Xiaoguang Duan

57.7k total citations · 50 hit papers
484 papers, 48.6k citations indexed

About

Xiaoguang Duan is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Water Science and Technology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaoguang Duan has authored 484 papers receiving a total of 48.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 327 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 240 papers in Water Science and Technology and 170 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Xiaoguang Duan's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (283 papers), Advanced oxidation water treatment (223 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (68 papers). Xiaoguang Duan is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (283 papers), Advanced oxidation water treatment (223 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (68 papers). Xiaoguang Duan collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and Hong Kong. Xiaoguang Duan's co-authors include Shaobin Wang, Hongqi Sun, Yuxian Wang, Jian Kang, Zhimin Ao, Wei Ren, Huayang Zhang, Hui Zhang, Zongping Shao and Moses O. Tadé and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Xiaoguang Duan

470 papers receiving 48.0k citations

Hit Papers

Metal-Free Carbocatalysis in Advanced Oxidation Reactions 2014 2026 2018 2022 2018 2018 2018 2021 2014 250 500 750 1000
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  1. Metal-Free Carbocatalysis in Advanced Oxidation Reactions
    2018 1.1k citations Xiaoguang Duan, Shaobin Wang et al. profile →
  2. Persulfate Activation on Crystallographic Manganese Oxides: Mechanism of Singlet Oxygen Evolution for Nonradical Selective Degradation of Aqueous Contaminants
    2018 1.1k citations Xiaoguang Duan, Shaobin Wang et al. profile →
  3. Catalytic Removal of Aqueous Contaminants on N-Doped Graphitic Biochars: Inherent Roles of Adsorption and Nonradical Mechanisms
    2018 1.0k citations Xiaoguang Duan, Shaobin Wang et al. profile →
  4. Origins of Electron-Transfer Regime in Persulfate-Based Nonradical Oxidation Processes
    2021 909 citations Wei Ren, Cheng Cheng et al. profile →
  5. N-Doping-Induced Nonradical Reaction on Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Catalytic Phenol Oxidation
    2014 856 citations Xiaoguang Duan, Shaobin Wang et al. profile →
  6. Nonradical reactions in environmental remediation processes: Uncertainty and challenges
    2017 813 citations Xiaoguang Duan, Zongping Shao et al. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental profile →
  7. Single-atom catalysis in advanced oxidation processes for environmental remediation
    2021 809 citations Shaobin Wang, Xiaoguang Duan et al. profile →
  8. The Intrinsic Nature of Persulfate Activation and N-Doping in Carbocatalysis
    2020 737 citations Wei Ren, Peng Zhou et al. profile →
  9. Insights into Heterogeneous Catalysis of Persulfate Activation on Dimensional-Structured Nanocarbons
    2015 710 citations Xiaoguang Duan, Shaobin Wang et al. profile →
  10. Nitrogen-Doped Graphene for Generation and Evolution of Reactive Radicals by Metal-Free Catalysis
    2015 704 citations Xiaoguang Duan, Zhimin Ao et al. profile →
  11. Activation of Peroxydisulfate on Carbon Nanotubes: Electron-Transfer Mechanism
    2019 657 citations Wei Ren, Hui Zhang et al. profile →
  12. Occurrence of radical and nonradical pathways from carbocatalysts for aqueous and nonaqueous catalytic oxidation
    2016 655 citations Xiaoguang Duan, Zhimin Ao et al. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental profile →
  13. Identification and Regulation of Active Sites on Nanodiamonds: Establishing a Highly Efficient Catalytic System for Oxidation of Organic Contaminants
    2018 651 citations Penghui Shao, Xiaoguang Duan et al. profile →
  14. Recent advances in transition metal-based electrocatalysts for alkaline hydrogen evolution
    2019 634 citations Zhijie Chen, Xiaoguang Duan et al. profile →
  15. Sulfur and Nitrogen Co-Doped Graphene for Metal-Free Catalytic Oxidation Reactions
