Chengxin Niu

1.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
22 papers, 909 citations indexed

About

Chengxin Niu is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Environmental Engineering and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Chengxin Niu has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 909 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Water Science and Technology, 10 papers in Environmental Engineering and 8 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Chengxin Niu's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (10 papers), Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (10 papers) and Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (8 papers). Chengxin Niu is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (10 papers), Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (10 papers) and Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (8 papers). Chengxin Niu collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and South Korea. Chengxin Niu's co-authors include Guangyin Zhen, Xueqin Lü, Zhongyi Zhang, Zhiwei Wang, Yujie Tan, Teng Cai, Xuesong Li, Ruobin Dai, Wanjiang Li and Yang Pan and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Chengxin Niu

20 papers receiving 904 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.

Sulfate radicals-based advanced oxidation technology in various environmental remediation: A state-of-the–art review

2020 326 citations U. Ushani, Xueqin Lü et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →
Artificial intelligence-incorporated membrane fouling prediction for membrane-based processes in the past 20 years: A critical review

2022 153 citations Chengxin Niu, Xuesong Li et al. Water Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chengxin Niu China	14	626	298	251	211	151	22	909
U. Ushani India	12	359 0.6×	218 0.7×	225 0.9×	202 1.0×	69 0.5×	19	764
Dimuth Navaratna Australia	14	440 0.7×	208 0.7×	136 0.5×	196 0.9×	74 0.5×	32	796
Mohammad Delnavaz Iran	20	452 0.7×	286 1.0×	175 0.7×	90 0.4×	74 0.5×	55	1.0k
Sameena N. Malik India	14	455 0.7×	216 0.7×	214 0.9×	134 0.6×	68 0.5×	18	793
G. Garralón Spain	16	509 0.8×	227 0.8×	109 0.4×	289 1.4×	82 0.5×	30	883
Jeonghwan Kim South Korea	11	879 1.4×	509 1.7×	198 0.8×	287 1.4×	190 1.3×	15	1.1k
Gamal K. Hassan Egypt	20	324 0.5×	168 0.6×	118 0.5×	233 1.1×	129 0.9×	46	773
Syazwani Idrus Malaysia	16	493 0.8×	140 0.5×	173 0.7×	164 0.8×	58 0.4×	43	954
Parviz Mohammadi Iran	19	270 0.4×	282 0.9×	111 0.4×	184 0.9×	138 0.9×	50	800
Bita Ayati Iran	22	639 1.0×	226 0.8×	442 1.8×	303 1.4×	124 0.8×	117	1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Chengxin Niu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chengxin Niu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sesay, Fatmata, et al.. (2025). Biodegradation of pharmaceutical contaminants in wastewater using microbial consortia: Mechanisms, applications, and challenges. Journal of Environmental Management. 384. 125564–125564. 2 indexed citations

Niu, Chengxin, Wei Shi, Zhouyan Li, et al.. (2025). Development of Electroactive Biofiltration Dynamic Membrane for Enhanced Wastewater Treatment and Fouling Mitigation: Unraveling the Growth Equilibrium Mechanisms of Fouling Layer. Engineering. 50. 60–71. 1 indexed citations

Shi, Wei, Xueye Wang, Chengxin Niu, Teng Cai, & Zhiwei Wang. (2025). Exposed redox-active iron enables electrochemically highly selective capture and conversion of arsenic from water. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 494. 138461–138461. 2 indexed citations

Zhou, Bo, et al.. (2025). An electrochemical anaerobic dynamic membrane bioreactor for enhanced sludge digestion: Unveiling molecular interactions and microbial mechanisms. Water Research. 285. 124080–124080.

Niu, Chengxin, et al.. (2025). Supervised Learning Algorithm Reveals the Mechanistic Role of Extracellular Polymeric Substances in Biofouling of an Anaerobic Electrochemical Membrane Bioreactor. ACS ES&T Engineering. 5(11). 2888–2898.

