Boqiang Qin

26.4k total citations · 16 hit papers
350 papers, 21.1k citations indexed

About

Boqiang Qin is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Boqiang Qin has authored 350 papers receiving a total of 21.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 246 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 231 papers in Oceanography and 129 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Boqiang Qin's work include Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (239 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (222 papers) and Water Quality and Pollution Assessment (50 papers). Boqiang Qin is often cited by papers focused on Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (239 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (222 papers) and Water Quality and Pollution Assessment (50 papers). Boqiang Qin collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Denmark. Boqiang Qin's co-authors include Yunlin Zhang, Guangwei Zhu, Hans W. Paerl, Hai Xu, Kun� Shi, Guang Gao, Yongqiang Zhou, Jianming Deng, Xiaohan Liu and Wayne S. Gardner and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Boqiang Qin

342 papers receiving 20.1k citations

Hit Papers

Nitrogen and phosphorus i... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2009 2010 2007 2009 2016 250 500 750
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. Nitrogen and phosphorus inputs control phytoplankton growth in eutrophic Lake Taihu, China
    2009 864 citations Hai Xu, Hans W. Paerl et al. profile →
  2. Controlling harmful cyanobacterial blooms in a hyper-eutrophic lake (Lake Taihu, China): The need for a dual nutrient (N & P) management strategy
    2010 862 citations Hans W. Paerl, Hai Xu et al. Water Research profile →
  3. Environmental issues of Lake Taihu, China
    2007 859 citations Boqiang Qin, Liancong Luo et al. profile →
  4. A Drinking Water Crisis in Lake Taihu, China: Linkage to Climatic Variability and Lake Management
    2009 833 citations Boqiang Qin, Guangwei Zhu et al. profile →
  5. Mitigating cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms in aquatic ecosystems impacted by climate change and anthropogenic nutrients
    2016 505 citations Hans W. Paerl, Boqiang Qin et al. profile →
  6. The contribution of phytoplankton degradation to chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in eutrophic shallow lakes: Field and experimental evidence
    2009 436 citations Yunlin Zhang, Mingliang Liu et al. Water Research profile →
  7. Water Depth Underpins the Relative Roles and Fates of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Lakes
    2020 371 citations Boqiang Qin, Jian Zhou et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  8. Determining Critical Nutrient Thresholds Needed to Control Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms in Eutrophic Lake Taihu, China
    2014 365 citations Boqiang Qin, Guangwei Zhu et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  9. Why Lake Taihu continues to be plagued with cyanobacterial blooms through 10 years (2007–2017) efforts
    2019 323 citations Boqiang Qin, Justin D. Brookes et al. profile →
  10. Global loss of aquatic vegetation in lakes
    2017 317 citations Yunlin Zhang, Erik Jeppesen et al. profile →
  11. Internal phosphorus loading from sediments causes seasonal nitrogen limitation for harmful algal blooms
    2018 258 citations Boqiang Qin, Hai Xu et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
  12. Anthropogenic eutrophication of shallow lakes: Is it occasional?
    2022 166 citations Jian Zhou, Yibo Zhang et al. Water Research profile →
  13. Eutrophication control of large shallow lakes in China
    2023 113 citations Boqiang Qin, Yunlin Zhang et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
  14. Imbalance of global nutrient cycles exacerbated by the greater retention of phosphorus over nitrogen in lakes
    2022 105 citations Boqiang Qin et al. profile →
  15. Harmful algal blooms in inland waters
    2024 67 citations Boqiang Qin, Hans W. Paerl et al. profile →
  16. Environmental controls on the conversion of nutrients to chlorophyll in lakes
    2025 20 citations R. Iestyn Woolway, Kun� Shi et al. Water Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Boqiang Qin China 79 12.9k 11.5k 6.9k 5.4k 2.6k 350 21.1k
Yunlin Zhang China 69 8.1k 0.6× 9.6k 0.8× 5.1k 0.7× 4.9k 0.9× 2.8k 1.1× 388 16.8k
Hans W. Paerl United States 88 19.1k 1.5× 18.0k 1.6× 12.5k 1.8× 5.5k 1.0× 2.7k 1.1× 302 34.1k
Lars J. Tranvik Sweden 84 10.5k 0.8× 15.6k 1.4× 12.6k 1.8× 4.0k 0.7× 1.7k 0.7× 216 28.9k
Elizabeth W. Boyer United States 46 8.1k 0.6× 3.9k 0.3× 5.3k 0.8× 5.6k 1.0× 1.1k 0.4× 128 17.1k
Guangwei Zhu China 55 7.6k 0.6× 6.8k 0.6× 3.5k 0.5× 3.3k 0.6× 1.7k 0.6× 230 11.9k
Patricia M. Glibert United States 69 8.4k 0.6× 14.7k 1.3× 8.6k 1.2× 1.7k 0.3× 941 0.4× 216 21.2k
Daniel J. Conley Sweden 69 6.1k 0.5× 8.7k 0.8× 5.5k 0.8× 1.9k 0.4× 1.2k 0.5× 212 19.2k
Hans W. Paerl United States 56 8.5k 0.7× 8.5k 0.7× 6.3k 0.9× 1.9k 0.3× 904 0.3× 175 14.9k
William H. McDowell United States 77 12.3k 0.9× 6.0k 0.5× 10.6k 1.5× 7.1k 1.3× 668 0.3× 283 26.9k
Thorsten Dittmar Germany 80 5.9k 0.5× 12.0k 1.0× 13.6k 2.0× 1.6k 0.3× 1.5k 0.6× 278 29.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Boqiang Qin

