Hailan Yang

2.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
40 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Hailan Yang is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Hailan Yang has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Water Science and Technology, 13 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 10 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Hailan Yang's work include Advanced oxidation water treatment (13 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (10 papers) and Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (8 papers). Hailan Yang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced oxidation water treatment (13 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (10 papers) and Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (8 papers). Hailan Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, Saudi Arabia and Canada. Hailan Yang's co-authors include Xiaofei Tan, Shujing Ye, Guangming Zeng, Biao Song, Maocai Shen, Meng Qin, Xiang Ling, Qianzhen Fang, Changya Chen and Weicheng Cao and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Water Research and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Hailan Yang

39 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

A review of biodegradable plastics to biodegradable microplastics: Another ecological threat to soil environments?

2021 334 citations Meng Qin, Biao Song et al. profile →
Potential hazards of biochar: The negative environmental impacts of biochar applications

2021 260 citations Xiang Ling, Shaoheng Liu et al. Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →
Generation and identification of 1O2 in catalysts/peroxymonosulfate systems for water purification

2023 160 citations Qianzhen Fang, Hailan Yang et al. Water Research profile →
Carbonyl and defect of metal-free char trigger electron transfer and O2•− in persulfate activation for Aniline aerofloat degradation

2023 142 citations Hailan Yang, Rongliang Qiu et al. Water Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hailan Yang China	22	831	707	667	614	536	40	2.3k
Yicheng Yang China	20	634 0.8×	682 1.0×	513 0.8×	524 0.9×	688 1.3×	41	2.0k
Jinsheng Huang United States	17	753 0.9×	657 0.9×	474 0.7×	507 0.8×	626 1.2×	37	2.0k
Guixiang Quan China	26	927 1.1×	982 1.4×	379 0.6×	503 0.8×	474 0.9×	67	2.6k
Sandip Mandal India	27	892 1.1×	646 0.9×	551 0.8×	885 1.4×	492 0.9×	52	2.7k
Weicheng Cao China	28	1.0k 1.2×	778 1.1×	482 0.7×	1.0k 1.7×	460 0.9×	71	3.0k
Yinping Xiang China	26	809 1.0×	755 1.1×	990 1.5×	799 1.3×	358 0.7×	47	2.6k
Gang Yang China	31	1.0k 1.2×	586 0.8×	377 0.6×	541 0.9×	702 1.3×	99	2.9k
Yuping Qiu China	30	895 1.1×	1.2k 1.8×	354 0.5×	658 1.1×	732 1.4×	85	2.9k
Iqra Nabi China	17	438 0.5×	766 1.1×	495 0.7×	378 0.6×	654 1.2×	28	1.7k
Shaoheng Liu China	15	693 0.8×	539 0.8×	608 0.9×	535 0.9×	253 0.5×	27	1.9k

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Zhang, Wei, Hailan Yang, Naïf Abdullah Al-Dhabi, et al.. (2025). Simultaneous decomplexation/degradation and metal capture for butyl xanthate-metal complexes by iron-based biochar/sodium percarbonate. Chemical Engineering Journal. 515. 163605–163605. 1 indexed citations

Fang, Qianzhen, Xiaofei Tan, Jian Ye, et al.. (2025). Rapid self-heating synthesis of nitrogen-doped carbon materials for peroxymonosulfate activation to degrade benzohydroxamic acid: Crucial role of persistent free radicals. Bioresource Technology. 436. 133033–133033.

Hu, Xinjiang, Wei Zhang, Hailan Yang, et al.. (2024). Complexation between butyl xanthate and Cu enhanced peroxydisulfate activation and cation redox cycle by Fe-Cu-LDH/biochar. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(2). 112466–112466. 8 indexed citations

Chen, Ping, Shujing Ye, Hailan Yang, et al.. (2024). Pyrite functionalized Black Soldier Fly feces biochar for mine soil quality improvement and heavy metals immobilization. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 191. 40–51. 3 indexed citations

Yang, Hailan, et al.. (2024). Rumex alpinus L leaf aqueous extract green-synthesized silver nanoparticles: Investigation of its catalytic activity for reduction of nitroarenes and study of antioxidant, anti-uterine cancer and fertility effects. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1322. 140284–140284. 2 indexed citations

