Huchuan Yan

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
40 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Huchuan Yan is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Water Science and Technology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Huchuan Yan has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 21 papers in Water Science and Technology and 18 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Huchuan Yan's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (30 papers), Advanced oxidation water treatment (21 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (8 papers). Huchuan Yan is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (30 papers), Advanced oxidation water treatment (21 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (8 papers). Huchuan Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, Saudi Arabia and Hong Kong. Huchuan Yan's co-authors include Cui Lai, Fuhang Xu, Xuerong Zhou, Yukui Fu, Lei Qin, Huan Yi, Mingming Zhang, Bisheng Li, Ling Li and Shiyu Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Water Research and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Huchuan Yan

39 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Peroxydisulfate activation by sulfur-doped ordered mesoporous carbon: Insight into the intrinsic relationship between defects and 1O2 generation

2022 208 citations Shiyu Liu, Cui Lai et al. Water Research profile →
Biochar-compost as a new option for soil improvement: Application in various problem soils

2023 147 citations Xuerong Zhou, Yukui Fu et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Huchuan Yan China	23	1.2k	832	783	370	252	40	1.8k
Shuaishuai Xin China	23	1.4k 1.1×	781 0.9×	930 1.2×	456 1.2×	410 1.6×	52	2.1k
Laura Clarizia Italy	20	1.3k 1.1×	836 1.0×	619 0.8×	263 0.7×	227 0.9×	41	1.8k
Xiuqin Huo China	21	1.7k 1.4×	1.2k 1.4×	788 1.0×	648 1.8×	271 1.1×	42	2.4k
Lichao Nengzi China	23	1.4k 1.1×	711 0.9×	1.1k 1.4×	284 0.8×	407 1.6×	55	2.0k
H. Cengiz Yatmaz Türkiye	25	1.3k 1.1×	970 1.2×	784 1.0×	292 0.8×	296 1.2×	57	2.2k
Chen‐Xuan Li China	20	1.2k 1.0×	566 0.7×	1.1k 1.5×	237 0.6×	547 2.2×	51	1.9k
Yinghao Ma China	9	1.1k 0.9×	524 0.6×	840 1.1×	164 0.4×	318 1.3×	11	1.5k
Dengjie Zhong China	25	707 0.6×	476 0.6×	702 0.9×	421 1.1×	304 1.2×	96	1.7k
Huixiang Shi China	23	854 0.7×	639 0.8×	557 0.7×	336 0.9×	246 1.0×	63	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Huchuan Yan

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

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Xu, Fuhang, Cui Lai, Mingming Zhang, et al.. (2025). Mechanistic insights into H2O2 activation by high-density iron single-atom catalysts for efficient water treatment: Surface-bound radical and singlet oxygen. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(5). 118931–118931. 1 indexed citations

Lai, Cui, Lei Qin, Mingming Zhang, et al.. (2025). Oxygen vacancy-assisted CuCo tandem catalyst boosts efficient electrocatalytic neutral ultralow-concentration nitrate to ammonia. Chemical Engineering Journal. 522. 168046–168046.

Huo, Xiuqin, et al.. (2025). Precise coordination and electronic structure regulates the high-selectivity oxidation pathways in peracetic acid activation: The ignored role of grain boundary. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 708. 139815–139815. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Fuhang, Cui Lai, Mingming Zhang, et al.. (2025). Enhanced activation of peroxide to generate singlet oxygen via boron-doped Cu single-atom catalysts for efficient water treatment. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 688. 421–431. 5 indexed citations

Ma, Dengsheng, Xiuqin Huo, Cui Lai, et al.. (2025). Hollow carbon nanocage-loaded Fe single-atom mediated electron transfer process for antibiotics removal: Coordination environment and mechanism investigation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 381. 125894–125894. 1 indexed citations