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Luo, X. L., Na Li, Yunlin Zhang, et al.. (2025). Real-Time Monitoring of Dissolved Oxygen Using a Novel Ground-Based Hyperspectral Proximal Sensing System. ACS ES&T Water. 5(2). 825–837. 1 indexed citations
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Xie, G., Yibo Zhang, Yibo Zhang, et al.. (2025). Multiple Impacts of Climate Change and Anthropogenic Activities on Lacustrine Trophic State. Global Change Biology. 31(9). e70510–e70510. 1 indexed citations
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Pan, Ting, et al.. (2024). Climate change intensifies algal biomass resurgence in eutrophic Lake Taihu, China. The Science of The Total Environment. 926. 171934–171934. 11 indexed citations
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Ma, Xiao, Hongyu Jin, H. J. Yang, et al.. (2024). Effects of terrestrial dissolved organic matter on the growth, photosynthesis and colonial morphology of Microcystis aeruginosa at different levels of iron. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 283. 116790–116790. 3 indexed citations
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Xu, Hai, Xingchen Zhao, Lijuan Kang, et al.. (2024). Rainfall impacts on nonpoint nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics in an agricultural river in subtropical montane reservoir region of southeast China. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 149. 551–563. 11 indexed citations
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Shi, Wenqing, et al.. (2024). An indispensable role of overlying water in nitrogen removal in shallow lakes. The Science of The Total Environment. 923. 171487–171487. 4 indexed citations
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Deng, Jianming, Kun Shan, Song S. Qian, et al.. (2023). Nutrient reduction mitigated the expansion of cyanobacterial blooms caused by climate change in Lake Taihu according to Bayesian network models. Water Research. 236. 119946–119946. 27 indexed citations
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Qin, Boqiang, Yunlin Zhang, Guangwei Zhu, & Guang Gao. (2023). Eutrophication control of large shallow lakes in China. The Science of The Total Environment. 881. 163494–163494. 113 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Na, Yunlin Zhang, Yunlin Zhang, et al.. (2023). The unprecedented 2022 extreme summer heatwaves increased harmful cyanobacteria blooms. The Science of The Total Environment. 896. 165312–165312. 26 indexed citations
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Shi, Kun�, Yuanyuan Peng, Weijia Wang, et al.. (2023). Widespread decrease in chromophoric dissolved organic matter in Chinese lakes derived from satellite observations. Remote Sensing of Environment. 298. 113848–113848. 14 indexed citations
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Ma, Jianrong, Qiao Chen, Hans W. Paerl, et al.. (2023). Relationship between anthropogenic factors and freshwater quality in Hainan Province, south China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(40). 92379–92389.
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Li, Huiyun, Boqiang Qin, Yuan Li, et al.. (2022). Modeling the Effects of Climate Change and Land Use/Land Cover Change on Sediment Yield in a Large Reservoir Basin in the East Asian Monsoonal Region. Water. 14(15). 2346–2346. 15 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yongqiang, Lei Zhou, Yunlin Zhang, et al.. (2022). Unraveling the Role of Anthropogenic and Natural Drivers in Shaping the Molecular Composition and Biolability of Dissolved Organic Matter in Non-pristine Lakes. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(7). 4655–4664. 66 indexed citations
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Qin, Boqiang, Jianming Deng, Kun� Shi, et al.. (2021). Extreme Climate Anomalies Enhancing Cyanobacterial Blooms in Eutrophic Lake Taihu, China. Water Resources Research. 57(7). 123 indexed citations
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Li, Boling, Xiaokai Zhang, Jianming Deng, et al.. (2021). A new perspective of copper-iron effects on bloom-forming algae in a highly impacted environment. Water Research. 195. 116889–116889. 18 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yunlin, Yunlin Zhang, Kun� Shi, et al.. (2020). Decreasing underwater ultraviolet radiation exposure strongly driven by increasing ultraviolet attenuation in lakes in eastern and southwest China. The Science of The Total Environment. 720. 137694–137694. 22 indexed citations
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Shi, Kun�, Yunlin Zhang, Yibo Zhang, et al.. (2019). Phenology of Phytoplankton Blooms in a Trophic Lake Observed from Long-Term MODIS Data. Environmental Science & Technology. 53(5). 2324–2331. 131 indexed citations
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Qin, Boqiang, Guijun Yang, Jianrong Ma, et al.. (2018). Spatiotemporal Changes of Cyanobacterial Bloom in Large Shallow Eutrophic Lake Taihu, China. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 451–451. 98 indexed citations
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Cai, Linlin, Guangwei Zhu, Mengyuan Zhu, Hai Xu, & Boqiang Qin. (2012). Effects of temperature and nutrients on phytoplankton biomass during bloom seasons in Taihu Lake. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 24 indexed citations
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Tao, Min, Ping Xie, Jun Chen, et al.. (2012). Use of a Generalized Additive Model to Investigate Key Abiotic Factors Affecting Microcystin Cellular Quotas in Heavy Bloom Areas of Lake Taihu. PLoS ONE. 7(2). e32020–e32020. 45 indexed citations

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