Peng Yuan

18.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
321 papers, 15.5k citations indexed

About

Peng Yuan is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomaterials and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peng Yuan has authored 321 papers receiving a total of 15.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 109 papers in Materials Chemistry, 94 papers in Biomaterials and 65 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Peng Yuan's work include Clay minerals and soil interactions (83 papers), Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (41 papers) and Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications (37 papers). Peng Yuan is often cited by papers focused on Clay minerals and soil interactions (83 papers), Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (41 papers) and Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications (37 papers). Peng Yuan collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and Macao. Peng Yuan's co-authors include Hongping He, Dong Liu, Jianxi Zhu, Daoyong Tan, Faïza Annabi-Bergaya, Yonghui Song, Jianfeng Peng, Zongwen Liu, Liangliang Deng and Mingde Fan and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Peng Yuan

306 papers receiving 15.2k 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.

Functionalization of Halloysite Clay Nanotubes by Grafting with γ-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane

2008 832 citations Peng Yuan et al. profile →
Properties and applications of halloysite nanotubes: recent research advances and future prospects

2015 801 citations Peng Yuan et al. Applied Clay Science profile →
The remediation of heavy metals contaminated sediment

2008 722 citations Peng Yuan et al. profile →
Review of biochar for the management of contaminated soil: Preparation, application and prospect

2018 371 citations Peng Yuan, Boxiong Shen 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						Papers	Cites
Peng Yuan China	65	4.6k	4.3k	3.8k	3.1k	2.3k	321	15.5k
Jianxi Zhu China	65	5.1k 1.1×	3.1k 0.7×	5.5k 1.4×	4.1k 1.3×	2.7k 1.2×	343	15.6k
Hongping He China	80	6.8k 1.5×	5.2k 1.2×	6.6k 1.7×	4.8k 1.6×	3.2k 1.4×	581	24.6k
Yunfei Xi Australia	54	3.1k 0.7×	2.4k 0.5×	3.9k 1.0×	2.3k 0.7×	1.9k 0.8×	235	10.3k
Zhaohui Li China	63	3.5k 0.8×	1.9k 0.4×	4.7k 1.2×	2.3k 0.7×	2.1k 0.9×	484	15.6k
Laurent Charlet France	72	1.7k 0.4×	2.1k 0.5×	3.0k 0.8×	2.5k 0.8×	2.6k 1.1×	245	16.9k
Sang Soo Lee South Korea	62	2.4k 0.5×	2.9k 0.7×	4.0k 1.0×	1.3k 0.4×	3.9k 1.8×	378	16.8k
Baoliang Chen China	73	5.8k 1.2×	2.2k 0.5×	8.0k 2.1×	3.5k 1.2×	5.7k 2.5×	317	22.2k
J. Theo Kloprogge Australia	62	6.2k 1.3×	4.6k 1.1×	1.4k 0.4×	2.3k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	281	14.9k
Binoy Sarkar Australia	73	1.8k 0.4×	2.5k 0.6×	4.3k 1.1×	1.1k 0.4×	2.4k 1.1×	219	15.3k
Shaoxian Song China	63	3.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.3×	7.2k 1.9×	2.6k 0.9×	4.4k 1.9×	427	13.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Peng Yuan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peng Yuan

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Kang, Qin, et al.. (2025). Hierarchically porous Cu-MOF fiber membrane enables instantaneous and continuous removal of organophosphorus pesticides in water. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(2). 115877–115877. 8 indexed citations

Zhou, Junming, Xiaodong Jiang, Mei Mi, et al.. (2025). Carbonate fluorapatite coatings on phillipsite represent a significant sink of phosphorus in abyssal plains of the western Pacific Ocean. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(5). e2407683122–e2407683122. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Qinyuan, et al.. (2025). Multi-functional nanoarchitectonics of allophane via addition reactions with acrylonitrile through C-O bond formation. Applied Clay Science. 266. 107706–107706. 1 indexed citations

Zheng, Hong, Hao Xue, Wenjing Huang, et al.. (2024). Performance study of high energy storage supercapacitor from waste corn husk biomass electrode materials. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 194. 112265–112265. 7 indexed citations

Gao, Pei, et al.. (2024). Preparation and comparison of polyaniline composites with lotus leaf-derived carbon and lotus petiole-derived carbon for supercapacitor applications. Electrochimica Acta. 486. 144112–144112. 12 indexed citations

Li, Xueyi, et al.. (2024). Fusion innovation: Multi-scale dilated collaborative model of ConvNeXt and MSDA for fault diagnosis. Robotics and Autonomous Systems. 182. 104819–104819.

