Xuezhi Zhang

8.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
161 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Xuezhi Zhang is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Water Science and Technology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Xuezhi Zhang has authored 161 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 41 papers in Water Science and Technology and 34 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Xuezhi Zhang's work include Algal biology and biofuel production (39 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (30 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (19 papers). Xuezhi Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Algal biology and biofuel production (39 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (30 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (19 papers). Xuezhi Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Xuezhi Zhang's co-authors include Yongsheng Chen, Qiang Hu, Thierry Soldati, Milton R. Sommerfeld, Joe Dan Dunn, Luis Álvarez, Jiangxin Wang, Xiaoshan Zhu, John C. Crittenden and Haiyang Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Journal of Chemical Physics and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Xuezhi Zhang

154 papers receiving 6.1k 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.

Reactive oxygen species and mitochondria: A nexus of cellular homeostasis

2015 883 citations Xuezhi Zhang, Thierry Soldati et al. profile →
Life-cycle analysis on biodiesel production from microalgae: Water footprint and nutrients balance

2010 648 citations Xuezhi Zhang, Qiang Hu et al. Bioresource Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xuezhi Zhang China	42	2.1k	1.5k	1.1k	970	924	161	6.2k
Siyu Zhang China	43	1.2k 0.6×	1.9k 1.3×	1.2k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	657 0.7×	208	6.5k
Chen Li China	48	1.9k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	691 0.6×	785 0.8×	440 0.5×	402	7.4k
Wei Wei China	41	679 0.3×	1.9k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	1.4k 1.4×	368 0.4×	340	6.2k
Marco Guida Italy	46	917 0.4×	1.0k 0.7×	892 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	1.2k 1.3×	284	7.9k
Chen Qian China	45	959 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	918 0.9×	947 1.0×	206	6.4k
Zhemin Shen China	41	937 0.4×	1.1k 0.8×	624 0.5×	1.1k 1.2×	253 0.3×	167	4.6k
Wenlong Wang China	42	1.5k 0.7×	833 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	2.7k 2.8×	399 0.4×	281	6.2k
Anwei Chen China	43	835 0.4×	1.8k 1.2×	1.6k 1.4×	2.3k 2.4×	360 0.4×	174	7.3k
Qing Zhao China	39	757 0.4×	1.7k 1.1×	1.0k 0.9×	759 0.8×	583 0.6×	197	4.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Xuezhi Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xuezhi Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xuezhi Zhang

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

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Chen, Hongfei, et al.. (2025). Design and simulation analysis of water-cooled scroll plate for scroll compressor based on response surface and genetic algorithm. Applied Thermal Engineering. 269. 125950–125950. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Xin, et al.. (2025). Unraveling the mechanisms underlying AOM-induced deterioration of the settling performance of algal floc. Water Research. 274. 123115–123115. 7 indexed citations

Qiu, Xiaoting, et al.. (2025). Physiological characteristics of microalgae in response to glyphosate and tetracycline regulated by exogenous melatonin. Algal Research. 89. 104081–104081.

Yang, Xin, et al.. (2025). Numerical simulation and optimized design of water-cooled volute for turbine-based air compressor used in automotive fuel cells. Applied Thermal Engineering. 273. 126474–126474. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Zimin, Bo Li, Ping Yang, et al.. (2025). Unraveling the mechanistic role of algogenic organic matter (AOM) in coagulation efficiency: How interspecific variations in AOM govern coagulant dosage, floc characteristics, and settling dynamics. Separation and Purification Technology. 373. 133625–133625. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Yihan, et al.. (2025). Nanobubble-enabled foam fractionation to remove freshwater microalgae and microcystin. Bioresource Technology. 440. 133351–133351.

Li, Jing, et al.. (2024). Applications of coagulation-sedimentation and ultrafiltration for the removal of nanoparticles from water. Separation and Purification Technology. 357. 129920–129920. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Zimin, et al.. (2024). Unraveling the interaction of algogenic organic matter and cells on membrane fouling mechanism during treatment of Microcystis aeruginosa-laden water. Separation and Purification Technology. 360. 131108–131108. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Zimin, et al.. (2024). A novel solution for the in-situ Microcystis aeruginosa capture and flotation removal using fly ash derived buoyant cenospheres. Journal of Cleaner Production. 470. 143302–143302. 2 indexed citations

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Hou, Song, et al.. (2024). Spatiotemporal variations and priority ranking of emerging contaminants in nanwan reservoir: A case study from the agricultural region in huaihe river basin in China. Journal of Environmental Management. 368. 122195–122195. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xuezhi, et al.. (2023). Parameters identification of an ultrasonic transducer based on right-semicircle fitting of admittance circle. Measurement. 224. 113845–113845.

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Ahmad, Zulfiqar, et al.. (2021). Optimization of biotic and abiotic factors liable for biodegradation of chlorpyrifos and their modeling using neural network approaches. Applied Soil Ecology. 166. 103990–103990. 14 indexed citations

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Hua, Likun, Han Cao, Qingquan Ma, et al.. (2020). Microalgae Filtration Using an Electrochemically Reactive Ceramic Membrane: Filtration Performances, Fouling Kinetics, and Foulant Layer Characteristics. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(3). 2012–2021. 50 indexed citations

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Liu, Qingling, Elif Demirel, Yong Chen, et al.. (2019). Improving antifouling performance for the harvesting of Scenedesmus acuminatus using Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles incorporated PVC nanocomposite membranes. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 136(25). 22 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shi, et al.. (2019). Harvesting of Isochrysis zhanjiangensis using ultrafiltration: Changes in the contribution ratios of cells and algogenic organic matter to membrane fouling under different cross-flow velocities. Algal Research. 41. 101567–101567. 20 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xuezhi, Olga Zhuchenko, Adam Kuspa, & Thierry Soldati. (2016). Social amoebae trap and kill bacteria by casting DNA nets. Nature Communications. 7(1). 10938–10938. 87 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xuezhi, Karl‐Heinz Krause, Ioannis Xénarios, Thierry Soldati, & Brigitte Boeckmann. (2013). Evolution of the Ferric Reductase Domain (FRD) Superfamily: Modularity, Functional Diversification, and Signature Motifs. PLoS ONE. 8(3). e58126–e58126. 72 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xuan, Xuan Zhang, Xiaona You, et al.. (2012). Involvement of hepatitis B virus X gene (HBx) integration in hepatocarcinogenesis via a recombination of HBx/Alu core sequence/subtelomeric DNA. FEBS Letters. 586(19). 3215–3221. 13 indexed citations

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Zhu, Xiaoshan, Jiangxin Wang, Xuezhi Zhang, Yung Chang, & Yongsheng Chen. (2010). Trophic transfer of TiO2 nanoparticles from daphnia to zebrafish in a simplified freshwater food chain. Chemosphere. 79(9). 928–933. 226 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hang, Lian‐Ying Wu, Shuai Zhang, et al.. (2009). Anti‐Hepatitis B Virus X Protein in Sera Is One of the Markers of Development of Liver Cirrhosis and Liver Cancer Mediated by HBV. BioMed Research International. 2009(1). 289068–289068. 17 indexed citations

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