Zhou, Bo, et al.. (2024). An electrochemical anaerobic dynamic membrane bioreactor for sludge digestion: Enhanced performance, microbial communities and interfacial thermodynamics. Separation and Purification Technology. 358. 130463–130463. 3 indexed citations

Jia, Yuan, Xueye Wang, Yun Guo, et al.. (2024). A sequencing electroreduction-electrooxidation system driven by atomic hydrogen for enhancing 2,4-dichloronitrobenzene removal from wastewater. Environmental Research. 252(Pt 3). 118986–118986. 1 indexed citations

Niu, Chengxin, Zhongyi Zhang, Teng Cai, et al.. (2024). Sludge bound-EPS solubilization enhance CH4 bioconversion and membrane fouling mitigation in electrochemical anaerobic membrane bioreactor: Insights from continuous operation and interpretable machine learning algorithms. Water Research. 264. 122243–122243. 25 indexed citations

Niu, Chengxin, Bin Li, & Zhiwei Wang. (2023). Using artificial intelligence-based algorithms to identify critical fouling factors and predict fouling behavior in anaerobic membrane bioreactors. Journal of Membrane Science. 687. 122076–122076. 24 indexed citations

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Niu, Chengxin, Xuesong Li, Ruobin Dai, & Zhiwei Wang. (2022). Artificial intelligence-incorporated membrane fouling prediction for membrane-based processes in the past 20 years: A critical review. Water Research. 216. 118299–118299. 153 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lü, Xueqin, Yujie Tan, Teng Cai, et al.. (2021). Disordered mesoporous carbon activated peroxydisulfate pretreatment facilitates disintegration of extracellular polymeric substances and anaerobic bioconversion of waste activated sludge. Bioresource Technology. 339. 125547–125547. 14 indexed citations

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Lü, Xueqin, Teng Cai, Chengxin Niu, et al.. (2021). Magnetite-enhanced bioelectrochemical stimulation for biodegradation and biomethane production of waste activated sludge. The Science of The Total Environment. 789. 147859–147859. 32 indexed citations

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Tan, Yujie, Xueqin Lü, Chengxin Niu, et al.. (2021). Mechanistic insights into promoted dewaterability, drying behaviors and methane-producing potential of waste activated sludge by Fe2+-activated persulfate oxidation. Journal of Environmental Management. 298. 113429–113429. 14 indexed citations

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Niu, Chengxin, Teng Cai, Xueqin Lü, et al.. (2021). Nano zero-valent iron regulates the enrichment of organics-degrading and hydrogenotrophic microbes to stimulate methane bioconversion of waste activated sludge. Chemical Engineering Journal. 418. 129511–129511. 36 indexed citations

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Lü, Xueqin, Guangyin Zhen, Yujie Tan, et al.. (2021). Roles of colloidal particles and soluble biopolymers in long-term performance and fouling behaviors of submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor treating methanolic wastewater. Journal of Cleaner Production. 290. 125816–125816. 31 indexed citations

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Tan, Yujie, Teng Cai, Chengxin Niu, et al.. (2020). Anaerobic bioconversion of petrochemical wastewater to biomethane in a semi-continuous bioreactor: Biodegradability, mineralization behaviors and methane productivity. Bioresource Technology. 304. 123005–123005. 19 indexed citations

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Ushani, U., Xueqin Lü, Jianhui Wang, et al.. (2020). Sulfate radicals-based advanced oxidation technology in various environmental remediation: A state-of-the–art review. Chemical Engineering Journal. 402. 126232–126232. 326 indexed citations breakdown →

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Niu, Chengxin, Zhongyi Zhang, Yang Pan, et al.. (2020). Does the combined free nitrous acid and electrochemical pretreatment increase methane productivity by provoking sludge solubilization and hydrolysis?. Bioresource Technology. 304. 123006–123006. 21 indexed citations

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Niu, Chengxin, Yang Pan, Xueqin Lü, et al.. (2020). Mesophilic anaerobic digestion of thermally hydrolyzed sludge in anaerobic membrane bioreactor: Long-term performance, microbial community dynamics and membrane fouling mitigation. Journal of Membrane Science. 612. 118264–118264. 71 indexed citations

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Zhen, Guangyin, Yang Pan, Xueqin Lü, et al.. (2019). Anaerobic membrane bioreactor towards biowaste biorefinery and chemical energy harvest: Recent progress, membrane fouling and future perspectives. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 115. 109392–109392. 110 indexed citations

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