Hang Liu

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Hang Liu is a scholar working on Pollution, Water Science and Technology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Hang Liu has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Pollution, 35 papers in Water Science and Technology and 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Hang Liu's work include Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (19 papers), Advanced oxidation water treatment (11 papers) and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (9 papers). Hang Liu is often cited by papers focused on Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (19 papers), Advanced oxidation water treatment (11 papers) and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (9 papers). Hang Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United States. Hang Liu's co-authors include Yu Liu, Huifang Sun, Weiyi Liu, Yongkui Yang, Lin Zhao, Ying Sun, Xiaolong Yao, Tingting Zhang, Xiaonan Guo and Jinlan Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Hang Liu

69 papers receiving 2.7k 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 the removal of microplastics in global wastewater treatment plants: Characteristics and mechanisms

2020 447 citations Weiyi Liu, Jinlan Zhang et al. Environment International profile →

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Hang Liu

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Lixiu Shi China

Li Wei China

Yanxin Wu China

Luong T. Nguyen Australia

Guoren Xu China

Chunli Wan China

Xiangfeng Huang China

Leiyu Feng China

Jiane Zuo China

Lixiu Shi China

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Countries citing papers authored by Hang Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hang Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hang Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hang Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hang Liu 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 Hang Liu. Hang Liu 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

Liu, Hang, Ren‐Qi Wang, Chengzhi Hu, Michael J. Plewa, & Chao Liu. (2025). Unveiling the mammalian cell cytotoxicity of tyre-impacted water in disinfection. Nature Water. 3(8). 902–912. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Tianpeng, Ying Xu, Pengpeng Chen, et al.. (2025). Porous organic polymers with tunable steric hindrance for high-performance lithium-ion batteries. Chinese Chemical Letters. 111869–111869.

Yu, Honghao, et al.. (2025). Influence of Cropping Regimes on the Availability and Existing Forms of Phosphorus in the Albic Luvisols in Northeast China. Agronomy. 15(4). 827–827.

Yu, Xiaolong, et al.. (2024). Global responses to tris(1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate and tris(2-butoxyethyl) phosphate in Escherichia coli: Evidences from biomarkers, and metabolic disturbance using GC-MS and LC-MS metabolomics analyses. Chemosphere. 358. 142177–142177. 4 indexed citations

Peng, Chao, et al.. (2024). Preparation and properties of an anti-icing and de-icing emulsified asphalt coating containing RTV and CNTs. Progress in Organic Coatings. 196. 108736–108736. 4 indexed citations

Liang, Yafeng, et al.. (2024). Application of a novel ball-milled tourmaline-biochar composite materials for remediation of groundwater and bottom mud polluted with heavy metals. Separation and Purification Technology. 352. 128278–128278. 9 indexed citations

Liu, Chao, Hang Liu, Chengzhi Hu, Alex Chow, & Tanju Karanfil. (2024). Molecular Alterations of Algal Organic Matter in Oxidation Processes: Implications to the Formation of Disinfection Products. ACS ES&T Water. 4(12). 5890–5901. 7 indexed citations

Liu, Hang, Zihan Xue, Meijuan Huang, et al.. (2024). Current Development of Thiazole-Containing Compounds as Potential Antibacterials against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. ACS Infectious Diseases. 10(2). 350–370. 35 indexed citations

Wang, Meng, et al.. (2024). The different responses of AOA and AOB communities to irrigation systems in the semi-arid region of Northeast China. Frontiers in Microbiology. 15. 1374618–1374618. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, Hang, Xian Zhang, Tanju Karanfil, & Chao Liu. (2023). Insight into the chemical transformation and organic release of polyurethane microplastics during chlorination. Environmental Pollution. 341. 122976–122976. 12 indexed citations

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Zhu, Minghan, Hua Yin, Yibo Yuan, et al.. (2022). Promotion of the biodegradation of phenanthrene adsorbed on microplastics by the functional bacterial consortium QY1 in the presence of humic acid: Bioavailability and toxicity evaluation. Environmental Pollution. 307. 119591–119591. 17 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaofei, et al.. (2022). Multicomponent adsorption of heavy metals onto biogenic hydroxyapatite: Surface functional groups and inorganic mineral facilitating stable adsorption of Pb(Ⅱ). Journal of Hazardous Materials. 443(Pt A). 130167–130167. 83 indexed citations

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Liu, Hang, Yuan Meng, Jie Li, Xiaohui Wang, & Tingting Zhang. (2022). Mechanistic insights into UV photolysis of carbamazepine and caffeine: Active species, reaction sites, and toxicity evolution. Chemosphere. 308(Pt 3). 136418–136418. 19 indexed citations

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Wang, Siyu, Hang Liu, Jun Gu, Meng Zhang, & Yu Liu. (2021). Towards carbon neutrality and water sustainability: An integrated anaerobic fixed-film MBR-reverse osmosis-chlorination process for municipal wastewater reclamation. Chemosphere. 287(Pt 2). 132060–132060. 18 indexed citations

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Liu, Hang, Hua Yin, Xiaolong Yu, Minghan Zhu, & Zhi Dang. (2021). Amino-functionalized MIL-88B as heterogeneous photo-Fenton catalysts for enhancing tris-(2-chloroisopropyl) phosphate (TCPP) degradation: Dual excitation pathways accelerate the conversion of FeIII to FeII under visible light irradiation. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 425. 127782–127782. 56 indexed citations

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Liu, Weiyi, Jinlan Zhang, Hang Liu, et al.. (2020). A review of the removal of microplastics in global wastewater treatment plants: Characteristics and mechanisms. Environment International. 146. 106277–106277. 447 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Siyu, Hang Liu, Jun Gu, et al.. (2019). Technology feasibility and economic viability of an innovative integrated ceramic membrane bioreactor and reverse osmosis process for producing ultrapure water from municipal wastewater. Chemical Engineering Journal. 375. 122078–122078. 35 indexed citations

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Pu, Chengjun, et al.. (2018). Responses and successions of sulfonamides, tetracyclines and fluoroquinolones resistance genes and bacterial community during the short-term storage of biogas residue and organic manure under the incubator and natural conditions. Environmental Pollution. 242(Pt A). 749–759. 21 indexed citations

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Pu, Chengjun, Hang Liu, Guochun Ding, et al.. (2017). Impact of direct application of biogas slurry and residue in fields: In situ analysis of antibiotic resistance genes from pig manure to fields. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 344. 441–449. 182 indexed citations

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Wang, Wei, et al.. (2016). [Change of Soil Nitrogen Leaching with Summer Maize Growing Periods Under Plastic Film Mulched Cultivation in Danjiangkou Reservoir Area, China].. PubMed. 37(11). 4212–4219. 2 indexed citations

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