Qin Ou

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 718 citations indexed

About

Qin Ou is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Qin Ou has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 718 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Pollution, 8 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 5 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Qin Ou's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (10 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (7 papers) and Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (4 papers). Qin Ou is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (10 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (7 papers) and Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (4 papers). Qin Ou collaborates with scholars based in China, Netherlands and Singapore. Qin Ou's co-authors include Yanghui Xu, Jan Peter van der Hoek, Gang Liu, Jiao Meng, Qiang He, Zhengsong Wu, Kim Maren Lompe, Xiaoliu Huangfu, Jun Ma and Peng Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Qin Ou

18 papers receiving 711 citations

Hit Papers

Photo-oxidation of Micro- and Nanoplastics: Physical, Che... 2024 2026 2025 2024 25 50 75 100
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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. Photo-oxidation of Micro- and Nanoplastics: Physical, Chemical, and Biological Effects in Environments
    2024 103 citations Yanghui Xu, Qin Ou et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Qin Ou China 14 531 331 170 110 107 19 718
Haifeng Rong China 12 640 1.2× 505 1.5× 165 1.0× 122 1.1× 77 0.7× 16 802
Jiacheng Min China 7 529 1.0× 439 1.3× 128 0.8× 98 0.9× 160 1.5× 10 736
Sirui Ma China 9 803 1.5× 507 1.5× 126 0.7× 73 0.7× 103 1.0× 12 925
Yaru Cao China 18 479 0.9× 230 0.7× 91 0.5× 98 0.9× 55 0.5× 29 799
Xinran Qiu China 12 499 0.9× 278 0.8× 72 0.4× 31 0.3× 59 0.6× 29 610
Xiaowei Wang China 11 344 0.6× 199 0.6× 125 0.7× 50 0.5× 186 1.7× 42 753
Ziqing Huang China 9 277 0.5× 163 0.5× 74 0.4× 45 0.4× 80 0.7× 18 400
Xinzhe Zhou China 8 352 0.7× 286 0.9× 111 0.7× 38 0.3× 167 1.6× 17 566
Longfei Liu China 11 128 0.2× 95 0.3× 109 0.6× 124 1.1× 124 1.2× 36 588
Đoàn Thị Yến Oanh Vietnam 14 206 0.4× 161 0.5× 110 0.6× 72 0.7× 184 1.7× 73 661

Countries citing papers authored by Qin Ou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qin Ou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Qin Ou. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Qin Ou. The network helps show where Qin Ou may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qin Ou

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

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Xu, Yanghui, et al.. (2024). Mass Concentration and Removal Characteristics of Microplastics and Nanoplastics in a Drinking Water Treatment Plant. ACS ES&T Water. 4(8). 3348–3358. 18 indexed citations
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Xu, Yanghui, et al.. (2024). Appearance of Recalcitrant Dissolved Black Carbon and Dissolved Organic Sulfur in River Waters Following Wildfire Events. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(16). 7165–7175. 15 indexed citations
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Xu, Yanghui, et al.. (2024). Adsorption characteristics and mechanisms of water-soluble polymers (PVP and PEG) on kaolin and montmorillonite minerals. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 466. 133592–133592. 17 indexed citations
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Xu, Yanghui, Qin Ou, Jan Peter van der Hoek, Gang Liu, & Kim Maren Lompe. (2024). Photo-oxidation of Micro- and Nanoplastics: Physical, Chemical, and Biological Effects in Environments. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(2). 991–1009. 103 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ou, Qin, et al.. (2024). Wearable Fabric System for Sarcopenia Detection. Biosensors. 14(12). 622–622.
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Xu, Yanghui, Qin Ou, Feng Hou, et al.. (2023). Assessing the Mass Concentration of Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Wastewater Treatment Plants by Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(8). 3114–3123. 119 indexed citations
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Xu, Yanghui, et al.. (2022). Combined effects of photoaging and natural organic matter on the colloidal stability of nanoplastics in aquatic environments. Water Research. 226. 119313–119313. 30 indexed citations
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Xu, Yanghui, Qin Ou, Jiao Meng, Gang Liu, & Jan Peter van der Hoek. (2022). Identification and Quantification of Nanoplastics in Surface Water and Groundwater by Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(8). 4988–4997. 161 indexed citations
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Xu, Yanghui, Qin Ou, Qiang He, et al.. (2022). Contribution of extracellular polymeric substances fractions to the adsorption of silver nanoparticles by activated sludge. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 10(5). 108316–108316. 5 indexed citations
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Xu, Yanghui, Qin Ou, Qiang He, et al.. (2022). Contribution of Extracellular Polymeric Substances Fractions to the Adsorption of Silver Nanoparticles by Activated Sludge. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Yanghui, Qin Ou, Qiang He, et al.. (2021). Influence of dissolved black carbon on the aggregation and deposition of polystyrene nanoplastics: Comparison with dissolved humic acid. Water Research. 196. 117054–117054. 70 indexed citations
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Ou, Qin, et al.. (2021). Deposition behavior of dissolved black carbon on representative surfaces: Role of molecular conformation. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 9(5). 105921–105921. 7 indexed citations
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Du, Jinying, Chuang Wang, Zhiwei Zhao, et al.. (2021). Role of oxygen and superoxide radicals in promoting H2O2 production during VUV/UV radiation of water. Chemical Engineering Science. 241. 116683–116683. 36 indexed citations
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Xu, Yanghui, Qin Ou, Caihong Liu, et al.. (2020). Aggregation and deposition behaviors of dissolved black carbon with coexisting heavy metals in aquatic solution. Environmental Science Nano. 7(9). 2773–2784. 26 indexed citations
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Xu, Yanghui, Qin Ou, Xiaojun Zhou, et al.. (2020). Impacts of carrier properties, environmental conditions and extracellular polymeric substances on biofilm formation of sieved fine particles from activated sludge. The Science of The Total Environment. 731. 139196–139196. 22 indexed citations
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Ou, Qin, Yanghui Xu, Xiaoling Li, et al.. (2020). Interactions between activated sludge extracellular polymeric substances and model carrier surfaces in WWTPs: A combination of QCM-D, AFM and XDLVO prediction. Chemosphere. 253. 126720–126720. 41 indexed citations
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