Quanyin Tan

6.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
75 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Quanyin Tan is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Quanyin Tan has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 44 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 25 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Quanyin Tan's work include Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (58 papers), Extraction and Separation Processes (43 papers) and Municipal Solid Waste Management (21 papers). Quanyin Tan is often cited by papers focused on Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (58 papers), Extraction and Separation Processes (43 papers) and Municipal Solid Waste Management (21 papers). Quanyin Tan collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Macao. Quanyin Tan's co-authors include Jinhui Li, Mengmeng Wang, Lili Liu, Kang Liu, Congren Yang, Wei Fan, A. K. Awasthi, Jiadong Yu, Yuan Chen and Lili Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Quanyin Tan

70 papers receiving 4.5k 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.

Single-use plastics: Production, usage, disposal, and adverse impacts

2020 458 citations Wei Fan, Quanyin Tan et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
Global status of recycling waste solar panels: A review

2018 411 citations Jinhui Li, Quanyin Tan et al. profile →
An overview of global power lithium-ion batteries and associated critical metal recycling

2021 264 citations Lili Liu, Quanyin Tan et al. Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →
A global perspective on e-waste recycling

2023 192 citations Kang Liu, Quanyin Tan et al. profile →
Complexities of the global plastics supply chain revealed in a trade-linked material flow analysis

2025 43 citations Jinhui Li, Quanyin Tan et al. Communications Earth & Environment profile →

Peers

Quanyin Tan

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Zhenming Xu China

Xianlai Zeng China

Andréa Moura Bernardes Brazil

Huabo Duan China

Yufeng Wu China

Rolf Widmer Switzerland

Barbara K. Reck United States

Gabrielle Gaustad United States

Mohammad Ali Rajaeifar Iran

Callie W. Babbitt United States

Zhenming Xu China

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Countries citing papers authored by Quanyin Tan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Quanyin Tan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Quanyin Tan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Quanyin Tan 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 Quanyin Tan. Quanyin Tan 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

Moniruzzaman, Mohammad, et al.. (2025). Health risk assessments of worker exposure to heavy metals in informal e-waste recycling communities in Chattogram City, Bangladesh. Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry. 53(12). 100654–100654.

Li, Jinhui, et al.. (2025). Complexities of the global plastics supply chain revealed in a trade-linked material flow analysis. Communications Earth & Environment. 6(1). 43 indexed citations breakdown →

Li, Jinhui, et al.. (2024). Hidden Giant of Embedded Plastics in China. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(51). 22603–22614. 3 indexed citations

Yu, Jiadong, et al.. (2023). Advancing recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries: From green chemistry to circular economy. Energy storage materials. 61. 102870–102870. 66 indexed citations

Tan, Quanyin, et al.. (2023). Cascade use potential of retired traction batteries for renewable energy storage in China under carbon peak vision. Journal of Cleaner Production. 412. 137379–137379. 15 indexed citations

Cui, Jiaying, Quanyin Tan, Lili Liu, & Jinhui Li. (2023). Environmental Benefit Assessment of Second-Life Use of Electric Vehicle Lithium-Ion Batteries in Multiple Scenarios Considering Performance Degradation and Economic Value. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(23). 8559–8567. 21 indexed citations

Tan, Quanyin, et al.. (2023). Comparative life cycle assessment of polyethylene agricultural mulching film and alternative options including different end-of-life routes. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 178. 113239–113239. 37 indexed citations

Liu, Fei, et al.. (2023). Unraveling the driving factors of the plastic waste trade network formation and dynamics. Journal of Environmental Management. 348. 119422–119422. 11 indexed citations

Yu, Jiadong, et al.. (2021). Unveiling Sodium Ion Pollution in Spray-Dried Precursors and Its Implications for the Green Upcycling of Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(21). 14897–14905. 29 indexed citations

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Wang, Mengmeng, Quanyin Tan, Lili Liu, & Jinhui Li. (2020). Revealing the Dissolution Mechanism of Polyvinylidene Fluoride of Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries in Waste Oil-Based Methyl Ester Solvent. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 8(19). 7489–7496. 63 indexed citations

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Liu, Kang, Quanyin Tan, Lili Liu, & Jinhui Li. (2019). Acid-Free and Selective Extraction of Lithium from Spent Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries via a Mechanochemically Induced Isomorphic Substitution. Environmental Science & Technology. 53(16). 9781–9788. 154 indexed citations

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Wang, Mengmeng, Quanyin Tan, Lili Liu, & Jinhui Li. (2019). A low-toxicity and high-efficiency deep eutectic solvent for the separation of aluminum foil and cathode materials from spent lithium-ion batteries. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 380. 120846–120846. 177 indexed citations

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Wang, Mengmeng, Quanyin Tan, Lili Liu, & Jinhui Li. (2019). A Facile, Environmentally Friendly, and Low-Temperature Approach for Decomposition of Polyvinylidene Fluoride from the Cathode Electrode of Spent Lithium-ion Batteries. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 7(15). 12799–12806. 132 indexed citations

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Wang, Mengmeng, Quanyin Tan, Lili Liu, & Jinhui Li. (2019). Efficient Separation of Aluminum Foil and Cathode Materials from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries Using a Low-Temperature Molten Salt. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 7(9). 8287–8294. 142 indexed citations

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Tan, Quanyin, et al.. (2018). Responding to China’s Waste Import Ban through a New, Innovative, Cooperative Mechanism. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(14). 7595–7597. 32 indexed citations

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Wang, Mengmeng, Quanyin Tan, & Jinhui Li. (2018). Unveiling the Role and Mechanism of Mechanochemical Activation on Lithium Cobalt Oxide Powders from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(22). 13136–13143. 122 indexed citations

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Yang, Congren, Quanyin Tan, Xianlai Zeng, et al.. (2018). Measuring the sustainability of tin in China. The Science of The Total Environment. 635. 1351–1359. 37 indexed citations

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Yang, Congren, Jinhui Li, Quanyin Tan, Lili Liu, & Qingyin Dong. (2017). Green Process of Metal Recycling: Coprocessing Waste Printed Circuit Boards and Spent Tin Stripping Solution. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 5(4). 3524–3534. 75 indexed citations

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Yang, Congren, Quanyin Tan, Lili Liu, Qingyin Dong, & Jinhui Li. (2017). Recycling Tin from Electronic Waste: A Problem That Needs More Attention. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 5(11). 9586–9598. 59 indexed citations

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Tan, Quanyin, Xianlai Zeng, Winifred Ijomah, Lixia Zheng, & Jinhui Li. (2014). Status of End‐of‐life Electronic Product Remanufacturing in China. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 18(4). 577–587. 29 indexed citations

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