Qian Li

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
112 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Qian Li is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Qian Li has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Water Science and Technology, 33 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 28 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Qian Li's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (32 papers), Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (27 papers) and Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (22 papers). Qian Li is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (32 papers), Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (27 papers) and Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (22 papers). Qian Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and Australia. Qian Li's co-authors include Xiaochang C. Wang, Gaojun Wang, Rong Chen, Yu‐You Li, Xin Gao, Xiao‐Lin Wang, Rong Chen, Mawuli Dzakpasu, Wei Qiao and Zhen Lei and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Qian Li

103 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

1 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.

Synergetic promotion of syntrophic methane production from anaerobic digestion of complex organic wastes by biochar: Performance and associated mechanisms

2017 298 citations Gaojun Wang, Qian Li 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
Qian Li China	34	1.7k	1.2k	1.1k	757	672	112	3.5k
David M. Bagley Canada	33	1.9k 1.2×	977 0.8×	1.6k 1.5×	1.5k 1.9×	693 1.0×	74	4.2k
David Jeison Chile	36	1.6k 0.9×	909 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	1.6k 2.2×	697 1.0×	116	4.4k
Po‐Heng Lee Hong Kong	38	1.4k 0.8×	857 0.7×	1.0k 0.9×	1.6k 2.1×	677 1.0×	105	4.6k
Tom Hennebel Belgium	34	717 0.4×	736 0.6×	1.4k 1.3×	709 0.9×	698 1.0×	65	3.8k
Mustafa Evren Erşahin Türkiye	28	2.0k 1.2×	691 0.6×	909 0.8×	1.2k 1.6×	327 0.5×	95	3.1k
Gianni Andreottola Italy	37	1.5k 0.9×	691 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	1.8k 2.3×	426 0.6×	120	4.2k
Yuyang Long China	33	583 0.3×	835 0.7×	980 0.9×	845 1.1×	437 0.7×	212	3.6k
Bipro Ranjan Dhar Canada	40	1.1k 0.6×	2.0k 1.7×	1.5k 1.3×	1.3k 1.8×	1.9k 2.8×	137	4.6k
Mei Fong Chong Malaysia	24	1.8k 1.1×	536 0.4×	1.2k 1.1×	564 0.7×	205 0.3×	48	3.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Qian Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qian Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qian Li

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ren, Dajun, Chen Xie, Feixiang Zan, et al.. (2025). Optimizing membrane bioreactor efficiency through reciprocation frequencies: Insights and applications. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 71. 107318–107318.

Ren, Yuanyuan, Jiachun Yang, Qian Li, et al.. (2025). Simultaneous removal of nitrogen and phosphorus from methane fermentation permeate by hydroxyapatite microgranule type one-stage partial nitrification/anammox process. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 73. 107731–107731. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Hao, Yaqian Liu, Qian Li, et al.. (2024). Synergistic effects of biochar addition and filtration mode optimization on mitigating membrane fouling in high-solid anaerobic membrane bioreactors. The Science of The Total Environment. 926. 171648–171648. 6 indexed citations

Huang, Lei, et al.. (2024). The Constructing of the Oxide Phase Diagram for Fluoride Adsorption on La-Fe-Al: A Collaborative Study of Density Functional Calculation and Experimentation. Nanomaterials. 14(7). 619–619. 1 indexed citations

Yin, Zhe, Qian Li, Yan Zhang, et al.. (2024). In-situ synthesis of silicic acid-encapsulated iron hydroxyphosphate for the removal of Cd(II), Pb(II), Cu(II), and Zn(II) from aqueous solutions: Material design and mechanistic insights. Chemical Engineering Journal. 504. 159037–159037. 5 indexed citations

Song, Liuying, Min Ye, Chunxiao Wang, et al.. (2024). Methanogenic degradation of long-chain fatty acids associated with syntrophic microbial dynamics during thermophilic AnMBR treatment of lipid-rich dairy wastes. Chemical Engineering Journal. 498. 155702–155702. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Yaqian, Yu Xi, Qian Li, et al.. (2024). Biokinetic and microbial insights into regulatory mechanisms of long-chain fatty acid degradation during food waste-lipid co-digestion within anaerobic membrane bioreactor. Bioresource Technology. 408. 131223–131223. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Gaojun, Bo Zhang, Mengyuan Zhang, et al.. (2024). Comparing the mechanisms of syntrophic volatile fatty acids oxidation and methanogenesis recovery from ammonia stress in regular and biochar-assisted anaerobic digestion: Different roads lead to the same goal. Journal of Environmental Management. 352. 120041–120041. 9 indexed citations

Zhao, Danyang, Peiyun Zhang, Yaqian Liu, et al.. (2024). Biochar-mediated synergistic promotion of DIET and IHT: Kinetic and thermodynamic insights into propionate two-step syntrophic methanogenesis. Chemical Engineering Journal. 486. 150310–150310. 15 indexed citations

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Ding, Luoyang, et al.. (2024). Deciphering the role of biochar pseudocapacitance strengthening in promoting syntrophic methanogenesis: Microbial capacitance-tropism in propionate metabolism. Chemical Engineering Journal. 502. 158024–158024. 4 indexed citations

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Song, Liuying, Min Ye, Yu Qin, et al.. (2023). Inorganic carbon as a key factor governing competition between methanogens and acetogens in high-rate anaerobic treatment of methanol wastewater. Chemical Engineering Journal. 481. 148368–148368. 5 indexed citations

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Cui, Yaru, et al.. (2023). Efficient synergy of MOF-derived CoTe2 polyhedron anchoring on CNTs as anode materials for Na-ion storages. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 960. 170881–170881. 11 indexed citations

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Wang, Gaojun, Bo Zhang, Jinglin Zhu, et al.. (2023). Mechanistic insights into synergistic facilitation of copper/zinc ions and dewatered swine manure-derived biochar on anaerobic digestion of swine wastewater. Environmental Research. 240(Pt 2). 117429–117429. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shixin, Zhen Lei, Mawuli Dzakpasu, et al.. (2021). Removal of trace organic contaminants in municipal wastewater by anaerobic membrane bioreactor: Efficiencies, fates and impact factors. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 40. 101953–101953. 32 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yuanzhen, et al.. (2019). A novel low-dimensional heteroatom doped Nd₂O₃ nanostructure for enhanced electrochemical sensing of carbendazim. New Journal of Chemistry. 43(35). 14009–14019. 71 indexed citations

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Xing, Baoshan, Yule Han, Xiaochang C. Wang, et al.. (2019). Cow manure as additive to a DMBR for stable and high-rate digestion of food waste: Performance and microbial community. Water Research. 168. 115099–115099. 59 indexed citations

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Qiao, Wei, et al.. (2016). Thermodynamically enhancing propionic acid degradation by using sulfate as an external electron acceptor in a thermophilic anaerobic membrane reactor. Water Research. 106. 320–329. 65 indexed citations

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Li, Qian. (2013). Effect of Water Stress on Photosynthetic Parameters and Osmotic Regulators in Spring Wheat Longchun 27. Journal of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Haitao, et al.. (2010). Microstructure and microwave dielectric properties of ZnO‐B ₂ O ₃ added (Ca _0.254 Li _0.19 Sm _0.14 )TiO ₃ ceramics. Rare Metals. 29(3). 243–247. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Qian, et al.. (2010). Evolution regularity of precipitation in the Shiyang River Basin on Mann-Kendall features.. Ganhanqu dili. 33(4). 593–599. 2 indexed citations

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