Q. Lena

39.0k total citations · 9 hit papers
446 papers, 31.7k citations indexed

About

Q. Lena is a scholar working on Pollution, Environmental Chemistry and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Q. Lena has authored 446 papers receiving a total of 31.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 259 papers in Pollution, 209 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 193 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Q. Lena's work include Heavy metals in environment (224 papers), Arsenic contamination and mitigation (191 papers) and Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (106 papers). Q. Lena is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (224 papers), Arsenic contamination and mitigation (191 papers) and Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (106 papers). Q. Lena collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Q. Lena's co-authors include Xinde Cao, Willie G. Harris, Cong Tu, Bala Rathinasabapathi, Hongbo Li, Xiaoling Dong, Bin Gao, Yanshan Chen, Li Y and Chip Appel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Q. Lena

435 papers receiving 30.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Mechanisms of metal sorption by biochars: Biochar characteristics and modifications

2017 1.4k citations Hongbo Li, Q. Lena et al. Chemosphere profile →
Accumulation of Pb, Cu, and Zn in native plants growing on a contaminated Florida site

2006 1.4k citations Xinde Cao, Q. Lena et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
A fern that hyperaccumulates arsenic

2001 1.4k citations Q. Lena et al. profile →
Dairy-Manure Derived Biochar Effectively Sorbs Lead and Atrazine

2009 989 citations Xinde Cao, Q. Lena et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Removal of arsenic by magnetic biochar prepared from pinewood and natural hematite

2014 561 citations Q. Lena, Willie G. Harris et al. Bioresource Technology profile →
Chemical Fractionation of Cadmium, Copper, Nickel, and Zinc in Contaminated Soils

1997 552 citations Q. Lena et al. Journal of Environmental Quality profile →
Characteristics and mechanisms of hexavalent chromium removal by biochar from sugar beet tailing

2011 514 citations Q. Lena et al. Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →
Simultaneous Immobilization of Lead and Atrazine in Contaminated Soils Using Dairy-Manure Biochar

2011 480 citations Xinde Cao, Q. Lena et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Heavy metal(loid)s in agriculture soils, rice, and wheat across China: Status assessment and spatiotemporal analysis

