Han‐Qing Yu

70.0k total citations · 28 hit papers
864 papers, 58.9k citations indexed

About

Han‐Qing Yu is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Pollution and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Han‐Qing Yu has authored 864 papers receiving a total of 58.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 269 papers in Water Science and Technology, 227 papers in Pollution and 198 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Han‐Qing Yu's work include Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (199 papers), Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (192 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (131 papers). Han‐Qing Yu is often cited by papers focused on Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (199 papers), Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (192 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (131 papers). Han‐Qing Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Han‐Qing Yu's co-authors include Guo‐Ping Sheng, Wen‐Wei Li, Hong Jiang, Wujun Liu, Xiaoyan Li, Yang Mu, Jie‐Jie Chen, Gui‐Xiang Huang, Bing‐Jie Ni and Wu‐Jun Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Han‐Qing Yu

832 papers receiving 58.0k citations

Hit Papers

Extracellular polymeric s... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2010 2016 2015 2017 2013 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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.

  1. Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) of microbial aggregates in biological wastewater treatment systems: A review
    2010 2.5k citations Han‐Qing Yu et al. profile →
  2. Extracellular electron transfer mechanisms between microorganisms and minerals
    2016 1.4k citations Han‐Qing Yu et al. profile →
  3. Development of Biochar-Based Functional Materials: Toward a Sustainable Platform Carbon Material
    2015 1.4k citations Wujun Liu, Han‐Qing Yu et al. profile →
  4. Degradation of Bisphenol A by Peroxymonosulfate Catalytically Activated with Mn1.8Fe1.2O4 Nanospheres: Synergism between Mn and Fe
    2017 810 citations Han‐Qing Yu et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  5. Towards sustainable wastewater treatment by using microbial fuel cells-centered technologies
    2013 727 citations Wen‐Wei Li, Han‐Qing Yu et al. profile →
  6. Characterization of extracellular polymeric substances of aerobic and anaerobic sludge using three-dimensional excitation and emission matrix fluorescence spectroscopy
    2006 658 citations Han‐Qing Yu et al. Water Research profile →
  7. Elemental selenium at nano size possesses lower toxicity without compromising the fundamental effect on selenoenzymes: Comparison with selenomethionine in mice
    2007 631 citations Han‐Qing Yu et al. profile →
  8. Emerging applications of biochar-based materials for energy storage and conversion
    2019 596 citations Wu‐Jun Liu, Han‐Qing Yu et al. profile →
  9. Modification of bio-char derived from fast pyrolysis of biomass and its application in removal of tetracycline from aqueous solution
    2012 552 citations Wujun Liu, Jie‐Jie Chen et al. profile →
  10. Fates of Chemical Elements in Biomass during Its Pyrolysis
    2017 485 citations Wu‐Jun Liu, Wen‐Wei Li et al. profile →
  11. Efficient electrochemical production of glucaric acid and H2 via glucose electrolysis
    2020 480 citations Wu‐Jun Liu, Zhuoran Xu et al. Nature Communications profile →
  12. Thermochemical conversion of lignin to functional materials: a review and future directions
    2015 462 citations Wujun Liu, Han‐Qing Yu et al. profile →
  13. FTIR and Synchronous Fluorescence Heterospectral Two-Dimensional Correlation Analyses on the Binding Characteristics of Copper onto Dissolved Organic Matter
