Changfu Yang

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Changfu Yang is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Pollution and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Changfu Yang has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 8 papers in Pollution and 4 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Changfu Yang's work include Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (8 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (8 papers) and Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (3 papers). Changfu Yang is often cited by papers focused on Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (8 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (8 papers) and Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (3 papers). Changfu Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, North Korea and Denmark. Changfu Yang's co-authors include Fei Yu, Jie Ma, Xueting Bai, Zhilin Zhu, Tao Zhou, Youcai Zhao, Ye Li, Chen Chen, Xiaohu Dai and Hanyu Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Changfu Yang

11 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Adsorption behavior of organic pollutants and metals on m... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300 400 500
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. Adsorption behavior of organic pollutants and metals on micro/nanoplastics in the aquatic environment
    2019 537 citations Fei Yu, Changfu Yang et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Changfu Yang China 9 1.1k 778 314 210 189 11 1.4k
Ruihao Xiao China 19 759 0.7× 486 0.6× 217 0.7× 197 0.9× 218 1.2× 37 1.3k
Xiaoqin Yu China 16 1.6k 1.5× 1.2k 1.5× 571 1.8× 341 1.6× 392 2.1× 23 2.1k
Jiaxi Tao China 16 1.0k 1.0× 615 0.8× 343 1.1× 275 1.3× 263 1.4× 19 1.3k
Yinglong Su China 14 1.2k 1.1× 832 1.1× 227 0.7× 318 1.5× 101 0.5× 31 1.5k
Lujian Lin China 14 856 0.8× 680 0.9× 245 0.8× 106 0.5× 139 0.7× 19 1.0k
Anqi Yu China 9 686 0.6× 571 0.7× 222 0.7× 98 0.5× 127 0.7× 11 850
Cuizhu Sun China 15 755 0.7× 481 0.6× 203 0.6× 330 1.6× 126 0.7× 28 1.1k
Daofen Huang China 15 700 0.7× 451 0.6× 202 0.6× 164 0.8× 168 0.9× 24 963
Zhilin Zhu China 10 2.1k 2.0× 1.5k 1.9× 588 1.9× 324 1.5× 370 2.0× 18 2.4k
Giacomo Grassi Italy 17 668 0.6× 239 0.3× 205 0.7× 232 1.1× 503 2.7× 19 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Changfu Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Changfu Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Changfu Yang

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

All Works

11 of 11 papers shown
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Wang, Lan, Thomas Seviour, Changfu Yang, et al.. (2025). Network-Based Methods for Deciphering the Oxidizability of Complex Leachate DOM with •OH/O3 via Molecular Signatures. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(4). 2266–2275. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Lan, Changfu Yang, Qian Zhou, et al.. (2024). Mapping Fragmentation Pathways: Assessing Degradation Potential of Individual Organic Fractions in Concentrated Leachate Using E+/Ozonation. ACS ES&T Water. 5(1). 122–132. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Lan, Hui Wang, Changfu Yang, et al.. (2023). Microplastics in Landfill Leachate: A Comprehensive Review on Characteristics, Detection, and Their Fates during Advanced Oxidation Processes. Water. 15(2). 252–252. 21 indexed citations
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Yang, Changfu, Zhaowen Cheng, Hui Wang, et al.. (2023). Exploring into a light-avoided environment: Mechanical-thermal coupled conditions responsible for the aging behavior of plastic waste in landfills. Water Research. 242. 120162–120162. 20 indexed citations
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Qin, Qiyu, et al.. (2022). Degradation and adsorption behavior of biodegradable plastic PLA under conventional weathering conditions. The Science of The Total Environment. 842. 156775–156775. 67 indexed citations
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Yang, Changfu, et al.. (2022). Interface behavior changes of weathered polystyrene with ciprofloxacin in seawater environment. Environmental Research. 212(Pt A). 113132–113132. 37 indexed citations
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Wu, Xiaowei, Peng Liu, Hanyu Wang, et al.. (2021). Photo aging of polypropylene microplastics in estuary water and coastal seawater: Important role of chlorine ion. Water Research. 202. 117396–117396. 128 indexed citations
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Yu, Fei, et al.. (2020). Interfacial interaction between diverse microplastics and tetracycline by adsorption in an aqueous solution. The Science of The Total Environment. 721. 137729–137729. 163 indexed citations
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Yu, Fei, Ye Li, Changfu Yang, et al.. (2020). Adsorption behavior of the antibiotic levofloxacin on microplastics in the presence of different heavy metals in an aqueous solution. Chemosphere. 260. 127650–127650. 263 indexed citations
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Yu, Fei, Changfu Yang, Zhilin Zhu, Xueting Bai, & Jie Ma. (2019). Adsorption behavior of organic pollutants and metals on micro/nanoplastics in the aquatic environment. The Science of The Total Environment. 694. 133643–133643. 537 indexed citations breakdown →

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