Xingwen Zhang

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Xingwen Zhang is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Xingwen Zhang has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Water Science and Technology, 17 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 16 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Xingwen Zhang's work include Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (16 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (13 papers) and Optimization and Packing Problems (7 papers). Xingwen Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (16 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (13 papers) and Optimization and Packing Problems (7 papers). Xingwen Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Xingwen Zhang's co-authors include Fenglin Yang, Hanmin Zhang, Andrew Lim, Fangang Meng, Yansong Li, Libing Chu, Jingni Xiao, Brian Rodrigues, Dong Wang and Ping Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Management Science and Chemical Engineering Journal.

In The Last Decade

Xingwen Zhang

73 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

  1. Biodiversity promotes ecosystem functioning despite environmental change
    2021 165 citations Pubin Hong, Bernhard Schmid et al. Ecology Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xingwen Zhang China 22 906 528 488 223 197 80 1.9k
Vikas Khanna United States 28 518 0.6× 169 0.3× 536 1.1× 143 0.6× 189 1.0× 67 2.3k
Kevin G. Harding United States 21 210 0.2× 253 0.5× 409 0.8× 90 0.4× 123 0.6× 176 1.8k
Lixun Zhang China 27 530 0.6× 305 0.6× 433 0.9× 25 0.1× 143 0.7× 139 2.2k
Shuang Wang China 22 377 0.4× 280 0.5× 395 0.8× 30 0.1× 260 1.3× 61 1.7k
Ning Wang China 31 550 0.6× 289 0.5× 754 1.5× 26 0.1× 257 1.3× 193 2.8k
Muhammad Saifullah Abu Bakar Brunei 27 340 0.4× 345 0.7× 1.4k 2.9× 36 0.2× 216 1.1× 103 2.7k
Paolo Viotti Italy 25 266 0.3× 484 0.9× 302 0.6× 46 0.2× 119 0.6× 92 1.9k
Chengliang Li China 29 238 0.3× 592 1.1× 443 0.9× 32 0.1× 102 0.5× 104 2.5k
Fernando Fahl Italy 10 222 0.2× 344 0.7× 345 0.7× 24 0.1× 172 0.9× 14 1.8k
Fujun Ma China 28 250 0.3× 337 0.6× 173 0.4× 569 2.6× 1.3k 6.4× 123 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Xingwen Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xingwen Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Xingwen Zhang. 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 Xingwen Zhang. The network helps show where Xingwen Zhang may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xingwen Zhang

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Xingwen, et al.. (2025). Hard and thermally stable NiW-graphite balls composite coatings via anode consumed co-electro-deposition. Chemical Engineering Science. 320. 122402–122402.
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Zhang, Xingwen, et al.. (2025). Inverse Hall-Petch and nanocrystal-amorphous transition of broad-spectrum W content NiW alloys. Materials Science and Engineering A. 943. 148774–148774. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xingwen, et al.. (2023). Facile production of highly active rice straw bioadsorbent to remove Cu in wastewater. BioResources. 18(2). 3709–3723. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xingwen, Yudong Sui, Yehua Jiang, & Qudong Wang. (2022). Effect of Ce on the Microstructure and Corrosion Resistance of Al-5Mg-3Zn-1Cu Alloy. Metals. 12(3). 371–371. 6 indexed citations
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Hong, Pubin, Bernhard Schmid, Frederik De Laender, et al.. (2021). Biodiversity promotes ecosystem functioning despite environmental change. Ecology Letters. 25(2). 555–569. 165 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Xiaohan, Tao Hu, Xiongqi Pang, et al.. (2021). Evaluation of natural gas hydrate resources in the South China Sea using a new genetic analogy method. Petroleum Science. 19(1). 48–57. 12 indexed citations
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Sun, Biao, et al.. (2021). Research on Broadband RF Signal Transmission Structure Applied in 3D SIP. 35. 1–3. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xingwen, et al.. (2020). A Learning-based Iterative Method for Solving Vehicle Routing Problems. International Conference on Learning Representations. 73 indexed citations
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Lin, Derong, Wei Zhou, Weijie Lan, et al.. (2017). Study on the synthesis and physicochemical properties of starch acetate with low substitution under microwave assistance. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 103. 316–326. 45 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shuo, et al.. (2015). [Adsorption of calcium ion from aqueous solution using Na(+)-conditioned clinoptilolite for hot-water softening].. PubMed. 36(2). 744–50. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shuo, et al.. (2013). Ozonation and Carbon-assisted Ozonation of Methylene Blue as Model Compound: Effect of Solution pH. Procedia Environmental Sciences. 18. 493–502. 29 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shuo, Dong Wang, Xie Quan, Liang Zhou, & Xingwen Zhang. (2013). Multi-walled carbon nanotubes immobilized on zero-valent iron plates (Fe0-CNTs) for catalytic ozonation of methylene blue as model compound in a bubbling reactor. Separation and Purification Technology. 116. 351–359. 40 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xingwen. (2006). Study on the Cake Layer Permeation in Microfiltration of Sludge Suspension Based on Fractal Theory. Journal of Chemical Engineering of Chinese Universities. 1 indexed citations
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Meng, Fangang, et al.. (2006). [Effect of activated sludge properties on short-term membrane fouling in submerged membrane bioreactor based on statistical analysis].. PubMed. 27(7). 1348–52. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xingwen. (2005). Design methodology for water networks with internal water mains. Journal of Chemical Industry and Engineering. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Fenglin, et al.. (2005). Electrooxidative Degradation of an Anthraquinone Dye with in-situ Electrogenerated Active Chlorine in a Divided Flow Cell. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering. 13(5). 628–633. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Xujiang, et al.. (2005). Study on Simultaneous Nitrification and Denitrification Using Circulation-flow Biofilm Reactor. Environmental Science & Technology.
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Lim, Andrew & Xingwen Zhang. (2005). The container loading problem. 913–917. 28 indexed citations
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Chu, Libing, Fenglin Yang, & Xingwen Zhang. (2004). Anaerobic treatment of domestic wastewater in a membrane-coupled expended granular sludge bed (EGSB) reactor under moderate to low temperature. Process Biochemistry. 40(3-4). 1063–1070. 108 indexed citations

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