Yaqian Zhao

14.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
280 papers, 11.4k citations indexed

About

Yaqian Zhao is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Pollution and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yaqian Zhao has authored 280 papers receiving a total of 11.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 160 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 81 papers in Pollution and 66 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yaqian Zhao's work include Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (139 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (67 papers) and Phosphorus and nutrient management (57 papers). Yaqian Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (139 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (67 papers) and Phosphorus and nutrient management (57 papers). Yaqian Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, Ireland and United Kingdom. Yaqian Zhao's co-authors include A.O. Babatunde, Xiaohong Zhao, Yuansheng Hu, Liam Doherty, Lei Xu, Ranbin Liu, Yan Yang, Ange Nzihou, Nathalie Lyczko and Cheng Tang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Yaqian Zhao

269 papers receiving 11.2k citations

Hit Papers

A Review of Biogas Utilisation, Purification and Upgradin... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2023 2021 100 200 300 400
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. A Review of Biogas Utilisation, Purification and Upgrading Technologies
    2017 499 citations Yaqian Zhao et al. profile →
  2. Constructed wetlands for pollution control
    2023 265 citations Yaqian Zhao et al. profile →
  3. Roles of CA125 in diagnosis, prediction, and oncogenesis of ovarian cancer
    2021 237 citations Shanshan Cheng, Yaqian Zhao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yaqian Zhao China 56 6.1k 3.4k 2.9k 2.7k 1.1k 280 11.4k
Pinjing He China 69 6.1k 1.0× 5.7k 1.7× 1.8k 0.6× 3.4k 1.3× 580 0.6× 419 17.4k
Chuanping Feng China 63 2.9k 0.5× 3.6k 1.1× 2.0k 0.7× 5.2k 1.9× 1.1k 1.0× 310 12.6k
Xiangliang Pan China 63 3.1k 0.5× 5.9k 1.8× 2.1k 0.7× 2.5k 0.9× 409 0.4× 345 14.0k
Qiang He China 55 2.6k 0.4× 4.5k 1.3× 1.4k 0.5× 2.3k 0.8× 468 0.4× 271 9.0k
Qaisar Mahmood Pakistan 56 1.9k 0.3× 4.7k 1.4× 1.5k 0.5× 2.8k 1.0× 436 0.4× 293 9.9k
Krishna R. Reddy United States 65 4.8k 0.8× 2.0k 0.6× 2.6k 0.9× 1.2k 0.5× 3.9k 3.7× 436 14.9k
Hardy Temmink Netherlands 51 2.3k 0.4× 3.6k 1.1× 1.2k 0.4× 2.9k 1.1× 360 0.3× 123 7.2k
Qingliang Zhao China 52 2.2k 0.4× 2.8k 0.8× 3.1k 1.1× 2.8k 1.0× 2.3k 2.2× 333 10.4k
Damien J. Batstone Australia 74 4.2k 0.7× 7.0k 2.1× 3.0k 1.0× 5.7k 2.1× 1.0k 1.0× 279 17.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Yaqian Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yaqian Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yaqian Zhao

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Fuhao, Cheng Shen, Yaqian Zhao, et al.. (2025). Biofilm-enhanced PFAS removal in constructed wetlands: Sewage sludge biochar drives adsorption and microbial synergy. Chemical Engineering Journal. 522. 167257–167257. 1 indexed citations
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Wei, Ting, et al.. (2025). Modular bioelectrochemical wetland: A demonstration study for treating urban wastewater. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 70. 106997–106997. 1 indexed citations
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Wei, Ting, et al.. (2024). Optimizing greywater treatment in green walls: A comparative analysis of recycled substrate materials. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 67. 106282–106282. 1 indexed citations
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Wei, Ting, et al.. (2024). Initial concept and embodiment to develop modular constructed wetland: A unique and promising solution to sustainability transitions in water management. Journal of Cleaner Production. 450. 141912–141912. 11 indexed citations
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Zhang, Fuhao, Cheng Shen, Yaqian Zhao, et al.. (2024). An integrated constructed wetland-Microbial fuel cell system with sewage sludge-biochar to enhance treatment and energy recovery efficiencies. Chemical Engineering Journal. 486. 150431–150431. 18 indexed citations
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Brisson, Jacques, Pedro N. Carvalho, Otto R. Stein, et al.. (2024). Small-scale experiments: Using mesocosms and microcosms for testing hypotheses in treatment wetland research. Ecological Engineering. 208. 107378–107378. 5 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yaqian, et al.. (2024). From past to present: Tracing the evolution of treatment wetlands and prospects ahead. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 60. 105151–105151. 6 indexed citations
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Wu, Meixuan, Jiani Yang, Yaqian Zhao, et al.. (2024). Comprehensive machine learning-based preoperative blood features predict the prognosis for ovarian cancer. BMC Cancer. 24(1). 267–267. 4 indexed citations
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Ren, Baiming, et al.. (2024). Constructed wetlands for emerging pollutants removal: A decade of advances and future directions (2014–2024). Journal of Water Process Engineering. 69. 106533–106533. 5 indexed citations
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Han, Honggui, Yaqian Zhao, Xiaolong Wu, & Hongyan Yang. (2024). Multi-timescale feature extraction method of wastewater treatment process based on adaptive entropy. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering. 76. 264–271. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yaqian, et al.. (2024). Pyrite in recirculating stacking hybrid constructed wetland: Electron transfer for nitrate reduction and phosphorus immobilization. Journal of Environmental Management. 373. 123906–123906. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhongyan, et al.. (2024). Constructed wetlands for metallic wastewater treatment: An updated global profile. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 65. 105852–105852. 6 indexed citations
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Ji, Bin & Yaqian Zhao. (2023). Trend and status of the NSFC funded projects for constructed wetlands in the last decade in China. Ecological Engineering. 194. 107057–107057. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yaqian, Yang Yang, Qi Yao, et al.. (2023). A glance of configuration-operational strategies and intensification of constructed wetland towards land-effective occupation. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 56. 104473–104473. 14 indexed citations
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Kang, Peiying, et al.. (2023). Interactions between MPs and PFASs in aquatic environments: A dual-character situation. Journal of Environmental Management. 351. 119907–119907. 16 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaoling, Yongzhen Peng, Baikun Li, et al.. (2017). Effects of alkali types on waste activated sludge (WAS) fermentation and microbial communities. Chemosphere. 186. 864–872. 40 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaoling, et al.. (2017). Volatile Fatty Acid Accumulation by Alkaline Control Strategy in Anaerobic Fermentation of Primary Sludge. Environmental Engineering Science. 34(10). 703–710. 22 indexed citations
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Babatunde, Abdulhammed Opeyemi, Yaqian Zhao, Yuanyi Yang, & P. Kearney. (2007). From "fills" to filter : insights into the reuse of dewatered alum sludge as a filter media in a constructed wetland. Journal of Residuals Science and Technology. 4(3). 147–152. 14 indexed citations

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