Yao Chen

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
78 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Yao Chen is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yao Chen has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Pollution, 25 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 19 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Yao Chen's work include Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (21 papers), Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (19 papers) and Urban Stormwater Management Solutions (14 papers). Yao Chen is often cited by papers focused on Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (21 papers), Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (19 papers) and Urban Stormwater Management Solutions (14 papers). Yao Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Yao Chen's co-authors include Emmanuel Sunday Okeke, Xiangyang Wu, Guanghua Mao, Wenju Jiang, Joo Hwa Tay, David Tee Liang, Hong Yao, Renyu Chen, Weiwei Feng and Fangxu Jia and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Water Research and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Yao Chen

66 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Scalable and selective gold recovery from end-of-life electronics

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Sihai Hu China

Peili Lu China

Santosh Kumar Singh India

Rajesh Singh India

Jiawen Zhang China

Ying Yuan China

Rachnarin Nitisoravut Thailand

Miao Chen China

Sen Peng China

Sihai Hu China

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yao Chen

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Okeke, Emmanuel Sunday, Stephen Sunday Emmanuel, Timothy Prince Chidike Ezeorba, et al.. (2025). Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) in e-waste and e-waste recycling/dismantling sites: Endocrine disruption, ecotoxicological and human health risks, remediation strategies, and policy recommendations. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 14(1). 120797–120797.

Yuan, Ying, Kaifeng Wang, Zhen Liu, et al.. (2025). Atrazine disrupts nitrogen removal performance and greenhouse gas abatement in bioretention systems: Unraveling microbiotas and macrophytes responses. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 494. 138672–138672. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Shixin, Wenli Li, Yao Chen, et al.. (2025). A novel flocculant based on "happy molecules" for the efficient removal of NSAIDs and NOM complexes: Role of parallel π-π stacking force. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 489. 137626–137626. 2 indexed citations

Jia, Fangxu, Yao Chen, Zhicheng Xu, et al.. (2025). FeO might be more suitable than Fe2+ for the construction of anammox-dominated Fe-N coupling system: Based on 15N isotope tracing. Water Research. 274. 123097–123097. 10 indexed citations

Lv, Fujian, Zhaoyi Ding, Yingchun Miao, et al.. (2025). Innovative approaches for degrading refractory pollutants by an external-field-enhanced advanced oxidation process. Catalysis Today. 457. 115364–115364.

Yuan, Ying, Qiming Cheng, G. W. Zou, et al.. (2025). Hybrid machine learning model with SHAP interpretability for optimization of targeted nitrogen and phosphorus removal from bioretention systems. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 77. 108417–108417.

Xiao, Hongjun, J. Q. Ni, Ying Yuan, et al.. (2025). Application of construction waste residue-based compositing fillers in bioretention facility: Intensified nitrogen removal and mitigated by-product effects. Environmental Research. 274. 121315–121315.

Zhang, Dawei, Liqing Ma, Weiying Li, et al.. (2024). Enhanced biofouling resistance of polyvinylidene fluoride ultrafiltration membranes using crayfish shell biochar with calcium species. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(6). 114825–114825. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Guosheng, Dawei Zhang, Weiying Li, et al.. (2024). Effects of Nano-Titanium Dioxide on the Horizontal Transfer of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Microplastic Biofilms. Water. 16(15). 2155–2155.

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Yi, Futao, Ying Liu, Yao Chen, et al.. (2024). Dual S-Scheme g-C3N4/Ag3PO4/g-C3N5 photocatalysts for removal of tetracycline pollutants through enhanced molecular oxygen activation. Chinese Chemical Letters. 36(8). 110544–110544. 20 indexed citations

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Li, Yunqing, et al.. (2024). Effect of tire wear particle accumulation on nitrogen removal and greenhouse gases abatement in bioretention systems: Soil characteristics, microbial community, and functional genes. Environmental Research. 251(Pt 1). 118574–118574. 12 indexed citations

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Chen, Yao, Penggang Zheng, Lirong Hui, et al.. (2023). Development of an enhanced method for atmospheric carbonyls and characterizing their roles in photochemistry in subtropical Hong Kong. The Science of The Total Environment. 896. 165135–165135. 13 indexed citations

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Chen, Renyu, et al.. (2023). Metabolism characteristics of nitrogen functional microorganisms in bioretention system under multiple dry-wet alternation. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 53. 103685–103685. 14 indexed citations

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Li, Yunqing, Yang He, Zhen Liu, et al.. (2023). Synergism of nitrogen removal and greenhouse gases emission reduction in pyrite/biochar-based bioretention system coupled with microbial fuel cell: Performance and mechanism. Journal of Cleaner Production. 434. 140420–140420. 7 indexed citations

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Cheng, Qiming, et al.. (2023). Hydrological reduction and control effect evaluation of sponge city construction based on one-way coupling model of SWMM-FVCOM: A case in university campus. Journal of Environmental Management. 349. 119599–119599. 21 indexed citations

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Chen, Yao, et al.. (2022). Application of biochar as an innovative soil ameliorant in bioretention system for stormwater treatment: A review of performance and its influencing factors. Water Science & Technology. 86(5). 1232–1252. 12 indexed citations

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Yao, Hong, et al.. (2021). Pilot-scale demonstration of one-stage partial nitritation/anammox process to treat wastewater from a coal to ethylene glycol (CtEG) plant. Environmental Research. 208. 112540–112540. 21 indexed citations

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Lu, Lunhui, Xinrui Li, Zhe Li, et al.. (2021). Aerobic methanotrophs in an urban water cycle system: Community structure and network interaction pattern. The Science of The Total Environment. 772. 145045–145045. 11 indexed citations

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Hatt, Belinda E., et al.. (2020). Seasonal operation of dual-mode biofilters: The influence of plant species on stormwater and greywater treatment. The Science of The Total Environment. 715. 136680–136680. 32 indexed citations

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Zhang, Peng, Yanxia Wei, Yang Liu, et al.. (2018). Extraction of chromogenic component from Pterocarpus macrocarpus Kurz. heartwood and its effect on wood color.. Linchan huaxue yu gongye. 38(5). 77–84. 1 indexed citations

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