Changyong Zhang

9.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
128 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Changyong Zhang is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Changyong Zhang has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Water Science and Technology, 59 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 42 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Changyong Zhang's work include Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (50 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (41 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (16 papers). Changyong Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (50 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (41 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (16 papers). Changyong Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Changyong Zhang's co-authors include T. David Waite, Jinxing Ma, Di He, Wangwang Tang, Thomas Wietsma, Mart Oostrom, Peng Liang, Jay W. Grate, Marvin G. Warner and Calvin He and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Changyong Zhang

124 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Faradaic reactions in capacitive deionization (CDI) - problems and possibilities: A review

2017 632 citations Changyong Zhang, Di He et al. Water Research profile →
Influence of Viscous and Capillary Forces on Immiscible Fluid Displacement: Pore-Scale Experimental Study in a Water-Wet Micromodel Demonstrating Viscous and Capillary Fingering

2011 413 citations Changyong Zhang et al. profile →
Flow Electrode Capacitive Deionization (FCDI): Recent Developments, Environmental Applications, and Future Perspectives

2021 226 citations Changyong Zhang, Jinxing Ma et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Hydroxyl radicals in anodic oxidation systems: generation, identification and quantification

2022 205 citations Jiangzhou Xie, Changyong Zhang et al. Water Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Changyong Zhang China	49	4.0k	3.8k	2.9k	1.4k	1000	128	7.5k
Muthanna H. Al‐Dahhan United States	50	4.5k 1.1×	1.8k 0.5×	564 0.2×	579 0.4×	1.2k 1.2×	315	8.7k
Mohammed J. Al‐Marri Qatar	35	1.5k 0.4×	1.6k 0.4×	1.4k 0.5×	291 0.2×	402 0.4×	108	5.6k
Raphael Semiat Israel	50	3.8k 0.9×	5.2k 1.4×	1.3k 0.4×	254 0.2×	312 0.3×	200	7.8k
Andrea Cipollina Italy	48	5.2k 1.3×	4.8k 1.2×	2.7k 0.9×	218 0.2×	253 0.3×	218	7.9k
Hongjun Lin China	42	2.3k 0.6×	3.5k 0.9×	1.7k 0.6×	307 0.2×	144 0.1×	101	6.3k
Qingjie Guo China	50	3.6k 0.9×	877 0.2×	1.4k 0.5×	264 0.2×	727 0.7×	473	10.3k
David Jassby United States	44	2.8k 0.7×	3.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.4×	334 0.2×	106 0.1×	119	5.7k
Ngai Yin Yip United States	38	6.0k 1.5×	6.5k 1.7×	2.6k 0.9×	208 0.1×	177 0.2×	63	8.2k
Vishnu Pareek Australia	38	2.0k 0.5×	619 0.2×	640 0.2×	366 0.3×	597 0.6×	172	5.8k
Shuzhong Wang China	53	6.4k 1.6×	685 0.2×	702 0.2×	358 0.3×	624 0.6×	381	10.4k

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Zeng, Hanxuan, Yun Che, Jing Deng, et al.. (2025). Differential catalytic mechanism induced by selective adsorption of pollutants in metal clusters decorated single atom catalyst mediated heterogeneous Fenton-like reaction. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 491. 138029–138029. 2 indexed citations

Kong, Xiangtong, Changyong Zhang, Chia‐Hung Hou, T. David Waite, & Jinxing Ma. (2025). Fouling in Capacitive Deionization: A Critical Review. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(27). 13566–13584. 6 indexed citations

Bao, Guo, et al.. (2024). In vitro studies of biodegradable Zn-0.8Li-0.4 Mg alloy for uterine stent application. Materials Letters. 377. 137373–137373. 1 indexed citations

Li, Wenhao, Chuanjian Cui, Qiang Wei, et al.. (2024). Development of a lanthanum-based metal–organic framework electrode for highly selective fluoride removal by capacitive deionization (CDI): Performances and mechanisms. Chemical Engineering Journal. 484. 149657–149657. 17 indexed citations

