Xiaofeng Wen

8.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
53 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Xiaofeng Wen is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaofeng Wen has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Pollution, 21 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 11 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Xiaofeng Wen's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (25 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (19 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (7 papers). Xiaofeng Wen is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (25 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (19 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (7 papers). Xiaofeng Wen collaborates with scholars based in China, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Xiaofeng Wen's co-authors include Guangming Zeng, Maocai Shen, Biao Song, Yaxin Zhang, Danlian Huang, Lingshi Yin, Cui Lai, Yuan Zhu, Jia Wan and Wei Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Applied Catalysis B: Environmental.

In The Last Decade

Xiaofeng Wen

52 papers receiving 6.5k 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.

Recent advances in toxicological research of nanoplastics in the environment: A review

2019 536 citations Maocai Shen, Yaxin Zhang et al. Environmental Pollution profile →
Microplastics and associated contaminants in the aquatic environment: A review on their ecotoxicological effects, trophic transfer, and potential impacts to human health

2020 530 citations Guangming Zeng, Maocai Shen et al. Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →
Highly porous carbon nitride by supramolecular preassembly of monomers for photocatalytic removal of sulfamethazine under visible light driven

2017 506 citations Chengyun Zhou, Cui Lai et al. profile →
Are biodegradable plastics a promising solution to solve the global plastic pollution?

2020 446 citations Maocai Shen, Guangming Zeng et al. Environmental Pollution profile →
Microplastic pollution in the rivers of the Tibet Plateau

2019 436 citations Changbo Jiang, Lingshi Yin et al. Environmental Pollution profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaofeng Wen China	34	4.0k	2.7k	1.6k	1.2k	1.1k	53	6.5k
Hongwei Luo China	37	2.8k 0.7×	2.1k 0.8×	753 0.5×	826 0.7×	725 0.6×	77	5.7k
Manviri Rani India	38	1.9k 0.5×	1.2k 0.4×	1.6k 1.0×	1.4k 1.2×	327 0.3×	125	4.7k
Xuetao Guo China	58	8.7k 2.2×	6.1k 2.3×	1.9k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	2.6k 2.3×	191	12.0k
Yaping Zhao China	41	1.7k 0.4×	1.4k 0.5×	2.0k 1.3×	2.6k 2.2×	424 0.4×	94	6.3k
Xiaoya Ren China	32	2.0k 0.5×	950 0.4×	2.2k 1.4×	2.0k 1.6×	351 0.3×	47	6.4k
Mengchun Gao China	50	3.4k 0.9×	1.7k 0.6×	1.7k 1.0×	2.8k 2.3×	241 0.2×	216	8.4k
Sandhya Babel Thailand	37	2.0k 0.5×	2.3k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	757 0.7×	175	9.9k
Yuan Zhu China	45	1.5k 0.4×	928 0.3×	2.4k 1.5×	1.9k 1.6×	536 0.5×	123	7.4k
Chengjun Ge China	31	1.9k 0.5×	902 0.3×	623 0.4×	721 0.6×	505 0.4×	90	3.6k
Dongqin He China	29	1.9k 0.5×	1.7k 0.6×	626 0.4×	708 0.6×	559 0.5×	54	4.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaofeng Wen

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wen, Xiaofeng, et al.. (2025). Comparison of freshwater microbial communities in water and microplastics surfaces: insights from Dongting Lake, China. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology. 43(2). 545–558. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, You, Xiaofeng Wen, Wei Zhou, et al.. (2025). Retention and migration of microplastics in stepped paddy fields: A study on microplastic dynamics in the special irrigation system. Environmental Research. 269. 120909–120909. 8 indexed citations

Sun, De’an, et al.. (2025). Uneven Distribution of Microplastic Pollution in Paddy Fields Driven by Irrigation Hydrodynamics. Land Degradation and Development.

