Chao He

7.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
177 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Chao He is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Water Science and Technology and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Chao He has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 30 papers in Water Science and Technology and 28 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Chao He's work include Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (35 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (16 papers) and Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (15 papers). Chao He is often cited by papers focused on Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (35 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (16 papers) and Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (15 papers). Chao He collaborates with scholars based in China, Finland and Singapore. Chao He's co-authors include Apostolos Giannis, Jing‐Yuan Wang, Yanhui Yang, Jingyuan Wang, Leilei Dai, Yunpu Wang, Rongliang Qiu, Zhenting Yu, Roger Ruan and Chunyan Tang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Chao He

155 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

Conversion of sewage slud... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 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. Conversion of sewage sludge to clean solid fuel using hydrothermal carbonization: Hydrochar fuel characteristics and combustion behavior
    2013 825 citations Chao He et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Chao He 3.7k 1.5k 1.0k 831 689 177 5.9k
James J. Leahy 3.8k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 1.4k 1.6× 733 1.1× 182 7.3k
Kalpit Shah 2.5k 0.7× 1.4k 0.9× 603 0.6× 942 1.1× 1.1k 1.6× 164 5.3k
Witold Kwapiński 2.3k 0.6× 1.0k 0.7× 1.0k 1.0× 996 1.2× 798 1.2× 113 5.0k
Zhengang Liu 2.5k 0.7× 945 0.6× 1.5k 1.4× 741 0.9× 702 1.0× 72 5.0k
Tengfei Wang 3.2k 0.9× 1.4k 1.0× 845 0.8× 723 0.9× 678 1.0× 142 6.0k
Zhanjun Cheng 2.7k 0.7× 926 0.6× 952 0.9× 739 0.9× 1.3k 1.9× 219 6.0k
Xianhua Wang 6.0k 1.6× 2.3k 1.6× 733 0.7× 810 1.0× 1.2k 1.7× 189 8.2k
Haiping Yang 2.9k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 528 0.5× 769 0.9× 842 1.2× 106 4.7k
Yun Zhu 2.6k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 771 0.8× 625 0.8× 1.5k 2.2× 178 7.9k
Nicole D. Berge 3.0k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 665 0.7× 1000 1.2× 401 0.6× 47 4.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Chao He

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chao He

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chao He

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

All Works

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Hu, Bin, Xinhuan Niu, Jiakai Zhou, et al.. (2025). Unveiling Microscopic Mechanisms of Chemical Mechanical Polishing via Multi‐Scale Theoretical Calculations. Journal of Computational Chemistry. 46(22). e70213–e70213.
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Wang, Chenyu, et al.. (2025). Phosphorus recovery from sewage sludge-derived hydrochar: Balancing phosphorus recovery, heavy metal concomitant leaching and residual hydrochar utilization. Journal of Cleaner Production. 491. 144756–144756. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Hui, et al.. (2024). A Multi-View Temporal Knowledge Graph Reasoning Framework with Interpretable Logic Rules and Feature Fusion. Electronics. 13(4). 742–742. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Chenyu, et al.. (2024). Enhancing hydrochar production and mitigating heavy metal risks in sewage sludge: The role of ultrasonic pretreatment in hydrothermal carbonization. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(3). 112968–112968. 3 indexed citations
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He, Chao, Zihe Wu, Yiming Zhang, et al.. (2024). Cu-mediated electron-rich Ru centers on metal carbides for highly efficient hydrogen production from seawater. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 357. 124330–124330. 8 indexed citations
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Liu, Tengyu, Jinshu Huang, Hongguo Wu, et al.. (2024). Full-spectrum photocatalytic treatment and in situ upcycling of organophosphorus wastewater enabled by biomimetic urchin-like Bi2S3/CdS. Chemical Engineering Journal. 486. 150209–150209. 27 indexed citations
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He, Chao, et al.. (2024). Effect of novel non-inhibitor slurry on chemical mechanical polishing properties of copper interconnect copper film based on experiments and theoretical calculations. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 704. 135457–135457. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yang, et al.. (2024). Highly dispersed and stable Schiff base nickel catalyst on multi-walled carbon nanotubes promote ethylene oligomerization. Chemical Engineering Journal. 497. 154447–154447. 2 indexed citations
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He, Chao, Chunqiao Tan, W.H. Ip, & C.H. Wu. (2023). Combating counterfeits with the Blockchain-technology-supported platform under government enforcement. Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review. 175. 103155–103155. 12 indexed citations
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Choong, Zheng-Yi, Mohamed Faisal Gasim, Anwar Iqbal, et al.. (2023). Waste-derived MCM-41 as dual-functional support for cobalt ferrite: Performance as peroxymonosulfate activator for ciprofloxacin decontamination. Applied Surface Science. 645. 158861–158861. 5 indexed citations
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He, Chao, et al.. (2023). Highly selective extraction of scandium(III) from rare earth elements using quaternary ammonium based ionic liquids: Experimental and DFT studies. Separation and Purification Technology. 334. 126038–126038. 17 indexed citations
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Wang, Chenyu, et al.. (2023). Hydrothermal carbonization of sewage sludge coupled with Fenton oxidation pretreatment: Moderate oxidation to enhance hydrochar yield and properties. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 11(5). 110788–110788. 8 indexed citations
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Gasim, Mohamed Faisal, Chao He, Kun‐Yi Andrew Lin, et al.. (2023). Atomically dispersed vanadium on g-C3N4 for effective ciprofloxacin degradation via peroxymonosulfate activation: Insights on the nonradical pathway and V redox cycles. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 11(5). 111035–111035. 9 indexed citations
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Ismailov, Arnold, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of low-cost oxygen carriers for biomass chemical looping gasification. Chemical Engineering Journal. 469. 143948–143948. 17 indexed citations
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He, Chao, et al.. (2022). Novel Model-Based Decision Support System for Reliable Human Machine Systems in Complex Situations. Annual Conference of the PHM Society. 14(1). 2 indexed citations

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