Yang Lei

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
111 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Yang Lei is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Water Science and Technology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yang Lei has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 38 papers in Water Science and Technology and 37 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yang Lei's work include Phosphorus and nutrient management (28 papers), Advanced oxidation water treatment (20 papers) and Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (16 papers). Yang Lei is often cited by papers focused on Phosphorus and nutrient management (28 papers), Advanced oxidation water treatment (20 papers) and Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (16 papers). Yang Lei collaborates with scholars based in China, Netherlands and Australia. Yang Lei's co-authors include Renata D. van der Weijden, Michel Saakes, Hui Zhang, Cees J.N. Buisman, Yao-Hui Huang, Yao-Jen Tu, Bingnan Song, Zhenmin Cheng, Zhiming Zhou and Mengfang Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Yang Lei

99 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Heterogeneous Degradation of Organic Pollutants by Persul... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 200 400 600
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. Heterogeneous Degradation of Organic Pollutants by Persulfate Activated by CuO-Fe3O4: Mechanism, Stability, and Effects of pH and Bicarbonate Ions
    2015 678 citations Yang Lei et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yang Lei China 33 1.9k 1.3k 1.0k 957 845 111 3.6k
Qinyan Yue China 36 2.6k 1.4× 1000 0.8× 828 0.8× 922 1.0× 677 0.8× 84 3.6k
Yao-Hui Huang Taiwan 36 3.3k 1.7× 1.4k 1.1× 931 0.9× 1.4k 1.4× 1.0k 1.2× 97 5.0k
Rongzhi Chen China 34 1.9k 1.0× 745 0.6× 711 0.7× 1.3k 1.4× 1.1k 1.3× 107 3.7k
Chung‐Hsin Wu Taiwan 36 2.1k 1.1× 795 0.6× 648 0.6× 1.2k 1.3× 1.0k 1.2× 111 4.0k
Shiying Yang China 27 2.5k 1.3× 1.1k 0.9× 539 0.5× 2.0k 2.0× 837 1.0× 67 4.0k
Juan A. Zazo Spain 35 2.9k 1.5× 1.1k 0.9× 610 0.6× 1.8k 1.9× 1.2k 1.4× 71 4.3k
Yu‐Jen Shih Taiwan 34 1.2k 0.7× 582 0.5× 790 0.8× 946 1.0× 663 0.8× 107 3.3k
Muqing Qiu China 29 2.0k 1.1× 1.2k 0.9× 811 0.8× 1.4k 1.4× 2.2k 2.6× 89 5.3k
Yanhua Xu China 38 2.4k 1.3× 810 0.6× 568 0.6× 1.7k 1.8× 1.3k 1.5× 144 4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Yang Lei

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yang Lei

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yang Lei

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

All Works

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Lei, Yang, Zhen‐Hua Wang, Yong You, et al.. (2025). Enantioselective Dearomatization–Rearomatization Strategy to Access Tertiary Alkyl Fluorides. ACS Catalysis. 15(22). 19343–19355.
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You, Yong, Yanping Zhang, Zhen‐Hua Wang, et al.. (2025). Progress in the Asymmetric Dearomatization Reactions of Arenols. ACS Catalysis. 15(11). 9503–9543. 9 indexed citations
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Zhan, Zhengshuo, Weiquan Li, Michel Saakes, et al.. (2025). Electrochemical Upcycling of Shell Waste for Sustainable Nutrient Recovery from Wastewater. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(46). 25066–25080.
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Chen, Jinghua, et al.. (2024). High-flux electrochemical phosphorus recovery in an undivided electrolytic cell coupled with microfiltration with low energy consumption. Chemical Engineering Journal. 484. 149801–149801. 6 indexed citations
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Zhan, Zhengshuo, Bingnan Song, Michel Saakes, et al.. (2024). Electrochemical route outperforms chemical struvite precipitation in mitigating heavy metal contamination. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 465. 133418–133418. 14 indexed citations
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Lei, Yang, et al.. (2024). A robust triphenylamine-based monolithic polymer network for selective sieving of CO2 and PM from flue gas. The Science of The Total Environment. 946. 174463–174463. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Ling, Zhengshuo Zhan, Jiutan Liu, et al.. (2024). In situ evolution of electrocatalysts for enhanced electrochemical nitrate reduction under realistic conditions. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology. 23. 100492–100492. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Zhao, et al.. (2024). Ultra-stable hollow nanotube conjugated microporous polymer incorporating fluorenyl moieties for Co-capture of PM and CO2. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 468. 133826–133826. 15 indexed citations
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Hu, Haiyang, Bingnan Song, & Yang Lei. (2024). Importance of iron complexation and floc formation towards phosphonate removal with Fe–electrocoagulation. Water Research. 262. 122117–122117. 15 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhen‐Hua, Xiaohui Fu, Qun Li, et al.. (2024). Recent Advances in the Domino Annulation Reaction of Quinone Imines. Molecules. 29(11). 2481–2481.
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Song, Bingnan, Zhengshuo Zhan, Yanbiao Liu, et al.. (2024). Efficient Treatment of Phosphonate-Laden Wastewater by CaO2/UV: Partial Oxidation, Complexation, and Coprecipitation. ACS ES&T Water. 4(4). 1647–1656. 6 indexed citations
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Zhan, Zhengshuo, et al.. (2023). Basket anode filled with CaCO3 particles: A membrane-free electrochemical system for boosting phosphate recovery and product purity. Water Research. 231. 119604–119604. 23 indexed citations
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Tian, Fengguo, et al.. (2023). Flow-through electrochemical organophosphorus degradation and phosphorus recovery: The essential role of chlorine radical. Environmental Research. 236(Pt 2). 116867–116867. 7 indexed citations
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An, Ning, Chao Guo, Wenli Li, et al.. (2023). Electropolymerization nanoarchitectonics of polyaminoanthraquinone/carbon cloth flexible electrode with nano-spines array structure for high-performance supercapacitor. Journal of Energy Storage. 75. 109558–109558. 12 indexed citations
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Han, Lu, Jing Li, Mengfang Chen, et al.. (2023). Formation of corrosion-based ZVMg nanoparticles for reductive degradation of high-level trichloroethylene in aqueous solution. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 459. 132325–132325. 7 indexed citations
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Lei, Yang, Yun Chen, Da Ouyang, et al.. (2020). Mechanistic insights into adsorptive and oxidative removal of monochlorobenzene in biochar-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron/persulfate system. Chemical Engineering Journal. 400. 125811–125811. 141 indexed citations
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Lei, Yang. (2009). Assimilation and recreation driven by function in conceptual design. Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems.

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