Fei Lian

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Fei Lian is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Pollution and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Fei Lian has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Water Science and Technology, 16 papers in Pollution and 15 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Fei Lian's work include Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (19 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (9 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (8 papers). Fei Lian is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (19 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (9 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (8 papers). Fei Lian collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and New Zealand. Fei Lian's co-authors include Baoshan Xing, Lingyan Zhu, Zhongqi Liu, Zhengguo Song, Zhenyu Wang, Wenchao Yu, Guannan Cui, Binbin Sun, Weiwen Qiu and Zhihong Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Fei Lian

59 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Black Carbon (Biochar) In Water/Soil Environments: Molecu... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300 400 500
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. Black Carbon (Biochar) In Water/Soil Environments: Molecular Structure, Sorption, Stability, and Potential Risk
    2017 501 citations Fei Lian, Baoshan Xing Environmental Science & Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Fei Lian China 29 1.8k 1.2k 780 702 628 62 3.8k
Zaiming Chen China 14 2.1k 1.2× 980 0.8× 1.2k 1.6× 862 1.2× 831 1.3× 26 4.2k
Lu Zhou China 32 1.5k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 953 1.2× 933 1.3× 561 0.9× 63 4.7k
Ahmed Mosa Egypt 30 2.0k 1.1× 1.2k 0.9× 691 0.9× 400 0.6× 816 1.3× 92 4.0k
Ankur Sarswat India 15 2.4k 1.4× 802 0.6× 863 1.1× 533 0.8× 814 1.3× 17 3.8k
Xiaoling Dong China 22 1.8k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 655 0.8× 361 0.5× 613 1.0× 43 3.6k
Dimitrios Kalderis Greece 37 2.3k 1.3× 1.1k 0.9× 1.3k 1.7× 850 1.2× 1.1k 1.8× 107 5.4k
Dengjun Wang United States 39 1.5k 0.9× 1.4k 1.2× 1.2k 1.5× 1.2k 1.7× 775 1.2× 124 4.9k
Guixiang Quan China 26 927 0.5× 982 0.8× 570 0.7× 503 0.7× 474 0.8× 67 2.6k
Asif Naeem Pakistan 39 1.0k 0.6× 1.5k 1.2× 481 0.6× 900 1.3× 473 0.8× 142 5.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Fei Lian

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Fields of papers citing papers by Fei Lian

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fei Lian

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

All Works

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Wang, Fei, Xingyu Liu, Fei Lian, et al.. (2024). A novel cobalt-iron bimetallic hydrochar for the degradation of triclosan in the aqueous solution: performance, reusability, and synergistic degradation mechanism. Environmental Pollution. 358. 124487–124487. 6 indexed citations
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Song, Shuai, Yiran Zhou, Haitao Li, et al.. (2024). A phenylfuran-based near-infrared fluorescence probe for sensitively detecting cysteine in a cellular model of Parkinson's disease. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1326. 141087–141087. 2 indexed citations
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Lian, Fei, Jiuling Li, & Kun Xu. (2024). When transition-metal catalysis meets electrosynthesis: a recent update. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 22(22). 4390–4419. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Jiaqi, Mei‐Yan Wang, Fei Wang, et al.. (2024). Molecular mechanisms of growth promotion and selenium enrichment in tomato plants by novel selenium-doped carbon quantum dots. Chemosphere. 364. 143175–143175. 13 indexed citations
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Lian, Fei, Yaru Han, Jiaqi Li, et al.. (2023). Exposure Order to Photoaging and Humic Acids Significantly Modifies the Aggregation and Transformation of Nanoplastics in Aqueous Solutions. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(16). 6520–6529. 32 indexed citations
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Gu, Shiguo, Fei Lian, Yaru Han, et al.. (2022). Nano-biochar modulates the formation of iron plaque through facilitating iron-involved redox reactions on aquatic plant root surfaces. Environmental Science Nano. 9(6). 1974–1985. 11 indexed citations
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Lian, Fei, Wenchao Yu, Qixing Zhou, et al.. (2020). Size Matters: Nano-Biochar Triggers Decomposition and Transformation Inhibition of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Aqueous Environments. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(14). 8821–8829. 154 indexed citations
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Lian, Fei, Chuanxi Wang, Qian Wu, et al.. (2020). In situ synthesis of stretchable and highly stable multi-color carbon-dots/polyurethane composite films for light-emitting devices. RSC Advances. 10(3). 1281–1286. 12 indexed citations
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Jiang, Zhixiang, Fei Lian, Zhenyu Wang, & Baoshan Xing. (2019). The role of biochars in sustainable crop production and soil resiliency. Journal of Experimental Botany. 71(2). 520–542. 65 indexed citations
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Yue, Le, Fei Lian, Yang Han, et al.. (2018). The effect of biochar nanoparticles on rice plant growth and the uptake of heavy metals: Implications for agronomic benefits and potential risk. The Science of The Total Environment. 656. 9–18. 124 indexed citations
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Lian, Fei, Wenchao Yu, Zhenyu Wang, & Baoshan Xing. (2018). New Insights into Black Carbon Nanoparticle-Induced Dispersibility of Goethite Colloids and Configuration-Dependent Sorption for Phenanthrene. Environmental Science & Technology. 53(2). 661–670. 84 indexed citations
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Lian, Fei & Baoshan Xing. (2017). Black Carbon (Biochar) In Water/Soil Environments: Molecular Structure, Sorption, Stability, and Potential Risk. Environmental Science & Technology. 51(23). 13517–13532. 501 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lian, Fei, Guannan Cui, Zhongqi Liu, et al.. (2016). One-step synthesis of a novel N-doped microporous biochar derived from crop straws with high dye adsorption capacity. Journal of Environmental Management. 176. 61–68. 217 indexed citations
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Sun, Binbin, Fei Lian, Qiongli Bao, et al.. (2016). Impact of low molecular weight organic acids (LMWOAs) on biochar micropores and sorption properties for sulfamethoxazole. Environmental Pollution. 214. 142–148. 81 indexed citations
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Huang, Yifan, et al.. (2016). Adsorption properties of nano MnO2 for Cu2+ and Cd2+ in water.. 6(4). 350–356. 1 indexed citations
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Lian, Fei, Binbin Sun, Xi Chen, et al.. (2015). Effect of humic acid (HA) on sulfonamide sorption by biochars. Environmental Pollution. 204. 306–312. 136 indexed citations
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Lian, Fei. (2010). The Assessment on the Quality of the Regional GDP Data in China——Empirical Analysis Based on Spatial Panel Data Model. Journal of Shanxi Finance and Economics University. 1 indexed citations

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