    2015 633 citations Xiaoguang Duan, Shaobin Wang et al. profile →
  16. Insights into the Electron-Transfer Regime of Peroxydisulfate Activation on Carbon Nanotubes: The Role of Oxygen Functional Groups
    2019 614 citations Wei Ren, Hui Zhang et al. profile →
  17. Porous Carbons: Structure‐Oriented Design and Versatile Applications
    2020 504 citations Huayang Zhang, Xiaoguang Duan et al. profile →
  18. Insights into perovskite-catalyzed peroxymonosulfate activation: Maneuverable cobalt sites for promoted evolution of sulfate radicals
    2017 467 citations Xiaoguang Duan, Jie Miao et al. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental profile →
  19. An insight into metal organic framework derived N-doped graphene for the oxidative degradation of persistent contaminants: formation mechanism and generation of singlet oxygen from peroxymonosulfate
    2017 439 citations Xiaoguang Duan, Shaobin Wang et al. profile →
  20. Surface controlled generation of reactive radicals from persulfate by carbocatalysis on nanodiamonds
    2016 433 citations Xiaoguang Duan, Zongping Shao et al. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental profile →
  21. Potential Difference Driving Electron Transfer via Defective Carbon Nanotubes toward Selective Oxidation of Organic Micropollutants
    2020 432 citations Penghui Shao, Xiaoguang Duan et al. profile →
  22. Unveiling the active sites of graphene-catalyzed peroxymonosulfate activation
    2016 432 citations Xiaoguang Duan, Zhimin Ao et al. profile →
  23. N-doped graphitic biochars from C-phycocyanin extracted Spirulina residue for catalytic persulfate activation toward nonradical disinfection and organic oxidation
    2019 422 citations Shih‐Hsin Ho, Yidi Chen et al. Water Research profile →
  24. Engineered carbon supported single iron atom sites and iron clusters from Fe-rich Enteromorpha for Fenton-like reactions via nonradical pathways
    2021 406 citations Xiaoguang Duan et al. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental profile →
  25. Merits and Limitations of Radical vs. Nonradical Pathways in Persulfate-Based Advanced Oxidation Processes
    2023 387 citations Xiaoguang Duan et al. profile →
  26. Remediation of antibiotic wastewater by coupled photocatalytic and persulfate oxidation system: A critical review
    2020 379 citations Lan Liang, Xiaoguang Duan et al. Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →
  27. Correlation of Active Sites to Generated Reactive Species and Degradation Routes of Organics in Peroxymonosulfate Activation by Co-Loaded Carbon
    2021 350 citations Ning Li, Xiaoguang Duan et al. profile →
  28. Unveiling the Origins of Selective Oxidation in Single-Atom Catalysis via Co–N4–C Intensified Radical and Nonradical Pathways
    2022 347 citations Xiaoguang Duan et al. profile →
  29. Density Functional Theory Calculations for Insight into the Heterocatalyst Reactivity and Mechanism in Persulfate-Based Advanced Oxidation Reactions
    2021 344 citations Yangyang Yang, Xiaoguang Duan et al. profile →
  30. Roles of structure defect, oxygen groups and heteroatom doping on carbon in nonradical oxidation of water contaminants
    2020 296 citations Jun Wang, Xiaoguang Duan et al. Water Research profile →
  31. Revisiting the Graphitized Nanodiamond-Mediated Activation of Peroxymonosulfate: Singlet Oxygenation versus Electron Transfer
    2021 267 citations Penghui Shao, Xiaoguang Duan et al. profile →
  32. Persulfate Oxidation of Sulfamethoxazole by Magnetic Iron-Char Composites via Nonradical Pathways: Fe(IV) Versus Surface-Mediated Electron Transfer
    2021 264 citations Xiaoguang Duan, Xiaoyun Xu et al. profile →
  33. Rational Regulation of Co–N–C Coordination for High-Efficiency Generation of 1O2 toward Nearly 100% Selective Degradation of Organic Pollutants
    2022 262 citations Xiaoguang Duan et al. profile →
  34. S-scheme MIL-101(Fe) octahedrons modified Bi2WO6 microspheres for photocatalytic decontamination of Cr(VI) and tetracycline hydrochloride: Synergistic insights, reaction pathways, and toxicity analysis