Yin, Lingshi, Li Du, Xiaofeng Wen, et al.. (2023). Occurrence and Effects of Microplastics in Lake Ecosystems: Particular Focus on Migration in Water and Food Chains. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 261(1). 26 indexed citations

Ma, Yuan, Changbo Jiang, Yizhuang Liu, et al.. (2023). Ecological vulnerability assessment of coral islands and reefs in the South China Sea based on remote sensing and reanalysis data. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 11. 1 indexed citations

Long, Yuannan, Zhenyu Zhou, Xiaofeng Wen, et al.. (2022). Microplastics removal and characteristics of a typical multi-combination and multi-stage constructed wetlands wastewater treatment plant in Changsha, China. Chemosphere. 312(Pt 2). 137199–137199. 18 indexed citations

Wen, Xiaofeng, Lingshi Yin, Zhenyu Zhou, et al.. (2022). Microplastics can affect soil properties and chemical speciation of metals in yellow-brown soil. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 243. 113958–113958. 65 indexed citations

Yin, Lingshi, Xiaofeng Wen, Changbo Jiang, et al.. (2021). Organophosphate Esters in China: Fate, Occurrence, and Human Exposure. Toxics. 9(11). 310–310. 50 indexed citations

Yin, Lingshi, Xiaofeng Wen, Danlian Huang, et al.. (2021). Interactions between microplastics/nanoplastics and vascular plants. Environmental Pollution. 290. 117999–117999. 185 indexed citations

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Du, Chunyan, Yin Zhang, Zhuo Zhang, et al.. (2021). Fe-based metal organic frameworks (Fe-MOFs) for organic pollutants removal via photo-Fenton: A review. Chemical Engineering Journal. 431. 133932–133932. 219 indexed citations

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Yin, Lingshi, Xiaofeng Wen, Danlian Huang, et al.. (2021). Microplastics retention by reeds in freshwater environment. The Science of The Total Environment. 790. 148200–148200. 107 indexed citations

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Long, Yuannan, Zhenyu Zhou, Lingshi Yin, et al.. (2021). Microplastics removal and characteristics of constructed wetlands WWTPs in rural area of Changsha, China: A different situation from urban WWTPs. The Science of The Total Environment. 811. 152352–152352. 90 indexed citations

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Deng, Rui, Danlian Huang, Wenjing Xue, et al.. (2020). How does the microenvironment change during the stabilization of cadmium in exogenous remediation sediment?. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 398. 122836–122836. 28 indexed citations

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Yin, Lingshi, Xiaofeng Wen, Chunyan Du, et al.. (2019). Comparison of the abundance of microplastics between rural and urban areas: A case study from East Dongting Lake. Chemosphere. 244. 125486–125486. 141 indexed citations

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Shen, Maocai, Shujing Ye, Guangming Zeng, et al.. (2019). Can microplastics pose a threat to ocean carbon sequestration?. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 150. 110712–110712. 176 indexed citations

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Deng, Rui, Danlian Huang, Jia Wan, et al.. (2019). Chloro-phosphate impregnated biochar prepared by co-precipitation for the lead, cadmium and copper synergic scavenging from aqueous solution. Bioresource Technology. 293. 122102–122102. 73 indexed citations

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Wen, Xiaofeng, Zhuotong Zeng, Chunyan Du, et al.. (2019). Immobilized laccase on bentonite-derived mesoporous materials for removal of tetracycline. Chemosphere. 222. 865–871. 143 indexed citations

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Qin, Lei, Danlian Huang, Piao Xu, et al.. (2018). In-situ deposition of gold nanoparticles onto polydopamine-decorated g-C3N4 for highly efficient reduction of nitroaromatics in environmental water purification. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 534. 357–369. 224 indexed citations

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Wen, Xiaofeng, Chunyan Du, Piao Xu, et al.. (2018). Microplastic pollution in surface sediments of urban water areas in Changsha, China: Abundance, composition, surface textures. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 136. 414–423. 219 indexed citations

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Zhan, Xin, et al.. (2001). Indirect Electrochemical Treatment of Saline Dyestuff Wastewater. Environmental Technology. 22(9). 1105–1111. 27 indexed citations

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