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 Australia. 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

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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.

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, Yuxin Wang et al. Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →
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, Yue Tao et al. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental profile →
Applications of functionalized magnetic biochar in environmental remediation: A review

2022 190 citations Jianhua Qu, Jiajia Shi et al. Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →
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. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jianhua Qu China	46	3.5k	1.4k	1.2k	1.1k	977	143	5.8k
Honghong Lyu China	39	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 China	48	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 Malaysia	44	3.5k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	1.6k 1.4×	879 0.9×	231	7.3k
Giusy Lofrano Italy	36	2.7k 0.8×	873 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	949 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	104	5.6k
Dimitrios Kalderis Greece	37	2.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	850 0.9×	107	5.4k
Miao Li China	49	2.2k 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	833 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	214	6.7k
Zhao Jiang China	37	2.5k 0.7×	1.9k 1.3×	1.2k 1.0×	590 0.5×	736 0.8×	114	5.1k
Chensi Shen China	39	2.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	890 0.7×	787 0.7×	1.4k 1.4×	110	5.3k
Carlos Barrera-Díaz Mexico	45	3.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	776 0.6×	1.2k 1.1×	946 1.0×	201	6.8k
Mohammad Malakootian Iran	42	2.4k 0.7×	824 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	815 0.7×	972 1.0×	238	5.2k

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Liu, Xu, Qinghua Zheng, Wenqi Zhang, et al.. (2025). Ball-milled phosphate/micro zero-valent iron/biochar for lead and cadmium removal and stabilization in water and soil: Performance, mechanisms, and environmental applications. Separation and Purification Technology. 362. 131895–131895. 8 indexed citations

Qu, Jianhua, Jingyi Wang, Zhuoran Li, et al.. (2025). Surfactant-Triggered Alkyl-like Radical Formation in Anaerobic Thermally Activated Persulfate System for Deep Removal of Highly Chlorinated Contaminants. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(50). 27730–27739. 1 indexed citations

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

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

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

Zhang, Yue‐Biao, Lele Zhao, Jingru Chen, et al.. (2024). Ultra-strong adsorption of ammonia nitrogen from low-temperature and complex systems by Prussian blue analogue. Separation and Purification Technology. 355. 129700–129700. 5 indexed citations

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

Qu, Jianhua, Huiyao Li, Ziwei Li, et al.. (2024). Effective removal of Cr(VI) from water by ball milling sulfur-modified micron zero-valent iron：Influencing factors and removal mechanism. Environmental Research. 262. 119925–119925. 10 indexed citations

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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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, Ruolin Li, Di Wang, et al.. (2023). Conversion of agricultural waste to porous hydrochar for non-metallic activation of persulfate to phenol degradation via non-radical-dominated processes: Singlet oxygen and electron transfer. Journal of Cleaner Production. 419. 138216–138216. 10 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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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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Wang, Xiaojing, Peng Xu, Chunyan Yang, et al.. (2021). Enhanced 4-FP removal with MnFe2O4 catalysts under dielectric barrier discharge plasma: Economical synthesis, catalytic performance and degradation mechanism. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 414. 125602–125602. 45 indexed citations

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Yue, Tao, et al.. (2021). Distribution of rare earth elements (REEs) and their roles in plant growth: A review. Environmental Pollution. 298. 118540–118540. 127 indexed citations

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Qu, Jianhua, Yuxin Wang, Xue Tian, et al.. (2020). 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. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 401. 123292–123292. 376 indexed citations breakdown →

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Qu, Jianhua, Qingjuan Meng, Wei Han, et al.. (2020). Microwave-assisted synthesis of β-cyclodextrin functionalized celluloses for enhanced removal of Pb(II) from water: Adsorptive performance and mechanism exploration. The Science of The Total Environment. 752. 141854–141854. 71 indexed citations

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Qu, Jianhua, Modupe Sarah Akindolie, Yan Feng, et al.. (2020). One-pot hydrothermal synthesis of NaLa(CO3)2 decorated magnetic biochar for efficient phosphate removal from water: Kinetics, isotherms, thermodynamics, mechanisms and reusability exploration. Chemical Engineering Journal. 394. 124915–124915. 203 indexed citations

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