    2022 256 citations Xiaoguang Duan et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →
  35. A critical review on correlating active sites, oxidative species and degradation routes with persulfate-based antibiotics oxidation
    2023 231 citations Ning Li, Jingya Ye et al. Water Research profile →
  36. Functional Carbon Nitride Materials in Photo‐Fenton‐Like Catalysis for Environmental Remediation
    2022 223 citations Huayang Zhang, Xiaoguang Duan et al. profile →
  37. Fenton-like activity and pathway modulation via single-atom sites and pollutants comediates the electron transfer process
    2024 217 citations Xiaoguang Duan et al. profile →
  38. Modulation of Charge Trapping by Island‐like Single‐Atom Cobalt Catalyst for Enhanced Photo‐Fenton‐Like reaction
    2023 173 citations Xi‐Lin Wu, Shaobin Wang et al. profile →
  39. Single-atom co sites confined in layered double hydroxide for selective generation of surface-bound radicals via peroxymonosulfate activation
    2023 132 citations Shaobin Wang, Xi‐Lin Wu et al. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental profile →
  40. Metformin attenuated sepsis-related liver injury by modulating gut microbiota
    2022 124 citations Xiaoguang Duan et al. profile →
  41. Size‐Dependent Catalysis in Fenton‐like Chemistry: From Nanoparticles to Single Atoms
    2024 109 citations Shaobin Wang, Xiaoguang Duan et al. profile →
  42. Transformative Removal of Aqueous Micropollutants into Polymeric Products by Advanced Oxidation Processes
    2024 107 citations Yidi Chen, Wei Ren et al. profile →
  43. Single-atom Ni-N4 sites coordinate dual nonradical oxidation pathways via peroxymonosulfate activation: Computational insights and in situ spectroscopic analyses
    2024 84 citations Xiaoguang Duan et al. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental profile →
  44. Oxidative polymerization versus degradation of organic pollutants in heterogeneous catalytic persulfate chemistry
    2024 78 citations Yangyang Yang, Xiaoguang Duan et al. Water Research profile →
  45. Tandem microplastic degradation and hydrogen production by hierarchical carbon nitride-supported single-atom iron catalysts
    2024 62 citations Kunsheng Hu, Xiaoguang Duan et al. profile →
  46. Carbonaceous materials in structural dimensions for advanced oxidation processes
    2025 59 citations Ya Liu, Huayang Zhang et al. profile →
  47. Multidimensional engineering of single-atom cobalt catalysts for ultrafast Fenton-like reactions
    2025 52 citations Zhong‐Shuai Zhu, Pengtang Wang et al. profile →
  48. High-entropy alloys catalyzing polymeric transformation of water pollutants with remarkably improved electron utilization efficiency
    2025 47 citations Yidi Chen, Kunsheng Hu et al. profile →
  49. Transforming Plastics to Single Atom Catalysts for Peroxymonosulfate Activation: Axial Chloride Coordination Intensified Electron Transfer Pathway
    2025 33 citations Shuang Zhong, Kunsheng Hu et al. profile →
  50. Deciphering the Origin of Higher Shell Coordination on Single Iron Catalysts for Resilient Modulating Persulfate Oxidation Into Singlet Oxygen Pathway
    2025 30 citations Xiaoguang Duan 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
Xiaoguang Duan Australia 115 32.9k 27.8k 16.7k 10.4k 7.5k 484 48.6k
Hongqi Sun Australia 111 25.9k 0.8× 19.1k 0.7× 17.5k 1.1× 9.3k 0.9× 6.9k 0.9× 400 41.0k
Alireza Khataee Iran 97 16.1k 0.5× 16.3k 0.6× 16.0k 1.0× 8.8k 0.8× 6.6k 0.9× 783 40.7k
Xie Quan China 109 20.8k 0.6× 12.1k 0.4× 17.7k 1.1× 8.5k 0.8× 11.1k 1.5× 801 46.6k
Danlian Huang China 131 22.9k 0.7× 10.4k 0.4× 22.2k 1.3× 7.4k 0.7× 10.1k 1.3× 362 46.3k
Jun Ma China 95 12.1k 0.4× 21.7k 0.8× 6.5k 0.4× 10.3k 1.0× 2.9k 0.4× 572 32.7k
Huijuan Liu China 94 11.1k 0.3× 12.1k 0.4× 8.0k 0.5× 6.3k 0.6× 5.9k 0.8× 635 31.8k
Cui Lai China 100 16.7k 0.5× 9.0k 0.3× 15.8k 0.9× 5.0k 0.5× 6.7k 0.9× 266 32.2k
Min Cheng China 111 17.2k 0.5× 8.6k 0.3× 16.1k 1.0× 5.2k 0.5× 7.7k 1.0× 320 34.1k
Bo Lai China 88 14.2k 0.4× 16.6k 0.6× 6.7k 0.4× 7.9k 0.8× 2.2k 0.3× 416 24.3k
Enric Brillas Spain 101 21.2k 0.6× 29.2k 1.1× 6.0k 0.4× 7.1k 0.7× 6.3k 0.8× 454 40.5k