Li, Mengyuan, Shun Wang, Dong Liu, et al.. (2024). Green synthesis of diatom–allophane bio-nanocomposites for highly efficient oxytetracycline adsorption. The Science of The Total Environment. 951. 175641–175641. 8 indexed citations

Yuan, Bingxiang, Baifa Zhang, Qingzi Luo, et al.. (2024). Sustainable utilization of clay minerals-rich engineering muck via alkali activation: Optimization of pore structure by thermal treatment. Applied Clay Science. 258. 107491–107491. 15 indexed citations

Zhao, Peng, Boxiong Shen, Ming‐Tao Yang, et al.. (2023). Effect of nitrogen species on electrochemical properties of N-doped carbon nanotubes derived from co-pyrolysis of low-density polyethylene and melamine. Journal of Energy Storage. 67. 107569–107569. 29 indexed citations

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Zhao, Ning, Baifa Zhang, Dong Liu, et al.. (2023). New insight into removal of tetracycline by a two-dimensional graphene-like carbon adsorbent prepared using one-step pyrolysis of spent bleaching earth: Adsorption behaviors, mechanisms and cost analysis. Separation and Purification Technology. 327. 124950–124950. 15 indexed citations

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Zhou, Junming, Jing Liu, Shengxiong Yang, et al.. (2023). Microstratigraphic geochemical characteristics of ferromanganese crust from central pacific: Implication for the role of Fe and Mn in REY enrichment. Chemical Geology. 637. 121665–121665. 6 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yanli, Liangliang Lv, Wenjie Li, et al.. (2023). Overview of performances and service behaviors of uranyl nitrate solution for medical aqueous homogeneous reactors. Progress in Nuclear Energy. 157. 104591–104591. 3 indexed citations

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Zhao, Ning, Yanfu Wei, Shun Wang, et al.. (2023). Co3O4 anchored on sepiolite surface grooves for superior adsorption of tetracycline from wastewater. Separation and Purification Technology. 323. 124367–124367. 24 indexed citations

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Zhong, Xuemin, Peng Yuan, Samahe Sadjadi, Dong Liu, & Yanfu Wei. (2023). Palygorskite-supported ruthenium catalysts for the efficient selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2, 5-diformylfuran. Applied Clay Science. 242. 107023–107023. 9 indexed citations

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Zhao, Ning, et al.. (2023). Efficient adsorption and separation of norfloxacin from water by allophane aerogel microspheres. Separation and Purification Technology. 327. 124808–124808. 22 indexed citations

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Yu, Ting, Baifa Zhang, Peng Yuan, et al.. (2023). Optimization of mechanical performance of limestone calcined clay cement: Effects of calcination temperature of nanosized tubular halloysite, gypsum content, and water/binder ratio. Construction and Building Materials. 389. 131709–131709. 33 indexed citations

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Yuan, Peng, et al.. (2023). An I₂–DMSO catalytic manifold enabled aromatization for C-ring editing of podophyllotoxone. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 21(32). 6468–6473. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Dong, Qian Tian, Mei Mi, et al.. (2023). Coupled Si–Al Biogeochemistry: Occurrence of Aluminum in Diatom‐Derived Biogenic Silica. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 129(1). 4 indexed citations

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Chen, Xiuying, Yonghui Wang, Shuyue Ren, et al.. (2022). Amorphous poly-N-vinylcarbazole polymer as a novel matrix for the determination of low molecular weight compounds by MALDI-TOF MS. RSC Advances. 12(24). 15215–15221. 10 indexed citations

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Qin, Zonghua, Peng Yuan, Shuqin Yang, et al.. (2014). Silylation of Al13-intercalated montmorillonite with trimethylchlorosilane and their adsorption for Orange II. Applied Clay Science. 99. 229–236. 28 indexed citations

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