Liwei Yang

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 943 citations indexed

About

Liwei Yang is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Pollution and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Liwei Yang has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 943 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Water Science and Technology, 7 papers in Pollution and 6 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Liwei Yang's work include Advanced oxidation water treatment (6 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (5 papers) and Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (4 papers). Liwei Yang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced oxidation water treatment (6 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (5 papers) and Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (4 papers). Liwei Yang collaborates with scholars based in China and Ireland. Liwei Yang's co-authors include Pei Wu, Chuanliang Zhao, Guohua Xing, Yi Yan, Mingyuan Wang, Huanyu Li, Huaili Zheng, Jianqiang Zhao, Bo Hu and Xin Gu and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Applied Catalysis B: Environmental.

In The Last Decade

Liwei Yang

19 papers receiving 930 citations

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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.

Application of coagulation/flocculation in oily wastewater treatment: A review

2020 592 citations Chuanliang Zhao, Yi Yan et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Liwei Yang China	10	479	205	185	177	139	20	943
Nazih K. Shammas United States	12	436 0.9×	211 1.0×	195 1.1×	245 1.4×	90 0.6×	25	953
Qing Tian China	18	629 1.3×	410 2.0×	191 1.0×	318 1.8×	126 0.9×	41	1.2k
Marina Arnaldos United States	13	429 0.9×	238 1.2×	145 0.8×	197 1.1×	150 1.1×	20	952
Guihua Dong Canada	17	251 0.5×	318 1.6×	146 0.8×	196 1.1×	241 1.7×	22	883
Börte Köse‐Mutlu Türkiye	15	505 1.1×	104 0.5×	98 0.5×	326 1.8×	80 0.6×	37	843
Pretty Mori Budiman Malaysia	7	607 1.3×	115 0.6×	224 1.2×	286 1.6×	218 1.6×	7	1.1k
Xue Shen China	21	696 1.5×	121 0.6×	204 1.1×	314 1.8×	96 0.7×	41	1.2k
Kyung-Min Poo South Korea	9	503 1.1×	193 0.9×	189 1.0×	157 0.9×	109 0.8×	14	833
Thunyalux Ratpukdi Thailand	15	303 0.6×	235 1.1×	133 0.7×	120 0.7×	107 0.8×	42	751
Xiaojie Mei China	19	572 1.2×	399 1.9×	155 0.8×	328 1.9×	231 1.7×	28	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liwei Yang

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Yin, Wei, Tianyi Wang, Yansong Wang, et al.. (2025). Fe-Co bimetallic sulfides in-situ loading onto g-C3N4 with abundant nitrogen vacancies for peroxymonosulfate activation: Efficient atrazine degradation and radical/non-radical mechanisms. Separation and Purification Technology. 364. 132367–132367. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Junfeng, Yongjia Liu, Zhenghao Li, et al.. (2025). Modulation of sulfur vacancies in MoS2/Fe3P enhancing non-radical pathway of the Fenton-like reaction for complex real water. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 370. 125193–125193. 16 indexed citations

Yang, Jiao, Hui Yu, Cheng Han, et al.. (2025). Upcycling waste fly ash as novel filler in bioretention systems for enhanced antibiotics and heavy metal ions coexisting contaminants removal. Journal of Cleaner Production. 525. 146548–146548.

Chen, Haonan, Wei Yin, Cheng Han, et al.. (2024). Peroxymonosulfate activation by CoO@C catalyst from integrated recycling of spent lithium-ion battery: Performance and mechanism. Separation and Purification Technology. 355. 129658–129658. 7 indexed citations

Liao, Zhuwei, et al.. (2024). Recent Advances in Biofiltration for PPCP Removal from Water. Water. 16(13). 1888–1888. 3 indexed citations

Lv, Lu, Bin Wang, Liqin Li, et al.. (2024). Umbilical cord MSC‐derived exosomes improve alveolar macrophage function and reduce LPS‐induced acute lung injury. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 125(2). e30519–e30519. 6 indexed citations

Hu, Rui, Jiaying Li, Sui-Qin Yang, et al.. (2024). Catalytic ozonation of reverse osmosis concentrate from coking wastewater reuse by surface oxidation over Mn-Ce/γ-Al2O3: Effluent organic matter transformation and its catalytic mechanism. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 471. 134363–134363. 15 indexed citations

Yan, Yi, Hui Xu, Zijie Wang, et al.. (2024). Effect of surface functional groups of polystyrene micro/nano plastics on the release of NOM from flocs during the aging process. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 472. 134421–134421. 13 indexed citations

Xu, Hui, et al.. (2023). Treatment of landfill leachate by coagulation: A review. The Science of The Total Environment. 912. 169294–169294. 48 indexed citations

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Wang, Yilin, Xin Gu, Guohua Xing, et al.. (2021). Application of magnetic fields to wastewater treatment and its mechanisms: A review. The Science of The Total Environment. 773. 145476–145476. 74 indexed citations

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Zhao, Chuanliang, Yi Yan, Liwei Yang, et al.. (2020). Application of coagulation/flocculation in oily wastewater treatment: A review. The Science of The Total Environment. 765. 142795–142795. 592 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hu, Bo, Kun Huang, Xin Gu, et al.. (2020). Effects of static magnetic field on the performances of anoxic/oxic sequencing batch reactor. Bioresource Technology. 309. 123299–123299. 44 indexed citations

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Hu, Bo, et al.. (2019). Effects of carbon sources and operation modes on the performances of aerobic denitrification process and its microbial community shifts. Journal of Environmental Management. 239. 299–305. 67 indexed citations

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Hu, Bo, et al.. (2017). Characteristics of N2O production and hydroxylamine variation in short-cut nitrification SBR process. Water Science & Technology. 77(1). 187–195. 10 indexed citations

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Luo, Huilong, Yudong Song, Yuexi Zhou, Liwei Yang, & Yaqian Zhao. (2016). Effects of rapid temperature rising on nitrogen removal and microbial community variation of anoxic/aerobic process for ABS resin wastewater treatment. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 24(6). 5509–5520. 6 indexed citations

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Li, Yanpeng, Liwei Yang, Qinglong Meng, Xionghui Qiu, & Yujie Feng. (2013). Emission Characteristics of Microbial Aerosols in a Municipal Sewage Treatment Plant in Xi’an, China. Aerosol and Air Quality Research. 13(1). 343–349. 28 indexed citations

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Yang, Liwei. (2011). Technical Applicability for Decentralized Sewage Treatment in Rural Areas. Anhui nongye kexue. 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Liwei, et al.. (2011). Pretreatment of the wastewater from acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) resin manufacturing by Electro-Fenton. 39. 1385–1388. 1 indexed citations

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Xing, Yang, et al.. (2011). Simulation and analyses of landscape scenario in Xiaokelan forest region of Altai Mountains in Xinjiang.. 47(3). 7–11. 6 indexed citations

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Yang, Liwei, et al.. (2011). Technology progresses of swine wastewater treatment from large-scale pig farms. 947–950. 3 indexed citations

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