Hongchen Wang

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
91 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Hongchen Wang is a scholar working on Pollution, Water Science and Technology and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Hongchen Wang has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Pollution, 31 papers in Water Science and Technology and 21 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Hongchen Wang's work include Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (36 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (15 papers) and Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (13 papers). Hongchen Wang is often cited by papers focused on Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (36 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (15 papers) and Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (13 papers). Hongchen Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Italy. Hongchen Wang's co-authors include Guangming Zhang, Guang Yang, Lu Qi, Xianglong Xu, Guo-hua Liu, Hanchang Shi, Anna Zhu, Yuting Shao, Yuankai Zhang and Xiuhong Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Analytical Chemistry and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Hongchen Wang

88 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Current state of sludge production, management, treatment... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 250 500 750
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.

  1. Current state of sludge production, management, treatment and disposal in China
    2015 944 citations Hongchen Wang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hongchen Wang China 26 1.2k 911 853 546 463 91 3.2k
Hongbo Liu China 32 951 0.8× 1.3k 1.4× 788 0.9× 693 1.3× 610 1.3× 186 3.6k
Ji Li China 29 923 0.8× 787 0.9× 817 1.0× 486 0.9× 299 0.6× 101 2.9k
Wei‐Qin Zhuang New Zealand 30 1.3k 1.2× 532 0.6× 524 0.6× 510 0.9× 374 0.8× 83 2.7k
Shijian Ge China 34 2.0k 1.7× 581 0.6× 976 1.1× 465 0.9× 664 1.4× 93 3.8k
Qian Feng China 33 1.2k 1.1× 723 0.8× 572 0.7× 496 0.9× 380 0.8× 110 2.8k
Mahmoud Nasr Egypt 35 671 0.6× 1.3k 1.4× 696 0.8× 718 1.3× 447 1.0× 160 3.6k
Yuyang Long China 33 845 0.7× 583 0.6× 1.0k 1.2× 980 1.8× 437 0.9× 212 3.6k
Bin Ji China 36 2.2k 1.9× 771 0.8× 1.1k 1.3× 432 0.8× 613 1.3× 137 3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Hongchen Wang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hongchen Wang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Hongchen Wang. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Hongchen Wang. The network helps show where Hongchen Wang may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hongchen Wang

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zou, Yongjin, et al.. (2025). Highly selective and efficient electrochemical nitrate removal via Ni-doped Cu(OH)2 nanowires promoting H* reaction. Electrochimica Acta. 515. 145681–145681. 3 indexed citations
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Fu, Hong, Sijia Li, Luyi Zhu, et al.. (2025). Photocatalytic 1,3-difluoroalkylcarboxylation of alkenes by triple kinetic-controlled radical self-ordering. Chemical Science. 16(14). 5849–5856. 2 indexed citations
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Shao, Yuting, Yue Wang, Hongchen Wang, Guo-hua Liu, & Lu Qi. (2025). Effect of hydraulic retention time on carbon and phosphorus separation in ultra-short sludge retention time activated sludge system: Mechanisms and microbial community dynamics. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(5). 119032–119032.
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Li, Robert K.Y., et al.. (2025). Organic carbon released from tire chips enhances pyrite particle-based autotrophic denitrification of water. Journal of Environmental Management. 393. 127014–127014.
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Shao, Yuting, et al.. (2025). Study on microbial characteristics of the ultra-short sludge retention time activated sludge system. Results in Engineering. 26. 105560–105560. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Qiangang, Guo-hua Liu, Hongbiao Du, et al.. (2024). Synergistic mechanisms between chlorine-mediated electrochemical advanced oxidation and ultraviolet light for ammonia removal. Journal of Environmental Management. 352. 120057–120057. 8 indexed citations
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Wei, Qi, Zhao Jiang, Huiling Chen, et al.. (2024). Exploratory study on the metabolic similarity of denitrifying carbon sources. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 31(13). 19961–19973. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Qiangang, et al.. (2023). Chlorine-mediated electrochemical advanced oxidation process for ammonia removal: Mechanisms, characteristics and expectation. The Science of The Total Environment. 896. 165169–165169. 43 indexed citations
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Liu, Shuai, et al.. (2023). The effect of fine grits and fine debris concentrations on the MLVSS/MLSS ratio of an activated sludge system. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 147. 607–616. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Yijin, et al.. (2023). Performance and mechanism of phosphorus adsorption removal from wastewater by a Ce-Zr-Al composite adsorbent. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(32). 79258–79268. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tongtong, et al.. (2023). Effects of sludge retention time (SRT) on nitrogen and phosphorus removal and the microbial community in an ultrashort-SRT activated sludge system. Environmental Research. 240(Pt 1). 117510–117510. 11 indexed citations
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Cai, Wenqian, Zhao Jiang, Yinghao Li, et al.. (2022). Optimization on structure and operation parameters of biofilter for decentralized sewage treatment. Environmental Research. 219. 115004–115004. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jingbing, Hongchen Wang, Yuting Shao, et al.. (2021). Analysis on common problems of the wastewater treatment industry in urban China. Chemosphere. 291(Pt 2). 132875–132875. 30 indexed citations
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Wang, Hongchen, et al.. (2016). [Influence of Activated Sludge Surface Properties on Flocculating Settling and Effluent Suspend Solid].. PubMed. 37(8). 3135–3143. 1 indexed citations
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Fan, Haitao, Xiuhong Liu, Hao Wang, et al.. (2016). Oxygen transfer dynamics and activated sludge floc structure under different sludge retention times at low dissolved oxygen concentrations. Chemosphere. 169. 586–595. 43 indexed citations
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Fan, Haitao, et al.. (2015). Prediction of Oxygen Mass Transfer in the Presence of Plastic Carriers. Environmental Engineering Science. 32(5). 407–415. 1 indexed citations
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Long, Feng, Anna Zhu, Hanchang Shi, Hongchen Wang, & Jingquan Liu. (2013). Rapid on-site/in-situ detection of heavy metal ions in environmental water using a structure-switching DNA optical biosensor. Scientific Reports. 3(1). 2308–2308. 106 indexed citations
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Wang, Hongchen. (2010). Planning Construction and Management of Sludge Treatment and Disposal Facilities. China Water & Wastewater. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shujun, et al.. (2009). Coupling process of partial nitrification and ANAMMOX for treatment of sludge liquor. China Environmental Science. 29(2). 219–224. 1 indexed citations

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