Yan Zhou

27.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
525 papers, 19.0k citations indexed

About

Yan Zhou is a scholar working on Pollution, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yan Zhou has authored 525 papers receiving a total of 19.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Pollution, 118 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 88 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yan Zhou's work include Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (98 papers), Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (62 papers) and Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (52 papers). Yan Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (98 papers), Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (62 papers) and Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (52 papers). Yan Zhou collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and Slovakia. Yan Zhou's co-authors include Faqian Sun, Wun Jern Ng, Keke Xiao, Wangwang Yan, Yun Chen, Wenyu Zhu, Zhiguo Yuan, Shenbin Cao, Liang Zhang and Daniel E. Morse and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Yan Zhou

498 papers receiving 18.7k 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.

Risk factors of critical & mortal COVID-19 cases: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis

2020 1.4k citations Yan Zhou et al. profile →
Silicatein filaments and subunits from a marine sponge direct the polymerization of silica and silicones in vitro

1999 662 citations Yan Zhou et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yan Zhou China	70	5.1k	3.3k	2.9k	2.6k	2.5k	525	19.0k
In S. Kim South Korea	65	3.7k 0.7×	6.0k 1.8×	1.6k 0.5×	2.8k 1.1×	4.5k 1.8×	541	18.1k
Hong Chen China	65	3.2k 0.6×	2.9k 0.9×	954 0.3×	2.4k 0.9×	1.9k 0.8×	552	15.7k
Guo‐Ping Sheng China	73	7.9k 1.5×	6.9k 2.1×	1.2k 0.4×	1.9k 0.7×	3.6k 1.4×	321	20.3k
Xiaoyan Li China	58	5.9k 1.1×	5.2k 1.6×	1.0k 0.4×	1.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.5×	343	13.8k
Jingwen Chen China	74	6.1k 1.2×	3.3k 1.0×	2.5k 0.9×	3.0k 1.1×	1.1k 0.4×	809	24.4k
Guanghao Chen Hong Kong	63	6.8k 1.3×	3.8k 1.2×	696 0.2×	1.3k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	472	14.7k
Mallavarapu Megharaj Australia	82	10.7k 2.1×	5.3k 1.6×	1.8k 0.6×	3.5k 1.3×	1.4k 0.6×	575	27.8k
Jong Moon Park South Korea	67	2.6k 0.5×	4.4k 1.3×	4.1k 1.4×	1.1k 0.4×	650 0.3×	381	15.4k
John L. Zhou Australia	78	7.3k 1.4×	6.0k 1.8×	604 0.2×	2.8k 1.1×	1.4k 0.6×	312	21.0k
Jacek Namieśnik Poland	85	4.7k 0.9×	2.2k 0.7×	3.7k 1.3×	1.6k 0.6×	2.1k 0.8×	892	35.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Yan Zhou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yan Zhou

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yan Zhou

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Thomson, Robert D., Le Chen, Li Wang, et al.. (2025). Higher order volatile fatty acid metabolism and atypical polyhydroxyalkanoate production in fermentation-enhanced biological phosphorus removal. Water Research. 280. 123503–123503.

Chen, Yun, et al.. (2025). Selective carbon sources influence the microbial community, metabolic pathways, and intracellular carbon storage preference of purple phototrophic bacteria culture. Chemical Engineering Journal. 508. 161046–161046. 3 indexed citations

Shi, Qilong & Yan Zhou. (2025). Application of blockchain technology in digital music copyright management: a case study of VNT chain platform. Frontiers in Blockchain. 7. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Yuan, et al.. (2025). RepA Protein of Citrus Chlorotic Dwarf‐Associated Virus Impairs Perinuclear Chloroplast Clustering Induced by Lemon Chloroplast Malate Dehydrogenase. Molecular Plant Pathology. 26(8). e70133–e70133.

