Wenlai Xu

867 total citations
42 papers, 688 citations indexed

About

Wenlai Xu is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenlai Xu has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 688 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Pollution, 11 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 11 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Wenlai Xu's work include Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (18 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (6 papers) and Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (6 papers). Wenlai Xu is often cited by papers focused on Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (18 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (6 papers) and Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (6 papers). Wenlai Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and Australia. Wenlai Xu's co-authors include Zishen Mou, Yong Li, Jianqiang Zhang, Ju Yang, Chuangbin Chen, Shuo Yang, Qian Huang, Zhicheng Pan, Yue Jian and Lei Qian and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Wenlai Xu

39 papers receiving 679 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wenlai Xu China 13 202 120 115 112 83 42 688
Ke Song China 15 265 1.3× 134 1.1× 139 1.2× 99 0.9× 110 1.3× 40 720
R. Swarup India 6 195 1.0× 87 0.7× 135 1.2× 123 1.1× 69 0.8× 15 940
Antônio Domingues Benetti Brazil 12 142 0.7× 143 1.2× 145 1.3× 205 1.8× 45 0.5× 41 929
Cindy Rianti Priadi Indonesia 18 232 1.1× 115 1.0× 128 1.1× 255 2.3× 62 0.7× 76 942
Alberto Ferraro Italy 20 342 1.7× 223 1.9× 121 1.1× 174 1.6× 58 0.7× 34 964
Rizwan Rasheed Pakistan 17 246 1.2× 163 1.4× 87 0.8× 127 1.1× 118 1.4× 55 877
Shu Wang China 19 161 0.8× 214 1.8× 217 1.9× 195 1.7× 98 1.2× 72 1.2k
B. S. Choudri Oman 18 240 1.2× 199 1.7× 87 0.8× 200 1.8× 110 1.3× 60 889
Xiaopeng Qiu China 14 196 1.0× 163 1.4× 88 0.8× 195 1.7× 43 0.5× 27 643

Countries citing papers authored by Wenlai Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wenlai Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Wenlai Xu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Wenlai Xu. The network helps show where Wenlai Xu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wenlai Xu

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

All Works

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Jiang, Yi, Wenlai Xu, Ran Yan, et al.. (2025). Effectiveness and mechanism of using sodium alginate-magnesium silicate carrier in UASB reactor to resist shock loading of coking wastewater. Journal of Cleaner Production. 506. 145519–145519.
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Shi, Zhi-Jian, Qian Liu, Mi Zhou, Wenlai Xu, & Gang Luo. (2025). Persistent Risks in the Effluents of Wastewater Treatment Plants: Mobile Genetic Elements and Viral-Mediated Dissemination of Pathogenic Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(43). 23374–23385.
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Xu, Wenlai, et al.. (2023). Rapid Start-Up Characteristics of Anammox under Different Inoculation Conditions. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(4). 2979–2979. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Yushuang, Rui Shi, Yafei Hu, et al.. (2023). Alkali-thermal activated persulfate treatment of tetrabromobisphenol A in soil: Parameter optimization, mechanism, degradation pathway and toxicity evaluation. The Science of The Total Environment. 903. 166477–166477. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Linjing, et al.. (2023). Revealing the intrinsic mechanisms for accelerating nitrogen removal efficiency in the Anammox reactor by adding Fe(II) at low temperature. Chinese Chemical Letters. 35(8). 109243–109243. 16 indexed citations
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Li, Linjing, et al.. (2023). Performance optimization and nitrogen removal mechanism of up-flow partial denitrification/anammox process. Journal of Environmental Management. 348. 119191–119191. 7 indexed citations
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Huang, Qian, et al.. (2022). Starting up anammox system with high efficiency nitrogen removal at low temperatures: Performance optimization, sludge characterization and microbial community analysis. Journal of Environmental Management. 325(Pt B). 116542–116542. 27 indexed citations
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Huang, Qian, et al.. (2022). Start-up characteristics and microbial nitrogen removal mechanisms in ANAMMOX systems with different inoculations under prolonged starvation. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 167. 423–433. 25 indexed citations
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Yan, Yun‐An, et al.. (2020). Removal of Tetracycline Hydrochloride (TCH)in Simulated Wastewater by Zero-Valent Iron withUltrasonic Irradiation (US-ZIV). Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 30(1). 903–916. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Meng, et al.. (2020). Performance and Microbial Community Analysisof a Constructed Rapid Infiltration Systemat Different Depths. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 29(5). 3085–3095. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Jing, et al.. (2020). Development and validation of a photobioreactor for uniform distribution of light intensity along the optical path based on numerical simulation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 27(34). 42230–42241. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Yong, et al.. (2019). Microbial Community Structure in the Sediments and Its Relation to Environmental Factors in Eutrophicated Sancha Lake. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(11). 1931–1931. 18 indexed citations
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Li, Yong, et al.. (2019). Characteristics of Inorganic Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacteria from the Sediments of a Eutrophic Lake. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(12). 2141–2141. 45 indexed citations
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Xu, Wenlai, et al.. (2019). Mechanism and Kinetic Analysis of Degradation of Atrazine by US/PMS. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(10). 1781–1781. 24 indexed citations
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Yang, Ju, et al.. (2018). Seasonal Variations and Sources of Airborne Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Chengdu, China. Atmosphere. 9(2). 63–63. 33 indexed citations
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Li, Yong, et al.. (2018). Gcd Gene Diversity of Quinoprotein Glucose Dehydrogenase in the Sediment of Sancha Lake and Its Response to the Environment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(1). 1–1. 227 indexed citations

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