Jianhua Qu

7.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
143 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Jianhua Qu is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Jianhua Qu has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Water Science and Technology, 40 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 35 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Jianhua Qu's work include Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (57 papers), Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (35 papers) and Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (34 papers). Jianhua Qu is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (57 papers), Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (35 papers) and Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (34 papers). Jianhua Qu collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and Russia. Jianhua Qu's co-authors include Ying Zhang, Yue Tao, Zhao Jiang, Guangshan Zhang, Qi Hu, Fengxia Deng, Lei Wang, Xue Tian, Qun Jiang and Fuxuan Bi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Jianhua Qu

139 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

KOH-activated porous bioc... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 2022 2022 2023 100 200 300
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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. KOH-activated porous biochar with high specific surface area for adsorptive removal of chromium (VI) and naphthalene from water: Affecting factors, mechanisms and reusability exploration
    2020 376 citations Jianhua Qu, Zhao Jiang et al. Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →
  2. Ball milling-assisted preparation of N-doped biochar loaded with ferrous sulfide as persulfate activator for phenol degradation: Multiple active sites-triggered radical/non-radical mechanism
    2022 204 citations Jianhua Qu, Xiubo Zhang et al. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental profile →
  3. Applications of functionalized magnetic biochar in environmental remediation: A review
    2022 190 citations Jianhua Qu, Jiajia Shi et al. Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →
  4. A multiple Kirkendall strategy for converting nanosized zero-valent iron to highly active Fenton-like catalyst for organics degradation
    2023 132 citations Jianhua Qu, Zhuoran Li et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Jianhua Qu 3.5k 1.4k 1.2k 1.1k 977 143 5.8k
Honghong Lyu 2.8k 0.8× 2.0k 1.4× 1.3k 1.1× 798 0.7× 1.2k 1.2× 110 6.0k
Zeng-Hui Diao 3.2k 0.9× 1.8k 1.3× 1.2k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 1.4k 1.4× 100 6.1k
Mohamed Hasnain Isa 3.5k 1.0× 1.5k 1.0× 1.2k 1.0× 1.6k 1.4× 879 0.9× 231 7.3k
Giusy Lofrano 2.7k 0.8× 873 0.6× 1.3k 1.0× 949 0.9× 1.1k 1.1× 104 5.6k
Dimitrios Kalderis 2.3k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 850 0.9× 107 5.4k
Miao Li 2.2k 0.6× 1.4k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 833 0.8× 1.2k 1.2× 214 6.7k
Zhao Jiang 2.5k 0.7× 1.9k 1.3× 1.2k 1.0× 590 0.5× 736 0.8× 114 5.1k
Chensi Shen 2.5k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 890 0.7× 787 0.7× 1.4k 1.4× 110 5.3k
Carlos Barrera-Díaz 3.5k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 776 0.6× 1.2k 1.1× 946 1.0× 201 6.8k
Seung Han Woo 3.0k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 884 0.7× 935 0.9× 1.2k 1.2× 106 5.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jianhua Qu

