Fenglin Yang

24.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
436 papers, 20.9k citations indexed

About

Fenglin Yang is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Pollution and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Fenglin Yang has authored 436 papers receiving a total of 20.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 214 papers in Water Science and Technology, 141 papers in Pollution and 116 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Fenglin Yang's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (164 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (123 papers) and Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (79 papers). Fenglin Yang is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (164 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (123 papers) and Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (79 papers). Fenglin Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Fenglin Yang's co-authors include Lifen Liu, Hanmin Zhang, Fangang Meng, Guoquan Zhang, Xiaochen Xu, Sitong Liu, Xie Quan, So-Ryong Chae, Hang‐Sik Shin and Anja Drews and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Nano Letters and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Fenglin Yang

429 papers receiving 20.5k 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.

Recent advances in membrane bioreactors (MBRs): Membrane fouling and membrane material

2009 1.5k citations Fenglin Yang et al. Water Research profile →
Cost and efficiency perspectives of ceramic membranes for water treatment

2022 220 citations Yingchao Dong, Fenglin Yang et al. Water Research profile →
Robust ultrathin nanoporous MOF membrane with intra-crystalline defects for fast water transport

2022 178 citations Chuyang Y. Tang, Fenglin Yang et al. profile →

Peers

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Fields of papers citing papers by Fenglin Yang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fenglin Yang

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

All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Unraveling the impact of coexistent of oxytetracycline and nanomaterials on algal-bacterial granular sludge: Performance, microbial community variations and antibiotic resistance genes 2025 ·Journal of environmental chemical engineering ·Rui Cheng, Shaowei Hu, Xiaochen Xu, Fenglin Yang	1
2	Nitrogen losses at varying heights in full-scale functional membrane-covered aerobic composting: Insights into interactions between microbial communities and environmental factors 2025 ·Journal of environmental chemical engineering ·X. Liu, Lingyun Gao, C. Yu, (unknown), Xiaochen Xu, Suling Liu, Fenglin Yang	2
3	Photoelectrocatalytic activation of sulfate for sulfamethoxazole degradation and simultaneous H2 production by bifunctional N,P co-doped black-blue TiO2 nanotube array electrode 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Shan Li, Guoquan Zhang, (unknown), Fenglin Yang	18
4	Optimal algae species inoculation strategy for algal-bacterial granular sludge: Sludge characteristics, performance and microbial community 2024 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·Rui Cheng, Dan Huang, (unknown), Fenglin Yang	5
5	Electrochemical activation of peroxymonosulfate using chlorella biochar modified flat ceramic membrane cathode for berberine removal: Role of superoxide radical and mechanism insight 2023 ·Separation and Purification Technology ·Guoquan Zhang, Xiaoyu Zhu, (unknown), Fenglin Yang	25
6	Bisulfite boosts the reduction activity of zero-valent iron towards p-nitrophenol under anoxic conditions 2023 ·Separation and Purification Technology ·Guang-En Yuan, (unknown), (unknown), Yanbin Wang, Yunbei Li, Xin Zhang, Fenglin Yang	6
7	Achieving mainstream nitrogen and phosphorus removal through Simultaneous partial Nitrification, Anammox, Denitrification, and Denitrifying Phosphorus Removal (SNADPR) process in a single-tank integrative reactor 2019 ·Bioresource Technology ·Xiaochen Xu, (unknown), Chao Wang, Fenglin Yang	63
8	Stable Superhydrophobic Ceramic-Based Carbon Nanotube Composite Desalination Membranes 2018 ·Nano Letters ·Yingchao Dong, (unknown), Chuyang Y. Tang, Fenglin Yang, Xie Quan, David Jassby, Michael J. Zaworotko, Michael D. Guiver	161
9	Achieving mainstream nitrogen removal through simultaneous partial nitrification, anammox and denitrification process in an integrated fixed film activated sludge reactor 2018 ·Chemosphere ·Chao Wang, Sitong Liu, Xiaochen Xu, Chaolei Zhang, Dong Wang, Fenglin Yang	186
10	Role of c-di-GMP in anammox aggregation and systematic analysis of its turnover protein in Candidatus Jettenia caeni 2017 ·Water Research ·Yongzhao Guo, Sitong Liu, Xi Tang, Fenglin Yang	80
11	Evaluation and optimization of a pilot-scale catalytic ozonation–persulfate oxidation integrated process for the pretreatment of dry-spun acrylic fiber wastewater 2017 ·RSC Advances ·(unknown), Xiaochen Xu, Hongbin Jiang, Ruoyu Zhang, (unknown), Chuanqi Zhao, Fenglin Yang	10
12	Enhancing methane production from U. lactuca using combined anaerobically digested sludge (ADS) and rumen fluid pre-treatment and the effect on the solubilization of microbial community structures 2017 ·Bioresource Technology ·Yu Zou, Xiaochen Xu, Liang Li, Fenglin Yang, Shushen Zhang	26
13	TiO2 and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) coated polyester filter in bioreactor for wastewater treatment 2012 ·Water Research ·Lifen Liu, Chuanqi Zhao, Fenglin Yang	79
14	Effect of substrate COD/N ratio on performance and microbial community structure of a membrane aerated biofilm reactor 2010 ·Journal of Environmental Sciences ·Huijun Liu, Fenglin Yang, (unknown), (unknown)	46
15	[Performance of constructed wetland for municipal wastewater tertiary treatment: winter and summer comparison]. 2009 ·PubMed ·(unknown), (unknown), Jiti Zhou, Fenglin Yang, Zhonghua Wang	3
16	Effect of Recirculation Ratio on Simultaneous Methanogenesis and Nitrogen Removal Using a Combined Up-Flow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket–Membrane Bioreactor 2009 ·Environmental Engineering Science ·(unknown), Fenglin Yang, Fook Sin Wong, (unknown)	11
17	Simultaneous nitrogen and phosphorus removal by a novel sequencing batch moving bed membrane bioreactor for wastewater treatment 2009 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials ·Shuai Yang, Fenglin Yang, Zhimin Fu, Tao Wang, (unknown)	147
18	The development of simultaneous partial nitrification, ANAMMOX and denitrification (SNAD) process in a single reactor for nitrogen removal 2008 ·Bioresource Technology ·Huihui Chen, Sitong Liu, Fenglin Yang, Yuan Xue, Tao Wang	248
19	Electrooxidative Degradation of an Anthraquinone Dye with in-situ Electrogenerated Active Chlorine in a Divided Flow Cell 2005 ·Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ·(unknown), (unknown), Fenglin Yang, Xingwen Zhang	1
20	The use of PLS algorithms and quantum chemical parameters derived from PM3 hamiltonian in QSPR studies on direct photolysis quantum yields of substituted aromatic halides 2000 ·Chemosphere ·Jingwen Chen, Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg, Xie Quan, (unknown), (unknown), Fenglin Yang	12

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