Lu Zhou

5.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
63 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Lu Zhou is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Lu Zhou has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Water Science and Technology, 18 papers in Materials Chemistry and 17 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Lu Zhou's work include Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (16 papers), Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (9 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (9 papers). Lu Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (16 papers), Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (9 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (9 papers). Lu Zhou collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Australia. Lu Zhou's co-authors include Guangming Zeng, Xiaofei Tan, Yunguo Liu, Shaobo Liu, Luhua Jiang, Xinjiang Hu, Xi Hu, Xixian Huang, Zhongwu Li and Bohong Zheng and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Lu Zhou

61 papers receiving 4.7k 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.

Biochar to improve soil fertility. A review

2016 809 citations Yunguo Liu, Shaobo Liu et al. profile →
Bioremediation mechanisms of combined pollution of PAHs and heavy metals by bacteria and fungi: A mini review

2016 396 citations Shao-heng Liu, Guangming Zeng 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
Lu Zhou China	32	1.5k	1.2k	953	933	713	63	4.7k
Fan Yang China	38	1.9k 1.3×	840 0.7×	1.2k 1.3×	675 0.7×	450 0.6×	145	5.2k
Yingbo Dong China	40	2.0k 1.3×	1.5k 1.2×	1.0k 1.1×	903 1.0×	576 0.8×	155	5.8k
Fei Lian China	29	1.8k 1.2×	1.2k 1.1×	780 0.8×	702 0.8×	465 0.7×	62	3.8k
Yaoning Chen China	41	1.4k 0.9×	1.6k 1.4×	811 0.9×	737 0.8×	588 0.8×	90	4.8k
Muhammad Imran Pakistan	38	1.9k 1.3×	1.2k 1.0×	719 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	786 1.1×	108	4.5k
Shengdao Shan China	40	1.4k 0.9×	1.4k 1.2×	1.1k 1.2×	854 0.9×	580 0.8×	157	4.7k
Huijun He China	35	1.4k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	688 0.7×	739 0.8×	760 1.1×	96	4.7k
Can Wang China	38	744 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	698 0.7×	597 0.6×	532 0.7×	190	4.3k
Behzad Murtaza Pakistan	42	1.8k 1.2×	2.4k 2.1×	684 0.7×	775 0.8×	772 1.1×	116	6.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Lu Zhou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lu Zhou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lu Zhou

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhou, Lu, et al.. (2025). One-step synthesis of iron-rich biochar for efficient hexavalent chromium removal: Adsorption-reduction performance, mechanism and column experiments. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(2). 115701–115701. 13 indexed citations

Zhou, Lu, et al.. (2024). Endogenous iron-enriched biochar derived from steel mill wastewater sludge for tetracycline removal: Heavy metals stabilization, adsorption performance and mechanism. Chemosphere. 359. 142263–142263. 15 indexed citations

Zhou, Lu, et al.. (2024). Endogenous iron-enriched biochar loaded nickel-foam cathode in electro-Fenton for ciprofloxacin degradation: performance, mechanism and DFT calculation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 498. 155446–155446. 17 indexed citations

Zhou, Lu, et al.. (2024). Adsorption of copper by naturally and artificially aged polystyrene microplastics and subsequent release in simulated gastrointestinal fluid. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts. 26(2). 411–420. 11 indexed citations

Yang, Haijun, Mingyi Hu, Liang Zhang, et al.. (2024). Episodic thrusting and sequence-sedimentary responses and their petroleum geological significance in Kuqa foreland basin, NW China. Petroleum Exploration and Development. 51(6). 1451–1464.

Sun, Shiquan, Lean Zhou, Yang Gao, et al.. (2022). Exploring the photocatalytic inactivation mechanism of Microcystis aeruginosa under visible light using Ag3PO4/g-C3N4. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(20). 29993–30003. 15 indexed citations

Zhou, Lu, Xiaofang Zhu, Tianying Chi, et al.. (2021). Reutilization of manganese enriched biochar derived from Phytolacca acinosa Roxb. residue after phytoremediation for lead and tetracycline removal. Bioresource Technology. 345. 126546–126546. 21 indexed citations

Zhou, Lu, Tianying Chi, Yaoyu Zhou, et al.. (2021). Stimulation of pyrolytic carbon materials as electron shuttles on the anaerobic transformation of recalcitrant organic pollutants: A review. The Science of The Total Environment. 801. 149696–149696. 28 indexed citations

Du, Chunyan, Yang Lu, Shiyang Tan, et al.. (2021). Reduced graphene oxide modified Z-scheme AgI/Bi2MoO6 heterojunctions with boosted photocatalytic activity for water treatment originated from the efficient charge pairs partition and migration. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 28(47). 66589–66601. 19 indexed citations

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Yu, Guanlong, Guoliang Wang, Jianbing Li, et al.. (2020). Enhanced Cd2+ and Zn2+ removal from heavy metal wastewater in constructed wetlands with resistant microorganisms. Bioresource Technology. 316. 123898–123898. 67 indexed citations

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Gong, Xiaomin, Danlian Huang, Yunguo Liu, et al.. (2020). Nanoscale zerovalent iron, carbon nanotubes and biochar facilitated the phytoremediation of cadmium contaminated sediments by changing cadmium fractions, sediments properties and bacterial community structure. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 208. 111510–111510. 62 indexed citations

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Yang, Jixian, Lu Zhou, Fang Ma, et al.. (2020). Magnetic nanocomposite microbial extracellular polymeric substances@Fe3O4 supported nZVI for Sb(V) reduction and adsorption under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Environmental Research. 189. 109950–109950. 23 indexed citations

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Pi, Shanshan, Ang Li, Di Cui, et al.. (2019). Enhanced adsorption performance and regeneration of magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles assisted extracellular polymeric substances in sulfonamide-contaminated water. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 27(5). 4866–4875. 9 indexed citations

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Hu, Xi, Chunfang Tang, Xiaofu Wu, et al.. (2017). Mechanisms underlying degradation pathways of microcystin-LR with doped TiO2 photocatalysis. Chemical Engineering Journal. 330. 355–371. 76 indexed citations

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Huang, Danlian, Xiaomin Gong, Yunguo Liu, et al.. (2017). Effects of calcium at toxic concentrations of cadmium in plants. Planta. 245(5). 863–873. 203 indexed citations

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Zhu, Shuai, Yunguo Liu, Shaobo Liu, et al.. (2017). Adsorption of emerging contaminant metformin using graphene oxide. Chemosphere. 179. 20–28. 134 indexed citations

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Gong, Xiaomin, Yunguo Liu, Danlian Huang, et al.. (2016). Effects of exogenous calcium and spermidine on cadmium stress moderation and metal accumulation in Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaudich. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 23(9). 8699–8708. 60 indexed citations

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Zhou, Lu, et al.. (2015). Effect of trace elements for improving the aerobic biological treatment of industrial wastewater. Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 55(6). 653–659. 2 indexed citations

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Tang, Hui, Yunguo Liu, Xiaomin Gong, et al.. (2015). Effects of selenium and silicon on enhancing antioxidative capacity in ramie (Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaud.) under cadmium stress. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 22(13). 9999–10008. 106 indexed citations

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Hu, Xinjiang, Yunguo Liu, Guangming Zeng, et al.. (2014). Effect of aniline on cadmium adsorption by sulfanilic acid-grafted magnetic graphene oxide sheets. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 426. 213–220. 42 indexed citations

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