How Yong Ng

14.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
262 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

About

How Yong Ng is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, How Yong Ng has authored 262 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in Water Science and Technology, 94 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 80 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in How Yong Ng's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (133 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (69 papers) and Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (56 papers). How Yong Ng is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (133 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (69 papers) and Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (56 papers). How Yong Ng collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, China and South Korea. How Yong Ng's co-authors include Say Leong Ong, Xueqing Shi, Olivier Lefebvre, Tze Chiang Albert Ng, Sunita Varjani, Kok Kwang Ng, Zhi Huang, Shujuan Huang, In Seop Chang and Lai Yoke Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

How Yong Ng

250 papers receiving 11.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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. A critical review on advances in the practices and perspectives for the treatment of dye industry wastewater
    2020 511 citations Sunita Varjani, Huu Hao Ngo et al. profile →
  2. Microbial degradation of dyes: An overview
    2020 421 citations Sunita Varjani, How Yong Ng et al. Bioresource Technology profile →

Peers

How Yong Ng
Jinxing Ma China
Tian C. Zhang United States
Zhichao Wu China
Defeng Xing China
Baoqiang Liao Canada
Nengwu Zhu China
Nanqi Ren China
Hee‐Deung Park South Korea
A. Saravanan India
Wun Jern Ng Singapore
Jinxing Ma China
How Yong Ng
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Countries citing papers authored by How Yong Ng

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Fields of papers citing papers by How Yong Ng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of How Yong Ng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of How Yong Ng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of How Yong Ng 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 How Yong Ng. How Yong Ng 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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Song, Weilong, et al.. (2025). Efficient, facile and recyclable coating strategy to improve heavy metals removal by UF membrane in drinking water purification. Separation and Purification Technology. 363. 131995–131995. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yang, Liang Duan, How Yong Ng, & Slawomir W. Hermanowicz. (2025). The New Water Treatment Technology Based on the “Water–Energy–Carbon Nexus” Achieving Carbon Neutrality in Wastewater Treatment Plants. ACS ES&T Water. 5(4). 1511–1513. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Xinhui, et al.. (2025). Deciphering membrane biofouling induced by micro-/nano-plastics in nanofiltration: Metagenomic insights and spacer-driven mitigations. Water Research. 281. 123682–123682. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Boyan, et al.. (2024). Hybrid model composed of machine learning and ASM3 predicts performance of industrial wastewater treatment. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 65. 105888–105888. 7 indexed citations
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Sharma, Poonam, Janmejai Kumar Srivastava, Kusum Dhakar, et al.. (2024). Harnessing microbial potentials by advancing bioremediation of PAHs through molecular insights and genetics. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 194. 105861–105861. 9 indexed citations
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Cao, Siyu, Yufei Shu, Li Wang, et al.. (2024). Controlling nanomaterial distribution and aggregation in thin-film nanocomposite membranes: Role of substrate pore's relative size with nanomaterials. Chinese Chemical Letters. 36(10). 110793–110793. 2 indexed citations
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Ng, How Yong, et al.. (2024). Recommendation on the selection of powdered activated carbon as carrier to enhance performance of polymeric UF membrane. Journal of Membrane Science. 713. 123226–123226. 3 indexed citations
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Song, Weilong, et al.. (2024). New insights into biofouling worsening induced by salinity stress in membrane bioreactor: Response of quorum sensing system and its regulation role. Chemical Engineering Journal. 500. 156877–156877. 5 indexed citations
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Park, Hyeona, et al.. (2024). Polysulfone-reinforced quorum quenching media with silica cage encapsulation: Advancing biofouling control in anaerobic membrane bioreactors. Journal of Membrane Science. 717. 123588–123588. 1 indexed citations
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Gaur, Vivek Kumar, А. V. Telegin, Ravindra Singh Thakur, et al.. (2024). Unlocking the potential of food waste chemistry for biodegradable plastics production: Recent advancements, perspectives, and life-cycle assessment. Trends in Food Science & Technology. 156. 104836–104836. 3 indexed citations
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Oliva, Giuseppina, Antonio Buonerba, Antonis A. Zorpas, et al.. (2024). Integration of Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) and algal PhotoBioReactors (aPBR) for achieving carbon neutrality in wastewater treatment. The Science of The Total Environment. 955. 177012–177012. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Chao, Yu Yang, Chung‐Hak Lee, et al.. (2024). Functionalization of seawater reverse osmosis membrane with quorum sensing inhibitor to regulate microbial community and mitigate membrane biofouling. Water Research. 253. 121358–121358. 17 indexed citations
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Huang, Shujuan, et al.. (2024). From waste to wealth: Exploring the effect of particle size on biopolymer harvesting from aerobic granular sludge. Bioresource Technology. 418. 131977–131977. 5 indexed citations
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Su, Qingxian, Carlos Domingo‐Félez, Zhi Mei, et al.. (2024). Formation and Fate of Reactive Nitrogen during Biological Nitrogen Removal from Water: Important Yet Often Ignored Chemical Aspects of the Nitrogen Cycle. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(51). 22480–22501. 9 indexed citations
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Liu, Fangyuan, Rui Zhou, Chunpeng Zhang, et al.. (2023). Critical review on the pulsed electrochemical technologies for wastewater treatment: Fundamentals, current trends, and future studies. Chemical Engineering Journal. 479. 147588–147588. 27 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhixiao, Tze Chiang Albert Ng, Qilin Gu, et al.. (2020). Ultrathin TiO2 microfiltration membranes supported on a holey intermediate layer to raise filtration performance. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 41(2). 1622–1628. 14 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhixiao, Tze Chiang Albert Ng, Qilin Gu, et al.. (2019). Highly permeable Al 2 O 3 microfiltration membranes with holey interior structure achieved through sacrificial C particles. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 103(5). 3361–3372. 12 indexed citations
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Koh, Angel T. T., et al.. (2011). Properties of laser fabricated nanostructured Cu/diamond-like carbon composite. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 26(21). 2761–2771. 12 indexed citations

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