosulfate activation by cobalt(II) for degradation of organic contaminants via high-valent cobalt-oxo and radical species. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 416. 125679–125679. 138 indexed citations

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Wang, Huazhe, Wanqian Guo, Qishi Si, et al.. (2021). Non-covalent doping of carbon nitride with biochar: Boosted peroxymonosulfate activation performance and unexpected singlet oxygen evolution mechanism. Chemical Engineering Journal. 418. 129504–129504. 100 indexed citations

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Zhao, Qi, Wanqian Guo, Haichao Luo, et al.. (2021). Insights into removal of sulfonamides in anaerobic activated sludge system: Mechanisms, degradation pathways and stress responses. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 423(Pt B). 127248–127248. 70 indexed citations

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Liu, Banghai, Wanqian Guo, Huazhe Wang, et al.. (2020). Activation of peroxymonosulfate by cobalt-impregnated biochar for atrazine degradation: The pivotal roles of persistent free radicals and ecotoxicity assessment. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 398. 122768–122768. 156 indexed citations

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Liu, Banghai, Wanqian Guo, Huazhe Wang, et al.. (2020). B-doped graphitic porous biochar with enhanced surface affinity and electron transfer for efficient peroxydisulfate activation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 396. 125119–125119. 223 indexed citations

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Wang, Huazhe, Wanqian Guo, Banghai Liu, et al.. (2019). Edge-nitrogenated biochar for efficient peroxydisulfate activation: An electron transfer mechanism. Water Research. 160. 405–414. 740 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Huazhe, Wanqian Guo, Renli Yin, et al.. (2019). Biochar-induced Fe(III) reduction for persulfate activation in sulfamethoxazole degradation: Insight into the electron transfer, radical oxidation and degradation pathways. Chemical Engineering Journal. 362. 561–569. 257 indexed citations

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