Yangying Zhao

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 957 citations indexed

About

Yangying Zhao is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yangying Zhao has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 957 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Water Science and Technology, 12 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 4 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yangying Zhao's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (18 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (10 papers) and Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies (6 papers). Yangying Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (18 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (10 papers) and Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies (6 papers). Yangying Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Yangying Zhao's co-authors include Yongsheng Chen, Xin Tong, Elliot Reid, Tiezheng Tong, Xiaomao Wang, Shihong Lin, Huaqiang Chu, Yalei Zhang, Xuefei Zhou and Bingzhi Dong and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Water Research and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

In The Last Decade

Yangying Zhao

18 papers receiving 943 citations

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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.

Differentiating Solutes with Precise Nanofiltration for Next Generation Environmental Separations: A Review

2021 271 citations Yangying Zhao, Tiezheng Tong et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

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Ibrar Ibrar Australia

Yu Jie Lim Singapore

Weizhi Zeng China

Filicia Wicaksana New Zealand

Ruoyu Wang United States

Craig Bartels United States

Elliot Reid United States

Wui Seng Ang Singapore

L. Boels Netherlands

Menghong Li China

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tong, Xin, Yangying Zhao, Su Liu, John C. Crittenden, & Yongsheng Chen. (2025). Multi-scale insights into nanofiltration ion selectivity: Effects of operating conditions on membrane structure and performance. 1(2). 100024–100024.

Chen, Xinran, Jing Ren, Yangying Zhao, et al.. (2025). An Advanced Pore Flow Model for Uncoding Micropollutant Transport in Nanofiltration Membranes. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(49). 26897–26907.

Tong, Xin, et al.. (2025). Deciphering the overlooked role of dielectric exclusion in the ion selectivity of nanofiltration membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 733. 124342–124342. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Su, Juhee Kim, Zefang Chen, et al.. (2025). Polyelectrolyte membranes for selective nutrient recovery from PFAS-contaminated wastewater in forward osmosis. Water Research. 287(Pt B). 124444–124444.

Zhong, Shifa, et al.. (2024). Enhancing Ion Selectivity of Nanofiltration Membranes via Heterogeneous Charge Distribution. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(51). 22818–22828. 17 indexed citations

Reid, Elliot, Thomas Igou, Yangying Zhao, et al.. (2023). The Minus Approach Can Redefine the Standard of Practice of Drinking Water Treatment. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(18). 7150–7161. 32 indexed citations

Zhao, Yangying, Xin Tong, Juhee Kim, et al.. (2022). Capillary-Assisted Fabrication of Thin-Film Nanocomposite Membranes for Improved Solute–Solute Separation. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(9). 5849–5859. 47 indexed citations

Tong, Xin, et al.. (2022). A freestanding graphene oxide framework membrane for forward osmosis: Separation performance and transport mechanistic insights. Journal of Membrane Science. 661. 120919–120919. 10 indexed citations

Gao, Yawei, Yangying Zhao, Xiaomao Wang, Chuyang Y. Tang, & Xia Huang. (2022). Modulating the Asymmetry of the Active Layer in Pursuit of Nanofiltration Selectivity via Differentiating Interfacial Reactions of Piperazine. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(19). 14038–14047. 36 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yangying, Tiezheng Tong, Xiaomao Wang, et al.. (2021). Differentiating Solutes with Precise Nanofiltration for Next Generation Environmental Separations: A Review. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(3). 1359–1376. 271 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tong, Xin, Su Liu, Yangying Zhao, Yongsheng Chen, & John C. Crittenden. (2021). Influence of the Exclusion-Enrichment Effect on Ion Transport in Two-Dimensional Molybdenum Disulfide Membranes. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(23). 26904–26914. 15 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yangying, Xin Tong, & Yongsheng Chen. (2021). Fit-for-Purpose Design of Nanofiltration Membranes for Simultaneous Nutrient Recovery and Micropollutant Removal. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(5). 3352–3361. 107 indexed citations

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Gao, Haiping, Shifa Zhong, Wenlong Zhang, et al.. (2021). Revolutionizing Membrane Design Using Machine Learning-Bayesian Optimization. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(4). 2572–2581. 127 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xuechen, Yangying Zhao, Sang-Ryoung Kim, et al.. (2018). Controlled TiO₂ Growth on Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration Membranes by Atomic Layer Deposition: Mechanisms and Potential Applications. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(24). 14311–14320. 45 indexed citations

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Wang, Jianying, Yangying Zhao, Yuhua Zhu, et al.. (2017). Dual-Mode High-Sensitive Detection of Fe(III) Ions via Fluorescent Photonic Crystal Films Based on Co-Assembly of Silica Colloids and Carbon Dots. Science of Advanced Materials. 9(6). 873–880. 6 indexed citations

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Chu, Huaqiang, Yangying Zhao, Yalei Zhang, & Libin Yang. (2015). Dewatering of Chlorella pyrenoidosa using a diatomite dynamic membrane: Characteristics of a long-term operation. Journal of Membrane Science. 492. 340–347. 18 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yalei, Yangying Zhao, Huaqiang Chu, Xuefei Zhou, & Bingzhi Dong. (2013). Dewatering of Chlorella pyrenoidosa using diatomite dynamic membrane: Filtration performance, membrane fouling and cake behavior. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 113. 458–466. 41 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yalei, et al.. (2013). Characterization of dissolved organic matter in a dynamic membrane bioreactor for wastewater treatment. Chinese Science Bulletin. 58(15). 1717–1724. 10 indexed citations

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Chu, Huaqiang, et al.. (2013). Dynamic membrane bioreactor for wastewater treatment: Operation, critical flux, and dynamic membrane structure. Journal of Membrane Science. 450. 265–271. 68 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yalei, Yangying Zhao, Huaqiang Chu, Bingzhi Dong, & Xuefei Zhou. (2013). Characteristics of dynamic membrane filtration: structure, operation mechanisms, and cost analysis. Chinese Science Bulletin. 59(3). 247–260. 35 indexed citations

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