Wei Xiang

5.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
118 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Wei Xiang is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Xiang has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Water Science and Technology, 30 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 26 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Wei Xiang's work include Advanced oxidation water treatment (19 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (14 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (13 papers). Wei Xiang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced oxidation water treatment (19 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (14 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (13 papers). Wei Xiang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Wei Xiang's co-authors include Xueyang Zhang, Bin Gao, Xin Hu, Tao Zhou, Yong Sik Ok, Daniel C.W. Tsang, Feng He, Xiaohui Wu, Mingjie Huang and Juan Mao and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, ACS Nano and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Wei Xiang

114 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

Biochar technology in wastewater treatment: A critical re... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 2020 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. Biochar technology in wastewater treatment: A critical review
    2020 649 citations Wei Xiang, Xueyang Zhang et al. Chemosphere profile →
  2. Rearranging Low-Dimensional Phase Distribution of Quasi-2D Perovskites for Efficient Sky-Blue Perovskite Light-Emitting Diodes
    2020 272 citations Wei Xiang 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
Wei Xiang China 37 1.8k 1.3k 1.1k 968 829 118 4.8k
Chun‐Yang Yin Australia 39 1.4k 0.7× 1.5k 1.2× 1.3k 1.2× 951 1.0× 599 0.7× 151 5.5k
Xiaoyan Lin China 44 1.4k 0.8× 1.6k 1.2× 848 0.8× 763 0.8× 478 0.6× 201 6.0k
Yumeng Zhao China 39 2.0k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 1.3k 1.3× 874 0.9× 1.1k 1.4× 125 4.8k
Xiang Zhang China 38 1.8k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 1.6k 1.5× 577 0.6× 695 0.8× 182 4.7k
Shaliza Ibrahim Malaysia 40 1.3k 0.7× 1.4k 1.1× 1.8k 1.7× 641 0.7× 1.5k 1.8× 197 5.8k
Fanghua Li China 30 1.3k 0.7× 1.5k 1.1× 1.6k 1.5× 793 0.8× 1.5k 1.9× 111 5.5k
Meng Li China 41 1.4k 0.8× 1.4k 1.1× 1.1k 1.1× 1.2k 1.2× 1.1k 1.3× 190 5.1k
Meng Xu China 37 1.0k 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 518 0.5× 402 0.5× 121 4.6k
Manhong Huang China 42 2.5k 1.4× 1.0k 0.8× 1.7k 1.6× 1.6k 1.6× 1.6k 1.9× 163 5.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Wei Xiang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Xiang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Xiang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wei Xiang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wei Xiang 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 Wei Xiang. Wei Xiang 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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Xiang, Wei, et al.. (2025). Bibliometric and Visualization Analysis of Research on Exosomes as Drug Delivery Systems (2008-2023). Current Drug Delivery. 23(2). 186–202.
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Zou, Lei, Wei Lü, Mingjie Huang, et al.. (2025). Magnetic field-enhanced activation of O2 by nano zero-valent iron for efficient treatment of copper-complexed wastewater. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 74. 107745–107745.
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Huang, Mingjie, et al.. (2023). Carbon quantum dots can enable efficient photochemical interfacial activation of molecular oxygen in iron oxides/oxalate system. Separation and Purification Technology. 312. 123303–123303. 1 indexed citations
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Cao, Wenping, Hao‐Liang Xu, Xueyang Zhang, et al.. (2023). Novel post-treatment of ultrasound assisting with acid washing enhance lignin-based biochar for CO2 capture: Adsorption performance and mechanism. Chemical Engineering Journal. 471. 144523–144523. 47 indexed citations
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Xiang, Wei, Xueyang Zhang, Junpeng Luo, et al.. (2022). Performance of lignin impregnated biochar on tetracycline hydrochloride adsorption: Governing factors and mechanisms. Environmental Research. 215(Pt 2). 114339–114339. 81 indexed citations
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Qi, Guangdou, Xueyang Zhang, Hongbo Wang, et al.. (2022). Microwave biochar produced with activated carbon catalyst: Characterization and adsorption of heavy metals. Environmental Research. 216. 114732–114732. 74 indexed citations
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Xiang, Wei, Xueyang Zhang, Jianjun Chen, et al.. (2020). Biochar technology in wastewater treatment: A critical review. Chemosphere. 252. 126539–126539. 649 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xiang, Wei, Xueyang Zhang, June Fang, et al.. (2019). Enhanced adsorption performance and governing mechanisms of ball-milled biochar for the removal of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Chemical Engineering Journal. 385. 123842–123842. 225 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xueyang, Wei Xiang, Bing Wang, et al.. (2019). Adsorption of acetone and cyclohexane onto CO2 activated hydrochars. Chemosphere. 245. 125664–125664. 67 indexed citations
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Xiang, Wei, et al.. (2019). Infrared image mixed noise removal method based on improved NL-means. 48. 163–173. 2 indexed citations
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Xiang, Wei, Shuzhi Liu, Xianjun Liu, et al.. (2018). Nano PdO Activated Iron Molten Air Battery. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 122(15). 8109–8115. 6 indexed citations
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Hu, Qi, Jie Zhou, Yitian Chen, et al.. (2018). Clinical study of pre- and post-operative recent mood disorders in glioma patients. Zhonghua shenjing waike zazhi. 34(6). 623–626. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Yilin, Wei Xiang, Cong Wang, et al.. (2017). Silver Nanowires Modified with PEDOT: PSS and Graphene for Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Anode. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 45392–45392. 32 indexed citations
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Xiang, Wei. (2010). Microbial analysis in Daqu and wheat material in Baiyunbian liquor-making. China Brewing. 2 indexed citations
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Xiang, Wei. (2007). Prediction Model of Antipunching Shear Bearing Capacity for Frame Columns Underpin System. Journal of China University of Mining and Technology. 2 indexed citations
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Xiang, Wei & Zhanbin Li. (2006). The Effect of Soil Erosion on the Ecosystem. Shuitu baochi yanjiu. 4 indexed citations
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Xiang, Wei, et al.. (2004). Screening and identification of miocrobial retting bacteria for flax. Journal of Biology. 21(1). 20–22. 1 indexed citations

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