Houzhang Tan

7.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
188 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

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Houzhang Tan is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Geochemistry and Petrology and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Houzhang Tan has authored 188 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 131 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 64 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology and 50 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Houzhang Tan's work include Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (129 papers), Coal and Its By-products (64 papers) and Coal Properties and Utilization (33 papers). Houzhang Tan is often cited by papers focused on Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (129 papers), Coal and Its By-products (64 papers) and Coal Properties and Utilization (33 papers). Houzhang Tan collaborates with scholars based in China, Croatia and United States. Houzhang Tan's co-authors include Xuebin Wang, Yanqing Niu, Shien Hui, Shuanghui Deng, Hrvoje Mikulčić, Neven Duić, Yibin Wang, Bo Wei, Renhui Ruan and Tongmo Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Bioresource Technology and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Houzhang Tan

177 papers receiving 6.0k 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.

Ash-related issues during biomass combustion: Alkali-induced slagging, silicate melt-induced slagging (ash fusion), agglomeration, corrosion, ash utilization, and related countermeasures

2015 855 citations Yanqing Niu, Houzhang Tan et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Houzhang Tan China	42	3.8k	2.0k	1.6k	1.2k	962	188	6.1k
Guangsuo Yu China	46	5.7k 1.5×	1.7k 0.8×	3.4k 2.2×	1.4k 1.2×	1.6k 1.7×	411	8.7k
Defu Che China	43	4.0k 1.1×	1.2k 0.6×	2.6k 1.7×	1.8k 1.5×	1.3k 1.3×	363	6.8k
Larry Baxter United States	40	5.0k 1.3×	1.6k 0.8×	2.1k 1.3×	1.5k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	114	7.8k
Minghou Xu China	54	5.6k 1.5×	2.3k 1.2×	3.3k 2.1×	863 0.7×	2.1k 2.2×	297	10.4k
Peter Arendt Jensen Denmark	56	8.7k 2.3×	2.2k 1.1×	4.0k 2.6×	1.6k 1.3×	1.8k 1.8×	198	11.3k
Shien Hui China	32	2.5k 0.6×	902 0.5×	926 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	671 0.7×	128	3.8k
J.O.L. Wendt United States	41	2.1k 0.5×	1.8k 0.9×	507 0.3×	1.2k 1.0×	730 0.8×	144	4.7k
Mingming Zhu China	41	2.3k 0.6×	533 0.3×	1.1k 0.7×	551 0.5×	1.2k 1.2×	186	4.9k
Jianglong Yu China	52	5.7k 1.5×	1.4k 0.7×	3.4k 2.1×	770 0.6×	2.4k 2.5×	270	10.5k
Behdad Moghtaderi Australia	51	5.3k 1.4×	682 0.3×	3.7k 2.3×	2.1k 1.8×	1.8k 1.9×	297	10.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Houzhang Tan

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Zhang, Jiaye, Xiangdong Li, Hui Lin, et al.. (2025). Investigating the pyrolysis of large biomass particle streams in CO2/H2O atmosphere at high heating rates: A modeling approach. Fuel. 392. 134878–134878.

Yao, Xin, Su Zhang, Hanlin Zhang, et al.. (2025). Numerical study on oxy-fuel combustion of coal pre-gasification products in cement calciner. Applied Thermal Engineering. 275. 126901–126901.

Zhang, Hanlin, et al.. (2025). Improving the Flexibility of Coal-Fired Power Plants via a Pre-Gasification Burner with Ultra-Enhanced Flame Stability. Engineering.

Zhang, Hanlin, et al.. (2024). CFD modeling and industry application of a self-preheating pulverized coal burner of high coal concentration and enhanced combustion stability under ultra-low load. Applied Thermal Engineering. 253. 123831–123831. 15 indexed citations

Ruan, Renhui, et al.. (2024). Effects of secondary and tertiary air on reducing fine mode particles and NO during gasification-combustion of coal in a self-sustained furnace. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 187. 292–304. 3 indexed citations

Mao, Hui, Nebojša Manić, Dragoslava Stojiljković, et al.. (2024). Process system simulation of coupled pyrolysis disposal of domestic waste in coal-fired boiler and pilot study on dioxin emission. Applied Thermal Engineering. 253. 123832–123832. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Xiaoxiao, Shilin Yu, Yingjie Zhang, et al.. (2024). Assisting denitrification and strengthening combustion by using ammonia/coal binary fuel gasification-combustion: Effects of injecting position and air distribution. Energy. 312. 133609–133609. 2 indexed citations

Deng, Shuanghui, et al.. (2024). Investigation on co-combustion characteristics of Zhundong coal with coal slime: Combustion behavior, ash fusion and synergistic effect. Applied Thermal Engineering. 261. 125196–125196. 7 indexed citations

Zhao, Xu, et al.. (2024). Effect of the water washing pretreatment on biomass pyrolysis in CO2 atmosphere. Journal of the Energy Institute. 115. 101697–101697. 3 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xu, et al.. (2024). Effect of calcium-based additives on NO release of coals under different combustion modes. Journal of the Energy Institute. 113. 101528–101528. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hanlin, Yongqiang Chen, Hrvoje Mikulčić, et al.. (2023). Preheating pyrolysis-char combustion characteristics and kinetic analysis of ultra-low calorific value coal gangue: Thermogravimetric study. Applied Thermal Engineering. 229. 120583–120583. 19 indexed citations

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Wang, Zongyi, et al.. (2023). Emission characteristics of coal gasification fine slag direct combustion and co-firing with coal. Journal of Environmental Management. 344. 118498–118498. 20 indexed citations

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Zhang, Man, et al.. (2023). Insight of microbial degradation of n-hexadecane and n-heneicosane in soil during natural attenuation and bioaugmentation by Compound-specific Stable Isotope Analysis (CSIA). Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 11(3). 109755–109755. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Falin, et al.. (2023). Water Wall Tubes’ High Temperature Corrosion Root Cause Investigation: A 300 MW Level Boiler Case. Energies. 16(4). 1767–1767. 7 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yiming, Houzhang Tan, Yanqing Niu, et al.. (2018). Modelling study on the effect of ash fusion characteristics on the biomass slagging behavior. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7 indexed citations

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Mikulčić, Hrvoje, et al.. (2017). Using an Advanced Numerical Technique for Improving Pulverized Coal Combustion inside an Industrial Furnace. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations

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Mikulčić, Hrvoje, Xuebin Wang, Milan Vujanović, Houzhang Tan, & Neven Duić. (2015). Mitigation of Climate Change by Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Cement Industry. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations

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Wang, Xuebin, Zhongfa Hu, Shuanghui Deng, Yingying Xiong, & Houzhang Tan. (2014). Effect of biomass/coal co-firing and air staging on NOx emission and combustion efficiency in a drop tube furnace. Energy Procedia. 61. 2331–2334. 25 indexed citations

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Niu, Yanqing, et al.. (2012). Further study on biomass ash characteristics at elevated ashing temperatures: The evolution of K, Cl, S and the ash fusion characteristics. Bioresource Technology. 129. 642–645. 82 indexed citations

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Tan, Houzhang, Xuebin Wang, Yanqing Niu, & Tongmo Xu. (2010). Influence of metal elements on the evolution of CO and CH 4 during the pyrolysis of sawdust. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 9(3). 331–339. 3 indexed citations

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