Defa Hou

1.0k total citations
59 papers, 732 citations indexed

About

Defa Hou is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Defa Hou has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 732 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 24 papers in Biomaterials and 17 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Defa Hou's work include Lignin and Wood Chemistry (14 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (14 papers) and Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (13 papers). Defa Hou is often cited by papers focused on Lignin and Wood Chemistry (14 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (14 papers) and Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (13 papers). Defa Hou collaborates with scholars based in China, Egypt and Italy. Defa Hou's co-authors include Can Liu, Xu Lin, Yunwu Zheng, Guanben Du, Zhifeng Zheng, Wei Yang, Hong Lei, Yi Lu, Xuedong Xi and Mingbo Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Langmuir, Bioresource Technology and Chemical Engineering Journal.

In The Last Decade

Defa Hou

55 papers receiving 715 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Defa Hou China 16 280 251 212 170 129 59 732
Jayant D. Ekhe India 17 485 1.7× 226 0.9× 135 0.6× 297 1.7× 196 1.5× 31 893
Yunsang Kim United States 16 452 1.6× 134 0.5× 246 1.2× 225 1.3× 67 0.5× 33 746
Haiqiang Shi China 17 481 1.7× 208 0.8× 155 0.7× 80 0.5× 78 0.6× 59 816
Luis Valencia Sweden 14 150 0.5× 424 1.7× 154 0.7× 97 0.6× 93 0.7× 27 751
Xingzhen Qin China 19 335 1.2× 341 1.4× 195 0.9× 90 0.5× 91 0.7× 34 857
Zhongyuan Zhao China 18 384 1.4× 262 1.0× 83 0.4× 251 1.5× 55 0.4× 51 758
N. Rambabu Canada 11 265 0.9× 170 0.7× 152 0.7× 57 0.3× 164 1.3× 11 604
Qiaoguang Li China 15 123 0.4× 190 0.8× 150 0.7× 413 2.4× 107 0.8× 39 654
Shuping Huo China 14 229 0.8× 204 0.8× 161 0.8× 440 2.6× 104 0.8× 27 741
Marta Grochowicz Poland 15 128 0.5× 181 0.7× 241 1.1× 223 1.3× 79 0.6× 54 648

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Defa Hou

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All Works

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Hu, Yanping, Jingyan Liu, Jiang Xu, et al.. (2025). Functionalized Lignin Enables Co-Cross-Linking of Natural Rubber and Simultaneous Carbon Black Dispersion. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 8(1). 420–430.
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Yang, Kang, Manyu Chen, Can Liu, et al.. (2025). Tunable Catalytic Performance of Pd-Doped Carbon Dots for Catalytic Polymerization of Phenylacetylenes via Modification of Surface Functional Groups. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 8(6). 3064–3072. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Xuewen, Fulin Yang, Can Liu, et al.. (2024). Adsorption characteristics and mechanism insights of K2FeO4 coupling with ZnCl2-assisted modified functionalized biochar for Pb (II) in wastewater. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(1). 115279–115279. 14 indexed citations
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Li, Menglei, Defa Hou, Peiyao Li, et al.. (2024). One-Step Solvent-Free Strategy to Efficiently Synthesize High-Substitution Cellulose Esters. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 12(26). 9669–9681. 9 indexed citations
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Hou, Defa, Peiyao Li, Kai Zhang, et al.. (2024). Insight into the Feasibility of Fatty Acyl Chlorides with 10–18 Carbons for the Ball-Milling Synthesis of Thermoplastic Cellulose Esters. Biomacromolecules. 25(3). 1923–1932. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Xinyi, Hong Lei, Xiaojian Zhou, et al.. (2024). Synthesis and characterization of a bio-aldehyde-based lignin adhesive with desirable water resistance. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 264(Pt 1). 130020–130020. 14 indexed citations
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Chen, Yifei, Defa Hou, Can Liu, et al.. (2023). Green diesel-like hydrocarbon production by H2-free catalytic deoxygenation of oleic acid via Ni/MgO-Al2O3 catalysts: Effect of the metal loading amount. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 11(5). 110520–110520. 28 indexed citations
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Pei, Tao, Defa Hou, Fulin Yang, et al.. (2023). Enhanced adsorption of phenol from aqueous solution by KOH combined Fe-Zn bimetallic oxide co-pyrolysis biochar: Fabrication, performance, and mechanism. Bioresource Technology. 388. 129746–129746. 37 indexed citations
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Wang, Jida, Hongyuan Wang, Can Liu, et al.. (2023). Increased high selectivity light aromatics and furans production by co-feeding methanol to catalytic pyrolysis of cellulose with Lanthanum–Cerium bimetallic modified MCM-41 catalysts. Journal of the Energy Institute. 108. 101206–101206. 10 indexed citations
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Hou, Defa, et al.. (2023). Sustainable conversion regenerated cellulose into cellulose oleate by sonochemistry. Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering. 17(8). 1096–1108. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Jianlin, Hong Lei, Xuedong Xi, et al.. (2023). A sustainable tannin-citric acid wood adhesive with favorable bonding properties and water resistance. Industrial Crops and Products. 201. 116933–116933. 34 indexed citations
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Sun, Hao, Xu Lin, Huan Kan, et al.. (2023). Carboxymethylcellulose reinforced starch films and rapid detection of spoiled beverages. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 10. 12 indexed citations
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Xi, Xuedong, et al.. (2023). A fully bio-based soy protein wood adhesive modified by citric acid with high water tolerance. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 253(Pt 6). 127135–127135. 40 indexed citations
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Li, Yan, Can Liu, Hao Sun, et al.. (2023). Formation and Band Gap Tuning Mechanism of Multicolor Emissive Carbon Dots from m‐Hydroxybenzaldehyde. Advanced Science. 10(18). e2300543–e2300543. 49 indexed citations
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Hou, Defa, Menglei Li, Cong Yan, et al.. (2021). Mechanochemical preparation of thermoplastic cellulose oleate by ball milling. Green Chemistry. 23(5). 2069–2078. 41 indexed citations
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Hou, Defa, et al.. (2020). A facile strategy towards heterogeneous preparation of thermoplastic cellulose grafted polyurethane from amorphous regenerated cellulose paste. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 161. 177–186. 16 indexed citations

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