Li, Hong, Yang Luo, Hailan Yang, et al.. (2024). Efficient Cr(VI) removal by pyrite/porous biochar: Critical role of potassium salt and sulphur. Environmental Pollution. 346. 123641–123641. 17 indexed citations

Yang, Hailan, Biao Song, Shujing Ye, et al.. (2024). Reactive species identification in KCl activated biochar/persulfate system under different pH condition: Theoretical calculation and column experiments. Chemical Engineering Journal. 491. 151983–151983. 13 indexed citations

Ye, Shujing, et al.. (2024). Dual synergistic function of pyrite modified biochar synthesized with chelating agent for mediating arsenic removal process: Reactive site identification and pathway mechanism exploration. Chemical Engineering Journal. 499. 156198–156198. 2 indexed citations

Deng, Jie, Jiaqing Chen, Yuxi Zeng, et al.. (2024). Mechanistic insights into ultrafast degradation of electron-rich emerging pollutants by waste cyanobacteria resource utilization. Chemical Engineering Journal. 499. 155918–155918. 30 indexed citations

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Fang, Qianzhen, Hailan Yang, Shujing Ye, et al.. (2023). Generation and identification of 1O2 in catalysts/peroxymonosulfate systems for water purification. Water Research. 245. 120614–120614. 160 indexed citations breakdown →

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Song, Biao, Hailan Yang, Wenjun Wang, et al.. (2023). Disinfection byproducts formed from oxidation of pesticide micropollutants in water: Precursor sources, reaction kinetics, formation, influencing factors, and toxicity. Chemical Engineering Journal. 475. 146310–146310. 7 indexed citations

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Li, Hong, Rongliang Qiu, Yetao Tang, et al.. (2023). Formation of Fe(IV) over a wide pH range via iron-carbon composite-catalyzed persulfate activation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 461. 141951–141951. 31 indexed citations

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Fang, Qianzhen, Ni Liu, Yanling Gu, et al.. (2023). Mechanism exploration in tetracycline degradation by Ni-Fe layered double hydroxide-biochar/peroxymonosulfate system: Nonradical-dominated oxidation process. Separation and Purification Technology. 335. 126122–126122. 35 indexed citations

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Wang, Han, Eydhah Almatrafi, Ziwei Wang, et al.. (2021). Self-assembly hybridization of COFs and g-C3N4: Decipher the charge transfer channel for enhanced photocatalytic activity. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 608(Pt 1). 1051–1063. 62 indexed citations

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Ling, Xiang, Shaoheng Liu, Shujing Ye, et al.. (2021). Potential hazards of biochar: The negative environmental impacts of biochar applications. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 420. 126611–126611. 260 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fang, Qianzhen, Shujing Ye, Hailan Yang, et al.. (2021). Application of layered double hydroxide-biochar composites in wastewater treatment: Recent trends, modification strategies, and outlook. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 420. 126569–126569. 144 indexed citations

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Lai, Cui, Fuhang Xu, Mingming Zhang, et al.. (2021). Facile synthesis of CeO2/carbonate doped Bi2O2CO3 Z-scheme heterojunction for improved visible-light photocatalytic performance: Photodegradation of tetracycline and photocatalytic mechanism. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 588. 283–294. 156 indexed citations

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Tan, Xiaofei, et al.. (2021). Speciation and release risk of heavy metals bonded on simulated naturally-aged microplastics prepared from artificially broken macroplastics. Environmental Pollution. 295. 118695–118695. 33 indexed citations

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Ye, Shujing, Min Cheng, Guangming Zeng, et al.. (2020). Insights into catalytic removal and separation of attached metals from natural-aged microplastics by magnetic biochar activating oxidation process. Water Research. 179. 115876–115876. 178 indexed citations

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Liu, Yu, et al.. (2013). High-performance liquid chromatography using pressurized liquid extraction for the determination of seven tetracyclines in egg, fish and shrimp. Journal of Chromatography B. 917-918. 11–17. 75 indexed citations

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