Ning Cheng

1.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
14 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Ning Cheng is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Pollution and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ning Cheng has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Water Science and Technology, 4 papers in Pollution and 3 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ning Cheng's work include Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (4 papers), Advanced oxidation water treatment (2 papers) and Phosphorus and nutrient management (2 papers). Ning Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (4 papers), Advanced oxidation water treatment (2 papers) and Phosphorus and nutrient management (2 papers). Ning Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, Romania and United States. Ning Cheng's co-authors include Bing Wang, Miao Chen, Bin Gao, Pan Wu, Xinqing Lee, Ying Xing, Qianwei Feng, Shengsen Wang, Xueyang Zhang and Miao Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Ning Cheng

13 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

  1. Adsorption of emerging contaminants from water and wastewater by modified biochar: A review
    2021 597 citations Ning Cheng, Bing Wang et al. Environmental Pollution profile →
  2. Application of biochar immobilized microorganisms for pollutants removal from wastewater: A review
    2022 148 citations Rui Li, Bing Wang et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ning Cheng China 10 694 363 274 231 231 14 1.3k
Hua Huang China 14 683 1.0× 267 0.7× 187 0.7× 235 1.0× 303 1.3× 26 1.3k
Marta Maria Menezes Bezerra Duarte Brazil 19 651 0.9× 215 0.6× 274 1.0× 166 0.7× 180 0.8× 75 1.2k
Gang Chu China 17 612 0.9× 284 0.8× 228 0.8× 313 1.4× 264 1.1× 36 1.3k
Kilaru Harsha Vardhan India 9 655 0.9× 365 1.0× 193 0.7× 259 1.1× 264 1.1× 15 1.6k
Yao-Jen Tu China 18 556 0.8× 371 1.0× 153 0.6× 264 1.1× 269 1.2× 42 1.3k
Soraya Moreno Palácio Brazil 24 894 1.3× 252 0.7× 415 1.5× 189 0.8× 238 1.0× 62 1.5k
Jingxin Yang China 23 772 1.1× 317 0.9× 235 0.9× 149 0.6× 221 1.0× 58 1.4k
Li Lu China 19 458 0.7× 416 1.1× 229 0.8× 269 1.2× 264 1.1× 41 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Ning Cheng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ning Cheng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ning Cheng

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

All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Cheng, Ning, Jinan Xu, Jing Gao, et al.. (2025). Touch100k: A large-scale touch-language-vision dataset for touch-centric multimodal representation. Information Fusion. 124. 103305–103305. 4 indexed citations
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Cheng, Ning, Bing Wang, Miao Chen, et al.. (2023). Adsorption and photocatalytic degradation of quinolone antibiotics from wastewater using functionalized biochar. Environmental Pollution. 336. 122409–122409. 70 indexed citations
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Tong, Hui, et al.. (2023). Effects of Fe oxides and their redox cycling on Cd activity in paddy soils: A review. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 456. 131665–131665. 58 indexed citations
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Zhao, Zhipeng, Bing Wang, Xueyang Zhang, et al.. (2022). Release characteristics of phosphate from ball-milled biochar and its potential effects on plant growth. The Science of The Total Environment. 821. 153256–153256. 40 indexed citations
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Li, Rui, Bing Wang, Ning Cheng, et al.. (2022). Application of biochar immobilized microorganisms for pollutants removal from wastewater: A review. The Science of The Total Environment. 837. 155563–155563. 148 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Miao, Xinqing Lee, Qianwei Feng, et al.. (2022). Enhanced removal of sulfonamide antibiotics from water by phosphogypsum modified biochar composite. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 130. 174–186. 40 indexed citations
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Jiang, Tao, Bing Wang, Bin Gao, et al.. (2022). Degradation of organic pollutants from water by biochar-assisted advanced oxidation processes: Mechanisms and applications. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 442. 130075–130075. 172 indexed citations
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Cheng, Ning, Bing Wang, Pan Wu, et al.. (2021). Adsorption of emerging contaminants from water and wastewater by modified biochar: A review. Environmental Pollution. 273. 116448–116448. 597 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cheng, Ning, Bing Wang, Qianwei Feng, Xueyang Zhang, & Miao Chen. (2021). Co-adsorption performance and mechanism of nitrogen and phosphorus onto eupatorium adenophorum biochar in water. Bioresource Technology. 340. 125696–125696. 97 indexed citations
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Hu, Rui, Xinping Wang, Yanxia Pan, et al.. (2015). [Seasonal dynamics of soil net nitrogen mineralization under moss crust in Shapotou region, northern China].. PubMed. 26(4). 1106–12. 3 indexed citations
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Qi, Honglan, Chen Wang, & Ning Cheng. (2010). Label-free electrochemical impedance spectroscopy biosensor for the determination of human immunoglobulin G. Microchimica Acta. 170(1-2). 33–38. 48 indexed citations
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Cheng, Ning, et al.. (1995). Modification of lithium niobate crystals using vapour phase transport equilibration technique. Materials Science and Engineering B. 33(2-3). 91–95. 7 indexed citations
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Fischer, Catherine, S. Kapphan, Xiqi Feng, & Ning Cheng. (1995). Sharp R-lines in absorption and emission of Cr3+in stoichiometric (VTE) LiNbO3. Radiation effects and defects in solids. 135(1-4). 199–202. 13 indexed citations

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