Liang Zhu

8.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
231 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Liang Zhu is a scholar working on Pollution, Water Science and Technology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Liang Zhu has authored 231 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Pollution, 67 papers in Water Science and Technology and 47 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Liang Zhu's work include Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (95 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (42 papers) and Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (38 papers). Liang Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (95 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (42 papers) and Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (38 papers). Liang Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and India. Liang Zhu's co-authors include Xiangyang Xu, Mei-le Lv, Yun Kong, Han-ying Qi, Xiangyang Xu, Zhiming Zhang, Caiqin Wang, Yanwen Yu, Zhuodong Yu and Bo Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Liang Zhu

214 papers receiving 6.6k 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.

Component analysis of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) during aerobic sludge granulation using FTIR and 3D-EEM technologies

2012 384 citations Liang Zhu, Han-ying Qi et al. Bioresource Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Liang Zhu China	44	3.1k	2.1k	1.4k	1.4k	1.3k	231	6.7k
Liang Guo China	47	3.7k 1.2×	1.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	955 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	216	6.8k
Hui Lü China	45	3.5k 1.1×	1.9k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	904 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	144	6.9k
Chuan Chen China	47	3.1k 1.0×	1.0k 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	807 0.6×	215	6.6k
Fang Fang China	47	2.7k 0.9×	1.9k 0.9×	961 0.7×	906 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	165	5.7k
Young Mo Kim South Korea	47	2.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	582 0.4×	824 0.6×	260	7.8k
Dongsheng Shen China	48	2.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	1.7k 1.3×	1.4k 1.0×	1.8k 1.4×	353	7.9k
Hardy Temmink Netherlands	51	3.6k 1.2×	2.9k 1.4×	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	2.3k 1.8×	123	7.2k
Bing-Feng Liu China	53	2.4k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	2.4k 1.7×	1.9k 1.4×	966 0.7×	235	8.3k
Di Wu China	44	3.0k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	900 0.7×	1.5k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	197	6.0k
Tao Liu China	46	3.2k 1.0×	1.1k 0.5×	890 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	1.6k 1.2×	236	6.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Liang Zhu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Liang Zhu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liang Zhu

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wang, Jingyi, et al.. (2025). Spatial heterogeneity of EPS-mediated microplastic aggregation in phycosphere shapes polymer-specific Trojan horse effects. Water Research. 281. 123686–123686. 3 indexed citations

Zhu, Liang, et al.. (2025). Spatiotemporal variations of phosphorus fraction and distribution in Sichuan section mainstem in the upper Yangtze River with impoundment of Xiangjiaba Reservoir in the lower Jinsha River. The Science of The Total Environment. 965. 178608–178608.

Xia, Rong, Jingqiu Liao, Liang Zhu, et al.. (2025). Bacterium–Phage Interactions Enhance Biofilm Resilience during Membrane Filtration Biofouling under Oxidative and Hydraulic Stresses. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(17). 8614–8628. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Jianxun, et al.. (2024). Microbial synergy achieving simultaneous nitrification-denitrification (SND) in salt-tolerant aerobic granular sludge. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 60. 105138–105138. 11 indexed citations

Liu, Chen‐Fei, Liang Zhu, Wei Zhang, et al.. (2024). Novel catalytic membrane based on γ-FeOOH@PVDF/peroxymonosulfate for efficient ammonia recovery: Self-cleaning mechanism and emerging organic contaminant degradation performance. Chemical Engineering Journal. 498. 155090–155090. 6 indexed citations

Cheng, Yao, et al.. (2024). Efficient ethylene degradation in storage bananas by Bi–Mn catalyst at room temperature. Journal of Stored Products Research. 106. 102282–102282. 1 indexed citations

Zhu, Liang, et al.. (2024). DEFT: Distribution-guided Efficient Fine-Tuning for Human Alignment. 15318–15331.

Zheng, Jingjing, et al.. (2023). Sludge-derived hierarchically porous carbon electrode prepared via CaCO3-assisted dual crosslinking for enhanced phosphate electrosorption. Chemical Engineering Journal. 477. 147172–147172. 6 indexed citations

Yan, Yi, et al.. (2023). A Review of Industrial Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring. 86. 1–6. 1 indexed citations

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Yu, Pingfeng, Dan Huang, Mengting Yuan, et al.. (2023). Enhanced Bacterium–Phage Symbiosis in Attached Microbial Aggregates on a Membrane Surface Facing Elevated Hydraulic Stress. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(45). 17324–17337. 18 indexed citations

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Yu, Zhuodong, et al.. (2022). Phage Predation Promotes Filamentous Bacterium Piscinibacter Colonization and Improves Structural and Hydraulic Stability of Microbial Aggregates. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(22). 16230–16239. 8 indexed citations

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Wu, Ruige, et al.. (2021). Development of microfluidic cartridge for culture-free detection of Staphylococcus aureus in blood. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 31(5). 55012–55012. 5 indexed citations

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Yu, Zhuodong, Cory Schwarz, Liang Zhu, et al.. (2020). Hitchhiking Behavior in Bacteriophages Facilitates Phage Infection and Enhances Carrier Bacteria Colonization. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(4). 2462–2472. 31 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xinyu, et al.. (2020). Effective removal of odor substances using intimately coupled photocatalysis and biodegradation system prepared with the silane coupling agent (SCA)-enhanced TiO2 coating method. Water Research. 188. 116569–116569. 43 indexed citations

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Zhu, Liang, Han-ying Qi, Mei-le Lv, et al.. (2012). Component analysis of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) during aerobic sludge granulation using FTIR and 3D-EEM technologies. Bioresource Technology. 124. 455–459. 384 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhu, Liang, et al.. (2012). Effect of H2 on reductive transformation of p-ClNB in a combined ZVI–anaerobic sludge system. Water Research. 46(19). 6291–6299. 57 indexed citations

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Sis, B., Konrad S. Famulski, K. Allanach, Liang Zhu, & Philip F. Halloran. (2007). IFN‐γ Prevents Early Perforin‐Granzyme‐Mediated Destruction of Kidney Allografts by Inducing Donor Class I Products in the Kidney. American Journal of Transplantation. 7(10). 2301–2310. 16 indexed citations

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Zhu, Liang. (2005). Comments on biologic-ecological rehabilitation techniques for rivers and lakes. Journal of Hehai University. 2 indexed citations

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Zhu, Liang. (2002). Causes of Rural Water Pollution and Countermeasures for Remediation. Water Resources Protection.

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Zhu, Liang, et al.. (1982). Nigrosine medium -- selective medium for isolation of Erwinia stewartii from imported corn.. 22(4). 339–344. 1 indexed citations

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