Ling Zhao

10.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
147 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

Ling Zhao is a scholar working on Pollution, Biomedical Engineering and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ling Zhao has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Pollution, 41 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 39 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Ling Zhao's work include Heavy metals in environment (33 papers), Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (25 papers) and Clay minerals and soil interactions (20 papers). Ling Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (33 papers), Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (25 papers) and Clay minerals and soil interactions (20 papers). Ling Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Netherlands. Ling Zhao's co-authors include Xinde Cao, Xiaoyun Xu, Ondřej Mašek, Hao Qiu, Andrew R. Zimmerman, Bin Gao, Fan Yang, Wei Zheng, Hongyan Nan and Nanwen Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, PLoS ONE and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Ling Zhao

145 papers receiving 8.7k 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.

Heterogeneity of biochar properties as a function of feedstock sources and production temperatures

2013 759 citations Ling Zhao, Xinde Cao et al. profile →
Removal of Cu, Zn, and Cd from aqueous solutions by the dairy manure-derived biochar

2012 500 citations Xiaoyun Xu, Xinde Cao et al. profile →
Comparison of rice husk- and dairy manure-derived biochars for simultaneously removing heavy metals from aqueous solutions: Role of mineral components in biochars

2013 422 citations Xiaoyun Xu, Xinde Cao et al. Chemosphere profile →
Persulfate Oxidation of Sulfamethoxazole by Magnetic Iron-Char Composites via Nonradical Pathways: Fe(IV) Versus Surface-Mediated Electron Transfer

2021 264 citations Xiaoguang Duan, Xiaoyun Xu et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
A review of pristine and modified biochar immobilizing typical heavy metals in soil: Applications and challenges

