Dong Xu

1.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
59 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Dong Xu is a scholar working on Pollution, Water Science and Technology and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Dong Xu has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Pollution, 16 papers in Water Science and Technology and 15 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Dong Xu's work include Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (17 papers), Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (12 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (8 papers). Dong Xu is often cited by papers focused on Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (17 papers), Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (12 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (8 papers). Dong Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and Australia. Dong Xu's co-authors include Hailing Ma, Jiangyong Hu, Jun Li, Jinren Ni, Chen Qian, Sitong Liu, Panyue Zhang, Wei Fang, Jun Liu and Jun Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Dong Xu

52 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Mechanisms of adsorption and functionalization of biochar... 2024 2026 2025 2024 2024 25 50 75
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. Mechanisms of adsorption and functionalization of biochar for pesticides: A review
    2024 98 citations Dong Xu, Zhou Tong et al. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety profile →
  2. Microplastics and PAHs mixed contamination: An in-depth review on the sources, co-occurrence, and fate in marine ecosystems
    2024 68 citations Dong Xu, Jiangyong Hu et al. Water Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dong Xu China 21 463 378 310 309 227 59 1.4k
Xiaying Xin Canada 25 728 1.6× 467 1.2× 261 0.8× 400 1.3× 240 1.1× 55 1.8k
Jingcheng Xu China 21 322 0.7× 256 0.7× 221 0.7× 315 1.0× 261 1.1× 60 1.5k
Jingang Huang China 20 392 0.8× 431 1.1× 190 0.6× 337 1.1× 379 1.7× 74 1.5k
Li Lu China 19 416 0.9× 458 1.2× 269 0.9× 229 0.7× 264 1.2× 41 1.4k
Tianwei Hao Macao 19 405 0.9× 477 1.3× 164 0.5× 218 0.7× 322 1.4× 40 1.2k
Bin Dong China 21 460 1.0× 224 0.6× 283 0.9× 367 1.2× 275 1.2× 61 1.5k
Yongjun Liu China 24 601 1.3× 593 1.6× 149 0.5× 325 1.1× 216 1.0× 66 1.5k
Lan Wu Australia 22 539 1.2× 222 0.6× 158 0.5× 257 0.8× 309 1.4× 51 1.4k
Hong Xiao China 24 325 0.7× 552 1.5× 337 1.1× 375 1.2× 253 1.1× 56 1.8k
Xiaoyi Xu China 24 711 1.5× 504 1.3× 216 0.7× 434 1.4× 200 0.9× 62 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Dong Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dong Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dong Xu

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Lei, Hui Wang, Dong Xu, et al.. (2025). Comparative study of novel UV-LED-driven photocatalytic NaClO/NH2Cl activation processes based on Fe-g-C3N4 with rich nitrogen vacancies for emerging contaminants removal. Separation and Purification Technology. 369. 133040–133040. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Dong, Zhou Tong, Xiaotong Yi, et al.. (2025). The adsorption mechanism of tembotrione on modified biochar and its impact on soil microbial communities. Pest Management Science. 82(1). 686–697. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Dong, Zhou Tong, Mingna Sun, et al.. (2024). Mechanisms of adsorption and functionalization of biochar for pesticides: A review. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 272. 116019–116019. 98 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Zheyong, Zhiwei Zheng, Hongcheng Li, et al.. (2023). Review on Rice Husk Biochar as an Adsorbent for Soil and Water Remediation. Plants. 12(7). 1524–1524. 33 indexed citations
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Zhou, Zhengrong, Zhixiong Wu, Huiming Liu, et al.. (2023). Enhancing cryogenic thermal conductivity of epoxy composites through the incorporation of boron nitride nanosheets/nanodiamond aerogels prepared by directional‐freezing method. Polymer Composites. 45(3). 2670–2684. 12 indexed citations
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Chen, Le, Dong Xu, Jinsong Liang, et al.. (2023). New insight into effects of waste scrap iron on sludge anaerobic digestion: Performances, microbial community, and potential metabolic functions. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 55. 104230–104230. 27 indexed citations
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Xu, Dong, Harsha Fowdar, David McCarthy, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of Active, Beautiful, Clean Waters Design Features in Tropical Urban Cities: A Case Study in Singapore. Water. 14(3). 468–468. 7 indexed citations
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Wu, Xiaowen, Xubo Gao, Ting Tan, et al.. (2021). Sources and pollution path identification of PAHs in karst aquifers: an example from Liulin karst water system, northern China. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 241. 103810–103810. 26 indexed citations
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Song, Weilong, Dong Xu, Xuejun Bi, How Yong Ng, & Xueqing Shi. (2020). Intertidal wetland sediment as a novel inoculation source for developing aerobic granular sludge in membrane bioreactor treating high-salinity antibiotic manufacturing wastewater. Bioresource Technology. 314. 123715–123715. 35 indexed citations
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Chen, Weilin, Chunning Ji, Md. Mahbub Alam, & Dong Xu. (2019). Flow-induced vibrations of three circular cylinders in an equilateral triangular arrangement subjected to cross-flow. Wind and Structures. 29(1). 43–53. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Dong, Xueqing Shi, Lai Yoke Lee, et al.. (2019). Role of metal modified water treatment residual on removal of Escherichia coli from stormwater runoff. The Science of The Total Environment. 678. 594–602. 18 indexed citations
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Zhang, Haibo, Panyue Zhang, Jie Ye, et al.. (2017). Comparison of various pretreatments for ethanol production enhancement from solid residue after rumen fluid digestion of rice straw. Bioresource Technology. 247. 147–156. 53 indexed citations
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Xu, Dong, Sitong Liu, Chen Qian, & Jinren Ni. (2017). Microbial community compositions in different functional zones of Carrousel oxidation ditch system for domestic wastewater treatment. AMB Express. 7(1). 40–40. 90 indexed citations
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Wang, Yanyan, Zi Wang, Nantao Hu, et al.. (2011). Hexafluorobisphenol A Covalently Functionalized Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Detection of Dimethyl Methylphosphonate Vapor. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 11(6). 4874–4881. 19 indexed citations
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Wang, Ying, et al.. (2010). Isolation and identification of a high-efficiency aerobic denitrifier and its denitrifying characteristic in constructed wetland.. Nongye huanjing kexue xuebao. 29(6). 1193–1198. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Dong. (2009). Materiel balance calculation for biomass gasification(pyrolysis) process. Renewable Energy Resources. 1 indexed citations

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