Lijian Leng

16.1k total citations · 9 hit papers
176 papers, 13.4k citations indexed

About

Lijian Leng is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Lijian Leng has authored 176 papers receiving a total of 13.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 42 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 36 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Lijian Leng's work include Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (70 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (24 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (24 papers). Lijian Leng is often cited by papers focused on Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (70 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (24 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (24 papers). Lijian Leng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Russia. Lijian Leng's co-authors include Xingzhong Yuan, Huajun Huang, Hou Wang, Xiaohong Chen, Wenguang Zhou, Guangming Zeng, Zhibin Wu, Hailong Li, Yan Wu and Guangming Zeng and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Environmental Science & Technology and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Lijian Leng

168 papers receiving 13.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

An overview on engineering the surface area and porosity of biochar

2020 855 citations Lijian Leng, Weijin Zhang et al. profile →
Facile synthesis of amino-functionalized titanium metal-organic frameworks and their superior visible-light photocatalytic activity for Cr(VI) reduction

2014 671 citations Xingzhong Yuan, Guangming Zeng et al. profile →
Synthesis and applications of novel graphitic carbon nitride/metal-organic frameworks mesoporous photocatalyst for dyes removal

2015 645 citations Xingzhong Yuan, Guangming Zeng et al. profile →
In situ synthesis of In2S3@MIL-125(Ti) core–shell microparticle for the removal of tetracycline from wastewater by integrated adsorption and visible-light-driven photocatalysis

2015 597 citations Xingzhong Yuan, Guangming Zeng et al. profile →
Biochar stability assessment methods: A review

2018 508 citations Lijian Leng, Huajun Huang et al. profile →
Metal-free efficient photocatalyst for stable visible-light photocatalytic degradation of refractory pollutant

2017 498 citations Xingzhong Yuan, Guangming Zeng et al. profile →
Facile synthesis of polypyrrole decorated reduced graphene oxide–Fe3O4 magnetic composites and its application for the Cr(VI) removal

2014 414 citations Xingzhong Yuan, Lijian Leng et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →
Nitrogen containing functional groups of biochar: An overview

2019 395 citations Lijian Leng, Songqi Leng et al. Bioresource Technology profile →
An overview of the effect of pyrolysis process parameters on biochar stability

2018 366 citations Lijian Leng, Huajun Huang Bioresource Technology profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lijian Leng