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jiang, Qun, et al.. (2025). N-doped carbon supported-Fe nanoparticles activating persulfate for highly efficient degradation of atrazine: Important contributions of non-radical pathways. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 78. 108655–108655. 1 indexed citations
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Tao, Yue, et al.. (2025). Link between gut damage and neurotoxicity with gender differences in zebrafish: Dibutyl phthalate-driven microbiota dysbiosis as a possible major cause. The Science of The Total Environment. 972. 179102–179102. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Bo, Ying Zhang, Xu Zhang, et al.. (2025). Enhanced Phytopathogen Biofilm Control in the Soybean Phyllosphere by the Phoresy of Bacteriophages Hitchhiking on Biocontrol Bacteria. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(21). 10334–10346.
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Li, Guie, Chunyan Yang, Qingzhu Zheng, et al.. (2025). A magnetically recyclable CoFe2O4/BiOBr S-scheme heterojunction for efficient photocatalytic degradation of diuron: Performance, durability and mechanism exploration. Chinese Chemical Letters. 37(1). 111207–111207. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Lei, Sui Wang, HaiFeng Su, et al.. (2024). Multi-omics profiling reveals elevated CO2-enhanced tolerance of Trifolium repens L. to lead stress through environment-plant-microbiome interactions. Environment International. 194. 109150–109150. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Yifan, Yan Li, Wei Liu, et al.. (2024). Development and optimization of an artificial neural network (ANN) model for predicting the cadmium fixation efficiency of biochar in soil. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(6). 114196–114196. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Yifan, Wei Liu, Boyu Zhang, et al.. (2024). Effective amendment of cadmium in water and soil before and after aging of nitrogen-doped biochar: Preparation optimization, removal efficiency and mechanism. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 477. 135356–135356. 11 indexed citations
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Shen, Tianyao, Yi Yang, Peng Wang, et al.. (2024). Enhancement mechanism of the DBDP self-Fenton-like system by lightweight fly ash ceramsite: Pore-making and electron transfer with CoFe-LDO. Chemical Engineering Journal. 488. 151126–151126. 25 indexed citations
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Qu, Jianhua, Qiyuan Wang, Guangshan Zhang, et al.. (2024). Enhanced degradation of organic contaminant with bamboo shoot skin-based Fe/N co-doped porous hydrochar via persulfate activation. Journal of Cleaner Production. 441. 140881–140881. 17 indexed citations
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Qu, Jianhua, Zhaolin Du, Lei Yue, et al.. (2023). Microwave-assisted one-pot preparation of magnetic cactus-derived hydrochar for efficient removal of lead(Ⅱ) and phenol from water: Performance and mechanism exploration. Bioresource Technology. 388. 129789–129789. 15 indexed citations
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Wang, Yifan, Di Wu, Wei Liu, et al.. (2023). The effect and spectral response mechanism of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in Pb(II) adsorption onto biochar. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 11(5). 111115–111115. 21 indexed citations
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Qu, Jianhua, Ruixin Liu, Xuewei Bi, et al.. (2023). Remediation of atrazine contaminated soil by microwave activated persulfate system: Performance, mechanism and DFT calculation. Journal of Cleaner Production. 399. 136546–136546. 70 indexed citations
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Qu, Jianhua, Qingjuan Meng, Peng Wei, et al.. (2023). Application of functionalized biochar for adsorption of organic pollutants from environmental media: Synthesis strategies, removal mechanisms and outlook. Journal of Cleaner Production. 423. 138690–138690. 80 indexed citations
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Qi, Yutong, Jun Wang, Xiaohong Hou, et al.. (2023). Multifunctional absorbents for oily pollution control and mechanistic insights with theoretical simulation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 471. 144466–144466. 36 indexed citations
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Qu, Jianhua, Zhuoran Li, Fuxuan Bi, et al.. (2023). A multiple Kirkendall strategy for converting nanosized zero-valent iron to highly active Fenton-like catalyst for organics degradation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(39). e2304552120–e2304552120. 132 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shen, Tianyao, Ke Tian, Letian Li, et al.. (2023). Application of nickel foam supported Cu–MnO2 in microwave enhanced Fenton-like process for p-nitrophenol removal: Degradation, synergy and mechanism insight. Journal of Cleaner Production. 397. 136442–136442. 70 indexed citations
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Wang, Honggang, Wentao Shi, Yanyan Liu, et al.. (2023). Dual-functional biochar-supported iron trinitrophthalocyanine for tetracycline removal. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 389. 122933–122933. 4 indexed citations
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Shen, Tianyao, Peng Wang, Xiaojing Wang, et al.. (2023). Layered double oxide/copper foam actuates dielectric barrier discharge plasma via electron transport: Exploring the reactive species evolution and diuron disassembly routes. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 336. 122950–122950. 21 indexed citations
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Qu, Jianhua, Min Dong, Fuxuan Bi, et al.. (2022). Microwave-assisted one-pot synthesis of β-cyclodextrin modified biochar for stabilization of Cd and Pb in soil. Journal of Cleaner Production. 346. 131165–131165. 60 indexed citations
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Chai, Hua, Chunyan Yang, Peng Xu, et al.. (2022). Enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity with Fe2O3–ZnO@C/g-C3N4 heterojunction: Characterization, kinetics, and mechanisms. Journal of Cleaner Production. 377. 134511–134511. 29 indexed citations

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