Chengjin Cao

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Chengjin Cao is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chengjin Cao has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Pollution, 14 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 12 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Chengjin Cao's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (12 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (9 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (6 papers). Chengjin Cao is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (12 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (9 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (6 papers). Chengjin Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Italy. Chengjin Cao's co-authors include Huahong Shi, Defu He, Jiani Hu, Shibo Lu, Yang Song, Mengting Liu, Lili Lei, Yaping Zhao, Weiwei Lv and Xiaofeng Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Water Research and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Chengjin Cao

34 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

Microplastic and mesoplastic pollution in farmland soils in suburbs of Shanghai, China

2018 984 citations Mengting Liu, Shibo Lu et al. Environmental Pollution profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chengjin Cao China	20	2.1k	1.5k	660	490	435	35	2.8k
Zhuozhi Ouyang China	35	2.5k 1.2×	1.7k 1.1×	736 1.1×	502 1.0×	259 0.6×	58	3.2k
Chengjun Ge China	31	1.9k 0.9×	902 0.6×	505 0.8×	623 1.3×	894 2.1×	90	3.6k
Kecheng Zhu China	23	1.4k 0.7×	824 0.6×	448 0.7×	373 0.8×	457 1.1×	60	2.4k
Licheng Peng China	26	2.0k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	746 1.1×	370 0.8×	128 0.3×	59	2.6k
Lingshi Yin China	26	2.5k 1.2×	1.7k 1.2×	677 1.0×	430 0.9×	235 0.5×	45	3.2k
Tianjiao Xia China	21	1.3k 0.6×	937 0.6×	373 0.6×	553 1.1×	536 1.2×	30	2.4k
Xiaoning Liu China	34	3.0k 1.5×	2.8k 2.0×	867 1.3×	703 1.4×	629 1.4×	99	5.0k
Xianqiang Yin China	36	1.3k 0.6×	901 0.6×	318 0.5×	562 1.1×	995 2.3×	89	3.2k
Dongqin He China	29	1.9k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	559 0.8×	626 1.3×	1.6k 3.6×	54	4.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chengjin Cao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chengjin Cao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chengjin Cao 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 Chengjin Cao. Chengjin Cao 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

Ma, Shengjia, et al.. (2025). Tiered biomimetic polydimethylsiloxane coated polyurethane sponge for sustainable seawater nanoplastic removal. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 500. 140471–140471.

Tang, Shuai, Shengjia Ma, Xiaoting Zhang, et al.. (2024). Carrier effects of face mask-derived microplastics on metal ions: Enhanced adsorption by photoaging combined with biofilms, exemplified with Pb(Ⅱ). Journal of Hazardous Materials. 477. 135311–135311. 8 indexed citations

Ma, Shengjia, Yuxin Zheng, Bingqian Xu, et al.. (2024). Efficient and highly selective deep removal of hydrophobic organic compounds from leachate by polyamide microplastics. Separation and Purification Technology. 360. 131142–131142. 2 indexed citations

Tang, Shuai, Peipei Sun, Guojuan Qu, et al.. (2023). Photo-aged non-biodegradable and biodegradable mulching film microplastics alter the interfacial behaviors between agricultural soil and inorganic arsenic. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 455. 131552–131552. 33 indexed citations

Qu, Guojuan, Peng Jia, Shuai Tang, et al.. (2023). Enhanced peroxymonosulfate activation via heteroatomic doping defects of pyridinic and pyrrolic N in 2D N‑doped carbon nanosheets for BPA degradation. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 461. 132626–132626. 79 indexed citations

He, Yan, Xing Wang, Wei Xing, et al.. (2022). A comprehensive assessment of upgrading technologies of wastewater treatment plants in Taihu Lake Basin. Environmental Research. 212(Pt C). 113398–113398. 10 indexed citations

Pervez, Md. Nahid, Dandan Fu, Xiangyang Wang, et al.. (2021). A bifunctional α -FeOOH@GCA nanocomposite for enhanced adsorption of arsenic and photo Fenton-like catalytic conversion of As(III). Environmental Technology & Innovation. 22. 101437–101437. 40 indexed citations

Sun, Peipei, Xuemin Liu, Minghui Zhang, et al.. (2021). Sorption and leaching behaviors between aged MPs and BPA in water: The role of BPA binding modes within plastic matrix. Water Research. 195. 116956–116956. 135 indexed citations

Chen, Yingxin, et al.. (2020). Size-dependent cellular internalization and effects of polystyrene microplastics in microalgae P. helgolandica var. tsingtaoensis and S. quadricauda. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 399. 123092–123092. 105 indexed citations

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Xiao, Bing, et al.. (2019). Evaluation of water quality before and after treatment at Gongye River and Xiaozhai River in Shanghai. Huadong Shifan Daxue xuebao. Ziran kexue ban. 2019(4). 165. 1 indexed citations

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Song, Yang, Chengjin Cao, Rongliang Qiu, et al.. (2019). Uptake and adverse effects of polyethylene terephthalate microplastics fibers on terrestrial snails (Achatina fulica) after soil exposure. Environmental Pollution. 250. 447–455. 343 indexed citations

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Xiao, Bing, et al.. (2018). Development history of sponge cities and the state of research on runoff pollution control. Huadong Shifan Daxue xuebao. Ziran kexue ban. 2018(6). 32. 1 indexed citations

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Min-sheng, Huang, et al.. (2018). Enhanced denitrification for rural domestic sewage by a vertical flow constructed wetland. Huadong Shifan Daxue xuebao. Ziran kexue ban. 2018(6). 59. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Tingyue, et al.. (2018). Aerobic denitrifiers and the state of research in their use for sewage treatment and environmental remediation. Huadong Shifan Daxue xuebao. Ziran kexue ban. 2018(6). 1. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Mengting, Shibo Lu, Yang Song, et al.. (2018). Microplastic and mesoplastic pollution in farmland soils in suburbs of Shanghai, China. Environmental Pollution. 242(Pt A). 855–862. 984 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lv, Jiaxin, Qingsong Hu, Chengjin Cao, & Yaping Zhao. (2017). Modulation of valence band maximum edge and photocatalytic activity of BiOX by incorporation of halides. Chemosphere. 191. 427–437. 77 indexed citations

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Cao, Chengjin, Zhenlou Chen, & Huang Min-sheng. (2015). Study on formation mechanism, and control and preventive measures of eutrophication secondary disasters in urban malodorous back river. Huadong Shifan Daxue xuebao. Ziran kexue ban. 2015(2). 9. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Lin, Zhenlou Chen, Qiuzhuo Zhang, Jun Wang, & Chengjin Cao. (2011). Review of countermeasures of city combined sewer overflows. Huadong Shifan Daxue xuebao. Ziran kexue ban. 2011(1). 63. 1 indexed citations

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Cao, Chengjin, et al.. (2011). Review of sediment ecological dredging in urban black-odors river treatment. Huadong Shifan Daxue xuebao. Ziran kexue ban. 2011(1). 32. 4 indexed citations

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Cao, Chengjin, Binghui Zheng, Jialei Zhang, Huang Min-sheng, & Zhenlou Chen. (2009). [Systematic investigation into winter and spring algal blooms in Daning River of Three Gorges Reservoir].. PubMed. 30(12). 3471–80. 5 indexed citations

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