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Hydrochar‐Based Wood Bio‐Adhesives from Sewage Sludge: The Role of Sodium Periodate Oxidation 2025 ·Advanced Sustainable Systems ·Rui Dou, (unknown), Wenxue Jiang, Ping Chen, Yongxing Chen, Lijian Leng, Zhixiang Xu	1
2	Machine-learning-aided life cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis of hydrothermal liquefaction of sewage sludge for bio-oil production 2025 ·Energy ·(unknown), Jiefeng Chen, Weijin Zhang, Tong Yin, Shengqiang Liu, Donghai Xu, Lijian Leng, Hailong Li	8
3	Machine-learning-aided prediction of the biological compositions and building block profiles of biomass using only their elemental compositions 2025 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Lijian Leng, Tanghao Li, Jiaxin Gao, Weijin Zhang, Hao Zhan, Hailong Li	2
4	Advances in amine-functionalized metal organic frameworks for carbon capture 2025 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Fang Xie, Ning Wang, Hongmei Chen, Min-Yu Li, Yong Li, Lijian Leng, Wenqi Qu, Jianping Yang, Zequn Yang, (unknown)	1
5	Advances in single-atom catalysts/sorbents for elemental mercury removal from flue gas 2024 ·Separation and Purification Technology ·Wei Xing Zheng, Qi Sun, Wanliang Yang, Zequn Yang, Lijian Leng, (unknown), Jiefeng Chen, Hongxiao Zu, (unknown), Hailong Li	4
6	Deep‐eutectic‐solvent‐assisted hydrothermal carbonization of sewage sludge for green wood bioadhesive production 2024 ·Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining ·Zhixiang Xu, Rui Dou, Yi Tan, (unknown), Yongxing Chen, Lijian Leng, Mikhail S. Vlaskin, Sameh M. Osman, Rafael Luque	5
7	Hydrochar-based facile and greenwood bio-adhesives production from distilled spent grain 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Zhi-Xiang Xu, (unknown), Rui Dou, (unknown), Yongxing Chen, Lijian Leng	29
8	Bio-adhesives derived from sewage sludge via hydrothermal carbonization: Influence of aqueous phase recycling 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Zhi-Xiang Xu, Rui Dou, (unknown), Yongxing Chen, Lijian Leng, Sameh M. Osman, Rafael Luque	36
9	A novel intelligent system based on machine learning for hydrochar multi-target prediction from the hydrothermal carbonization of biomass 2024 ·Biochar ·Weijin Zhang, (unknown), Qian Liu, Zhengyong Xu, Haoyi Peng, Lijian Leng, Hailong Li	18
10	Preparation of photocatalysts decorated by carbon quantum dots (CQDs) and their applications: A review 2023 ·Journal of environmental chemical engineering ·(unknown), Xueying Li, (unknown), Yunshan Liang, Pufeng Qin, Hui Wang, Zhibin Wu, Lin Luo, Chao Liu, Lijian Leng	96
11	Phosphorus recovery from hydrothermal conversion products of sewage sludge through wet-chemical methods 2023 ·Process Safety and Environmental Protection ·(unknown), (unknown), Donghai Xu, Guanyu Jiang, Lijian Leng, Krzysztof Kapusta	10
12	Sewage sludge co-pyrolysis with agricultural/forest residues: A comparative life-cycle assessment 2023 ·Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews ·Badr A. Mohamed, Roger Ruan, Muhammad Bilal, Selvakumar Periyasamy, Mukesh Kumar Awasthi, Natarajan Rajamohan, Lijian Leng	22
13	In situ acid etching boosts mercury accommodation capacities of transition metal sulfides 2023 ·Nature Communications ·Hailong Li, (unknown), Wei Zheng, Hongxiao Zu, Hongmei Chen, Jianping Yang, Wenqi Qu, Lijian Leng, Yong Feng, Zequn Yang	53
14	Density functional theory study on the structural evolution of mercury sulfide adsorbed on zinc sulfide 2023 ·Chemical Engineering Science ·Hailong Li, Hongxiao Zu, Wenqi Qu, Jianping Yang, Zequn Yang, Lijian Leng	5
15	Machine-learning-aided hydrochar production through hydrothermal carbonization of biomass by engineering operating parameters and/or biomass mixture recipes 2023 ·Energy ·Lijian Leng, (unknown), Weijin Zhang, Jiefeng Chen, Zhibin Wu, Donghai Xu, Hao Zhan, Xingzhong Yuan, Zhengyong Xu, Haoyi Peng, Zequn Yang, Hailong Li	18
16	Facile fabrication of regenerable spherical La0.8Ce0.2MnO3 pellet via wet-chemistry molding strategy for elemental mercury removal 2023 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Wei Zheng, (unknown), Yuanyuan Na, Jianping Yang, Yingchao Hu, Qingjie Guo, Zequn Yang, Wenqi Qu, Lijian Leng, Hailong Li	9
17	Machine learning prediction of nitrogen heterocycles in bio-oil produced from hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass 2022 ·Bioresource Technology ·Lijian Leng, Weijin Zhang, Qingyue Chen, (unknown), Haoyi Peng, Hao Zhan, Hailong Li	48
18	Co-pyrolysis of sewage sludge and biomass for stabilizing heavy metals and reducing biochar toxicity: A review 2022 ·Environmental Chemistry Letters ·Badr A. Mohamed, Roger Ruan, Muhammad Bilal, Nadeem A. Khan, Mukesh Kumar Awasthi, Mariam Amer, Lijian Leng, Mohamed A. Hamouda, Dai‐Viet N. Vo, Jian Li	67
19	Co-culture of fungi-microalgae consortium for wastewater treatment: A review 2021 ·Bioresource Technology ·Lijian Leng, Wenting Li, Jie Chen, Songqi Leng, Jiefeng Chen, Wei Liang, Haoyi Peng, Jun Li, Wenguang Zhou, Huajun Huang	129
20	Study on the solubilization capacity of bio-oil in diesel by microemulsion technology. 2015 ·China Environmental Science ·(unknown), Xingzhong Yuan, Lijian Leng, Xueli Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Hui Li, Guangming Zeng	2

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