Xiaohu Dai

11.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
153 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Xiaohu Dai is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaohu Dai has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Pollution, 51 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 38 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Xiaohu Dai's work include Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (41 papers), Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (35 papers) and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (27 papers). Xiaohu Dai is often cited by papers focused on Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (41 papers), Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (35 papers) and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (27 papers). Xiaohu Dai collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Xiaohu Dai's co-authors include Bing‐Jie Ni, Jing Sun, Bin Dong, Qilin Wang, Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht, Wei Wei, Jie Ma, Fei Yu, Xiaowei Li and Qingqing Mei and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Xiaohu Dai

147 papers receiving 9.0k 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.

Microplastics in wastewater treatment plants: Detection, occurrence and removal

2019 1.4k citations Xiaohu Dai, Bing‐Jie Ni et al. Water Research profile →
Microplastics in sewage sludge from the wastewater treatment plants in China

2018 796 citations Xiaowei Li, Bin Dong et al. Water Research profile →

Peers

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaohu Dai

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All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Low-temperature, ambient-pressure and rapid mineralization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances by molten alkali 2025 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials ·Huan Zhang, Timothy J. Strathmann, Xiaoli Chai, Xiaohu Dai, Boran Wu	0
2	Advancing Sustainable Fluorine Management in China Based on Evolution of the Anthropogenic Cycle during 2000–2020 2025 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Kun Hu, Hui Gong, (unknown), Chao Zhang, Shuyan Zhou, Guangming Li, Ling Chen, Xiaohu Dai	0
3	Effect of inoculated sludge concentration on start-up of anammox reactor: Nitrogen removal performance and metabolic pathways 2024 ·Bioresource Technology ·Qian Guo, Xiang Chen, Hui Gong, Jing Yang, Shuo Li, (unknown), Xiankai Wang, (unknown), Yanyan Zhang, Shuyan Zhou, (unknown), Xiaohu Dai	1
4	Mechanism insights into hydrothermal-activated tannic acid (TA) for simultaneously sewage sludge deep dewatering and antibiotics removal 2024 ·Water Research ·Renjie Chen, Xiaohu Dai, Bin Dong	19
5	Assessment of Liberia's Beer Industry Effluent Discharge Parameters in the Context of Urban Sustainability 2024 ·European Journal of Theoretical and Applied Sciences ·(unknown), Hui Gong, (unknown), (unknown), Xiaohu Dai	1
6	Systematic review on the residual chemicals in wastewater treatment sludge: Specifically focusing on the occurrence state and anaerobic bioprocess 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Junwei Yang, (unknown), Xiang Chen, Xiaoyi Huang, Xiankai Wang, (unknown), Hua Yu, Hui Gong, Bin Dong, Huiling Liu, Xiaohu Dai	11
7	Aging and mitigation of microplastics during sewage sludge treatments: An overview 2024 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Xiaowei Li, Lulu Liu, Xiaolei Zhang, (unknown), Shiyu Niu, Zhiyong Zheng, Bin Dong, Jin Hur, Xiaohu Dai	15
8	A Novel Sustainable and Self-Sufficient Biotechnological Strategy for Directly Transforming Sewage Sludge into High-Value Liquid Biochemicals 2024 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·(unknown), Wei Wei, Lan Wu, (unknown), Xiaohu Dai, Bing‐Jie Ni	13
9	A two-stage partial nitritation-denitritation/anammox (PN-DN/A) process to treat high-solid anaerobic digestion (HSAD) reject water: Verification based on pilot-scale and full-scale projects 2024 ·Water Research X ·(unknown), Hui Gong, (unknown), Dandan Lu, Shuyan Zhou, Yayi Wang, Xiaohu Dai	7
10	Start-up of a full-scale two-stage partial nitritation/anammox (PN/A) process treating reject water from high solid anaerobic sludge digestion (HSAD) 2024 ·Water Research X ·Shuyan Zhou, Hui Gong, (unknown), Xiang Chen, Xiankai Wang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jing Yang, Guowei Gu, Xiaohu Dai	5
11	Dual optimization in anaerobic digestion of rice straw: Effects HRT and OLR coupling on methane production in one-stage and two-stage systems 2024 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·(unknown), Donghai Yang, (unknown), Xiang Chen, Xiankai Wang, Hui Gong, Bin Dong, Xiujin Li, Xiaohu Dai	6
12	Crystallization-driven evolution of water occurrence states with implications on dewaterability improvement of waste-activated sludge 2023 ·Water Research ·Boran Wu, (unknown), Kun Zhou, (unknown), (unknown), Xiaoli Chai, Xiaohu Dai	7
13	Microplastics Enhance the Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Anaerobic Sludge Digestion by Enriching Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Surface Biofilm and Facilitating the Vertical and Horizontal Gene Transfer 2023 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Tian‐Yi Luo, Xiaohu Dai, Wei Wei, Qiuxiang Xu, Bing‐Jie Ni	94
14	A quantitative theory integrating solid surface hydrophilicity and pore structure features for non-phase-change drying of sewage sludge through gradient increase of ultrahigh filtration pressure 2023 ·Water Research ·Boran Wu, Donghai Yang, (unknown), (unknown), Wei Ye, Xiaohu Dai	9
15	Different Electron Donors Drive the Variation in the Performance of Medium-Chain Fatty Acid Production from Waste-Activated Sludge 2023 ·ACS ES&T Engineering ·(unknown), Wei Wei, Xiaohu Dai, Lan Wu, Xueming Chen, Bing‐Jie Ni	7
16	Characteristics of greenhouse gases emission from wastewater treatment plants operation in China (2009–2016): A case study using operational data integrated method (ODIM) 2023 ·Journal of Cleaner Production ·(unknown), Hui Gong, (unknown), Ling Chen, Xiaohu Dai	23
17	Prompt production of the hidden charm pentaquarks in the LHC 2021 ·The European Physical Journal C ·Pan Ling, Xiaohu Dai, Meng-Lin Du, Qian Wang	13
18	Sludge treatment and resource recovery towards carbon neutrality in China: current status and future perspective 2021 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Ying Xu, Rui Liu, Donghai Yang, Xiaohu Dai	29
19	Fe3O4@Au composite magnetic nanoparticles modified with cetuximab for targeted magneto-photothermal therapy of glioma cells 2018 ·Dove Medical Press (Taylor and Francis Group) ·(unknown), Xiaohu Dai, (unknown), Tan X, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Zhuming Guo, Yanyan Ge, (unknown), Li Y	3
20	Electroactive BaTiO3 nanoparticle-functionalized fibrous scaffolds enhance osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells 2017 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Li Y, Xiaohu Dai, Yinshan Bai, (unknown), Yijun Wang, (unknown), Fuxue Yan, Zikang Tang, Xin Zhang, Xuliang Deng	3

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