    2015 456 citations Han‐Qing Yu et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  14. Electrochemical Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural with NiFe Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH) Nanosheet Catalysts
    2018 446 citations Wu‐Jun Liu, Zhuoran Xu et al. profile →
  15. Simultaneous nanocatalytic surface activation of pollutants and oxidants for highly efficient water decontamination
    2022 392 citations Jie‐Jie Chen, Fei Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →
  16. Efficient decontamination of organic pollutants under high salinity conditions by a nonradical peroxymonosulfate activation system
    2020 390 citations Fei Chen, Jie‐Jie Chen et al. Water Research profile →
  17. Catalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin by a visible-light-assisted peroxymonosulfate activation system: Performance and mechanism
    2020 371 citations Fei Chen, Yu‐Ming Zheng et al. Water Research profile →
  18. Identification of Fenton-like active Cu sites by heteroatom modulation of electronic density
    2022 361 citations Han‐Qing Yu et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  19. Molecular Insights into Extracellular Polymeric Substances in Activated Sludge
    2020 349 citations Han‐Qing Yu Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  20. Tailoring d-band center of high-valent metal-oxo species for pollutant removal via complete polymerization
    2024 195 citations Hongzhi Liu, Mingjie Huang et al. Nature Communications profile →
  21. Tuning electronic structure of metal-free dual-site catalyst enables exclusive singlet oxygen production and in-situ utilization
    2024 109 citations Han‐Qing Yu et al. Nature Communications profile →
  22. Embedding electronic perpetual motion into single-atom catalysts for persistent Fenton-like reactions
    2024 107 citations Fei Chen, Yi-Jiao Sun et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  23. Carbon source shaped microbial ecology, metabolism and performance in denitrification systems
    2023 106 citations Yuan Pan, Guan-Lin Chen et al. Water Research profile →
  24. Upcycling waste sewage sludge into superior single-atom Fenton-like catalyst for sustainable water purification
    2024 103 citations Jie‐Jie Chen, Han‐Qing Yu et al. profile →
  25. Reduced Lattice Constant in Al‐Doped LiMn2O4 Nanoparticles for Boosted Electrochemical Lithium Extraction
    2024 75 citations Guangcai Tan, Jie‐Jie Chen et al. profile →
  26. Nano-island-encapsulated cobalt single-atom catalysts for breaking activity-stability trade-off in Fenton-like reactions
    2025 68 citations Yi-Jiao Sun, Fei Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →
  27. Polymeric products deactivate carbon-based catalysts in catalytic oxidation reactions
    2025 35 citations Han‐Qing Yu, Fei Chen et al. profile →
  28. Tunable control of Cas12 activity promotes universal and fast one-pot nucleic acid detection
    2025 27 citations Zhou‐Hua Cheng, Di Min et al. Nature Communications profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Han‐Qing Yu 17.9k 15.8k 13.5k 13.0k 11.6k 864 58.9k
Duu‐Jong Lee 12.5k 0.7× 14.3k 0.9× 11.1k 0.8× 13.7k 1.1× 7.6k 0.7× 1.2k 53.1k
Jianlong Wang 25.1k 1.4× 13.4k 0.8× 17.9k 1.3× 13.1k 1.0× 2.9k 0.2× 743 55.9k
Huu Hao Ngo 20.5k 1.1× 17.2k 1.1× 6.4k 0.5× 9.7k 0.7× 5.4k 0.5× 788 46.9k
Daniel C.W. Tsang 15.7k 0.9× 17.5k 1.1× 5.6k 0.4× 16.4k 1.3× 3.2k 0.3× 685 64.2k
Willy Verstraete 8.2k 0.5× 18.1k 1.1× 3.8k 0.3× 8.8k 0.7× 26.0k 2.2× 898 74.6k
Yong Sik Ok 26.4k 1.5× 31.1k 2.0× 7.2k 0.5× 20.6k 1.6× 3.5k 0.3× 915 92.1k
Nanqi Ren 10.9k 0.6× 8.2k 0.5× 7.0k 0.5× 7.8k 0.6× 7.3k 0.6× 629 30.3k
Xie Quan 12.1k 0.7× 4.8k 0.3× 20.8k 1.5× 8.5k 0.6× 5.2k 0.4× 801 46.6k
Dongbo Wang 9.8k 0.5× 9.0k 0.6× 9.8k 0.7× 5.6k 0.4× 2.4k 0.2× 667 31.8k
Jo‐Shu Chang 7.1k 0.4× 7.9k 0.5× 24.0k 1.8× 19.5k 1.5× 4.3k 0.4× 886 56.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Han‐Qing Yu

