Hongfeng Lu

4.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
94 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Hongfeng Lu is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Hongfeng Lu has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 70 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 24 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Hongfeng Lu's work include Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (86 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (70 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (24 papers). Hongfeng Lu is often cited by papers focused on Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (86 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (70 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (24 papers). Hongfeng Lu collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and Singapore. Hongfeng Lu's co-authors include Hailong Lu, Jingan Lu, Xiaoming Sun, Xuwen Qin, Zenggui Kuang, Jiangong Wei, Haijun Qiu, Cheng Lü, Li Xu and Wenwei Xie and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Hongfeng Lu

90 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

The first offshore natural gas hydrate production test in... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2025 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. The first offshore natural gas hydrate production test in South China Sea
    2018 813 citations Wenwei Xie, Zenggui Kuang et al. profile →
  2. Investigation on liquid CO2 forming CO2 hydrates in sands: A kinetic study with implication on hydrate-based CO2 sequestration
    2025 18 citations Xuejian Liu, Yuhang Gu 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
Hongfeng Lu China 27 2.6k 2.1k 749 665 559 94 2.9k
Qianyong Liang China 25 2.0k 0.8× 1.6k 0.8× 683 0.9× 406 0.6× 418 0.7× 100 2.5k
Jiangong Wei China 24 2.4k 0.9× 1.9k 0.9× 835 1.1× 469 0.7× 322 0.6× 56 2.7k
Jinqiang Liang China 35 3.2k 1.2× 2.6k 1.3× 1.0k 1.3× 474 0.7× 455 0.8× 99 3.5k
Zenggui Kuang China 23 2.2k 0.8× 1.8k 0.9× 653 0.9× 465 0.7× 305 0.5× 74 2.5k
Jang J. Bahk South Korea 29 1.8k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 538 0.7× 300 0.5× 775 1.4× 97 2.3k
Peter B. Flemings United States 32 1.4k 0.6× 1.7k 0.8× 579 0.8× 310 0.5× 876 1.6× 141 4.0k
Jingan Lu China 24 2.9k 1.1× 2.4k 1.1× 917 1.2× 646 1.0× 293 0.5× 59 3.1k
Shengxiong Yang China 21 1.8k 0.7× 1.5k 0.7× 598 0.8× 194 0.3× 350 0.6× 41 2.0k
Isabelle Moretti France 35 667 0.3× 1.2k 0.6× 322 0.4× 208 0.3× 526 0.9× 146 3.6k
P. B. Flemings United States 20 1.1k 0.4× 946 0.5× 439 0.6× 187 0.3× 416 0.7× 81 1.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hongfeng Lu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hongfeng Lu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hongfeng Lu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hongfeng Lu 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 Hongfeng Lu. Hongfeng Lu 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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Lu, Hongfeng, Juan Miao, Ning Zhang, et al.. (2025). Targeting regulation of nitrate removal and chlorophenol degradation through hydrogen/oxygen switching. Water Research. 281. 123581–123581. 5 indexed citations
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Ren, Junjie, Siyu Zeng, Chenlu Xu, et al.. (2025). Thermodynamic Inhibition by Chlorides (KCl, NaCl, CaCl2, and MgCl2) on CO2 Hydrates: Implication on Hydrate-Based CO2 Sequestration. Energy & Fuels. 39(26). 12606–12619. 2 indexed citations
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Gu, Yuhang, Hongfeng Lu, Chenlu Xu, et al.. (2024). Analysis on a five-spot well for enhancing energy recovery from silty natural gas hydrate deposits in the South China Sea. Applied Energy. 376. 124237–124237. 16 indexed citations
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Gu, Yuhang, Xuejian Liu, Yan Li, et al.. (2024). Feasibility analysis of liquid CO2 injection and sequestration as hydrates in South China Sea marine sediments over 100 years. Applied Energy. 380. 125068–125068. 29 indexed citations
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Li, Yan, Chenlu Xu, Jianxi Zhu, et al.. (2024). Comprehensive characterizations of core sediments recovered from Shenhu W17 well in South China sea and its impact on methane hydrate kinetics. Gas Science and Engineering. 131. 205482–205482. 11 indexed citations
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Li, Xian, et al.. (2024). Numerical Simulation of Secondary Hydrate Formation Characteristics and Effectiveness of Prevention Methods. Energies. 17(20). 5045–5045. 1 indexed citations
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Ren, Junjie, Zhenyuan Yin, Hongfeng Lu, et al.. (2024). Effects of South China Sea clayey-silty sediments on the kinetics and morphology of CH4 hydrate: Implication on energy recovery. Applied Energy. 367. 123399–123399. 26 indexed citations
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Li, Yan, Zhenyuan Yin, Hongfeng Lu, et al.. (2024). Ultrarapid CO2 Hydrate Nucleation and Growth Enabled by Magnesium Coupled with Amino Acids as a Promoter. Energy & Fuels. 38(17). 16543–16554. 11 indexed citations
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Lu, Hongfeng, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of Gas Hydrate Saturation Based on Joint Acoustic–Electrical Properties and Neural Network Ensemble. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 12(12). 2163–2163. 1 indexed citations
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Lu, Qiuping, Yanjiang Yu, Liqiang Qi, et al.. (2024). The Design and Application of a New Wireline Pressure Coring System for the Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey Methane Hydrate Expedition in the South China Sea. Applied Sciences. 14(15). 6753–6753. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Zhanzhao, et al.. (2024). Numerical Simulation of Gas Production Behavior Using Stepwise Depressurization with a Vertical Well in the Shenhu Sea Area Hydrate Reservoir of the South China Sea. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 12(7). 1169–1169. 2 indexed citations
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Yu, Lu, Hongfeng Lu, Liang Zhang, et al.. (2023). Assessment of Gas Production from Complex Hydrate System in Qiongdongnan Basin of South China Sea. Energies. 16(21). 7447–7447. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Yan, Zhenyuan Yin, Hongfeng Lu, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of amino acid L-leucine as a kinetic promoter for CO2 sequestration as hydrate: A kinetic and morphological study. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 11(6). 111363–111363. 38 indexed citations
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Ning, Fulong, Xiangyu Fang, Zhichao Liu, et al.. (2022). Sand production behaviors during gas recovery from sandy and clayey‐silty hydrate‐bearing sediments: A comparative analysis. Energy Science & Engineering. 10(7). 2224–2238. 14 indexed citations
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Liu, Tianbao, Weiguang Shi, Chenlu Xu, et al.. (2022). Synthesis of mixed methane-ethylene hydrate with ice powder. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 1–6. 2 indexed citations
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Fang, Chen, et al.. (2014). Abnormal Sedimentary Events and Gas Hydrate Dissociation in Dongsha Area of the South China Sea during Last Glacial Period. 1517–1526. 5 indexed citations
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Lu, Hongfeng. (2010). Geochemical Characteristics of Sediments at Site HQ-48PC in Qiongdongnan Area,the North of the South China Sea,and Their Implication for Gas Hydrates. Geoscience. 9 indexed citations

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