Gang Luo

14.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
167 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

About

Gang Luo is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Building and Construction and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Gang Luo has authored 167 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 78 papers in Building and Construction and 33 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Gang Luo's work include Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (78 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (47 papers) and Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (28 papers). Gang Luo is often cited by papers focused on Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (78 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (47 papers) and Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (28 papers). Gang Luo collaborates with scholars based in China, Denmark and United Kingdom. Gang Luo's co-authors include İrini Angelidaki, Shicheng Zhang, Huihui Chen, Li Xie, Muhammad Usman, Qi Zhou, Stefano Campanaro, Laura Treu, Jianmin Chen and Daniel C.W. Tsang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Gang Luo

165 papers receiving 10.8k 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.

Biogas upgrading and utilization: Current status and perspectives

2018 979 citations İrini Angelidaki, Laura Treu et al. profile →
A critical review on biochar for enhancing biogas production from anaerobic digestion of food waste and sludge

2021 348 citations Shanta Dutta, Gang Luo et al. profile →
Hydrochar-Facilitated Anaerobic Digestion: Evidence for Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer Mediated through Surface Oxygen-Containing Functional Groups

2020 293 citations Shuang Ren, Muhammad Usman et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Gang Luo	4.6k	4.4k	2.2k	1.9k	1.6k	167	10.9k
Samir Kumar Khanal	3.9k 0.8×	4.3k 1.0×	3.8k 1.7×	3.0k 1.6×	718 0.5×	181	13.8k
Sang–Hyoun Kim	6.0k 1.3×	6.6k 1.5×	2.6k 1.2×	1.7k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	322	15.1k
J. Rajesh Banu	4.5k 1.0×	5.7k 1.3×	3.2k 1.5×	2.9k 1.5×	886 0.6×	359	14.9k
Lise Appels	3.6k 0.8×	2.6k 0.6×	2.3k 1.0×	2.5k 1.3×	796 0.5×	134	9.0k
Hélène Carrère	7.2k 1.6×	5.7k 1.3×	2.8k 1.3×	2.6k 1.4×	582 0.4×	145	12.3k
Chiu‐Yue Lin	5.9k 1.3×	4.3k 1.0×	2.1k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	468 0.3×	180	9.4k
Jerry D. Murphy	5.3k 1.2×	4.5k 1.0×	1.6k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	913 0.6×	256	12.5k
George Nakhla	3.2k 0.7×	2.8k 0.7×	2.7k 1.2×	2.7k 1.4×	522 0.3×	236	7.9k
Marcelo Zaiat	5.1k 1.1×	4.1k 0.9×	3.4k 1.6×	2.3k 1.2×	354 0.2×	364	9.6k
Éric Trably	5.5k 1.2×	4.2k 1.0×	1.9k 0.9×	910 0.5×	406 0.3×	157	9.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gang Luo

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Rao, Yue, et al.. (2025). Short-chain fatty acids production from hydrothermal conversion wastewater (HTCWW): focusing on microbial community analysis. Bioresource Technology. 438. 133260–133260. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Yalei, et al.. (2025). Hydrochar relieved long chain fatty acids (LCFA) inhibition in continuous anaerobic reactor treating food waste. Bioresource Technology. 432. 132658–132658. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Zheng, et al.. (2025). Zero-valent iron promoted lactate-based chain elongation by regulating prokaryotic and viral communities and functions as revealed by combined metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analysis. Chemical Engineering Journal. 524. 169533–169533. 1 indexed citations

Zhan, Jiahui, Rui Hu, Gang Luo, et al.. (2024). Water-assisted catalytic transfer hydrogenation of guaiacol to cyclohexanol over Ru/NiAl2O4. Chemical Engineering Journal. 485. 149934–149934. 36 indexed citations

Gao, Jie, Yang Cao, Gang Luo, et al.. (2024). Highly efficient lignin depolymerization and enhanced bio-oil upgrading via in-situ hydrogenation: Impact of lignin structure. Chemical Engineering Journal. 498. 155837–155837. 7 indexed citations

Chen, Zheng, et al.. (2024). Metagenomic analysis towards understanding the effects of ammonia on chain elongation process for medium chain fatty acids production. Bioresource Technology. 395. 130413–130413. 8 indexed citations

Zhang, Shicheng, et al.. (2023). The Role of Hydrochar in Promoting Methane Production from Anaerobic Digestion with Different Inocula. Fermentation. 9(5). 433–433. 10 indexed citations

Usman, Muhammad, Zhi-Jian Shi, Yafan Cai, Shicheng Zhang, & Gang Luo. (2023). Microbial insights towards understanding the role of hydrochar in enhancing phenol degradation in anaerobic digestion. Environmental Pollution. 330. 121779–121779. 18 indexed citations

Wang, Yadong, et al.. (2023). Preparation and Application of Green Sustainable Solvent Cyrene. Chemistry. 5(4). 2322–2346. 19 indexed citations

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Luo, Tao, Jun He, Zhi-Jian Shi, et al.. (2023). Metagenomic Binning Revealed Microbial Shifts in Anaerobic Degradation of Phenol with Hydrochar and Pyrochar. Fermentation. 9(4). 387–387. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chao, Zhi-Jian Shi, Chen Zhang, et al.. (2023). Genome-centric metagenomic analysis revealed the microbial shifts in response to long-chain fatty acids (LCFA) in anaerobic digestion with hydrochar. Chemical Engineering Journal. 466. 143249–143249. 18 indexed citations

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Yan, Shi, Gang Luo, & Shicheng Zhang. (2023). Special Issue on “Biomass Conversion and Organic Waste Utilization”. Processes. 11(11). 3070–3070. 2 indexed citations

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Luo, Gang, et al.. (2022). Impacts of Rectangular Obstacle Lengths on Premixed Methane–Air Flame Propagation in a Closed Tube. Combustion Explosion and Shock Waves. 58(1). 10–21. 5 indexed citations

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Cao, Yang, Jie Gao, Cheng Zhang, et al.. (2022). Fast and Selective Production of Aromatics via Efficient Lignin Depolymerization: Critical Factors and Mechanism Studies. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 10(46). 15273–15283. 16 indexed citations

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Cao, Yang, Mingjing He, Shanta Dutta, et al.. (2021). Hydrothermal carbonization and liquefaction for sustainable production of hydrochar and aromatics. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 152. 111722–111722. 131 indexed citations

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Shi, Zhi-Jian, Stefano Campanaro, Muhammad Usman, et al.. (2021). Genome-Centric Metatranscriptomics Analysis Reveals the Role of Hydrochar in Anaerobic Digestion of Waste Activated Sludge. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(12). 8351–8361. 120 indexed citations

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Ren, Shuang, Muhammad Usman, Daniel C.W. Tsang, et al.. (2020). Hydrochar-Facilitated Anaerobic Digestion: Evidence for Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer Mediated through Surface Oxygen-Containing Functional Groups. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(9). 5755–5766. 293 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yu, Iris K.M., Huihui Chen, Felix Abeln, et al.. (2020). Chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass: A critical comparison between biochemical, microwave and thermochemical conversion methods. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 51(14). 1479–1532. 70 indexed citations

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Campanaro, Stefano, Laura Treu, Luis M. Rodriguez‐R, et al.. (2020). New insights from the biogas microbiome by comprehensive genome-resolved metagenomics of nearly 1600 species originating from multiple anaerobic digesters. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 13(1). 25–25. 172 indexed citations

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Li, Xie, et al.. (2012). Progress in Studying Effects of Bio-reactor Type on Anaerobic Fermentative Bio-hydgrogen Production. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology. 14(2). 134–144. 1 indexed citations

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