Huo, Xiuqin, Huchuan Yan, Dengsheng Ma, et al.. (2025). Research advances in electrochemical advanced oxidation processes based on persulfate: Activation mechanisms, optimization strategies of electrode materials, and water treatment applications. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 546. 217111–217111. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Shiyu, Cui Lai, Lei Qin, et al.. (2025). Peroxydisulfate activation by copper metal-organic framework derivatives: Deciphering the role of copper species. Environmental Research. 283. 122142–122142. 1 indexed citations

Lai, Cui, Neng Wang, Fuhang Xu, et al.. (2024). Pomelo peel biochar supported nZVI@Bi0 as a persulfate activator for the degradation of acetaminophen: Enhanced performance and degradation mechanism. Separation and Purification Technology. 350. 127966–127966. 15 indexed citations

Ma, Dengsheng, Huan Yi, Xiuqin Huo, et al.. (2024). Confinement strategies for the design of efficient heterogeneous Fenton-like catalysts: From nano-space to atomic scale. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 522. 216241–216241. 22 indexed citations

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Huo, Xiuqin, Huan Yi, Fuhang Xu, et al.. (2024). Reactive complexes mediated singlet oxygen production by MnO2 catalyzed peracetic acid: Characterization and DFT study. Chemical Engineering Journal. 497. 154571–154571. 25 indexed citations

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Deng, Hao, Yukui Fu, Jing Feng, et al.. (2024). Fe3O4@Fe2O3 carbon aerogel particle electrodes for three-dimensional electro-Fenton oxidation: A novel mechanism promoted by non-radical pathway. Separation and Purification Technology. 359. 130883–130883. 9 indexed citations

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Yan, Huchuan, Cui Lai, Shiyu Liu, et al.. (2023). Metal-carbon hybrid materials induced persulfate activation: Application, mechanism, and tunable reaction pathways. Water Research. 234. 119808–119808. 111 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xuerong, Eydhah Almatrafi, Shiyu Liu, et al.. (2023). Insight into the selection of oxidant in persulfate activation system: The effect of the target pollutant properties. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 460. 132363–132363. 12 indexed citations

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Li, Hanxi, Cui Lai, Zhen Wei, et al.. (2023). Strategies for improving the stability of perovskite for photocatalysis: A review of recent progress. Chemosphere. 344. 140395–140395. 31 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xuerong, Cui Lai, Eydhah Almatrafi, et al.. (2022). Unveiling the roles of dissolved organic matters derived from different biochar in biochar/persulfate system: Mechanism and toxicity. The Science of The Total Environment. 864. 161062–161062. 12 indexed citations

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Lai, Cui, Mengyi Xu, Fuhang Xu, et al.. (2022). An S-scheme CdS/K2Ta2O6 heterojunction photocatalyst for production of H2O2 from water and air. Chemical Engineering Journal. 452. 139070–139070. 98 indexed citations

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Liu, Shiyu, Cui Lai, Bisheng Li, et al.. (2021). Heteroatom doping in metal-free carbonaceous materials for the enhancement of persulfate activation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 427. 131655–131655. 162 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xuerong, Cui Lai, Shiyu Liu, et al.. (2021). Activation of persulfate by swine bone derived biochar: Insight into the specific role of different active sites and the toxicity of acetaminophen degradation pathways. The Science of The Total Environment. 807(Pt 3). 151059–151059. 39 indexed citations

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Lai, Cui, Huchuan Yan, Dongbo Wang, et al.. (2021). Facile synthesis of Mn, Ce co-doped g-C3N4 composite for peroxymonosulfate activation towards organic contaminant degradation. Chemosphere. 293. 133472–133472. 75 indexed citations

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Lai, Cui, Fuhang Xu, Mingming Zhang, et al.. (2021). Facile synthesis of CeO2/carbonate doped Bi2O2CO3 Z-scheme heterojunction for improved visible-light photocatalytic performance: Photodegradation of tetracycline and photocatalytic mechanism. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 588. 283–294. 156 indexed citations

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