Rui Du

8.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
139 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Rui Du is a scholar working on Pollution, Catalysis and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Rui Du has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Pollution, 41 papers in Catalysis and 33 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Rui Du's work include Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (101 papers), Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction (41 papers) and Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (33 papers). Rui Du is often cited by papers focused on Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (101 papers), Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction (41 papers) and Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (33 papers). Rui Du collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and Japan. Rui Du's co-authors include Shenbin Cao, Yongzhen Peng, Shuying Wang, Baikun Li, Xiangchen Li, Yongzhen Peng, Meng Niu, Yongzhen Peng, Hanyu Zhang and Liangliang Shi and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Rui Du

129 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

Biological nitrogen removal from sewage via anammox: Rece... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2016 2019 200 400 600
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.

  1. Biological nitrogen removal from sewage via anammox: Recent advances
    2015 603 citations Shenbin Cao, Rui Du et al. Bioresource Technology profile →
  2. Performance and microbial community analysis of a novel DEAMOX based on partial-denitrification and anammox treating ammonia and nitrate wastewaters
    2016 500 citations Rui Du, Shenbin Cao et al. Water Research profile →
  3. Partial denitrification providing nitrite: Opportunities of extending application for anammox
    2019 348 citations Rui Du, Xiangchen Li et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rui Du China 44 6.1k 1.9k 1.9k 1.7k 1.6k 139 7.1k
Baikun Li China 40 5.5k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 1.7k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 1.8k 1.1× 64 6.5k
Tomonori Kindaichi Japan 36 3.3k 0.5× 1.4k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 398 0.2× 879 0.5× 98 5.0k
Shenbin Cao China 35 4.9k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 81 5.2k
Liu Ye Australia 48 4.6k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 1.6k 0.8× 650 0.4× 2.0k 1.2× 129 6.4k
Julián Carrera Spain 40 3.4k 0.5× 900 0.5× 866 0.5× 502 0.3× 1.5k 0.9× 93 4.5k
Charles Bott United States 38 3.8k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 970 0.5× 512 0.3× 1.7k 1.1× 229 4.8k
Qiong Zhang China 35 3.2k 0.5× 989 0.5× 920 0.5× 695 0.4× 1.1k 0.7× 69 3.5k
Kenji Furukawa Japan 33 2.8k 0.5× 796 0.4× 1.1k 0.6× 398 0.2× 735 0.5× 140 3.4k
M. Dolors Balaguer Spain 44 2.4k 0.4× 613 0.3× 3.3k 1.8× 459 0.3× 1.0k 0.6× 124 5.6k
Haoran Duan Australia 33 2.3k 0.4× 756 0.4× 713 0.4× 462 0.3× 991 0.6× 78 3.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rui Du

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Du, Rui, Razium Ali Soomro, Li Guo, et al.. (2025). Engineering bidirectional charge transport channels boosts solar driven sulfion oxidation upgrading coupled with hydrogen production. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 687. 413–422.
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Yu, Lan, Rui Du, Jiawei Ren, et al.. (2024). Understanding Partial Denitrification-hydroxyapatite (PD-HAP) coupled granules to enhance process stability and phosphorus removal by investigating the size effect of granules. Chemical Engineering Journal. 498. 155412–155412. 5 indexed citations
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Du, Rui, Xin Huang, Jingyu Ren, et al.. (2024). Efficient charge abstraction and oriented accumulation driven by strong interfacial interaction facilitate photocatalytic selective oxidation of furfuralcohol coupled with H2 evolution. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 361. 124694–124694. 10 indexed citations
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Du, Rui, et al.. (2024). Film properties affecting the photoresponsivity of polycrystalline BaSi2 films formed by radio-frequency co-sputtering. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 176. 108301–108301. 1 indexed citations
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Dan, Qiongpeng, Xiyao Li, Fangzhai Zhang, et al.. (2024). Saturated dissolved oxygen-driven high-rate and ultrastable partial nitrification in municipal wastewater. Bioresource Technology. 413. 131470–131470. 8 indexed citations
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Du, Rui, et al.. (2024). Control of hole concentration in sputter-deposited BaSi2 films by B implantation and its application to p-BaSi2/n-Si solar cells. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 175. 108296–108296. 2 indexed citations
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Mohmad, Abdul Rahman, et al.. (2024). Investigation of defects in BaSi2 thin film on Si prepared by co-sputtering technique. Journal of Luminescence. 275. 120797–120797. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jiawei, et al.. (2024). Adaptation of freshwater partial Denitrification/Anammox (PD/A) granules to low-salt conditions: Process performance and metabolic insights. Chemical Engineering Journal. 493. 152592–152592. 9 indexed citations
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Fan, Jiarui, Rui Du, Qingtao Liu, Cong Li, & Yongzhen Peng. (2024). Microbial response and spatial profiling of nitrite-producing denitrification granular sludge in-situ exposed to high nitrite stress. Chemical Engineering Journal. 481. 148404–148404. 26 indexed citations
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Du, Rui, et al.. (2024). Stable continuous flow CANDAN process transitioning from anammox UASB reactor by facilitating indigenous nitrite-producing denitrification community. The Science of The Total Environment. 926. 171929–171929. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Xiangchen, Rui Du, Jingwen Zhang, et al.. (2023). Verifying the applicability of PD/A unit for ultimate sidestream and mainstream polishing: Operating performance, granular characteristics and active microbes. Chemical Engineering Journal. 466. 143300–143300. 12 indexed citations
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Dan, Qiongpeng, Rui Du, Tong Wang, et al.. (2023). Complete nitrogen removal from low-strength wastewater via double nitrite shunt coupling anammox and endogenous nitrate respiration: Functional metabolism and electron transport. Chemical Engineering Journal. 465. 143027–143027. 26 indexed citations
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Du, Rui, et al.. (2023). Tracing and utilizing nitrogen loss in wastewater treatment: The trade-off between performance improvement, energy saving, and carbon footprint reduction. Journal of Environmental Management. 349. 119525–119525. 24 indexed citations
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Yu, Lan, Rui Du, Xiao-Yan Fan, Shenbin Cao, & Yongzhen Peng. (2023). Simultaneous nitrite production and phosphorus removal by partial denitrification-hydroxyapatite (PD-HAP) coupled process from high-nitrate wastewater. Chemical Engineering Journal. 474. 145428–145428. 14 indexed citations
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