Gang Yang

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
99 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Gang Yang is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Gang Yang has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Water Science and Technology, 26 papers in Materials Chemistry and 24 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Gang Yang's work include Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (20 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (17 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (14 papers). Gang Yang is often cited by papers focused on Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (20 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (17 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (14 papers). Gang Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and United States. Gang Yang's co-authors include Fei Shen, Yanzong Zhang, Shihuai Deng, Lilin Wang, Yongmei Zeng, Jinsong He, Lulu Long, Jun Wu, Dong Tian and Zhanghong Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Nano Letters and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Gang Yang

97 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Biochar produced from oak sawdust by Lanthanum (La)-involved pyrolysis for adsorption of ammonium (NH4+), nitrate (NO3−), and phosphate (PO43−)

2014 404 citations Zhanghong Wang, Haiyan Guo et al. Chemosphere profile →

Peers

Gang Yang

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Pejman Hadi Hong Kong

Jianfeng Li China

Md. Saifur Rahaman Canada

Caihong Liu China

G. Pugazhenthi India

Catherine Faur France

Lixiu Shi China

Md. Nahid Pervez China

Xun‐an Ning China

Jie Yao China

Pejman Hadi Hong Kong

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1.4k ×1.4

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642 ×0.9

739 ×1.1

IME

302 ×0.5

POLLU

488 ×0.9

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Countries citing papers authored by Gang Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gang Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gang Yang

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Jian, Lijie Dong, Jiangtao Wen, et al.. (2025). A Case Study of Operating Strategy Analysis of Heating and Cooling Source Units for a Large Sports Center. Buildings. 15(23). 4301–4301.

Yang, Huasheng, Qi Chen, Meiyan Li, et al.. (2025). New Antifouling Dual Iron-Based Photo-Fenton Catalytic Membrane Dedicated to Long-Term Treatment of Oils and Dyes. Nano Letters. 25(11). 4242–4251. 3 indexed citations

Yu, Hongyan, Xiaole Han, Li Zhang, et al.. (2025). Design of mismatch closure for enhanced specificity in DNA strand displacement reactions. PubMed Central. 53(13). 1 indexed citations

Ma, Jing, Gang Yang, Chao Chen, et al.. (2024). Biochar-derived dissolved organic matter enhanced the release of residual ciprofloxacin from the soil solid phase. Chemosphere. 358. 142193–142193. 2 indexed citations

Lu, Xiaohui, Yanjun Li, Hongyu Zhou, et al.. (2024). Hydroxylamine-induced activation of permanganate for enhanced oxidation of sulfamethoxazole: Mechanism and products. The Science of The Total Environment. 949. 175101–175101. 3 indexed citations

Yang, Huasheng, Cheng-Yi Huang, Lilin Wang, et al.. (2023). Antifouling multi-functional membrane for oil/dye wastewater treatment: Regeneration while treating mixed pollutants. Separation and Purification Technology. 332. 125804–125804. 13 indexed citations

Ma, Jing, Min Xu, Jun Wu, et al.. (2023). Effects of variable-sized polyethylene microplastics on soil chemical properties and functions and microbial communities in purple soil. The Science of The Total Environment. 868. 161642–161642. 78 indexed citations

He, Jinsong, Xiao Fu, Fan Ni, et al.. (2022). Quantitative assessment of interactions of hydrophilic organic contaminants with microplastics in natural water environment. Water Research. 224. 119024–119024. 76 indexed citations

Wang, Qing, Dong Tian, Jinguang Hu, et al.. (2020). Harvesting Bacterial Cellulose from Kitchen Waste to Prepare Superhydrophobic Aerogel for Recovering Waste Cooking Oil toward a Closed-Loop Biorefinery. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 8(35). 13400–13407. 29 indexed citations

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Shen, Feiyue, Dong Tian, Gang Yang, et al.. (2020). Deacetylation Processing of Waste Cigarette Butts for High-Titer Bioethanol Production toward a Clean Recycling Process. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 8(30). 11253–11262. 28 indexed citations

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Tan, Xin, Gang Yang, Wei Feng, et al.. (2020). Phosphate recovery and simultaneous nitrogen removal from urine by electrochemically induced struvite precipitation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 28(5). 5625–5636. 24 indexed citations

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Fan, Ni, Shihuai Deng, Jinsong He, et al.. (2019). Development of in situ synthesized Y-based nanoparticle/polyethersulfone adsorptive membranes by adjusting the composition of the coagulation bath for enhanced removal of fluoride. RSC Advances. 9(29). 16839–16850. 7 indexed citations

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Guo, Yüjie, Dong Tian, Fei Shen, et al.. (2019). Transparent Cellulose/Technical Lignin Composite Films for Advanced Packaging. Polymers. 11(9). 1455–1455. 67 indexed citations

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Yang, Xian, Jun Wu, Gang Yang, et al.. (2018). Adsorption characteristics of Cd(ii) in aqueous solutions using spent mushroom substrate biochars produced at different pyrolysis temperatures. RSC Advances. 8(49). 28002–28012. 21 indexed citations

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Li, Jinyang, Fei Shen, Gang Yang, et al.. (2018). Valorizing Rice Straw and Its Anaerobically Digested Residues for Biochar to Remove Pb(II) from Aqueous Solution. International Journal of Polymer Science. 2018. 1–11. 25 indexed citations

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He, Jinsong, et al.. (2018). A novel 3D yttrium based-graphene oxide-sodium alginate hydrogel for remarkable adsorption of fluoride from water. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 531. 37–46. 83 indexed citations

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Zhu, Qihong, Jun Wu, Lilin Wang, Gang Yang, & Xiaohong Zhang. (2016). Adsorption Characteristics of Pb2+ onto Wine Lees-Derived Biochar. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 97(2). 294–299. 32 indexed citations

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Chen, Xiaoping, et al.. (2015). Polydopamine Integrated Nanomaterials and Their Biomedical Applications. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 21(29). 4262–4275. 30 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhanghong, Haiyan Guo, Fei Shen, et al.. (2014). Biochar produced from oak sawdust by Lanthanum (La)-involved pyrolysis for adsorption of ammonium (NH4+), nitrate (NO3−), and phosphate (PO43−). Chemosphere. 119. 646–653. 404 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Yanzong, Shihuai Deng, Hong Xiao, et al.. (2010). Preparation of TiO2-loaded activated carbon fiber hybrids and application in a pulsed discharge reactor for decomposition of methyl orange. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 347(2). 260–266. 32 indexed citations

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