Chen, Yun, et al.. (2024). Propionic acid enhances H2 production in purple phototrophic bacteria: Insights into carbon and reducing equivalent allocation. Water Research. 269. 122799–122799. 6 indexed citations

Zhou, Yan, et al.. (2024). Multiresonant fiber grating-based optical sensor for in-situ investigation of phase transitions in hydrogel polymerization. Microchemical Journal. 208. 112554–112554.

Wang, Xiuping, et al.. (2024). Total ammonia nitrogen inhibits medium-chain fatty acid biosynthesis by disrupting hydrolysis, acidification, chain elongation, substrate transmembrane transport and ATP synthesis processes. Bioresource Technology. 409. 131236–131236. 6 indexed citations

Luo, Xiu‐Xia, et al.. (2024). Rational corticosteroids administration and antibiotic treatment is key to managing cutaneous anthrax. BMC Infectious Diseases. 24(1). 1225–1225. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Hui, et al.. (2024). Activation of iron oxides through organic matter-induced dissolved oxygen penetration depth dynamics enhances iron-cycling driven ammonium oxidation in microaerobic granular sludge. Water Research. 266. 122400–122400. 4 indexed citations

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Chen, Shi, Lai Peng, Yifeng Xu, et al.. (2024). Modeling Free Nitrous Acid Inhibition on the Removal of Nitrogen and Atenolol during Sidestream Partial Nitritation Processes. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(11). 5162–5173. 4 indexed citations

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Cai, Teng, Yule Han, Wanjiang Li, et al.. (2023). Self-assembled electrochemically active biofilms doped with carbon nanotubes: Electron exchange efficiency and cytotoxicity evaluation. The Science of The Total Environment. 905. 167006–167006. 3 indexed citations

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Han, Liang, et al.. (2023). Fatigue damage diagnosis and prognosis for 2024 aluminum plates with center holes: A strain monitoring approach. International Journal of Fatigue. 170. 107535–107535. 11 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yan, Yang Li, Mingna Chu, et al.. (2023). Stacked nano FAU zeolite as hierarchical Murray material for enhancing CO2 diffusion kinetics. Separation and Purification Technology. 325. 124729–124729. 8 indexed citations

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Liu, Jianbo, Li Wang, Dan Lu, et al.. (2023). Quorum quenching enhanced methane production in anaerobic systems – performance and mechanisms. Water Research. 235. 119841–119841. 26 indexed citations

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Zhang, Liang, et al.. (2023). Medium-chain fatty acid production from thermal hydrolysed sludge without external electron donor supplementation. Bioresource Technology. 374. 128805–128805. 16 indexed citations

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Cai, Chen, et al.. (2023). Iron and nitrogen regulate carbon transformation in a methanotroph-microalgae system. The Science of The Total Environment. 904. 166287–166287. 6 indexed citations

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Zhu, Junjie, Min Zhang, Yan Zhou, et al.. (2023). Anaerobic membrane bioreactor for the treatment of high-strength waste/wastewater: A critical review and update. Chemical Engineering Journal. 470. 144322–144322. 60 indexed citations

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Han, Yule, Teng Cai, Wanjiang Li, et al.. (2023). Impact of sandwich-type composite anodic membrane on membrane fouling and methane recovery from sewage sludge and food waste via electrochemical anaerobic membrane bioreactor. Bioresource Technology. 382. 129222–129222. 10 indexed citations

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Geng, Yi-Kun, Jun Gu, Xiaoyuan Zhang, et al.. (2023). Multi-parameter control-based operation strategy for mainstream deammonification in an integrated anaerobic biofilm reactor-step feed MBR. Chemosphere. 333. 138941–138941. 4 indexed citations

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Xu, Yifeng, Ning Wang, Lai Peng, et al.. (2022). Free Nitrous Acid Inhibits Atenolol Removal during the Sidestream Partial Nitritation Process through Regulating Microbial-Induced Metabolic Types. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(16). 11614–11624. 21 indexed citations

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