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All Works

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Song, Zhao, Wei Ren, Jitraporn Vongsvivut, et al.. (2024). Sludge biochar accelerates transformative phenolic compounds removal from wastewater via the coupling mechanism. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 359. 124470–124470. 16 indexed citations
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Han, Wenyuan, Hao Zhang, Degang Li, et al.. (2024). Surface engineered carbon quantum dots for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 350. 123918–123918. 33 indexed citations
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Chen, Junwen, Wei Ren, Shuang Zhong, et al.. (2024). Carbon-based materials in flow-through electro-fenton: Advanced catalyst design, mechanisms and perspectives. Chemical Engineering Journal. 500. 157125–157125. 7 indexed citations
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Cheng, Cheng, Wei Ren, Hui Zhang, Xiaoguang Duan, & Shaobin Wang. (2024). Single-atom iron catalysts for peroxymonosulfate-based advanced oxidation processes: Coordination structure versus reactive species. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION). 59. 15–37. 12 indexed citations
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Chen, Zheng, Xinwei Guan, Zihang Huang, et al.. (2024). Inhibiting irreversible Zn2+/H+ co-insertion chemistry in aqueous zinc-MoO batteries for enhanced capacity stability. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 102. 98–106. 5 indexed citations
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Zhu, Zhong‐Shuai, Pengtang Wang, Ya Liu, et al.. (2024). Microenvironment modulation of carbon-based single-atom catalysts for advanced oxidation processes. 3(2). 132–145. 2 indexed citations
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Yu, Yao, Jinqiang Zhang, Kunsheng Hu, et al.. (2024). Nitrogen-rich carbon for catalytic activation of peroxymonosulfate towards green synthesis. Chinese Chemical Letters. 35(11). 109633–109633. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Junlei, Wencong Liu, Biao Liu, et al.. (2024). Is single-atom catalyzed peroxymonosulfate activation better? Coupling with metal oxide may be better. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION). 59. 137–148. 32 indexed citations
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Zhao, Liang, Jiaquan Li, Xiaoguang Duan, & Shaobin Wang. (2023). Microencapsulated paraffin with SiO2 and Cu-BTC composite shell as shape-stabilized thermal energy storage materials. Energy and Buildings. 290. 113102–113102. 10 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaoqing, Kedong Gong, Xiaoguang Duan, et al.. (2023). Photo-Induced Bismuth Single Atoms on TiO2 for Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Defluorination of Perfluorooctanoic Acid: Ionization of the C–F Bond. ACS ES&T Engineering. 3(10). 1626–1636. 16 indexed citations
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Feng, Cheng, Yang Liu, Yue Yuan, et al.. (2023). Vanadium as co-catalyst for exceptionally boosted Fenton and Fenton-like oxidation: Vanadium species mediated direct and indirect routes. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 446. 130719–130719. 35 indexed citations
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Li, Yuhang, Chong‐Chen Wang, Fei Wang, et al.. (2023). Nearly zero peroxydisulfate consumption for persistent aqueous organic pollutants degradation via nonradical processes supported by in-situ sulfate radical regeneration in defective MIL-88B(Fe). Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 331. 122699–122699. 90 indexed citations
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Wang, Jun, Yang Zhang, Yi Shen, et al.. (2023). Single-atom coordination-dependent catalysis for peroxymonosulfate-mediated water purification. Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering. 41. 100931–100931. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Ning, Jingya Ye, Haoxi Dai, et al.. (2023). A critical review on correlating active sites, oxidative species and degradation routes with persulfate-based antibiotics oxidation. Water Research. 235. 119926–119926. 231 indexed citations breakdown →
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Duan, Xiaoguang, Xiaoyun Xu, Kexin Chen, et al.. (2021). Biomass-derived pyrolytic carbons accelerated Fe(III)/Fe(II) redox cycle for persulfate activation: Pyrolysis temperature-depended performance and mechanisms. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 297. 120446–120446. 73 indexed citations
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Chen, Yidi, Xiaoguang Duan, Xu Zhou, et al.. (2020). Advanced oxidation processes for water disinfection: Features, mechanisms and prospects. Chemical Engineering Journal. 409. 128207–128207. 284 indexed citations
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Zhu, Ming, Jie Miao, Xiaoguang Duan, et al.. (2018). Postsynthesis Growth of CoOOH Nanostructure on SrCo0.6Ti0.4O3−δ Perovskite Surface for Enhanced Degradation of Aqueous Organic Contaminants. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 6(11). 15737–15748. 78 indexed citations

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