Leilei Dai

7.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
117 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Leilei Dai is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Leilei Dai has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 38 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 23 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Leilei Dai's work include Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (71 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (39 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (30 papers). Leilei Dai is often cited by papers focused on Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (71 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (39 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (30 papers). Leilei Dai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Leilei Dai's co-authors include Roger Ruan, Yunpu Wang, Yuhuan Liu, Paul Chen, Zhenting Yu, Qiuhao Wu, Liangliang Fan, Lin Jiang, Kirk Cobb and Yuhuan Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Leilei Dai

115 papers receiving 5.9k 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 on catalytic pyrolysis of plastic wastes to high-value products

2022 359 citations Yujie Peng, Yunpu Wang et al. Energy Conversion and Management profile →
Pyrolysis technology for plastic waste recycling: A state-of-the-art review

2022 300 citations Leilei Dai, Nan Zhou et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Leilei Dai	4.4k	1.8k	1.4k	1.0k	744	117	6.0k
Jale Yanık	4.3k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	696 0.7×	709 1.0×	105	6.5k
Joo-Sik Kim	3.2k 0.7×	923 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	808 0.8×	800 1.1×	76	4.4k
Roberto Aguado	3.4k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	949 0.7×	561 0.5×	915 1.2×	101	5.4k
Jon Álvarez	3.6k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	691 0.7×	528 0.7×	64	5.1k
Hanwu Lei	6.8k 1.6×	2.9k 1.6×	1.6k 1.2×	1.3k 1.3×	1.2k 1.6×	154	9.9k
Ayşe Eren Pütün	4.7k 1.1×	1.2k 0.6×	855 0.6×	929 0.9×	792 1.1×	78	6.4k
Jude A. Onwudili	3.3k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	651 0.6×	480 0.6×	109	4.7k
Jingai Shao	3.4k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	769 0.6×	712 0.7×	310 0.4×	134	5.7k
Xuesong Zhang	2.7k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	614 0.5×	462 0.4×	348 0.5×	96	4.0k
Tao Kan	3.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	567 0.4×	718 0.7×	252 0.3×	68	4.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leilei Dai

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Santos, Grazielle Emanuella de Souza dos, Leilei Dai, Suman Lata, et al.. (2025). Catalytic Microwave-Assisted Co-Pyrolysis of soybean husk and HDPE: Optimization, Kinetics, and enhanced bio-oil production using ZSM-5. Energy Conversion and Management. 327. 119582–119582. 8 indexed citations

Zhang, Yue, Yansen Xu, Roger Ruan, et al.. (2025). Preparation of highly selective olefins from pyrolyzed ground film plastics catalyzed by fishbone-based catalysts. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 201. 107565–107565. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Yue, Jie Yang, Roger Ruan, et al.. (2025). Catalytic co-pyrolysis of cotton stalks and ground film plastic using fishbone-based metal catalysts: Enhanced production of olefins and aromatics. Chemical Engineering Journal. 521. 166274–166274. 1 indexed citations

Dai, Leilei, Kirk Cobb, Yanling Cheng, et al.. (2024). Improving carbon-reduced catalytic gasification of microalgae for biohydrogen production. Algal Research. 84. 103797–103797. 2 indexed citations

Dong, Shu, Lu Gan, Yue Zhang, et al.. (2024). A solid acid derived from fishbone catalyzes the hydrolysis of cellulose into nanocellulose. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 275(Pt 2). 133903–133903. 6 indexed citations

Shafaghat, Hoda, Shule Wang, Leilei Dai, et al.. (2024). Kinetic investigation on the catalytic pyrolysis of plastic fractions of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE): A mathematical deconvolution approach. Waste Management. 187. 156–166. 7 indexed citations

Zhu, Yuqing, Shengfeng Peng, Sixian Peng, et al.. (2024). Fiber complex‐stabilized high‐internal‐phase emulsion for allicin encapsulation: microstructure, stability, and thermal‐responsive properties. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 105(2). 1116–1125. 3 indexed citations

Dong, Shu, Yue Zhang, Lu Gan, et al.. (2024). Nanocellulose synthesis via synergistic application of solid acid and cellulase. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 291. 139158–139158.

Dai, Leilei, Hailong Zhao, Nan Zhou, et al.. (2023). Catalytic microwave-assisted pyrolysis of plastic waste to produce naphtha for a circular economy. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 198. 107154–107154. 17 indexed citations

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Jiang, Yanting, Zhendong Yu, Yuancai Lv, et al.. (2023). Insights to PFOS elimination with peroxydisulfate activation mediated by boron modified Fe/C catalysts: Enhancing mechanism of boron and PFOS degradation pathway. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 652(Pt B). 1743–1755. 13 indexed citations

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Zou, Rongge, Chenxi Wang, Moriko Qian, et al.. (2023). Catalytic fast co-pyrolysis of Douglas Fir and low-density polyethylene with nanocellulose-derived carbon catalyst for enhancing selectivity of hydrogen in syngas and mono-aromatic hydrocarbon in bio-oil products. Chemical Engineering Journal. 474. 145640–145640. 17 indexed citations

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Dai, Leilei, Marcos A.S. Barrozo, Luiz Gustavo Martins Vieira, et al.. (2023). Bio-fuel production from catalytic microwave-assisted pyrolysis of the microalgae Schizochytrium limacinum in a tandem catalytic bed. Chemical Engineering Journal. 478. 147223–147223. 14 indexed citations

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Ke, Linyao, Qiuhao Wu, Nan Zhou, et al.. (2022). Lignocellulosic biomass pyrolysis for aromatic hydrocarbons production: Pre and in-process enhancement methods. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 165. 112607–112607. 68 indexed citations

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Peng, Yujie, Yunpu Wang, Linyao Ke, et al.. (2022). A review on catalytic pyrolysis of plastic wastes to high-value products. Energy Conversion and Management. 254. 115243–115243. 359 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wu, Qiuhao, Lin Jiang, Yunpu Wang, et al.. (2021). Pyrolysis of soybean soapstock for hydrocarbon bio-oil over a microwave-responsive catalyst in a series microwave system. Bioresource Technology. 341. 125800–125800. 8 indexed citations

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Wang, Yunpu, Shumei Zhang, Qiuhao Wu, et al.. (2019). Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of vegetable oil soapstock: Comparative study of rapeseed, sunflower, corn, soybean, rice, and peanut oil soapstock. International journal of agricultural and biological engineering. 12(6). 202–208. 1 indexed citations

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Dai, Leilei, Liangliang Fan, Dengle Duan, et al.. (2017). Production of hydrocarbon-rich bio-oil from soapstock via fast microwave-assisted catalytic pyrolysis. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 125. 356–362. 40 indexed citations

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Wang, Yunpu, Leilei Dai, Liangliang Fan, et al.. (2016). Microwave-assisted catalytic fast co-pyrolysis of bamboo sawdust and waste tire for bio-oil production. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 123. 224–228. 73 indexed citations

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Wang, Yunpu, Liangliang Fan, Leilei Dai, et al.. (2015). Synthesis of biodiesel using ZrO2 polycrystalline ceramic foam catalyst in a tubular reactor. 17(3). 67–75.

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Dai, Leilei. (2006). Simulation of Recurrent Congestion Diffusion of Urban Arterial Street. Computer Communications. 2 indexed citations

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