Sitong Liu

10.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
201 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Sitong Liu is a scholar working on Pollution, Environmental Engineering and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sitong Liu has authored 201 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Pollution, 41 papers in Environmental Engineering and 37 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Sitong Liu's work include Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (86 papers), Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (37 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (35 papers). Sitong Liu is often cited by papers focused on Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (86 papers), Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (37 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (35 papers). Sitong Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Sitong Liu's co-authors include Fenglin Yang, Xiaolin Hou, Zuotao Zhang, Xi Tang, Yongzhao Guo, Jinren Ni, Yun‐Peng Zhao, Ying Feng, Huihui Chen and Bo Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Sitong Liu

183 papers receiving 8.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Role of extracellular polymeric substance in determining the high aggregation ability of anammox sludge

2015 716 citations Sitong Liu et al. Water Research profile →
Recent Advances of Photocatalytic Application in Water Treatment: A Review

2021 368 citations Sitong Liu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sitong Liu China	48	5.5k	1.9k	1.8k	1.7k	1.5k	201	8.2k
Kartik Chandran United States	49	5.5k 1.0×	1.9k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	2.0k 1.2×	1.9k 1.2×	184	7.6k
Qaisar Mahmood Pakistan	56	4.7k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	2.8k 1.5×	1.6k 1.0×	1.9k 1.3×	293	9.9k
Hongyu Wang China	48	3.8k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	2.6k 1.4×	904 0.5×	2.0k 1.3×	218	7.5k
Qiang He China	55	4.5k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	2.3k 1.2×	950 0.6×	2.6k 1.7×	271	9.0k
Guangxue Wu China	47	2.9k 0.5×	1.7k 0.9×	1.9k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	1.5k 1.0×	186	6.6k
Dawen Gao China	48	4.2k 0.8×	1.0k 0.5×	2.2k 1.2×	2.4k 1.4×	1.2k 0.8×	230	7.4k
Chuan Chen China	47	3.1k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	915 0.5×	807 0.5×	215	6.6k
Xinmin Zhan Ireland	53	3.1k 0.6×	942 0.5×	1.9k 1.1×	1000 0.6×	1.9k 1.3×	193	7.3k
Hui Lü China	45	3.5k 0.6×	904 0.5×	1.9k 1.0×	986 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	144	6.9k
Chong‐Jian Tang China	50	3.5k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	2.8k 1.6×	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	128	8.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Sitong Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sitong Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sitong Liu

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

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Lu, Changrui, et al.. (2025). Soft/hard carbon nanofibers with a unique heterogeneous interface for sodium storage. Chemical Communications. 61(83). 16206–16209.

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Liu, Zhenlei, Sitong Liu, Zhongzhen Yang, et al.. (2025). Integrated Transcriptome and Metabolome Analysis Provides Insights into the Low-Temperature Response in Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L.). Genes. 16(8). 899–899. 1 indexed citations

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Su, Mengke, Haozhen Dou, Sitong Liu, et al.. (2025). Multisite Cooperative Regulation of Solvation and Interface via Dynamic Additive Engineering for Highly Reversible Zinc Batteries. Angewandte Chemie. 137(38).

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Su, Mengke, Haozhen Dou, Sitong Liu, et al.. (2025). Multisite Cooperative Regulation of Solvation and Interface via Dynamic Additive Engineering for Highly Reversible Zinc Batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(38). e202511685–e202511685. 6 indexed citations

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Liu, Sitong, et al.. (2024). A green approach coupled with molecular dynamics simulations and toxicity assays to infer the mode of action for organophosphate esters. The Science of The Total Environment. 955. 177147–177147.

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Hou, Xin, Jiayao Li, Sitong Liu, et al.. (2024). Microplastics distribution, ecological risk and outflows of rivers in the Bohai Rim region of China - A flux model considering small and medium-sized rivers. The Science of The Total Environment. 953. 176035–176035. 6 indexed citations

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Wu, Xiaogang, et al.. (2024). Bacterial communication intelligently regulates their interactions in anammox consortia under decreasing temperatures. The Science of The Total Environment. 954. 176239–176239. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Ming‐Wei, et al.. (2024). Machine Learning-Based Research on the Adaptability of Adolescents to Online Education. Applied and Computational Engineering. 115(1). 1–7. 7 indexed citations

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Feng, Yiming, et al.. (2024). Adjusted bacterial cooperation in anammox community to adapt to high ammonium in wastewater treatment plant. Water Research X. 25. 100258–100258. 5 indexed citations

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Wu, Xiaogang, et al.. (2024). Communication mediated interaction between bacteria and microalgae advances photogranulation. The Science of The Total Environment. 914. 169975–169975. 13 indexed citations

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Liu, Sitong, Wenzhong Wang, Chen Zhang, et al.. (2024). Mn-periodate complex in situ formed at Mn-N coordinate site in Mn-doped g-C3N5 for efficient and rapid water purification. Chemical Engineering Journal. 498. 155546–155546. 7 indexed citations

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Shu, Lexin, et al.. (2024). Rapid classification and identification of chemical components in three different Zanthoxylum species by ultra‐high‐performance‐liquid chromatography quadrupole‐orbitrap‐mass spectrometry. Journal of Separation Science. 47(3). e2300670–e2300670. 6 indexed citations

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Cui, Linlin, Xinzhu Wang, Sitong Liu, et al.. (2024). Physicochemical properties and in vitro digestibility of ginseng starches under citric acid-autoclaving treatment. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 265(Pt 2). 131031–131031. 4 indexed citations

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Sun, Jingchao, Fei Deng, Sitong Liu, et al.. (2023). Heterogeneous N-heterocyclic carbenes supported single-atom catalysts for nitrogen fixation: A combined density functional theory and machine learning study. Applied Surface Science. 644. 158802–158802. 17 indexed citations

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Li, Yaqiu, et al.. (2023). BPA interferes with granulosa cell development and oocyte meiosis in mouse preantral follicles. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 248(13). 1145–1158. 8 indexed citations

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Li, Chengping, Zhihang Chen, Shouyue Zhang, et al.. (2023). The compact Casπ (Cas12l) ‘bracelet’ provides a unique structural platform for DNA manipulation. Cell Research. 33(3). 229–244. 41 indexed citations

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Chen, Siming, et al.. (2023). Genome-resolved metagenomic insight into vanadate and ammonium elimination in sulfur-based autotrophic biosystem. Chemical Engineering Journal. 476. 146782–146782. 9 indexed citations

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Li, Yunxue, et al.. (2022). Distinct responses of Chlorella vulgaris upon combined exposure to microplastics and bivalent zinc. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 442. 130137–130137. 35 indexed citations

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Dai, Qianying, et al.. (2019). Effects of Additive β-Cyclodextrin on the Performances of Green Tea Infusion. Journal of Chemistry. 2019. 1–7. 7 indexed citations

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Guo, Yongzhao, Sitong Liu, Xi Tang, & Fenglin Yang. (2017). Role of c-di-GMP in anammox aggregation and systematic analysis of its turnover protein in Candidatus Jettenia caeni. Water Research. 113. 181–190. 80 indexed citations

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