Wenya Ao

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
44 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Wenya Ao is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Geochemistry and Petrology and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenya Ao has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 14 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology and 14 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Wenya Ao's work include Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (25 papers), Coal and Its By-products (14 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (10 papers). Wenya Ao is often cited by papers focused on Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (25 papers), Coal and Its By-products (14 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (10 papers). Wenya Ao collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and Pakistan. Wenya Ao's co-authors include Jianjun Dai, Jie Fu, Chunmei Ran, Yang Liu, Mao Xiao, Qinhao Kang, Zuopeng Gao, Hedong Zhang, Guangqing Liu and Asif Ali Siyal and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Wenya Ao

43 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Microwave assisted preparation of activated carbon from biomass: A review

2018 418 citations Wenya Ao, Jie Fu et al. profile →
Challenges and opportunities in microwave-assisted catalytic pyrolysis of biomass: A review

2022 170 citations Wenya Ao, Xiaotao Bi et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wenya Ao China	25	1.1k	499	403	374	340	44	2.0k
Qianqian Lang China	19	961 0.9×	460 0.9×	339 0.8×	443 1.2×	233 0.7×	30	1.7k
Dachao Ma China	22	1.1k 1.0×	431 0.9×	270 0.7×	280 0.7×	395 1.2×	49	1.9k
Zhi-Xiang Xu China	29	1.3k 1.2×	540 1.1×	279 0.7×	456 1.2×	391 1.1×	71	2.3k
Nana Peng China	21	1.0k 0.9×	430 0.9×	288 0.7×	379 1.0×	281 0.8×	32	1.7k
Xiuzheng Zhuang China	26	1.7k 1.5×	677 1.4×	298 0.7×	301 0.8×	252 0.7×	55	2.3k
Zhenghui Zhao China	27	917 0.8×	603 1.2×	737 1.8×	756 2.0×	394 1.2×	59	2.3k
Hyungseok Nam South Korea	29	1.5k 1.4×	789 1.6×	319 0.8×	395 1.1×	460 1.4×	89	2.7k
Ramin Azargohar Canada	27	1.8k 1.6×	638 1.3×	196 0.5×	501 1.3×	342 1.0×	47	2.8k
Kezhen Qian China	16	1.1k 1.0×	450 0.9×	237 0.6×	254 0.7×	233 0.7×	40	1.7k
Chunmei Ran China	19	664 0.6×	238 0.5×	267 0.7×	291 0.8×	188 0.6×	27	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wenya Ao

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Ao, Wenya, Aimin Zhang, Md Manik Mian, et al.. (2025). Moderate-temperature alkaline-assisted hydrothermal regeneration of spent activated carbon after treating agrochemical and pharmaceutical wastewater. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(5). 118468–118468.

Wei, Yuanyuan, Junshen Qu, Yang Liu, et al.. (2025). Applying machine learning to predict torrefaction and pyrolysis activation energy based on biomass characteristics and heating conditions. Industrial Crops and Products. 225. 120388–120388. 5 indexed citations

Ao, Wenya, Md Manik Mian, Qianxin Zhang, Ziming Zhou, & Shubo Deng. (2024). Bamboo-Derived Low-Cost Mesoporous Biochar for Efficient Removal of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from Contaminated Water. ACS ES&T Water. 4(6). 2711–2720. 20 indexed citations

Zhang, Qianxin, Md Manik Mian, Aimin Zhang, et al.. (2024). Catalytic Degradation of Hexafluoropropylene Oxide Trimeric Acid during the Hydrothermal Regeneration of Spent Activated Carbon. ACS ES&T Engineering. 4(6). 1391–1400. 11 indexed citations

Mian, Md Manik, Wenya Ao, Lei Xiao, Jianzhong Xiao, & Shubo Deng. (2024). Preparation of low-cost sludge-based highly porous biochar for efficient removal of refractory pollutants from agrochemical and pharmaceutical wastewater. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 478. 135572–135572. 5 indexed citations

Yuan, Renlu, Yang Liu, Wenya Ao, et al.. (2023). An environment-friendly strategy to prepare oxygen-nitrogen-sulfur doped mesopore-dominant porous carbons for symmetric supercapacitors. Fuel. 344. 128039–128039. 41 indexed citations

Mian, Md Manik, Wenya Ao, & Shubo Deng. (2023). Sludge-based biochar adsorbent: pore tuning mechanisms, challenges, and role in carbon sequestration. Biochar. 5(1). 27 indexed citations

Wang, Long, Chunbao Zhou, Yajie Jin, et al.. (2023). Catalytic degradation of crystal violet and methyl orange in heterogeneous Fenton-like processes. Chemosphere. 344. 140406–140406. 14 indexed citations

Ao, Wenya, Junshen Qu, Yang Liu, et al.. (2022). TiO2/activated carbon synthesized by microwave-assisted heating for tetracycline photodegradation. Environmental Research. 214(Pt 2). 113837–113837. 56 indexed citations

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Liu, Yang, Zhihui Jiang, Jie Fu, et al.. (2022). Iron-biochar production from oily sludge pyrolysis and its application for organic dyes removal. Chemosphere. 301. 134803–134803. 20 indexed citations

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Liu, Yang, Yongmeng Song, Tianhao Zhang, et al.. (2021). Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of oily sludge from offshore oilfield for recovery of high-quality products. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 420. 126578–126578. 44 indexed citations

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Jin, Xiaoxia, Dayong Teng, Jian Fang, et al.. (2021). Petroleum oil and products recovery from oily sludge: Characterization and analysis of pyrolysis products. Environmental Research. 202. 111675–111675. 54 indexed citations

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Liu, Yang, Zhihui Jiang, Yongmeng Song, et al.. (2021). Microwave pyrolysis of oily sludge under different control modes. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 416. 125887–125887. 41 indexed citations

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Liu, Yang, Yongmeng Song, Chunmei Ran, et al.. (2021). Characterization and analysis of condensates and non-condensable gases from furfural residue via fast pyrolysis in a bubbling fluidized bed reactor. Waste Management. 125. 77–86. 16 indexed citations

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Siyal, Asif Ali, Yang Liu, Mao Xiao, et al.. (2021). Co-pelletization of sewage sludge, furfural residue and corn stalk: Characteristics and quality analysis of pellets. Biomass and Bioenergy. 150. 106121–106121. 22 indexed citations

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Siyal, Asif Ali, Mao Xiao, Yang Liu, et al.. (2020). Torrefaction subsequent to pelletization: Characterization and analysis of furfural residue and sawdust pellets. Waste Management. 113. 210–224. 35 indexed citations

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Liu, Yang, Chunmei Ran, Asif Ali Siyal, et al.. (2020). Comparative study for fluidized bed pyrolysis of textile dyeing sludge and municipal sewage sludge. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 396. 122619–122619. 66 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hedong, Zuopeng Gao, Yang Liu, et al.. (2018). Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of textile dyeing sludge, and migration and distribution of heavy metals. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 355. 128–135. 81 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hedong, Zuopeng Gao, Wenya Ao, et al.. (2017). Microwave pyrolysis of textile dyeing sludge in a continuously operated auger reactor: Char characterization and analysis. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 334. 112–120. 68 indexed citations

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Gao, Zuopeng, Hedong Zhang, Wenya Ao, et al.. (2017). Microwave pyrolysis of textile dyeing sludge in a continuously operated auger reactor: Condensates and non-condensable gases. Environmental Pollution. 228. 331–343. 36 indexed citations

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