Yani Liu

8.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
57 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Yani Liu is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yani Liu has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 23 papers in Materials Chemistry and 18 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Yani Liu's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (29 papers), Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (9 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (8 papers). Yani Liu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (29 papers), Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (9 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (8 papers). Yani Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and India. Yani Liu's co-authors include Lin Tang, Yaocheng Deng, Jiajia Wang, Guangming Zeng, Jiangfang Yu, Haopeng Feng, Jingjing Wang, Chengyang Feng, Bo Peng and Yaoyu Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Functional Materials, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Yani Liu

55 papers receiving 7.5k 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.

Enhanced activation process of persulfate by mesoporous carbon for degradation of aqueous organic pollutants: Electron transfer mechanism

2018 740 citations Lin Tang, Yani Liu et al. profile →
Magnetic nitrogen-doped sludge-derived biochar catalysts for persulfate activation: Internal electron transfer mechanism

2019 470 citations Jiangfang Yu, Lin Tang et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →
Sorption, transport and biodegradation – An insight into bioavailability of persistent organic pollutants in soil

2017 448 citations Xiaoya Ren, Guangming Zeng et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
Synthesis of Leaf‐Vein‐Like g‐C₃N₄ with Tunable Band Structures and Charge Transfer Properties for Selective Photocatalytic H₂O₂ Evolution

2020 442 citations Chengyang Feng, Lin Tang et al. profile →
Metal-free carbon materials for persulfate-based advanced oxidation process: Microstructure, property and tailoring

2020 348 citations Jiangfang Yu, Haopeng Feng et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Yani Liu	5.1k	3.5k	2.6k	2.0k	1.1k	57	7.6k
Guoguang Liu	5.0k 1.0×	4.1k 1.2×	2.0k 0.8×	1.7k 0.9×	990 0.9×	203	8.5k
Haopeng Feng	5.6k 1.1×	3.6k 1.0×	4.0k 1.6×	2.0k 1.0×	1.9k 1.7×	82	9.0k
Jiangfang Yu	4.2k 0.8×	3.0k 0.9×	3.5k 1.4×	1.7k 0.8×	1.6k 1.4×	68	8.3k
Gianluca Li Puma	6.1k 1.2×	3.3k 1.0×	2.9k 1.2×	1.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	141	9.2k
Xigui Liu	6.2k 1.2×	6.1k 1.8×	2.5k 1.0×	2.8k 1.4×	1.5k 1.4×	77	10.7k
Zebin Yu	2.7k 0.5×	2.2k 0.6×	2.1k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	997 0.9×	146	6.6k
Fubing Yao	3.8k 0.7×	2.4k 0.7×	2.9k 1.1×	857 0.4×	1.2k 1.0×	71	6.5k
Yulun Nie	3.6k 0.7×	2.6k 0.7×	3.8k 1.5×	977 0.5×	1.7k 1.5×	126	6.8k
Shijie You	3.7k 0.7×	1.5k 0.4×	2.9k 1.1×	3.1k 1.5×	1.5k 1.3×	203	8.5k
Zhanqiang Fang	2.6k 0.5×	2.1k 0.6×	1.9k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	1.4k 1.2×	97	5.2k

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Cao, Jin, Xuan Xie, Yani Liu, et al.. (2025). Advanced waterborne polyurethane/poly(ionic liquids) foam for highly efficient and selective adsorption of 99TcO4-/ReO4-. Chemical Engineering Journal. 508. 161007–161007. 5 indexed citations

Ren, Lihong, et al.. (2024). Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Inhaled Toxic Elements in PM2.5 in Beijing: Composition Characterization and Source-Specific Health Risks Assessment. Atmosphere. 15(5). 563–563. 1 indexed citations

Guo, Meng, et al.. (2024). Dual chelates derived CoNiP as an efficient electrocatalyst for acidic hydrogen evolution reaction. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 86. 767–776. 3 indexed citations