2022 183 citations Ling Zhao et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Iron- and Manganese-Catalyzed Maillard Chemistry: Molecular Characteristics, Evolution Pathways, and Implications for Soil Organic Carbon Formation 2025 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Bo Chen, Wenfeng Huang, Wenbo Guo, Han Dai, Jiannong Quan, (unknown), Xiaoyun Xu, Xinde Cao, Ling Zhao	0
2	Nanoplastics pre-exposure to microbial consortium influencing their ability to degrade pollutants: “Stagnation effect” and “Self-recovery” 2025 ·Water Research ·Wenbo Guo, Xiaoyu Ma, Hui Yu, (unknown), Zhicheng Li, (unknown), Xinde Cao, Ling Zhao	1
3	Diverse Perspectives Illuminate the Intestinal Toxicity of Traditional and Biodegradable Agricultural Film Microplastics to Eisenia fetida under Varying Exposure Sequences 2025 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·(unknown), Kailun Sun, Erkai He, Xinde Cao, Ling Zhao, Xiaoyun Xu, Hao Qiu	2
4	Time-dependent redistribution of soil arsenic induced by transformation of iron species during zero-valent iron biochar composites amendment: Effects on the bioaccessibility of As in soils 2024 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), Xiaoyun Xu, Xiangyang Gui, (unknown), Ling Zhao, Hao Qiu, Xinde Cao	4
5	Niche construction in a bioelectrochemical system with 3D-electrodes for efficient and thorough biodechlorination 2024 ·Water Research ·Deping Li, (unknown), Bo Chen, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Xinde Cao, Ling Zhao	5
6	The colloidal stability of molybdenum disulfide nanosheets in different natural surface waters: Combined effects of water chemistry and light irradiation 2024 ·Water Research ·Kexin Chen, Xiaoyun Xu, Xing Li, Xiangyang Gui, Ling Zhao, Hao Qiu, Xinde Cao	1
7	Microbial colonization on four types of microplastics to form biofilm differentially affecting organic contaminant biodegradation 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Wenbo Guo, Deping Li, Bo Chen, (unknown), Zhicheng Li, Xinde Cao, (unknown), Ling Zhao	12
8	Foliar Exposure of Deuterium Stable Isotope-Labeled Nanoplastics to Lettuce: Quantitative Determination of Foliar Uptake, Transport, and Trophic Transfer in a Terrestrial Food Chain 2024 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Xiaofeng Jiang, Jason C. White, Erkai He, Cornelis A.M. van Gestel, Xinde Cao, Ling Zhao, Xiaoyun Xu, Wenbo Guo, Hao Qiu	10
9	Crucial roles of soil inherent Fe-bearing minerals in enhanced Cr(VI) reduction by biochar: The electronegativity neutralization and electron transfer mediation 2024 ·Environmental Pollution ·Qiang Ke, Jia Ren, (unknown), (unknown), Wenfeng Huang, Xiaoyun Xu, Ling Zhao, Hao Qiu, Xinde Cao	9
10	Natural Attenuation of 2,4-Dichlorophenol in Fe-Rich Soil during Redox Oscillations: Anoxic–Oxic Coupling Mechanism 2024 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Jingyi Zhang, Xiaoyun Xu, Jun Liang, (unknown), Ling Zhao, Hao Qiu, Xinde Cao	3
11	Aging Dynamics of Polyvinyl Chloride Microplastics in Three Soils with Different Properties 2024 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Zhefan Ren, Xiaoyun Xu, (unknown), Chengpeng Yuan, Ling Zhao, Hao Qiu, Xinde Cao	10
12	High titer (>100 g/L) ethanol production from pretreated corn stover hydrolysate by modified yeast strains 2023 ·Bioresource Technology ·(unknown), (unknown), Qi Li, (unknown), Shizhong Li, Ling Zhao, Shan Li, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Xiaomei Wang, Xin Zhao, Weihua Xiao, Jian Zhao, Limin Cao	8
13	Method for establishing soil contaminant discharge inventory: An arsenic-contaminated site case study 2023 ·Environmental Research ·(unknown), Diwen Ying, Ye Li, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Min Liu, Ling Zhao	11
14	Critical Functions of Soil Components for In Situ Persulfate Oxidation of Sulfamethoxazole: Inherent Fe(II) Minerals-Coordinated Nonradical Pathway 2023 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Jun Liang, Xiaoguang Duan, Xiaoyun Xu, (unknown), Jingyi Zhang, Ling Zhao, Hao Qiu, Xinde Cao	16
15	New Insight into the Natural Detoxification of Cr(VI) in Fe-Rich Surface Soil: Crucial Role of Photogenerated Silicate-Bound Fe(II) 2023 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·(unknown), Jia Ren, Jun Liang, Xiaoyun Xu, Ling Zhao, Hao Qiu, Hao Li, Xinde Cao	14
16	Direct and Indirect Electron Transfer Routes of Chromium(VI) Reduction with Different Crystalline Ferric Oxyhydroxides in the Presence of Pyrogenic Carbon 2022 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Zibo Xu, Yulu Yu, Xiaoyun Xu, Daniel C.W. Tsang, Chengbo Yao, Jin Fan, Ling Zhao, Hao Qiu, Xinde Cao	70
17	Preparation, performance and structure-properties relationship of poly (lactic acid)/modified saponite nanocomposites based on thiol-ene click chemistry 2021 ·Polymer-Plastics Technology and Materials ·Hao Li, (unknown), Weijun Zhen, Ling Zhao	2
18	Different mechanisms between biochar and activated carbon for the persulfate catalytic degradation of sulfamethoxazole: Roles of radicals in solution or solid phase 2019 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Jun Liang, Xiaoyun Xu, Waqas Qamar Zaman, Xiao Hu, Ling Zhao, Hao Qiu, Xinde Cao	140
19	Pyrolysis-temperature depended quinone and carbonyl groups as the electron accepting sites in barley grass derived biochar 2019 ·Chemosphere ·Yue Zhang, Xiaoyun Xu, Pengyu Zhang, Ling Zhao, Hao Qiu, Xinde Cao	116
20	Interaction of Inherent Minerals with Carbon during Biomass Pyrolysis Weakens Biochar Carbon Sequestration Potential 2018 ·ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering ·Hongyan Nan, Fan Yang, Ling Zhao, Ondřej Mašek, Xinde Cao, (unknown)	97

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