2023 131 citations Q. Lena et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Contrasting effects of arsenic on mycorrhizal-mediated silicon and phosphorus uptake by rice 2025 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·(unknown), Kexin Xu, Dong‐Xing Guan, Yiwen Liu, Yu Luo, Xiangyu Zhu, H. Henry Teng, Yakov Kuzyakov, Q. Lena	1
2	High Fe and Ca contents contribute to geologically-high As but bioaccessibly-low As in karstic residential soils 2025 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), Chenjing Liu, Zhongfang Yang, Q. Lena	0
3	Enhanced arsenic accumulation in hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata under elevated zinc conditions: Arsenic-related gene expression and implications for phytoremediation applications 2025 ·Bioresource Technology ·Maria Manzoor, (unknown), (unknown), Wei Li, Chenjing Liu, Hans Lambers, Q. Lena	0
4	Cola beverage reduces risk of lead poisoning from accidental ingestion of contaminated soil particles in rat and swine models 2025 ·Nature Communications ·Xiaoyun Xu, (unknown), Yao Shi, (unknown), Chengpeng Yuan, Q. Lena, Willie G. Harris, Jiayin Dai, Deyi Hou, Xinde Cao	2
5	Spatial dynamics of phosphorus mobilization by mycorrhiza 2025 ·Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Yiwen Liu, Dong‐Xing Guan, (unknown), Yu Luo, Fei Liu, H. Henry Teng, Yakov Kuzyakov, Q. Lena	7
6	Phytate-Mediated Arsenic Hyperaccumulation in Pteris vittata : Synthesis, Sequestration, and Exudation 2025 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Chunyan Hu, (unknown), Ran Han, Xiang Zhang, Dan Sun, Yue Cao, Benjamin L. Turner, Chenjing Liu, Q. Lena	0
7	Selenium increases antimony uptake in As-hyperaccumulators Pteris vittata and Pteris cretica by promoting antimonate reduction: GSH-GSSG cycle and arsenate reductases HAC1/ACR2 2024 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials ·(unknown), Yiwen Liu, (unknown), Chenjing Liu, Wei Li, Q. Lena	3
8	Microplastic co-exposure elevates cadmium accumulation in mouse tissue after rice consumption: Mechanisms and health implications 2024 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials ·Shan Chen, (unknown), Xin-Ying Lin, (unknown), Mengya Li, Q. Lena, Dongmei Zhou, Hongbo Li	4
9	Fortifying casein phosphopeptides and Ca in wheat reduces the As, Cd, and Pb bioavailability based on a mouse model: Calcium and phosphate transporters and gut microbiota 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Xin-Ying Lin, (unknown), Xu Duan, Dongmei Zhou, Q. Lena, Hongbo Li	4
10	Dihalogenated nitrophenols in drinking water: Prevalence, resistance to household treatment, and cardiotoxic impact on zebrafish embryo 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Hongjie Sun, (unknown), (unknown), Q. Lena, Dong‐Xing Guan, Huachang Hong, Haiying Yu, Hongjun Lin, Xianfeng Huang, Peng Gao	14
11	Enhancing the quality and reputation of Soil & Environmental Health journal: 2024 updates 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Q. Lena, Kashif Hayat, Jing Wang, Maria Manzoor, Dong‐Xing Guan, Randy A. Dahlgren	0
12	Antimony uptake and speciation, and associated mechanisms in two As-hyperaccumulators Pteris vittata and Pteris cretica 2023 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials ·(unknown), (unknown), Jiayi Chen, Chenjing Liu, Yue Cao, Wei Li, Q. Lena	9
13	Insight into the availability and desorption kinetics of Se and Cd in naturally-rich soils using diffusive gradients in thin-films technique 2023 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials ·Chao Zhang, Dong‐Xing Guan, Yifan Jiang, Daniel Menezes‐Blackburn, Changyuan Yu, Zhongfang Yang, Q. Lena	13
14	Opportunities and Challenges Associated with Bioavailability-Based Remediation Strategies for Lead-Contaminated Soil with Arsenic as a Co-Contaminant—A Critical Review 2023 ·Current Pollution Reports ·Farzana Kastury, Hongbo Li, Ranju R. Karna, Aaron R. Betts, Kirk G. Scheckel, Q. Lena, Tyler D. Sowers, Karen D. Bradham, Ganga M. Hettiarachchi, Albert L. Juhasz	7
15	Monitoring, fate and transport, and risk assessment of organic pollutants in the environment: CREST publications during 2019–2023 2023 ·Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology ·Hao Chen, Peng Gao, (unknown), (unknown), Q. Lena	4
16	Sex-dependent effects of rice cadmium exposure on body weight, gut microflora, and kidney metabolomics based on a mouse model 2023 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), Shan Chen, (unknown), Xin-Ying Lin, (unknown), Q. Lena, Dongmei Zhou, Hongbo Li	13
17	Prenatal exposure to 209 PCBs in mother-infant pairs from two cities in China: Levels, congener profiles, and transplacental transfer 2023 ·Chemosphere ·Xiaomeng Yang, Yingxue Liu, Shuren Liu, Ping Zheng, Xiaoxia Bai, Q. Lena, Weiping Liu	3
18	Linking elevated blood lead level in urban school-aged children with bioaccessible lead in neighborhood soil 2020 ·Environmental Pollution ·Yangyang Wu, (unknown), Xue Sun, Q. Lena, (unknown), Mengya Li, Hong Sun, Hongbo Li, Lei Huang	31
19	An interventional study of rice for reducing cadmium exposure in a Chinese industrial town 2018 ·Environment International ·Lei Huang, (unknown), (unknown), Di Zhao, Hongbo Li, Hong Sun, Patrick L. Kinney, Masha Pitiranggon, Steven N. Chillrud, Q. Lena, Ana Navas‐Acién, Jun Bi, Beizhan Yan	27
20	Concentration, pH, and Surface Charge Effects on Cadmium and Lead Sorption in Three Tropical Soils 2002 ·Journal of Environmental Quality ·Chip Appel, Q. Lena	308

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