Chongjun Chen

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
93 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Chongjun Chen is a scholar working on Pollution, Environmental Engineering and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chongjun Chen has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Pollution, 36 papers in Environmental Engineering and 28 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Chongjun Chen's work include Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (63 papers), Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (34 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (22 papers). Chongjun Chen is often cited by papers focused on Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (63 papers), Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (34 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (22 papers). Chongjun Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Chongjun Chen's co-authors include Junxiang Xie, Tian C. Zhang, Mabruk Adams, Faqian Sun, Jiawei Xie, Yaofeng Chang, Menglei Guo, Weixiang Wu, Jianfang Wang and Yao-Liang Shen and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Water Research and Journal of Power Sources.

In The Last Decade

Chongjun Chen

88 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Novel insights into Anammox-based processes: A critical review

2022 189 citations Peng Wu, Wenru Liu et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chongjun Chen China	33	1.8k	764	630	596	506	93	2.7k
Jiqiang Zhang China	27	1.7k 1.0×	805 1.1×	527 0.8×	585 1.0×	477 0.9×	69	2.4k
Mari K.H. Winkler United States	24	1.9k 1.1×	565 0.7×	440 0.7×	599 1.0×	774 1.5×	67	2.4k
Zheng-Zhe Zhang China	32	1.9k 1.1×	674 0.9×	803 1.3×	759 1.3×	424 0.8×	60	2.4k
Shijian Ge China	34	2.0k 1.1×	664 0.9×	504 0.8×	581 1.0×	976 1.9×	93	3.8k
Julio Pérez Spain	33	2.5k 1.4×	697 0.9×	875 1.4×	758 1.3×	928 1.8×	65	3.0k
Kenji Furukawa Japan	33	2.8k 1.6×	1.1k 1.4×	796 1.3×	914 1.5×	735 1.5×	140	3.4k
Michele Laureni Netherlands	16	1.3k 0.7×	410 0.5×	412 0.7×	389 0.7×	424 0.8×	30	1.7k
Sen Qiao China	36	1.9k 1.1×	1.2k 1.6×	585 0.9×	1.3k 2.1×	557 1.1×	96	3.2k
Vel Murugan Vadivelu Malaysia	21	1.8k 1.0×	578 0.8×	575 0.9×	501 0.8×	721 1.4×	40	2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Chongjun Chen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chongjun Chen

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

Chen, Hanbo, et al.. (2025). Evaluating biochar for adsorption of ammonium nitrogen in wastewater:insights into modifications and mechanisms. Environmental Research. 277. 121615–121615. 5 indexed citations

Zhu, Junjie, Wei Xu, Xiaomei Su, et al.. (2025). Quorum quenching driven microbial community to biofouling control in membrane bioreactor for landfill leachate treatment. Journal of Membrane Science. 722. 123899–123899. 8 indexed citations

Du, Guocheng, et al.. (2025). The operating parameters optimization of LEP-N-MBR system for urban domestic wastewater treatment: Nitrogen and carbon removal, membrane fouling characteristics and microbial community. Separation and Purification Technology. 363. 132290–132290. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Cheng, et al.. (2025). Unlocking the hidden power: magnetic sludge biochar as a strengthening agent for anammox nitrogen removal advancement and microbial metabolic cooperation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 527. 171954–171954.

Xiao, Xiao, Jie Han, Xiaomei Su, et al.. (2025). Enhancing operational stability and pollutants removal in dynamic membrane bioreactors via granular activated carbon for landfill leachate treatment. Journal of Membrane Science. 736. 124726–124726. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Yang, Jiawei Xie, Kai Tang, et al.. (2024). The influencing mechanisms and optimization strategies of organics on anammox process: A critical review. Chemical Engineering Journal. 493. 152743–152743. 32 indexed citations

Zhang, Qun, Mengmeng Li, Faqian Sun, et al.. (2024). The microbial electrolysis cell combined with anaerobic digestion for high salinity landfill leachate treatment: Operation parameter optimization, microbial analysis and degradation pathways. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 65. 105795–105795. 7 indexed citations

Li, Wenqi, et al.. (2024). Phenol inhibition and recovery strategies of anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) in wastewater: Mechanisms and practical implications. Chemical Engineering Journal. 500. 157019–157019. 3 indexed citations

Han, Jie, Wei Xu, Junjie Zhu, et al.. (2024). Efficient nitrogen removal and stable operation of a dynamic membrane bioreactor (DMBR) for landfill leachate treatment. Chemical Engineering Journal. 500. 157465–157465. 21 indexed citations

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Zheng, Yi, Xinyi Zou, Xin Feng, et al.. (2024). Adaptation of the anammox process for high ammonium photovoltaic wastewater treatment. Bioresource Technology. 410. 131298–131298. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Yilin, Wei Xu, Junjie Zhu, et al.. (2024). Unveiling long-term combined effect of salinity and Lead(II) on anammox activity and microbial community dynamics in saline wastewater treatment. Bioresource Technology. 402. 130767–130767. 18 indexed citations

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Li, Zhiling, et al.. (2024). Exploring efficient strategies for air quality improvement in China based on its regional characteristics and interannual evolution of PM2.5 pollution. Environmental Research. 252(Pt 3). 119009–119009. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Rui, Junjie Zhu, Xiaomei Su, et al.. (2024). Application of quorum quenching bacteria for biofouling control in membrane bioreactors treating landfill leachate. Separation and Purification Technology. 361. 131307–131307. 7 indexed citations

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Li, Mengmeng, Qun Zhang, Faqian Sun, et al.. (2023). The effect of microbial electrolysis cell coupled with anaerobic digestion for landfill leachate treatment. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 55. 104260–104260. 9 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jie, He Liu, Yan Zhang, et al.. (2023). Enhanced CO2 Reduction by Electron Shuttle Molecules via Coupling Different Electron Transport Processes in Microbial Electrosynthesis. Fermentation. 9(7). 679–679. 7 indexed citations

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Zhang, Rong, Min Zhang, Hailu Fu, et al.. (2023). Comparation of mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and waste activated sludge driven by biochar derived from kitchen waste. Journal of Cleaner Production. 408. 137123–137123. 54 indexed citations

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Wu, Yining, et al.. (2019). Methane-Oxidizing Microorganism Propertiesin Landfills. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 28(5). 3809–3818. 12 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yunge, Xi‐Lin Wu, Xiaomei Su, et al.. (2018). Sustainable biodegradation of phenol by immobilized Bacillus sp. SAS19 with porous carbonaceous gels as carriers. Journal of Environmental Management. 222. 185–189. 83 indexed citations

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Chen, Chongjun, et al.. (2013). Effect of organic matter strength on anammox for modified greenhouse turtle breeding wastewater treatment. Bioresource Technology. 148. 172–179. 62 indexed citations

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Chen, Chongjun, et al.. (2013). [Effect of pilot UASB-SFSBR-MAP process for the large scale swine wastewater treatment].. PubMed. 34(3). 979–85.

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