Nan Xu

9.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
211 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Nan Xu is a scholar working on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Nan Xu has authored 211 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Pollution, 42 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 38 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Nan Xu's work include Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (24 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (20 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (16 papers). Nan Xu is often cited by papers focused on Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (24 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (20 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (16 papers). Nan Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Malaysia. Nan Xu's co-authors include Guangcai Tan, Muhammad Junaid, Weiling Sun, Hongyuan Wang, Xiapu Gai, Riffat Naseem Malik, Jinren Ni, Hu‐Chun Tao, Yaru Xu and Ting Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Nan Xu

195 papers receiving 7.2k 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.

Effect of biochar additions to soil on nitrogen leaching, microbial biomass and bacterial community structure

2016 941 citations Nan Xu, Guangcai Tan et al. profile →
Antibiotics and antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs) in groundwater: A global review on dissemination, sources, interactions, environmental and human health risks

2020 756 citations Muhammad Junaid, Nan Xu et al. Water Research profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Nan Xu	2.3k	1.9k	1.4k	1.0k	1.0k	211	7.4k
Peng Cai	2.3k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	923 0.7×	798 0.8×	848 0.8×	180	7.5k
Jiangyong Hu	1.8k 0.8×	2.0k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	695 0.7×	895 0.9×	153	5.5k
Lizhong Zhu	2.4k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	691 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	187	6.9k
Kyung‐Duk Zoh	2.3k 1.0×	2.5k 1.3×	2.2k 1.6×	1.3k 1.3×	1.0k 1.0×	156	7.5k
Xiaohui Liu	2.6k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	1.7k 1.3×	619 0.6×	567 0.6×	149	6.6k
Wenhong Fan	1.7k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	1.5k 1.1×	2.0k 2.0×	974 1.0×	160	5.7k
Pin Gao	2.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	881 0.6×	922 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	140	5.9k
Xiaoli Zhao	2.7k 1.2×	1.4k 0.7×	1.5k 1.1×	2.0k 2.0×	1.1k 1.1×	349	8.4k
Yonghong Wu	2.3k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	636 0.5×	1.0k 1.0×	831 0.8×	257	7.1k
Meng Zhang	3.4k 1.5×	1.5k 0.8×	1.9k 1.4×	2.0k 1.9×	1.5k 1.5×	312	9.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Nan Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nan Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nan Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Nan Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Nan Xu 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 Nan Xu. Nan Xu 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

Xu, Nan, Jintao Xue, Wei Xu, et al.. (2025). Facile preparation of antifouling Ti3C2Tx MXene membrane intercalated with ultrathin α-Co(OH)2 LDH nanosheets for selective dye/salt separation. Desalination. 603. 118676–118676. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Hao, et al.. (2025). Enhancing High-Order Harmonic Generation Efficiency Through Molecular Size and Orientation Effects: A Pathway to Ultrafast Chemical Dynamics Studies. Molecules. 30(10). 2133–2133.

Fang, Fang, Qian Lu, Haodong Ji, et al.. (2024). Bacterial mercury methylation modulated by vitamin B9: An overlooked pathway leads to increased environmental risks. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 479. 135625–135625. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Wende, et al.. (2024). Investigation of spectral responsivity of imaging sensor and systems with a differential approach. 223. 75–75. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Nan, et al.. (2024). Impacts of rapidly urbanizing watershed comprehensive management on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances pollution: Based on PFAS “diversity” assessment. Water Research. 261. 122010–122010. 11 indexed citations

Wang, Yongda, Yuxuan Wang, Wenlan Ji, et al.. (2023). Sintering of silicomanganese slag-reinforced porous SiC ceramic membrane supports with high alkali corrosion resistance. Ceramics International. 50(2). 3921–3929. 17 indexed citations

Li, Yanan, Zhihai Liu, Shuming Li, et al.. (2023). Highly permeable and stable hyperbranched polyethyleneimine crosslinked AgNP@Ti3C2Tx MXene membranes for nanofiltration. Journal of Membrane Science. 670. 121376–121376. 44 indexed citations

Zhang, Yongchun, Qi Liu, Xinwen Guo, et al.. (2023). Energy-efficient carbon dioxide capture using piperazine (PZ) activated EMEA+DEEA water lean solvent: Performance and mechanism. Separation and Purification Technology. 316. 123761–123761. 27 indexed citations

Zhu, Tingting, et al.. (2023). Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in water, suspended particulate matter, and sediment of reservoirs and their tributaries in Shenzhen, a mega city in South China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(18). 53524–53537. 5 indexed citations

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Rehman, Muhammad Yasir Abdur, et al.. (2023). First insights into per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance contamination in edible fish species of the Indus water system of Pakistan. Chemosphere. 349. 140970–140970. 5 indexed citations

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He, Ling‐Yan, et al.. (2023). Assessing water quality in the Pearl River for the last decade based on clustering: Characteristic, evolution and policy implications. Water Research. 244. 120492–120492. 36 indexed citations

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Chen, Yizhen, Fang Fang, Baozhu Pan, et al.. (2023). Molecular insights into enhanced nitrogen removal induced by trace fluoroquinolone antibiotics in an anammox system. Bioresource Technology. 374. 128784–128784. 16 indexed citations

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Tan, Guangcai, Nan Xu, Dingxue Gao, & Xiuping Zhu. (2022). Superabsorbent graphene oxide/carbon nanotube hybrid Poly(acrylic acid-co-acrylamide) hydrogels for efficient salinity gradient energy harvest. Energy. 258. 124843–124843. 8 indexed citations

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Xu, Xuming, et al.. (2022). Bioaccumulation of 35 metal(loid)s in organs of a freshwater mussel (Hyriopsis cumingii) and environmental implications in Poyang Lake, China. Chemosphere. 307(Pt 4). 136150–136150. 14 indexed citations

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Xu, Nan, et al.. (2021). Global syndromes induced by changes in solutes of the world’s large rivers. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5940–5940. 28 indexed citations

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Gao, Dingxue, et al.. (2020). Degradation of sulphachloropyridazine sodium in column reactor packed with CoFe2O4−loaded quartz sand via peroxymonosulfate activation: Insights into the amorphous phase, efficiency, and mechanism. Chemical Engineering Journal. 390. 124549–124549. 44 indexed citations

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Junaid, Muhammad, et al.. (2020). Antibiotics and antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs) in groundwater: A global review on dissemination, sources, interactions, environmental and human health risks. Water Research. 187. 116455–116455. 756 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Baogang, Yutong Cheng, Jiaxin Shi, et al.. (2019). Insights into interactions between vanadium (V) bio-reduction and pentachlorophenol dechlorination in synthetic groundwater. Chemical Engineering Journal. 375. 121965–121965. 117 indexed citations

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Junaid, Muhammad, et al.. (2019). Spatiotemporal distribution, sources and ecological risks of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in the Guanlan River from the rapidly urbanizing areas of Shenzhen, China. Chemosphere. 245. 125637–125637. 52 indexed citations

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Xu, Nan, Dingxue Gao, Yaru Xu, et al.. (2018). Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in water, sediments, aquatic organisms, and fish feeds in the Pearl River Delta: Occurrence, distribution, potential sources, and health risk assessment. The Science of The Total Environment. 659. 230–239. 217 indexed citations

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