Cao, Jin, Yani Liu, Xuan Xie, et al.. (2024). Large-scale preparation of Na2CO3-modified attapulgite adsorbents for efficient removal of p-Nitrophenol in wastewater. Separation and Purification Technology. 359. 130802–130802. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Yani, et al.. (2023). A composite mesoporous ceramsite derived from activated carbon and attapulgite clay for efficient removal of methylene blue from aqueous solution. Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society. 20(7). 1671–1680. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Yani, et al.. (2022). Insights into the Binding Interaction of Catechol 1,2-Dioxygenase with Catechol in Achromobacter xylosoxidans DN002. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 195(1). 298–313. 11 indexed citations

Feng, Haopeng, Jiangfang Yu, Jing Tang, et al.. (2022). Enhanced electro-oxidation performance of FeCoLDH to organic pollutants using hydrophilic structure. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 430. 128464–128464. 82 indexed citations

Xue, Shuwen, et al.. (2021). Binding interaction of a ring-hydroxylating dioxygenase with fluoranthene in Pseudomonas aeruginosa DN1. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 21317–21317. 15 indexed citations

Zhang, Hao, Lin Tang, Jiajia Wang, et al.. (2020). Enhanced surface activation process of persulfate by modified bagasse biochar for degradation of phenol in water and soil: Active sites and electron transfer mechanism. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 599. 124904–124904. 70 indexed citations

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Yu, Jiangfang, Haopeng Feng, Lin Tang, et al.. (2020). Insight into the key factors in fast adsorption of organic pollutants by hierarchical porous biochar. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 403. 123610–123610. 131 indexed citations

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Liu, Haoyu, Yani Liu, Lin Tang, et al.. (2020). Egg shell biochar-based green catalysts for the removal of organic pollutants by activating persulfate. The Science of The Total Environment. 745. 141095–141095. 86 indexed citations

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Feng, Haopeng, Lin Tang, Haoran Dong, et al.. (2020). Removal of Sb(III) by sulfidated nanoscale zerovalent iron: The mechanism and impact of environmental conditions. The Science of The Total Environment. 736. 139629–139629. 73 indexed citations

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Zou, Jiajing, Jiangfang Yu, Lin Tang, et al.. (2020). Analysis of reaction pathways and catalytic sites on metal-free porous biochar for persulfate activation process. Chemosphere. 261. 127747–127747. 63 indexed citations

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Peng, Bo, Lin Tang, Guangming Zeng, et al.. (2018). Self-powered photoelectrochemical aptasensor based on phosphorus doped porous ultrathin g-C3N4 nanosheets enhanced by surface plasmon resonance effect. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 121. 19–26. 105 indexed citations

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Zhu, Chao, Tianjue Hu, Lin Tang, et al.. (2018). Highly efficient extraction of lead ions from smelting wastewater, slag and contaminated soil by two-dimensional montmorillonite-based surface ion imprinted polymer absorbent. Chemosphere. 209. 246–257. 45 indexed citations

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Tang, Lin, Haopeng Feng, Jing Tang, et al.. (2017). Treatment of arsenic in acid wastewater and river sediment by Fe@Fe2O3 nanobunches: The effect of environmental conditions and reaction mechanism. Water Research. 117. 175–186. 186 indexed citations

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Deng, Yaocheng, Lin Tang, Chengyang Feng, et al.. (2017). Construction of plasmonic Ag modified phosphorous-doped ultrathin g-C3N4 nanosheets/BiVO4 photocatalyst with enhanced visible-near-infrared response ability for ciprofloxacin degradation. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 344. 758–769. 243 indexed citations

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Ren, Xiaoya, Guangming Zeng, Lin Tang, et al.. (2017). Sorption, transport and biodegradation – An insight into bioavailability of persistent organic pollutants in soil. The Science of The Total Environment. 610-611. 1154–1163. 448 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tang, Lin, Jiajia Wang, Guangming Zeng, et al.. (2015). Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of norfloxacin in aqueous Bi2WO6 dispersions containing nonionic surfactant under visible light irradiation. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 306. 295–304. 229 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaoting, Yunbo Zhai, Yun Zhu, et al.. (2015). Mass concentration and health risk assessment of heavy metals in size-segregated airborne particulate matter in Changsha. The Science of The Total Environment. 517. 215–221. 115 indexed citations

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