Tong Hu

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
49 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Tong Hu is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Tong Hu has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 13 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 12 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Tong Hu's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (11 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (11 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (9 papers). Tong Hu is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (11 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (11 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (9 papers). Tong Hu collaborates with scholars based in China, Saudi Arabia and Mongolia. Tong Hu's co-authors include Maocai Shen, Wangwang Tang, Guangming Zeng, Biao Song, Yaxin Zhang, Chengyun Zhou, Lin Tang, Eydhah Almatrafi, Zhuotong Zeng and Jingjing Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Tong Hu

45 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Efficient removal of microplastics from wastewater by an electrocoagulation process

2021 271 citations Maocai Shen, Eydhah Almatrafi et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →
Recent advances in the applications of encapsulated transition-metal nanoparticles in advanced oxidation processes for degradation of organic pollutants: A critical review

2023 179 citations Ting Yu, Hong Chen et al. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tong Hu China	27	966	759	725	690	662	49	2.8k
Jinxing Chen China	35	561 0.6×	603 0.8×	1.8k 2.4×	1.2k 1.7×	483 0.7×	129	4.0k
Fang Yuan China	33	592 0.6×	714 0.9×	1.1k 1.6×	1.5k 2.2×	555 0.8×	118	3.7k
Mingming Gao China	30	1.0k 1.1×	547 0.7×	565 0.8×	276 0.4×	647 1.0×	65	2.3k
Xiao Ma China	25	729 0.8×	219 0.3×	311 0.4×	625 0.9×	233 0.4×	85	2.3k
Yu‐Jen Shih Taiwan	34	225 0.2×	790 1.0×	946 1.3×	663 1.0×	1.2k 1.9×	107	3.3k
Xiaoyuan Zhang China	29	274 0.3×	500 0.7×	543 0.7×	923 1.3×	494 0.7×	105	2.6k
Ke Tian China	32	216 0.2×	350 0.5×	693 1.0×	1.4k 2.0×	681 1.0×	72	3.8k
Yuhoon Hwang South Korea	29	330 0.3×	446 0.6×	450 0.6×	758 1.1×	968 1.5×	115	2.9k
Qiumei Wu China	27	766 0.8×	201 0.3×	574 0.8×	425 0.6×	195 0.3×	69	2.5k
Jing Zhao China	30	579 0.6×	251 0.3×	427 0.6×	1.3k 1.9×	214 0.3×	96	2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Tong Hu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tong Hu

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Dai, Huiwang, Tong Hu, Saiyong Zhu, Yuejin Zhang, & Wenjun Zhou. (2025). Regulating the Fe-Nx coordination structure of Fe single-atom catalysts for efficient catalytic degradation of methylparaben. Chemical Engineering Journal. 507. 160462–160462. 2 indexed citations

Hu, Tong, et al.. (2025). Lattice modulation of bimetallic zero-valent iron to boost selective hydrodechlorination of organic pollutants. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 496. 139577–139577.

Hu, Tong, Wenjun Zhou, & Wangwang Tang. (2025). Recent advances and challenges of double-atom catalysts in diverse environmental applications: A state-of-the-art review. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 532. 216545–216545. 16 indexed citations

Tao, Yubo, et al.. (2025). A Case Study on Fish Gelatin/Microcrystalline Cellulose Biomaterial Inks for Extrusion-Based Bioprinting. Gels. 11(6). 458–458. 2 indexed citations

Zhao, Zhendong, Huiwang Dai, Tong Hu, et al.. (2025). Dynamic electronic modulation of single-atom Fe sites with p-block metal coordination enables highly selective generation of FeIV = O in Fenton-like reactions. Nature Communications. 16(1). 11290–11290.

Shen, Maocai, et al.. (2024). Are micro/nanorobots an effective solution to eliminate micro/nanoplastics in water/wastewater treatment plants?. The Science of The Total Environment. 949. 175153–175153. 10 indexed citations

Hu, Tong, Wenjun Zhou, & Wangwang Tang. (2024). Metal-organic framework-derived diatomic catalysts for environmental remediation: Synthesis, applications and improvement strategies. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 526. 216357–216357. 57 indexed citations

Jiao, Yi, Naïf Abdullah Al-Dhabi, Tong Hu, et al.. (2024). Highly efficient degradation of antibiotic metronidazole by an environmental-friendly metal-free dual-cathode electro-Fenton system. Chemical Engineering Journal. 492. 152447–152447. 44 indexed citations

Luo, Kunyue, Tong Hu, Wenle Xing, Guangming Zeng, & Wangwang Tang. (2024). Polyaniline/activated carbon composite based flowing electrodes for highly efficient water desalination with single-cycle operational mode. Chemical Engineering Journal. 481. 148454–148454. 29 indexed citations

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Hu, Tong, et al.. (2024). Mechanochemical synthesis of nitrogen-modified microscale zero-valent iron for efficient Cr(VI) removal: The role of lattice strain. Chemical Engineering Journal. 497. 154572–154572. 6 indexed citations

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Liu, Enyu, Tong Hu, Naïf Abdullah Al-Dhabi, et al.. (2024). MOF-derived Fe/Ni@C marigold-like nanosheets as heterogeneous electro-Fenton cathode for efficient antibiotic oxytetracycline degradation. Environmental Research. 247. 118357–118357. 59 indexed citations

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Hu, Tong, Guanjie Jiang, Yupeng Yan, et al.. (2023). Facile synthesis of Fe single-atom porous photocatalysts via direct metal atomization achieving efficient photocatalytic nitrogen fixation. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 167. 248–257. 33 indexed citations

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Shen, Maocai, Yifei Zhao, Shiwei Liu, et al.. (2023). Recent advances on micro/nanoplastic pollution and membrane fouling during water treatment: A review. The Science of The Total Environment. 881. 163467–163467. 51 indexed citations

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Yu, Ting, Hong Chen, Tong Hu, et al.. (2023). Recent advances in the applications of encapsulated transition-metal nanoparticles in advanced oxidation processes for degradation of organic pollutants: A critical review. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 342. 123401–123401. 179 indexed citations breakdown →

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Feng, Jing, Tseren‐Ochir Soyol‐Erdene, Zhen Wei, et al.. (2023). Recent advances in wood-derived monolithic carbon materials: Synthesis approaches, modification methods and environmental applications. Chemical Engineering Journal. 463. 142332–142332. 79 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yifei, Shiyu Tao, Shiwei Liu, et al.. (2023). Research advances on impacts micro/nanoplastics and their carried pollutants on algae in aquatic ecosystems: A review. Aquatic Toxicology. 264. 106725–106725. 22 indexed citations

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Shen, Maocai, et al.. (2023). Recent advances in the research on effects of micro/nanoplastics on carbon conversion and carbon cycle: A review. Journal of Environmental Management. 334. 117529–117529. 60 indexed citations

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Hu, Tong, Lin Tang, Haopeng Feng, et al.. (2021). Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and their derivatives as emerging catalysts for electro-Fenton process in water purification. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 451. 214277–214277. 152 indexed citations

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Shen, Maocai, Biao Song, Chengyun Zhou, et al.. (2021). Recent advances in impacts of microplastics on nitrogen cycling in the environment: A review. The Science of The Total Environment. 815. 152740–152740. 166 indexed citations

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Yan, Xiaoliang, Tong Hu, Peng Liu, et al.. (2019). Highly efficient and stable Ni/CeO2-SiO2 catalyst for dry reforming of methane: Effect of interfacial structure of Ni/CeO2 on SiO2. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 246. 221–231. 222 indexed citations

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