Xiyao Li

8.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
158 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Xiyao Li is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiyao Li has authored 158 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 149 papers in Pollution, 52 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 42 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Xiyao Li's work include Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (149 papers), Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (50 papers) and Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction (42 papers). Xiyao Li is often cited by papers focused on Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (149 papers), Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (50 papers) and Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction (42 papers). Xiyao Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Xiyao Li's co-authors include Yongzhen Peng, Qiong Zhang, Qiong Zhang, Liang Zhang, Yongzhen Peng, Baikun Li, Bo Wang, Jiantao Ji, Fangxu Jia and Jianwei Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Xiyao Li

152 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

Stratification of Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Stratification of Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) for Aggregated Anammox Microorganisms
    2017 525 citations Xiyao Li, Liang Zhang et al. profile →

Peers

Xiyao Li
Liang Zhang China
Rui Du China
Baikun Li China
Shenbin Cao China
Shuying Wang China
Anuska Mosquera‐Corral Spain
Charles Bott United States
R. Méndez Spain
Qiong Zhang China
Bernhard Wett United States
Liang Zhang China
Xiyao Li
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Countries citing papers authored by Xiyao Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiyao Li

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiyao Li

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

All Works

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Li, Jialin, Yongzhen Peng, Shuai Li, et al.. (2025). Separating biological nutrient removal by EBPR-PN/A process to treat real municipal sewage. Water Research X. 28. 100375–100375.
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Dan, Qiongpeng, Xiyao Li, Fangzhai Zhang, et al.. (2024). Saturated dissolved oxygen-driven high-rate and ultrastable partial nitrification in municipal wastewater. Bioresource Technology. 413. 131470–131470. 8 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yang, Liang Zhang, Qiyu Liu, et al.. (2024). Establishing and maintaining stable anammox pathway for nitrogen removal in a pure floc sludge A2/O reactor treating low COD/N municipal wastewater. Chemical Engineering Journal. 504. 159072–159072. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Xiangchen, Rui Du, Jingwen Zhang, et al.. (2023). Verifying the applicability of PD/A unit for ultimate sidestream and mainstream polishing: Operating performance, granular characteristics and active microbes. Chemical Engineering Journal. 466. 143300–143300. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Xiyao, Shang Ren, Qiong Zhang, et al.. (2023). Efficient nitrogen removal and robustness enhancement of a two-stage partial nitrification-anammox (PN/A) process with low sludge concentration for mature landfill leachate. Bioresource Technology. 387. 129573–129573. 12 indexed citations
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Dan, Qiongpeng, Rui Du, Tong Wang, et al.. (2023). Complete nitrogen removal from low-strength wastewater via double nitrite shunt coupling anammox and endogenous nitrate respiration: Functional metabolism and electron transport. Chemical Engineering Journal. 465. 143027–143027. 26 indexed citations
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Zhang, Liang, et al.. (2023). Enhancing nitrogen removal of carbon-limited municipal wastewater in step-feed biofilm batch reactor through integration of anammox. Bioresource Technology. 381. 129091–129091. 8 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yang, Jianwei Li, Qiyu Liu, et al.. (2023). Fast start-up and stable operation of mainstream anammox without inoculation in an A2/O process treating low COD/N real municipal wastewater. Water Research. 231. 119598–119598. 53 indexed citations
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Li, Jianwei, Ruitao Gao, Qiyu Liu, et al.. (2023). Ultra-high anammox-based nitrogen removal contribution and robust bacterial abundance in a pure-biofilm anoxic/oxic system for real municipal wastewater treatment. Chemical Engineering Journal. 468. 143520–143520. 18 indexed citations
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Ren, Shang, Fangzhai Zhang, Shuying Wang, et al.. (2023). Up-flow dual-loop anammox system treating mature landfill leachate: ultra-efficient nitrogen removal, anammox granules formation, and functional divergence. Chemical Engineering Journal. 466. 143322–143322. 16 indexed citations
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Li, Wenyu, Xiyao Li, Jianwei Li, et al.. (2023). Improved nitrogen removal performance by enhanced denitratation/anammox as decreasing temperature for municipal wastewater treatment. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 190. 106869–106869. 17 indexed citations
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Li, Jianwei, et al.. (2023). Determination of partial denitrification kinetic model parameters based on batch tests and metagenomic sequencing. Bioresource Technology. 379. 128977–128977. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Wenyu, Qiong Zhang, Jianwei Li, et al.. (2023). Nitrogen removal from high-saline municipal wastewater via anammox-based process driven by both nitritation and denitratation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 462. 142269–142269. 30 indexed citations
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Jia, Tipei, Liang Zhang, Yi Peng, et al.. (2023). The enrichment of a specialized elemental sulfur–producing bacterium under extremely acidic condition. Chemical Engineering Journal. 472. 145093–145093. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Liang, et al.. (2022). Achieving stable nitritation for mainstream anammox by combining nitrite exposure inhibition with high DO reactivation. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 46. 102589–102589. 8 indexed citations
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Wei, Yan, et al.. (2014). The effect of nitrite on N2O reduction during denitrification process using external carbon source.. China Environmental Science. 34(7). 1722–1727. 1 indexed citations

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