Lilan Zhang

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Lilan Zhang is a scholar working on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Lilan Zhang has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Pollution, 19 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 14 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Lilan Zhang's work include Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (22 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (10 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (8 papers). Lilan Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (22 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (10 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (8 papers). Lilan Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and Bangladesh. Lilan Zhang's co-authors include Junfeng Niu, Shiyuan Ding, Meiling Yi, Hui Lin, Yang Li, Daijun Zhang, Xinkuan Han, Yujuan Wang, Xiaohong Chen and Peili Lu and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Lilan Zhang

63 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Electrochemical degradation of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) by Ti/SnO2–Sb, Ti/SnO2–Sb/PbO2 and Ti/SnO2–Sb/MnO2 anodes

2012 396 citations Hui Lin, Junfeng Niu et al. Water Research profile →

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Rominder Suri United States

Xiuyi Hua China

Rongfang Yuan China

Masahiro Tokumura Japan

Chenghong Feng China

Qing‐Long Fu China

Hoang Nhat Phong Vo Australia

Di Zhang China

Abdul Qadeer China

Amin Mojiri Japan

Rominder Suri United States

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758 ×1.6

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Countries citing papers authored by Lilan Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lilan Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lilan Zhang

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Cao, Yun, Zhangwei Lu, Qianqian Zhou, et al.. (2025). Comparing the performance of targeted next-generation sequencing and metagenomic next-generation sequencing in diagnosing pneumonia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 114(3). 117234–117234.

Zhang, Lilan, et al.. (2025). Dissolved organic matter leached from microplastic (MPs-DOM) divergently alters pyrene adsorption in soil. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 500. 140579–140579.

Yang, Zhihui, et al.. (2025). Seamounts create local hotspots of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the oligotrophic open ocean. Progress In Oceanography. 237. 103543–103543.

Liu, Xiaowei, Yaning Yang, Lulu Ma, et al.. (2024). Quorum sensing regulating the heterogeneous transformation of antibiotic resistance genes in microplastic biofilms. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(5). 113698–113698. 10 indexed citations

Guo, Zhongyu, et al.. (2024). Insight into the photodegradation of methylisothiazolinone and benzoisothiazolinone in aquatic environments. Water Research. 265. 122301–122301. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Lilan, et al.. (2024). Quaternary ammonium biocides promote conjugative transfer of antibiotic resistance gene in structure- and species-dependent manner. Environment International. 189. 108812–108812. 7 indexed citations

Li, Yan, Peili Lu, Yutong Li, et al.. (2023). Effect of environmental factors on accumulation of trace metals in a typical shale gas exploitation area: A comprehensive investigation by machine learning and geodetector models. Chemosphere. 347. 140724–140724. 5 indexed citations

Guo, Zhongyu, et al.. (2023). Insights into the mechanisms of natural organic matter on the photodegradation of indomethacin under natural sunlight and simulated light irradiation. Water Research. 244. 120539–120539. 24 indexed citations

Shao, Peng, Jianfeng Wang, Yanju Liu, et al.. (2023). Occurrence and removal rate of typical pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in an urban wastewater treatment plant in Beijing, China. Chemosphere. 339. 139644–139644. 28 indexed citations

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Li, Yan, Yutong Li, Xin Zhang, et al.. (2023). An integrated approach to identify the source apportionment of potentially toxic metals in shale gas exploitation area soil, and the associated ecological and human health risks. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 458. 132006–132006. 15 indexed citations

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Li, Yang, Yuan Liu, Shengdong Liu, et al.. (2022). Photoaging of Baby Bottle-Derived Polyethersulfone and Polyphenylsulfone Microplastics and the Resulting Bisphenol S Release. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(5). 3033–3044. 58 indexed citations

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Guo, Yuchen, Zhongyu Guo, Lilan Zhang, et al.. (2022). Photodegradation of propranolol in surface waters: An important role of carbonate radical and enhancing toxicity phenomenon. Chemosphere. 297. 134106–134106. 12 indexed citations

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Yang, Rui, et al.. (2022). Pronounced temporal changes in soil microbial community and nitrogen transformation caused by benzalkonium chloride. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 126. 827–835. 17 indexed citations

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Qian, Yao, et al.. (2021). Benzalkonium chlorides (C12) inhibits growth but motivates microcystins release of Microcystis aeruginosa revealed by morphological, physiological, and iTRAQ investigation. Environmental Pollution. 292(Pt A). 118305–118305. 27 indexed citations

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Han, Xinkuan, et al.. (2020). Occurrence, distribution, and source track of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in the main rivers of Chongqing city, southwest China. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 389. 122110–122110. 107 indexed citations

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Han, Xinkuan, et al.. (2020). Nitrate-assisted biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the water-level-fluctuation zone of the three Gorges Reservoir, China: Insights from in situ microbial interaction analyses and a microcosmic experiment. Environmental Pollution. 268(Pt B). 115693–115693. 54 indexed citations

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Li, Yang, Jian Zhao, Guangshan Zhang, et al.. (2019). Visible-light-driven photocatalytic disinfection mechanism of Pb-BiFeO3/rGO photocatalyst. Water Research. 161. 251–261. 100 indexed citations

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Li, Weiwei, Peili Lu, Fengguang Chai, et al.. (2018). Long-term nitrate removal through methane-dependent denitrification microorganisms in sequencing batch reactors fed with only nitrate and methane. AMB Express. 8(1). 108–108. 28 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lilan, Junfeng Niu, Yang Li, Yujuan Wang, & Dong Sun. (2013). Evaluating the sub-lethal toxicity of PFOS and PFOA using rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus. Environmental Pollution. 180. 34–40. 61 indexed citations

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Lin, Hui, Junfeng Niu, Shiyuan Ding, & Lilan Zhang. (2012). Electrochemical degradation of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) by Ti/SnO2–Sb, Ti/SnO2–Sb/PbO2 and Ti/SnO2–Sb/MnO2 anodes. Water Research. 46(7). 2281–2289. 396 indexed citations breakdown →

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