Cheng, Xiaohui, et al.. (2024). Iron-retrofitted anaerobic baffled reactor system for rural wastewater treatment: Stable performance of nutrients removal with phosphorus recovery and minimal sludge production. Bioresource Technology. 408. 131179–131179. 2 indexed citations

Ding, Jiahui, et al.. (2024). The Removal and Recovery of Non-orthophosphate from Wastewater: Current Practices and Future Directions. ACS ES&T Engineering. 4(11). 2587–2606. 7 indexed citations

Gaballah, Mohamed S., et al.. (2024). Mixed veterinary antibiotics removal and effects on anaerobic digestion of animal wastes: Current practices and future perspectives. Chemical Engineering Journal. 483. 149131–149131. 16 indexed citations

Deng, Xiaoyong, Chuang Wang, Jinying Du, et al.. (2023). Enhanced desalination performances by using porous polyaniline-activated carbon composite flow-electrodes in capacitive deionization system. Desalination. 557. 116568–116568. 20 indexed citations

Wu, Yangyang, et al.. (2023). Machine Learning Prediction of Phosphate Adsorption on Six Different Metal-Containing Adsorbents. ACS ES&T Engineering. 3(8). 1135–1146. 12 indexed citations

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Cretin, Marc, et al.. (2023). Recent advances in capacitive deionization: A comprehensive review on electrode materials. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 11(6). 111368–111368. 51 indexed citations

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Sun, Yuyang, Shikha Garg, Changyong Zhang, Jiangzhou Xie, & T. David Waite. (2023). Approaches to Enhancing Cathodic Nickel Recovery from Ni-EDTA Containing Synthetic Wastewaters. ACS ES&T Water. 3(8). 2415–2426. 7 indexed citations

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Sun, Yuyang, Shikha Garg, Changyong Zhang, Boyue Lian, & T. David Waite. (2023). Kinetic Modeling of the Anodic Degradation of Ni-EDTA Complexes: Insights into the Reaction Mechanism and Products. ACS ES&T Engineering. 4(1). 105–114. 20 indexed citations

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Ma, Junjun, et al.. (2022). Novel Current Collector with Mosquito-Repellent Incense-Shaped Channel of Flow Electrode Capacitive Deionization. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 10(15). 4818–4821. 26 indexed citations

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Xie, Jiangzhou, Changyong Zhang, & T. David Waite. (2022). Integrated flow anodic oxidation and ultrafiltration system for continuous defluorination of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). Water Research. 216. 118319–118319. 22 indexed citations

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Sun, Jingyi, Shikha Garg, Jiangzhou Xie, Changyong Zhang, & T. David Waite. (2022). Electrochemical Reduction of Nitrate with Simultaneous Ammonia Recovery Using a Flow Cathode Reactor. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(23). 17298–17309. 64 indexed citations

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Xie, Jiangzhou, Jinxing Ma, Changyong Zhang, & T. David Waite. (2021). Direct electron transfer (DET) processes in a flow anode system–Energy-efficient electrochemical oxidation of phenol. Water Research. 203. 117547–117547. 42 indexed citations

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Yao, Jingmei, et al.. (2021). Donnan Dialysis-Osmotic Distillation (DD-OD) Hybrid Process for Selective Ammonium Recovery Driven by Waste Alkali. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(10). 7015–7024. 30 indexed citations

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Zhang, Changyong, Min Wang, Wei Xiao, et al.. (2020). Phosphate selective recovery by magnetic iron oxide impregnated carbon flow-electrode capacitive deionization (FCDI). Water Research. 189. 116653–116653. 105 indexed citations

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Xie, Jiangzhou, Jinxing Ma, Changyong Zhang, et al.. (2020). Effect of the Presence of Carbon in Ti₄O₇ Electrodes on Anodic Oxidation of Contaminants. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(8). 5227–5236. 87 indexed citations

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Tang, Wangwang, Di He, Changyong Zhang, Peter Kovalsky, & T. David Waite. (2017). Comparison of Faradaic reactions in capacitive deionization (CDI) and membrane capacitive deionization (MCDI) water treatment processes. Water Research. 120. 229–237. 280 indexed citations

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