Ji Li

6.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
221 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Ji Li is a scholar working on Pollution, Water Science and Technology and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Ji Li has authored 221 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Pollution, 66 papers in Water Science and Technology and 40 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Ji Li's work include Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (48 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (35 papers) and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (28 papers). Ji Li is often cited by papers focused on Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (48 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (35 papers) and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (28 papers). Ji Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Ji Li's co-authors include Jinze Lyu, Shuo Wang, Wenyi Dong, Zhengtao Liu, Xiaonan Wang, Xiaolei Zhang, Qing X. Li, Xiaolei Zhang, Wei Song and Tao Song and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Analytical Chemistry and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Ji Li

213 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

A review of research progress of heterotrophic nitrification and aerobic denitrification microorganisms (HNADMs)

2021 257 citations Ji Li, Wenyi Dong et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ji Li China	39	2.1k	1.2k	912	859	757	221	5.1k
Po‐Heng Lee Hong Kong	38	1.6k 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	874 1.0×	658 0.8×	786 1.0×	105	4.6k
Young‐Ho Ahn South Korea	32	1.9k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	866 0.9×	680 0.8×	658 0.9×	166	5.4k
Shou‐Qing Ni China	43	2.6k 1.3×	1.3k 1.1×	510 0.6×	752 0.9×	888 1.2×	167	4.6k
Liping Lou China	45	1.9k 0.9×	1.4k 1.2×	840 0.9×	546 0.6×	1.2k 1.5×	115	5.9k
Faqian Sun China	38	2.0k 1.0×	982 0.8×	653 0.7×	528 0.6×	573 0.8×	106	4.2k
Beihai Zhou China	37	1.5k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	882 1.0×	688 0.8×	863 1.1×	147	4.2k
Yangguo Zhao China	43	3.0k 1.4×	1.0k 0.9×	832 0.9×	1.2k 1.4×	804 1.1×	193	5.1k
Fang Fang China	38	2.3k 1.1×	1.6k 1.3×	419 0.5×	1.1k 1.2×	721 1.0×	194	4.7k
Hui Lü China	45	3.5k 1.7×	1.9k 1.6×	794 0.9×	1.1k 1.3×	986 1.3×	144	6.9k
Guanglei Qiu China	41	2.3k 1.1×	2.0k 1.7×	488 0.5×	1.1k 1.3×	680 0.9×	126	4.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Ji Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ji Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ji Li

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Xu, Pengxiang, et al.. (2025). The impacts of aeration modes and rates on nitrogen conversion and bacterial community composition in a 90-m3 silo composting reactor. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 39. 104265–104265. 2 indexed citations

Lü, Hao, Ji Li, Xinxing Wang, et al.. (2025). Electrospun FeVO4 nanofibers-based gas sensor with high selectivity and fast-response towards n-butanol. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 433. 137515–137515. 6 indexed citations

Yu, Weiwei, Yuanxin Liu, Jiang Hu, et al.. (2025). Enhanced degradation of carbamazepine in water by a chitosan-supported tea polyphenols/nano-zero-valent iron system: Mechanistic insights and toxicological risk assessment. Journal of Cleaner Production. 537. 147200–147200.

Li, Ji, Zhiyu Xia, Zhichao Zhou, et al.. (2025). Leaf-vein-inspired efficient and harmless multifunctional full-biomass aerogel for water remediation: Adsorption of multiple pollutants and oil-water separation. Water Research. 289(Pt B). 124905–124905.

Lyu, Jinze, et al.. (2025). Interfacial charge transfer mediated by bridging and terminal hydroxyls on the (001) and (101) facets of TiO2 in the photocatalytic degradation of toluene. Environmental Research. 277. 121649–121649. 1 indexed citations

Li, Huijun, Ji Li, Lina Zhou, et al.. (2025). Fluorophilic N, S self-doped porous carbon electrodes derived from biomass gelatin for electro-Fenton degradation of GenX. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(2). 115386–115386.

Xie, Fei, Xiaogang Li, Philip Antwi, et al.. (2024). Synergistic electro-thermal enhancement of nitrogen removal in an iron-based Anammox system at low temperatures. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 67. 106140–106140. 1 indexed citations

Li, Ji, Azher M. Abed, Mohammed A. Alghassab, et al.. (2024). Environmental protection and sustainable waste-to-energy scheme through plastic waste gasification in a combined heat and power system. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 190. 1562–1574. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Feifei, Liang Zhang, Hongjie Wang, et al.. (2024). Efficient degradation of haloacetic acids by vacuum ultraviolet-activated peroxymonosulfate: Kinetics, mechanisms and theoretical calculations. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 478. 135539–135539. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Yan, et al.. (2024). Low-carbon emitting Fe-cycle recovery of battery-grade FePO4 from biogas slurry for Li-battery application. Chemical Engineering Journal. 496. 154131–154131. 1 indexed citations

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Cheng, Xichuang, Feng Chi, Zhiqiang Li, et al.. (2024). Efficient and comprehensive utilization of sugarcane bagasse components through vanillic acid pretreatment. Chemical Engineering Journal. 493. 152719–152719. 7 indexed citations

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Huang, Da‐Wei, Bing Li, Yong Qiu, & Ji Li. (2023). Distribution and co-occurrence of antibiotic resistance genes and bacterial pathogens in the effluent of decentralized sewage treatment systems in China. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 180. 105596–105596. 5 indexed citations

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Liu, Yao, Yibo Zhang, Lihua Yan, et al.. (2023). Mini-hydrocyclone performance enhancement in removing small-size microplastics using flocculants. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 53. 103755–103755. 12 indexed citations

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Lyu, Jinze, et al.. (2023). Construction of triphase interface for catalytic ozonation of polluted water. Chemosphere. 339. 139545–139545. 6 indexed citations

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Chen, Wenjie, Yuan Chang, Xiong Shi, et al.. (2023). Comparing the bacterial composition, succession and assembly patterns in plastisphere and kitchen waste composting with PLA/PBAT blends. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 454. 131405–131405. 42 indexed citations

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Zhang, Haichuan, et al.. (2023). Designing a dual-functional ultrathin ZIF-L@GO adsorbent for simultaneous removal of phosphate and tetracycline hydrochloride: Adsorption capacity and mechanism. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 683. 132851–132851. 6 indexed citations

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Chen, Bohan, et al.. (2023). Enhanced phosphorus removal from biological secondary effluent using denitrifying phosphorus-removal granular sludge. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 57. 104584–104584. 8 indexed citations

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Chen, Sisi, Jiangfeng Chen, Xiankai Wang, et al.. (2023). Footprints of total coliforms, faecal coliforms and E. coli in a wastewater treatment plant and the probabilistic assessment and reduction of E. coli infection risks. The Science of The Total Environment. 900. 165845–165845. 12 indexed citations

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Chen, Shuo, Liying Wang, Shuai Zhang, et al.. (2023). Soil organic carbon stability mediate soil phosphorus in greenhouse vegetable soil by shifting phoD-harboring bacterial communities and keystone taxa. The Science of The Total Environment. 873. 162400–162400. 20 indexed citations

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Wang, Shuo, et al.. (2018). Deep dewatering process of sludge by chemical conditioning and its potential influence on wastewater treatment plants. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 26(33). 33838–33846. 20 indexed citations

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