Hong Liu

8.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
170 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Hong Liu is a scholar working on Pollution, Water Science and Technology and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Hong Liu has authored 170 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Pollution, 31 papers in Water Science and Technology and 30 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Hong Liu's work include Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (34 papers), Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (25 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (19 papers). Hong Liu is often cited by papers focused on Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (34 papers), Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (25 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (19 papers). Hong Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Hong Liu's co-authors include Bruce E. Logan, Herbert H. P. Fang, Ramnarayanan Ramanathan, Shaoan Cheng, Yanzhen Fan, Hongqiang Hu, Tong Zhang, Ning Ding, Wei Zeng and Philip Molyneux and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Hong Liu

161 papers receiving 6.5k 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.

Production of Electricity during Wastewater Treatment Using a Single Chamber Microbial Fuel Cell

2004 1.2k citations Hong Liu, Bruce E. Logan et al. profile →
Extraction of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) of sludges

2002 951 citations Hong Liu et al. profile →
Power Generation in Fed-Batch Microbial Fuel Cells as a Function of Ionic Strength, Temperature, and Reactor Configuration

2005 766 citations Hong Liu, Shaoan Cheng et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hong Liu China	35	2.9k	2.3k	1.8k	1.4k	1.1k	170	6.7k
Ludo Diels Belgium	50	2.9k 1.0×	2.1k 0.9×	2.0k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	963 0.9×	147	8.1k
Baikun Li United States	48	3.2k 1.1×	2.9k 1.3×	792 0.4×	1.4k 1.0×	755 0.7×	134	6.0k
Tian Zhang China	52	2.9k 1.0×	2.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	613 0.6×	293	9.4k
Jia Liu China	50	3.1k 1.1×	3.2k 1.4×	879 0.5×	1.8k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	254	8.3k
Sang‐Eun Oh South Korea	54	5.8k 2.0×	4.6k 2.0×	2.3k 1.3×	2.8k 2.1×	1.5k 1.3×	187	11.2k
Richard M. Dinsdale United Kingdom	48	2.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	3.7k 2.1×	668 0.5×	1.4k 1.3×	110	8.9k
Ling Wang China	44	1.2k 0.4×	1.5k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	430 0.3×	876 0.8×	225	6.0k
Alan J. Guwy United Kingdom	46	1.8k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	3.7k 2.1×	649 0.5×	1.6k 1.5×	150	9.5k
Baogang Zhang China	56	2.1k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	1.8k 1.0×	496 0.4×	2.0k 1.8×	202	8.4k
Bin Liang China	50	2.6k 0.9×	1.4k 0.6×	3.1k 1.7×	257 0.2×	1.4k 1.3×	191	7.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Hong Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hong Liu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hong Liu

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Jing, Zedong Li, & Hong Liu. (2025). Analysis of study Global Burden of Disease in 2021: global, regional, and national burden of nutritional deficiency from 1990 to 2021. Frontiers in Nutrition. 11. 1540485–1540485. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Hong, Litao Han, Chen Lu, et al.. (2025). Fe2VO4 nanoparticles embedded in CNTs with fast reaction kinetics for high-performance lithium storage. Electrochimica Acta. 526. 146200–146200.

Tan, Lunbo, Zhou Liu, Hong Liu, et al.. (2025). Metabolic Profiles of Pregnancy With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Insights into Maternal-Fetal Metabolic Communication. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 110(6). 1524–1536. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Li, Hong Liu, Yunxia Wang, et al.. (2024). Transition from sulfur autotrophic to mixotrophic denitrification: Performance with different carbon sources, microbial community and artificial neural network modeling. Chemosphere. 366. 143432–143432. 8 indexed citations

Feng, Muhua, et al.. (2024). Hydrothermal temperature-dependent compositions and copper complexing behaviors of hydrochar-derived dissolved organic matter: Insights from FT-ICR MS and multi-spectroscopic analysis. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 152. 685–700. 3 indexed citations

Hu, Lei, et al.. (2024). Cobalt-Modified Biochar from Rape Straw as Persulfate Activator for Degradation of Antibiotic Metronidazole. Processes. 12(8). 1596–1596.

Liu, Hong, Yanfang Feng, Bingyu Wang, et al.. (2023). Photochemical behavior of dissolved organic matter derived from Alternanthera philoxeroides hydrochar: Insights from molecular transformation and photochemically reactive intermediates. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 461. 132591–132591. 10 indexed citations

Liu, Hong, et al.. (2023). Risk-benefit assessment of methylmercury and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids through fish intake by pregnant women in Shanghai, China: Findings from the Shanghai Diet and Health Survey. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 174. 113668–113668. 6 indexed citations

Chen, Dezhen, et al.. (2020). Target products of Oily Sludges Pyrolysis Disposal. Acta Petrolei Sinica(Petroleum Processing Section). 36(3). 557. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Hong, et al.. (2019). 香菇多糖在体外对白血病HL-60细胞凋亡及PI3K/AKT信号通路的影响. 35(6). 1069–1074. 1 indexed citations

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Ren, Chao, Lina Guan, Yongqiang Ji, et al.. (2019). Effects of Ginkgo biloba extract EGb761 on neural differentiation of stem cells offer new hope for neurological disease treatment. Neural Regeneration Research. 14(7). 1152–1152. 18 indexed citations

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Liu, Hong, Jun Wang, Zhengfeng Fang, et al.. (2017). Maternal Methyl Donor Supplementation during Gestation Counteracts the Bisphenol A-Induced Impairment of Intestinal Morphology, Disaccharidase Activity, and Nutrient Transporters Gene Expression in Newborn and Weaning Pigs. Nutrients. 9(5). 423–423. 35 indexed citations

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Li, Bowei, et al.. (2015). Electricity Generation Performance of Microbial Fuel Cell Embedded in Anaerobic-Anoxic-Oxic Wastewater Treatment Process. Journal of Biosciences and Medicines. 3(9). 32–37. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Hong, et al.. (2014). Measurement and distribution of lower limb alignment in children with growing pains. Zhonghua xiaoerwaike zazhi. 35(12). 944–948. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Hong, et al.. (2006). 组织蛋白酶D和S-100蛋白在先天性巨结肠症中的表达. Zhonghua xiaoerwaike zazhi. 27(1). 51–53. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Hong, et al.. (2006). Ultrasonographic study on the effects of behavior intervention to the diffuse fatty liver induced by over drinking. Zhonghua xingwei yixue yu naokexue zazhi. 15(7). 602–603. 1 indexed citations

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Logan, Bruce E., et al.. (2005). Electricity and hydrogen production using different types of microbial fuel cell technologies. 230(2). 665–666. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Hong. (2000). Globalization, Institutionalization and the Social Foundation of Chinese Business Networks. Palgrave Macmillan Books. 105–125. 8 indexed citations

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Liu, Hong, et al.. (1999). Aldosterone biosynthesis in extraadrenal tissues. 中华医学杂志：英文版. 30–34. 3 indexed citations

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Liu, Hong, et al.. (1999). Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Salivary Glands in the Patients with Head and Neck Cancer during Radiotherapy. 65–65. 7 indexed citations

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