Hongtao Duan

12.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
301 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Hongtao Duan is a scholar working on Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hongtao Duan has authored 301 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 164 papers in Oceanography, 94 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 88 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Hongtao Duan's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (164 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (88 papers) and Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis (86 papers). Hongtao Duan is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (164 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (88 papers) and Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis (86 papers). Hongtao Duan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Italy. Hongtao Duan's co-authors include Ronghua Ma, Zhigang Cao, Kun Xue, Steven Loiselle, Ming Shen, Chuanmin Hu, Kaishan Song, Fanxiang Kong, Tianci Qi and Qitao Xiao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Hongtao Duan

286 papers receiving 9.6k 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.

Two-Decade Reconstruction of Algal Blooms in China’s Lake Taihu

2009 470 citations Hongtao Duan et al. profile →
A machine learning approach to estimate chlorophyll-a from Landsat-8 measurements in inland lakes

2020 307 citations Zhigang Cao, Hongtao Duan et al. profile →
Global trends and regime state shifts of lacustrine aquatic vegetation

2025 25 citations Juhua Luo, Hongtao Duan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hongtao Duan China	53	4.8k	3.1k	3.1k	2.4k	2.2k	301	10.0k
Ronghua Ma China	52	4.9k 1.0×	3.2k 1.0×	2.8k 0.9×	2.3k 1.0×	1.9k 0.9×	243	8.8k
Kun� Shi China	51	5.2k 1.1×	3.0k 1.0×	3.9k 1.3×	2.3k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	232	8.5k
Kaishan Song China	54	3.3k 0.7×	2.4k 0.8×	1.5k 0.5×	3.4k 1.4×	3.1k 1.4×	289	9.3k
Lian Feng China	46	3.1k 0.6×	2.5k 0.8×	1.5k 0.5×	2.1k 0.9×	2.7k 1.2×	189	7.5k
Richard P. Stumpf United States	48	4.7k 1.0×	1.6k 0.5×	2.6k 0.9×	2.9k 1.2×	1.2k 0.6×	138	7.9k
Zhongping Lee United States	54	9.4k 2.0×	2.6k 0.8×	1.5k 0.5×	3.5k 1.5×	3.2k 1.5×	228	11.9k
Yunlin Zhang China	69	9.6k 2.0×	4.9k 1.5×	8.1k 2.6×	5.1k 2.1×	2.1k 1.0×	388	16.8k
Guangwei Zhu China	55	6.8k 1.4×	3.3k 1.1×	7.6k 2.5×	3.5k 1.5×	746 0.3×	230	11.9k
Patrick L. Brezonik United States	47	2.3k 0.5×	2.6k 0.8×	2.5k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	152	7.9k
Nima Pahlevan United States	28	2.6k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	1.6k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	74	4.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Hongtao Duan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hongtao Duan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hongtao Duan

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

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Chen, Wei, Caihong Xu, Xin Ji, et al.. (2025). Near-infrared fluorogenic RNA for in vivo imaging and sensing. Nature Communications. 16(1). 518–518. 11 indexed citations

Zhang, Yuzhen, Richard Ma, Xiaoyu Zhang, et al.. (2025). Association between systemic immune inflammation index and adolescent obesity in a cross-sectional analysis. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 6439–6439. 3 indexed citations

Li, Han, et al.. (2025). A Comprehensive Analysis of Soil Erosion in Coastal Areas Based on an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Deep Learning Approach. Sustainability. 17(3). 1261–1261. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Dong, et al.. (2024). Human Management Decreased Suspended Particle Size in the Loess Plateau Rivers during the 1980s to the 2010s. Sustainability. 16(2). 799–799.

Liu, Dong, et al.. (2024). Eutrophication exacerbated organic pollution in lakes across China during the 1980s–2010s. Water Research. 268(Pt B). 122782–122782. 11 indexed citations

Qi, Tianci, Ming Shen, Juhua Luo, et al.. (2024). Spatiotemporal heterogeneity of lake carbon dioxide flux leads to substantial uncertainties in regional upscaling estimates. The Science of The Total Environment. 948. 174920–174920.

Qiu, Zhiqiang, et al.. (2024). Improving the observations of suspended sediment concentrations in rivers from Landsat to Sentinel-2 imagery. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 134. 104209–104209. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Dong, Kun� Shi, Peng Chen, et al.. (2024). Substantial increase of organic carbon storage in Chinese lakes. Nature Communications. 15(1). 8049–8049. 20 indexed citations

Cao, Zhigang, et al.. (2024). Influence of climate extremes on long-term changes in cyanobacterial blooms in a eutrophic and shallow lake. The Science of The Total Environment. 939. 173601–173601. 10 indexed citations

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Qiu, Yinguo, Jiacong Huang, Juhua Luo, et al.. (2024). Monitoring, simulation and early warning of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms: An upgraded framework for eutrophic lakes. Environmental Research. 264(Pt 1). 120296–120296. 23 indexed citations

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Xiao, Qitao, Yuan Zhou, Juhua Luo, et al.. (2023). Low carbon dioxide emissions from aquaculture farm of lake revealed by long-term measurements. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 363. 108851–108851. 10 indexed citations

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Liu, Dong, Shujie Yu, Kun� Shi, et al.. (2023). Mapping particulate organic carbon in lakes across China using OLCI/Sentinel-3 imagery. Water Research. 250. 121034–121034. 8 indexed citations

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Chen, Panpan, et al.. (2023). Can the establishment of a protected area improve the lacustrine environment? A case study of Lake Chaohu, China. Journal of Environmental Management. 342. 118152–118152. 11 indexed citations

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Shen, Ming, Zhigang Cao, Liqiang Xie, et al.. (2023). Microcystins risk assessment in lakes from space: Implications for SDG 6.1 evaluation. Water Research. 245. 120648–120648. 15 indexed citations

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Tan, Zhenyu, et al.. (2023). A three-step machine learning approach for algal bloom detection using stationary RGB camera images. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 122. 103421–103421. 9 indexed citations

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Han, Mei, et al.. (2020). Associations of rs2300782 CAMK4 , rs2292239 ERBB3 and rs10491034 ARHGAP22 with Diabetic Retinopathy Among Chinese Hui Population. DNA and Cell Biology. 39(3). 398–403. 2 indexed citations

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Xu, Jingping, Bai Zhang, Kaishan Song, et al.. (2008). [Bio-optical model of total suspended matter based on reflectance in the near infrared wave band for case-II waters].. PubMed. 28(10). 2273–7. 5 indexed citations

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Duan, Hongtao & Bai Zhang. (2006). Hyperspectral model of chlorophyll-a concentration in Nanhu lake in Changchun. Advances in Water Science. 1 indexed citations

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Duan, Hongtao. (2006). Hyperspectral data applied in monitoring and evaluating the water trophic state of Lake Chagan. Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae. 4 indexed citations

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Duan, Hongtao. (2002). A Study on Composition of Chrominum and Chrominum/Aluminum Complex Salts of Organic Salts as Crosslinkers for Aqueous Polymer Gels. Youtian huaxue. 2 indexed citations

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