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Huang, Mingjie, Hongzhi Liu, Qingqing Huang, et al.. (2025). Self‐Activated Heterogeneous Fenton Process for Accelerated Degradation of Aromatic Pollutants over Copper Oxide Catalysts. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(30). e202508754–e202508754. 5 indexed citations
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Huang, Mingjie, Hongzhi Liu, Qingqing Huang, et al.. (2025). Self‐Activated Heterogeneous Fenton Process for Accelerated Degradation of Aromatic Pollutants over Copper Oxide Catalysts. Angewandte Chemie. 137(30).
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Zhang, Jian, Jiafang Xie, Jie‐Jie Chen, et al.. (2025). Mimicking the Protein: Hierarchically Hydrophilic Co(OH) 2 Boosted Peroxymonosulfate Activation for Ultrafast Antibiotics Degradation. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(6).
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Liu, Wujun, et al.. (2025). Boosted recovery of rare earth elements from mining wastes and discarded NdFeB magnets by tributyl phosphate–grafted ZIF-8. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(9). e2423217122–e2423217122. 6 indexed citations
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Wu, Jing‐Hang, Tianhao Yang, Fei Chen, & Han‐Qing Yu. (2024). Unexpected side reactions dominate the oxidative transformation of aromatic amines in the Co(II)/peracetic acid system. PNAS Nexus. 3(2). pgae040–pgae040. 10 indexed citations
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Wu, Jing‐Hang, Tianhao Yang, Yi-Jiao Sun, et al.. (2024). Tailoring the selective generation of oxidative organic radicals for toxic-by-product-free water decontamination. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(23). e2403544121–e2403544121. 36 indexed citations
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Cheng, Zhou‐Hua, Ji Li, Hui Zhang, Dongfeng Liu, & Han‐Qing Yu. (2024). Influent, as opposed to activated sludge, is more suitable for SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in wastewater treatment plants. Water Research. 273. 123038–123038. 1 indexed citations
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Han, Jing, Zhou‐Hua Cheng, Dong‐Feng Liu, & Han‐Qing Yu. (2024). Re-Evaluating Challenges and Solutions in Wastewater Surveillance. Engineering. 43. 22–24. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Kai, et al.. (2024). Laccase-induced decontamination and humification mechanisms of estrogen in water–crop matrices. PNAS Nexus. 3(4). pgae118–pgae118. 4 indexed citations
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Sun, Kai, Zihao Wu, Jie Liu, et al.. (2024). Unappreciated role of secondary metabolism-derived small mediators in degrading bisphenol A and antibiotics by a laccase-expressing fungus. Environmental Pollution. 363(Pt 2). 125219–125219. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, Han‐Qing, Chenli Li, Min Guo, et al.. (2024). Age- and Gender-Specific Reference Intervals for the Fasting Serum Lipid Levels in a Pediatric Population Aged 0–＜15 Years in Nanjing, China. Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis. 31(8). 1135–1148.
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Guan, Yan-Fang, et al.. (2023). Molecular insights into complexation between protein and silica: Spectroscopic and simulation investigations. Water Research. 246. 120681–120681. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Kaili, Di Min, Guan-Lin Chen, Dongfeng Liu, & Han‐Qing Yu. (2023). Oxidation of Sb(III) by Shewanella species with the assistance of extracellular organic matter. Environmental Research. 236(Pt 2). 116834–116834. 5 indexed citations
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Wu, Jing‐Hang, Tianhao Yang, Fei Chen, et al.. (2023). Quantifying nitroaromatics via terminating their photoreduction catalyzed by Eosin Y. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 325. 122363–122363. 5 indexed citations
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Yu, Han‐Qing, et al.. (2023). Towards high-performance anthraquinone-derived cathode material for lithium-ion batteries through rational molecular design. Chemical Engineering Journal. 466. 143316–143316. 11 indexed citations
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Pan, Yuan, Sheng‐Song Yu, Min Yuan, et al.. (2023). Re-evaluation and modification of dehydrogenase activity tests in assessing microbial activity for wastewater treatment plant operation. Water Research. 246. 120737–120737. 14 indexed citations
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Wu, Jing‐Hang, Yan-Fang Guan, Tian Tian, et al.. (2021). Plate-Based Kinetic Fluorescence Tests for High-Throughput Screening of Electrochemically Active Bacteria. ACS ES&T Water. 1(9). 2139–2145. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Wu‐Jun, Zhuoran Xu, Dongting Zhao, et al.. (2020). Efficient electrochemical production of glucaric acid and H2 via glucose electrolysis. Nature Communications. 11(1). 265–265. 480 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cheng, Lei, Di Min, Dongfeng Liu, Wen‐Wei Li, & Han‐Qing Yu. (2019). Sensing and Approaching Toxic Arsenate by Shewanella putrefaciens CN-32. Environmental Science & Technology. 53(24). 14604–14611. 13 indexed citations

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