Weihua Zou

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
78 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Weihua Zou is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Organic Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Weihua Zou has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Water Science and Technology, 16 papers in Organic Chemistry and 15 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Weihua Zou's work include Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (27 papers), Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (14 papers) and Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (11 papers). Weihua Zou is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (27 papers), Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (14 papers) and Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (11 papers). Weihua Zou collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and France. Weihua Zou's co-authors include Runping Han, Jie Shi, Lei Zhao, Lina Zou, Yuanfeng Wang, Yufei Li, Dandan Ding, Yi Wang, Lu Zhu and Hongjuan Bai and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Weihua Zou

74 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

Use of rice husk for the adsorption of congo red from aqu... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Use of rice husk for the adsorption of congo red from aqueous solution in column mode
    2007 511 citations Runping Han, Weihua Zou 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
Weihua Zou China 28 2.3k 778 739 737 653 78 4.1k
Vipin Kumar Saini India 27 2.4k 1.0× 535 0.7× 580 0.8× 664 0.9× 519 0.8× 56 4.2k
Dorota Kołodyńska Poland 35 2.5k 1.1× 894 1.1× 1.1k 1.5× 622 0.8× 395 0.6× 151 4.7k
I.A.W. Tan Malaysia 26 3.7k 1.6× 1.0k 1.3× 929 1.3× 1.1k 1.5× 789 1.2× 49 5.8k
Kayode Adesina Adegoke Nigeria 38 1.9k 0.9× 511 0.7× 496 0.7× 831 1.1× 469 0.7× 110 4.4k
Laura Bulgariu Romania 31 2.3k 1.0× 475 0.6× 832 1.1× 468 0.6× 359 0.5× 124 3.7k
Donbebe Wankasi Nigeria 21 2.0k 0.9× 574 0.7× 512 0.7× 713 1.0× 367 0.6× 50 3.6k
Arti Malviya India 14 3.0k 1.3× 627 0.8× 686 0.9× 1.4k 1.9× 811 1.2× 27 4.6k
Arshi Rastogi India 13 3.2k 1.4× 555 0.7× 919 1.2× 776 1.1× 701 1.1× 24 4.5k
Zümriye Aksu Türkiye 29 3.7k 1.6× 567 0.7× 1.0k 1.4× 824 1.1× 1.1k 1.7× 46 5.1k
Rais Ahmad India 39 3.9k 1.7× 782 1.0× 754 1.0× 1.5k 2.1× 828 1.3× 89 5.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Weihua Zou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Weihua Zou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weihua Zou

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

All Works

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Li, Shikuo, Shidong Li, Yixin Liu, et al.. (2024). Solubility, correlation, Hansen solubility parameter and thermodynamic properties of 2-naphthoxyacetic acid in three binary mixed solvents. The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics. 204. 107433–107433. 1 indexed citations
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Zou, Weihua, et al.. (2024). A delignified longitudinal-cutting poplar veneer-based epoxy resin composite with excellent transmittance, haze, flexibility and wood fiber art texture. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 698. 134565–134565. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhangheng, et al.. (2023). Enhanced interfacial bonding strength of superhydrophobic wood through chemical etching and silane coupling agent treatment. Construction and Building Materials. 411. 134825–134825. 5 indexed citations
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Zou, Weihua, et al.. (2023). A Simpler Fabrication for Thermal Energy Storage Wood. Forests. 14(6). 1190–1190. 1 indexed citations
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Zou, Weihua, et al.. (2022). Thermochromic poplar that changes colour at 16–30 °C. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products. 80(3). 741–748. 9 indexed citations
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Zou, Weihua, et al.. (2019). Eco-friendly transparent poplar-based composites that are stable and flexible at high temperature. RSC Advances. 9(37). 21566–21571. 17 indexed citations
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Zou, Weihua. (2016). International Journal of Culture and History (EJournal). 2(2). 70–73. 1 indexed citations
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Zou, Weihua, et al.. (2013). Adsorption of Neutral Red and Malachite Green onto Grapefruit Peel in Single and Binary Systems. Water Environment Research. 85(5). 466–477. 19 indexed citations
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Feng, Yongqing, Weihua Zou, Fengcheng Li, et al.. (2013). Studies on biological characterization of rice brittle culm mutants and their biomass degradation efficiency.. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology. 15(3). 77–83. 3 indexed citations
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Zou, Weihua, et al.. (2012). Investigations on the batch performance of cationic dyes adsorption by citric acid modified peanut husk. Desalination and Water Treatment. 49(1-3). 41–56. 16 indexed citations
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Li, Ying, Shengqiu Feng, Weihua Zou, et al.. (2012). Analysis of five rice 4-coumarate:coenzyme A ligase enzyme activity and stress response for potential roles in lignin and flavonoid biosynthesis in rice. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 430(3). 1151–1156. 107 indexed citations
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Zou, Weihua, Lei Zhao, & Runping Han. (2010). Adsorption characteristics of uranyl ions by manganese oxide coated sand in batch mode. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 288(1). 239–249. 17 indexed citations
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Zou, Weihua. (2005). Single and Binary Component Adsorption of Copper Cation and Lead Cation From Aqueous Solutions Using Fresh δ-MnO_2. Journal of Zhengzhou University. 1 indexed citations
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Zou, Weihua. (2005). Removal of copper cation and lead cation from aqueous solution by manganese-oxide-coated-sand. Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae. 3 indexed citations
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Han, Runping, Jinghua Zhang, Weihua Zou, Jie Shi, & Hong‐Min Liu. (2005). Equilibrium biosorption isotherm for lead ion on chaff. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 125(1-3). 266–271. 196 indexed citations
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Zou, Weihua & Bin Wang. (2004). Transformation of Populus deltoides with Anti-PLDγ gene. Xibei zhiwu xuebao. 1 indexed citations

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